Barriers to adoption of precision agriculture competencies in secondary agriculture education programs: a case study
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Precision agriculture has the ability to increase production, reduce costs, increase returns, and reduce environmental impacts if adopted and implemented successfully. Which is why the successful adoption and implementation of precision agriculture technologies and practices is imperative to the future of agriculture. The future of the agriculture industry starts with secondary agriculture education students and learning about precision agriculture technologies and practices used in the agriculture industry within secondary agriculture education programs will better prepare them for the world they are to inherit. The purpose of this study was to describe [STATE] secondary agriculture science teachers' barriers to adopting precision agriculture competencies. Ten secondary agriculture science teachers were selected for the study using purposeful sampling. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and triangulation occurred using observations and document analysis. The constant comparative method of analysis was used to develop holistic themes. Teachers indicated the importance and relevance of precision agriculture, but none of the participants in the study have decided to fully adopt precision agriculture in their curriculum. The decision-making process and the reasons teachers make the decision to adopt or not adopt precision agriculture competencies were explored. Four barriers to adoption of precision agriculture competencies were revealed and include the lack of time, the lack of equipment and/or funding, the lack of curriculum, and the lack of knowledge.
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