Adoption and income effects of new agricultural technology on family farms in China.

ABSTRACT: Family farms are the main force that promotes the direct application of new agricultural technology to production. So what are the factors that affect the adoption of new agricultural technology by family farms, and can the adoption of new technology increase the operating income of family farms? Using cross-sectional data from 847 family farms, this study examines the determinants and impacts of multiple new agricultural technologies adoption on family farms' income in China. To account for selection bias from both observable and unobservable factors, an endogenous switching regression model is employed to evaluate the effects of new agricultural technology on family farms' income. The empirical results show that the adoption of new agricultural technology is affected by the endowment of

SUBMITTER: Wu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9041835 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature