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We have analyzed the spatiotemporal evolution features and aggregation patterns of county rice production efficiency based on panel data of 122 counties in Hunan Province, one of the main grain production provinces in China, from 2006 to 2018. Our findings indicate: (1) Hunan Province\u2019s rice production in three counties (i.e., Taoyuan, Liling, and Anren) showed the highest efficiency; there were pronounced regional variances in rice productivity which results in a sharp and rapid shrink of the range of rice productivity, (2) financial investments in agriculture, forestry, and water resources, as well as per capita disposable income of farmers, were the main determinants of the spatiotemporal variation in rice production efficiency, (3) the spatiotemporal divergence of rice production efficiency at the province level was U-shapedly, influenced by the share of secondary industry in GDP; the southern Hunan region received the biggest contribution from farmers in terms of disposable income per person at the regional level. Overall, theoretically, this study offers fresh evidence for regional optimization of rice and other grain production from a novel integrative approach of the geospatial and the land resource preservation. Practically, it provides feasible guidance for the high-quality development of grain production in China, which may also help eradicate hunger and attain sustainable grain production all over the world.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/systems11030131","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,1]],"date-time":"2023-03-01T02:28:17Z","timestamp":1677637697000},"page":"131","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Spatiotemporal Evolution and Antecedents of Rice Production Efficiency: From a Geospatial Approach"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Xiongwang","family":"Zeng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Business, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China"}]},{"given":"Zhisheng","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Business, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China"}]},{"given":"Fusheng","family":"Zeng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Economics, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9583-7222","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Francesco","family":"Caputo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Economics, Management, and Institutions (DEMI), University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant\u2019Angelo, 80126 Napoli, NA, Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5793-7847","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tachia","family":"Chin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Business, Honghe University, Mengzi 661100, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Hou, M., Deng, Y., and Yao, S. 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