Academic Journal
Renewable energy, information and communication technology, financial development, natural resources, institutional quality, and agricultural productivity in Asian countries.
| Title: | Renewable energy, information and communication technology, financial development, natural resources, institutional quality, and agricultural productivity in Asian countries. |
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| Authors: | Do TTP; University of Economics and Law, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Hoang Hong HT; University of Economics and Law, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Thi DTM; University of Economics and Law, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. |
| Source: | PloS one [PLoS One] 2026 Aug 14; Vol. 21 (8), pp. e0355560. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Aug 14 (Print Publication: 2026). |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science |
| MeSH Terms: | Agriculture*/economics , Renewable Energy*/economics , Natural Resources* , Information Technology* , Economic Development*, Asia ; Conservation of Natural Resources |
| Abstract: | This study highlights the nexus between renewable energy consumption (REC), information and communication technologies (ICT), financial development (FD), natural resources (NR), institutional quality (IQ), and agricultural productivity (AGP) in 29 Asian countries for the 2000-2021 period. The fully modified least-squares (FMOLS) and dynamic least-squares (DOLS) estimation are used for the empirical analysis. The Driscoll and Kraay estimation (DSK) and the generalised method of moments (GMM) are used for robustness checks. The empirical results indicate that REC, ICT, FD, IQ have a significant positive impact on AGP. Specifically, a unit increase in REC, ICT, FD and IQ lead to a 6.097%, 2.292%, 0.688% and 0.002% points increase in AGP, respectively. Meanwhile, NR has a significant negative influence on AGP. Specifically, a unit increase in NR leads to 0.226% points reduce in AGP, implying that the resource curse persists in Asian countries. The results of the causality test illustrated bidirectional causality between FD, IQ, and AGP. Compared with previous studies in the Asian region, this study provides additional empirical evidence on the impact of REC and ICT on AGP, and the interaction of these two factors on agricultural development in the region. The research results suggest that managers need to issue policies to enhance sustainable AGP through the development of renewable energy sources, the application of ICT in agricultural production, and capital incentives for green projects to promote sustainable agricultural growth for Asian countries. (Copyright: © 2026 Do et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.) |
| Competing Interests: | No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s). |
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| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260814 Date Completed: 20260814 Latest Revision: 20260816 |
| Update Code: | 20260816 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13475886 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0355560 |
| PMID: | 42599926 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
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| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0355560 |