The usability gaps of climate adaptation services for open field cultivators
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2023-03-31
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The Dutch government wants to climate-proof the country by 2050. To achieve this, adaptation practises are necessary. However, adaptative measurements carry a spatial component and so be it that agricultural fields account for more than 50% of all the land use in the Netherlands. So Dutch open field cultivators have to play an important role in climate-proofing the country. Climate adaptation services can offer a helping hand in the decision-making process for climate adaptative practices. This study has identified usability gaps of climate adaptation services that are experienced by open field cultivators. Usability gaps are shortcomings within climate services which hamper the effective use of it. By knowing the usability gaps, recommendations can be made to improve the design of these services. In addition, by analysing the climate adaptation services, it is possible to see if the purpose of those services, align with the goals set for sustainable farming by the Dutch government. This study shows that open field cultivators experience usability gaps which are caused by certain design choices. Also, the reason why open field cultivators use climate adaptation services is not aligned with the goals set by the government.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen