Luxembourgish farmers lack information about grain legume cultivation
Autor: | Ulf Liebe, Jean-Paul Didier, Jürgen Heß, Stéphanie Zimmer |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Luxembourgish Farmer survey Environmental Engineering Grain legumes Luxembourg [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] 01 natural sciences Production (economics) Lack of knowledge Legume 2. Zero hunger Sustainable development Agroforestry business.industry 300 Social sciences sociology & anthropology 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences language.human_language Incentive Agriculture Farmers’ experiences Protein deficit 040103 agronomy & agriculture language 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Business Agronomy and Crop Science 010606 plant biology & botany |
Zdroj: | Zimmer, Stéphanie; Liebe, Ulf; Didier, Jean-Paul; Hess, Jürgen (2016). Luxembourgish farmers lack information about grain legume cultivation. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 36(2), pp. 1-10. Springer 10.1007/s13593-015-0339-5 Agronomy for Sustainable Development Agronomy for Sustainable Development, Springer Verlag/EDP Sciences/INRA, 2016, 36 (1), pp.2. ⟨10.1007/s13593-015-0339-5⟩ |
ISSN: | 1774-0746 1773-0155 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s13593-015-0339-5 |
Popis: | International audience; AbstractGrain legume production in Europe has decreased in recent years, while legume demand has rapidly increased due to growth of meat production. Therefore, Europe imports grain legumes, principally soybeans, to meet feed protein requirements. Various investigations have identified problems and benefits of local grain legume cultivation. Nevertheless, grain legume cultivation has still not increased in the last years. Studies investigating why farmers do not cultivate grain legumes are missing. Here, we surveyed the knowledge of farmers about grain legume cultivation, problems and constraints of grain legume cultivation and the barriers faced by and incentives needed by farmers. We sent a questionnaire to 1373 farmers in Luxembourg, with a response rate of 29 %. Results show that only 17 % of all the responding farmers cultivated grain legumes; 88 % of the conventional farmers did not cultivate grain legumes, while 85 % of the organic farmers did. We observed that Luxembourgish farmers feel badly informed about grain legume cultivation; organic farmers generally feel better informed than their conventional colleagues. The main barrier, named by Luxemburgish farmers to not cultivate grain legumes, is not economic issues but a lack of knowledge and extension services for these crops. Main incentives needed to start grain legume cultivation in the future are economic issues. Even though grain legume producers mentioned several negative experiences with grain legume cultivation, they are not discouraged by the poor economic conditions and appreciate the benefits of grain legume cultivation. Overall, our findings show that research results on grain legume should be better disseminated to extension services and farmers. |
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