The Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Pesticides Use of Potato Farmers in Indonesia

Q2 Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Agris On-line Papers in Economics and Informatics Pub Date : 2024-03-30 DOI:10.7160/aol.2024.160107

Mohammad Ilyas Shaleh, Hery Toiba, A. Muhaimin, Febriananda Faizal, Mohibbur Rahman

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Abstract

Reducing pesticides is an important driver in preserving a healthy and sustainable environment and protecting human health. In the digital era, understanding the role of information and communication technology (ICT) on pesticide use in crucial. Therefore, This study aim to estimate the impact of ICT on farmers’ pesticide used. This study uses a cross-sectional data from a survey to 150 farmers in Indonesia. Furthermore, the data is analyzed by ordinary least square (OLS) and instrumental variable quantile regression (IVQR). The main results indicate that ICT has an essential impact on pesticide used reduction. Farmers who has access on the ICT tend to use lower pesticide that the farmers who did not use the ICT. The IVQR results, make the claim more robust, which is show a negative and significant impact of ICT on farmers pesticide use in all quartile groups. Therefore, this finding implies that there is a need to develop agriculture related ICT continuously among smallholder farmers to reduce the pesticide use.

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信息和通信技术（ICT）对印度尼西亚马铃薯种植者使用农药的影响

减少农药使用是维护健康和可持续环境、保护人类健康的重要驱动力。在数字时代，了解信息和通信技术（ICT）对农药使用的作用至关重要。因此，本研究旨在估算 ICT 对农民使用农药的影响。本研究使用的横截面数据来自对印度尼西亚 150 名农民的调查。此外，数据还通过普通最小二乘法（OLS）和工具变量量化回归（IVQR）进行了分析。主要结果表明，信息和通信技术对减少农药使用量有重要影响。使用信息和通信技术的农民往往比不使用信息和通信技术的农民使用更少的农药。IVQR 的结果使这一说法更加可靠，它表明在所有四分位组中，信息和通信技术对农民的农药使用量都有显著的负面影响。因此，这一发现意味着有必要在小农中持续开发与农业相关的信息和通信技术，以减少杀虫剂的使用。

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Agris On-line Papers in Economics and Informatics Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)

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期刊介绍： The international journal AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics is a scholarly open access, blind peer-reviewed by two reviewers, interdisciplinary, and fully refereed scientific journal. The journal is published quarterly on March 30, June 30, September 30 and December 30 of the current year by the Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics covers all areas of agriculture and rural development: -agricultural economics -agribusiness -agricultural policy and finance -agricultural management -agriculture''s contribution to rural development -information and communication technologies -information and database systems -e-business and internet marketing -ICT in environment -GIS, spatial analysis and landscape planning The journal provides a leading forum for an interaction and research on the above-mentioned topics of interest. The journal serves as a valuable resource for academics, policy makers and managers seeking up-to-date research on all areas of the subject. The journal prefers scientific papers by international teams of authors who deal with problems concerning the focus of our journal in the world-wide scope with relation to Europe.