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Digital Economy, Factor Allocation, and Resilience of Food Production

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  • Yue Xie

    (Institute of Geographical Sciences, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou 450052, China)

  • Ruikuan Yao

    (School of Business Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China)

  • Haitao Wu

    (School of Business Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China)

  • Mengding Li

    (School of Economics and Management, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, China)

Abstract

This paper systematically explores the impact of the digital economy on the resilience of food production and its mechanism of action based on panel data from 30 provincial-level administrative regions in China from 2011 to 2022. This study shows that the digital economy significantly enhances the ability of the food production system to cope with external shocks by improving resource allocation efficiency and mitigating factor mismatch. Specifically, the digital economy directly improves the stability and resilience of food production through the widespread application of digital technology; at the same time, it indirectly contributes to the enhancement of food production resilience by alleviating the mismatch of labor and capital factors. Heterogeneity analyses show that there are regional differences in the impact of the digital economy, in which the main food-producing regions benefit more significantly due to their agricultural resource advantages and policy support, and the improvement of food production resilience in the central region is particularly prominent. This study provides an important theoretical basis and practical reference for exploring the potential of the application of digital economy in agriculture and formulating policies to enhance food production resilience.

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  • Yue Xie & Ruikuan Yao & Haitao Wu & Mengding Li, 2025. "Digital Economy, Factor Allocation, and Resilience of Food Production," Land, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-22, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:14:y:2025:i:1:p:139-:d:1564583
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