A study on the driving effect of digital economy on the modernization of agriculture and rural areas
On the basis of organizing the mechanism of digital economy assisting the modernization of agriculture and rural areas,this paper takes panel data of 30 provinces,autonomous regions,and municipalities in China from 2011 to 2020 as the research object,and empirically analyze the impact and mechanism of digital economy on the modernization of agriculture and rural areas by leveraging panel models.Research has shown that digital economy can promote the agricultural and rural modernization.In other words,it creates a significant driving effect.The effect of digital economy on agriculture and rural areas is different among regions,and shows a development trend that the Northeast region develops at the fastest speed,following the East region,the Central region and the West region.The level of economic development and government support for agriculture and the level of regional innova-tion play key roles for digital economy in driving the modernization of agriculture and rural areas.The driving effect of digital economy on the modernization of agriculture and rural areas is known as the threshold effect,with the most significant impacts on areas with lower levels of economic development.In this regard,a deep integration between digital economy and modernization of agriculture and rural areas should be advanced,achieving sustainable devel-opment in agriculture and rural areas.A sound investment support system and technological innovation system for digital transformation should be improved and the essential and endogenous driving forces for the modernization of agriculture and rural areas should be consolidated.And regional geographical differences should be taken into ac-count,promoting the differentiated development of agriculture according to local conditions.
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