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2. Changes in transition: technology adoption and rice farming in two Indian villages
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Samaddar, Arindam (author) and Das, Prabir Kumar (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- USA: Springer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 172 Document Number: C28915
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture and Human Values
- Journal Title Details:
- (2008) 25: 541-553
3. Closing the rural broadband gap: Promoting adoption of the Internet is rural America
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- LaRose, Robert (author), Strover, Sharon (author), Gregg, Jennifer L. (author), Straubhaar, Joseph (author), and Carpenter, Serena (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- USA: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 172 Document Number: C29197
- Journal Title:
- Telecommunications Policy
- Journal Title Details:
- 31 (2007) 359-373
4. Diffussion and Adoption of Organic Farming in the South Spanish Olive Groves
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Parra-Lopez, Carlo (author), DeHaro-Gimenez, Tomas (author), and Calatrava-Requena, Javier (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- USA: Taylor and Francis
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29232
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Sustainable Agriculture
- Journal Title Details:
- 30:1, 105-151
5. Exploring producer innovation adoption using an extension-led trialing program
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Bowman, Brittany A. (author), Denny, Marina D. (author), and Stone, Amanda E. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-02
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12318
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- v. 58, n. 1
- Notes:
- 7 pages, On-farm bacteriologic culturing (OFBC) provides quick and inexpensive mastitis diagnosis, but commercial adoption of this innovation has been low in Mississippi. We implemented an Extension-led trialing program to identify reasons for producers' lack of OFBC adoption, explore change in producers' knowledge and perceptions of OFBC, and assess the effectiveness of the program relative to OFBC adoption. Most producers were unaware of OFBC initially but identified several benefits after trialing it for 30 days. The methodology for designing and implementing a trialing program based on Rogers's diffusion of innovation framework was effective and could be replicated easily in other contexts.
6. Factors affecting adoption of smart farms: The case of Korea
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Yoon, Cheolho (author), Lim, Dongsup (author), and Park, Changhee (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Published:
- Science Direct
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: D11677
- Journal Title:
- Computers in Human Behavior
- Journal Title Details:
- 108
- Notes:
- 10 pages., The smart farm, a future-oriented farm operation that integrates information and communications technologies, is an emerging trend in agriculture. This study investigates the factors affecting the adoption of the smart farm in Korea and analyzes them empirically. The research model is based on Rogers' innovation diffusion theory and existing models of adoption of information technology in organizations. The model proposes that adoption of innovative technology is influenced by relative advantages, complexity, and compatibility of the technology, the innovativeness and IT knowledge characteristics of the CEOs, financial costs, human resource vulnerability and lack of skills, competitive pressure, government support and the change to the digital environment. These factors were categorized according to TOE framework, investigated, and empirically tested using survey data to determine their influence on the adoption of smart farms. The results showed that the compatibility of technology, financial costs for the organization, and the digital environment change influence the adoption of smart farms. This study suggests practical implications for the adoption of smart farm technology based on the results.
7. ICT4D: Internet Adoption and Usage among Rural Users in China
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Zhao, Jinqiu (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- USA: Springer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 172 Document Number: C29193
- Journal Title:
- Knowledge, Technology, and Policy
- Journal Title Details:
- (2008) 21:9-18
8. Theories and models of technology adoption in agricultural sector
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Dissanayake, C.A.K. (author), Jayathilake, W. (author), Wickramasuriya, H.V.A. (author), Kopiyawattage, K.P.P. (author), and Wasala, W.M.C.B. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-11-29
- Published:
- England: Hindawi Limited
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12803
- Journal Title:
- Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies
- Journal Title Details:
- Online
- Notes:
- 15pgs, Agriculture is crucial in catering to the increasing demand for food and employment. Thus, adoption of novel technologies is important. Many scientists have developed different theories and models explaining the process of behavioral change relevant to adoption. They are either completely different, similar, or improvements of previously developed models. Therefore, compilation and summarization of these theories and models will support future studies and researchers. Thus, an analysis of literature on technology adoption was conducted. The review was prepared based on literature from various sources spanning around 50 years. The theories and models identified by different studies were compiled and analyzed in this review paper. Many theories and models in agricultural technology adoption such as transtheoretical model, theory of reasoned action, theory of interpersonal behavior, model for innovation-decision process, different versions of technology acceptance model, theory of planned behavior, theory of diffusion of innovation, task-technology fit, technology readiness, unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, expectancy livelihood model, social cognitive theory, and perceived characteristics of innovating theory were compiled. Each theory and model has its own uniqueness, which had explained different aspects of technology adoption process and factors determining the behavioral change. These theories and models included affecting factors such as technological, personal, social, and economical factors. In conclusion, it can be stated that, rather than having a single theory or a model, an integrated and amalgamated form will be more explanatory for technology adoption.
9. Time discounting and implications for Chinese farmer responses to an upward trend in precipitation
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ding, Yihong (author), Balcombe, Kelvin (author), and Robinson, Elizabeth (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-03-11
- Published:
- United States: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12350
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 27, Iss. 3
- Notes:
- 15 pages, This paper studies Chinese grape growers’ time discounting and its implications for the adoption of technology that can reduce the negative effects of increasing precipitation. Using primary data collected in Xinjiang Province, we undertook a contingent valuation of rain covers that protect fruit from rain and estimated a discounted utility model using these data. Using a hierarchical Bayesian approach, we find that local grape growers discount the future very heavily, with a discount rate of 0.17 per year, which is almost four times higher than the Chinese market interest rate. Farmers also tend to underestimate the benefits of adopting covers, with their purchase decisions appearing to largely depend on their past actual losses rather than future anticipated losses. These findings have broader implications for policies promoting proactive adaptation in response to likely increased rainfall in the region. Targeting farmers who give lower weight to events far off in the future and understanding that many farmers may tend only to make adoption decisions that have strong short-term benefits could improve the efficacy of climate policies that target agricultural technologies.
10. Unlocking the potential of smallholder dairy farm: Evidence from the central highland of Ethiopia
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Feyissa, Abraham Abera (author), Senbeta, Feyera (author), Tolera, Adugna (author), and Guta, Dawit Diriba (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-12-01
- Published:
- Netherlands: Elsevier B.V.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12799
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 11
- Notes:
- 10 pages, Sustainable livestock farming practices have the potential to improve productivity and high income, reduce greenhouse gases, and improve household food security. Despite previous efforts to disseminate these technologies, the rate of adoption has remained very low in Ethiopia. In this study, we investigate the determinants of adoption and the impact of improved dairy farming practices (IDFP), which include improved breed, improved feed, and improved feeding conditions, on household food security in the central highland of Ethiopia.