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Development Pathways and Policy Recommendations for the Meat Rabbit Industry in Zigong City from Perspectives of Resource Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability

Environment and Resource / 2025,7(1): 222-230 / 2025-09-30 114 87

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• Authors: Maoshan Zhong¹² Ji Luo¹
• Information:

  1. School of Economics, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Yibin;
  2. Zigong Committee of China Democratic League, Zigong

• Keywords:
  Meat rabbit industry; Resource efficiency; Environmental sustainability; Location quotient; Circular agriculture; Policy recommendations
• Abstract: Zigong’s meat rabbit industry holds four “national firsts” in China. While its scale development brings significant economic benefits, it also leads to environmental concerns such as resource consumption, waste management, and carbon emissions. Based on location quotient theory, field investigations, and policy text analysis, this study systematically evaluates the performance of Zigong’s meat rabbit industry chain in terms of resource utilization efficiency, environmental carrying capacity, and potential for green transformation. The results show that Zigong has significant agglomeration advantages in meat rabbit production and processing, with a location quotient consistently above 2. However, challenges remain in areas such as external dependence on feed grains, resource utilization of breeding waste, and application of low-carbon processing technologies. From the perspectives of resource recycling, environmental governance, and industrial ecological integration, this paper proposes systematic policy recommendations to promote the green, low-carbon, and circular development of Zigong’s meat rabbit industry, providing empirical evidence and pathway references for the sustainable development of animal husbandry.
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.35534/er.0701017
• Cite: Zhong, M. S., Luo, J. (2025). Development Pathways and Policy Recommendations for the Meat Rabbit Industry in Zigong City from Perspectives of Resource Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability. Environment and Resource, 7(1), 222-230.