COMPUTER ADOPTION AND USE OF INFORMATION SERVICES BY NORTH CAROLINA COMMERCIAL FARMERS

William A. Amponsah

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1995, vol. 27, issue 2, 12

Abstract: The extent of information use by farmers for farm management is tracked in terms of computer adoption and usefulness, and the use of professional providers of information services. The study is based on a survey conducted in 1991, on North Carolina, as part of a regional project involving about fourteen states. The results revealed a low rate of computer adoption by the farmers surveyed. However, computer adoption and usefulness were explained by farm size, educational attainment and farm income. Also farmers' use of professional services, such as that provided by tax preparers and extension agents were positively influenced by farm size, age and educational level.

Keywords: Research; and; Development/Tech; Change/Emerging; Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.15268

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