A systematic literature review on applications of information and communication technologies and blockchain technologies for precision agriculture development

W Liu, XF Shao, CH Wu, P Qiao - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
This review examines literature from 2011 to 2020 on information and communications
technologies (ICTs) and blockchain technologies (BTs) in agriculture. To describe the status …

An assessment of experimental evidence on agricultural technology adoption in developing countries

JR Magruder - Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2018 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews recent results on technology adoption in developing countries, primarily
from field experiments. It focuses on studies that highlight three constraints to adoption …

The adoption and impact of E-commerce in rural China: Application of an endogenous switching regression model

M Liu, S Min, W Ma, T Liu - Journal of Rural Studies, 2021 - Elsevier
Rural e-commerce is embraced as an opportunity for economic advancement for farmers in
developing countries. However, little empirical evidence has been presented about the …

[HTML][HTML] Does Internet use promote the adoption of agricultural technology? Evidence from 1 449 farm households in 14 Chinese provinces

YY Zheng, TH Zhu, JIA Wei - Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2022 - Elsevier
China is characterized as 'a large country with many smallholder farmers' whose
participation in modern agriculture is key to the country's modern agriculture development …

Mobile internet technology adoption for sustainable agriculture: Evidence from wheat farmers

N Khan, RL Ray, HS Kassem, S Zhang - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mobile internet technology (MIT) is considered a significant advancement in information and
communication technology (ICT), due to its crucial impact on the financial system and social …

Toward a food secure future: Ensuring food security for sustainable human development in Sub-Saharan Africa

P Conceição, S Levine, M Lipton, A Warren-Rodríguez - Food Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Food security remains a top development priority and global concern. It is enshrined in the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Sustainable Development Goal two. Food …

Sustainable agricultural intensification in an era of rural transformation in Africa

TS Jayne, S Snapp, F Place, N Sitko - Global Food Security, 2019 - Elsevier
Drawing on Boserupian and induced innovation principles, this review explores how the
farm technologies and practices associated with integrated soil management and …

The relationship between smartphone use and subjective well-being in rural China

P Nie, W Ma, A Sousa-Poza - Electronic Commerce Research, 2021 - Springer
Due to the popularization of the Internet in rural China, mobile Internet use has become an
essential part of rural residents' lives and work. No studies, however, have investigated the …

Smartphone use and income growth in rural China: Empirical results and policy implications

W Ma, RQ Grafton, A Renwick - Electronic Commerce Research, 2020 - Springer
The diffusion of mobile information and communication technologies (ICTs) has important
implications for rural economic development. Many studies have investigated the potential …

Can e-commerce alleviate agricultural non-point source pollution?—A quasi-natural experiment based on a China's E-Commerce Demonstration City

H Wang, L Fang, H Mao, S Chen - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural non-point source pollution is an important driving factor that causes systemic
pollution of the ecological environment and directly threatens the sustainable development …