The impact of digital payments on the financial vulnerability of rural households: empirical evidence from China
Fan Xu,
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Lezhu Zhang
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
9
Published: Feb. 5, 2025
Introduction
Poverty
eradication
is
the
primary
goal
of
United
Nations
2030
Agenda
for
Sustainable
Development
(SDGs).
Despite
China’s
significant
achievements
in
poverty
alleviation,
many
rural
households
still
struggle
to
maintain
a
sustainable
livelihood
may
even
slip
back
into
due
ineffective
risk
responses
when
facing
risks
and
challenges.
Methods
This
study
employs
data
from
2017–2019
China
Household
Finance
Survey
theoretically
empirically
examine
impact
mechanisms
digital
payments
on
financial
vulnerability
households.
Results
The
study’s
results
indicate
that
significantly
reduce
households,
finding
remains
robust
after
accounting
endogeneity,
employing
alternative
variable
measurement
approaches,
conducting
propensity
score
matching
tests.
Mechanism
analysis
suggest
encouraging
hold
commercial
insurance,
engage
non-farm
employment
expand
their
family
social
networks
are
key
pathways
by
which
Further
heterogeneity
analyses
reveal
payment
plays
more
substantial
role
mitigating
western
region,
have
low
assets
high
health
risks,
compared
those
central
eastern
regions,
risks.
Discussion
Therefore,
this
paper
suggests
government
should
continue
promote
in-depth
integration
technology
services,
strengthen
construction
infrastructure
areas
lagging
behind
traditional
finance,
enhance
comprehensive
service
function
payments,
enrich
coping
strategies
farmers
mitigate
vulnerability,
while
remaining
vigilant
about
potential
consequences
payment.
Language: Английский
Climate change risk perception as a catalyst for adaptive effect of ICT: The case in rural Eastern China
Climate Risk Management,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 100697 - 100697
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Mitigation and adaptation in agriculture: effects of framing on farmers’ policy support and sustainable practices
Climatic Change,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
178(4)
Published: March 20, 2025
Language: Английский
Grow Smart App for Direct Market Access to Farmers
A. G. Sawant,
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Prathmesh Salunkhe,
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Balaji Gutal
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et al.
International Journal of Advanced Research in Science Communication and Technology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 537 - 545
Published: April 24, 2025
Mobile
applications
have
emerged
as
a
powerful
solution
to
these
issues
by
providing
farmers
with
direct
access
markets.
These
platforms
allow
bypass
traditional
middlemen,
giving
them
real-time
market
information,
price
transparency,
communication
buyers,
and
vital
services
like
weather
forecasts,
crop
advice,
financial
tools.
The
aim
is
empower
make
informed
decisions,
negotiate
better
prices,
streamline
their
supply
chains.
Furthermore,
mobile
apps
can
assist
payment
systems,
digital
wallets,
microfinance
options,
enhancing
inclusion
economic
stability.
This
paper
examines
the
design,
features,
potential
advantages
of
for
access,
well
challenges
such
internet
connectivity,
literacy,
trust
that
must
be
addressed
broader
adoption.
study
concludes
significantly
enhance
farmers'
livelihoods,
improve
efficiency,
support
sustainable
agricultural
development.
In
numerous
zones,
smallholder
agriculturists
experience
genuine
impediments
related
showcase
get
to,
fluctuating
costs,
dependence
on
go
between,
which
frequently
leads
lower
wage
money
insecurity.
Conventional
agrarian
esteem
chains
are
disconnected,
middle
people
controlling
conveyance
products,
data,
benefits,
clearing
out
negligible
arranging
control.
Versatile
innovation
has
risen
promising
arrangement
handle
challenges,
permitting
tap
into
coordinate
openings
upgrade
circumstances.
analyzes
how
portable
encourage
agriculturists,
highlighting
put
through
makers
buyers.
Agrarian
versatile
give
custom
fitted
exhortation,
climate
estimates,
associations
buyers
dealers.
stages
offer
few
imperative
preferences,
expanded
estimating
straightforwardness,
diminished
people,
superior
budgetary
administrations
advanced
installments
microcredit,
made
strides
coordination’s
chain
administration.
By
preparing
instruments
create
educated
choices,
proficiency
in
rural
markets,
optimize
edit
generation,
minimize
post
harvest
misfortunes.
Moreover,
advances
secure
way
costs
interfacing
bigger,
more
differing
markets
were
already
blocked
off
due
geological
or
calculated
challenges.
any
case,
spite
noteworthy
advertise
obstacles
stay
appropriation.
Challenges
restricted
web
network
rustic
districts,
moo
computerized
proficiency,
need
believe
between
block
broad
utilization.
Overcoming
basic
guarantee
arrangements
available,
successful,
economical
within
long
run..
Language: Английский
The impact of epidemic experiences on biosecurity behavior of pig farmers: An analysis based on protection motivation theory
Wenying Zhang,
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Qian Lu
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One Health,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
19, P. 100936 - 100936
Published: Nov. 17, 2024
Farm
biosecurity
is
considered
an
important
component
of
"One
Health".
