Theoretical Mechanisms of New Quality Productive Forces Reshaping the Rural Division of Labor System
刊名 Asian Agricultural Research
作者 Ximing ZHAO, Xiejun CHENG
作者单位 School of Business, Jiangsu Second Normal University
DOI 10.19601/j.cnki.issn1943-9903.2026.02.003
年份 2026
刊期 2
页码 19-22,29
关键词 New quality productive force, Rural division of labor system, Technology embedding, Institutional reconstruction, Cultural coupling
摘要 In the context of the coordinated pursuit of "carbon peak and neutrality" objectives, alongside the strategy to establish a robust agricultural nation, the economic and social development of rural areas is undergoing a profound paradigm shift. The traditional rural division of labor pattern, which depends on tangible factors such as land, labor, and capital, has increasingly encountered developmental challenges characterized by diminishing marginal returns and a detrimental cycle of internal competition. The new quality productive force, centered on data, algorithms, green technologies, bioengineering, and clean energy, offers a potential pathway for the rural division of labor system to overcome the "low-level equilibrium". This force is characterized by attributes such as non-exclusivity, replicability, network collaboration, and ecological compatibility. This paper develops a three-dimensional collaborative analytical framework encompassing "technology, institution, and culture". It systematically elucidates the internal logic by which new quality productive forces drive the transformation of the rural division of labor from "quantitative factor matching" to "qualitative structural reorganization" through three principal mechanisms: technology embedding, institutional reconstruction, and cultural coupling. Furthermore, the study proposes corresponding policy recommendations, thereby offering theoretical insights to support the modernization of China’s agriculture and rural areas, as well as the development of a strong agricultural country.