ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Study on Low-Carbon Development of Agriculture
in Ethnic Areas of Sichuan, China
Under Dual-Carbon Target
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Industrial Transformation and Innovation Research Center, School of Economics, Sichuan University of Science
& Engineering, Zigong, 643000, China
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School of Economics, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong 643000, China
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Agricultural Economics Research Center, School of Economics, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering;
Zigong, 643000, China
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Peoples government of Zizhong County, Neijiang City, Neijiang, 641000, China
Submission date: 2024-07-16
Final revision date: 2024-10-01
Acceptance date: 2024-10-28
Online publication date: 2025-01-08
Corresponding author
Yanhong Wang
Industrial Transformation and Innovation Research Center, School of Economics, Sichuan University of Science
& Engineering, Zigong, 643000, China
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ABSTRACT
Dual carbon target is the definition of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, on the one hand reducing
fossil consumption in order to reduce carbon emissions, and on the other hand using afforestation to
increase carbon absorption. In recent years, Sichuan ethnic areas actively implemented the “double
carbon” strategy, committed to promoting the low-carbon development of agriculture. In this paper,
the agricultural carbon emissions of Sichuan ethnic areas from 2006 to 2021 were measured, and then
the efficiency was calculated by the super-efficiency SBM model and the influencing factors were
calculated by the Tobit model. The results show that the agricultural carbon emissions in ethnic areas
of Sichuan show an increasing trend, with the carbon emissions in Liangshan Prefecture being the
largest, and its increase is also the largest. Agricultural carbon emission efficiency showed a fluctuating
trend and gradually changed to the effective state, but the efficiency in Ganzi Prefecture was the lowest
in 2021. Agricultural mechanization level, agricultural economic development level, and farmland
irrigation rate can promote agricultural carbon emission efficiency, while fertilizer application rate
has a negative effect on it. Based on this, the paper puts forward some suggestions on the scientific
use of chemical fertilizers, the vigorous implementation of water-saving actions, the emphasis
on improving farmers’ environmental awareness, the transformation and upgrading of agriculture,
and the optimization of agricultural industrial structures and agricultural products.