지역농업 역량 지수를 활용한 농촌 유형화 연구

A Study on the Classification of Rural Areas Using the Regional Agricultural Competitiveness Index

This study aimed to develop an indicator system for assessing regional agricultural competitiveness and categorizing rural areas accordingly. The indicator system comprises 3 domains, 15 items, and 30 core indicators: regional economic foundation, agricultural structure, and fiscal conditions. The regional economic foundation reflects the fundamental economic basis required for maintaining and developing local industries, while the agricultural structure represents the scale, structure, and characteristics of regional agriculture. Fiscal conditions, on the other hand, mirror the region's financial self-sufficiency and agricultural budget. Domain-specific indices were derived through principal component analysis and correlation analysis between principal components and agricultural production. Employing hierarchical cluster analysis, 154 cities and counties were classified into 5 types: industry-vulnerable areas (25 cities), non-agricultural industrial areas (29 cities), agriculturally-developed areas (27 cities), typical rural areas with scaled and modernized farms (39 cities), and typical rural areas (34 cities).