Internet Use, Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Rural Incomes: Evidence from China

Ma, Wanglin; Wang, Xiaobing

doi:10.1111/1467-8489.12390

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“…Evidence shows that nutritional intake is determined by income [8,10,11], agricultural/food programs [12][13][14], agricultural commercialization [15], microcredit [16], farm production [17,18], nutrition labels, and communication networks [19]. Moreover, studies have found that the internet is a new factor affecting the well-being of households, especially rural households, in both developed and developing countries/regions [20][21][22][23][24][25]. Specifically, the internet may positively affect food consumption [26][27][28][29][30].…”

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“…As a result of the nutritional transition process and nutrition-related health problems in China [34][35][36], it is essential to investigate the determinants of nutritional intake. Third, since there are large differences in economic development levels and diets across China, the data used in previous studies covered relatively few areas [22][23][24][25]29].…”

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Internet Access and Nutritional Intake: Evidence from Rural China

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Over the past 4 decades, China has experienced a nutritional transition and has developed the largest population of internet users. In this study, we evaluated the impacts of internet access on the nutritional intake in Chinese rural residents. An IV-Probit-based propensity score matching method was used to determine the impact of internet access on nutritional intake. The data were collected from 10,042 rural households in six Chinese provinces. The results reveal that rural residents with internet access have significantly higher energy, protein, and fat intake than those without. Chinese rural residents with internet access consumed 1.35% (28.62 kcal), 5.02% (2.61 g), and 4.33% (3.30 g) more energy, protein, and fat, respectively. There was heterogeneity in regard to the intake of energy, protein, and fat among those in different income groups. Moreover, non-staple food consumption is the main channel through which internet access affects nutritional intake. The results demonstrate that the local population uses the internet to improve their nutritional status. Further studies are required to investigate the impact of internet use on food consumed away from home and micronutrient intake.

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Internet Access and Nutritional Intake: Evidence from Rural China

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“…Evidence has shown that nutritional intake is determined by income [8,10,11], agricultural/food programs [12][13][14], agricultural commercialization [15], microcredit [16], farm production [17,18], nutrition labels and communication networks [19]. Moreover, studies have found that the internet is a new factor affecting the well-being of households, especially rural households, in both developed and developing countries/regions [20][21][22][23][24][25]. Specifically, the internet may positively affect food consumption [26][27][28][29][30].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Due to the nutrition transition process and nutrition-related health problems in China [34][35][36], it is essential to investigate the determinants of nutritional intake. Third, since there are large differences in economic development levels and diets across China, the data used in the previous studies covered relatively few areas [22][23][24][25]29].…”

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Internet Access and Nutritional Intake: Evidence from Rural China

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China has been experienced a nutrition transition and has developed the largest population of internet users. We evaluate the impacts of internet access on the nutritional intake of Chinese rural residents. An IV-Probit based propensity score matching method is used to determine the impact of internet access on nutritional intake. The data were collected from 10042 rural households existed in six provinces of China. The results reveal that the rural residents with internet access have significantly higher intakes of energy, protein, and fat than those without their counterparts. Chinese rural residents with Internet access significantly increase the intakes of energy, protein, and fat by 1.35 percent (28.62 kcal), 5.02 percent (2.61 g), and 4.33 percent (3.30 g), respectively. There is heterogeneity in the intakes of energy, protein, and fat among those in different income groups. Moreover, non-staple food consumption is the main channel through which internet access affects nutritional intake. The results stress to local population to use internet for the improvement of nutritional status.

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“…Moreover, studies have found that the internet is a new factor affecting the well-being of households, especially rural households, in both developed and developing countries/regions [20][21][22][23][24][25]. Specifically, the internet may positively affect food consumption [26][27][28][29][30].…”

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Internet Access and Nutritional Intake: Evidence from Rural China

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Over the past four decades, China has experienced a nutritional transition and has developed the largest population of internet users. In this study, we evaluated the impacts of internet access on the nutritional intake in Chinese rural residents. An IV-Probit-based propensity score matching method was used to determine the impact of internet access on nutritional intake. The data were collected from 10042 rural households in six Chinese provinces. The results reveal that rural residents with internet access have significantly higher energy, protein, and fat intake than those without. Chinese rural residents with internet access consumed 1.35% (28.62 kcal), 5.02% (2.61 g), and 4.33% (3.30 g) more energy, protein, and fat, respectively. There was heterogeneity as regards the intake of energy, protein, and fat among those in different income groups. Moreover, non-staple food consumption is the main channel through which internet access affects nutritional intake. The results demonstrate that the local population should use the internet to improve their nutritional status. Further studies are required to investigate the impact of internet use on food consumed away from home and micronutrients intake.

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Internet Use, Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Rural Incomes: Evidence from China

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