Using word clouds to present farmers’ perceptions of advisory services on pollution mitigation measures

Vrain, Emilie; Lovett, Andrew A.

doi:10.1080/09640568.2019.1638232

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“…Additionally, content analysis was employed to identify key words and phrases in the responses provided by participants during focus groups and interviews to describe the impacts of the pandemic on ecotourism using the "Word Cloud" technique. The word cloud is a data visualization technique involving lexical analysis or analyzing a given text (Vrain and Lovett, 2019). Constructing a word cloud consist of using different font sizes to depict the frequency in the use of words or phrases as they occur in the text being analysed (Rivadeneira et al, 2007).…”

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Tourism amid COVID-19 pandemic: impacts and implications for building resilience in the eco-tourism sector in Ghana's Savannah region

Soliku¹,

Kyiire²,

Mahama³

et al. 2021

Heliyon

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The novel coronavirus which first emerged in Wuhan, China has affected many sectors of the global economy particularly, the tourism sector. While prior studies have explored how pandemics and crisis in the tourism sector can be managed, only a few have tackled how the tourism industry, especially in developing countries can be restructured to withstand shocks and remain resilient in the face of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic in the future. This article sheds light on the socio-economic and ecological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ecotourism sector of Ghana's Savannah region while offering short and long term strategies for building resilience to withstand shocks. Between September and October 2020, data was collected in the tourism enclave of the Savannah region in Ghana using focus group discussions and interviews. Results show that the major socioeconomic impact of the pandemic was the loss of livelihoods. Ecological impacts were however mixedboth positive and negative. The study concludes that socio-economic impacts have been severe because they are closely tied to tourism. The study therefore recommends that immediate measures including stimulus packages be offered to local enterprises affected by the pandemic. In the long term, efforts should be made to diversify the local economy and promote domestic tourism in the country.

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Tourism amid COVID-19 pandemic: impacts and implications for building resilience in the eco-tourism sector in Ghana's Savannah region

Soliku¹,

Kyiire²,

Mahama³

et al. 2021

Heliyon

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“…2016; Ayre et al . 2019; Vrain and Lovett 2019). These were identified by speaking with the farmers and through university staff.…”

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“…We were keen to speak to a range of different types of farmers and included five mixed farmers (arable and livestock, mainly dairy), four arable farmers, and one horticultural grower in the final sample. Farm advisers were also included in the study because they are a key influencer in the use of technology on-farm (Ingram 2008;AIC 2013;Rose et al 2016;Ayre et al 2019;Vrain and Lovett 2019). These were identified by speaking with the farmers and through university staff.…”

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Perceptions of the Fourth Agricultural Revolution: What’s In, What’s Out, and What Consequences are Anticipated?

2020

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Technological advancement is seen as one way of sustainably intensifying agriculture. Scholars argue that innovation needs to be responsible, but it is difficult to anticipate the consequences of the 'fourth agricultural revolution' without a clear sense of which technologies are included and excluded. The major aims of this article were to investigate which technologies are being associated with the fourth agricultural revolution, as well as to understand how this revolution is being perceived, whether positive or negative consequences are given equal attention, and what type of impacts are anticipated. To this end, we undertook a content analysis of UK media and policy documents alongside interviews of farmers and advisers. We found that the fourth agricultural revolution is associated with emergent, game-changing technologies, at least in media and policy documents. In these sources, the benefits to productivity and the environment were prioritised with less attention to social consequences, but impacts were overwhelmingly presented positively. Farmers and advisers experienced many benefits of technologies and some predicted higher-tech futures. It was clear, however, that technologies create a number of negative consequences. We reflect on these findings and provide advice to policy-makers about how to interrogate the benefits, opportunities, and risks afforded by agricultural technologies.

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“…The literature review also suggested that a lack of policy consistency or land manger 'buy-in' to policy was a major reason for lack of continued farmer engagement. Sometimes the information and advice given to farmers can be contradictory even if it is coming from the same source (Vrain and Lovett, 2019;Rose et al, 2019). This is especially relevant in agricultural policy where, in relation to the CAP, continuous incremental changes have led to increased levels of uncertainty and policy fatigue (Hall, 2008).…”

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“…The importance of strong trusting relationships in the delivery of effective agrienvironment schemes is well documented with farmers trusting some advisors more than others (e.g. Sutherland et al, 2013;Mills et al, 2016;Vrain and Lovett, 2019). The benefits of trust include lower transaction costs (Dwyer et al, 2007) and adherence to more sustainable social norms of land management with decreased opportunism (Inman et al, 2018).…”

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Co-designing the Environmental Land Management Scheme in England: the why, who, and how of engaging ‘harder to reach’ stakeholders

Hurley¹,

Lyon²,

Hall³

et al. 2020

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After leaving the European Union and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), farmers and land managers in England will no longer receive payments based on how much land they have, but rather how they manage the environment. The new Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme in England will reward farmers and land managers with public money for the provision of various public goods, including improved biodiversity, cleaner air and water, healthier soils, and natural hazard protection. Since the new scheme represents a dramatic shift away from the previous subsidy regime, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has committed to ‘co-designing’ the new policy. To this end, Defra have invited farmers and land managers across England to share their views on what the new policy should look like, running two major online consultations, outreach workshops, and a network of nationwide ‘Test and Trials’ to date. We know, however, from previous research on land manager participation with government that participation can be unequal with a set of ‘usual suspects’ dominating engagement and a substantial group of ‘harder to reach’ stakeholders being less involved. Defra wants 82,500 holdings to participate in the new ELM scheme and thus wide engagement in both design and implementation is crucial. This paper explores why some land managers (focusing on farmers) might be ‘harder to reach’ in the context of ELM, who they might be, and how Defra can improve its forms of engagement to ensure that no-one is excluded from the co-design process. We identify ten different predispositions towards ELM that harder to reach farmers might have and make six recommendations that could help Defra improve ELM co-design and delivery: (1) make engagement worthwhile, (2) offer online engagement activities whilst improving connectivity, (3) reduce bureaucracy, (4) enhance trust through skilled intermediaries, (5) pay farmers promptly, and (6) ensure transitions to the new scheme are well-managed.

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Using word clouds to present farmers’ perceptions of advisory services on pollution mitigation measures

Cited by 15 publications

References 31 publications

Tourism amid COVID-19 pandemic: impacts and implications for building resilience in the eco-tourism sector in Ghana's Savannah region

Tourism amid COVID-19 pandemic: impacts and implications for building resilience in the eco-tourism sector in Ghana's Savannah region

Perceptions of the Fourth Agricultural Revolution: What’s In, What’s Out, and What Consequences are Anticipated?

Co-designing the Environmental Land Management Scheme in England: the why, who, and how of engaging ‘harder to reach’ stakeholders

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