A four nation survey of farm information management and advanced farming systems: A descriptive analysis of survey responses

  • Authors:

  • Lartey G. Lawson;Søren Marcus Pedersen;Claus Grøn Sørensen;Liisa Pesonen;Spyros Fountas;Armin Werner;Frank W. Oudshoorn;Luzia Herold;Thanos Chatzinikos;Inger Marie Kirketerp;Simon Blackmore

  • Affiliations:

  • University of Copenhagen, Institute of Food and Resource Economics, Rolighedsvej 25, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark;University of Copenhagen, Institute of Food and Resource Economics, Rolighedsvej 25, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark;Aarhus University, Department of Biosystems Engineering, Blichers Alle 20, 8830 Tjele, Denmark;MTT Agrifood Research, Finland Plant Production Research, Jokioinen Vakolantie 55, 03400 Vihti, Finland;University of Thessaly, Department of Crop Production and Rural Environment, Volos, Greece;Leibniz-Centre for Landscape Research (ZALF), Department of Land Use Systems, Eberswalder Str. 84, D-15374 Muencheberg, Germany;Aarhus University, Department of Biosystems Engineering, Blichers Alle 20, 8830 Tjele, Denmark;Leibniz-Centre for Landscape Research (ZALF), Department of Land Use Systems, Eberswalder Str. 84, D-15374 Muencheberg, Germany;University of Thessaly, Department of Crop Production and Rural Environment, Volos, Greece;University of Copenhagen, Institute of Food and Resource Economics, Rolighedsvej 25, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark;Center for Research and Technology, Thessaly, A' Industrial Zone, 38500 Volos, Greece and King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia

  • Venue:
  • Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present the descriptive results of the survey responses that explore the perception of advanced information systems among four European countries: i.e. Denmark, Finland, Germany and Greece. The study evaluates the potential time savings associated with office tasks for information management and the likely adoption of advanced farming systems and precision farming practices. The survey results suggest that there are differences in weekly hours allocated to office tasks and its distribution across countries. However, there seems to be a potential benefit for introducing labour saving farm information management systems in relation to budgeting procedures, field planning and paperwork to deal with subsidy applications and public authorities. More than 40% of the respondent farms from Germany, Denmark and Finland seem to be unsure about usefulness of computers in dealing with official institutions and consumers. The extent to which the finding is linked to the budgeted time allocated to office tasks is worth pursuing.