What Drives the Use of Organic Fertilizers? Evidence from Rice Farmers in Indo-Gangetic Plains, India
| Autor: | Kingsly Immanuelraj Thanaraj, Pramod Kumar, Girish K. Jha, Praveen Koovalamkadu Velayudhan, Alka Singh, Aditya Korekallu Srinivasa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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soil fertilization
Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 Context (language use) Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources Agricultural economics green technology organic fertilizer Soil retrogression and degradation Revenue GE1-350 Tobit model Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry food and beverages technology adoption sustainability respiratory tract diseases Environmental sciences Agriculture Sustainability Business Organic fertilizer Externality |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 9546, p 9546 (2021) Sustainability Volume 13 Issue 17 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su13179546 |
| Popis: | There is a growing concern about the sustainability of agriculture due to the indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers in several parts of the world. In India, the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) is a region where the externalities of excessive use of chemical fertilizers for cereal production manifest in groundwater pollution, air pollution due to emissions, and soil degradation. In this context, we study the adoption of organic fertilizers in the region and the determining factors. We use data collected from 400 rice farmers to empirically test the link between farmers’ perceptions, revenue expectations, socioeconomic factors, and the policy environment to adopt organic fertilizers. We use Tobit and Cragg’s double hurdle model to study the farmers’ expenditure and adoption of organic fertilizers, respectively. The results show that only 32% of the farmers adopted organic fertilizers in the region. Further, membership in farmer organizations, training, and education are the key variables that determine the adoption of organic fertilizers, in addition to a positive perception of the benefits of their usage. The findings highlight the need for efficient extension efforts in organic fertilizers and suggest policy interventions that promote collective learning through farmer groups. |
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