“The depth of integration of cooperatives has a significant positive effect on farmers' income, but there is a non-linear effect. Deep integration can release organizational dividends, while moderate integration may lead to income decline. This study reveals the institutional income increasing efficiency of cooperatives in promoting the popularization of agricultural intelligent technology, providing solutions for optimizing the empowerment mechanism of cooperatives, improving the adoption and application level of agricultural intelligent technology, and effectively enhancing the effectiveness of farmers' income increase.”