728
Views
35
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research article

Heterogeneity of farmers' preferences towards agri-environmental schemes across different agricultural subsystems

, , &
Pages 684-707 | Received 09 Jun 2015, Accepted 14 Mar 2016, Published online: 17 Jun 2016

References

  • Adams, V.M., R.L. Pressey, and N. Stoeckl. 2014. “Estimating Landholders' Probability of Participating in a Stewardship Program, and the Implications for Spatial Conservation Priorities.” PLoS One 9 (6): e97941. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097941
  • Barranco, D., R. Fernández-Escobar, and L. Rallo. 2008. El Cultivo del Olivo. Madrid: Mundi-Prensa and Junta de Andalucía.
  • Batáry, P., L.V. Dicks, D. Kleijn, and W.J. Sutherland. 2015. “The Role of Agri-Environment Schemes in Conservation and Environmental Management.” Conservation Biology 29 (4):1006–1016. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12536
  • Bierlaire, M. 2009. Estimation of Discrete Choice Models with BIOGEME 1.8. Lausanne: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.
  • Broch, S.W., and S.E. Vedel. 2012. “Using Choice Experiments to Investigate the Policy Relevance of Heterogeneity in Farmer Agri-Environmental Contract Preferences.” Environmental and Resource Economics 51 (4):561–581. doi: 10.1007/s10640-011-9512-8
  • Burton, R.J.F., and G. Schwarz. 2013. “Result-Oriented Agri-Environmental Schemes in Europe and Their Potential for Promoting Behavioural Change.” Land Use Policy 30 (1):628–641. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.05.002
  • Calatrava-Leyva, J., J.A. Franco, and M.C. González-Roa. 2007. “Analysis of the Adoption of Soil Conservation Practices in Olive Groves: The Case of Mountainous Areas in Southern Spain.” Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 5 (3): 249–258. doi: 10.5424/sjar/2007053-246.
  • CAP (Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca). 2008. El Sector del Aceite de Oliva y de la Aceituna de Mesa en Andalucía. Seville: Junta de Andalucía.
  • Christensen, T., A.B. Pedersen, H.O. Nielsen, M.R. Mørkbak, B. Hasler, and S. Denver. 2011. “Determinants of Farmers' Willingness to Participate in Subsidy Schemes for Pesticide-Free Buffer Zones: A Choice Experiment Study.” Ecological Economics 70 (8):1558–1564. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.03.021.
  • Cooper, T., K. Hart, and D. Baldock. 2009. The Provision of Public Goods Through Agriculture in the European Union. London: Institute for European Environmental Policy.
  • Defrancesco, E., P. Gatto, F. Runge, and S. Trestini. 2008. “Factors Affecting Farmers' Participation in Agri-Environmental Measures: A Northern Italian Perspective.” Journal of Agricultural Economics 59 (1):114–131. doi: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2007.00134.x
  • Ducos, G., P. Dupraz, and F. Bonnieux. 2009. “Agri-Environment Contract Adoption Under Fixed and Variable Compliance Costs.” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 52 (5): 669–687. doi: 10.1080/09640560902958248
  • EC (European Commission). 2011. Common Agricultural Policy Toward 2020. Assessment of Alternative Policy Options. SEC (2011) 1153 Final/2. Brussels: European Commission.
  • Espinosa-Goded, M., J. Barreiro-Hurlé, and E. Ruto. 2010. “What Do Farmers Want from Agri-Environmental Scheme Design? A Choice Experiment Approach.” Journal of Agricultural Economics 61 (2): 259–273. doi: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2010.00244.x
  • European Parliament. 2015. EU Rural Development Policy. Briefing (PE 568.340). Strasbourg: European Parliamentary Research Service.
  • Falconer, K. 2000. “Farm-Level Constraints on Agri-Environmental Scheme Participation: A Transactional Perspective.” Journal of Rural Studies 16 (3): 379–394. doi: 10.1016/S0743-0167(99)00066-2
  • Franco, J.A., and J. Calatrava-Leyva. 2010. “Análisis de los Factores de Participación en Programas Agroambientales de lucha Contra la Erosión en el Olivar.” Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales 10 (1):135–154.
  • Franks, J.R. 2011. “The Collective Provision of Environmental Goods: A Discussion of Contractual Issues.” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 54 (5): 637–660. doi: 10.1080/09640568.2010.526380
  • Gómez-Limón, J.A., and M. Arriaza. 2011. Evaluación de la Sostenibilidad de las Explotaciones de Olivar en Andalucía. Málaga: Analistas Económicos de Andalucía.
  • Grammatikopoulou, I., E. Pouta, and S. Myyrä. Forthcoming. “Exploring the Determinants for Adopting Water Conservation Measures: What Is the Tendency of Landowners When the Resource Is Already at Risk?” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. doi: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1050551
