Abstract: To explore the impact of digital economy on the development of green agriculture, based on the provincial panel data from 2014 to 2023, the evaluation index systems for the digital economy and green agriculture were established, their development levels were measured using the entropy method, and the impact mechanism and spatial effects of the digital economy on the development of green agriculture were analyzed. The results showed that the promoting effect of the digital economy on green agriculture showed a nonlinear characteristic of initial strength followed by weakening, with the mediating effects of technological innovation and inclusive finance being 27.2% and 10.2%, respectively. The digital economy and green agriculture development both exhibited spatial agglomeration characteristics, and the digital economy had a spatial spillover effect on the development of green agriculture in neighboring areas. It was proposed to promote the high-quality development of green agriculture by implementing regional differentiated development strategies, strengthening technological innovation and inclusive financial support, improving the dynamic policy-making system, and establishing a co-construction and sharing mechanism.

Key words: digital economy, green agriculture, mediation effect, threshold effect, spatial spillover effect