Analysis of Measurement, Regional Differences, Convergence and Dynamic Evolutionary Trends of the Green Production Level in Chinese Agriculture

Jiale Yan, Zhengyuan Tang, Yinuo Guan, Mingjian Xie and Yongjian Huang ()
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Jiale Yan: Economics Department, Irvine Valley College, Irvine, CA 92618, USA
Zhengyuan Tang: School of Economics and Management, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Yinuo Guan: School of Media and Design, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 102488, China
Mingjian Xie: School of Business, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau 999078, China
Yongjian Huang: School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing 102206, China

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-18

Abstract: The development of green agriculture is conducive to accelerating the agricultural modernization process, making a significance for the sustainable development of agriculture and the environment in China. This paper constructs a comprehensive evaluation model by selecting 17 representative indicators from the perspective of sustainability. Then, this paper uses the entropy value method to measure the level of green agricultural production in 31 provinces from 2011 to 2021. We use Dagum’s Gini coefficient and decomposition method, the kernel density estimation method and spatial Markov chain analysis method to explore the main sources of spatial differences and dynamic evolution trends. The results show that: (1) The overall level of green production in Chinese agriculture is low, and the level in the central region is higher than that in eastern and western regions; (2) There are significant regional differences in the level of green production in China’s agriculture, and this is likely to widen. The interaction of inter- and intra-regional differences is the main reason for overall differences; (3) The trend of polarization in the level of green agricultural production is more obvious in the eastern part of China, while it is weaker in central and western regions; (4) There is a spatial spillover effect in the dynamic evolution of China’s agricultural green production level. And the longer the overall time, the more obvious the spillover effect is. This paper analyzes the past development of green agriculture in China, makes predictions and provides constructive suggestions for the improvement and development of green agricultural production in China in the future.

Keywords: green agriculture; production levels; spatial differences; dynamic evolution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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