Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8

Published: Nov. 11, 2024

Introduction Agriculture faces significant challenges in ensuring global food security while minimizing resource costs and environmental impacts. The development of digital infrastructure offers transformative potential for agricultural systems aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This study examines role enhancing grain production capacity China, a key player system. Methods We analyzed data from 277 prefecture-level cities China 2011 to 2021. A double machine learning model was employed empirically assess impact on capacity, allowing robust insights into causal relationships. Results reveal that significantly enhances production. Mechanism analysis results indicate construction drives technological advancements farmland scale, contributing increased capacity. Heterogeneity show is major grain-producing regions central-eastern regions, its effects are relatively limited production-consumption balanced main consumption western regions. Discussion underscore importance strengthening rural areas improve Tailored policy implications suggested enhance sustainable contribute security, particularly varying dynamics.

Language: Английский