Potential impacts of sustainable agricultural practices on smallholders' behavior in developing countries: Evidence from Togo

Abstract

To limit global warming, advocacy has increased in support of lowering greenhouse gas emissions. For instance, in agriculture, the use of compost and bio‐fertilizer is increasingly promoted. Therefore, this paper aims at investigating how sustainable agricultural policies may influence land use and farm income in the context of global climatic change. Thus, a mathematical programming model with a representative risk‐neutral and profit‐maximizing economic agent is applied, using survey data on 423 farmers in Togo, a West African country. The findings indicate that a combination of a subsidy and a credit policy appear to be the best incentive to promote the adoption of sustainable practices and to increase farm income. Therefore, a combination of subsidy and credit policy should be implemented to foster the adoption of sustainable practices and improve farmers' welfare.

The evaluation and optimization of the agricultural sustainable development based on a data-driven approach: A case from Northern Anhui

“…In recent years, within the backdrop of the global dual-carbon imperative, scholars have increasingly turned their attention beyond the traditional domains of food security and economic viability within agriculture to scrutinize the environmental implications of agricultural production [ 25 , 26 ]. Presently, the imperative of fostering a harmonious coexistence between agriculture and the environment has emerged as an inexorable prerequisite for the sustainable progression of agriculture.…”