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How does science and technology finance affect the agricultural green development: an interpretation from the perspective of rural human capital and agricultural industrial agglomeration

Sheng Yao, Guosong Wu, Zhang Shu · 2025 · Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

Summary. Science and technology financing significantly promotes agricultural green development in China through rural human capital improvements, though agricultural industrial agglomeration partially masks this effect. The relationship is non-linear: marginal effects increase with higher science and technology finance levels but decrease when mediated through rural human capital or industrial agglomeration. Regional differences are minimal.

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Yao, S., Wu, G., & Shu, Z.. (2025). How does science and technology finance affect the agricultural green development: an interpretation from the perspective of rural human capital and agricultural industrial agglomeration. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1540645

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DOI
10.3389/fsufs.2025.1540645
Countries
China
Regions
Asia
Categories
agtech, funding, climate-and-environment
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2026-04-28