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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Farmers' Perceptions about Spatial Yield Variability and Precision Farming Technology Adoption: An Empirical Study of Cotton Production in 12 Southeastern States
Autores: | Kotsiri,   Sofia; Rejesus,   Roderick M.; Marra,   Michele C.; Velandia,   Margarita M.
Data: | 2011-01-13
Ano: | 2011
Palavras-chave: | Multinomial logit; Endogeneity; Variable rate input applications; Site specific information gathering technology; Yield perceptions; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q12; Q16.
Resumo: | This paper examines how cotton farmers' perceptions about their spatial yield variability influence their decision to adopt precision farming technologies. Utilizing cross-section survey data from 12 Southeastern states and a two-step econometric modeling approach, we find that farmers who perceive their yields as more spatially heterogeneous will more likely use site specific information gathering technologies and apply their inputs at a variable rate. In addition, our empirical analysis shows that perceptions about future profitability and importance of precision farming, along with socio-economic factors, also drive the technology adoption decision. These results have implications for producers contemplating the variable rate management decisions, as well as dealers selling these precision farming technologies.
Tipo: | Conference Paper or Presentation
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://purl.umn.edu/98689
Relação: | Southern Agricultural Economics Association&gt;2011 Annual Meeting, February 5-8, 2011, Corpus Christi, Texas
Formato: | 22