Exploring factors that shape small-scale farmers’ opinions on the adoption of eco-friendly nets for vegetable production

Vidogbéna, Faustin; Adégbidi, Anselme; Tossou, Rigobert; Assogba-Komlan, Françoise; Martin, Thibaut; Ngouajio, Mathieu; Simon, Serge; Parrot, Laurent; Garnett, Stephen T.; Zander, Kerstin K.

doi:10.1007/s10668-015-9717-z

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“…Some topics were presented with a series of Likert scale-type questions [50] to assess the cheese producers' perception [22,[51][52][53] as to how important it is that different food operators use the OQT "mountain product", i.e., small/medium farmers, agro-food industries, large-scale retailers. These scales had seven points, which ranged from one to seven, i.e., 1 = strongly disagree, up to 7 = strongly agree.…”

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Traditional Cheese Production and an EU Labeling Scheme: The Alpine Cheese Producers’ Opinion

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Abstract:In 2012, the European Union introduced two optional quality terms (OQT) as new tools for the enhancement of food products. Two years later, the requirements for the use of the OQT "mountain product" were defined to enhance agricultural production in harsh environments, such as mountain areas. This new tool aimed at promoting local development, maintaining the economic activities in mountain areas and redistributing wealth. The present research aims at understanding if farmers perceived this tool as useful and evaluates their level of awareness. To this aim, a sample of 68 traditional cheese producers from the North West Alpine Arch was interviewed. The results show that some cheese producers have a positive attitude towards the concepts set out in the OQT "mountain product" and consider it a useful tool to promote and enhance their products. Some critical elements are also discussed.

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Traditional Cheese Production and an EU Labeling Scheme: The Alpine Cheese Producers’ Opinion

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“…Diffusion of innovation [12] was applied to identify where farmers were situated in the innovation-decision process [30]; to identify the determinants of farmer perceptions about an innovation [24,31]; and examine the influence of perceived characteristics/attributes of practices in adoption behaviours [24,30,31]. Vidogbena et al [31] examined the opinions of small-scale farmers about eco-friendly nets for pest control using concepts of anticipated performance (belief that using the innovation will improve livelihoods), ease of use, social pressure (degree to which one is influenced by others' opinions), and external support (access to knowledge and finance) [31]. Perceived high labour requirements were identified as the major barrier to adopting eco-friendly nets, particularly on larger vegetable crops, and among farmers who had little or no experience in a trial, and those living far from extension services [31].…”

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Theoretical Underpinnings in Research Investigating Barriers for Implementing Environmentally Sustainable Farming Practices: Insights from a Systematic Literature Review

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Research has a critical role in supporting the implementation of farming practices that are appropriate for meeting food and climate security for a growing global population. Notwithstanding progress towards more sustainable agricultural production, the rate of change varies across and within regions and is, overall, too slow. Understanding what is and is not working at the implementation level and, critically, providing justified explanations on outcomes, is an important contribution of the literature. Based on the assumption that theory-informed research can contribute to adoption policy and practice, this review ascertained and described the use of theory in the identification and examination of barriers to adoption in studies included in a recent systematic literature review. Following the application of criteria for ‘theory use’, 16 studies out of 75 were found to have applied or built upon one or more of 14 theories and models in their research approaches, including established theories in the social and behavioural sciences, as well as systems based models developed specifically in the sustainable agriculture space. Following a description of theory and model use in the studies, results are discussed relative to how theoretical constructs and mechanisms within individual and across studies can assist in explaining why and how adoption of sustainable practices is constrained.

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“…The probit model is often used to identify factors affecting the WTP for new technologies [38,39]. Several studies have measured the WTP using the CVM and clarified the factors affecting WTP using the probit model [40,41].…”

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“…Question (i) can be analyzed by conducting regression analysis using WTP as an explained variable and socio-economic and demographic factors affecting WTP as the explanatory variables [38,39]. From the results, we denoted factors that could improve acceptance of HEMS, and possible marketing target groups.…”

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Willingness to Pay for Home Energy Management Systems: A Survey in New York and Tokyo

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This study evaluates the acceptability of home energy management systems (HEMS) in New York and Tokyo using a questionnaire survey. We investigated three basic functions of HEMS: money saving, automatic control, and environmental impact, and then quantified people’s propensity to accept each of these three functions by measuring their willingness to pay. Using the willingness to pay results, we estimated the demand probability under a given usage price for each of the three functions of home energy management systems and analyzed how socio-economic and demographic factors influence the demand probability. The demand probability related to a home energy management system function decreases as the usage price of the function increases. However, depending on people’s socio-economic characteristics, the rate of decrease in demand probability relative to the rate of increase in usage price varies. Among the three functions of home energy management systems, we found that the automatic control function showed the highest demand probability in New York and Tokyo, emphasizing the significance of an automatic control function. In New York, when the home energy management system has an automatic control function, its demand probability increases, which is further enhanced if people trust their utility company. In Tokyo, when a home energy management system has an environmental impact function, its demand probability increases at a given price. People in Tokyo have anxieties related to new technologies such as home energy management systems. Therefore, it is necessary to enhance their comprehension of a home energy management systems to address this anxiety.

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Exploring factors that shape small-scale farmers’ opinions on the adoption of eco-friendly nets for vegetable production

Cited by 21 publications

References 60 publications

Traditional Cheese Production and an EU Labeling Scheme: The Alpine Cheese Producers’ Opinion

Traditional Cheese Production and an EU Labeling Scheme: The Alpine Cheese Producers’ Opinion

Theoretical Underpinnings in Research Investigating Barriers for Implementing Environmentally Sustainable Farming Practices: Insights from a Systematic Literature Review

Willingness to Pay for Home Energy Management Systems: A Survey in New York and Tokyo

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