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Second, the technology gap ratio index score and meta-frontier efficiency of RSCF systems in Central China are the lowest in all regions, indicating that the technical level of RSCF systems in Central China is the lowest. Third, the relationship between rural residents' disposable income and the efficiency of RSCF systems is <jats:italic>U<\/jats:italic>-shaped, and the efficiency of RSCF systems in the high-income group is far greater than that of other income groups. 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