Factors Influencing Farmers’ Adoption of Best Management Practices: A Review and Synthesis
| Autor: | Tingting Liu, Randall Bruins, Matthew T. Heberling |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Best practice
Geography Planning and Development lcsh:TJ807-830 lcsh:Renewable energy sources Developing country 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law 01 natural sciences water quality Article best management practices Social media lcsh:Environmental sciences 0105 earth and related environmental sciences agriculture lcsh:GE1-350 Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry lcsh:Environmental effects of industries and plants conservation 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Environmental economics Certificate Incentive lcsh:TD194-195 Conceptual framework Agriculture Scale (social sciences) 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Business nonpoint source pollution policy |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 10, Iss 2, p 432 (2018) |
| Popis: | Best management practices (BMPs) for reducing agricultural non-point source pollution are widely available. However, agriculture remains a major global contributor to degradation of waters because farmers often do not adopt BMPs. To improve water quality, it is necessary to understand the factors that influence BMP adoption by farmers. We review the findings of BMP adoption studies from both developed and developing countries, published after (or otherwise not included in) two major literature reviews from 2007 and 2008. We summarize the study locations, scales, and BMPs studied; the analytical methods used; the factors evaluated; and the directionality of each factor’s influence on BMP adoption. We then present a conceptual framework for BMP adoption decisions that emphasizes the importance of scale, the tailoring or targeting of information and incentives, and the importance of expected farm profits. We suggest that future research directions should focus on study scale, on measuring and modeling of adoption as a continuous process, and on incorporation of social norms and uncertainty into decision-making. More research is needed on uses of social media and market recognition approaches (such as certificate schemes and consumer labeling) to influence BMP adoption. |
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