Factors Influencing a Farmer's Decision to Invest in Long-Term Conservation Improvements

Featherstone, Allen M.; Goodwin, Barry K.

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“…Some studies have found that age had no influence on farmers' decision to participate in forest and soil and water management activities (Thatcher et al, 1997;Anim, 1999;Zhang and Flick, 2001;Bekele and Drake, 2003). Others, however, found that age is significantly and negatively related to farmers' decision to adopt (Gould et al, 1989;Featherstone and Godwin, 1993). However, Okeye (1998) and Bayard et al (2007) found that age is positively related to the adoption of conservation measures.…”

Section: Socio-economic Characteristic Of Sesame Farmers In the Studymentioning

confidence: 88%

Sources of Awareness and Perception of the Effects of Climate Change among Sesame Producers in the Southern Agricultural Zone of Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Luka¹,

Yahaya²

2013

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Section: Socio-economic Characteristic Of Sesame Farmers In the Studymentioning

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Sources of Awareness and Perception of the Effects of Climate Change among Sesame Producers in the Southern Agricultural Zone of Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Luka¹,

Yahaya²

2013

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“…Traore 56 found that neither farm size nor plans for heirs to continue farming were correlated with adoption of conservation techniques in Canada. In contrast, Featherstone and Goodwin 57 found that larger farms and farmers in the USA with long-term plans for heirs to continue farming were more likely to invest in conservation measures than smaller farms. These conflicting results suggest that there are no simple answers to the question of how farm size and conservation are related.…”

Section: Farm Demographicsmentioning

confidence: 93%

Farmers and nature conservation: What is known about attitudes, context factors and actions affecting conservation?

Ahnström

Höckert

Bergeå

et al. 2008

Renew. Agric. Food Syst.

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Farmers' attitudes towards viability of specific conservation practices or actions strongly impact their decisions on adoption and change. This review of 'attitude' information reveals a wide range of perceptions about what conservation means and what the impacts of adoption will mean in economic and environmental terms. Farmers operate in a tight financial situation, and in parts of the world they are highly dependent on government subsidies, and cannot afford to risk losing that support. Use of conservation practices is most effective when these are understood in the context of the individual farm, and decisions are rooted in land and resource stewardship and long-term concerns about health of the farm and the soil. The attitudes of farmers entering agri-environmental schemes decide the quality of the result. A model is developed to show how attitudes of the farmer, the farming context and agri-environmental schemes interact and thus influence how the farming community affects nature and biodiversity. As new agri-environmental schemes are planned, agricultural development specialists need to recognize the complexity of farmer attitudes, the importance of location and individual farmer circumstances, and the multiple factors that influence decisions. We provide these insights and the model to conservation biologists conducting research in farming areas, decision makers who develop future agri-environmental schemes, educators training tomorrow's extension officers and nature conservationists, and researchers dealing with nature conservation issues through a combination of scientific disciplines.

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“…Alternative models, such as the transactional model of behaviour, propose that attitudes can also influence behaviour directly, and that these attitudes are affected by psychological and environmental variables (Bentler and Speckart, 1979;Lazarus and Folkman, 1984). These theories have been applied to the economic behaviour of a range of natural resource-users, and results suggest that personal and business characteristics significantly affect the attitudes and economic behaviours of farmers and fishers (Featherstone and Goodwin, 1993;Filson, 1993;Traoré et al, 1998;Willock et al, 1999a,b;Austin et al, 2001;Jacobson et al, 2003). Specific studies on fishers indicate that their behaviour can be influenced by a combination of factors, including their attitudes (for example, regarding the legitimacy of the regulatory process), a social component (including moral values and peer pressure) and various demographic variables (Jentoft and Davis, 1993;Hart, 1998;Hatcher et al, 2000;Blyth et al, 2002;Eggert and Ellegård, 2003;Flaaten and Heen, 2005;Richardson et al, 2005).…”

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Fishers’ perception of a 35-year old exclusive Fisheries Management Zone

Dimech¹,

Darmanin²,

Smith³

et al. 2009

Biological Conservation

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a b s t r a c tFishers' attitudes and perceptions are critical for the success of fisheries protection areas with their associated biota, and a failure to understand fishers' behaviour may undermine the success of such fisheries management measures. In this study, we examine fishers' perception of a long-established exclusive fisheries zone around Malta and to investigate if the perceptions depend on fishers' demographic, economic, social characteristics and fishing activity of the fishers. A questionnaire survey was undertaken to evaluate the demographic characteristics, economic situation (costs and revenue) and fishers' activity and behaviour, together with their perception of the Fisheries Management Zone (FMZ). A total of 241 interview responses were analysed which was a response rate of 60%. The perception of most fishers was that the establishment of the FMZ has had an overall negative impact on their fishing activity and that the zone is not important for the protection of local fish stocks. When asked about the beneficial effect of the zone for fishers, most fishers from all backgrounds said that the zone does not benefit commercial fishers, but benefits mainly recreational fishers. The most evident differences in the perceptions and attitudes were between the full-time, part-time and recreational fishers. Fishers that have been fishing for more than 35 years and fishers from the main fishing village also had different attitudes from other fishers towards the FMZ. The results of this study suggest that the proportion of individual income derived from fishing was the strongest factor that influenced attitudinal differences, with home port and fishing experience having less important effects. The main differences in attitude among fishers were related to the protection and conservation effects of the zone, enhancement of resources and conflicts among user groups. The heterogeneity among fishers' attitudes revealed by the present study has important implications for the implementation of spatial closures. Some sectors of stakeholders may require additional incentives to accept restrictions on access if spatial management is to achieve its intended objectives.

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Factors Influencing a Farmer's Decision to Invest in Long-Term Conservation Improvements

Cited by 148 publications

References 14 publications

Sources of Awareness and Perception of the Effects of Climate Change among Sesame Producers in the Southern Agricultural Zone of Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Sources of Awareness and Perception of the Effects of Climate Change among Sesame Producers in the Southern Agricultural Zone of Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Farmers and nature conservation: What is known about attitudes, context factors and actions affecting conservation?

Fishers’ perception of a 35-year old exclusive Fisheries Management Zone

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