Dynamics and distribution of public and private research and extension roles for technological innovation and diffusion: Case studies of the implementation and adaptation of precision farming technologies

Drivers for the Adoption of Different Eco-Innovation Types in the Fertilizer Sector: A Review

“…Information can be seen as important precursor for innovation adoption. That goes in line with many publications for this particular type of innovation [68,69,74,[79][80][81]84,[109][110][111][113][114][115]. One source of information could be agricultural events such as field days, exhibitions and trade fairs, seminars or workshops [113].…”

“…One major driver mentioned as important by almost all publications is the quality of support [68,69,73,74,79,81,84,[109][110][111][112][113][114][115]. Reichardt et al [68] declared that farmers need more information about the different farming tools and more training opportunities as well as a better advisory service.…”

“…These kinds of innovations are mostly technologies with a specific focus on new computer-based technologies (e.g., variable fertilizer application or IT farm management systems), which require a minimum comprehension of these technologies. Therefore, most publications see the technology task fit as an important driver for the adoption [44,57,68,69,[73][74][75]79,80,109,111,[115][116][117]. A higher education level seems to stimulate the adoption of new technologies [57,68,69,74,75,80,112,113,118].…”

Compositional dynamics of multilevel innovation platforms in agricultural research for development

“…A gradual shift took place from narrow technology-oriented approaches to more holistic systems approaches that focus on understanding how interactions between different value chains, actors, and organizations across different levels influence agricultural innovation processes (Douthwaite et al 2009;Klerkx et al 2012). In line with generic debates on the emergence of a more interactive and transdisciplinary science (Schut et al 2014;Turnhout et al 2013;Wittmayer and Sch€ apke 2014), this has prompted a reorientation of AR4D enlarging the scope of problems targeted and the groups of stakeholders that participate in finding solutions to these problems (Adekunle and Fatunbi 2012; technological change trajectory or system change is analyzed, for example, around biotechnology or precision farming (Eastwood et al 2017;Hall 2005;Klerkx et al 2012).…”

Facilitating practice-led co-innovation for the improvement in animal welfare

“…Thus practice-led innovation reacts to the demand for innovation in practice to solve local problems using practical knowledge and creativity at the local farm level (Vogl et al, 2016). This practical local knowledge is an essential foundation for local innovation however literature shows this is often not enough for local innovation to occur (Eastwood et al, 2017;Arkesteijn et al, 2015;Lambrecht et al, 2015); to enable this process requires creating space for joint learning and knowledge sharing through innovation networks, bringing together a variety of actors, with different (forms or sources of) knowledge (Spielman and Birner, 2008;Moschitz et al, 2015;McKenzie, 2013).…”