The Significance of Agricultural Modernization Development for Agricultural Carbon Emission Efficiency in China

Suhan Zhang, Xue Li, Zhen Nie, Yan Wang, Danni Li, Xingpeng Chen, Yiping Liu and Jiaxing Pang ()
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Suhan Zhang: College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Xue Li: College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Zhen Nie: College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Yan Wang: College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Danni Li: College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Xingpeng Chen: College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Yiping Liu: School of Economics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Jiaxing Pang: College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China

Agriculture, 2024, vol. 14, issue 6, 1-27

Abstract: Agricultural production contributes to the increase in global carbon emissions. It is crucial to improve output and reduce carbon emissions in the context of agricultural modernization, for which improved carbon emission efficiency is key. However, the role of agricultural modernization in promoting agricultural carbon emission efficiency is not clear. Hence, the aim of this article is to analyze the spatiotemporal evolution of agricultural modernization and agricultural carbon emission efficiency in China from 2000 to 2019 and to reveal the relationship between agricultural modernization and agricultural carbon emission efficiency. The results showed that (1) in China, the overall level of agricultural modernization has been steadily increasing, and the regional differences are widening, showing a spatial pattern characterized by a gradual decline from the eastern and central regions to the western region. (2) China’s agricultural carbon emission efficiency continues to grow but has not achieved a data envelopment analysis (DEA) effect, with the eastern and western regions having higher agricultural carbon efficiency than the central region. The regional differences first narrow and then expand. (3) Agricultural modernization significantly promotes agricultural carbon emission efficiency in both the province and the neighboring provinces, and the interprovincial spillover effect exceeds the direct effect within the province. A nonlinear correlation exists between agricultural modernization and agricultural carbon emission efficiency.

Keywords: agricultural modernization; agricultural carbon emission efficiency; spatial spillover effect; spatial threshold effect (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: 2024
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