Chalak A., Irani A., Chaaban J., Bashour I., Seyfert K., Smoot K., Abebe G.K. (2019). Farmers' willingness to adopt conservation agriculture: new evidence from Lebanon. Environmental Management, 01/04/2019, vol. 60, n. 4, p. 693-704.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-017-0904-6
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-017-0904-6
Titre : | Farmers' willingness to adopt conservation agriculture: new evidence from Lebanon (2019) |
Auteurs : | A. Chalak ; A. Irani ; J. Chaaban ; I. Bashour ; K. Seyfert ; K. Smoot ; G.K. Abebe |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Environmental Management (vol. 60, n. 4, April 2019) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 693-704 |
Langues : | Anglais |
Langues du résumé : | Anglais |
Catégories : |
Catégories principales 06 - AGRICULTURE. FORÊTS. PÊCHES ; 6.4 - Production Agricole. Système de ProductionThésaurus IAMM SYSTEME DE PRODUCTION ; AGRICULTURE ; AGRICULTURE DE CONSERVATION ; DURABILITE ; AGRICULTEUR ; COMPORTEMENT DES AGRICULTEURS ; ADAPTATION AU CHANGEMENT ; SECURITE ALIMENTAIRE ; ZONE ARIDE ; ZONE SEMI ARIDE ; MOYEN ORIENT ; LIBAN |
Résumé : | With increasing food insecurity and climate change, conservation agriculture has emerged as a sustainable alternative to intensive conventional agriculture as a source of food supply. Yet the adoption rate of conservation agriculture is still low. Our paper analyses the factors affecting farmers willingness to adopt conservation agriculture in Lebanon. The findings show that household characteristicsyears of farming and farm size affect conservation agriculture adoption. However, household characteristics alone were insufficient to explain conservation agriculture adoption. We found that farming experience, information sources, frequency of irrigation, and severity of weed infestation in the past, participation in specific trainings, and farmers perception about the long-term impact of conservation agriculture, were key determinants of conservation agriculture adoption. Our paper encourages policymakers to invest in conservation agriculture to overcome food insecurity and environmental changes affecting food systems in the Middle East. The paper also informs agribusiness firms to view conservation agriculture as a viable alternative to strengthen their business relationship with farmers in arid and semi-arid regions. |
Cote : | Réservé lecteur CIHEAM |
URL / DOI : | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-017-0904-6 |