Analysis of the Efficiency and Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Cold Chain Logistics for Fresh Agricultural Products under Carbon Constraints:A Case Study of Six Provinces in Central China
To understand the efficiency of cold chain logistics development for fresh agricultural products under carbon constraints and accelerate the development of low-carbon cold chain logistics in-dustry,this article uses the super efficiency SBM-DEA and GML index methods to measure the static efficiency values and dynamic trends of fresh agricultural cold chain logistics in the six central prov-inces from 2011 to 2021 under carbon constraints.Finally,the annual efficiency values of the six cen-tral provinces are selected to further study the spatial changes in the development of fresh agricultural cold chain logistics in the six central provinces.Research shows that:(1)Overall,the overall devel-opment efficiency of low-carbon logistics for fresh agricultural products in the six central provinces is not high.(2)In terms of time dimension,the efficiency value of low-carbon logistics development for fresh agricultural products in the six central provinces shows a slow fluctuating upward trend,and there is a signifi-cant difference in efficiency values among provinces,but the difference is decreasing year by year.(3)In terms of spatial dimension,the high-efficiency areas for the development of fresh agricultural cold chain logis-tics gradually move from east to west,and ultimately show a trend of balanced development among various re-gions.Finally,relevant suggestions are proposed from different dimensions to promote the coordinated devel-opment of cold chain logistics for fresh agricultural products in the six central provinces.