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Determinants of Sustainable Development of Agriculture in the WEFE-Nexus Approach in OECD-EU Member States Cover

Determinants of Sustainable Development of Agriculture in the WEFE-Nexus Approach in OECD-EU Member States

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|Jun 2026

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Spectral GC: Water to AGR

Figure 2.

Spectral GC: LFOOD to AGR

Figure 3.

Spectral GC: ENERGY to AGR

Figure 4.

Spectral GC: LENV to AGR

Heterogeneity slope test

Δp-valueΔ Adjp-value
−14.15***0.00−5.15***0.00

Regression results (dependent variable: agr)

VariableDKSEFGLSPCSE
CoefficientP > tCoefficientP > zCoefficientP > |z|
water0.02*0.060.02***0.000.02*0.05
Lfood−0.700.28−0.630.11−0.700.42
energy−0.04**0.03−0.03***0.00−0.04*0.06
Lenv−0.82*0.07−0.87***0.00−0.82**0.03
Intercept9.64**0.029.03***0.009.64*0.05

Unit root test

VariableCIPSCADF
agr−4.39***−14.75***
water−4.70***−16.49***
Lfood−4.12***−13.35***
energy−4.16***−13.48***
Lenv−3.09***−7.52***

Cross sectional dependency tests

TestStatisticp-Value
Pesaran78.75***0.00
Fisher450.31***0.00
Frees22.86***0.00

Spectral Granger causality approach

PairShare of ωBand significance
water to agr0.99Significant (most ω)
water to agr1Significant (most ω)
water to agr1Significant (most ω)
Lfood to agr0.99Significant (most ω)
Lfood to agr1Significant (most ω)
Lfood to agr1Significant (most ω)
energy to agr0.99Significant (most ω)
energy to agr1Significant (most ω)
energy to agr0.5Significant (many ω)
Lenv to agr0.99Significant (most ω)
Lenv to agr1Significant (most ω)
Lenv to agr1Significant (most ω)

Variables data sources

VariableIndicator (subsystem)DescriptionUnit/measurementSource
AGRAgricultureShare of agriculture in GDP (%)Percent of GDPWDI
WATERWater subsystemTotal water withdrawal from agricultural, industrial and municipal sectorsCubic meters per capitaAquastat
FOODFood subsystemAgricultural production of major crops (sorghum, corn, rice, wheat, beans, millets, banana, cassava, potatoes)TonnesFAOSTAT
ENERGYEnergy subsystemRenewable energy consumption (% of total energy use)PercentWDI
ENVIRONMENTEnvironment subsystemTotal greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 + CH4 + NO2)KilotonnesFAOSTAT

Cointegration test

TestStatisticp-Value
Westerlund3.98***0.00
Modified Dickey–Fuller2.13**0.02
Dickey–Fuller−2.67***0.00
Augmented Dickey–Fuller−1.64*0.09
Unadjusted modified Dickey–Fuller−23.91***0.00
Unadjusted Dickey–Fuller−19.37***0.00
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ceej-2026-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2543-6821 | Journal ISSN: 2544-9001
Language: English
Page range: 208 - 226
Submitted on: Mar 23, 2026
Accepted on: Mar 24, 2026
Published on: Jun 20, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2026 Mehdi Seraj, Ata Pervar, Huseyin Ozdeser, Fatma Turuc Seraj, published by Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw
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