Comparing the development of agricultural technology and information technology in rural Vietnam

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This paper presents a descriptive analysis on the ownership of different types of technology - both agricultural machinery and information technology - within households in rural areas of Vietnam. We find that there has been little development in the ownership of agricultural machinery, but a rapid expansion of information technology, especially phones. Households without phones or internet access are more likely to be poor, female-headed, have less education, and rely more on transfers. When controlling for a number of household characteristics including income, households that already own technology are likely to acquire more, suggesting that there are households that are particularly tech-savvy.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-92-9230-980-0
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2015/091

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Agricultural R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services ; Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
• Subject: technology adoption ; internet ; mobile phones ; agricultural machinery ; Vietnam

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Kaila, Heidi
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (where): Helsinki
• (when): 2015

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2015/980-0
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/126329
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET