Sustainable Transformation in China Agricultural Sector - From Traditional Narrow Patterns to Smart Dynamic Production

John C.G. Lee (), Se Tin () and Juniati Gunawan ()
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John C.G. Lee: Renmin University of China
Se Tin: Maranatha Christian University
Juniati Gunawan: Trisakti University

Foresight and STI Governance (Foresight-Russia till No. 3/2015), 2024, vol. 18, issue 3, 6-15

Abstract: Technological transitions and the associated transformation of key sectors are radically changing the entire socio-economic system. The agricultural sector, as one of its key links, today is intensively saturated with new technologies and management innovations. For the first time, there is an opportunity to “do things completely differently,†to restore and develop both the natural and human potential of rural areas. This makes it possible to create smart industries with their dynamic chains, complex infrastructure, large-scale digital platforms and networks, implement the concept of sustainable development, and make a transition from productivism (exclusive focus on productivity) to post-productivism (a balance between ensuring economic interests and the healthy integrity of natural diversity). The article analyzes the current state and prospects of China's agricultural sector from the point of view of two levels – top-down (state initiatives) and bottom-up (inputs of product manufacturers identified during a regional Foresight project, but apparently characteristic for most Chinese rural areas, the key limiting force in the development of the concepts under consideration is the too slow process of formation of human capital living directly in rural areas and the development of related sectors in them.

Keywords: Foresight; digitalization; sustainable transformation; smart model of the agricultural sector; post-productivism; revitalization of rural areas; carbon neutrality; agroecology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O38 O44 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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