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Center for Crop Management & Farming System, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS, No. 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, China
Prof. Dr. Faqin Lin
College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Dr. Saige Wang
1. School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
2. Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Program International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, 2361 Laxenburg, Austria
Beijing Municipal Climate Center, Beijing 100089, China
School of Economics and Management, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
1. State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, School of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
2. State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100044, China
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Dear Colleagues,

With the rapid growth of the global economy, and the rapid expansion of human production activities, environmental problems such as climate warming, resource depletion, and population growth have become more and more serious; agriculture is one of the industries most affected by ecological issues. The coordinated development of modern agriculture and ecological protection has become a significant step toward achieving global sustainable development; however, in the face of the complex and changing developmental, environmental, and ecological issues, it is necessary to study the relationship between economic development models and environmental issues from a macro or micro-perspective, as well as effectively measure the level of sustainable development. This theme is open to research on environmental economics and management issues around agricultural green transformation, modern agricultural development, ecosystem protection, environmental protection and governance, and sustainable development, including but not limited to the following topics:

  1. Innovation in green agricultural technologies and management.
  2. Agricultural carbon footprints, energy conservation, emission reduction, and circular economy.
  3. Applications of remote sensing in agriculture and ecology.
  4. Valuation and transformation of ecological products.
  5. Agricultural and ecological support and constraints of water resources.
  6. Sustainable development of agri-food systems.
  7. Cropland transformation and ecological conservation.
  8. Synergistic studies on environmental protection, climate change, and agricultural production.
  9. Ecosystem services in agricultural production.
  10. Assessment of policy effects in agriculture and ecology.
  11. The role of green finance and trade in enabling agricultural green transformation.

Prof. Dr. Xiuliang Jin
Prof. Dr. Faqin Lin
Dr. Saige Wang
Dr. Huifang Wang
Dr. Pan Jiang
Dr. Xinchen Gu
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Keywords

  • environmental economics
  • agricultural economics
  • remote sensing
  • rural regional and industrial development
  • carbon emission reduction
  • circular economy
  • policy evaluation
  • SDGs
  • water resource utilization
  • cropland transformation

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earth 		2.1 3.3 2020 23.7 Days CHF 1200 Submit
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Can the Chinese Cultural Consumption Pilot Policy Facilitate Sustainable Development in the Agritourism Economy?
by Hanlian Lin, Haibo Chen, Hua Tang and Mo Chen
Agriculture 2025, 15(11), 1117; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15111117 - 22 May 2025
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The growing importance of cultural consumption in driving tourism development is reflected in its expanding scale and the simultaneous transformation and upgrading of the cultural industry. This study adopts a multi-period difference-in-differences (DID) model to leverage the quasi-natural experiment created by China’s national [...] Read more.
The growing importance of cultural consumption in driving tourism development is reflected in its expanding scale and the simultaneous transformation and upgrading of the cultural industry. This study adopts a multi-period difference-in-differences (DID) model to leverage the quasi-natural experiment created by China’s national cultural consumption pilot policy. Using panel data from 30 provinces spanning the period from 2011 to 2024, we quantitatively assess the policy’s impact on sustainable development within the agritourism economy. Specifically, the study aims to isolate and identify the net effect of the pilot policy on improving the quality and sustainability of agritourism outcomes. Empirical results demonstrate that the implementation of the national cultural consumption pilot policy significantly promotes the development of sustainable agritourism products. Moreover, the policy exerts a notable positive influence on the broader sustainable development of the agritourism economy. These effects are particularly pronounced in the eastern and central regions, while the western region exhibits comparatively weaker impacts. Heterogeneity analysis suggests that the limited effectiveness observed in the western and parts of the central regions may be attributed to constraints such as lower levels of economic development and weaker performance of control variables in promoting sustainability. Overall, this study provides robust empirical evidence supporting the wider implementation and promotion of cultural consumption pilot policies at the national level. The findings offer valuable policy implications for advancing sustainability in the agritourism sector. Full article
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Leveraging Text Mining and Network Analysis for the Diffusion of Agricultural Science and Technology Policies in China
by Xiaohe Liang, Yu Wu, Jiajia Liu, Jiayu Zhuang, Tong Yuan, Ying Chen, Lizhen Cui, Ailian Zhou, Jiajia Zhou and Tong Li
Agriculture 2025, 15(9), 959; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15090959 - 28 Apr 2025
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Agricultural science and technology policies (ASTPs) have played a pivotal role in shaping agricultural innovation, sustainability, and cleaner production practices. Understanding how ASTPs diffuse is essential for optimizing policy design and advancing the green transition in agriculture. This study aims to investigate the [...] Read more.
Agricultural science and technology policies (ASTPs) have played a pivotal role in shaping agricultural innovation, sustainability, and cleaner production practices. Understanding how ASTPs diffuse is essential for optimizing policy design and advancing the green transition in agriculture. This study aims to investigate the diffusion of ASTPs in China, using a quantitative citation-based approach. The goal is to explore diffusion patterns, topic characteristics, and historical trajectories of ASTPs, thereby providing insights into policy transmission mechanisms that can inform future policy improvements. We analyze 3207 ASTP documents, focusing on policy citation links to examine the distribution, diffusion characteristics, and dynamics of policies. The analysis includes tracking topic evolution and identifying key policies while estimating the main diffusion paths. The results show that the top-down diffusion model is the dominant pattern of policy transmission, exhibiting the highest diffusion speed and both short- and long-term impacts. ASTPs have progressively expanded toward industrialization, informatization, and green development, with increased policy transmission efficiency. The diffusion process has formed three primary pathways: (i) enhancing agricultural innovation capacity, (ii) accelerating the transformation of technological achievements, and (iii) improving the agricultural science and technology innovation system. These pathways are critical to advancing sustainable and cleaner agricultural production. This study provides valuable insights into the diffusion of ASTPs and highlights key pathways for policy optimization. The findings suggest that enhancing policy frameworks and improving policy implementation efficiency will be crucial for facilitating the transition toward sustainable, low-carbon, and environmentally friendly agricultural practices. Future research should refine data sources and incorporate semantic analysis to capture more detailed policy transmission mechanisms. Full article
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