Impact of Internet use on economic well‐being of rural households: Evidence from China

W Ma, P Nie, P Zhang… - Review of Development …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The expansion of the Internet in developing countries has important implications for the
economic development of rural areas. Although many studies have investigated various …

Smartphone adoption and use in agriculture: empirical evidence from Germany

M Michels, W Fecke, JH Feil, O Musshoff, J Pigisch… - Precision …, 2020 - Springer
Smartphone technology is promising for the future development of agriculture, as it can
facilitate and improve many operational procedures and can also be combined with …

Does Internet use improve technical efficiency? Evidence from apple production in China

X Zhu, R Hu, C Zhang, G Shi - Technological Forecasting and Social …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the impact of Internet use on technical efficiency in apple
production in China using a unique cross-sectional dataset covering 479 apple-producing …

Internet can do help in the reduction of pesticide use by farmers: Evidence from rural China

Q Zhao, Y Pan, X Xia - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 - Springer
Promoting agrochemical reduction is a prerequisite for high-quality development of
agriculture. It is still controversial whether Internet use can reduce pesticide use. This study …

[PDF][PDF] Web services and e-shopping decisions: A study on malaysian e-consumer

A Raman, A Viswanathan - Wireless Information Networks & Business …, 2011 - Citeseer
The trend of the new world starts with online purchasing that caters today‟ s modern
business and technological world. E-consumers are increasing tremendously around the …

Information and communication technologies and agricultural production: new evidence from Africa

RU Onyeneke, DA Ankrah, R Atta-Ankomah… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
While information and communication technologies (ICT) have proven to be useful in
boosting agricultural production and productivity, regardless of the geographical location …

Utilitarian and hedonic motivation in E-commerce online purchasing intentions

MT Fülöp, DI Topor, S Căpușneanu… - Eastern European …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study uses the theory of social learning to investigate the relationship between hedonic
and utilitarian motivation and e-commerce online shopping intentions. Based on a literature …

E-commerce in agriculture–The case of crop protection product purchases in a discrete choice experiment

W Fecke, M Danne, O Musshoff - Computers and electronics in agriculture, 2018 - Elsevier
The internet is playing an increasing role in the development of rural areas. Farmers in
particular, can benefit from new opportunities concerning farm management decisions …

Trends in e-commerce for the food marketing system.

CE Carpio, KY Lange - CABI Reviews, 2015 - cabidigitallibrary.org
E-commerce has emerged as a viable option for connecting agribusinesses and consumers
within the food marketing system. The purpose of this review is to assess the current status …

The digital divide in farming: a problem of access or engagement?

T Hennessy, D Läpple, B Moran - … Economic Perspectives and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This article explores farmers' use of computers for farm business purposes by analyzing the
computer access and usage decisions of almost 900 Irish farmers. The findings reveal that …