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Despite its potential benefits, organic farming has a complex relationship with technological innovation which has sometimes been associated with intensive forms of production. This chapter discusses the ways precision and other new technologies can fulfil the core organic values of health, ecology, care and fairness. It outlines a responsible innovation framework in assessing how new technologies meet organic values, based on the principles of inclusion, anticipation, reflexivity and responsiveness. The chapter uses the example of virtual fencing to show how the framework can be used in practice.
- 1 Introduction: organic farming values and standards
- 2 Organic dairy farming and technology: key principles
- 3 Precision and other technologies in organic dairy farming
- 4 Establishing a framework for responsible innovation
- 5 Applying a responsible innovation framework: the example of virtual fencing
- 6 Using a responsible innovation framework to accept or reject new technology
- 7 Conclusion
- 8 Where to look for further information
- 9 References