Approaching the environmental sustainable value in agriculture: How factor endowments foster the eco-efficiency

Grzelak, Aleksander; Guth, Marta; Matuszczak, Anna; Czyżewski, Bazyli; Brelik, Agnieszka

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118304

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“…The consequences of this are reflected in insufficient household income [32]. There is an ongoing debate in the literature on whether small farms should play the role of "landscape guardians" at the expense of public support and economic vegetation, or should they strive to improve productivity [33][34][35]. Although farmers play an important role in ensuring food security (e.g., at the national level), they are also exposed to food insecurity at the household level.…”

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Food Insecurity among Small-Scale Farmers in Poland

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The problem of food insecurity is generally associated with developing countries, but at the household level it also occurs in developed countries, especially in socially vulnerable groups, such as small-scale farms. However, the issue of food insecurity in developed countries, especially at the household level, is rather neglected in the scientific literature. This study was conducted to fill this gap and examine the level of food insecurity among small-scale farms in Poland. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from 710 small-scale farms in Poland. The incidence and degree of food insecurity was measured with the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS). The study found that about 43% of the respondents were exposed to food insecurity, including almost 9% to severe food insecurity, which is well above the average for the entire Polish population. By applying cross-tabulation and the zero-inflated Poisson regression model, the study found that the higher age and secondary or higher education of the farm manager, having children in the household and higher land productivity have a statistically significant negative influence on households’ food insecurity (i.e., decreased HFIAS score). On the contrary, family size of five or more and production type “permanent crops” and “dairy cows” have a statistically significant positive influence on households’ food insecurity (i.e., increased HFIAS score).

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“…In addition, X1(land) and X2 (labor) were found to have considerable impact on agricultural eco-efficiency, while Y1(grain yield) and Y2(economic yield) showed minimal effect. A significant number villages have low values for labor (13), land (15), grain yield (19), and economic crop yield (21), which suggests for many villages that these parameters have limited capacities for improvement, particularly for grain yield and economic crop yield.…”

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“…One effective way is to adopt the indicator of "eco-efficiency" [16][17][18]. The term "eco-efficiency" appeared in the 1990s [19], and was coined to mean the efficiency with which ecological resources are used to meet human needs [20]. In general, eco-efficiency is measured as the ratio of the output to input [21,22].…”

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How Much Is the Eco-Efficiency of Agricultural Production in West China? Evidence from the Village Level Data

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This study evaluates the eco-efficiency of agriculture in Pupiao Town, in the Yunnan province of China, through micro-level research. The term "eco-efficiency" refers to the efficiency with which ecological resources are used to meet human needs. Interviews and field research were conducted to collect the data of the 23 villages from 2016 to 2018. The Data Envelopment Analysis model (DEA) was used for data analysis. The results were as follows: (1) The eco-efficiency scores of Pupiao Town had considerable spatial heterogeneity, exhibiting a general trend of higher in the middle and lower in the east and west, which suggested eco-efficiency may be correlated with topography and transportation. (2) The value of eco-efficiency for the entire town had considerable areas for improvement and showed a slow-growth trend. (3) Fertilizers, pesticides, agricultural diesel, agricultural carbon emission, and non-point source pollution had a significant impact on eco-efficiency, followed by agricultural labor and arable land. (4) Agricultural chemicals were primary determinants affecting eco-efficiency. Most of the factors had a stronger effect on the eastern and western regions. The study suggests that transportation should be improved to promote the conveyance of market information and the application of more efficient and productive farm methods. The most important way is to improve effective utilization and to reduce the amount of agricultural chemicals. In addition, it is necessary to offer technical training and help to support farmers in upgrading their farm operations.

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“…Thus, the areas where small farms can practically use this advanced technology would have to be assessed appropriately. According to Grzelak et al [ 18 ], resource endowments such as human and materials resources of capital approach to farming may impact fostering EFT. It is apparent that if a farmer has certain freedom and resource supports, it provides confidence for farmers to try many forms of potential technology [ 4 ].…”

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How Capital Endowment and Ecological Cognition Affect Environment-Friendly Technology Adoption: A Case of Apple Farmers of Shandong Province, China

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Sarkar

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Ever-increasing global environmental issues, land degradation, and groundwater contamination may significantly impact the agricultural sector of any country. The situation worsens while the global agricultural sectors are going through the unsustainable intensification of agricultural production powered by chemical fertilizers and pesticides. This trend leads the sector to exercise environmentally friendly technology (EFT). Capital endowment and ecological cognition may significantly impact fostering farmers’ adoption of environmentally friendly technology. The government also tends to change the existing policies to cope with ever-increasing challenges like pollution control, maintaining ecological balance, and supporting agricultural sectors substantially by employing ecological compensation policy. The study’s main objective is to explore the impacts of farmer’s ecological compensation, capital endowment, and ecological cognition for the adoption of EFT. The empirical setup of the study quantifies with survey data of 471 apple farmers from nine counties of Shandong province. The study used Heckman’s two-stage model to craft the findings. The results showed that 52.02% of fruit farmers adopted two environmentally friendly technologies, and 23.99% of fruit farmers adopted three forms of environmentally friendly technologies. At the same time, we have traced that the capital endowment, planting scale, family income, and technical specialization of fruit farmers significantly impact adopting EFT. The study also revealed that understanding ecological compensation policy has a significant positive effect on adopting environmentally friendly technology. Seemingly, ecological compensation policy has a specific regulatory effect on fruit farmers’ capital endowment and ecological cognition. Therefore, it is necessary to extend the demonstration facilities, training, and frequently arrange awareness-building campaigns regarding rural non-point source pollution hazards and improve the cognition level of farmers. The agriculture extension department should strengthen the agricultural value chain facilities to make farmers fully realize the importance of EFT. Government should promote and extend the supports for availing new and innovative EFT at a reasonable price. Moreover, cooperative, financial, and credit organizations need to lead for the smooth transition of EFT. The agricultural cooperatives and formal risk-taking networks should act responsibly for shaping the behavioral factors of farmers.

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Approaching the environmental sustainable value in agriculture: How factor endowments foster the eco-efficiency

Cited by 65 publications

References 30 publications

Food Insecurity among Small-Scale Farmers in Poland

Food Insecurity among Small-Scale Farmers in Poland

How Much Is the Eco-Efficiency of Agricultural Production in West China? Evidence from the Village Level Data

How Capital Endowment and Ecological Cognition Affect Environment-Friendly Technology Adoption: A Case of Apple Farmers of Shandong Province, China

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