Farmers Under Pressure. Analysis of the Social Conditions of Cases of Animal Neglect

Andrade, Stefan Bastholm; Anneberg, Inger

doi:10.1007/s10806-013-9456-9

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“…Many of the smart dairying dilemmas identified in our study have also been noted in other studies internationally (Andrade and Anneberg 2014;Butler and Holloway 2016;Carolan 2016;Wolfert et al 2017). These socio-ethical dilemmas included data privacy and power relations between farmers and companies relating to data acquisition and ownership.…”

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confidence: 78%

Managing Socio-Ethical Challenges in the Development of Smart Farming: From a Fragmented to a Comprehensive Approach for Responsible Research and Innovation

Eastwood

Klerkx

Ayre

et al. 2017

J Agric Environ Ethics

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Smart farming (also referred to as digital farming, digital agriculture and precision agriculture) has largely been driven by productivity and efficiency aims, but there is an increasing awareness of potential socio-ethical challenges. The responsible research and innovation (RRI) approach aims to address such challenges but has had limited application in smart farming contexts. Using smart dairying research and development (R&D) in New Zealand (NZ) as a case study, we examine the extent to which principles of RRI have been applied in NZ smart dairying development and assess the broader lessons for RRI application in smart farming. We draw on insights from: a review of research on dairy technology use in NZ; interviews with smart dairying stakeholders; and the application of an analytical framework based on RRI dimensions. We conclude that smart dairying R&D and innovation activities have focused on technology development and on-farm use without considering socio-ethical implications and have excluded certain actors such as citizens and consumers. This indicates that readiness to enact RRI in this context is not yet optimal, and future RRI efforts require leadership by government or dairy sector organisations to fully embed RRI principles in the guidelines for large R&D project design (what has also been referred to as 'RRI maturity'). More broadly, enacting RRI in smart farming requires initial identification of RRI readiness in a given sector or country and devising a roadmap and coherent project portfolio to support capacity building for enacting RRI.

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Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 78%

Managing Socio-Ethical Challenges in the Development of Smart Farming: From a Fragmented to a Comprehensive Approach for Responsible Research and Innovation

Eastwood

Klerkx

Ayre

et al. 2017

J Agric Environ Ethics

225

229

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“…Having more animals than those that can be reared properly and incapability to invest economically are probably also more likely in small farms with older premises and restricted space and facilities. Andrade and Anneberg [15] and Devitt et al [24] have emphasized the complexity of animal neglect and identified the association with health, social, and financial problems. Response to animal neglect has been criticized for being too one-dimensional; focusing purely on animals [25].…”

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Evaluation of Criminal Sanctions Concerning Violations of Cattle and Pig Welfare

Väärikkälä

Koskela

Hänninen

et al. 2020

Animals

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EU legislation requires the violations of animal welfare standards to be sanctioned. Our aim was to evaluate criminal sanctions concerning violations of cattle and pig welfare on Finnish farms. We analyzed 196 court cases heard in Finnish district courts from 2011 to 2016. Almost all the cases (95%) concerned the violations of cattle welfare, of which 61% occurred on small farms. The lack of cleanliness and inadequate feeding and watering were the most common reported violations. Median time span from the start date of an offending to a judgement was slightly less than two years. Of the cases, 96% resulted in conviction. The court did not perceive the violations as being highly blameworthy as a small fine and a short conditional imprisonment were the most often imposed sanctions. A ban on the keeping of animals was used as a precautionary measure in half of the cases. Veterinarians were shown to have an important role in the initiation of criminal procedures, providing evidence for the police, and acting as witnesses. Therefore, it is crucial to achieve a well-functioning collaboration between veterinarians and the police and prosecutors. The expertise of these authorities on animal welfare legislation should also be emphasized to improve the efficacy of criminal procedures.

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“…According to Bourdieu, the single farmer adaptation strategy is both an individual and a social problem, because the farmer is unable to transmit habitual practices to the next generation. However, a previous study on Danish farm families points out that having established a family includes both advantages and disadvantages for farmers with respect to adaptation (Andrade and Anneberg 2014). Whilst farmers who live alone have more difficulties in handling hardship than those with a spouse and children, family troubles (e.g., sickness and divorce) increase the risk that the farmer will be unable to adapt.…”

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Transition and Adaptation: An Analysis of Adaption Strategies Amongst Danish Farm Families from 1980–2008

Andrade

2015

Sociologia Ruralis

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This article analyses how Danish farm families adapted to harsh and changing conditions in the period after the great western agricultural crisis in the early 1980s. Drawing on Bourdieu's concepts of habitus and adaptation, I analyse the creation and consolidation of different class fractions amongst farm families due to different adaptation strategies. The data contain information about the population of self-employed farmers and their families who were between 30-35 years old in 1980 (n = 9,123). Using sequence analysis, I examine farm families' adaptation strategies for maintaining their agricultural production annually from 1980-2008. The result is a five-farmer typology that, together with logit regression models including background covariates, reveals how the farm families' adaptation strategies relate to educational level, financial situation, family composition and whether the farmer can receive help from a spouse or other close family members.

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Farmers Under Pressure. Analysis of the Social Conditions of Cases of Animal Neglect

Cited by 31 publications

References 33 publications

Managing Socio-Ethical Challenges in the Development of Smart Farming: From a Fragmented to a Comprehensive Approach for Responsible Research and Innovation

Managing Socio-Ethical Challenges in the Development of Smart Farming: From a Fragmented to a Comprehensive Approach for Responsible Research and Innovation

Evaluation of Criminal Sanctions Concerning Violations of Cattle and Pig Welfare

Transition and Adaptation: An Analysis of Adaption Strategies Amongst Danish Farm Families from 1980–2008

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