To clarify the effects and mechanisms of digital rural development on formal credit for farmers. This study empirically examines the impact of digital rural development on farmers' formal credit constraints and credit scales based on the county-level digital rural index and Chinese household tracking survey data. The results indicate that: 1) Digital rural development can effectively alleviate the constraints of formal credit for farmers, but it has suppressed the growth of formal credit scale for farmers, which reflects that the role of rural credit tools has not been effectively played to some extent. 2) Heterogeneity analysis found that the development of digital rural areas has a “long tail” effect on the formal credit of farmers. 3) Mechanism discussions have found that information utilization and risk perception are the mechanisms of digital rural development affecting farmers' formal credit constraints and credit scale, respectively. Based on this, it is recommended to deepen the development of digital rural areas and accelerate the development of rural credit systems. Meanwhile, focus on making the achievements of digital rural development and rural financial development benefit more farmers.
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