FARMERS’ PREFERENCES FOR ENHANCING SUSTAINABILITY IN ARABLE LANDS: EVIDENCE FROM A CHOICE EXPERIMENT IN SICILY
| Autor: | Salvatore Luciano Cosentino, Giovanni Signorello, Giuseppe Cucuzza, Lea Nicita, Maria De Salvo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Economics and Econometrics
VALUATION 020209 energy PARTICIPATION CONSERVATION Geography Planning and Development ECOSYSTEM SERVICES 02 engineering and technology WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEME COMPENSATION PAYMENTS DESIGN CONTRACT 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering HETEROGENEITY Agroforestry business.industry Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Environmentally friendly Geography Agriculture Sustainability Erosion Agricultural biodiversity Arable land Soil fertility Rural area business |
| Zdroj: | New Medit. :57-70 |
| ISSN: | 1594-5685 |
| DOI: | 10.30682/nm1804e |
| Popis: | We used discrete-choice experiments (DCE) to elicit farmers’ preferences among alternative agri-environmental schemes (AES) designed to reduce soil risk of erosion, maintain soil fertility, enhance countryside landscape, and preserve agrobiodiversity in arable lands of Sicily (Italy). Using appropriate models, we also investigated farmers’ preference heterogeneity and spatial correlation. The results demonstrated a general positive and highly heterogeneous attitude in farmers toward the adoption of environmentally friendly practices and suggested the need of modulate AES according to preferences’ heterogeneity respect to sustainable agricultural practices and local contexts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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