Open AccessRegional Differences in the Impact of Internet on Agricultural Economic Growth
Author(s) -
Guanghai Tang,
Wenli Tang,
Han Zeng,
Hongpin Jin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/598/1/012070
Subject(s) - the internet , china , agriculture , context (archaeology) , business , panel data , agricultural productivity , agricultural economics , economic growth , regional science , geography , economics , computer science , archaeology , world wide web , econometrics
In the context of developing the “Internet Plus Agriculture” initiative, this paper investigates the impact of the Internet on China’s agricultural economic growth and its regional differences. Through recourse to a panel data model, the paper analyzes regional differences in Internet resources and their impact on the agricultural economic growth in 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China. The paper concludes that the impact of the Internet on eastern China is significantly greater than that on the central and western regions. The central and western regions can tap the potential of applying Internet resources in agricultural production by adopting such measures as promoting feature agriculture, strengthening agricultural e-commerce, building online brands, and promoting official websites.