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We find awareness of online branding for agricultural products is positively related to farmers? market sensitivity while e-retailers? cost factor shows a negative relation; optimal awareness emerges when both farmers and retailers are subsidized. In turn, farmers and retailers achieve their best profits when both are subsidized. Furthermore, farmers? profits are higher than e-retailers? in every subsidy scenario. We obtain the most effective parameters for government subsidies using <jats:italic>ex ante<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>ex post<\/jats:italic> strategies, extending our model by incorporating spillover effects. 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