Consumer preferences and willingness to pay for apples from agrivoltaics

Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 465, P. 142854 - 142854

Published: June 12, 2024

There is an urgent need for the production of renewable energies due to climate impact fossil energy production. At same time, world population rising. This leads a land-use conflict between and food One solution this could be agrivoltaics. It new method cultivation in which electricity are produced simultaneously. However, there has been no research into consumer preferences willingness pay foods from study investigates consumers' apples with To achieve aim, online survey consisting choice experiment was conducted Germany. The results revealed that each attribute characteristics associated agrivoltaics achieved higher utilities than traditional apples. 'production Germany', 'reduced plastic usage', green electricity' highest willingness-to-pay values. will help understand how market products cultivated within

Language: Английский

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Identifying Risk-Efficient Crop Portfolios for Different Cropping Systems by Analyzing the Tradeoffs Between Arable Farming Profits and Profit Stability

German Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 74, P. 1 - 31

Published: March 3, 2025

As in agriculture uncertainties have increased due to extreme weather events and yield variations, a critical examination of crop rotation strategies is needed. This study analyses the relationship between risk planning, addressing challenges posed by an increasing variability related total contribution margin fluctuations. For systems ‘conventional farming’, ‘organic farming’ ‘farming without pesticides, but with mineral fertilizer’ time series data yields, prices variable costs are collected. The used for Monte Carlo simulation that yields average margins considered crops their (co-)variances, which needed build hypothetical model farm. Relying upon Quadratic Risk Programming, expected maximized set fixed variances. Efficient frontiers derived show respective optimum combinations value its standard deviation. Organic farming shows high optimized rotations, also variance compared other cropping systems. inclusion cereals lowers risk, whereas potatoes sugar beet increases within portfolio across all Optimizing diversifying each system essential. An fertilizer exhibits lower different relatively low yields.

Language: Английский

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Pesticides and Eroding Food Citizenship: Understanding Individuals’ Perspectives on the Greek Food System

Agrochemicals, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 4(1), P. 3 - 3

Published: March 4, 2025

This study explores consumer perceptions of the Greek food system, focusing on safety concerns related to pesticide residues. Utilizing a qualitative research design, thematic analysis was conducted data collected from 1024 participants through an online survey platform between May and November 2024. Participants, representing diverse demographics across Greece, provided insights into their experiences regarding safety. The revealed significant themes, including crisis confidence in governance, demands for transparency, skepticism towards system actors. Participants expressed disillusionment with state’s role ensuring highlighted need governance framework that aligns community values. findings underscore importance empowering consumers accurate information foster informed decision-making rebuild trust system. Ultimately, this emphasizes necessity transformative approach incorporates voices perspectives, aiming create more equitable sustainable Greece. These contribute broader discourse citizenship collective responsibilities all stakeholders integrity.

Language: Английский

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Can markets for nature conservation be successful? An integrated assessment of a product label for biodiversity practices in Germany

Sustainable Production and Consumption, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 48, P. 362 - 376

Published: May 27, 2024

Biodiversity is declining in many ecosystems, particularly agricultural landscapes. So far, instruments such as the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) have not been able to halt this trend. Stricter legal regulations tend be poorly received by farmers and leads conflicts. However, their acceptance crucial agriculture a major stakeholder biodiversity conservation. In context, market-based approaches are alternative or complementary for there few examples Germany potential economic feasibility on larger scale has hardly investigated. We, therefore, analyzed agronomic impacts of new market label biodiversity-friendly products conventional arable farms two German case study regions – Brandenburg North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) with different frameworks. The requirements were defined advance group experts field nature terms methodology, we combined survey nine companies food sector, instance retailers, that looked at price premium scenarios land use modelling. participation led an average reduction gross margins per hectare approximately 64 € about 96 €in NRW. This revealed spatial disparities. Regarding impacts, pesticide was reduced 50 % both regions. indicated high level effectiveness coupled comparably moderate farm adaptation costs. Price premiums under potatoes, wheat, rye averaging 10 could almost compensate loss income Premiums between 5 also order magnitude estimated took part survey. At same time, did show transaction costs quite high. concluded alone unlikely finance introduction There need accompanying CAP private business investment. given character, results should interpreted caution cannot considered representative all European conditions. They require further research. Nevertheless, our highly relevant policy makers, they conservation, least considered, tackled one single instrument, but requires mix ones. For instance, combination policies initiatives, like study.

Language: Английский

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Consumer Acceptance of Pesticide-Free Dairy Products in Germany: A Partial Least Square Model

German Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 73(2)

Published: June 11, 2024

A key challenge in this century is to ensure safe food for a growing global population while limiting environmental impacts and addressing climate change. Although pesticides high yields, there are downsides their intensive use, including negative effects on the environment, such as water, soil, air contamination, well biodiversity. To promote sustainability transition, innovative farming systems that do not require use of yet non-organic can be part solution. explore attitudes toward pesticide-free, but system, we examined factors drive German consumers accept pesticide-free products, using an online questionnaire survey 1,010 consumers. range hypotheses were evaluated determine influence consumer decisions. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) served assess acceptance milk, butter, cheese. The study results show products driven by health consciousness, chemophobia, perceived effectiveness; they inhibited price sensitivity. We find towards positively moderate effect chemophobic effectiveness products. Our findings support researchers, industry professionals, regulatory leaders seeking scalable agricultural production methods.

Language: Английский

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The Symbiotic Production of Food and Green Electricity: Consumer Preferences for Food Produced in Agrivoltaic Systems

Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 12, 2024

ABSTRACT In light of the commitment by EU member states to achieve climate neutrality for European continent 2050, expansion renewable energy sources emerges as a significant challenge our time. Agrivoltaic systems, which combine production and food, offer solution alleviate competition limited land resources. However, scientific insights into whether consumers value food produced in agrivoltaic systems are lacking, so far. Knowledge consumers' preferences is, however, crucial successfully commercialize within systems. This study addresses this research gap conducting hypothetical choice experiment with sample 448 German consumers. It examines using raspberries case study. Results random parameter logit (RPL) modeling revealed that willing pay premium labeled information about green electricity. Additionally, on reduced plastic water usage agrivoltaics were also valued, next domestic regional production. A latent class segmentation was carried out targeted marketing resulted four distinct consumer segments differ according their preference structure. Targeted recommendations provided enhance acceptance facilitate diffusion

Language: Английский

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Capturing the effects of flower strips on natural pest control in agronomic land use models

Agricultural Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 222, P. 104176 - 104176

Published: Nov. 9, 2024

Language: Английский

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