Broadband Connectivity and Farmers' Commitments to Organic Farming

Rose Deperrois ()
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Rose Deperrois: GAEL - Laboratoire d'Economie Appliquée de Grenoble - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - UGA - Université Grenoble Alpes - Grenoble INP - Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology - UGA - Université Grenoble Alpes, CEE-M - Centre d'Economie de l'Environnement - Montpellier - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement - UM - Université de Montpellier

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Abstract: The environmental and health risks of chemical-intensive agriculture call for a transition towards more sustainable practices. However, the adoption of such practices is often hindered by uncertainty about their effects on yields and profitability, making access to reliable information a critical determinant of farmer behaviour. Exploiting the staggered 2015-2023 rollout of broadband mobile internet (4G) in France as a natural experiment, this paper examines how improved information access influences farmers adoption of organic farming. Results reveal that 4G coverage significantly increases the take-up of organic farming by 1 to 2 percentage points after 3 years among farms located in sloped areas. This finding demonstrates that expanding digital infrastructure that reduces information barriers can accelerate the voluntary adoption of sustainable agricultural practices.

Date: 2026
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