Motivations for organic farming among farmers from Malopolska Province, Poland

Kubala, Joanna; Grodzińska‐Jurczak, Małgorzata; Cichoń, Mariusz; Nieszporek, Katarzyna

doi:10.1504/ijesd.2008.021904

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“…Producers see governmental incentives, friends' persuasion, unemployment and financial reasons as less motivating. Similar findings on the motives for organic production have been found in other researches (Kubala et al, 2008;Cranfield et al, 2010;Petljak, 2013;Vlahović et al, 2015).…”

Section: Motives For Organic Productionsupporting

confidence: 89%

An exploration of distribution channels: Challenges and opportunities for organic food producers in Croatia

Gajdić¹,

Petljak²,

Mesić³

2018

Ekonomika poljoprivrede

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Section: Motives For Organic Productionsupporting

confidence: 89%

An exploration of distribution channels: Challenges and opportunities for organic food producers in Croatia

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Petljak²,

Mesić³

2018

Ekonomika poljoprivrede

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“…Minimizing health risks motive The perception that risks concerning health (such as allergies) are minimized. [34,40,43] To convert "was partly egoistic. ( .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Well-educated motive A high educational level or an education outside of the agricultural field. [28,31,41,43] Younger age motive Youth as a driver to convert to organic farming. [28,30,35] Little knowledge barrier A lack of knowledge as a barrier to convert to organic farming.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The supportive role of social networks, such as associations, family, experts, policymakers, and consumers, including the social acceptance and a positive image of organic food. [30,31,[36][37][38]40,41,43,44] "We were the first organic business in this village. We followed suit after other [estates] where we saw that they achieve good results with organic [farming] and now we are already six or seven estates in this village."…”

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“…Product quality motive The production of high-quality products. [28,31,37,40,43] "You have smaller grapes, not so much water in the grapes, so you get higher quality, much more concentrated wines, more intensive wines, and that is fun." O4 O1, O2, O3, O4 [ 31,36,38,40,45] Some employees quit, because they had another "ideological view or also another professional view, because they had another opinion."…”

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confidence: 99%

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German Winegrowers’ Motives and Barriers to Convert to Organic Farming

Siepmann

Nicholas

2018

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Agriculture plays a crucial role in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, with organic farming being one important potential contributor to environmental, economic, and social sustainability. Despite a national goal of 20% organic agriculture, currently only 6.2% of Germany’s farmland is organic, and conversion rates are slowing down. However, one bright spot is organic viticulture in Germany, which has four times higher conversion rates, but literature on organic viticulture in Germany is scarce and it is unknown what factors contribute to its relative success. We used the largest wine regions in Germany, Pfalz and Rheinhessen, as a case study to investigate winegrowers’ motives and barriers to convert to organic farming in practice. We compared our interview results with literature from throughout the European Union, analyzing the findings using the five capitals framework to assess livelihood strategies. The results indicate that the motives for organic farming most often identified in the literature and interviews are a pro-organic ideology of the farmer (human capital) and supportive social networks (social capital). Barriers to convert to organic farming were skeptical attitudes toward social networks (social capital) and doubting the environmental benefits of organic winegrowing, especially the use of copper (natural capital). Additional barriers were a farmer’s ideology against organic farming (human capital), identified from the interviews, while the literature discussed financial risks, especially during the conversion periods (financial capital). In the particular case of organic wines in Pfalz and Rheinhessen, it was important to be able to tell a story around wines that stresses wine quality. We conclude that potential avenues to increase organic farming in Germany include addressing the use and environmental impacts of copper, addressing ideological barriers against organic farming, supporting the possibility to tell the story behind a wine, and increased financial support.

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Motivations for organic farming among farmers from Malopolska Province, Poland

Cited by 12 publications

References 13 publications

An exploration of distribution channels: Challenges and opportunities for organic food producers in Croatia

An exploration of distribution channels: Challenges and opportunities for organic food producers in Croatia

German Winegrowers’ Motives and Barriers to Convert to Organic Farming

Improving Food Security Through Organic Agriculture: Evidence from Serbia

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