A Study of the Impact of Digital Technology on the Economics of Agricultural Export Trade

Abstract An in-depth study of the impact of digital technology on the competitiveness of agricultural export trade can provide data support and direction reference for the development of China’s agricultural digital transformation. Based on the theoretical foundation of the research on the impact path of agricultural exports, this paper integrates the entropy power method to select the agricultural digital technology indicator containing the degree of rural digital infrastructure and digital technology as the explanatory variable and the agricultural export competitiveness as the explanatory variable. Then, the measurement scheme for agricultural digital technology levels and agricultural export competitiveness is designed, and regression analysis is carried out after obtaining and testing the data. It is found that the increase in the level of agricultural digital technology (DIG) has a positive promotion effect on agricultural export competitiveness, and for every 1 unit increase in the level of digital economy development, agricultural export competitiveness increases by 1.596 units. The coefficients of digital financial inclusion level, land size, digital talent ownership, digital logistics level, and digital infrastructure construction are 1.855, 2.835, 0.239, 0.942, and 1.516, respectively, which show a positive promotion effect on agricultural export competitiveness. From the sub-sample point of view, the eastern region is leading China in both the development speed of digital technology and the scale of agricultural exports. The competitiveness of agricultural exports in foreign trade can be significantly enhanced by integrating digital technology and the agricultural export industry chain at an accelerated pace. This paper makes a useful exploration of the direction of agricultural digital transformation and the path to enhance the competitiveness of ag\[*\] agricultural exports in the international market.