Land scale, cooperative membership and benefits information: Unmanned aerial vehicle adoption in China

Land scale, cooperative membership and benefits information: Unmanned aerial vehicle adoption in China

Pesticide spraying in China is labor-intensive and a significant threat to human and environmental health. Advancements in plant protection Unmanned Arial Vehicle technology have the potential to mitigate these threats, but adoption is low. This paper analyzes the impact of agricultural scale, coope...

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Main Authors: Qianmiao Chen, Cheryl Wachenheim, Shi Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Sustainable Futures
Subjects:
O33
O38
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188820300186
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spelling doaj-3f1f2a3e547e4011abeb84bbb11f0c472021-03-22T08:44:00ZengElsevierSustainable Futures2666-18882020-01-012100025Land scale, cooperative membership and benefits information: Unmanned aerial vehicle adoption in ChinaQianmiao Chen0Cheryl Wachenheim1Shi Zheng2Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California Berkeley, United States; The Economics School of Renmin University of China in Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, United States; Corresponding author.School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China, ChinaPesticide spraying in China is labor-intensive and a significant threat to human and environmental health. Advancements in plant protection Unmanned Arial Vehicle technology have the potential to mitigate these threats, but adoption is low. This paper analyzes the impact of agricultural scale, cooperative membership, and benefits-information on adoption among farmers in Jilin Province. Land scale and cooperative membership have a direct relationship with farmer knowledge of, and willingness to adopt. Providing benefits information had a notable effect on willingness to adopt by cooperative members and non-members with large acreages. Promotion efforts can be effective in promoting adoption.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188820300186O33O38
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Land scale, cooperative membership and benefits information: Unmanned aerial vehicle adoption in China
Sustainable Futures
O33
O38
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Cheryl Wachenheim
Shi Zheng
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title Land scale, cooperative membership and benefits information: Unmanned aerial vehicle adoption in China
title_short Land scale, cooperative membership and benefits information: Unmanned aerial vehicle adoption in China
title_full Land scale, cooperative membership and benefits information: Unmanned aerial vehicle adoption in China
title_fullStr Land scale, cooperative membership and benefits information: Unmanned aerial vehicle adoption in China
title_full_unstemmed Land scale, cooperative membership and benefits information: Unmanned aerial vehicle adoption in China
title_sort land scale, cooperative membership and benefits information: unmanned aerial vehicle adoption in china
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publishDate 2020-01-01
description Pesticide spraying in China is labor-intensive and a significant threat to human and environmental health. Advancements in plant protection Unmanned Arial Vehicle technology have the potential to mitigate these threats, but adoption is low. This paper analyzes the impact of agricultural scale, cooperative membership, and benefits-information on adoption among farmers in Jilin Province. Land scale and cooperative membership have a direct relationship with farmer knowledge of, and willingness to adopt. Providing benefits information had a notable effect on willingness to adopt by cooperative members and non-members with large acreages. Promotion efforts can be effective in promoting adoption.
topic O33
O38
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