Evaluation of the Regional Livestock High Quality Development in China Based on Spatial–Temporal Heterogeneity

Shuai Shi (), Yimeng Guo, Changyu Liu and Faxia Zang
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Shuai Shi: College of Economics and Management, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Yimeng Guo: College of Economics and Management, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Changyu Liu: College of Economics and Management, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Faxia Zang: College of Economics and Management, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 3, 1-18

Abstract: The livestock high-quality development (LHIQUD) is an important guarantee for promoting livestock modernization and sustainability. The scientific evaluation of LHIQUD and its regulations is significant to solving the key problems in livestock sustainability and promoting LHIQUD. This paper holds that LHIQUD is influenced by the cutting-edge view of economic development and ecological civilization construction, driven by innovation and the change in quality and efficiency. Its fundamental goal is to satisfy people’s growing demand for safe, high-quality agricultural products. Finally, it will realize the sharing of development achievements and enhance competitiveness of the livestock. Based on this, the study sets up an evaluation system for LHIQUD, including indicators of quality and efficiency improvement, coordination and sharing, green development, and innovative development. The entropy method, exploratory spatial data analysis, and kernel density estimation method are used to evaluate the regional LHIQUD of China from 2010 to 2019. The dynamic evolution and spatial auto-correlation analysis results show that (a) Regional LHIQUD in China has generally improved, and there is a decreasing trend from the East, Northeast, and central region to the West, with the characteristics of spatial non-equilibrium. (b) LHIQUD is positively correlated with the regional economic development. (c) The spatial auto-correlation of LHIQUD is not obvious, generally showing a weak agglomeration pattern. Provincial LHIQUD is interdependent in geographical space, with agglomeration characteristics. The findings of this study are invaluable for governments at all levels to accurately comprehend the true state of regional LHIQUD in China, thereby providing a solid foundation for formulating corresponding policies.

Keywords: livestock sustainability; high-quality development; spatial–temporal evaluation; spatial disequilibrium (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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