Examining Farmers’ Adoption Decisions towards Precision-Agricultural Practices in Greek Dairy Cattle Farms
| Autor: | Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Georgios KLEFTODIMOS, Christina Kleisiari, Aristotelis Christos Tagarakis, Dionysis Bochtis |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier (CIHEAM-IAMM), Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM), University of Thessaly [Volos] (UTH), Centre for Research and Technology Hellas [Athènes] (CERTH) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
SCENARIO policy scenarios Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 01 natural sciences GRECE Renewable energy sources BOVIN LAITIER GE1-350 MODELE BIOECONOMIQUE bio-economic model AIDE A LA DECISION dairy cattle farms 0105 earth and related environmental sciences 2. Zero hunger Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment 0402 animal and dairy science [SDV.SA.AEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Agriculture economy and politics 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences DURABILITE MEILLEURE PRATIQUE 040201 dairy & animal science farmers’ adoption decisions EXPLOITATION LAITIERE Environmental sciences INCITATION AGRICULTURE DE PRECISION PRODUCTION LAITIERE |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 411, p 411 (2022) Sustainability Sustainability, MDPI, 2022, 14 (1), pp.411. ⟨10.3390/su14010411⟩ Sustainability; Volume 14; Issue 1; Pages: 411 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su14010411⟩ |
| Popis: | International audience; Nowadays, the sustainability of Greek dairy cattle farms is questionable due to low competitiveness and high GHG emissions. In this context, the BIOCIRCULAR project, funded by the EYDE ETAK, developed a series of alternative practices focusing on precision agriculture principles. However, the adoption of any practice from farmers is not a given, and depends on several determinants. Hence, the objective of this study is to examine farmers’ adoption decisions regarding precision-agricultural practices in Greek dairy production systems, as well as the economic and environmental impacts of this adoption. In order to achieve this, a bio-economic model was developed based on mathematical programming methods. The proposed model simulates a large number of dairy cattle farms with or without crop production, including different management strategies and their relevant costs, and provides an environmental assessment of the adopted practices based on GHG emissions. Moreover, in order to analyze farmers’ adoption decisions, different policy measures, linked to various environmental outcomes, were examined. The results highlighted that the adoption of precision-agricultural practices led to significantly better economic and environmental outcomes. Furthermore, it was found that different levels of incentives can be efficiently targeted to encourage the adoption of new feeds and, more broadly, to secure the sustainability of the sector. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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