Ethics of smart farming: Current questions and directions for responsible innovation towards the future

Simone van der Burg, M.J. Bogaardt, J. Wolfert · 2019 · NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Summary. Smart farming technologies like sensors, drones, and robots raise three major ethical challenges: data ownership and access, power distribution, and impacts on human life and society. The paper finds that current discussions lack resolution because stakeholders hold conflicting views about digital farming's purpose. The authors recommend future research prioritize clarifying societal and commercial goals, then use those goals to determine data sharing practices, build stakeholder trust, and establish guidelines for responsible farm digitalization.

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@article{burg-2019-ethics-smart-farming-current-questions,
  title   = {Ethics of smart farming: Current questions and directions for responsible innovation towards the future},
  author  = {Simone van der Burg and M.J. Bogaardt and J. Wolfert},
  journal = {NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences},
  year    = {2019},
  doi     = {10.1016/j.njas.2019.01.001},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.njas.2019.01.001}
}

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TI  - Ethics of smart farming: Current questions and directions for responsible innovation towards the future
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AU  - M.J. Bogaardt
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JO  - NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences
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DOI

10.1016/j.njas.2019.01.001

Countries

Netherlands

Regions

Europe

Categories

agtech, innovation-theory, policy, general-innovation

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2026-04-28