Improving eco-efficiency for the sustainable agricultural production: A case study in Shandong, China

Xiangzheng Deng and John Gibson

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2019, vol. 144, issue C, 394-400

Abstract: With rapid economic growth and urbanization in China affecting agricultural land, it is of great importance to improve eco-efficiency for sustainable agricultural development to ensure food security. Shandong, as a key agricultural production base in China that experiences accelerated urbanization, was chosen as our case study area. Supported by a large scale natural and socioeconomic data, we estimated land productivity in Shandong, China during 1990–2010 using the Estimation System of Land Production, then analyzed the eco-efficiency based on Stochastic Frontier Analysis. The results showed that land productivity was unevenly distributed in Shandong, with relatively lower values in regions covered by built-up area. The regional eco-efficiency in Shandong was mostly over 0.9, expect for cities located far from the political or economic centers. The results indicated there exists trade-offs between agricultural production and urbanization, and it is necessary to adjust its agricultural technological measures according to local specific conditions to improve eco-efficiency for sustainable agricultural development in Shandong.

Keywords: Land productivity; Eco-efficiency; Cultivated land; Estimation system for land productivity; Stochastic Frontier Analysis; Shandong (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2018.01.027

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