Digital Economy Empowering the Construction of an Agricultural Powerhouse: A Case Study Analysis

The deep integration of the digital economy and agricultural powerhouse construction is a key pathway for agricultural modernization. Based on innovation theory, economic growth theory, and industrial convergence theory, this study constructs a theoretical framework for the digital economy empowering agricultural powerhouse construction. Through case studies of Shouguang (smart agriculture), Lishui (rural e-commerce), and Chengdu (digital agricultural industrial park), it analyzes the digital economy’s empowering mechanisms in agricultural production, distribution, and full-chain integration. Results show the digital economy empowers agricultural powerhouse construction via four pathways: resource allocation optimization, production efficiency improvement, sales channel expansion, and industrial integration upgrading, with three differentiated models (production-end, distribution-end, full-chain digitization). Key influencing factors include infrastructure, market entity capacity, policy support, and industrial integration foundation. This study proposes region-specific model selection and full-chain digital integration, providing replicable references for agricultural powerhouse construction.