Research on the degree of coupling of the Internet development level and agricultural——Ecological efficiency based on 2009–2018 data from 13 major grain-producing areas in China

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 7; p. e0254078
• Main Authors: Shuang, Liu, Ximing, Chen, Jie, Shang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 26.07.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agricultural development; Agricultural industry; Agricultural production; Agriculture; Biology and Life Sciences; Computer and Information Sciences; Continuous improvement; Coordination; Coupling; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Economics; Efficiency; Evaluation; Green development; Growth; Information technology; Innovations; Internet; People and Places; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable development; China; Heilongjiang China
• ISSN: 1932-6203; 1932-6203
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254078

Agricultural informatization and agricultural green development are important components of modern agricultural development, and coordination between the two is an important foundation for achieving sustainable agricultural development. This paper uses data from the 13 major grain producing areas in China from 2009 to 2018 to analyze the coordination of the Internet development level and the agricultural ecological-efficiency, and it further investigates the degree of coupling and coordination between the two. The results of theis study are as follows.(1) The Internet development level of China’s 13 main grain production areas has been continuously improving. The average Internet penetration rate increased from 0.25 in 2008 to 0.54 in 2018. (2) The agricultural ecological efficiency of China’s main grain production areas has gradually improved. The average value of agricultural ecological efficiency increased from 0.45 in 2009 to 0.79 in 2018. (3) The Internet development level in China’s main grain production areas and the continuous improvement of coordination and degree of coupling of the agricultural ecological efficiency show that the interaction between them has led to continuous improvements in the agricultural informatization development and agricultural green development. However, the coordination between the two still has significant room for growth, and there is a certain gap between the different regions.