---
_id: '29728'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'Purpose: This study aims at investigating how digitalisation (in
the sense of industry 4.0) has changed the work of farmers and how they experience
the changes from more traditional work to digitalised agriculture. It also investigates
what knowledge farmers require on digitalised farms and how they acquire it. Dairy
farming was used as domain of investigation since it, unlike other industries,
has strongly been affected by digitalisation throughout the last years.Method:
Exploratory interviews with 10 livestock farmers working on digitalised dairy
farms were analysed using qualitative content analysis. A deductive and inductive
coding strategy was used. Findings: Farming work has changed from more manual
tasks towards symbol manipulation and data processing. Farmers must be able to
use computers and other digital devices to retrieve and analyse sensor data that
allow them to monitor and control the processes on their farm. For this new kind
of work, farmers require elaborated mental models that link traditional farming
knowledge with knowledge about digital systems, including a strong understanding
of production processes underlying their farm. Learning is mostly based on instructions
offered by manufacturers of the new technology as well as informal and non-formal
learning modes. Even younger farmers report that digital technology was not sufficiently
covered in their (vocational) degrees. In general, farmers emphasises the positive
effects of digitalisation both on their working as well as private life. Conclusions:
Farmers should be aware of the opportunities as well as the potential drawbacks
of the digitalisation of work processes in agriculture. Providers of agricultural
education (like vocational schools or training institutes) need to incorporate
the knowledge and skills required to work in digitalised environments (e.g., data
literacy) in their syllabi. Further studies are required to assess how digitalisation
changes farming practices and what knowledge as well as skills linked to these
developments are required in the future.'
author:
- first_name: Michael
full_name: Goller, Michael
id: '30984'
last_name: Goller
orcid: 0000-0002-2820-9178
- first_name: Carina
full_name: Caruso, Carina
last_name: Caruso
- first_name: Christian
full_name: Harteis, Christian
id: '27503'
last_name: Harteis
orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3570-7626
citation:
ama: 'Goller M, Caruso C, Harteis C. Digitalisation in Agriculture: Knowledge and
Learning Requirements of German Dairy Farmers. International Journal for Research
in Vocational Education and Training. 2021;8(2):208-223. doi:10.13152/ijrvet.8.2.4'
apa: 'Goller, M., Caruso, C., & Harteis, C. (2021). Digitalisation in Agriculture:
Knowledge and Learning Requirements of German Dairy Farmers. International
Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 8(2), 208–223.
https://doi.org/10.13152/ijrvet.8.2.4'
bibtex: '@article{Goller_Caruso_Harteis_2021, title={Digitalisation in Agriculture:
Knowledge and Learning Requirements of German Dairy Farmers}, volume={8}, DOI={10.13152/ijrvet.8.2.4}, number={2},
journal={International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training},
publisher={Uni Bremen Campus GmbH}, author={Goller, Michael and Caruso, Carina
and Harteis, Christian}, year={2021}, pages={208–223} }'
chicago: 'Goller, Michael, Carina Caruso, and Christian Harteis. “Digitalisation
in Agriculture: Knowledge and Learning Requirements of German Dairy Farmers.”
International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training
8, no. 2 (2021): 208–23. https://doi.org/10.13152/ijrvet.8.2.4.'
ieee: 'M. Goller, C. Caruso, and C. Harteis, “Digitalisation in Agriculture: Knowledge
and Learning Requirements of German Dairy Farmers,” International Journal for
Research in Vocational Education and Training, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 208–223,
2021, doi: 10.13152/ijrvet.8.2.4.'
mla: 'Goller, Michael, et al. “Digitalisation in Agriculture: Knowledge and Learning
Requirements of German Dairy Farmers.” International Journal for Research in
Vocational Education and Training, vol. 8, no. 2, Uni Bremen Campus GmbH,
2021, pp. 208–23, doi:10.13152/ijrvet.8.2.4.'
short: M. Goller, C. Caruso, C. Harteis, International Journal for Research in Vocational
Education and Training 8 (2021) 208–223.
date_created: 2022-02-03T11:37:42Z
date_updated: 2022-02-03T11:52:36Z
department:
- _id: '452'
doi: 10.13152/ijrvet.8.2.4
intvolume: ' 8'
issue: '2'
keyword:
- Education
language:
- iso: eng
page: 208-223
publication: International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 2197-8646
- 2197-8638
publication_status: published
publisher: Uni Bremen Campus GmbH
status: public
title: 'Digitalisation in Agriculture: Knowledge and Learning Requirements of German
Dairy Farmers'
type: journal_article
user_id: '74133'
volume: 8
year: '2021'
...
