Technological advancement is seen as one way of sustainably intensifying agriculture. Scholars argue that innovation needs to be responsible, but it is difficult to anticipate the consequences of the ‘fourth agricultural revolution’ without a clear sense of which technologies are included and excluded. The major aims of this article were to investigate which technologies are being associated with the fourth agricultural revolution, as well as to understand how this revolution is being perceived, whether positive or negative consequences are given equal attention, and what type of impacts are anticipated. To this end, we undertook a content analysis of UK media and policy documents alongside interviews of farmers and advisers. We found that the fourth agricultural revolution is associated with emergent, game-changing technologies, at least in media and policy documents. In these sources, the benefits to productivity and the environment were prioritised with less attention to social consequences, but impacts were overwhelmingly presented positively. Farmers and advisers experienced many benefits of technologies and some predicted higher-tech futures. It was clear, however, that technologies create a number of negative consequences. We reflect on these findings and provide advice to policy-makers about how to interrogate the benefits, opportunities, and risks afforded by agricultural technologies.

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对第四次农业革命的看法：发生了什么、发生了什么以及预期的后果是什么？

技术进步被视为可持续集约化农业的一种方式。学者们认为，创新需要负责，但如果不明确哪些技术被包括在内，哪些技术被排除在外，就很难预测“第四次农业革命”的后果。本文的主要目的是调查哪些技术与第四次农业革命相关联，以及了解人们如何看待这场革命，正面或负面后果是否受到同等重视，以及预期的影响类型。为此，我们对英国媒体和政策文件进行了内容分析，同时采访了农民和顾问。我们发现第四次农业革命与新兴的、改变游戏规则的技术有关，至少在媒体和政策文件中。在这些来源中，对生产力和环境的好处被优先考虑，而对社会后果的关注较少，但绝大多数都是积极的影响。农民和顾问体验了技术的许多好处，一些人预测了高科技的未来。然而，很明显，技术会产生许多负面后果。我们对这些发现进行反思，并就如何审视农业技术带来的好处、机会和风险向政策制定者提供建议。农民和顾问体验了技术的许多好处，一些人预测了高科技的未来。然而，很明显，技术会产生许多负面后果。我们对这些发现进行反思，并就如何审视农业技术带来的好处、机会和风险向政策制定者提供建议。农民和顾问体验了技术的许多好处，一些人预测了高科技的未来。然而，很明显，技术会产生许多负面后果。我们对这些发现进行反思，并就如何审视农业技术带来的好处、机会和风险向政策制定者提供建议。