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JOURNAL OF AGRIBUSINESS IN DEVELOPING AND EMERGING ECONOMIES
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EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/JADEE-01-2022-0008
Keywords
Covid-19 pandemic; Northern midlands and mountain areas of Vietnam; E-commercial exchanges (ECEs); Technology acceptance model (TAM); Barriers factors; GSEM
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- [NCUD.05-2019.09]
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The study analyzes the factors influencing tea-producing farmers' intention to use e-commerce exchanges (ECEs) to sell their products, using the technology acceptance model (TAM) theory and barrier factors. The research findings show that perceived usefulness (PU) and perceived ease of use (PEU) significantly influence farmers' intention to use ECEs, while knowledge and information barriers hinder their intention.
Purpose This study aims to analyze the factors affecting tea-producing farmers' intention to use e-commerce exchanges (ECEs) to sell their products, combining the technology acceptance model (TAM) theory and barrier factors. Design/methodology/approach The authors use the generalized structural equation modeling (GSEM) to analyze the intermediate model that is built on TAM. Findings Research results show that perceived usefulness (PU) and perceived ease of use (PEU) significantly influence farmers' intention to use ECEs to sell their products. However, knowledge and information barriers hinder farmers' intention to use such ECEs. Research limitations/implications Encouraging farmers to use ECEs is the most helpful solution for agricultural economic development in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Originality/value From an academic perspective, this is the first study that combines the TAM theory of Davis (1989) and barrier factors to analyze farmers' intention to use ECEs. The findings are valuable references for policymakers to propose strategies for agricultural economic development during the current pandemic. At the same time, the empirical results obtained from this study provide good orientations for agricultural economic development 4.0 in the future.
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