Digital tools for soil stewardship: how Internet access drives farmland conservation in rural China?

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Analysis shows internet access significantly enhances farmland conservation practices among farm households, suggesting key policy implications.

Internet use significantly improves farmland quality protection behavior among farmers, enhancing agricultural sustainability.
Farmers using the internet adopt 0.318 more farmland quality protection technologies compared to non-internet users.
Propensity score matching and instrumental variable methods were used to analyze 1,728 farm household data across 14 provinces.
Strengthening rural internet infrastructure is essential, considering the distinct needs of various farmer demographics.

Zhai et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Analysis shows internet access significantly enhances farmland conservation practices among farm households, suggesting key policy implications.