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Digitalisation in the New Zealand Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System: Initial understandings and emerging organisational responses to digital agriculture

Kelly Rijswijk, Laurens Klerkx, James Turner · 2019 · NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Summary. Agricultural knowledge providers in New Zealand understand digital agriculture primarily as farm-focused, despite its broader disruptive potential. Organizations respond with ad-hoc adaptations to capabilities and services rather than strategic planning. The study reveals that uncertainty about digital agriculture's early development drives reactive rather than proactive approaches. Agricultural innovation systems should better support knowledge providers in developing deliberate digitalization strategies that anticipate future scenarios and reshape business models.

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Rijswijk, K., Klerkx, L., & Turner, J.. (2019). Digitalisation in the New Zealand Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System: Initial understandings and emerging organisational responses to digital agriculture. NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.njas.2019.100313

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DOI
10.1016/j.njas.2019.100313
Countries
New Zealand
Regions
Oceania
Categories
agtech, innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems
Added
2026-04-28