Understanding German farmer’s intention to adopt mixed cropping using the theory of planned behavior
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Understanding German farmer’s intention to adopt mixed cropping using the theory of planned behavior
Auteur(s)
- BONKE Vanessa
- MUSSHOFF Oliver
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9EJQLA23
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2287
Date ajout
5 janvier 2021 17:06
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5 janvier 2021 17:06
Résumé anglais
The diversification of cropping systems has the potential to contribute towards a sustainable land use while preserving biodiversity. Mixed cropping is one possibility to increase biodiversity within farming systems. However, adoption of mixed cropping systems is challenging for farmers, as the agricultural sector has evolved around pure stands over the past decades and path dependencies have emerged. Yet, little is known about farmers’ motivation to adopt mixed cropping. Utilizing the theory of planned behavior as the main framework, this paper studies the psychological factors underlying farmers’ intention to adopt mixed cropping based on an online survey with 172 German farmers. In addition, the most crucial adoption obstacles are assessed. Using partial least squares structural equation modeling, we show for the first time that attitude, perceived behavioral control, and injunctive as well as descriptive group norms explain over 52% of farmers’ intention to adopt mixed cropping. Our results also demonstrate that perceived ecological benefits positively influence a farmer’s attitude towards mixed cropping. Missing sales opportunities for mixed yields, the uneven maturing of crops, and deficient economic benefits are ranked as the most crucial obstacles for the implementation of mixed cropping. These results, which can be relevant for other European countries as well, indicate that the introduction of a voluntary agri-environmental scheme could encourage adoption and that considering positive effects of group norms within policy schemes could further increase adoption on a large scale.
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CRAW tags
- AB - Modalité bio
- GEO Allemagne
- logit model
- mixed cropping adoption
- partial least squares structural equation modeling
- theory of planned behavior
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Titre de la publication
Agronomy for Sustainable Development
Volume
40
Pages
48
Date caractères
2020-12-09
Date publication
9 décembre 2020
Doi
10.1007/s13593-020-00653-0
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1773-0155
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