The importance of eco-innovative weed control using laser technology in creating sustainable agriculture in the European Union. Socio-economic perspective

• Autorzy: Lorek Elżbieta , Lorek Agnieszka , Michaliszyn-Gabryś Beata

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.34659/eis.2024.88.1.741

Warianty tytułu

PL

Znaczenie ekoinnowacyjnego zwalczania chwastów z wykorzystaniem technologii laserowej w tworzeniu zrównoważonego rolnictwa w Unii Europejskiej. Perspektywa społeczno-ekonomiczna

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article aims to evaluate – from the point of view of selected socio-economic aspects – the implementation of an innovative weed control technology into agricultural practice using laser energy targeted at reducing pesticide use. The achievement of the stated objective required an analysis of the research output concerning the problem of pesticide sustainability in European Union agriculture and an analysis of EU policies in this field. The paper also utilises data obtained through research by conducting in-depth interviews with representatives of three stakeholder groups: farmers, society and business. The subject of the interviews was to assess the impact of large-scale dissemination of an innovative weed control technology on selected socio-economic aspects. The article is one of the first studies to assess the social impact of innovative technologies using artificial intelligence and laser technology for weed control in agriculture. The implementation of this technology can have a significant impact on running farms in a more sustainable way, but a prerequisite for its successful use is the inclusion of social and economic considerations.

PL

Celem artykułu jest ocena wprowadzenia do praktyki rolniczej innowacyjnej technologii zwalczania chwastów z wykorzystaniem energii lasera ukierunkowanej na ograniczenie stosowania pestycydów z punktu widzenia wybranych aspektów społeczno-ekonomicznych. Zrealizowanie postawionego celu wymagało analizy dorobku badawczego dotyczącego problemu pestycydów w zrównoważonym rozwoju w rolnictwa Unii Europejskiej oraz analizy polityk UE w tym zakresie. W artykule wykorzystano również dane uzyskane w drodze badań polegających na przeprowadzeniu wywiadów pogłębionych z przedstawicielami trzech grup interesariuszy: rolników, społeczeństwa i biznesu. Przedmiotem wywiadów była ocena wpływu upowszechnienia na szeroką skalę innowacyjnej technologii zwalczania chwastów na wybrane aspekty społeczno-ekonomiczne. Artykuł jest jednym z pierwszych opracowań dotyczących oceny wpływu społecznego zastosowania w rolnictwie nowoczesnych technologii wykorzystujących sztuczną inteligencję i technologię laserową usuwania chwastów. Wdrożenie tej technologii może mieć znaczący wpływ na prowadzenie gospodarstw w sposób bardziej zrównoważony lecz warunkiem koniecznym jej skutecznego wykorzystania jest uwzględnienie uwarunkowań społecznych i ekonomicznych.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

sustainable agriculture; European Union agricultural policy; pesticides; laser technology

PL

zrównoważony rozwój rolnictwa; polityka rolna Unii Europejskiej; pestycydy; technologia laserowa

• Wydawca: Fundacja Ekonomistów Środowiska i Zasobów Naturalnych
• Czasopismo: Economics and Environment
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: no. 1
• Strony: art. no. 741
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 54 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Lorek Elżbieta

• HUMANITAS University in Sosnowiec,

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1648-7322

autor

Lorek Agnieszka

• University of Economics in Katowice, 1 Maja Street 50, 40-287 Katowice, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1812-9692

autor

Michaliszyn-Gabryś Beata

• Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6805-1678

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