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(I-SoftwareNews.Com, July 02, 2013 ) Mahwah, NJ -- Farmers have been shown to be slow to adopt the newest technology in the sector, according to the new study from CSIRO in a study recently released.
Agribusiness contributes to nearly 12% of all of Australia's GDP according to the latest National Food Plan, and the value of the nation's agriculture regarding food exports is set to increase by nearly 50% by 2025.
A paper titled Smart Farming: Leveraging the impact of the broadband digital economy, stated that the sector stands to gain significant amounts if they adopt new technology. Such technological advancements include cloud computing, farming applications, and sensors to track pasture numbers could all help the sector.
However, the latest report also noted that “while Australian farmers have generally shown strong interest in new telecommunications services, their adoption has tended to lag other industries.”
Nearly 85% of Australian farmers use mobile phones, which may sound like a significantly positive number, but it means 15% are without. The study noted “while larger Australian agricultural enterprises have a high level of internet adoption (about 90%), there is much lower rate of connection for smaller farming enterprises (about 70%), a lower use of broadband internet connections in general.”
The study noted that a lack of universal availability, capability, and cost, along with a lack of maturity of services are part of the reason farmers are lagging.
“For example, there is a higher pent up demand for improved mobile and fixed broadband services from farmers compared to other sectors of the Australian economy and on average users in outer regional and remote areas have a 10% lower use of the internet compared to the rest of Australia,” the report said.
There was no quantitative total of a National Broadband Network for the sector, but it did note: “the rollout of broadband and sensor networks, accompanied by new information services, could not only transform the practice of agricultural industries but also the relationships with upstream service, food processing, logistics and retail industries.”
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