Motivations, risk perceptions and adoption of conservation practices by farmers

Learning from agri-environment schemes in Australia. Investing in biodiversity and other ecosystem services on farms

“…The motivational profile is consistent with the literature (Maybery et al 2005) and, importantly, supports the motivation factor structure of pastoralists proposed by Greiner et al (2009b). That research had demonstrated a positive correlation between graziers' level of stewardship and lifestyle motivation and the adoption of best practice grazing land management, including the spelling of riparian areas and early de-stocking of the property when drought conditions were emerging.…”

“…However, a singular focus on the financial dimension is misguided, because adoption and participation decisions by farmers are influenced by consideration of various aspects of the innovation ). In the context of agri-environment schemes this means that, in addition to its immediate financial dimension, other contract attributes are also important, as are social and psychological factors (Greiner et al 2009b). …”

Environmentally-friendly agricultural practices and their acceptance by smallholder farmers in China—A case study in Xinxiang County, Henan Province

“…Hence, they are hesitant to adopt them and have a wait-and-see attitude. Of course, many factors influence a farmer's decision whether or not to adopt a new practice, like education level, capital, income, farm size, access to information, environmental attitudes and awareness, and utilization of social networks (Prokopy et al, 2008;Greiner et al, 2009;Gao et al, 2011;Baete, 2012). Our survey indicates that cost is the most important factor affecting decisions of farmers in Xinxiang County, followed by risks and observability.…”

Journal of Applied Communications, 2017, vol. 101, no. 1 Full Issue

“…Past research suggests government policies aiming to change producer behavior should be developed based upon the motivations of the producers in specific areas (Greiner, Patterson, & Miller, 2009). Many of these motivations have yet to be fully understood.…”

“…Many of these motivations have yet to be fully understood. Understanding these motivations and the reasons producers choose not to adopt would make tailoring programs easier, therefore, making programs or policies more likely to be adopted (Greiner et al, 2009). Understanding mental models and motivations behind a producer's management strategy could help understand how producers make choices (Russell & Bewley, 2013).…”