Internet Use in Agriculture and Farm Earnings: An Analysis of the Indonesia Labor Force Survey

Weni Lidya Sukma, Mardiana Dwi Puspitasari () and Puguh Prasetyoputra ()
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Weni Lidya Sukma: Directorate of Demographic and Labor Statistics, Statistics Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Mardiana Dwi Puspitasari: Research Center for Population, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia
Puguh Prasetyoputra: Research Center for Population, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia

Asian Development Review (ADR), 2025, vol. 42, issue 01, 233-257

Abstract: The diffusion and adoption of the internet are necessary for farmers’ economic development, including in Indonesia where agriculture continues to employ most of the labor force. However, Indonesian farmers’ terms of trade for food crops remain low. This study examines the association between internet use in agriculture and farm earnings in Indonesia. We analyze data on the agriculture sector and three subsectors (food crops, horticulture, and livestock) from the August 2022 Indonesia National Labor Force Survey. We apply the Heckman selection model with maximum likelihood estimation to the data. We find that self-employed farmers who use the internet have 29.6% more farm earnings than those who do not. This association varies across subsectors, with internet use in the food crops and livestock subsectors associated with the lowest and highest percentage increases in farm earnings, respectively. Moreover, internet infrastructure development is low in eastern Indonesia. Therefore, addressing this issue may increase internet use and help raise farm earnings in that part of the country.

Keywords: digital divide; farm earnings; food crops; Heckman selection model; internet use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J31 O33 Q12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1142/S0116110525500027

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