The Impact of Food Import Competition Effects on Water–Land–Food System Coordination: A Perspective from Land Use Efficiency for Food Production in China

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(8), P. 819 - 819

Published: April 9, 2025

The exchange of food commodities significantly contributes to alleviating the strain on land used for agricultural production by linking areas rich in with those facing resource limitations. This study employs entropy weight–TOPSIS method measure water–land–food system, utilizes a two-way fixed-effects model examine impact import competition coordination and applies spatial Durbin explore spillover effects this impact. findings indicate following: (1) average level WLF system China stands at 0.317, showing considerable variability. all regions initially decreased then increased period studied, northeast region exhibiting highest coordination. (2) competitive effect domestic foreign costs driven imports has positive system. For every 100,000 hectares saved through effect, China’s increases 0.002. However, once exceeds 1.5 million hectares, importing country’s market becomes excessive starts have negative effect. (3) Split-sample regression revealed that is stronger southern compared northern region. Additionally, increase more pronounced major than non-major areas. (4) Based results econometric model, not only within but also positively impacts neighboring regions. (5) use efficiency acts as conduit

Language: Английский

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Does digital literacy affect farmers’ adoption of agricultural social services? An empirical study based on China Land Economic Survey data

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 20(4), P. e0320318 - e0320318

Published: April 23, 2025

Agricultural social services (ASS) are crucial in alleviating resource constraints and advancing agricultural modernization. Using the data derived from China Land Economic Survey (CLES2022), this study empirically investigates how digital literacy influences farmers’ adoption of ASS, employing both Probit Propensity score matching (PSM) models. Additionally, it explores mediating roles long-term production vision part-time employment degrees relationship. The findings are: (1) exhibited a statistically significant positive effect on ASS at 1% level. Moreover, impact varied among participants technology training, different education levels, varying levels risk preference; (2) act as mediators, enhancing ASS. Based these findings, recommendations have been developed to improve literacy, promote enhance well degree part-time.

Language: Английский

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The Role of Agricultural Socialized Services in Unlocking Agricultural Productivity in China: A Spatial and Threshold Analysis

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(9), P. 957 - 957

Published: April 28, 2025

Amid global economic transformation, a persistent productivity gap exists between developed and developing nations in agriculture sector, shaped by technological advancements shifting resource allocation patterns. Agricultural socialized services (ASS), defined as organized systems providing technical support, mechanization assistance, information services, market linkages, optimization to farmers, have emerged critical mechanisms for agricultural development. In economies, these catalyze gains labor through the integration of advanced technologies farming practices. Using panel data from 30 Chinese provinces during 2011 2022, this study investigates relationship ASS ALP, focusing on regional heterogeneity, threshold effects, spatial spillovers. The combination econometric methods analysis was selected its unique capacity capture both geographic interdependencies nonlinear relationships that characterize development processes. These thresholds at 5.254 8.478 represent points where impact ALP significantly changes magnitude, revealing evolves across different stages highlights notable disparities ASS. Specifically, is more effective eastern, central key food-producing regions, while relatively weak western non-food-producing regions. Spatial spillover indicates create positive externalities, extending beyond their immediate implementation zones facilitating inter-provincial cooperation findings provide crucial guidance policymakers service providers optimize delivery strategies. By identifying variations, research offers evidence-based support government officials designing targeted policies enterprises region-specific models foster sustainable growth diverse landscapes.

Language: Английский

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How Socialized Services Affect Agricultural Economic Resilience—Empirical Evidence from China

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(10), P. 1773 - 1773

Published: Oct. 8, 2024

Socialized services are crucial for addressing the issue of “who will farm land” and subsequently enhancing agricultural economic resilience (AER). However, few studies have examined mechanisms effects socialized on AER. Consequently, this study aims to elucidate impact AER, with objective providing new policy recommendations AER ensuring food security. Based provincial panel data from China spanning 2009 2021, paper examines using a two-way fixed model, mediated threshold model. The findings reveal that significantly enhance Mechanism analysis indicates by accelerating substitution machinery manpower promoting efficiency labor division. Heterogeneity in regions high grain cropping ratios internet penetration rates, enhancement effect is stronger. Further uncovers significant nonlinear becomes more pronounced when surpasses 0.4689. argues process constructing modern business system, it essential focus improving differentiated service system development rural digital infrastructure.

Language: Английский

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