Agriculture 4.0: Making it work for people, production, and the planet
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Rose, David Christian [1] ; Wheeler, Rebecca [2] ; Winter, Michael [2] ; Lobley, Matt [2] ; Chivers, Charlotte-Anne [2]
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[1] University of Reading
University of Reading
Reino Unido
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[2] Centre for Rural Policy Research, College of Social Sciences & International Studies, Prince of Wales Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4PJ, United Kingdom
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- Localización: Land use policy: The International Journal Covering All Aspects of Land Use, ISSN 0264-8377, ISSN-e 1873-5754, Nº. 100, 2021
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Three tenets of sustainable intensification should guide the fourth agricultural revolution: people, production, and the planet. Thus far, narratives of agriculture 4.0 have been predominately framed in terms of benefits to productivity and the environment with little attention placed on social sustainability. This is despite the fact that agriculture 4.0 has significant social implications, both potentially positive and negative. Our viewpoint highlights the need to incorporate social sustainability (or simply ‘people’) into technological trajectories and we outline a framework of multi-actor co-innovation to guide responsible socio-technical transitions. Through the greater inclusion of people in agricultural innovation systems guided by responsible innovation principles, we can increase the likelihood of this technology revolution achieving social sustainability alongside benefiting production and the environment.
