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Journal of Agriculture ›› 2024, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (10): 92-100.doi: 10.11923/j.issn.2095-4050.cjas2023-0194

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Measurement and Analysis of Agglomeration Level of Tea Industry in China

MAO Zhaoqing1(), ZHANG Yuanqiang2, ZENG Zhen2, ZHANG Xiaojiao1, YAN Wenguang1, FU Chengxiu2()   

  1. 1 Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, Yunnan, China
    2 Agricultural Environment and Resources Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, Yunnan, China
  • Received:2023-08-28 Revised:2023-11-08 Online:2024-10-20 Published:2024-10-17

Abstract:

As the largest producer and consumer of tea in the world, tea industry agglomeration level of China is directly related to the stable development of China's tea industry. Based on the planting data of various tea producing provinces in China from 1991 to 2020, the spatial Gini coefficient, location quotient, and concentration coefficient were used to quantitatively measure the agglomeration level of each tea producing province in China, explore the development trend of China's tea industry agglomeration, and propose countermeasures and suggestions. The results indicate that: (1) China's tea planting areas are clustered towards the southwest and central and eastern regions, especially in Yunnan, Fujian, Hubei, and Sichuan. (2) The spatial agglomeration degree of China's tea industry is relatively high, with the lowest in 1997 and the highest in 2018. (3) The degree of specialization in China's tea industry is relatively high, and the specialized regions are relatively stable, mainly reflected in the central and eastern regions dominated by Fujian and Zhejiang, and the southwestern regions dominated by Yunnan and Guizhou. (4) The concentration level of China's tea industry is relatively high, and the agglomeration areas are relatively stable, gradually showing a trend towards the central and eastern regions mainly composed of Fujian and Hubei, and the southwestern regions mainly composed of Yunnan and Guizhou. (5) There are significant differences in the level of concentration and specialization of the tea industry among different tea producing provinces, with the overall level of concentration being higher than that of specialization. To further enhance the clustering level of China's tea industry, efforts should be made from three aspects: tea farmers, tea enterprises, and the government to promote the upgrading of China's tea industry and the high-quality development of the tea industry.

Key words: tea, industrial agglomeration, spatial Gini coefficient, location quotient, concentration factor