Density of resident farmers and rural inhabitants’ relationship to agriculture: operationalizing complex social interactions with a structural equation model

Bunkus, Ramona; Soliev, Ilkhom; Theesfeld, Insa

doi:10.1007/s10460-019-09966-7

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“…Through empirical research, Lyu et al [45] found that the higher the composite score of the social network owned by farmers, the less likely they would overuse chemical fertilizers. Bunkus et al [50] reported that the more frequently farmers interacted with one another, the faster their behaviors were influenced by social norms. In their study, Brown et al [51] discovered that social networks are more able to facilitate the effects of social norms on farmers' environmental behavior than government agencies.…”

Section: The Moderating Effect Of Social Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Environmental Regulations and Social Norms on Farmers’ Chemical Fertilizer Reduction Behaviors: An Investigation of Citrus Farmers in Southern China

Cui

Liu

2022

Sustainability

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This study investigates how environmental regulations and social norms affect farmers’ chemical fertilizer reduction behaviors (CFRBs) and investigates the mediating role played by social norms and the moderating role played by social networks. As the analysis tool, a structural equation model is employed to analyze the data collected from a questionnaire survey with 402 valid samples of Chinese citrus growers. This study reveals that (1) environmental regulations and social norms have a significant effect on farmers’ CFRBs; (2) injunctive social norms are a partial mediator of the relationship between incentive-based environmental regulations and farmers’ CFRBs; (3) social networks play a positive moderating role in the relationship between injunctive social norms and farmers’ CFRBs; and (4) large-scale farmers’ CFRBs are more susceptible to the impact of environmental regulations and social norms than small-scale farmers. The result of this study provides a significant scientific foundation for the Chinese agricultural sector to develop policies to combat soil pollution in agriculture.

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Section: The Moderating Effect Of Social Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Environmental Regulations and Social Norms on Farmers’ Chemical Fertilizer Reduction Behaviors: An Investigation of Citrus Farmers in Southern China

Cui

Liu

2022

Sustainability

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“…The reflexivity and adaptability of communities help strengthen civic agriculture markets by embedding social capital into market relationships (Flora & Bregendahl, 2012;Schnell, 2013). Bunkus Soliev, and Theesfeld (2020) demonstrate that a community's relationship to agriculture is stronger when the density of resident farmers is higher. The authors also found that where there is a greater presence of farms in rural areas, residents describe a more significant attachment to place.…”

Section: Place and Marketmentioning

confidence: 99%

Civic agriculture in review: Then, now, and future directions

Kaika

Racelis

2021

J. Agric. Food Syst. Community Dev.

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“Civic agriculture,” a term first coined by rural sociologist Thomas Lyson, refers to forms of agriculture that occur on a local level, from production to consumption, and are linked to a community’s social and economic development. Sixteen years since its original articulation, the term “civic agriculture” has taken on greater significance in research, political activism, and community organizing. Grown from the roots of civic community theory, civic agriculture functions as a new branch of civic community theory that is ripe for theorization. In revisiting the foundations of the term, this review paper seeks to consolidate current and future research in the field of civic agriculture with a focus on its link to social welfare. This begins by reviewing the foundations of civic community theory and discussing how they influence research related to civic agriculture. As we report in this paper, there remain considerable gaps in understanding of how civic agriculture can be fomented by—or is related to—indicators such as demographics, concentration of power, community cohesion, and civic engagement. Consequently, the assumed links between local food systems and social welfare must continue to be studied to determine correlation and causality. This understanding is particularly important during this time of global pandemic, when the flaws and inequities of global supply chains are exposed and where, in many cases, civic agriculture met the increasing interest in local food. The COVID-19 pandemic has amply demonstrated the fragility and instability of global food supply chains, making the need for local food systems more significant and more relevant to communities across the world.

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“…the loss of interest in agriculture and rural lifestyle (Gallar and Vara 2010). The declining presence of agriculture in everyday life and disconnection with farmers have led to a decreased social understanding of farm processes and triggered various conflicts between farmers and society, especially in relation to climate change issues (Bunkus et al 2020;van der Ploeg 2010van der Ploeg , 2020a.…”

Section: Europementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The function of a village, where agriculture has been traditionally organized and embedded into the social fabric, has been disappearing in Europe (Bunkus et al 2020). The switch from productive land use to consumption-based demands has generated a consumerist ideology, which is especially pronounced in rural areas of Western and Northern Europe (Marsden 1999).…”

Section: Europementioning

confidence: 99%

“…When people are unable to live up to salient social identities and their constitutive values, they experience low self-esteem, shame and insecurity (Salmela and von Scheve 2017). Scholars observed increasing socio-economic tensions (Woods and McDonagh 2011) declining life-satisfaction (Bunkus et al 2020), and widespread feelings of a loss of dignity (Franquesa 2018) However, rural protest groups remain mostly fragmented and only informally linked, which limits their ability to challenge the status quo (Woods 2015;Mamonova and Franquesa 2020a).…”

Section: Europementioning

confidence: 99%

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‘Actually existing’ right-wing populism in rural Europe: insights from eastern Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom and Ukraine

Mamonova

Franquesa

Brooks

2020

The Journal of Peasant Studies

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This study depicts various manifestations of what we call 'actually existing' right-wing populism. Based on empirical insights from eastern Germany, Spain, the UK and Ukraine, we explored how nationalist tendencies unfold in different contexts and what role agriculture and rural imageries play in this process. We analyse contextual factors (rural 'emptiness', socio-economic inequality, particularities of electoral systems, politics of Europeanization) and citizens' perceptions of social reality (selective memory, subjective experiences of democracy, national redefinition, politics of emotions). We conclude that resistance and alternatives to right-wing populism should be context-specific, grounded in the social fabric and culture of the locale.

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Density of resident farmers and rural inhabitants’ relationship to agriculture: operationalizing complex social interactions with a structural equation model

Cited by 12 publications

References 48 publications

The Impact of Environmental Regulations and Social Norms on Farmers’ Chemical Fertilizer Reduction Behaviors: An Investigation of Citrus Farmers in Southern China

The Impact of Environmental Regulations and Social Norms on Farmers’ Chemical Fertilizer Reduction Behaviors: An Investigation of Citrus Farmers in Southern China

Civic agriculture in review: Then, now, and future directions

‘Actually existing’ right-wing populism in rural Europe: insights from eastern Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom and Ukraine

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