Track 3-06: Tools to Aid Uptake of New Technology
Description
Those aiming for high levels of adoption of grazing-related innovation are often frustrated at low and slow uptake by farmers. This paper describes a new tool, ADOPT (Adoption and Diffusion Outcome Prediction Tool), that can be used to evaluate the potential adoptability of grazing innovations (Kuehne et al. 2012). ADOPT aims to: (1) predict an innovation’s likely peak level of adoption and likely time for reaching that peak; (2) encourage users to consider factors affecting adoption during project design; and (3) engage R, D & E managers and practitioners by making adoptability knowledge and considerations more transparent and understandable.
Citation
Kuehne, Geoff; Llewellyn, Rick; Pannell, Pannell; Dolling, Perry; Wilkinson, Roger; and Ewing, Mike, "Identifying Opportunities for Improved Adoption of New Grazing Innovations" (2020). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 5.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/22/3-6/5
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Identifying Opportunities for Improved Adoption of New Grazing Innovations
Those aiming for high levels of adoption of grazing-related innovation are often frustrated at low and slow uptake by farmers. This paper describes a new tool, ADOPT (Adoption and Diffusion Outcome Prediction Tool), that can be used to evaluate the potential adoptability of grazing innovations (Kuehne et al. 2012). ADOPT aims to: (1) predict an innovation’s likely peak level of adoption and likely time for reaching that peak; (2) encourage users to consider factors affecting adoption during project design; and (3) engage R, D & E managers and practitioners by making adoptability knowledge and considerations more transparent and understandable.