Influencing incentives for precision agricultural technologies within European arable farming systems

Barnes, Andrew P.; Soto, Iria; Eory, Vera; Beck, Bert; Balafoutis, Athanasios T.; Sánchez, Berta; Vangeyte, Jürgen; Fountas, Spyros; Wal, T. van der; Gómez-Barbero, Manuel

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2018.12.014

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“…According to the obtained results (Table 5), the biggest obstacle is the extra investment costs (38.2%) and the difficulties of application and adaptation (22.7%), which is completely in line with the results of Barnes et al (2019) [40]. Those who identified the additional investment costs as the most important problem mentioned operating costs as the second most common difficulty (57%), and the third main reason was the lack of adequate financing (29%).…”

Section: Factors Hindering the Willingness To Apply Precision Farmingsupporting

confidence: 81%

“…Farmers do not assign particular importance to the following areas: fair tax rules tailored to precision farms, precision farming-friendly political environments, and long-term predictable agricultural policies. This differs from the result of Barnes et al (2019) [40], which highlights the importance of tighter environmental rules, or technological interventions.…”

Section: Social Legal and Political Factors Affecting The Developmementioning

confidence: 72%

“…The survey of Barnes et al (2019) [40] included 971 farmers with different structural factors and adoption rates. Farmers were selected on the basis of current non-adoption and current adoption of PF.…”

Section: Description Of the Questionnairementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The comparison is based on a study recently published by Barnes et al (2019) [40], representing five countries, in which the opinions of farmers on PF and the previously published study [41] were presented. In our survey, the number of participant farmers and the rate of current adoptions were lower than in the case of Barnes et al (2019), because of the present situation of PF in Hungary. Our research method is similar, save for the forming of the groups based on the farmers' self-declaration, introduced by our qualitative analysis.…”

Section: Description Of the Questionnairementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The range of precision farmers was determined on the basis of the positive answers given to the question "Do you use precision crop production technology in your farm?" We used an open-response technique; therefore, the questionnaire did not list specific technological elements, as in Barnes et al (2019) [40]. Our study aimed to explore the opinions of farmers who are committed to precision crop technology; thus, it was not important whether they had practical experience in PF or not.…”

Section: The Samplementioning

confidence: 99%

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Main Motivational Factors of Farmers Adopting Precision Farming in Hungary

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The basic question of our research is what crop-producing farmers know about PF (precision farming), and how economic value and social factors motivate the acceptance and implementation of PF. We conducted a cross-sectional survey, using standardized questionnaires, in 2018, that was nationally representative of Hungarian crop producers. Besides this, we conducted 30 semi-structured interviews about the meaning of PF, with the farmers who use PF in practice. They defined it as a tool of strategic planning, to serve input savings, using state-of-the-art technologies. Based on the questionnaire, we found that the farmers currently applying PF do not seem to have such a significant impact on the agricultural society that would make others want to move to precision technology, following their example. As a result of the factor analysis, we could differentiate direct and indirect factors. Potential human resources are undereducated, their willingness to improve their knowledge is low, and the level of cooperation ability is low, making it excessively difficult, or even impossible, to acquire the equipment necessary for a technology switch and to purchase the necessary services. It can be concluded that age, production, and technical usefulness carries greater weight over things like monetary factors, productivity of cultivated land, knowledge capital, and willingness of Hungarian farmers to cooperate.

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Section: Factors Hindering the Willingness To Apply Precision Farmingsupporting

confidence: 81%

Section: Social Legal and Political Factors Affecting The Developmementioning

confidence: 72%

Section: Description Of the Questionnairementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Description Of the Questionnairementioning

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Section: The Samplementioning

confidence: 99%

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Incentivizing the adoption of precision agricultural technologies in small‐scaled farming systems: A choice experiment approach

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Precision farming technologies are expected to reduce nutrient surplus in agriculture. Uptake of these technologies in European farming systems, however, is low and policy incentives are needed to promote environmental benefits. We conducted a choice experiment with 418 Swiss farmers to elicit their preferences for site-specific nitrogen fertilization technologies. Using a split-sample approach, we elicit both willingness-to-accept and willingness-to-pay welfare measures. Results show that welfare measures for the nitrogen reduction potential vary significantly between the two samples. This indicates that the policy design affects farmers' preferences and willingness to adopt precision farming technologies that reduce nitrogen losses from agricultural production.

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Influencing incentives for precision agricultural technologies within European arable farming systems

Cited by 89 publications

References 37 publications

Main Motivational Factors of Farmers Adopting Precision Farming in Hungary

Main Motivational Factors of Farmers Adopting Precision Farming in Hungary

Smartphone use and willingness to adopt digital pest and disease management: Evidence from litchi growers in rural China

Incentivizing the adoption of precision agricultural technologies in small‐scaled farming systems: A choice experiment approach

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