Cultivating Resilience: The Impact of High-Standard Farmland Construction on Agricultural Economic Adaptability in China

This sample period selection is justified by two considerations: first, prior to 2003, there was a significant lack of relevant HSFC data across regions; second, provincial-level data for multiple indicators discussed in the study remain unpublished beyond 2023.

Therefore, this time-frame (2003–2023) represents the most comprehensive sample range currently available. Specifically, data representing HSFC, namely farmland consolidation area, cultivated land area, and agricultural comprehensive development investment, were sourced from China Fiscal Yearbook and China Land and Resources Statistical Yearbook over the years. Data on agricultural economic resilience, relevant control variables, and mechanism variables were obtained from China Statistical Yearbook, China Rural Statistical Yearbook, China Industrial Yearbook, China Population and Employment Statistical Yearbook, China Rural Policy and Reform Statistical Yearbook, etc.