Research on Agricultural Total Production Factors in the Bohai Bay Area Based on Agricultural Data from 2011 to 2020

Ping Wang, Weijun Tian and Huimin Cao ()
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Ping Wang: Business School, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266100, China
Weijun Tian: Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Huimin Cao: Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 8, 1-11

Abstract: This paper studied the total factor productivity (TFP) of agriculture in the Bohai Rim region. The agricultural TFP showed the dependence of agricultural development on chemical fertilizers, pesticides, labor, science, technology, etc. By coordinating the inputs of various production factors, production efficiency can be improved, reducing the over-reliance on chemical fertilizers and pesticides and achieving the development and sustainability of agriculture. In this study, the sectional data of three provinces (Shandong, Hebei, and Liaoning) and two cities (Beijing and Tianjin) in the Bohai Rim region of China from 2011 to 2020 were collected, and the envelope analysis was performed on the collected data using the Malmquist index model. The results showed that the TFP of agriculture in the Bohai Rim region was greater than one, and agriculture was generally well-developed. Regionally, the agricultural productivity in Shandong Province was generally lower than in other provinces and cities. In addition, the scale efficiency was the most important factor restricting agricultural TFP in the Bohai Rim region, indicating that there was still room to improve investment in the agricultural production scale. Based on the analysis results, suggestions were made for sustainable and high-quality development of agriculture.

Keywords: total factor productivity; utilization of agricultural resources; sustainable development; agricultural development; sustainable agriculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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