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Arid Land Geography ›› 2026, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (9): 1914-1923.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2025.673

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Coupling coordination and obstacle factors of rural ecological protection and agricultural economic resilience in China

FAN Ruibo1(), LI Lan1, CHEN Qiangqiang1,2()   

  1. 1 College of Finance and Economics, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
    2 Gansu Ecological Construction and Environmental Protection Research Center, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
  • Received:2025-10-21 Revised:2026-01-14 Online:2026-09-25 Published:2026-09-07
  • Contact: CHEN Qiangqiang E-mail:1073325120018@st.gsau.edu.cn;jjglxy666@126.com

Abstract:

This study examines the coupling and coordination relationship between rural ecological protection and agricultural economic resilience. It offers practical recommendations for improving the efficiency of rural ecological governance and advancing the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas. Based on the coupling and coordination mechanism between rural ecological protection and agricultural economic resilience, this study employs the entropy-weighted TOPSIS method, coupling coordination degree model, and obstacle degree model to analyze the comprehensive development level, coupling coordination relationship, and obstacle factors of the two systems in China from 2018 to 2023. The results reveal the following: (1) The comprehensive development levels of rural ecological protection and agricultural economic resilience rose from 0.317 and 0.211 to 0.384 and 0.301, respectively, showing an upward trend. (2) The annual average coupling coordination degree of the two systems ranged from 0.500 to 0.600, demonstrating steady growth from barely coordinated to preliminarily coordinated, indicating a positive development trend. Spatially, the average coupling coordination degrees in the eastern, northeastern, central, and western regions are 0.606, 0.546, 0.523, and 0.492, respectively, forming an “east-high-west-low” pattern. (3) The primary obstacle factors include rural ecological resources, represented by per capita cultivated land area, and agricultural reconstruction capacity, represented by per capita patent applications and grants in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery. The findings provide a scientific basis for the coordinated development of rural ecological protection and high-quality agricultural economic growth.

Key words: rural ecological protection, agricultural economic resilience, coupling coordination, obstacle factors