Farmers’ preferences for nutrient and climate-related agri-environmental schemes: A cross-country comparison
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We use data from a survey of 2439 farmers in 5 countries around the Baltic Sea (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Poland and Sweden) to investigate their preferences for adopting agricultural practices aimed at reducing nutrient leaching and greenhouse gas emissions. The measures considered are set-aside, catch crops and reduced fertilization. Contracts vary with respect to the area enrolled, contract length, possibility of premature termination, availability of professional advice and compensation. We quantitatively describe farmers’ preferences in terms of their willingness-to-accept compensation for specific attributes of these contracts, if implemented. The results vary substantially between farm types (farmers’ characteristics) and between the 5 countries, and support differentiation of contract obligations and payments to improve the uptake of Agri-Environmental Schemes. The results can be readily used to improve the design of country-specific nutrient reduction policies, in accordance with the next Common Agricultural Policy.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Ambio |
Vol/bind | 48 |
Udgave nummer | 11 |
Sider (fra-til) | 1290-1303 |
Antal sider | 14 |
ISSN | 0044-7447 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2019 |
Eksternt udgivet | Ja |
Bibliografisk note
Funding Information:
This research was funded by BONUS GO4BALTIC (BONUS, Art 185), funded jointly by the EU and national funding institutions in Denmark (the Innovation Fund), Estonia (Estonian Research Council ETAG), Finland (Academy of Finland), Poland (NCBR) and Sweden (FORMAS). The research has also received funding from Stockholm University Baltic Sea Center—project Baltic Eye. MC gratefully acknowledges the support of the National Science Centre of Poland (Sonata 10, 2015/19/D/HS4/01972). KZ gratefully acknowledges the support of the National Science Centre of Poland (Preludium 10, 2015/19/N/HS4/03365).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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