Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University of Adelaide Library. / ""This thesis aims to develop a better understanding of the adoptive behaviour of grain growers, through identifying socio-economic factors that influence adoption processes, and the identification of farmer typologies based upon a market segmentation approach. This study has established a clear understanding of the behavioural characteristics associated with the target population in terms of adaptive behaviour, production capabilities, information seeking characteristics and innovativeness. This study has clearly identified characteristics of agricultural knowledge systems, including the influence of information providers, the quality and credibility of information, and social influences. This study has identified a range of farming typologies on the basis of the identification of the relationships between the measured characteristics of the target population, using a series of highly robust approaches involving principal component analysis and k-means cluster analysis." -- from Abstract. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1288064 / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, 2007
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/280380 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Cummins, J. A. |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Detected Language | English |
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