| 【Objective】The objective was to analyze the development of international andprovincial competitiveness
of Guangdong's major agricultural products.【Methods】The international competitiveness of Guangdong’smajor
agricultural products were measured by the Trade Competition Index (TC) and the Revealed Comparative Advantage Index
(RCA), and the provincial competitiveness was measured by the Resource Endowment Coefficient Index(EF) and Location
Quotient Index(LQ) of the main agricultural products from 31 provinces and autonomous regions in China.【Results】The
trade competitiveness of agricultural products in Guangdong was lower than that ofthe national level, and the international
competitiveness of major agricultural products was weak. From 2002 to 2016, the international competitiveness of
horticultural, livestock and aquatic products showed a downward trend. From the comprehensive comparative advantages
of major agricultural products, Guangdong’s sugarcane ranked the third, peanut ranked the fourth, vegetables and fruits
ranked the fifth, potato and rice ranked the tenth across the country.The comparative advantage of superior agricultural
products showed a down wardtrend, except peanuts and vegetables. 【Conclusion】In the context of rural revitalization,
it was recommended to grasp the opportunities for the construction of Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao Bay Area, build a
competitive-oriented agricultural support policy system and cultivate key products, etc. |
