This study uses interprovincial panel data from 2011 to 2021 to examine the effects of digital financial inclusion on the high-quality development of agriculture in China's frontier regions. It builds an assessment system for high-quality agricultural development in these areas from four perspectives: high and stable yield, high efficiency, high income, and high environmental protection. It measures this using entropy weighting. The impact and mechanism of digital inclusive financing on the high-quality development of agriculture in China's border areas are then investigated using the fixed effect model, the mediation effect model, and the panel threshold effect model. The study's findings demonstrate that digital inclusive finance can greatly advance the high-quality development of agriculture in China's border regions, with agricultural science and technology innovation serving as a mediating factor in the transmission channel. Moreover, the double threshold effect of digital inclusive finance will have an impact on agricultural science and technology innovation when it comes to advancing the high-quality development of agriculture in China's border regions. Thus, recommendations like quickening the pace of digital inclusive finance growth and encouraging the advancement of agricultural research and technology innovation may be made to support the superior development of agriculture in China's border areas.

Lingjun Xie, Wenjing Li. Can Digital Financial Inclusion Drive High-Quality Agricultural Development in China's Border Areas?. Academic Journal of Business & Management (2023) Vol. 5, Issue 25: 33-41. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJBM.2023.052505.

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