Farm and operator characteristics affecting adoption of precision agriculture in Denmark and Germany
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Farm and operator characteristics affecting adoption of precision agriculture in Denmark and Germany. / Tamirat, Tseganesh Wubale; Pedersen, Søren Marcus; Lind, Kim Martin Hjorth.
In: Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B. Soil and Plant Science, Vol. 68, No. 4, 2018, p. 349-357.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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T1 - Farm and operator characteristics affecting adoption of precision agriculture in Denmark and Germany
AU - Tamirat, Tseganesh Wubale
AU - Pedersen, Søren Marcus
AU - Lind, Kim Martin Hjorth
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Precision Agriculture (PA) has been advocated as a promising technology and management philosophy that provides multidimensional benefits for producers and consumers while being environmentally friendly. In Europe, private stakeholders (farm advisors, farm equipment producers, decision support providers, farmers) and research institutions have been trying to develop, test and demonstrate adoption of precision agriculture solutions with governments financing big projects in these areas. Despite these efforts, adoption is still lagging behind expectations.Whether farmers adopt PA or not is likely to be influenced by several factors. This study intends to identify the main socio-economic determinants of adoption of precision agriculture in Denmark and Germany employing a binary logit model on a cross-section survey data. The results show that farm size, farmer age and demonstration and networking events like attending workshops and exhibitions significantly influence farmers’ adoption decision.
AB - Precision Agriculture (PA) has been advocated as a promising technology and management philosophy that provides multidimensional benefits for producers and consumers while being environmentally friendly. In Europe, private stakeholders (farm advisors, farm equipment producers, decision support providers, farmers) and research institutions have been trying to develop, test and demonstrate adoption of precision agriculture solutions with governments financing big projects in these areas. Despite these efforts, adoption is still lagging behind expectations.Whether farmers adopt PA or not is likely to be influenced by several factors. This study intends to identify the main socio-economic determinants of adoption of precision agriculture in Denmark and Germany employing a binary logit model on a cross-section survey data. The results show that farm size, farmer age and demonstration and networking events like attending workshops and exhibitions significantly influence farmers’ adoption decision.
U2 - 10.1080/09064710.2017.1402949
DO - 10.1080/09064710.2017.1402949
M3 - Journal article
VL - 68
SP - 349
EP - 357
JO - Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section B Soil and Plant Science
JF - Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section B Soil and Plant Science
SN - 0906-4710
IS - 4
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