Digital economy empowers sustainable agriculture: Implications for farmers’ adoption of ecological agricultural technologies

Ecological Indicators, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 159, P. 111723 - 111723

Published: Feb. 1, 2024

Adopting ecological agricultural technologies (EATs) is an effective way to guarantee food security and protect the environment. With advancement of digital village strategy, continuous integration economy with rural has gradually become emerging driving force for sustainable agriculture. However, few studies have examined impact farmers' participation in different links industry chain on EATs adoption from a micro perspective. Using data 2,825 grain farmers 2020 China Rural Revitalization Survey, this paper applies treatment effect model mediating empirically analyze mechanism This characterizes terms production, sales, finance. The results show that significantly promotes adoption. sub-dimensional test found finance above findings remain robust after series robustness tests, such as changing estimation method replacing dependent variable. Mechanism analysis shows economy, especially sales finance, could promote by increasing demand machinery services, improving information availability, enhancing safety cognition; production services. Results heterogeneity promotion more substantial among higher literacy larger cultivated land scales. provide insights other countries effectively use technology agriculture under pressure achieving development goals.

Language: Английский

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Does internet use promote agricultural green development?Evidence from China

International Review of Economics & Finance, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 93, P. 98 - 111

Published: March 11, 2024

Language: Английский

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An introduction to rural and agricultural development in the digital age

Review of Development Economics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 27(3), P. 1273 - 1286

Published: July 1, 2023

Abstract This special issue contributes to the development economics literature by highlighting role of information communication and technologies (ICTs) in supporting rural agricultural development. It is comprised nine papers. Key findings from this include: (1) internet use increases consumption diversity productivity; (2) smartphone empowers women household decision‐making off‐farm work participation; (3) smartphone‐based extension services boost income growth; (4) a lack ICT infrastructure inadequate skills digital are two key factors that lead poverty traps for smallholder farmers; (5) adoption probability households' access credit farm households relatively less developed regions credit; (6) financial inclusion reduces farmers' vulnerability poverty; (7) e‐commerce both sales prices marketing costs, but magnitude increasing former higher than latter, which finally gross return. also proposes practical instruments implications advancing application ICTs areas accelerate age.

Language: Английский

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E-commerce development and its contribution to agricultural non-point source pollution control: Evidence from 283 cities in China

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 344, P. 118613 - 118613

Published: July 16, 2023

Language: Английский

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Towards sustainable development: research on the green growth effect of digital agriculture in China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: June 30, 2023

Language: Английский

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The impact of digital economy on rural revitalization: Evidence from Guangdong, China

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(7), P. e28216 - e28216

Published: March 28, 2024

Digital technology and economy have profound impact on rural revitalization become important initiatives to promote development. This study analyzes the spatial effect of digital in Guangdong, China.

Language: Английский

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The Influence of Digital Literacy on the Phenomenon of Deviation between Farmers’ E-Commerce Sales Willingness and Behavior: Evidence from Rural China

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(7), P. 3000 - 3000

Published: April 3, 2024

E-commerce, as a prominent feature of the digital economy era, is highly expected to promote economic growth and sustainable development. Based on 2020 “China Rural Revitalization Survey” data, this study empirically analyzed impact mechanism literacy discrepancy between willingness behavior farmers in e-commerce sales. Eleven indicator items were selected, factor analysis was used obtain comprehensive score literacy. Firstly, benchmark regression performed using probit model, then potential endogeneity issues addressed IV method endogenous conversion model. The following main conclusions drawn: Digital has suppressive effect deviation Farmers with media operation literacy, information acquisition transaction cognitive social have 12.3%, 18.3%, 26.2%, 37.5%, 21.9% reduction probability sales compared those without these counterfactual assumptions. helps curb farmers’ by facilitating their access financial resources agricultural production services. This demonstrates that enhancing will convert into behavior, help products more efficiently, make important contributions

Language: Английский

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Food security and overuse of agrochemicals: evidence from China’s major grain-producing areas policy

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 30(23), P. 64443 - 64459

Published: April 17, 2023

Language: Английский

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Does rural e-commerce agglomeration help expand family farms’ size? Evidence from Taobao villages in China's Yangtze River Delta

Electronic Commerce Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(3), P. 1731 - 1752

Published: July 11, 2023

Language: Английский

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Does social capital influence farmers’ e-commerce entrepreneurship? China’s regional evidence

Electronic Commerce Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 5, 2024

Language: Английский

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