Code

Factors name

Secondary index

Arable land area per capita (I1)

Ratio of grain sown area to crop sown area (I5)

Degree of agricultural mechanization (I6)

Factor1

Safeguard factor

Per unit area yield of grain (I7)

City Engel’s Coefficient (I11)

Countryside Engel’s Coefficient (I12)

Grain gap per capita (I2)

Factor2

Stability factor

Agricultural labor force (I3)

Grain trade dependency (I9)

Factor2

Fluctuation factor

Fluctuation rate of grain yield (I4)

Grain trade dependency (I8)