Research On The Impact Of Agricultural Digitization On The International Competitiveness Of Chinese Agricultural Products

Agriculture is an important part of economic development and a strategic industry related to national stability.Chinese agriculture is currently in a critical transition period of high-quality agricultural development.Agricultural production has long been constrained by fragmented production and operation,over-exploitation of resource elements and backward technological resources.The digital transformation of agriculture driven by digital technology is gradually breaking the barriers in multiple links of agricultural production,distribution,circulation and consumption,bringing new opportunities for high-quality agricultural development.In the international market,the overall international competitiveness of Chinese agricultural products is limited by the international market environment,policy-oriented factors,basic agricultural production factors and the efficiency of agricultural product distribution.In-depth research on the impact of agricultural digitalization on the international competitiveness of agricultural products can provide data support and countermeasure suggestions for improving the international competitiveness of Chinese agricultural products and for the digital transformation and development of Chinese agriculture.Based on combing and summarizing relevant literature,this paper reasonably defines the connotation of agricultural digitalization and digital agriculture.By analyzing the impact of agricultural digitalization on the international competitiveness of agricultural products,building an efficiency mechanism.On this basis,we will carry out empirical tests and give research conclusions and growth space.The important basic work in the study is to measure the level of agricultural digitalization and international competitiveness of agricultural products.To measure the level of agricultural digitalization,screen out appropriate indicators from the perspective of agricultural information infrastructure and the degree of development of agricultural digitalization.To measure the level of international competitiveness of Chinese agricultural products,use the international mainstream methods of Revealed Comparative Advantage,(RCA),Trade Competitiveness(TC)index and International Market Share(MS)index methods.Based on the above results,compare the spatial and temporal characteristics of the international competitiveness of Chinese agricultural products and the development of agricultural digitalization.Based on theoretical analysis and measurement data,empirical analysis is conducted on the impact of agricultural digitalization on the international competitiveness of Chinese agricultural products,robustness tests and regional heterogeneity tests are performed.The main findings of this paper show that China’s agricultural digitization level has been increasing year by year,with significant differences in the geographical scores of "East-Central-West";China’s agricultural trade deficit has intensified and its competitive advantage has tended to weaken in recent years,with large differences in the international competitiveness of agricultural products at the provincial level.The correlation between agricultural digitalization scores and international competitiveness of agricultural products at the provincial level shows a "low synchronization" in some regions.Rural Internet broadband penetration rate,rural mobile phone usage rate and agricultural mechanization in the agricultural digitalization index system have positive and significant effects on the international competitiveness of Chinese agricultural products,while the lags are obvious and the estimation results are robust.Rural Internet broadband penetration rate,rural cell phone usage rate and agricultural mechanization usage rate in southern and northern provinces all have positive effects on the international competitiveness of agricultural products,and the degree of influence is slightly higher in the northern region than in the southern region,and the lags are obvious in the northern provinces.Based on the results of empirical data analysis,this paper provides empirical evidence and policy implementation space for agricultural digitalization to contribute to the improvement of China’s international competitiveness of agricultural products.