Citizen science is the involvement of citizens, such as farmers, in the research process. Citizen science has become increasingly popular recently, supported by the proliferation of mobile communication technologies such as smartphones. However, citizen science methodologies have not yet been widely adopted in agricultural research. Here, was conducted an online survey with 57 British and French farmers in 2014. The study investigated farmer ownership and use of smartphone technologies, farmer use of farm-specific management apps, and farmer interest and willingness to participate in agricultural citizen science projects
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