Green Intelligent Systems and Applications
Volume 5 - Issue 1 - 2025

Harnessing Smart Farming: Key Determinants of Automated Mini Greenhouse Adoption and Use in the Philippines

Zhuo, Eugenia R. (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Feb 2025

Abstract

This research investigated the determinants of adopting and sustaining the utilization of automated mini-greenhouses in the Philippines, a nation particularly vulnerable to climate change. Using an integrated theoretical framework combining the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2), Diffusion of Innovation (DOI), and Actor-Network Theory (ANT), this research employed a quantitative approach to assess key constructs, such as performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation, trust, habit, and technology readiness. Data were collected through structured surveys administered to smallholder farmers, and the results were analyzed using Python-based statistical tools. The findings indicated that performance expectancy and social influence were significant predictors of technology adoption, while habit and facilitating conditions strongly influenced continued use. Trust and resource accessibility, derived from DOI and ANT, also emerged as critical factors in sustained utilization. These results contributed to understanding smart farming adoption in the context of climate resilience and sustainable agriculture. Future research should explore broader applications of such technologies and further examine their long-term sustainability.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

gisa

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Subject

Computer Science & IT Control & Systems Engineering Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Description

The journal is intended to provide a platform for research communities from different disciplines to disseminate, exchange and communicate all aspects of green technologies and intelligent systems. The topics of this journal include, but are not limited to: Green communication systems: 5G and 6G ...