{"title":"Digital Transformation in Agricultural Supply Chains Enhances Green Productivity: Evidence From Provincial Data in China","authors":"Haiyan Yu, Wuniu Qubi, Juan Luo","doi":"10.1029/2025EF006089","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>As global agricultural systems strive to achieve a balance between productivity and sustainability, digital technologies are increasingly recognized for their transformational potential in optimizing supply chain processes. However, the empirical understanding of how digitalization affects green agricultural productivity, especially in developing economies, remains limited. This study explores the influence of digital transformation on green productivity in China's agriculture based on provincial data from 2011 to 2023. The findings reveal that digitalization significantly enhances green productivity, with the consumption stage exerting the greatest effect. Moreover, digital agricultural solutions reduce crop disaster rates, thereby improving resilience and further driving green productivity. These results emphasize the critical role of digitalization in fostering sustainable agricultural practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":48748,"journal":{"name":"Earths Future","volume":"13 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2025EF006089","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Earths Future","FirstCategoryId":"89","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025EF006089","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
As global agricultural systems strive to achieve a balance between productivity and sustainability, digital technologies are increasingly recognized for their transformational potential in optimizing supply chain processes. However, the empirical understanding of how digitalization affects green agricultural productivity, especially in developing economies, remains limited. This study explores the influence of digital transformation on green productivity in China's agriculture based on provincial data from 2011 to 2023. The findings reveal that digitalization significantly enhances green productivity, with the consumption stage exerting the greatest effect. Moreover, digital agricultural solutions reduce crop disaster rates, thereby improving resilience and further driving green productivity. These results emphasize the critical role of digitalization in fostering sustainable agricultural practices.
期刊介绍:
Earth’s Future: A transdisciplinary open access journal, Earth’s Future focuses on the state of the Earth and the prediction of the planet’s future. By publishing peer-reviewed articles as well as editorials, essays, reviews, and commentaries, this journal will be the preeminent scholarly resource on the Anthropocene. It will also help assess the risks and opportunities associated with environmental changes and challenges.