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Precision Agriculture: Technology and Economic Perspectives

  • There is a void of books on the economics of precision agriculture, no similar books have been published
  • A farm business management mental framework of approach lends itself to a broad target audience from practitioners to research scientists
  • The book organization will parallel the steps of the decision-making process and use illustrative example cases to emphasize how a farmer considering precision agriculture technology would think
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Progress in Precision Agriculture (PRPRA)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Smart Farming Technologies – Description, Taxonomy and Economic Impact

    • Athanasios T. Balafoutis, Bert Beck, Spyros Fountas, Zisis Tsiropoulos, Jürgen Vangeyte, Tamme van der Wal et al.
    Pages 21-77
  3. Economics of Site-Specific and Variable-Dose Herbicide Application

    • Jens Erik Ørum, Per Kudsk, Peter Kryger Jensen
    Pages 93-110
  4. Auto-Steering and Controlled Traffic Farming – Route Planning and Economics

    • Claus G. Sørensen, Efthymios Rodias, Dionysis Bochtis
    Pages 129-145
  5. Profitability of Controlled Traffic in Grass Silage Production

    • Hans Alvemar, Hans Andersson, Hans Henrik Pedersen
    Pages 147-166
  6. Robotic Seeding: Economic Perspectives

    • Søren Marcus Pedersen, Spyros Fountas, Claus G. Sørensen, Frits K. Van Evert, B. Simon Blackmore
    Pages 167-179
  7. Future Perspectives of Farm Management Information Systems

    • Zisis Tsiropoulos, Giacomo Carli, Erika Pignatti, Spyros Fountas
    Pages 181-200
  8. Sustainable Intensification in Crop Farming – A Case from Estonia

    • Rando Värnik, Raiko Aste, Jelena Ariva
    Pages 201-221
  9. How to Model the Adoption and Perception of Precision Agriculture Technologies

    • Giacomo Carli, Vilma Xhakollari, Maria Rita Tagliaventi
    Pages 223-249
  10. Perspectives of Precision Agriculture in a Broader Policy Context

    • Kim Martin Lind, Søren Marcus Pedersen
    Pages 251-266
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 267-276

About this book

This book presents cases from different countries with a main focus on the perspectives of using precision farming in Europe.  Divided into 12 chapters it addresses some of the most recent developments and aspects of precision farming. The intention of this book is to provide an overview of some of the most promising technologies with precision agriculture from an economic point of view.  Each chapter has been put together so that it can be read individually should the reader wish to focus on one particular topic. Precision Farming as a farm technology benefits from large-scale advantages due to relatively high investment costs and is primarily adopted on farms with medium to large field areas.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark

    Søren Marcus Pedersen, Kim Martin Lind

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Precision Agriculture: Technology and Economic Perspectives

  • Editors: Søren Marcus Pedersen, Kim Martin Lind

  • Series Title: Progress in Precision Agriculture

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68715-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-68713-1Published: 29 November 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88644-2Published: 06 September 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-68715-5Published: 15 November 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2511-2260

  • Series E-ISSN: 2511-2279

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 276

  • Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Plant Sciences, Soil Science & Conservation

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Softcover Book USD 249.99
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Hardcover Book USD 249.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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