Internet Access and Internet Purchasing Patterns of Farm Households

Ashok Mishra (), Robert P. Williams and Joshua Detre

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2009, vol. 38, issue 2, 18

Abstract: The Internet is becoming an increasingly important management tool in production agriculture. Using data from the 2004 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) and a double-hurdle estimation approach, we explore the adoption of computers with Internet access by and Internet purchasing patterns of farm households. Adoption of the Internet is positively related to age and education of the operator, off-farm work, presence of spouse, participation in government programs, farm size, and regional location of the farm. Internet purchasing patterns of farm households are positively related to the education of the operator and spouse, presence of teenagers, and regional location of the farm. Finally, farm businesses and their households are more likely to purchase a greater percentage of non-durable goods through the Internet as distances to markets increase.

Keywords: Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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