The Choice to Go Organic: Evidence from Small US Farms

Liu, Xuanli; Pattanaik, Nalini; Nelson, Mack C.; Ibrahim, Mohammed

doi:10.4236/as.2019.1012115

Cited by 14 publications

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“…As expected, the probability of being engaged in organic farming is closely linked with the farm head having pursued agricultural vocational school. Lastly, farms owning more land (or being wealthier) have a higher probability of adopting organic farming, same as other study cases from Mediterranean countries such as Greece (Genius et al, 2006;Alexopoulos et al, 2010) or other developed countries such as USA (Liu et al, 2019). Since the majority of organic farming is based on MAPs, the share of owned land increases the security of planting perennial crops and to fulfilling contracts in the future which is of high concern in Albania (Zhllima et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 80%

“…Lastly, the model also controls for socio-economic factors similar to other Mediterranean countries studies such as age (Genius et al, 2006;Isin et al, 2007), education (see for instance Genius et al, 2006;Isin et al, 2007;Cukur, 2015), household size (see for instance Läpple and Van Rensburg, 2011), and land ownership availability (see for instance Alexopoulos et al, 2010;Genius et al, 2006;Liu et al, 2019).…”

Section: Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding Farmers’ Intentions to Adopt Organic Farming in Albania

Edvin¹,

Shahu²,

Xhoxhi³

et al. 2021

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Organic agriculture in Europe is expanding, yet is still in the early stages in less developed areas of Europe. Understanding the factors of converting to organic agriculture is a key component for both policy design and attaining effective support for the organic sector from the government, donors, or the private sector. Therefore, the study attempts to explore the determinant factors of farmers’ intentions to engage in organic farming based on primary data collected through a farm survey in Albania. Results show that subjective norms, perceived behavior control, favorable attitudes toward organic farming conversion, as well as awareness of risk from conventional farming accompanied with information awareness are positively associated with the probability of converting to organic farming. Farmers’ perceptions of EU policy opportunities and attitudes towards environment protection are negatively associated with farmers’ tendency to convert. The study findings call for the use of financial and non-financial policy instruments for supporting conversion to organic farming and increased information on opportunities and costs expected from the integration into the EU single market.

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confidence: 80%

Section: Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding Farmers’ Intentions to Adopt Organic Farming in Albania

Edvin¹,

Shahu²,

Xhoxhi³

et al. 2021

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“…With most of the respondents having between 21 to 30 years of farming experience, this could pave a way for the push and more acceptance of organic farming in the province. A farmer's experience can swing the adoption of organic farming as a more experienced farmer can cope better with organic farming compared with farmers with lesser years of farming experience [54,55].…”

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confidence: 99%

Perceptions of Smallholder Farmers towards Organic Farming in South Africa

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In South Africa, smallholder farming is an important aspect of livelihood. More so, organic farming is increasingly becoming popular among farmers. However, many studies undertaken focused on the trade possibilities of the industry leaving the farmers’ perceptions underrepresented. This study, therefore, aims to capture the farmers’ opinions by evaluating the critical factors and policy implications of organic farming in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. A total of 220 semi-structured questionnaires were administered to smallholder farmers in the province. The results revealed that organic farming is gaining recognition according to 82.8% of the participants, and 86.6% believed that organic farming has high-profit returns. However, 88.4% of the respondents agreed that the required standards for organic farming are too restrictive while a further 74.6% indicated that organic farming certification is difficult to obtain. The results also indicated a statistically significant difference in the perceived benefits of organic farming (p ≤ 0.001) and access to markets (p = 0.042). Based on the results, the study suggests more awareness, training and ease of certification as a way forward in changing the perceptions of the farmers in the province.

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“…Further, India has 46 out of 60 soil types that are helpful for horticulture. With the sizable real estate of development, India can deliver natural yields and become the leading natural food and beverages provider on the natural planet market (Liu et al, 2019).…”

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A Study to Identify the Reasons for Farmers Inclination Towards Organic Farming: An Empirical Study

Pallathadka

Manoharmayum

2022

Integr. J. Res. Arts Humanities

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Food quality and wellbeing are the two significant variables that have steadily expanded consideration among everyday purchasers. Because of the presence of higher pesticide buildup, more nitrate, significant metals, chemicals, anti-infection buildup, and hereditarily altered life forms, expectedly grown food variations have huge antagonistic wellbeing repercussions. Besides, ordinarily developed food sources are less nutritious and contain lesser measures of defensive cell reinforcements. In the mission for more fast food, the interest in naturally developed food varieties has expanded over a long time because of their potential medical advantages and food handling concerns. Natural food creation is characterized as development without using substance manures and manufactured pesticides or hereditarily altered life forms, development chemicals, and anti-infection agents. The prevalence of naturally developed food sources is expanding step by step, inferable from their nourishing and medical advantages. Natural cultivating likewise secures the climate and financially affects a country. India is a country that is given native abilities and the possibility for development in natural farming. Even though India was a long way behind in the reception of natural cultivating for a few reasons, by and by, it has accomplished fast development in natural agribusiness. It has presently become one of the biggest natural makers on the planet. Subsequently, natural cultivating significantly affects the strength of a country like India by guaranteeing a good turn of events.

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The Choice to Go Organic: Evidence from Small US Farms

Cited by 14 publications

References 21 publications

Understanding Farmers’ Intentions to Adopt Organic Farming in Albania

Understanding Farmers’ Intentions to Adopt Organic Farming in Albania

Perceptions of Smallholder Farmers towards Organic Farming in South Africa

A Study to Identify the Reasons for Farmers Inclination Towards Organic Farming: An Empirical Study

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