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ThiernoBocar Diop1, Stéphane Blancard1, Sophie Legras1
1CESAER, AgroSup Dijon, INRAE, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000, Dijon, France.
Journal of Environmental Management
|July 11, 2024
Summary
Farmers
Area of Science:
- Agricultural economics
- Environmental science
- Farm management
Background:
- Agricultural practices significantly impact the environment.
- Agri-environmental schemes (AES) aim to promote sustainable farming.
- Understanding farmer adoption drivers is crucial for policy effectiveness.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze how prior economic and environmental farm performance influences adoption of agri-environmental schemes (AES).
- To investigate the role of technical efficiency in AES adoption for crop farms.
- To explore interactions between economic and environmental factors in farmer decision-making.
Main Methods:
- Utilized French FADN data spanning 1997-2007 for crop farms.
- Employed Firth's logistic regression to mitigate small sample bias.
- Analyzed heterogeneous effects of technical efficiency and environmental indexes on AES adoption.
Main Results:
- Technical efficiency's impact on AES adoption varies based on environmental performance indicators, suggesting windfall effects.
- Complex synergistic or antagonistic interactions were observed between economic and environmental factors in adoption decisions.
- Adoption patterns differed significantly across various farming types.
Conclusions:
- Past farm performance, particularly technical efficiency, has a nuanced relationship with AES adoption.
- Economic and environmental factors interact dynamically, influencing farmer choices in adopting sustainable practices.
- Tailoring AES to specific farm types and performance profiles is essential for maximizing environmental benefits.
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