---
_id: '35202'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "Purpose: This study aims at investigating how digitalisation (in the sense
of industry 4.0) has changed the work of farmers and how they experience the changes
from more traditional work to digitalised agriculture. It also investigates what
knowledge farmers require on digitalised farms and how they acquire it. Dairy
farming was used as domain of investigation since it, unlike other industries,
has strongly been affected by digitalisation throughout the last years.\r\n\r\nMethod:
Exploratory interviews with 10 livestock farmers working on digitalised dairy
farms were analysed using qualitative content analysis. A deductive and inductive
coding strategy was used. \r\n\r\nFindings: Farming work has changed from more
manual tasks towards symbol manipulation and data processing. Farmers must be
able to use computers and other digital devices to retrieve and analyse sensor
data that allow them to monitor and control the processes on their farm. For this
new kind of work, farmers require elaborated mental models that link traditional
farming knowledge with knowledge about digital systems, including a strong understanding
of production processes underlying their farm. Learning is mostly based on instructions
offered by manufacturers of the new technology as well as informal and non-formal
learning modes. Even younger farmers report that digital technology was not sufficiently
covered in their (vocational) degrees. In general, farmers emphasises the positive
effects of digitalisation both on their working as well as private life. \r\n\r\nConclusions:
Farmers should be aware of the opportunities as well as the potential drawbacks
of the digitalisation of work processes in agriculture. Providers of agricultural
education (like vocational schools or training institutes) need to incorporate
the knowledge and skills required to work in digitalised environments (e.g., data
literacy) in their syllabi. Further studies are required to assess how digitalisation
changes farming practices and what knowledge as well as skills linked to these
developments are required in the future."
author:
- first_name: Michael
full_name: Goller, Michael
id: '30984'
last_name: Goller
orcid: 0000-0002-2820-9178
- first_name: Carina
full_name: Caruso, Carina
id: '23123'
last_name: Caruso
- first_name: Christian
full_name: Harteis, Christian
id: '27503'
last_name: Harteis
orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3570-7626
citation:
ama: 'Goller M, Caruso C, Harteis C. Digitalisation in Agriculture: Knowledge and
Learning Requirements of German Dairy Farmers. International Journal for Research
in Vocational Education and Training. 2021;8(2):208–223. doi:10.13152/IJRVET.8.2.4.'
apa: 'Goller, M., Caruso, C., & Harteis, C. (2021). Digitalisation in Agriculture:
Knowledge and Learning Requirements of German Dairy Farmers. International
Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 8(2), 208–223.
https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.8.2.4.'
bibtex: '@article{Goller_Caruso_Harteis_2021, title={Digitalisation in Agriculture:
Knowledge and Learning Requirements of German Dairy Farmers}, volume={8}, DOI={10.13152/IJRVET.8.2.4.}, number={2},
journal={International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training},
author={Goller, Michael and Caruso, Carina and Harteis, Christian}, year={2021},
pages={208–223} }'
chicago: 'Goller, Michael, Carina Caruso, and Christian Harteis. “Digitalisation
in Agriculture: Knowledge and Learning Requirements of German Dairy Farmers.”
International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training
8, no. 2 (2021): 208–223. https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.8.2.4.'
ieee: 'M. Goller, C. Caruso, and C. Harteis, “Digitalisation in Agriculture: Knowledge
and Learning Requirements of German Dairy Farmers,” International Journal for
Research in Vocational Education and Training, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 208–223,
2021, doi: 10.13152/IJRVET.8.2.4.'
mla: 'Goller, Michael, et al. “Digitalisation in Agriculture: Knowledge and Learning
Requirements of German Dairy Farmers.” International Journal for Research in
Vocational Education and Training, vol. 8, no. 2, 2021, pp. 208–223, doi:10.13152/IJRVET.8.2.4.'
short: M. Goller, C. Caruso, C. Harteis, International Journal for Research in Vocational
Education and Training 8 (2021) 208–223.
date_created: 2023-01-04T10:08:59Z
date_updated: 2023-01-06T12:17:27Z
doi: 10.13152/IJRVET.8.2.4.
intvolume: ' 8'
issue: '2'
keyword:
- Work-Based Learning
- Organisational Change
- Digital Competences
- Qualitative Research
- Digitalisation
- Farming
- Dairy
- VET
- Vocational Education and Training
language:
- iso: eng
page: 208–223
publication: International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 2197-8646
publication_status: published
status: public
title: 'Digitalisation in Agriculture: Knowledge and Learning Requirements of German
Dairy Farmers'
type: journal_article
user_id: '86519'
volume: 8
year: '2021'
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