Does the Implementation of Digital Rural Development Policy Promote Entrepreneurial Activities in New Agricultural Business Formats in Old Revolutionary Base Areas?
Promoting entrepreneurial activities in new agricultural business formats and transforming traditional agricultural mode have become the essential components of the industrial revitalization of agriculture in old revolutionary base areas..This study empirically evaluates the impact of implementation of the digital rural development policy on entrepreneurial activities in new agricultural business formats in old revolutionary base areas based on the county-level panel data from 2012 to 2022,by using Difference-in-Differences model.The results are as followed.First,the implementation of the digital rural development policy significantly boosts entrepreneurial activities in new agricultural business formats in old revolutionary base areas,which remains valid even after a series of robustness tests such as replacing the explanatory variables,excluding the influence of other policies,and adjusting the regression model.Second,we find that the implementation of the digital rural development policy promotes entrepreneurial activities in new agricultural business formats in old revolutionary base areas by enhancing regional innovation capabilities,adapting to the demands of scaled operation of agriculture,and increasing fiscal investments,which perform better in areas with small red spatial coverage,strong grassroots organizational capacity,and better locational endowments.Third,the impact of implementation of the digital rural development policy has a positive spillover effect in the neighboring old revolutionary counties with strong grassroots organization capabilities.Therefore,the government should further expand the coverage of digital rural pilot areas and deepen the impact of digital rural development policy on industrial revitalization in old revolutionary base areas.Meanwhile,it seeks the unique advantages of the development of different types of old revolutionary base areas,actively cultivates the spontaneous adjustment ability of enterprises in the field of new agricultural formats,and activates the initiative of industrial development in old revolutionary base areas.
Implementation of Digital Rural Development PolicyOld Revolutionary Base AreasNew Agricultural Business FormatsEntrepreneurial ActivitiesDigital Agriculture
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