Biosecurity
measures
are
crucial
for
preventing
and
controlling
outbreaks
spread
diseases
on
farms.
Protection
motivation
theory
(PMT)
links
perception
risk
coping
ability
with
taking
preventive
actions.
Based
field
survey
data
pig
farmers,
this
study
utilizes
OLS
mediating
effect
model
to
explore
the
impact
mechanism
epidemic
experiences
farmers'
implementation
measures.
The
research
findings
as
follows:
first,
significantly
promote
conclusion
remains
robust
after
addressing
potential
endogeneity
issues.
Second,
experiences,
through
accumulated
experience,
further
encourage
farmers
implement
Third,
behavior
shows
heterogeneity
in
farm
size.
Compared
small-scale
have
a
greater
promoting
professional
farmers.
Therefore,
emphasizing
enhancing
training,
increasing
awareness
significant
importance
Language: Английский
Social Economic Factors Driving Cassava Adoption in Teso South, Busia County, Kenya
Ochieng’ Erick Obong’o,
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Ernest Saina,
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M. G. Kinyua
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et al.
East African Journal of Agriculture and Biotechnology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
7(1), P. 468 - 483
Published: Aug. 27, 2024
Cassava's
significance
as
a
food
crop
is
underscored
by
its
ability
to
thrive
in
poor
soils,
withstand
drought,
and
tolerate
marginal
conditions
where
other
crops
might
fail.
Despite
recognized
importance
the
introduction
of
improved
cultivars,
cassava
output
Busia
County
remains
poor,
even
though
it
Africa's
most
frequently
planted
staple
crop.
This
study
analysed
factors
influencing
adoption
cultivars
among
167
smallholder
farmers
County,
Kenya.
The
objective
was
determine
social
economic
Teso
South,
County.
Data
collected
from
sampled
using
multistage
sampling
procedure
six
wards.
A
Binary
Logit
model
used
investigate
effect
selected
economic,
on
cultivars.
results
revealed
that
average
farm
size
South
2
acres
(48.2%),
while
set
aside
for
cultivation
households
0.25
(66.4%).
Gender,
age,
marital
status
education
level
did
not
influence
nor
(p>0.5).
Majority
127(76.0%)
respondents
indicated
they
had
adopted
their
farms
(χ2
=
27.04,
d.f.=1,
p<0.0001).
From
study,
denoted
such
financial
resources,
land
market
accessibility
positively
significantly
influenced
(β=0.784,
t=5.760,
p<0.001).
Social
gender,
household
(β=0.011,
t=-0.92,
p=0.926).
fitting
significant
(F
0.05
(3,
163)
=29.303,
p<
0.001).
It
crucial
develop
strategies
make
more
financially
accessible
farmers.
Providing
detailed
cost-benefit
analyses
demonstrating
long-term
advantages
adopting
these
can
help
informed
decisions.
Additionally,
achieve
effective
rural
setting,
roles
extension
agents,
along
with
solid
understanding
theories,
constraints
adoption,
determinants
should
be
integrated
into
system
through
institutional
support.
Language: Английский
Role of Smart Agriculture Techniques in Food Security: A Systematic Review
Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
210(5)
Published: Sept. 16, 2024
ABSTRACT
Agriculture
plays
an
important
part
in
the
overall
growth
and
development
of
a
nation.
Concerns
about
agriculture
continue
to
be
recalcitrant
obstacle
path
upward
movement.
Although
agricultural
yields
are
increased,
however,
low‐
middle‐income
countries
still
have
difficulty
producing
all
required
foods
with
current
state
technology.
Smart
is
becoming
increasingly
farmers
as
means
ensuring
optimal
field
higher
crop
yield.
This
systematic
study
analysed
briefly
explained
effects
using
smart
techniques
(SATs)
from
variety
countries,
including
China,
United
States
America,
Australia,
India,
Philippine
Islands,
South
Africa,
Pakistan
Iran,
among
others.
Increased
climatic
change
resulting
abiotic
stress
other
harmful
on
plants
resulted
decreased
productivity
under
traditional
practices.
Stats
literature
shown
that
launching
SATs
has
significant
increase
cotton–wheat
rice–wheat
yields,
resultantly
increased
incomes
farmers.
Application
SATs,
satellite
remote
sensing,
drones,
machine
learning
image
processing,
monitoring,
wireless
sensor
networks,
IoT–based
robotics,
precision
agroforestry
could
extremely
useful
developing
intelligent
systems
underdeveloped
improved
plant
growth,
high
yield
food
security.
These
technologies
help
by
storing
additional
water,
spraying
pesticides
practicing
employing
sensors
for
assessing
different
environmental
parameters.
By
making
efficient
use
these
technologies,
able
their
crops,
which,
turn,
will
contribute
reduction
poverty
elimination
insecurity.
Language: Английский