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There is a lack of systematic study on the impact of soil and water conservation on the sustainable development of agricultural economies and rural poverty reduction in China. This study investigates the effects of soil and water conservation on agricultural economic growth. It looks at levels of disposable income in rural households in China and uses the econometric method to examine panel data obtained from 30 provinces between 2003&ndash ; 2012. Agricultural gross domestic product (GDP) is the dependent variable, and soil and water conservation are the independent variables. Farmland area, along with four other variables, is the control variables that are used to establish the Cobb&ndash ; Douglas production function and provide further data. It was found that soil and water conservation have a significant impact on the per capita income of rural households in China. The findings support that soil and water conservation can contribute to the agricultural economic growth and rural poverty reduction in China. There is evidence that supports the idea that soil quality and capital input are now more important in poverty reduction and economic growth than farmland area and agricultural labour. The government and farmers need to prioritise investment in soil and water conservation in order to promote the development of agricultural economies and reduce rural poverty.

AbstractIn recent years, the bioenergy industry has been gaining recognition among renewable energy sources in many countries, specifically in the EU28 member states, the unified green energy legislation in which the bioenergy industry is a significant player in achieving several climate and energy efficiency goals. This research investigated the total factor productivity (TFP) of the bioenergy industry in the European Union during the period 1990–2018, using the Malmquist productivity index of the data envelopment analysis method. More so, this article estimates the economic factors of TFP, where a panel regression analysis framework was applied. The empirical results indicate that capital input, labor input, size of raw biomass, and investment influence on the TFP of the bioenergy industry of the European Union during the observed period. However, the labor input has the highest effect on TFP, followed by investment compare. The findings of the study suggest that regulators should focus more on research and development so labor augmentation and other input variables can further improve the TFP of the bioenergy industry.