Assessing the Effect of Factor Misallocation on Grain Green Production Capacity: A Case Study of Prefecture-Level Cities in Heilongjiang Province

Xiaoguang Li, Sishu Zhou and Hong Chen ()
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Xiaoguang Li: College of Economics and Management, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
Sishu Zhou: School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
Hong Chen: College of Economics and Management, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China

Agriculture, 2024, vol. 14, issue 8, 1-22

Abstract: Improving the efficiency of factor allocation in food production is the foundation for accelerating the formation of new quality productivity and achieving an agricultural green transformation. However, there has been no scholarly focus on their mechanisms and the interactions involved. This exploration is an important reference for enhancing the green production capacity of major grain-producing areas. In this study, 13 prefecture-level cities in Heilongjiang Province, China’s largest grain production base, were selected as the research samples. A model for identifying factor misallocation and grain green total factor productivity (A G GTFP) was constructed to identify the spatiotemporal differences in factor misallocation and green total factor productivity. A fixed effects model was used to explore the impact of single-factor misallocation and the interaction of dual-factor misallocation with A G GTFP. The results show that from 2004 to 2022, the A G GTFP in 13 prefecture-level cities in Heilongjiang Province has shown a slow growth trend. The inhibitory effects of single-factor misallocation of land, labor, and capital on green total factor productivity are sequentially enhanced. The interaction effects of capital misallocation and labor misallocation and labor misallocation and land misallocation strengthen the inhibitory effects of misallocation on the A G GTFP. Therefore, it is necessary to further promote the optimization of production factors and improve the green production capacity for grain.

Keywords: factor misallocation; food production capacity; green total factor productivity (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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