Evolution of Agricultural Innovation Ecosystem in County Areas: A Life-Cycle Perspective of Cases in Hebei Province

Table 1

Evolution characteristics of agricultural innovation ecosystem in county areas.

	Gestation stage	Growth stage	Mature stage	Recession stage
System size	Small	Rapid expansion	Biggest	Gradually shrink
Growth speed	Faster	Rapid growth, and acceleration gradually increases to the maximum	Slow growth, and acceleration gradually drops to zero	Accelerated recession
Network	Has not yet formed	Cooperation is established	Synergy and symbiosis	Member withdrawal
Connection strength	Loose	Weak link	Strong link	Sharp drop
Market mechanism	Unsound	Gradually increase	Relatively perfect	Failure
Role play	Government-led	Government and the market work together	Market leading	Government regulation
Innovation benefits	Very low	Low but accelerating growth	Highest and relatively smooth	Significantly reduced or even negative
Competitiveness	Weak	Gradually grow	Strong	Weak
Service system	Have not been established	Gradually improve	Developed	On the wane
Industrial convergence	Has not yet formed	Industrial chain extension	High degree of integration	Scattered collapse