Investigation of the internet adoption on senior farmers

Abstract

Purpose

An investigation of the internet adoption on Taiwan’s senior farmers was examined in this study. The purpose of this paper is to discuss what specialist technology tools, software and training for senior farmers were available and how confident senior farmers were with using internet, and what internet activities were the most popular among senior farmers.

Design/methodology/approach

Quantitative data collected from the respondents were analyzed using descriptive statistical methods.

Findings

Key finding from this study is that the senior farmer enjoyed and increased their knowledge using internet with great enthusiasm.

Research limitations/implications

High level of internet adoption for farmer’s learning is certainly worthy of further investigation.

Practical implications

Senior farmers can benefit from internet by using it for information, learning, training, and trading.

Social implications

Senior farmers are increasingly using applications of internet not only to acquire knowledge and but also to enrich lifestyle.

Originality/value

E-learning is a possible approach using technology transfer delivery model in the agricultural community.

Citation

Lu, Y.-T. and Chang, Y.-H. (2016), "Investigation of the internet adoption on senior farmers", Engineering Computations, Vol. 33 No. 6, pp. 1853-1864. https://doi.org/10.1108/EC-08-2015-0259