The effects of environmental degradation on agriculture: Evidence from European countries

tan, Duojiao; Adedoyin, Festus Fatai; Alvarado, Rafael; Ramzan, Muhammad; Kayesh, Md Safiullah; Shah, Muhammad Ibrahim

doi:10.1016/j.gr.2021.12.009

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“…There is broad agreement on the fact that many complex agri-environmental problems are human-made and that individuals are crucial elements of solutions (Chang 2009, Möhring et al 2020. As much as we depend on ecosystem services and environmental integrity such as high levels of biodiversity (Tan et al 2022) for agricultural production, as consumers and farmers, we exploit the environment and contribute to environmental degradation and thus hamper sustainable agricultural production (Horrigan et al 2002, Olanipekun et al 2019, Subramaniam and Masron 2021. According to the World Wildlife Fund, species decline and biodiversity loss are alarming.…”

Section: The Role Of Individual Behavior Shaping Agricultural Product...mentioning

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Identifying determinants of pesticide use behaviors for effective agri-environmental policies: a systematic review

Wiedemann

Inauen

2023

Environ. Res. Lett.

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Environmental problems demand for innovative interdisciplinary research to tackle problem complexity and provide insights for problem-solving. Along these lines, behavioral insights have the potential to improve the effectiveness of policies by identifying which behaviors are best tackled and how. In this paper, we present a systematic review of the literature on small-scale farmers’ pesticide use in the Global South to identify (1) pesticide use behaviors and (2) their behavioral determinants. We defined our body of literature by establishing inclusion criteria and screened studies in a two-step process involving multiple coders. From the selected studies (k = 70), we extracted data about farmers’ pesticide use behaviors. We also extracted the determinants of these behaviors with an established framework of behavioral change, the behavior change wheel (BCW). Finally, we show how the behavioral insights thus obtained can provide hypotheses on the suitability and ultimate effectiveness of policy instruments for agriculture and environmental protection. Overall, this systematic approach showcases how behavioral insights can be used to systematically gather new knowledge on what works and why in pesticide policy. Additionally, this paper illustrates that the current literature on pesticide use behavior in the Global South lacks stan- dardized and consistent measures of behavior and determinants to provide valid and robust results. Overall, this hampers evidence synthesis and thus scientific progress in the field.

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Section: The Role Of Individual Behavior Shaping Agricultural Product...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Identifying determinants of pesticide use behaviors for effective agri-environmental policies: a systematic review

Wiedemann

Inauen

2023

Environ. Res. Lett.

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“…Another added advantage is that heteroskedasticity, autocorrelation, and SE of estimations give a more resilient beta estimate in this approach (Sarkodie & Strezov, 2019). Additionally, to be on the safe side, fixed effects will be used as a robustness analysis following Tan et al (2022). Doing this affords us the benefit of having a comparative analysis of the economic bloc.…”

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Synthesizing the impacts of information and communication technology advancement and educational developments on environmental sustainability: A comparative analyses of three economic blocs—BRICS, MINT, and G7 economies

Gyamfi

Onifade

Ofori

2022

Sustainable Development

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In the wake of the growing threats to humanity from climate change, we analyzed the information and communications technology (ICT)/education-environmental nexus from three distinct blocs including BRICS, MINT, and the G7 economies between 1990 and 2020. Two models were examined to reach the study's objectives.The first model evaluates whether education and ICT are essential for environmental sustainability via potential reduction in carbon emission. On the other hand, the second model fills an existing gap in extant studies by examining the prospect of education and ICT in influencing citizens on the importance of transition to renewable energy usage. Driscoll and Kraay estimator was employed as a panacea tool for cross-sectional dependence and slope homogeneity while the fixed effect approach provides sufficient robustness checks on the findings. While some outcomes vary per bloc, others are relatively similar across the three blocs. Education level in school enrollment perspectives shows a negative significant pollution reduction effect across the three blocs, while only the G7 bloc performed better from human capital perspectives. The combined sample bloc shows that ICT also significantly reduces carbon emission, however, an individual bloc analysis refutes this stance for the MINT bloc. Additionally, while renewable energy cushions emissions in all the blocs, rapid urbanization, shows a positive CO 2 emission impact except in the G7 bloc. Last, ICT and education significantly boost renewable energy usage only in the G7. Hence, governments and stakeholders in the blocs should gravitate toward greater investments in quality education and greener ICT infrastructures for a sustainable environment.

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“…Various studies have shown both a linear and non-linear relationship between renewable energy consumption and agricultural economic growth. Tan et al modelled 35 European countries and found that renewable energy use had positive and significant impacts on agricultural productivity [42]. From 1980 to 2011, the usage of renewable energy led to increased agricultural output in five nations in North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, and Tunisia), the study also suggested using renewable energy to boost agricultural production to lessen global warming [43].…”

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The Impacts of Climate Change, Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) and Renewable Energy Consumption on Agricultural Economic Growth in South Africa: ARDL Approach

Tagwi

2022

Sustainability

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One of the most affected economies by climate change is the agricultural sector. Climate change measured by temperature and precipitation has an impact on agricultural output, which in turn affects the economy of the sector. It is anticipated that using renewable energy will lower carbon emissions that are directly related to climate change. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), renewable energy usage, and climate change on South Africa’s agricultural sector from 1972 to 2021. The nexus was estimated using an Auto Regressive-Distributed Lag (ARDL) Bounds test econometric technique. In the short run, findings indicated that climate change reduces agricultural economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions increase as agricultural economic growth increases. The use of renewable energy was insignificant in the short and long run. Carbon dioxide emissions granger causes temperature and renewable energy unilateral. An ARDL analysis was performed to evaluate the short and long-term relationship between agricultural economic growth, climate change, carbon dioxide emissions and renew able energy usage. The study adds new knowledge on the effects of climate change and carbon emissions on the agricultural economy alongside the use of renewable energy which can be used to inform economic policy on climate change and the energy nexus in the agricultural sector. Study findings point to the prioritization of biomass commercialization, rural and commercial farming sector bioenergy regulations and socioeconomic imperatives research is crucial in order to promote inclusive participation in the production of renewable energy.

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The effects of environmental degradation on agriculture: Evidence from European countries

Cited by 49 publications

References 79 publications

Identifying determinants of pesticide use behaviors for effective agri-environmental policies: a systematic review

Identifying determinants of pesticide use behaviors for effective agri-environmental policies: a systematic review

Synthesizing the impacts of information and communication technology advancement and educational developments on environmental sustainability: A comparative analyses of three economic blocs—BRICS, MINT, and G7 economies

The Impacts of Climate Change, Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) and Renewable Energy Consumption on Agricultural Economic Growth in South Africa: ARDL Approach

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