Digital divide, agricultural supply chain finance, and the urban-rural income gap in China
Summary. Agricultural supply chain finance reduces China's urban-rural income gap by promoting urbanization and non-agricultural employment. However, the digital divide significantly weakens this effect. The study uses provincial data from 2014–2020 to show that bridging digital access is critical for supply chain finance to effectively narrow income inequality and support rural revitalization.
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Ye, S., Tu, A., Ye, Y., & Liao, F.. (2025). Digital divide, agricultural supply chain finance, and the urban-rural income gap in China. Sustainable Futures. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100863
Ye, Songqin, et al. “Digital divide, agricultural supply chain finance, and the urban-rural income gap in China.” Sustainable Futures, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100863.
Ye, Songqin, Anpeng Tu, Yongling Ye, and Feimei Liao. 2025. “Digital divide, agricultural supply chain finance, and the urban-rural income gap in China.” Sustainable Futures. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100863.
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title = {Digital divide, agricultural supply chain finance, and the urban-rural income gap in China},
author = {Songqin Ye and Anpeng Tu and Yongling Ye and Feimei Liao},
journal = {Sustainable Futures},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100863},
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- 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100863
- Countries
- China
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- Asia
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- broadband-and-digital, food-systems, policy
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- 2026-04-28