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Study on the Policy and Technology of Agricultural Sustainable Development in South China and Southeast Asia

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Agriculture".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 May 2023) | Viewed by 1760

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College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
Interests: sustainable development of agriculture; effects of environment and cultivation methods on agricultural pests and diseases; green prevention and control of plant diseases

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MPAcc Center, Guangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanning 530003, China
Interests: environmental accounting; agricultural economy; corporate governance

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International Education College, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China
Interests: financial management; China-ASEAN economic and trade cooperation; education economy; agricultural and rural economy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

China is carrying out a rural revitalization plan. Because of the diversity of climate and geography, the mode of production in China’s rural areas is varied. In the south of China, there are many kinds of crops and farming methods. In this development process, diversified technologies and development strategies are needed.

(1) We welcome experts and scholars from all over the world to focus on the technologies and policies needed for the sustainable development of typical agro-ecology in South China and Southeast Asia.

  1. The focus of this Special Issue is on technologies and policies for sustainable agricultural development in the tropics and subtropics.
  2. The Issue’s scope includes various crop production experiments, scientific experimentation of agricultural ecological environments, green technology for the control of agricultural diseases and insect pests, organic fertilizer and sustainable agricultural fertilizer technology, agri-food processing and safety, economic policy of sustainable development in agriculture, agricultural carbon emissions and carbon integration.
  3. The Special Issue’s purpose is to provide new technical viewpoints and policies for the sustainable development of tropical and subtropical agriculture.

(2) Research papers and policy ideas must be original, well-founded and supported by data.

Prof. Dr. Ronghui Wen
Dr. Haojie Liao
Prof. Dr. Dongsheng Liao
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • green
  • environmental protection
  • efficient agriculture
  • sustainable development

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17 pages, 1873 KiB  
Article
Agricultural Efficiency in Different Regions of China: An Empirical Analysis Based on Dynamic SBM-DEA Model
by Shao-Yin Hsu, Chih-Yu Yang, Yueh-Ling Chen and Ching-Cheng Lu
Sustainability 2023, 15(9), 7340; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15097340 - 28 Apr 2023
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Abstract
This study applies the dynamic slacks-based measure (DSBM) and the total-factor agricultural efficiency (TFAE) to explore the overall agricultural production efficiency of 30 administrative regions and the eastern, central, and western regions of China from 2012 to 2016. The previous literature has mainly [...] Read more.
This study applies the dynamic slacks-based measure (DSBM) and the total-factor agricultural efficiency (TFAE) to explore the overall agricultural production efficiency of 30 administrative regions and the eastern, central, and western regions of China from 2012 to 2016. The previous literature has mainly focused on China’s economic development and experience, but as the economy continues to grow, more food is needed and agricultural labor is shifting to urban areas. Little attention has been paid to the impact of limited agricultural land on agricultural production efficiency. Therefore, this paper uses the agricultural land area as the carry-over variable and uses agricultural labor, total agricultural machinery power, rural electricity consumption, agricultural fertilizer use, and agricultural GDP as variables to discuss the efficiency of agricultural production in different regions. The empirical results show that from 2012 to 2016, the best administrative region in terms of overall agricultural production efficiency in China was the east. In terms of the overall analysis of the region, the east had the highest overall agricultural production efficiency, while the central region had the lowest. The input variable that needed the most improvement was rural electricity consumption, with the largest adjustment in rural electricity consumption being observed in Hebei and Liaoning provinces of the eastern region. Furthermore, from 2012 to 2016, both overall agricultural production efficiency and agricultural GDP showed upward trends. However, adjustments are still needed for other relevant agricultural input variables to effectively allocate resources and improve the overall agricultural production efficiency. Full article
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