Understanding the uptake of organic farming: accounting for heterogeneities among Irish farmers

By D. Läpple, Hugh Kelley. 2013

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This paper examines the decisions of Irish farmers to convert to organic farming by applying the theory of planned behaviour to control for social influence and technical constraints. Cluster analysis and principal component analysis are utilised to account for sample heterogeneity and to identify heterogeneities in farmer beliefs regarding adoption of organic methods. The results indicate that the impact of economic incentives and technical barriers varies, while social acceptance of organic farming constrains adoption. These findings suggest that policy incentives mainly based on subsidy payments may be insufficient to increase the organic sector in the presence of social and technical barriers.

Subfields: Food Science, Marketing, Plant Science

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Smallholder farmers' motivations for using Conservation Agriculture and the roles of yield, labour and soil fertility in decision making (2016, background): “…studies which have assessed conservation related technologies such as water conservation (Yazdanpanah et al., 2014) including organic agriculture (Läpple and Kelley, 2013), soil conservation practices (Wauters et al., 2010) and more recently payment for ecosystem services related initiatives…”
Spatial patterns of organic agriculture adoption: Evidence from Honduras (2014, background): “For the case of organic agriculture, social acceptance has been found to play an important role in the adoption decision of farmers in a developed country context (Läpple and Kelley, 2013).”
What drives farmers’ participation in EU agri-environmental schemes?: Results from a qualitative meta-analysis (2015, methodology): “Mixed methods approaches combining qualitative and quantitative data are commonly used to investigate a range of farm level decisions, such as conversion from conventional to organic agriculture (e.g. Burton et al., 1999; Lapple and Kelley, 2013).”
Factors Influencing Adoption of Sustainable Farming Practices in Europe: A Systemic Review of Empirical Literature (2020, result): “In contrast, just one study found a statistically significant reverse effect [63].”
Using the theory of planned behavior to understand the intention of small farmers in diversifying their agricultural production (2017, background): “…of decisions and behaviors of farmers (Bergevoet et al., 2004; Borges et al., 2014; Burton, 2004; Elliott et al., 2011; Fielding et al., 2005; 2008; Greiner, 2015; Hansson et al., 2012; Lauwere et al., 2012; L€apple and Kelley, 2013; Sutherland and Holstead, 2014; Yazdanpanah et al., 2014).”
Spatial dependence in the adoption of organic drystock farming in Ireland (2015, background): “Considering that it has been previously found that negative perceptions of farmers hamper the uptake of organic farming (Läpple and Kelley, 2013), bringing organic and conventional farmers together in participatory extension methods could be an effective means to change those negative perceptions…”