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Autor:
Max López-Maciel, Peter Roebeling, Rick Llewellyn, Elisabete Figueiredo, Fábio André Matos, Rita Mendonça, Maria Isabel Bastos, Rúben Mendes, Luuk Postmes, Mayke Van Dinter
Publikováno v:
Resources, Vol 12, Iss 11, p 133 (2023)
This article explores general concepts related to the diffusion of innovations theory (DoI) and its use regarding the adoption of nature-based solutions, specifically green roofs, in urban areas by private house/property owners in the city of Eindhov
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4b073a460879475bbc7923b489bdac8f
Publikováno v:
PeerJ, Vol 8, p e10066 (2020)
Early virtual fencing trials have effectively contained small groups of sheep within set areas of a paddock when all animals were wearing manual electronic collars. With sheep farming commonly involving large flocks, a potential cost-effective applic
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/2311748a6d62473d8b17fd90c4c7094e
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, Vol 16, Iss 3, Pp 286-296 (2018)
There is a recognized need for the participation of local communities in designing and implementing agricultural interventions for the sustainable intensification in smallholder systems. This study examines the perspectives of local community leaders
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/5bfd3295f7ef42f084c7e0f9ab230274
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, Vol 15, Iss 4, Pp 467-481 (2017)
Despite more than three decades of promotion, conservation agriculture (CA) has not been widely adopted by smallholder farmer in sub-Saharan Africa. This low rate of adoption reflects substantial negative evaluation of CA by many smallholder farmers,
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/875b1d995d5b4a998117ea8d6420e636
Publikováno v:
Agronomy, Vol 11, Iss 1, p 139 (2021)
Models can provide a structured way to think about adoption and provide a method to investigate the impacts of different factors in the adoption process. With at least 70 years of research in the adoption of agricultural innovations, there has been a
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/e8b11e824bc841c3849b6a28413e1515
Autor:
Danila Marini, M. Dennis Meuleman, Sue Belson, T. Bas Rodenburg, Rick Llewellyn, Caroline Lee
Publikováno v:
Animals, Vol 8, Iss 3, p 33 (2018)
To ensure animal welfare isn’t compromised when using virtual fencing, animals must be able to associate a benign conditioned stimulus with an aversive stimulus. This study used an associative learning test to train 30, four-year-old, Merino x Suff
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/305d9a4d88b44fd490c189551fd5b5ab
Publikováno v:
Animals, Vol 8, Iss 3, p 31 (2018)
Virtual fencing has the potential to greatly improve livestock movement, grazing efficiency, and land management by farmers; however, relatively little work has been done to test the potential of virtual fencing with sheep. Commercial dog training eq
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/dfe7bba1f18f4e928553d59f5eb2eb9b
Autor:
Rohan Rainbow, Leanne Wiseman, Richard Heath, Rick Llewellyn, Airong Zhang, Katie McRobert, Jay Sanderson
Publikováno v:
Journal of Rural Studies. 88:346-353
Agricultural industries are facing a dual challenge of increasing production to meet the growing population with a disruptive changing climate and, at the same time, reducing its environmental impacts. Digital agriculture supported by big data techno
Autor:
Marta Monjardino, Angelo Loi, Dean T. Thomas, Clinton Revell, Bonnie Flohr, Rick Llewellyn, Hayley C. Norman
Publikováno v:
SSRN Electronic Journal.
Publikováno v:
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 42:80-91
Research on the determinants of adoption of agricultural innovations (technologies and practices) has failed to converge towards a consistent explanation for why farmers choose to adopt new technologies and practices. This absence of convergence matt