2017
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1381075
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Farmers as climate citizens

Abstract: This article explores the potential for farmers to become climate citizens. Drawing on in-depth interviews, we analyse how Norwegian farmers relate to climate change in their everyday farming practises. After discussing the concepts of environmental and ecological citizenship, we propose the climate citizen approach to meet the challenges that climate change poses to agriculture. Until now, Norwegian farmers' response to climate change has been limited. Major changes in farming practises seem unlikely without … Show more

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“…Hence, we question whether PEP participants are likely to take up climate change mitigation practices after programme participation if they are motivated to do so because of financial reasons. Future programmes might benefit from reimagining the 'good farmer' identity to gain embedded practice change by focusing less on financial motivations and more on social norms (Burton 2004;Flemsaeter, Bjørkhaug and Brobakk 2018).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hence, we question whether PEP participants are likely to take up climate change mitigation practices after programme participation if they are motivated to do so because of financial reasons. Future programmes might benefit from reimagining the 'good farmer' identity to gain embedded practice change by focusing less on financial motivations and more on social norms (Burton 2004;Flemsaeter, Bjørkhaug and Brobakk 2018).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…At the same time, many farmer stakeholders stressed that they were not interested in any strong increase in production, as that would means more work, more debt, and possibly the need to hire additional labour. While Norwegian agriculture is highly multifunctional (Flemsaeter et al 2018), productivist values part of the agricultural policies and to some degree influence practices both among the farmers and among the supporting industries. Although the stakeholders' discussion on agricultural policy was relatively limited, this does not reflect the strong role played by the Norwegian state in guiding agriculture, with major changes in farming to address climate change unlikely without state incentives (Flemsaeter et al 2018).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Norwegian agricultural policy has a credibility issue in that it pushes intensification and upscaling of agricultural production and simultaneously reduces the use of infield grazing resources, while encouraging a reduction of GHG emissions. Further, agricultural policy operates in an environment in which 'researchers and other experts disagree about Norwegian agriculture's effects on climate change and on what future steps should be taken' (Flemsaeter et al 2018(Flemsaeter et al , 2053 and leads to what Brobakk (2018, 19) terms 'solution scepticism', meaning that farmers are unsure of both the efficacy of the climate measures in terms of reducing climate change and the effect on the productivity of their farms and economy in the long term.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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