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The Precision Farming Revolution

Autor James E. Addicott
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 noi 2020
This book examines the precision farming revolution in Somerset, England. It reveals the reasons why local farmers invested in autonomous systems and traces the outcomes of adoption. It describes the local and global drivers of the fourth industrial revolution, from world population growth, climatic and ecological crises, profit driven farming and government agri-tech grants, to the Space Race era. A new cultural method of intelligence, ideas and thinking, new organisational and control powers, was precisely what precision farming offered farmers and off-farm firms, who were able to remotely monitor and control natural environments and aspects of on-farm activities. As a result of local farmers opting into precision farming systems the power dynamics of industrial agriculture were reorganised and this book will offer readers an understanding of how and why.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789811396885
ISBN-10: 9811396884
Pagini: 252
Ilustrații: XII, 237 p. 12 illus., 8 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2020
Editura: Springer
Locul publicării:Singapore, Singapore

Cuprins

1. The Precision Farming Revolution.- 2. Global Drivers.- 3. Economic Drivers.- 4. Cultural Methods.- 5. Society & Nature.- 6. Farming Futures.

Notă biografică

Dr. James E. Addicott is an independent sociologist, ethnographic researcher and author at jeaddicott.com. 

Textul de pe ultima copertă

This book examines the precision farming revolution in Somerset, England. It reveals the reasons why local farmers invested in autonomous systems and traces the outcomes of adoption. It describes the local and global drivers of the fourth industrial revolution, from world population growth, climatic and ecological crises, profit driven farming and government agri-tech grants, to the Space Race era. A new cultural method of intelligence, ideas and thinking, new organisational and control powers, was precisely what precision farming offered farmers and off-farm firms, who were able to remotely monitor and control natural environments and aspects of on-farm activities. As a result of local farmers opting into precision farming systems the power dynamics of industrial agriculture were reorganised and this book will offer readers an understanding of how and why.

Caracteristici

Discusses the implications of precision agricultural systems being applied across the globe Offers critical insights into the global ‘digital revolution’ or ‘next green revolution’ in agriculture, and farmers’ economic and social motivations for investment in precision farming Includes original interviews with farmers utilizing precision farming technologies