The　widespread　application　of　Internet　technology　in　rural　development　has　significantly　facilitated　the　modernisation　of　agriculture　and　profoundly　and　positively　impacts　sustainable　rural　development.　This　study　empirically　investigates　the　effect　of　Internet　access　on　farmers‘　participation　in　farmer　professional　cooperatives　based　on　a　sample　of　3　349　participants　from　the　2020　China　Rural　Revitalization　Survey　(CRRS),　using　both　probit　regression　and　instrumental　variable　probit　(Ivprobit)　regression　models.　The　results　indicate　that,　firstly,　Internet　access　significantly　enhances　farmers‘　participation　in　farmer　professional　cooperatives.　Secondly,　Internet　access　influences　farmers＇　decisions　to　join　professional　cooperatives　differently,　with　older　farmers,　those　with　less　education,　and　non-cadre　individuals　being　more　significantly　affected　in　their　willingness　to　participate.　The　findings　deepen　the　understanding　of　the　relationship　between　digital　technology　and　organisational　participation　in　rural　development　and　provide　empirical　evidence　for　formulating　more　targeted　rural　development　policies.　©　The　authors.