Research Article

Influence of Agricultural Mechanization Development on Agricultural Green Transformation in Western China, Based on the ML Index and Spatial Panel Model

Table 1

The input-output index system.

ClassificationNamesIllustration

InputEnergySum of converted coal, oil, and electricity consumed in agricultural production (million tons of standard coal)
LaborNumber of agricultural labor force (ten thousand people)
CapitalFixed asset investment in agriculture (0.1 billion Yuan)
WaterTotal water consumption for agricultural production (0.1 billion cubic meters)
LandCultivated land area (1000 hectares)
FertilizerTotal application amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and compound fertilizer (calculated by the conversion method) (ten thousand tons)
PesticidePesticide usage (ton)
FilmUsage of agricultural plastic film (ton)

Good outputAgricultural outputGross output value of agriculture (0.1 billion Yuan)

Bad outputCarbon dioxide (CO2)The converted total amount of carbon dioxide emitted by energy sources such as coal and oil in agricultural production (ten thousand tons)
Total nitrogen (TN)Nitrogen loss from nitrogen and compound fertilizers (ten thousand tons)
Total phosphorus (TP)Phosphorus loss from phosphate fertilizer and compound fertilizer (ten thousand tons)
Pollution from pesticideFarmland load of pesticides: pesticide use/cultivated land area (ton/1000 hectares)
Pollution from filmCultivated land load of agricultural film: usage of agricultural plastic film/cultivated land area (ton/1000 hectares)