Managing Socio-Ethical Challenges in the Development of Smart Farming: From a Fragmented to a Comprehensive Approach for Responsible Research and Innovation

Journal of agricultural ethics - Tập 32 Số 5-6 - Trang 741-768 - 2019
Callum Eastwood1, Laurens Klerkx2, Margaret Ayre3, B. Dela Rue1
1DairyNZ, Private Bag 3221, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
2Knowledge, Technology and Innovation Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
3Rural Innovation Research Group, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia

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