@inproceedings{4ce3358d5c2e483a8d1c3127457f7506,
title = "Rethinking e-agriculture innovation using a human centred systems lens",
abstract = "Historically, farmers have been some of the most innovative people in the world. However, agriculture lags behind other sectors in its uptake of new information technologies for the control and automation of farming systems. In spite of decades of research into innovation, generally we still do not have a good understanding as to why this is the case. This paper reviews two theories of innovation and offers a new approach to thinking about agricultural ICT (e-Agriculture). It firstly explores the problem of ICT adoption in agriculture. It also proposes new dimensions of a theory of e-Agriculture adoption and innovation. The paper thereby opens up an avenue of research for control and automation systems theory and practice, which informs policy in respect of e-readiness of farmers and the wider rural community both at a national level and an international level.",
keywords = "Agriculture, ICT, Innovation, Technology adoption",
author = "Sinead Somers and Larry Stapleton",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.3182/20120611-3-IE-4029.00020",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783902823205",
series = "IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)",
publisher = "IFAC Secretariat",
number = "10",
pages = "97--102",
booktitle = "SWIIS 2012 - IFAC Int. Conference on Int. Stability and Systems Engineering, SWIIS 2012 is Organised in Conjunction with the 2nd Int. Systems Engineering and Systems Management Conference, SESEM 2012",
address = "Austria",
edition = "10",
note = "2012 IFAC International Conference on International Stability and Systems Engineering, SWIIS 2012. Held in Conjunction with the 2nd International Systems Engineering and Systems Management Conference, SESEM 2012 ; Conference date: 11-06-2012 Through 13-06-2012",
}