Abstract
The primary objective of this research is to find the disparity for slow adoption of Smart Farming Technologies (SFT) in Ireland. The usage of Cloud Computing technology among Irish farmers would help to find out the adoption behaviour barrier and way to enhance from the present system. The research will also help us to indicate the reasons for farmers in adopting and not adopting any technology. The research followed a mixed method where both surveys and interviews were used to collect the data from Irish farmers. A total sample of 32 farmers were selected through snowball sampling with the help of social websites. This study explored the major factors in adopting new technology among Irish farmers. It also helped to find the perception of farmers and ways to improve from the present system. The result shows that Cloud Computing adoption among the young farmers is greater while it is lower among the old farmers in Ireland.
Highlights
The green revolution mechanized agriculture and agriculture is being digitalized like any other industry
Every subject informed of the cause and consequence of the survey and they have signed the consent form
Sample size is a limitation of the study due to various reasons such as communication difficulty between farmers, General Data Protection Rule (GDPR) to collect the details among farmers, and short time period taken to complete the research
Summary
The green revolution mechanized agriculture and agriculture is being digitalized like any other industry. The change from the traditional work-flow of managing farm to closely monitor the crop, animal and land precisely by identifying the temporal and spatial variability of land, animals and crop is called precision farming [1]. Smart farming is an extension to precision farming. Land is managed by location, while smart farming uses data and location of the field for better management and helps to carry out real-time events in the farm [1]. Outstanding development on the Internet of Things and Cloud Computing (CC) technology propelled Smart farming [2]. Farming using Cloud technology is termed as “farms in the cloud”. Teagasc “Technology Foresight Report 2035” suggested smart farming as farms in the cloud because a farm can be run in real time with the help of data and algorithm [3]
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