Research on the impact of digital-intelligence integration on agricultural industry resilience: evidence from China

In the context of internal and external shocks, leveraging digital-intelligence technologies to enhance the resilience of the agricultural industry has become a focal point for countries around the world. This study, based on panel data from 30 provinces in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Tibet) from 2012 to 2022, examines the impact of digital intelligence integration on the resilience of the agricultural industry and its underlying mechanisms. The findings are as follows: (1) Overall, digital-intelligent integration significantly enhance agricultural industry resilience. For every one-unit increase in digital-intelligent integration, agricultural industry resilience increases by an average of 0.0865 units. Among these, the development of digital infrastructure and the promotion of digital technology applications have a positive effect on agricultural industry resilience, with impact coefficients of 0.6915 and 0.2038, respectively. (2) Digital-intelligence integration enhances agricultural industry resilience by promoting agricultural technological advancements, improving industry diversification, and alleviating labor misallocation; (3) In regions with lower levels of fiscal support for agriculture and higher levels of financial regulation, the impact of digital-intelligence integration on agricultural industry resilience is more significant. The conclusions of this study provide valuable insights and empirical evidence for both developing and developed countries to enhance agrarian industry resilience by improving the level of digital intelligence integration.