Abstract: In order to examine the differences in the spillover effects of foreign direct investment(FDI) under different economic development levels, this paper uses panel data of Chinese agricultural firms to analyze the impact of FDI on the technology progress of agricultural firms in six regions. The results show that underdeveloped regions could obtain positive spillovers by attracting employees from foreign firms, while developed regions could obtain incentives from the competitive effects of FDI. Besides, the increase in the stock of foreign investment is also conducive to the technology progress of agricultural firms in developed areas. From the perspective of interindustry correlation, downstream FDI is not conducive to the technology progress of agricultural firms, while upstream FDI has positive spillovers to agricultural firms in underdeveloped regions. Therefore, agricultural firms in underdeveloped regions should focus on attracting talents from foreign firms and strengthen their ties with local foreign suppliers, while agricultural firms in developed regions should introduce foreign capital and give full play to their competitive advantages.

Key words: foreign direct investment, agricultural firms, technology progress, regional differences

摘要： 为考察不同经济发展水平下外商直接投资(FDI)溢出效应的差异，利用中国农业企业面板数据分析六大地区FDI对农业企业技术进步的影响。结果表明：欠发达地区可以通过吸引外企员工获得正向溢出；发达地区能够从外企竞争效应中获得激励，且企业外资存量的增加也有利于发达地区农业企业技术进步；从产业间关联来看，下游FDI不利于各地区农业企业技术进步，上游FDI对欠发达地区农业企业存在正向溢出。因此，欠发达地区农业企业应注重对外企人才的吸引，同时加强与本地外国供应商的联系；而发达地区农业企业应积极引入外资，充分发挥自身竞争优势。

关键词: 外商直接投资, 农业企业, 技术进步, 地区差异