Impact of digital villages construction on agricultural green production efficiency: evidence from China

Digital villages construction and agricultural green development are key factors in promoting the high-quality development of agriculture in China. This paper takes the period from 2012 to 2023 as the sample observation period and employs a fixed-effects model to empirically analyze the impact of di...

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Main Authors: Xian Kai Lei, Yong Xin Chen
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1597762/full
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description Digital villages construction and agricultural green development are key factors in promoting the high-quality development of agriculture in China. This paper takes the period from 2012 to 2023 as the sample observation period and employs a fixed-effects model to empirically analyze the impact of digital villages construction on agricultural green productivity in 30 provinces of China, as well as the underlying mechanisms. The results show that: (1) From 2012 to 2023, the level of agricultural green production efficiency in China has been steadily increasing, with technological progress being the core driving force for this growth; (2) The level of digital villages construction significantly enhances agricultural green production efficiency. After a series of robustness and endogeneity tests, the results remain valid; (3) Mechanism tests reveal that the level of rural human capital plays a mediating role in this process; (4) The spatial spillover effect test indicates that digital villages construction has a positive spatial spillover effect on agricultural green production efficiency.
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spelling doaj-art-2ca2b5f8098949b5bb01f5950fbc06672025-08-20T01:50:00ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2571-581X2025-05-01910.3389/fsufs.2025.15977621597762Impact of digital villages construction on agricultural green production efficiency: evidence from ChinaXian Kai Lei0Xian Kai Lei1Yong Xin Chen2Dabie Mountain Economic and Social Development Research Center, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, ChinaBusiness School, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, ChinaBusiness School, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, ChinaDigital villages construction and agricultural green development are key factors in promoting the high-quality development of agriculture in China. This paper takes the period from 2012 to 2023 as the sample observation period and employs a fixed-effects model to empirically analyze the impact of digital villages construction on agricultural green productivity in 30 provinces of China, as well as the underlying mechanisms. The results show that: (1) From 2012 to 2023, the level of agricultural green production efficiency in China has been steadily increasing, with technological progress being the core driving force for this growth; (2) The level of digital villages construction significantly enhances agricultural green production efficiency. After a series of robustness and endogeneity tests, the results remain valid; (3) Mechanism tests reveal that the level of rural human capital plays a mediating role in this process; (4) The spatial spillover effect test indicates that digital villages construction has a positive spatial spillover effect on agricultural green production efficiency.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1597762/fulldigital villages constructionagricultural green production efficiencyrural human capitalspatial spillover effectmediating effect
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Impact of digital villages construction on agricultural green production efficiency: evidence from China
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
digital villages construction
agricultural green production efficiency
rural human capital
spatial spillover effect
mediating effect
title Impact of digital villages construction on agricultural green production efficiency: evidence from China
title_full Impact of digital villages construction on agricultural green production efficiency: evidence from China
title_fullStr Impact of digital villages construction on agricultural green production efficiency: evidence from China
title_full_unstemmed Impact of digital villages construction on agricultural green production efficiency: evidence from China
title_short Impact of digital villages construction on agricultural green production efficiency: evidence from China
title_sort impact of digital villages construction on agricultural green production efficiency evidence from china
topic digital villages construction
agricultural green production efficiency
rural human capital
spatial spillover effect
mediating effect
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