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

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  • Yi Cai
  • Wene Qi
  • Famin Yi

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Purpose - The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of mobile Internet adoption on technology adoption extensity. Design/methodology/approach - This 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. Findings - The 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/value - This 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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  • Yi Cai & Wene Qi & Famin Yi, 2021. "Mobile Internet adoption and technology adoption extensity: evidence from litchi growers in southern China," China Agricultural Economic Review, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 14(1), pages 106-121, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:caerpp:caer-11-2020-0260
    DOI: 10.1108/CAER-11-2020-0260
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    1. Lang, Le Dang & Tiwari, Aviral Kumar & Hieu, Hoang Ngoc & Ha, Nguyen Minh & Gaur, Jighyasu, 2023. "The role of structural social capital in driving social-oriented sustainable agricultural entrepreneurship," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 124(C).

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