An Analysis of the Evolution and Mechanism of China’s Soybean Planting Agglomeration and Geographic Pattern
LI Er-ling1,2, WEI Shu-hua2, XU Ya-nan2
1.Collaborative Innovation Center on Yellow River Civilization Heritage and Modern Civilization Construction,Henan University,Kaifeng 475001, China;2.College of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Abstract Based on the calculation of barycenter coordinates, Gini coefficient, spatial autocorrelation and LQ of soybean in 1982-2012 in China, combined with the soybean output, yields and acreage in the provincial, this paper analyzes the spatial pattern and mechanism of soybean planting agglomeration. It presents that: (1) The barycenter of soybean planting was distributed in the northeast of China. Its moving trajectory was along a cyclical change on northeast to southwest. (2) The spatial pattern of soybean planting agglomeration was distinct, but the regional specialization degree was gradually weakened, and the degree of agglomeration has experienced a periodic change from increase-decrease-increase-decrease. (3) The agglomeration and specialized degree of soybean planting in Northeast area of China significantly influences on the clustering and specialized production pattern of national soybean planting. (4)Natural endowments determine initial agglomeration pattern of soybean planting, but the economic factors, technological factors and institutional factors will affect more on the agglomeration pattern of soybean planting in Chinese open-up era.
LI Er-Ling,LI Shu-Hua,XU E-Nan. An Analysis of the Evolution and Mechanism of China’s Soybean Planting Agglomeration and Geographic Pattern. Economic Survey, 2016, 33(3): 037.
2016, Vol. 33 
