How does internet use promote joint adoption of sustainable agricultural practices? Evidence from rice farmers in China

IF 3.3 2区 农林科学 Q1 AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability Pub Date : 2023-10-27 DOI:10.1080/14735903.2023.2270244
Wenjing Zhong, Yitao Chen, Lin Xie
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Climate change and public health emergencies have severely threatened world food security. In response, the Chinese government has actively promoted sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) and emphasized the importance of integrated packages to enhance the development of high-quality agriculture. However, due to information failure, farmers’ adoption rate of SAPs is still very low. Meanwhile, internet use can effectively reduce the cost of information barriers and catalyze farmers to promote the joint adoption of SAPs. This paper aims to theoretically elucidate the logic of how internet use impacts farmers’ joint adoption of SAPs. Empirical analysis based on data from 844 rice farmers in southern China reveals that internet use can significantly promote the joint adoption of SAPs, and adoption behaviours are complementary across multiple technologies. Furthermore, internet use in the group of rice farmers with more farmlands or those receiving subsidies is more inclined to adopt SAPs jointly. These findings suggest that developing countries should prioritize public investment in rural internet infrastructure to facilitate joint adoption of SAPs through farmers’ internet use. The moderate scale of farmland usage and targeted agricultural subsidy policies can further enhance the effectiveness of ICT-based joint adoption of SAPs.
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互联网的使用如何促进可持续农业实践的共同采用?来自中国稻农的证据
气候变化和突发公共卫生事件严重威胁世界粮食安全。为此,中国政府积极推进可持续农业实践,强调综合配套措施对促进高质量农业发展的重要性。然而,由于信息缺失,农民对sap的采用率仍然很低。同时,互联网的使用可以有效降低信息壁垒成本,促进农民共同采用sap。本文旨在从理论上阐明互联网使用如何影响农民共同采用sap的逻辑。基于南方844名稻农数据的实证分析表明,互联网的使用可以显著促进sap的联合采用,且采用行为在多种技术之间是互补的。此外,拥有更多农田或获得补贴的稻农群体的互联网使用更倾向于联合采用sap。这些发现表明,发展中国家应优先考虑对农村互联网基础设施进行公共投资,以通过农民使用互联网促进sap的共同采用。适度的耕地使用规模和有针对性的农业补贴政策可以进一步提高基于信息通信技术的联合采用sap的有效性。
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International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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5.90
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23.50%
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33
审稿时长
>12 weeks
期刊介绍: The International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability ( IJAS) is a cross-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing the understanding of sustainability in agricultural and food systems. IJAS publishes both theoretical developments and critical appraisals of new evidence on what is not sustainable about current or past agricultural and food systems, as well as on transitions towards agricultural and rural sustainability at farm, community, regional, national and international levels, and through food supply chains. It is committed to clear and consistent use of language and logic, and the use of appropriate evidence to substantiate empirical statements. IJAS increases knowledge on what technologies and processes are contributing to agricultural sustainability, what policies, institutions and economic structures are preventing or promoting sustainability, and what relevant lessons should be learned.
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