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. 2025 Jul 20;14(14):2538. doi: 10.3390/foods14142538

Table 1.

Agricultural trade and production index system.

System Primary Indicator Secondary Indicator Measurement Method Attribute
Agricultural Trade Trade Scale Total Trade Value Directly Acquired +
Export Value Directly Acquired +
Import Value Directly Acquired +
Trade Balance Export Value − Import Value +
Trade Structure Processed Agricultural Product Export Share Processed Agricultural Export Value/Total Export Value +
Agricultural Sideline Product Export Share Agricultural Sideline Export Value/Total Export Value +
Primary Product Import Share Primary Product Import Value/Total Import Value +
Animal Product Import Share Animal Product Import Value/Total Import Value +
Export Market Diversification Dit=1j=1N(exportijnexportin)2, where exportijnexportin Share of exports of product n from region i to country j in region i total exports +
Import Market Diversification Dit=1j=1N(importijnimportin)2, where importijnimportin Share of import n from region i to country j in region i total imports +
Trade Competitiveness Import Market Diversification (Regional Export Value − Regional Import Value)/(Regional Export Value + Regional Import Value) +
Export Market Share Regional Export Value/National Export Value +
Import Market Share Regional Import Value/National Import Value +
Agricultural Production Production Scale Agricultural Land Area Directly Acquired +
Agricultural Water Usage Directly Acquired
Agricultural Labor Force Directly Acquired +
Total Agricultural Machinery Power Directly Acquired +
Agricultural R&D Investment (Gross Agricultural Output/GDP) × Government Science and Technology Expenditure +
Gross Output Value of Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries Directly Acquired +
Value-added of Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, and Fishery Directly Acquired +
Grain Output Directly Acquired +
Fruit and Vegetable Output Directly Acquired +
Meat, Egg, and Dairy Output Directly Acquired +
Aquatic Product Output Directly Acquired +
Production Structure Cash Crop Sown Area Ratio Cash Crop Sown Area/Total Crop Sown Area +
Forestry Output Share Forestry Output Value/Gross Output Value of Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries +
Animal Husbandry Output Share Animal Husbandry Output Value/Gross Output Value of Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries +
Fishery Output Share Fishery Output Value/Gross Output Value of Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries +
Production Efficiency Land Productivity Gross Agricultural Output Value/Crop Sown Area +
Labor Productivity Gross Output Value of Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries/Primary Industry Employment +
Resource Utilization Efficiency Gross Output Value of Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries/Fertilizer Usage +