Systemic perspectives on scaling agricultural innovations. A review

S Wigboldus, L Klerkx, C Leeuwis, M Schut… - Agronomy for …, 2016 - Springer
Agricultural production involves the scaling of agricultural innovations such as disease-
resistant and drought-tolerant maize varieties, zero-tillage techniques, permaculture …

A state-of-the-art review on facilitating sustainable agriculture through green fertilizer technology adoption: Assessing farmers behavior

N Adnan, SM Nordin, MA Bahruddin… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Green technology is the means of improving towards the rising environmental concern. The
implication of green fertilizer technology (GFT) is the need for the modern development of …

What could promote farmers to replace chemical fertilizers with organic fertilizers?

Y Wang, Y Zhu, S Zhang, Y Wang - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
To lessen the negative environmental impact of chemical fertilizers, replacing chemical
fertilizers with more organic fertilizers for famers is a good choice. However, most of the …

Synthesizing conservation motivations and barriers: what have we learned from qualitative studies of farmers' behaviors in the United States?

P Ranjan, SP Church, K Floress… - Society & Natural …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Since 2011, qualitative studies examining adoption of conservation practices and programs
(CPPs) have burgeoned. This article presents a systematic review of all US-based …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of farmers' perceptions of climate variability, mitigation, and adaptation strategies in the central highlands of Kenya

FS Mairura, CM Musafiri, MN Kiboi, JM Macharia… - Weather and Climate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate variability in recent decades has intensified in the SSA region, which makes it
imperative to explore adequate adaptation and mitigation strategies to offset its current and …

The influence of perceptions of practice characteristics: An examination of agricultural best management practice adoption in two Indiana watersheds

AP Reimer, DK Weinkauf, LS Prokopy - Journal of Rural Studies, 2012 - Elsevier
Agricultural best management practices (BMPs), or conservation practices, can help reduce
nonpoint source pollution from agricultural lands, as well as provide valuable wildlife habitat …

Farmers' perceptions of climate change: identifying types

JJ Hyland, DL Jones, KA Parkhill, AP Barnes… - Agriculture and Human …, 2016 - Springer
Ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture have been
set by both national governments and their respective livestock sectors. We hypothesize that …

Reconstructing the good farmer identity: Shifts in farmer identities and farm management practices to improve water quality

J McGuire, LW Morton, AD Cast - Agriculture and Human Values, 2013 - Springer
All farmers have their own version of what it means to be a good farmer. For many US
farmers a large portion of their identity is defined by the high input, high output production …

Motivations and attitudes influence farmers' willingness to participate in biodiversity conservation contracts

R Greiner - Agricultural Systems, 2015 - Elsevier
Increasingly, voluntary conservation programs are targeted at farmers to contribute to
biodiversity conservation through tailored on-farm conservation activities. Such programs …

Toward a theory of farmer conservation attitudes: Dual interests and willingness to take action to protect water quality

K Floress, SG de Jalón, SP Church, N Babin… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Water quality in the Midwestern United States is threatened as a result of agricultural runoff.
Based on self-reported data from a survey of farmers in Indiana, we aim to provide a better …