Cooperative membership and new technology adoption of family farms
Evidence from China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12615480 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fang Wu (0000-0002-8436-7293, Guangxi Normal University), Guo Xi-bao (0000-0002-6142-2659, Wuhan University, corresponding author), Xia Guo (0000-0002-3147-8977, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 719-739 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1370-4788 • E-ISSN: 1467-8292 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/apce.12433 |
| OpenAlex | W4378390575 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 46 |
Various policies have been implemented to encourage the development of family farms and cooperatives in the past decade in China. New technology adoption is a crucial part in promoting the performance of family farms. However, empirical evidence on whether and how cooperatives would facilitate family farms to adopt new technologies remains unclear. To address the gap, this paper examines the impact of family farms’ cooperative membership on new technology adoption (i.e., new varieties, new machinery, new fertilizers, new pesticides, new pest control techniques, new production methods and new management methods). Using novel survey data from 848 family farms in China, and employing both propensity score matching approach and endogenous switching probit model, we find that for family farms, cooperative membership has positive and significant impacts on new technology adoption. When looking into different types of technology, we find that the impacts are larger on the adoption of new methods than new techniques. Moreover, the impacts are larger for family farms with lower operation income and smaller size. The findings provide important insights for policymakers tasked with promoting agricultural technology adoption
Agriculture · Business · China · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical evidence · Family farm · Geography · Industrial organization · Matching (statistics · Multivariate probit model · Ordered probit · Probit · Probit model · Propensity score matching · Survey data collection · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Cooperative Studies and Economics · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |