Zoom Recording ID: 97579446120 UUID: QHMvMdZTSOOtAmzzOa2uNQ== Meeting Time: 2023-09-18 03:59:53pmGMT

Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture – Fall 2023 Seminar Series:

Stakeholder participation in precision farming: why, who, and how?
Professor David Rose, Visiting Fellow, Royal Agricultural University

Abstract:

To be developed responsibly, emergent precision agricultural technologies should substantively include stakeholder perspectives in design and delivery. The mechanics of how to do this and who should participate, however, are not always clear and motivations for doing it can narrowly focus on adoption issues, rather than undertaking a wider reflexive interrogation of inherent socio-ethical dilemmas. In this talk, I will describe some of the work done by the Change in Agriculture group over the last few years. Using UK examples of agri-robotic development (Kirsten Ayris, current PhD student), precision livestock farming (Juliette Schillings, former PhD student), the concept of 'just' transitions (Auvikki de Boon, former PhD student), and adherence to research funder responsible innovation protocols (David Rose), I will reflect on current stakeholder participation practices and discuss possible future developments. I would be glad to hear contributions from experts in the US and elsewhere to compare and contrast with current dominant practices in the UK. 

Bio:

David Rose is a Visiting Fulbright Professor from the UK until November 2023. He will be teaching a short course (GDEV 4940/GDEV 6940 Sustainable Farm Transitions) during his time here. David completed his Bachelors, Masters, and PhD degrees in Geography at the University of Cambridge from 2007-2015. Since then, he has undertaken a number of academic faculty positions in the UK, most recently Full Professor in Sustainable Agricultural Systems at Cranfield University. Now between academic positions, he is a Visiting Fellow at the Royal Agricultural University. David is a social scientist interested in agricultural extension. His group conducts research with farmers about the challenges they are facing in making sustainable transitions, including, but not limited to, adoption of new agricultural technologies, ethics of new technologies, behavioral change, farmer mental wellbeing, and responsible innovation. David has published over 70 academic papers since 2014 and has conducted research for government in the UK, the UK Parliament, the FAO, OECD, and a number of other policy and agricultural organizations. He is also an Editor at the Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension.