Survey - 145 poultry farms and 121 pig farms

Thorough survey of 145 poultry farms and 121 pig farms on the perception of ICT
Abstract: 

Across six countries including, Hungary, Sweden, Estonia, Poland, Israel and Denmark, LivestockSense has under the leadership of AKI conducted a thorough survey, receiving answers from 145 poultry farms and 121 pig farms of the perception amongst European pig and poultry farmers towards deploying ICT-tools to improve livestock farming

The elaborated transnational results and key findings are to be published when analysed in full.

Innovation description: 

Both qualitative and quantitative surveys has been used to understand farmers’ attitudes towards PLF tools to identify barriers for the limited adoption of ICT based technologies.

Problem addressed: 

Utilisation of ICT based tools in agriculture is crucial for the EU to become internationally competitive, socially inclusive and climate neutral by 2050, the goal set in the European Green Deal. However, promoting and adoption of ICT tools is a major challenge in animal production. Although advanced ICT solutions improve the environmental and economic viability of animal husbandry; farmers are not open to new technologies due to a lack of in-depth knowledge about the implications of its usage. The development of sustainable animal husbandry requires the removal of socio-economic and cultural barriers preventing the wider adoption of ICT tools. The main objectives : Improve the economic and environmental viability of livestock farms through application of advanced information and communication technologies Identify/remove social barriers for technology adoption to achieve a wider use of ICT on farms

Solution offered: 

The objectives will be achieved by selecting and supplying a number of farms in key geographical areas in Europe with Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) tools.

Innovation stage: 

The results of the surveys are currently under close examination and will be published ultimo 2022. For more info. Please contact: Dr. TIKÁSZ Ildikó Edit osztályvezető, kutató | Head of Department, Researcher Környezettudatos Mezőgazdaság Kutatási Osztály | Green Agriculture Research Department +36 70 501 0958 tikasz.ildiko.edit@aki.gov.hu https://www.aki.gov.hu

SDG: 
12 – Responsible consumption and production
ICT domain: 
5.Management information systems/ Decision Support System
1.Remote Sensing
2.Robotics/Automated farming
7.Data governance
6.Web Applications /Platforms
AGRI domain: 
9.Monitoring and controlling the production environment/system
FOOD domain: 
5.Food quality and safety
Technological Readiness Level (TRL): 
Discovery phase (TRL 1,2 & 3)
Project name : 
Enhancing environmental sustainability of livestock farms by removing barriers for adopting ICT technologies
Project acronym: 
LivestockSense
Call: 
2019 – Cofund Call on ICT-enabled agri-food systems
Project duration : 
Thursday, 1 April, 2021 to Friday, 30 June, 2023
Institution: 
Innvite ApS
Role in the project : 
WP leader
Members of the research groups: 
AKI - Institute of Agricultural Economics by Dr. Ildikó Edit Tikász
AgHiTech
Aarhus University
The Galilee Research Institute (“MIGAL”)
SBA Research
Innvite ApS
Estonian University of Life Sciences
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences
Contact e-mails: 
tikasz.ildiko.edit@aki.gov.hu
Funders: 
National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH)
References: 
livestocksense.eu
https://lnkd.in/gsnXauw8