The role of communication and co-operation in the adoption of precision farming

Precision Agriculture

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-17

  Kutter, T ^a   Tiemann, S ^a   Siebert, R ^a   Fountas, S ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Contractors; Innovation; Interviews; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; DATA INTERPRETATION; INNOVATION; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOFTWARE; STAKEHOLDER; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; GREECE;

EID: 79251616186     PISSN: 13852256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11119-009-9150-0     Document Type: Article

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