Forestry Resource Efficiency, Total Factor Productivity Change, and Regional Technological Heterogeneity in China

Forests, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(1), P. 152 - 152

Published: Jan. 11, 2024

The efficient and sustainable management of forestry resources is crucial in ensuring economic societal sustainability. Chinese government has invested significantly regulations, afforestation, technology to enhance the forest resource efficiency, reduce technological disparities, boost productivity growth. However, success level this undertaking unclear worth exploring. To end, study applied DEA-SBM, meta-frontier analysis, Malmquist index gauge efficiency (FRE), regional heterogeneity (TGR), total factor growth (MI) 31 provinces for a period 2001–2020. Results revealed that average FRE was 0.5430, with potential 45.70%, utilization. Anhui, Tibet, Fujian, Shanghai, Hainan were found be top performers utilization during period. southern region ranked highest, highest TGR 0.915, indicating advanced production technologies. MI score 0.9644, signifying 3.56% decline productivity. This deterioration primarily attributed change (TC), which decreased by 5.2%, while (EC) witnessed 1.74% over Southern region, an 3.06% increase productivity, all four regions. Guangxi, Tianjin, Shandong, Chongqing, Jiangxi performers, prominent MI. Finally, Kruskal–Wallis test significant statistical difference among regions TGR.

Language: Английский

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Natural resources utilization efficiency evaluation, determinant of productivity change, and production technology heterogeneity across developed and developing G20 economies

Technology in Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 77, P. 102507 - 102507

Published: March 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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Impact of agricultural technological innovation on total-factor agricultural water usage efficiency: Evidence from 31 Chinese Provinces

Agricultural Water Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 299, P. 108905 - 108905

Published: May 31, 2024

The efficient management of water resources in Chinese agriculture is crucial for ensuring food security and mitigating environmental consequences such as scarcity pollution. Agricultural technological innovation optimizing agricultural practices making them more sustainable. To this end, study investigates the dynamic relationship between total-factor usage efficiency (TFAWUE) provinces from 2000 to 2020. utilizes Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Malmquist productivity index approach measure overall agriculture, known (TFAWUE). findings suggest that mean TFAWUE score 1.1356, surpassing a value 1. It illustrates witnessed growth 13.56 over period. Technological change primary determinant TFAWUE, technology (TC) higher than (EC). Subsequently, by employing rigorous econometrics series, provides valuable insights into intricate dynamics its impact on efficiency. constructs composite multidimensional development, encompassing various technologies pivotal sector. shows enable farmers implement conservation effectively enhance However, farm scale reduces usage. Additionally, sprinkler positively enhances agriculture. These provide policymakers sector, offering guidance sustainable policies managing conjunction with improvements technologies.

Language: Английский

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Navigating the Path to Food Security in China: Challenges, Policies, and Future Directions

Foods, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 644 - 644

Published: Feb. 14, 2025

This paper provides a comprehensive review and an in-depth analysis of the multifaceted issues surrounding food security in China, exploring historical trends, current challenges, future strategies. Drawing upon wide range sources including government reports, academic literature, expert analyses, it examines complex interplay factors influencing production, distribution, consumption China. The highlights importance addressing environmental sustainability, technological innovation, social equity shaping China's agenda. By synthesizing key findings proposing actionable recommendations, this contributes to ongoing discourse on China offers insights for policymakers, researchers, practitioners alike. These underscore need integrated policies that promote sustainable agricultural practices, infrastructure development while supporting smallholder farmers, ensuring remains resilient face climate change evolving global dynamics.

Language: Английский

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Can China’s rural revitalisation policies be an example for other countries aligning with sustainable development goals (SDGs)-1, 2 and 12?

China Agricultural Economic Review, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(4), P. 763 - 786

