Precision agriculture technology adoption: a qualitative study of small-scale commercial "family farms" located in the North China Plain
Precision agriculture technology adoption: a qualitative study of small-scale commercial "family farms" located in the North China Plain
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DOI：
10.1007/s11119-021-09839-2
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发表时间：
2021-09-12
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6.2
通讯作者：
Frewer, Lynn. J.
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作者：
Kendall, Helen;Clark, Beth;Frewer, Lynn. J.
精准农业（PA）技术为粮食安全和环境挑战提供了一个潜在的解决方案，但只有农民采用才能成功。尽管科学证明了PA技术对中国农业的好处，但中国的采用落后于一些发达农业经济体。采用与否取决于农民对保护区技术的态度和看法。采用深度访谈的方法，对河北省和山东省27个农户进行了探索性定性研究，探讨了农户对PA技术的认知和采用意向。专题分析揭示了数据中出现的五个中心主题，即：“社会政治格局”、“农耕文化”、“农业挑战”、“采用意图（障碍/促进因素）”和“实际支持机制”。所有这些都可能影响中国家庭农民采用PA技术的水平和速度。研究表明，家庭农民对PA技术的潜力持开放态度，尽管对PA技术的看法和采用意愿存在异质性。将通过减少采用障碍来提高采用率，包括需要可小规模应用的低成本PA应用，改进信息提供，包括更容易获得的补贴和信贷在内的财政支持机制，以及可靠、规范和负担得起的服务提供。
Precision agriculture (PA) technologies offer a potential solution to food security and environmental challenges but, will only be successful if adopted by farmers. Adoption in China lags behind that in some developed agricultural economies despite scientifically proven benefits of PA technologies for Chinese agriculture. Adoption is dependent on farmer attitudes and perceptions towards PA technologies. An exploratory qualitative study using in-depth interviews was conducted with Chinese arable farmers (n = 27) to explore their perceptions towards and adoption intentions of PA technologies in two Chinese provinces (Hebei and Shandong). A thematic analysis revealed five central themes to have emerged from the data, these were: "socio-political landscape", "farming culture", "agricultural challenges", "adoption intentions (barriers/facilitators" and "practical support mechanisms". All were likely to influence the level and rate of adoption of PA technologies amongst family farmers in China. The research revealed an openness to the potential of PA technologies amongst family farmers, although there was heterogeneity in the perceptions of PA technology and willingness to adopt. Improved rates of adoption will be achieved by reducing the barriers to adoption, including the need for low-cost PA applications that can be applied at small scale, improved information provision, financial support mechanisms including more accessible subsidies and credit, and reliable, regulated and affordable service provision.