the many meanings of adoption
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by: Roger Wilkinson Full details see:TRANSCRIPT
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The many meanings of adoption
Roger Wilkinson
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Complexities of adoption
• Gradual, partial or stepwise adoption
• Trial or gradual adoption?
• Niche adoption or full integration
• Adaptation
• Disadoption
• Separate decision about use of a practice for each paddock in each season
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Partial adoption
• Partial area of farm
• Some components of a technology “package”
• Niche rather than integration
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Gradual adoption
• Increasing area
• Increasing intensity
• Trial
• Stepwise adoption of components of a technology package
• Niche to integration
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Complexities of adoption
• Gradual, partial or stepwise adoption• Trial or gradual adoption? Hard to tell• Niche adoption or full integration• Adaptation makes adoption easier• Disadoption at any point• Separate decision about use of a practice
for each paddock in each season• Focus on “use” rather than “adoption”