Natural disasters and agricultural trade in China: analyzing the role of transportation, government and diplomacy

Yixin Zhao, Zhonghai Cheng and Yongle Chai

China Agricultural Economic Review, 2024, vol. 16, issue 2, 226-248

Abstract: Purpose - Natural disasters profoundly influence agricultural trade sustainability. This study investigates the effects of natural disasters on agricultural production imports in China within 2002 and 2018. This exploration estimates the mediating role of transportation infrastructure and agriculture value-added and the moderating role of government effectiveness and diplomatic relations. Design/methodology/approach - This investigation uses Probit, Logit, Cloglog and Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) models. Findings - The results confirm the mediating role of transportation infrastructure and agriculture value-added and the moderating role of government effectiveness and diplomatic relations in China. According to the findings, natural disasters in trading partners heighten the risk to the agricultural imports. This risk raises, if disasters damage overall agricultural yield or transportation infrastructure. Moreover, governments’ effective response or diplomatic ties with China mitigate the risk. Finally, the effect of disasters varies by the developmental status of the country involved, with events in developed nations posing a greater risk to China’s imports than those in developing nations. Originality/value - China should devise an early warning system to protect its agricultural imports by using advanced technologies such as data analytics, remote sensing and artificial intelligence. In addition, it can leverage this system by improving its collaboration with trading partners, involvement in international forums and agreement for mutual support in crisis.

Keywords: Natural disasters; Agriculture; Transportation; Infrastructure; Government; Diplomatic relations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/CAER-08-2023-0233

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