Mobile Internet adoption and technology adoption extensity: evidence from litchi growers in southern China

IF 4.4 2区经济学 Q1 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY

China Agricultural Economic Review Pub Date : 2021-08-31 DOI:10.1108/caer-11-2020-0260

Yihuai Cai, Wen'e Qi, Famin Yi

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Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the effects of mobile Internet adoption on technology adoption extensity.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses cross-sectional data collected in 2018 from 932 smallholder litchi farmers in Guangdong Province and Guangxi Province in southern China. A Poisson regression with endogenous treatment effects (ETPR) model is applied to estimate the effects of mobile Internet adoption on technology adoption extensity.FindingsThe ETPR model results indicate that mobile Internet adoption can significantly enhance technology adoption extensity. In addition, the extensity of technology adoption is also determined by education level, training, share of litchi farming income, guidebook use and cooperative membership. Disaggregated analyses further confirm the positive impact of mobile Internet adoption on the number of capital- and labor-intensive technologies adopted.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the literature on agricultural technology adoption. The findings highlight the need to facilitate modern agricultural technology penetration by promoting the use of mobile Internet technologies.

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移动互联网的普及和技术的普及：来自中国南方荔枝种植者的证据

目的本研究的目的是检验移动互联网的采用对技术采用广度的影响。设计/方法/方法本研究使用了2018年从中国南方广东省和广西省932名小农户荔枝中收集的横断面数据。应用具有内生治疗效应的泊松回归（ETPR）模型来估计移动互联网采用对技术采用广度的影响。ETPR模型结果表明，移动互联网的采用可以显著提高技术的采用范围。此外，技术采用的广度还取决于教育水平、培训、荔枝种植收入份额、指南使用和合作社成员。细分分析进一步证实了移动互联网的采用对所采用的资本和劳动密集型技术数量的积极影响。原创性/价值本研究为农业技术采用文献做出了贡献。研究结果强调，有必要通过促进移动互联网技术的使用来促进现代农业技术的普及。

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China Agricultural Economic Review AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY-

CiteScore

9.80

自引率

5.90%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Published in association with China Agricultural University and the Chinese Association for Agricultural Economics, China Agricultural Economic Review publishes academic writings by international scholars, and particularly encourages empirical work that can be replicated and extended by others; and research articles that employ econometric and statistical hypothesis testing, optimization and simulation models. The journal aims to publish research which can be applied to China’s agricultural and rural policy-making process, the development of the agricultural economics discipline and to developing countries hoping to learn from China’s agricultural and rural development.