Achieving sustainable agricultural practices: From incentives to adoption and outcomes

Piñeiro, Valeria; Arias, Joaquín; Elverdin, Pablo; Opazo, Cristián; Prager, Steve; Torero, Máximo

doi:10.2499/9780896294042

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“…The provision of agricultural subsidies and interest-free loans may prove helpful in solving their financial problems and might promote the process of adaptation. However, economic incentives can promote the adoption in the short run, but a change in farmers’ behavior by cultivating a sense of environmental stewardship is more beneficial for the long-term use and retention of such practices [ 104 , 105 ]. Besides financial support, farmers also need government support in several other affairs.…”

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Farmers’ beliefs and concerns about climate change, and their adaptation behavior to combat climate change in Saudi Arabia

Azeem

Alotaibi

2023

PLoS ONE

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Climate change threatens the existence of humankind on the planet Earth. Owing to its arid climate and poor natural resources base, Saudi Arabia is particularly susceptible to the negative impact of ongoing climate change. Farmers’ understanding of this global phenomenon is extremely important as it may help determine their adaptation behavior. This study was designed to analyze farmers’ beliefs and concerns about climate change as well as their views about adaptation different obstacles. Data were collected from 80 randomly farmers of the Al-Ahsa region in Eastern Province using structured interviews. The findings revealed that farmers believed that climate change is mainly occurring due to anthropogenic activities. Drought, insects, crop diseases, and heat stress were their main concerns regarding adverse impacts of climate change. Lack of knowledge about adaptation practices, and poor government and financial support are perceived as the major obstacles to adaptation. The results of non-parametric analysis identified no significant differences in farmers’ climate change beliefs and concerns, and their views about obstacles to adaptation in relation to their demographic characteristics. Based on the findings, we suggest that capacity building programs should be undertaken by the government for enhancing the adaptive capacity of the farmers as well the provision of financial incentives wherever deemed necessary for promoting the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices and building a resilient national food system.

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Farmers’ beliefs and concerns about climate change, and their adaptation behavior to combat climate change in Saudi Arabia

Azeem

Alotaibi

2023

PLoS ONE

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“…This fact demonstrates the urgent need for policymakers to pass regulations that support environmentally friendly agricultural practices and provide incentives for farmers to comply. The incentive may be in the form of a voluntary incentive or a compulsory incentive [51,52]. Compulsory incentives, such as legal regulation, may meet a certain level of success because farmers are forced to comply with the requirements to avoid sanctions.…”

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Determining Factors for Farmers to Engage in Sustainable Agricultural Practices: A Case from Indonesia

Sukayat,

Setiawan,

Suharfaputra

et al. 2023

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The Green Revolution still heavily influences the agricultural practices of small-scale farming enterprises employing unsustainable methods of cultivation. As a result, many initiatives have been developed to promote more environmentally friendly agricultural practices. This paper aims to seek the determinants of farmers regarding practicing more sustainable farming in Tasikmalaya Regency, Indonesia, especially in terms of the use of chemicals. Data were gained by interviewing 360 farmers at the study site. A logit regression model was then used to analyze the data. The results of the analysis indicate that the most significant determinants of sustainability in farming practices are each farmer’s standard of education and how active the farmer is in farmers’ groups. This shows the importance of positioning the farmer group as an essential factor for achieving sustainable farming in Indonesia. Consequently, transitioning to more sustainable agricultural practices requires that policymakers address the topic of economic incentives, improving market access, leveraging farmers’ groups, providing education and support, and designing policies that empower farmers as agents of change in their own communities.

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“…These mechanisms include financial incentives, such as payment for ecosystem services (PES) or non-financial forms of institutional support, such as technical assistance, and are defined as 'instruments used by the public and private sectors to encourage farmers to protect or enhance ecosystem services beneficial to them and others' [3]. These mechanisms have promoted sustainable practices in natural resource management and conservation in private land [4,5]; yet knowledge about their role in achieving successful restoration remains limited. Restoration interventions include a broad range of strategies such as natural forest regrowth ( passive restoration), agroforestry and mixed plantations of native species (active restoration), each with specific enabling or constraining conditions that influence specific restoration outcomes.…”

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The role of incentive mechanisms in promoting forest restoration

Tedesco

Brancalion

Hepburn

et al. 2022

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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Forest restoration has been proposed as a scalable nature-based solution to achieve global environmental and socio-economic outcomes and is central to many policy initiatives, such as the Bonn Challenge. Restored forests contain appreciable biodiversity, improve habitat connectivity and sequester carbon. Incentive mechanisms (e.g. payments for ecosystem services and allocation of management rights) have been a focus of forest restoration efforts for decades. Yet, there is still little understanding of their role in promoting restoration success. We conducted a systematic literature review to investigate how incentive mechanisms are used to promote forest restoration, outcomes, and the biophysical and socio-economic factors that influence implementation and program success. We found that socio-economic factors, such as governance, monitoring systems and the experience and beliefs of participants, dominate whether or not an incentive mechanism is successful. We found that approximately half of the studies report both positive ecological and socio-economic outcomes. However, reported adverse outcomes were more commonly socio-economic than ecological. Our results reveal that achieving forest restoration at a sufficient scale to meet international commitments will require stronger assessment and management of socio-economic factors that enable or constrain the success of incentive mechanisms. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Understanding forest landscape restoration: reinforcing scientific foundations for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration’.

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Achieving sustainable agricultural practices: From incentives to adoption and outcomes

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Farmers’ beliefs and concerns about climate change, and their adaptation behavior to combat climate change in Saudi Arabia

Farmers’ beliefs and concerns about climate change, and their adaptation behavior to combat climate change in Saudi Arabia

Determining Factors for Farmers to Engage in Sustainable Agricultural Practices: A Case from Indonesia

The role of incentive mechanisms in promoting forest restoration

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