Adoption of agricultural conservation practices in the United States: Evidence from 35 years of quantitative literature

LS Prokopy, K Floress, JG Arbuckle… - Journal of Soil and …, 2019 - jswconline.org
This is a comprehensive review of all published, quantitative studies focused on adoption of
agricultural conservation practices in the United States between 1982 and 2017. This review …

Determinants of agricultural best management practice adoption: Evidence from the literature

LS Prokopy, K Floress, D Klotthor-Weinkauf… - Journal of soil and …, 2008 - jswconline.org
This article reviews 25 years of literature focused on the adoption of agricultural best
management practices (BMPs) in the United States to examine general trends in the …

Factors affecting the adoption of agroforestry practices: insights from silvopastoral systems of Colombia

R Jara-Rojas, S Russy, L Roco, D Fleming-Muñoz… - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
In Colombia, one-third of the land is devoted to cattle farming, which is one of the main
drivers of deforestation, land degradation, loss of biodiversity, and emissions of …

Adoption of water conservation practices: A socioeconomic analysis of small-scale farmers in Central Chile

R Jara-Rojas, BE Bravo-Ureta, J Díaz - Agricultural Systems, 2012 - Elsevier
The agricultural sector accounts roughly for 63% of total annual water utilization worldwide
and in developing countries the figure is much higher, with 90% of water use attributable to …

US farmers' sense of place and its relation to conservation behavior

ND Mullendore, JD Ulrich-Schad, LS Prokopy - Landscape and Urban …, 2015 - Elsevier
State and federal governments collectively spend billions of dollars on conservation
programs designed to address nonpoint source pollution from working agricultural …

An analysis of the joint adoption of water conservation and soil conservation in Central Chile

R Jara-Rojas, BE Bravo-Ureta, A Engler, J Díaz - Land use policy, 2013 - Elsevier
Studies reveal that 80% of the world's agricultural land is showing signs of moderate levels
of soil erosion. On the other hand, it is a fact that water is becoming a more scarce resource …

Adoption d'innovations par les agriculteurs: rôle des perceptions et des préférences

C Roussy, A Ridier, K Chaib - 2015 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Résumé La conception d'innovations agro-écologiques de nature systémique dans le
secteur des grandes cultures permet aujourd'hui de concilier les enjeux de productivité et la …

Challenges for rotational grazing practice: views from non-adopters across the Great Plains, USA

T Wang, H Jin, U Kreuter, H Feng, DA Hennessy… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Many ranchers who practice rotational grazing have experienced economic and ecological
benefits. However, the adoption rate of rotational grazing has stagnated. To identify major …

The Nexus between livelihood diversification and farmland management strategies in rural Ethiopia

GW Kassie - Cogent Economics & Finance, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not livelihood diversification
strategies are significant predictors of rural households' farmland management practices. To …

Determinants of the adoption of conservation practices by farmers in the Northwest Wheat and Range Region

NSP Tosakana, LW Van Tassell… - Journal of Soil and …, 2010 - jswconline.org
A survey of over 1,500 farmers located in northern Idaho and eastern Washington was
conducted to examine conservation practices, attitudes, and perceptions. As part of this …