Importance of Economic, Social, and Environmental Objectives of Agriculture for Stakeholders—A Meta-Analysis

Ahtiainen, Heini; Pouta, Eija; Liski, Eero; Myyrä, Sami; Assmuth, Aino

doi:10.1080/21683565.2015.1073207

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“…Compositional data pose certain restrictions with respect to traditional statistical analyses, and thus special treatment is required (Aitchison 1986). We performed an isometric log-ratio (ilr) transformation on the dependent variable and performed compositional data analysis using the ilr-transformed variable as the dependent variable [see Egozcue et al (2003) and Ahtiainen et al (2015) for more details]. We fitted several models with predictors describing the respondents’ sociodemographic characteristics (e.g.…”

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Cultural ecosystem services provided by the Baltic Sea marine environment

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This paper applies the concept of cultural ecosystem services (CES) to reveal the diverse benefits the Baltic Sea provides to human well-being. The study identifies and defines relevant CES for marine and coastal environments and applies them in a survey with 4800 respondents from Germany, Finland and Latvia. The relative importance of various CES was determined by asking respondents to allocate 100 points between CES related to recreation, landscape, inspiration, learning and education, spiritual experiences and belonging, historically and culturally important places and the existence of habitats. The results reveal significant differences in the importance of various CES across countries, users and nonusers of the Baltic Sea, as well as respondents with different human–nature relationships. The results emphasize the importance of considering recreation, landscapes and habitats in conservation policies, while acknowledging that all CES are perceived as important by some population groups.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1007/s13280-019-01239-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Cultural ecosystem services provided by the Baltic Sea marine environment

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“…More recent overviews include that by Ahtiainen et al [57], who examined 34 studies addressing the relative importance of agricultural policy objectives for different stakeholder groups. They considered the preferences of citizens, farmers, and experts for economic, social, and environmental dimensions of MFA, paying special attention to agri-environmental objectives.…”

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Measuring Multifunctional Agricultural Landscapes

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2020

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Multifunctional agriculture (MFA) has attracted increased attention from academics and policymakers in recent years. Academic researchers have utilised various approaches to assess and measure the multifunctionality of agriculture and rural landscapes. This paper outlines the nature of MFA and key supporting policies, before reviewing the applied research approaches, drawing primarily from the European Union and China where specific policies on MFA have been implemented to support rural development and promote sustainable rural communities. Four distinct types of valuation of modern MFA are recognised: economic, biophysical, socio-cultural, and holistic. Following a search of both the recent and older MFA literature, evaluations of the strengths and weaknesses of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods applications are provided using examples from a range of recent studies. The review illustrates the diversity of approaches to measure MFA. While noting that many studies operate at a landscape scale, the challenge remains that the lack of commonality in the research approaches applied means it is difficult to provide effective comparisons between studies or to compare findings. A future research agenda will need to emphasise the need for more consideration of the roles of MFA research to support decision-makers, especially policy makers, but also farmers who largely make decisions for individual farms but, if considered collectively, can transform production systems at a landscape scale.

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“…Criteria were selected after consultation with farmers and experts related to environmental, economic and social issues, and drilling information from scientific field experiments. There is evidence that various stakeholders attach different importance to criteria, or may select different criteria altogether, with experts and farmers placing more weight on financial and economic objectives, while policy makers and the public emphasize social and environmental priorities [26]. The multicriteria analysis process enhances the dialogue between agricultural policy makers, environmentalist and farmers, facilitating the search of a compromise solution.…”

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Evaluation of Sustainability of Maize Cultivation in Poland. A Prospect Theory—PROMETHEE Approach

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This study aims at exploiting research outcomes concerning tillage practices in order to make solutions available to farmers to mitigate negative environmental impact to soils. Two alternative practices have been analysed against conventional full tillage based on data provided by a long-term experiment conducted at the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation (IUNG) farm in Grabów, Central Poland. Reduced Tillage and Direct Sowing are evaluated against Full Tillage on the basis of socio-economic and environmental criteria. Multi-criteria decision analysis undertaken using the PROMETHEE method provided evidence that the ‘optimal’ maize cultivation system depends on the decision maker’s viewpoint and preferences. In fact, criteria selected and related weights elicited from representative farmers, as well as from an expert agronomist, reveal different viewpoints. Direct sowing was the most preferable for the large farm and expert perspective, whereas in case of small farm reduced tillage ranked first. Prospect theory developed by behavioural economists was incorporated to take into account decision biases. As a matter of fact, based on Prospect Theory-PROMETHEE from the small farm and the expert perspective, the conventional system was now ranked first, while for the large farm, the most preferable practice was still direct sowing.

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Importance of Economic, Social, and Environmental Objectives of Agriculture for Stakeholders—A Meta-Analysis

Cited by 17 publications

References 28 publications

Cultural ecosystem services provided by the Baltic Sea marine environment

Cultural ecosystem services provided by the Baltic Sea marine environment

Measuring Multifunctional Agricultural Landscapes

Evaluation of Sustainability of Maize Cultivation in Poland. A Prospect Theory—PROMETHEE Approach

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