Towards a Sustainable Grain Production Network: An Empirical Study from Northeast China

Huiying Gao, Yu Zhang, Caifen Xu and Yangmeina Yang
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Huiying Gao: School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130000, China
Yu Zhang: School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130000, China
Caifen Xu: School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130000, China
Yangmeina Yang: School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130000, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 14, 1-19

Abstract: As an important grain-producing area in China, research on the spatial correlation network of grain production in Northeast China is of great significance to ensure food security and realize the sustainable development of grain production. Based on the data of 40 cities in Northeast China from 1999 to 2019, we used the modified gravity model and social network analysis method to explore the structural characteristics of the spatial correlation network of grain production. Then, we divided the network into four blocks—net spillover block, main beneficial block, broker block, and bidirectional spillover block—and explored the interactive relationships and spillover effects between blocks. On this basis, corresponding policy recommendations were put forward. The results are as follows. (1) The spatial correlation network of grain production in Northeast China presents a complicated development trend, but the overall tightness of the network still needs to be improved. (2) The spatial correlation network of grain production is characterized by multi-center distribution, in which important nodes not only play the role of central actors but also act as intermediaries and bridges in the network. (3) There are obvious spatial correlations and spillover effects between blocks, and it is in the agglomeration stage of the agglomeration–diffusion effect.

Keywords: sustainable grain production; spatial correlation network; social network analysis; Northeast China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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