Objective/Meaning  In the era of digital economy, the development of digital intelligence technology can provide new opportunities for farmers to increase their income.

Methods/Procedures Based on the panel data of 31 provinces from 2012 to 2023, an econometric regression model was constructed to systematically explore the effect and mechanism of the development of digital intelligence technology on the income increase of farmers.

Results/Conclusions  The study found that the digital intelligence technology could significantly promote the disposable income of rural residents, and the conclusion remained valid after multiple robustness tests. The role of increasing income was achieved by improving the transformation efficiency of technological achievements and cultivating the new-quality productivity of grain. There was a significant heterogeneity in the income increase effect of digital intelligence technology, which was more prominent in the eastern region with better digital infrastructure and the non-major grain-producing areas with diversified industrial structure. The digital intelligence technology served as an important measure for activating the momentum of rural income growth. Accordingly, the policy recommendations were put forward, including improving the rural digital infrastructure, implementing the regional diversified empowerment strategies, deepening the integration of digital intelligence technology and the whole chain of agriculture, and promoting the coordinated development of agricultural digital intelligence on both sides of the Straits, so as to provide practical reference for helping farmers increase their income and rural revitalization.