Drivers for robot use in field crop farming: farmers’ perspectives from four case areas in Europe

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Drivers for robot use in field crop farming : farmers’ perspectives from four case areas in Europe. / Tamirat, T. W.; Pedersen, S. M.; Ørum, J. E.; de Jonge, E.L.M.; Kool, F.

Precision agriculture ’23: Papers presented at the 14th European Conference on Precision Agriculture. ed. / John V. Stafford. Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2023. p. 813-820 102.

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Harvard

Tamirat, TW, Pedersen, SM, Ørum, JE, de Jonge, ELM & Kool, F 2023, Drivers for robot use in field crop farming: farmers’ perspectives from four case areas in Europe. in JV Stafford (ed.), Precision agriculture ’23: Papers presented at the 14th European Conference on Precision Agriculture., 102, Wageningen Academic Publishers, pp. 813-820, European Conference on Precision Agriculture, Bologna, Italy, 02/07/2023. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-947-3_102

APA

Tamirat, T. W., Pedersen, S. M., Ørum, J. E., de Jonge, E. L. M., & Kool, F. (2023). Drivers for robot use in field crop farming: farmers’ perspectives from four case areas in Europe. In J. V. Stafford (Ed.), Precision agriculture ’23: Papers presented at the 14th European Conference on Precision Agriculture (pp. 813-820). [102] Wageningen Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-947-3_102

Vancouver

Tamirat TW, Pedersen SM, Ørum JE, de Jonge ELM, Kool F. Drivers for robot use in field crop farming: farmers’ perspectives from four case areas in Europe. In Stafford JV, editor, Precision agriculture ’23: Papers presented at the 14th European Conference on Precision Agriculture. Wageningen Academic Publishers. 2023. p. 813-820. 102 https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-947-3_102

Author

Tamirat, T. W. ; Pedersen, S. M. ; Ørum, J. E. ; de Jonge, E.L.M. ; Kool, F. / Drivers for robot use in field crop farming : farmers’ perspectives from four case areas in Europe. Precision agriculture ’23: Papers presented at the 14th European Conference on Precision Agriculture. editor / John V. Stafford. Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2023. pp. 813-820

Bibtex

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abstract = "Due to increasing challenges of labour scarcity and cost, autonomous field machines have recently gained attention and some application in agriculture. Field crop robots are considered to address economic, environmental and social sustainability. Based on a survey of farmers from four case areas in Europe, this study identifies major drivers of demand for robotic solutions from farmers{\textquoteright} point of view. The main drivers are found to be: to save labour cost, intention to reduce soil compaction and improve efficiency in input use. Expectations about likely impact of robots (e.g. to reduce amount of chemical input use including fuel and pesticide, increase worker safety, profit, etc.) could also be important drivers of interest in robotic applications. Therefore, labour-saving, lighter, and affordable robots need to be made available and accessible to farmers. Further study on the relative importance of the identified drivers, possibly disaggregated by operation type, crop and other geographical factors is needed.",
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