How is agricultural water efficiency affected by the digital economy? Insights from China

IF 1.5 4区环境科学与生态学 Q4 WATER RESOURCES

Water Policy Pub Date : 2023-12-08 DOI:10.2166/wp.2023.168

Ming Chang, Fei Li, Songwei Lin, Jinhao Zhang, Hongxu Shi

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Abstract

With the continued advancement of digital technology, the digital economy will gradually become the primary economic form in the future, having a profound impact on a variety of industries, including agriculture. Agriculture is a major source of global water use, and efficient water use in agriculture is critical to coping with water scarcity and ensuring food security. This study used publicly available data from 30 Chinese provinces from 2006 to 2017 to estimate the relationship between the digital economy and agricultural water use efficiency using the systematic generalized method of moments technique. According to the findings, a 1% increase in the digital economy indicator is associated with a 0.053% increase in agricultural water use efficiency. In addition, the digital economy improves agricultural water usage efficiency through three mediating channels: structural effect, scale effect, and spillover effect. For the digital economy and agricultural water use efficiency to develop in tandem, the Chinese government should strive to strengthen the development of the digital economy and work on the intermediate channels demonstrated in this study

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数字经济如何影响农业用水效率？来自中国的启示

随着数字技术的不断进步，数字经济将逐渐成为未来的主要经济形态，对包括农业在内的各行各业产生深远的影响。农业是全球用水的主要来源，农业高效用水对于应对水资源短缺和确保粮食安全至关重要。本研究利用2006 - 2017年中国30个省份的公开数据，利用系统广义矩量技术估计了数字经济与农业用水效率的关系。根据研究结果，数字经济指标每提高1%，农业用水效率就会提高0.053%。此外，数字经济通过结构效应、规模效应和溢出效应三个中介渠道提高农业用水效率。为了使数字经济和农业用水效率同步发展，中国政府应该努力加强数字经济的发展，并在本研究中展示的中间渠道上做工作

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Water Policy 环境科学-水资源

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3.10

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12.50%

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6-12 weeks

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