Article :: International Society of Precision Agriculture

Giannini & Marraccini provide a much needed perspective on OFE in Italy. Their SWOT analysis highlights challenges as well as opportunities for OFE implementation in their country which are relevant to many others.
In East Africa, Pircher et al. discuss the importance of considering innovation as a process rather than an outcome, and discuss factors supporting farmer experimentation such as a facilitating institutional environment and other services.
In Guadeloupe, Andrieu et al. provide an example of OFE involving sheep for agroecological weed management on banana plantations.
Meanwhile, US colleagues investigated farmers’ perspectives about engaging with researchers on farm, in Illinois and in the Midwest and South-Central regions.

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