كاربرد تكنولوژي هاي نظارت عملكرد: الگويي براي كشاورزي پايدار

Application of Yield Monitoring Technologies: An Approach to Sustainable Agriculture

One of the major farming activitiy is the harvest phase. Each year, the major waste in several agricultural important crops is due to the application of unefficient harvesting tools. Yield Monitoring is one of the most important technology of precision agriculture in harvest activities. The purpose of this research was to study the attitude and intention of agricultural specialists in Jihad-e-Keshavarzi organizations of Fars and Khuzestan provinces toward application of yield monitoring technologies. A survey was conducted using a stratified random sample to collect data from 249 research subject among the personnel. The results of structural equation modeling showed that the specialists of Fars and Khuzestan provinces have intention to apply the yield monitoring technologies. The variables observability, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness of yield monitoring technologies influcing intention of application these technologies. Also, attitude toward yield monitoring, has direct effect on intention. Based on the results, suggestions are presented for application of these technologies in Iran.