Towards sustainable crop protection in agriculture: A framework for research and policy

Agricultural Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 219, P. 104037 - 104037

Published: June 20, 2024

Language: Английский

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Meta-analyses reveal the importance of socio-psychological factors for farmers’ adoption of sustainable agricultural practices

One Earth, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 6(12), P. 1771 - 1783

Published: Nov. 20, 2023

Language: Английский

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Nudging farmers to reduce water pollution from nitrogen fertilizer

Food Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 120, P. 102525 - 102525

Published: Aug. 31, 2023

Language: Английский

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Culture and agricultural biodiversity conservation

Food Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 120, P. 102482 - 102482

Published: July 4, 2023

Farmers' behavior towards sustainable agricultural production is key to reducing the environmental footprint of agriculture and conserving biodiversity. We investigate causal effect culture on pro-environmental behaviors farmers, how policy instruments interact with influence behavior. exploit a unique natural experiment in Switzerland, which consists two parts. First, there an inner-Swiss cultural border between German- French-speaking farmers who share same environment, economy, institutions, but differ culturally their norms values. Second, we effects agri-environmental reform that increased monetary incentives enroll land into biodiversity conservation. Using spatial difference-in-discontinuities design panel census data all Swiss farms 2010 2017, show following findings: Before reform, side systematically enrolled less conservation, compared German-speaking side. With 2014, relatively more additional than shrinking discontinuity. These findings indicate while exist differences behaviors, can reduce importance differences. discuss implications for policy.

Language: Английский

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Linking farmers to markets: Does cooperative membership facilitate e-commerce adoption and income growth in rural China?

Economic Analysis and Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 80, P. 1155 - 1170

Published: Sept. 30, 2023

Language: Английский

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Satellite Data in Agricultural and Environmental Economics: Theory and Practice

Agricultural Economics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 16, 2025

ABSTRACT Agricultural and environmental economists are in the fortunate position that a lot of what is happening on ground observable from space. Most agricultural production happens open one can see space when where innovations adopted, crop yields change, or forests converted to pastures, name just few examples. However, converting remotely sensed images into measurements particular variable not trivial, as there more pitfalls nuances than “meet eye”. Overall, however, research benefits tremendously advances available satellite data well complementary tools, such cloud‐based platforms, machine learning algorithms, econometric approaches. Our goal here provide with an accessible introduction working data, show‐case applications, discuss solutions, emphasize best practices. This supported by extensive supporting information, we describe how create different variables, common workflows, discussion required resources skills. Last but least, example reproducible codes made online.

Language: Английский

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Rainfall shocks and risk aversion: Evidence from Southeast Asia

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 106(1), P. 145 - 176

Published: June 20, 2023

Abstract We analyze how individual risk aversion changes in response to shocks an agrarian setting, and the role of yields prices as two potential channels. To do so we specify a theoretical model that describes temporal alterations aversion. Empirically, test model's proposition by combining individual‐level panel data with historical rainfall for rural Thailand Vietnam. find increase individuals aversion, whereby largest effects are observed among households net buyers food commodities. Regarding channels, only seem explain–and even then just very small extent–the buyers' Our findings imply can and, absence functioning credit insurance markets, may ultimately lead decisions perpetuate poverty.

Language: Английский

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Heterogeneity of European farmers’ risk preferences: an individual participant data meta-analysis

European Review of Agricultural Economics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 51(3), P. 725 - 778

Published: May 24, 2024

Abstract We present a new approach to establish an empirical overview of farmers’ risk preferences and the characteristics associated with these preferences. rely on Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis whereby we identify studies eliciting through self-assessments Holt Laury lotteries, construct analyse unique dataset 5,157 farmers from 19 in 13 European countries. Our results reveal significant heterogeneity across elicitation methods, within studies, domains farm farmer characteristics. are average risk-averse when elicited by risk-neutral self-assessments. Beyond differences aversion, there distributional pointing limited convergence between methods larger explanatory power determine compared lotteries.

Language: Английский

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Quantifying the importance of farmers' behavioral factors in ex-ante assessments of policies supporting sustainable farming practices

Ecological Economics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 224, P. 108303 - 108303

Published: July 31, 2024

Behavioral factors have been identified to determine farmers' uptake of the adoption sustainable farming practices. However, coherent consideration empirically behavioral in ex-ante model-based policy assessments is still rare. This study presents an agent-based modelling framework that integrates empirical data on cognitive, social, and dispositional characteristics. Using this framework, we test quantify impact including agricultural policies aimed at promoting Thereby, apply same compare effectiveness results-based payments for climate change mitigation measures precision technologies two Swiss case studies. Our results indicate cognitive (e.g., reluctance change) reduce practices by 20–70% compared simulations using income maximization as underlying decision-making concept. In contrast, social can increase up 40%. We conclude allows improve context addition, these approaches highlight importance instruments complement traditional economic measures, such public support creation networks.

Language: Английский

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Understanding dairy farmers' trade‐offs between environmental, social and economic sustainability attributes in feeding systems: The role of farmers' identities

Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 75(3), P. 869 - 888

Published: June 3, 2024

Abstract There is scope for improving the sustainability of intensive dairy farms through uptake sustainable production practices such as more grass‐based feeding systems. Such systems can reduce feed‐food competition and environmental impacts feed production, among other farm‐level societal benefits. However, empirical research on how farmers' choices mis(align) with transitions associated drivers limited. This paper explores trade‐offs that farmers make between environmental, social economic based data from Swedish farmers. Using an identity‐based utility framework a hybrid latent class model, we find substantial heterogeneity in feed‐related attributes: greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity, animal welfare, self‐sufficiency, cost milk yield. Furthermore, our findings demonstrate who are strongly interested their systems, beyond gains, motivated mainly by pro‐environmental pro‐social identities. Overall, imply identity‐enhancing interventions promising policy instruments encouraging

Language: Английский

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