Research Article

An Analysis of the Influencing Factors in the Establishment of the Overseas Agricultural Cooperation Zones under the Belt and Road Initiative Based on Logit Model

Table 1

Summary of data variables used in the model.

VariableSymbolExplanationSource

The total import and export trade volume of agricultural products between China and selected sample countriesXATMeasuring bilateral tradeChina’s Ministry of Commerce
The agricultural land area of the host countryXALMeasuring the abundance of agricultural resource endowments of the host countryWorld Bank
The general total labor forceXLFMeasuring the index of labor resourcesWorld Bank
The terminal throughput of the host countryXTTMeasuring infrastructureWorld Bank
The economic freedom index of a countryXEFMeasuring economic freedomHeritage Foundation