Volume 3 · Issue 1 (2026)
Practical Pathways for Agricultural Green-Low-Carbon Transition Toward Common Prosperity of Farmers in Qinling's North Piedmont Region
Junxia Liu, Chunjie Cai
Xi'an FanYi University, Xi'an 710105, China
Funding: Decision-Making Advisory Team for Research on Rural Economic Development in Shaanxi Province, Xi'an FanYi University (2024SKXJCTD01); Research Program of Xi'an FanYi University—" Practical Pathways for Agricultural Green-Low-Carbon Transition Toward Common Prosperity of Farmers in Qinling's North Piedmont Region " (2024217).
Abstract: Under the dual imperatives of China's 'Dual Carbon' goals and Rural Revitalization Strategy, the northern foot of Qinling Mountains, as an important ecological barrier and agricultural production area in China, faces a dichotomous paradox between ecological protection, agricultural efficiency improvement, and farmers' income increase. This study comprehensively adopts literature research, case comparison, and field survey methods to systematically identify three systemic bottlenecks hindering regional agricultural green and low-carbon transition: unbalanced tech cost structure, disconnected institutional transition, and insufficient subject capabilities. Innovatively, a "ecology-economy-society" three-dimensional synergy theoretical model is constructed, and four practical paths are proposed—green finance innovation, supply chain quality improvement, digital transformation, and industrial integration and value-added—aiming to unblock the market-oriented transformation channel of ecological value and strengthen the synergistic efficiency of multiple subjects. The research provides theoretical support and a replicable practical paradigm for ecological fragile areas in China to achieve "carbon reduction without output reduction and income increase without imbalance."
Keywords: Agricultural green and low-carbon transition; Common prosperity; Practical paths; Northern foot of Qinling Mountains
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