Farmers and their data: An examination of farmers’ reluctance to share their data through the lens of the laws impacting smart farming

Wiseman, Leanne; Sanderson, Jay; Zhang, Airong; Jakku, Emma

doi:10.1016/j.njas.2019.04.007

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“…Iterative and ongoing digital technological developments should allow for such diversity and be cognisant of the fact that some will actively choose to resist the intellectual and technical skill development required to reach the transform mode due to the costs and/or perceived risks involved. Transaction costs and data governance arrangements mean that not every digital technology is worth investing in for every farmer, advisor or researcher (Glover et al 2019 ; Wiseman et al 2019 ). For example, farmers may choose to consciously shun digitalisation on their farm altogether, or specific forms of digital technologies, in an act of defiant choice.…”

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Grasping at digitalisation: turning imagination into fact in the sugarcane farming community

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Nutrient runoff from catchments that drain into the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is a significant source of stress for this World Heritage Area. An alliance of collaborative on-ground water quality monitoring (Project 25) and technologically driven digital application development (Digiscape GBR) projects were formulated to provide data that highlighted the contribution of a network of Australian sugar cane farmers, amongst other sources, to nutrient runoff. This environmental data and subsequent information were extended to the farming community through scientist-led feedback sessions and the development of specialised digital technology (1622™WQ) that help build an understanding of the nutrient movements, in this case nitrogen, such that farmers might think about and eventually act to alter their fertilizer application practices. This paper reflects on a socio-environmental sustainability challenge that emerged during this case study, by utilising the nascent concept of digi-grasping. We highlight the importance of the entire agricultural knowledge and advice network being part of an innovation journey to increase the utility of digital agricultural technologies developed to increase overall sustainability. We develop the digi-MAST analytical framework, which explores modes of being and doing in the digital world, ranging from ‘the everyday mystery of the digital world (M)’, through digital ‘awareness (A)’, digitally ‘sparked’ being/s (S), and finally the ability of individuals and/or groups to ‘transform (T)’ utilising digital technologies and human imaginations. Our digi-MAST framework allows us to compare agricultural actors, in this case, to understand present modes of digi-grasping to help determine the resources and actions likely to be required to achieve impact from the development of various forms of digital technological research outputs.

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“…As a result, disease spreading can be suppressed faster than traditional mitigation strategies. Farmers' willingness to adopt the information-sharing process depends on a number of complicated factors such as risk attitudes, privacy, and transparency issues [22,23]. Many efforts are still needed to investigate those factors influencing farmers' engagement and how the participation rate will affect the effectiveness of information sharing mitigation strategies.…”

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Understanding the effects of contact structures and information sharing on the FMD transmission among beef cattle farms

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Scoglio

2020

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Moving infected animals and sharing contaminated equipment and vehicles are considered as the most effective ways for between-farm disease transmission. The objective of this study is to develop a network-based simulation model to investigate the effects of direct contact, indirect contact, and their combination on a hypothetical foot-and-mouth disease spread between beef-cattle farms in southwest Kansas, the US.

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“…The collection, storage, sharing, use and monetization of farm data raise the most questions and controversy in the context of digitalization in the agrifood sector (Carbonell, 2016;Dyer, 2016;Wiseman, Sanderson, Zhang and Jakku, 2019). The concentration of data discussions results from the key role it plays in the digital revolution.…”

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“…In legal systems, there are currently no clear definitions of ownership rights to digital agriculture data. The issues related to data management and data flow in the data value chain are determined at the level of private agreements between farmers and agricultural technology providers (Wiseman et al, 2019). In agreements determining the conditions to use software for agricultural machinery and equipment, most providers include a provision indicating that collected raw farm data remains the property of farmers.…”

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Economic, Ethical and Legal Aspects of Digitalization in the Agri-Food Sector

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2020

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The article aims to contribute to the discussion and research on economic, ethical and legal aspects of digital transformation in the agri-food sector. The previous technological revolution (the so-called Green Revolution) significantly raised the efficiency indices and productivity in agriculture. At the same time, however, it led to many negative environmental consequences. It also deepened income inequalities in the sector. According to some researchers, the current digital revolution, in fact based on intensive use of knowledge, may reverse the adverse consequences of the previous revolution. On the other hand, there is growing evidence that digital technologies lead to new social divides and to greater inequalities in the world. Many digital products and services are developed with the use of data to which ownership rights remain unclear. At the same time, the ongoing digitalization processes seem to significantly increase the risk of privacy violations. The article discusses the benefits, problems and possible risks associated with the digitalization processes in the agri-food sector. Particular attention is devoted to the ethical aspects of collecting, processing, sharing and using digital data from smart farming systems. It is argued that the potential of the digital revolution in the agri-food sector is not fully realized. The influencing factors are i.a. the lack of laws and regulatory frameworks for the governance of digital data gathered in the agriculture and food sector, the structure of the market of digital products and services favoring large and very large farms, low level of trust between actors in the data value chain and insufficient cooperation between the private and the public sector with regard to using and sharing digital data. Therefore, a broad discussion engaging various

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Farmers and their data: An examination of farmers’ reluctance to share their data through the lens of the laws impacting smart farming

Cited by 168 publications

References 14 publications

Grasping at digitalisation: turning imagination into fact in the sugarcane farming community

Grasping at digitalisation: turning imagination into fact in the sugarcane farming community

Understanding the effects of contact structures and information sharing on the FMD transmission among beef cattle farms

Economic, Ethical and Legal Aspects of Digitalization in the Agri-Food Sector

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