Farmers' Attitudes to the Benefits and Barriers of Adopting Automation for Surface Irrigation on Dairy Farms in Australia |
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| Authors: | Rabi Maskey Greg Roberts Brian Graetz |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Tatura, Victoria, 3616, Australia;(2) Shepparton campus, Latrobe University, Shepparton, Victoria, 3632, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The study reports farmers' attitudes andperceptions towards the ``barriers' and ``benefits' of automaticirrigation systems. Factor analysis was used to identify perceived ``barriers' and ``benefits' andthe impact of these on farmers' priority to adopt automation wasexamined. Results suggest that farmers'attitudes, particularly with respect to ``cost' and``lifestyle' influenced the priority given to adopting automaticirrigation systems. The area under pasturecultivation was also an importantdeterminant in the farmers' priority foradopting automatic irrigation systems. |
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| Keywords: | attitudes automatic irrigation factor analysis irrigation |
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