Measurement of the Spatial Complexity and Its Influencing Factors of Agricultural Green Development in China

Hongpeng Guo, Shuang Xu and Chulin Pan
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Hongpeng Guo: Department of Agricultural and Forestry Economic Management, College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, 5988 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
Shuang Xu: Department of Agricultural and Forestry Economic Management, College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, 5988 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
Chulin Pan: Department of Agricultural and Forestry Economic Management, College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, 5988 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 21, 1-18

Abstract: The article focuses on the spatial complexity of agricultural green development (AGD) in different regions. The article first constructs an evaluation index system for the level of AGD from four dimensions: Social development, economic benefits, resource input, and ecological environment. Then, the article uses an improved entropy weight method to evaluate the level of AGD with panel data of 31 provinces in China from 2007 to 2018. Finally, on the basis of Moran Index and the Spatial Durbin Model, the article analyzes the spatial heterogeneity of the factors that affect the green development of agriculture in China. The results show that: (1) From 2007 to 2018, the overall level of AGD shows a fluctuating upward trend in China, and there are differences among provinces. The level of AGD in the three major regions presents the characteristics of Eastern > Central > Western; (2) China’s provincial AGD level has an obvious positive autocorrelation in spatial distribution, showing significant spatial agglomeration characteristics in space; (3) the four factors of urbanization level, agricultural mechanization level, scientific and technological R&D investment, and arable area, have different effects on the level of AGD in three major regions. This study provides a reference for understanding the status of China’s agricultural green development level and policy recommendations on how to improve the level of agricultural green development. The results imply that some effective policy measures, such as prompting the integrated development of the three major industries and optimizing the industrial structure, should be taken to coordinate “green” with “development” from national and regional perspectives.

Keywords: agricultural green development; entropy weight method; spatial heterogeneity; spatial spillover effect; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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