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| author | Andrea Bianchi , Chiara Corbo Sandra Cesari de Maria Filippo Maria Renga , Angela Tumino |
| author_facet | Andrea Bianchi , Chiara Corbo Sandra Cesari de Maria Filippo Maria Renga , Angela Tumino |
| contents | <p>Digital Agriculture Technology Solutions (DATSs) can improve the sustain- ability of the agricultural sector. While most of the research on the impacts of DATSs<br>is focused on the economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability, this workaims to understand the social benefits that DATSs have on farmers. Integrating top-<br>down and bottom-up approaches, a Social Sustainability Assessment Framework for DATSs adoption was developed and subsequently applied in the form of a Social Self-<br>Evaluation Tool, a questionnaire tested on 60 farmers across 20 European countries, with a heterogeneous composition in terms of sector, types of DATSs, agronomical<br>context, and socio-economic background. The Framework and the Social Self-Evaluation Tool allowed for a deep investigation of the social impacts of DATSs in terms of<br>labour evolution, education and learning, and generational change. The results demonstrated the positive effects of DATSs on the social sphere of sustainability, as well<br>as the importance of integrating this type of social analysis in the evaluation of digital technologies in agriculture.</p> |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | Assessing the social impacts of Digital Agriculture Technology Solutions: a practical tool Andrea Bianchi , Chiara Corbo Sandra Cesari de Maria Filippo Maria Renga , Angela Tumino <p>Digital Agriculture Technology Solutions (DATSs) can improve the sustain- ability of the agricultural sector. While most of the research on the impacts of DATSs<br>is focused on the economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability, this workaims to understand the social benefits that DATSs have on farmers. Integrating top-<br>down and bottom-up approaches, a Social Sustainability Assessment Framework for DATSs adoption was developed and subsequently applied in the form of a Social Self-<br>Evaluation Tool, a questionnaire tested on 60 farmers across 20 European countries, with a heterogeneous composition in terms of sector, types of DATSs, agronomical<br>context, and socio-economic background. The Framework and the Social Self-Evaluation Tool allowed for a deep investigation of the social impacts of DATSs in terms of<br>labour evolution, education and learning, and generational change. The results demonstrated the positive effects of DATSs on the social sphere of sustainability, as well<br>as the importance of integrating this type of social analysis in the evaluation of digital technologies in agriculture.</p> |
| title | Assessing the social impacts of Digital Agriculture Technology Solutions: a practical tool |
| url | https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-16929 |