Factors influencing the adoption of precision agricultural technologies: A review for policy implications

Precision Agriculture

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 713-730

  Tey, Yeong Sheng ^a,b   Brindal, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adoption; Factors; Policy; Precision agricultural technologies

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FOOD SECURITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 84868627114     PISSN: 13852256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11119-012-9273-6     Document Type: Review

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