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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Digitalization of Agriculture, Rural Industrial
Integration and Agroecological Efficiency:
Evidence from China
1
College of Economics and Management, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
Submission date: 2024-04-21
Final revision date: 2024-06-20
Acceptance date: 2024-07-24
Online publication date: 2024-09-23
Publication date: 2025-07-22
Corresponding author
Shuguo Yang
College of Economics and Management, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
College of Economics and Management, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(5):5703-5717
KEYWORDS
digitizationagroecological efficiencyrural industrial integrationdigital financial inclusionthreshold models
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Informed by theoretical frameworks elucidating the nexus among agricultural digitalization, rural
industrial integration, and agroecological efficiency, this study employs panel data encompassing 30
Chinese provinces from 2011 to 2020. Utilizing the super-efficiency SBM model, the study gauges the
development index of agroecological efficiency. The empirical investigation is conducted through systematic
GMM, mediation analysis, and panel threshold modeling to scrutinize agricultural digitalization’s impact
and underlying mechanisms on agroecological efficiency. Results indicate a consistent upward trajectory
in China’s agroecological efficiency index, exhibiting a spatial-temporal pattern characterized by higher
values on the extremities and lower values in the middle. Significantly, agricultural digitalization positively
influences agroecological efficiency, with rural industrial integration mediating this relationship. Furthermore,
a notable double-threshold effect of digital inclusive finance emerges, wherein agricultural digitalization’s
impact on agroecological efficiency and rural industrial integration intensifies with the progression of digital
inclusive finance. Remarkably, the promotion effect of agricultural digitalization on agroecological efficiency
is accentuated in the eastern region of China. This underscores the imperative to actively champion the
advancement of agrarian digitalization, expedite rural industrial integration, and enhance agroecological
efficiency to foster the sustainable development of agriculture and rural communities.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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