Published: June 19, 2024

Purpose Ever since China’s implementation of the open-door policy in 1978, there has been a remarkable transformation nation’s economic landscape. Undesirably, amidst rapid urban development, importance prioritising and nurturing rural development China not received unwavering attention. Nevertheless, Chinese government embarked on many ventures to bridge disparities existing areas, revitalise economy, enhance overall productivity. This paper enunciates role prospering areas by implementing policies that align with Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDGs)- 1, 2 12. Design/methodology/approach study employed comprehensive methodology encompassing both primary secondary research techniques procure valuable insights reviewed various pertaining revitalisation. Findings The results demonstrate throughout implementation, contributed livelihoods communities achieved SDG-1 (ending poverty) 2030, ten years ahead Agenda (2030). country also substantially improved its agricultural system integrating modern science technology aiming achieve SDG-2 (ensure food security) alignment SDG-12 (sustainable production consumption). findings this indicate despite some limitations revitalisation strategy, progress is seen aspects, particularly achieving SDG-1, 2, Research limitations/implications made significant efforts promote ecological, social, through national initiatives such as “New Countryside” “Rural Revitalisation” strategies. These have successfully alleviated poverty, increased production, ensured sustainable consumption. discoveries presented within article possess immense value, they provide profound for policymakers, planners, researchers who are fervently searching viable solutions tackle intricate interplay between sustainability. Therefore, potential greatly benefit policymakers from nations, can adopt model means SDGs Originality/value found numerous improve landscapes, approach still poses concerns local governments likely focus increasing income capacity rather than concentrating establishing environmental governance.

Language: Английский

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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The nexus of fintech and water productivity in 11 BRICS countries

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 372, P. 123405 - 123405

Published: Nov. 20, 2024

Language: Английский

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The impact of financial development, renewable energy and political stability on carbon emissions: sustainable development prospective for arab economies

Environment Development and Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 29, 2024

Language: Английский

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Water Scarcity Assessment of Hydropower Plants in China under Climate Change, Sectoral Competition, and Energy Expansion

Environmental Science & Technology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 58(24), P. 10536 - 10547

Published: June 4, 2024

Hydropower plays a pivotal role in low-carbon electricity generation, yet many projects are situated regions facing heightened water scarcity risks. This research devised plant-level Water Scarcity Index (HWSI), derived from the ratio of demand for generation to basin-scale available runoff water. We assessed 1736 hydropower plants China baseline year 2018 and projected into future 2025 2060. The results indicate notable increase moderate severe (HWSI >0.05), rising 10% 24–34% national total (430–630 TWh), with peak 2030s–2040s under most pessimistic scenarios. Hotspots risk southwest northern regions, primarily driven by decreased river basin intensified sectoral use, rather than expansion. Comparative analysis four adaptation strategies revealed that savings enhancing power efficiency effective, potentially mitigating high 16% risks China. study provides insights formulating region-specific assessing energy-water security face evolving environmental societal challenges.

Language: Английский

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Assessing energy efficiency, regional disparities in production technology, and factors influencing total factor energy productivity change in the agricultural sector of China

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(15), P. e35043 - e35043

Published: July 24, 2024

Efficiently utilizing the energy resources in agriculture sector to produce more agricultural output with minimum environmental degradation is a shared global challenge. The Chinese government has introduced various policies aimed at enhancing efficiency (EE) and total factor productivity (TFEP) while addressing regional technological disparities sector. This study utilized DEA Super-SBM, Meta frontier Analysis, Malmquist-Luenberger index assess efficiency, changes productivity, technology gap ratio (TGR) across 30 provinces mainland China three distinct regions during period from 2000 2020. findings reveal that average EE China's 0.8492, indicating that, on average, there 15.08 % potential for improvement growth within Qinghai (1.5828), Shanghai (1.3716), Hainan (1.3582) are found be top 3 performers highest levels. Eastern region demonstrates high excellence EE, value of 1.0532. TGR Zhejiang indicates superior production utilize efficiently. Except Zhejiang, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Guangdong, Ningxia, above 0.96 near 1, China. Technology Gap Ratio eastern central western regions, consistently approaching 1. suggests possess advanced technologies, allowing them optimize resource utilization maximum output. (MLI) score 1.103 10.3 Further analysis reveals this primarily driven by change (TC), TC 1.080 surpassing (EC) 1.028. Among exhibits productivity. Specifically, (1.23), (1.197), Liaoning (1.184), Hebei (1.147) identified as Additionally, Kruskal-Wallis test confirmed statistically significant differences among regions.

Language: Английский

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Digitalization and Agricultural Green Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from China

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(10), P. 1805 - 1805

Published: Oct. 14, 2024

Based on panel data of 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in China from 2011 to 2022, this paper empirically examines the impact digitalization inputs outputs agricultural production process, thereby derives effects mechanisms by which empowers growth green total factor productivity. The study finds that rural areas’ significantly improves productivity, promotion mainly comes improvement technical efficiency. Further analysis shows reduces land input labor input, increases expected output, undesired output during process achieve an indicating has altered allocation factors. Heterogeneity effect productivity is more pronounced eastern regions, southern areas with higher levels digitalization, development exacerbates gap among regions.

Language: Английский

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