GREEN TRANSITION AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT: A COUPLED AGRICULTURAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND AGRICULTURAL GREEN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION ANALYSIS OF AGRICULTURAL AGGLOMERATIONS IN CHINA

This study explores the coupling relationship between AEE (Agricultural Energy Efficiency) and AGSD (Agricultural Green Sustainable Development) in China's agricultural agglomeration areas from 2011 to 2021.A carbon emission model and the super-efficiency DEA-SBM-ML (Date Envelopment Analysis -Slacks Based Measure -Malumquist-Luenberger) method are used to measure AEE, while an AGSD system is built with hybrid weighting.A coupling coordination model was used to analyze the AEE-AGSD coordination.The research conclusions are as follows: (1) AEE in China's agricultural agglomeration areas shows a stable improvement; however, Gansu and Yunnan lagged.(2) The comprehensive AGSD scores exhibit a significant upward trend, although provinces like Xinjiang and Heilongjiang remain at relatively low levels.(3) Both the AEE and AGSD coupling coordination scores show an average increase of 8.11%.The coupling coordination score in the southern areas exceeds that of the northern areas by 4.98%.There is a substantial variation in the coupling coordination degrees, with most provinces achieving a good level; while Gansu stayed at barely level, urging agricultural model optimization.This study expands cross-disciplinary research on energy and ecosystems, providing theoretical support for coordinated agricultural modernization and green sustainability in China, as well as empirical insights for other regions worldwide.