  • Hanemann, W.M. 1984. “Welfare Evaluations in Contingent Valuation Experiments with Discrete Responses.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 66 (3):332–341.
  • Hart, K., D. Baldock, P. Weingarten, B. Osterburg, A. Povellato, F. Vanni, C. Pirzio-Biroli, and A. Boyes. 2011. What Tools for the European Agricultural Policy to Encourage the Provision of Public Goods? Study. Brussels: European Parliament.
  • Hensher, D., A. Hanley, J.M. Rose, and W.H. Greene. 2005. Applied Choice Analysis: A Primer. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Hodge, I. 2007. “The Governance of Rural Land in a Liberalised World.” Journal of Agricultural Economics 58 (3): 409–432. doi: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2007.00124.x
  • Hynes, S., and E. Garvey. 2009. “Modelling Farmers' Participation in an Agri-Environmental Scheme Using Panel Data: An Application to the Rural Environment Protection Scheme in Ireland.” Journal of Agricultural Economics 60 (3): 546–562. doi: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2009.00210.x
  • Kleijn, D., and W.J. Sutherland. 2003. “How Effective Are European Agri‐Environment Schemes in Conserving and Promoting Biodiversity?” Journal of Applied Ecology 40 (6):947–969. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2003.00868.x
  • Krinsky, I., and A.L. Robb. 1986. “On Approximating the Statistical Properties of Elasticities.” The Review of Economics and Statistics 68 (4):715–719. doi: 10.2307/1924536
  • Kuhfuss, L., R. Préget, S. Thoyer, and N. Hanley. Forthcoming. “Nudging Farmers to Enrol Land into Agri-Environmental Schemes: The Role of a Collective Bonus.” European Review of Agricultural Economics. doi: 10.1093/erae/jbv031.
  • Latacz-Lohmann, U., and C.P.C.M. Van Der Hamsvoort. 1998. “Auctions as a Means of Creating a Market for Public Goods from Agriculture.” Journal of Agricultural Economics 49 (3): 334–345.
  • OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation Development). 2001. Multifunctionality: Towards an Analytical Framework. Paris: OECD Publishing.
  • OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation Development). 2008. Multifunctionality in Agriculture: Evaluating the Degree of Jointness, Policy Implications. Paris: OECD Publishing.
  • Poe, G.L., K.L. Giraud, and J.B. Loomis. 2005. “Computational Methods for Measuring the Difference of Empirical Distributions.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 87 (2): 353–365. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2005.00727.x
  • Rodríguez-Entrena, M., and M. Arriaza. 2013. “Adoption of Conservation Agriculture in Olive Groves: Evidence from Southern Spain.” Land Use Policy 34: 294–300. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.04.002
  • Rodríguez-Entrena, M., M. Arriaza, and J.A. Gómez-Limón. 2014. “Determining Economic and Social Factors in the Adoption of Cover Crops Under Mower Control in Olive Groves.” Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems 38 (1): 69–91. doi: 10.1080/21683565.2013.819478.
  • Rolfe, J., J. Windle, and J. McCosker. 2009. “Testing and Implementing the Use of Multiple Bidding Rounds in Conservation Auctions: A Case Study Application.” Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 57 (3): 287–303. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2009.01152.x
  • Ruto, E., and G. Garrod. 2009. “Investigating Farmers' Preferences for the Design of Agri-Environment Schemes: A Choice Experiment Approach.” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 52 (5): 631–647. doi: 10.1080/09640560902958172
  • Scarpa, R., D. Campbell, and W.G. Hutchinson. 2007. “Benefit Estimates for Landscape Improvements: Sequential Bayesian Design and Respondents' Rationality in a Choice Experiment.” Land Economics 83 (4): 617–634. doi: 10.3368/le.83.4.617
  • Scarpa, R., M. Thiene, and K. Train. 2008. “Utility in Willingness to Pay Space: A Tool to Address Confounding Random Scale Effects in Destination Choice to the Alps.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 90 (4): 994–1010. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2008.01155.x
  • Schulz, N., G. Breustedt, and U. Latacz-Lohmann. 2014. “Assessing Farmers' Willingness to Accept ‘Greening’: Insights from a Discrete Choice Experiment in Germany.” Journal of Agricultural Economics 65 (1): 26–48. doi: 10.1111/1477-9552.12044
  • Siebert, R., M. Toogood, and A. Knierim. 2006. “Factors Affecting European Farmers' Participation in Biodiversity Policies.” Sociologia Ruralis 46 (4): 318–340. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9523.2006.00420.x
  • Stallman, H.R. 2011. “Ecosystem Services in Agriculture: Determining Suitability for Provision by Collective Management.” Ecological Economics 71: 131–139. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.08.016
  • Stoate, C., A. Baldi, P. Beja, N.D. Boatman, I. Herzon, A. van Doorn, G.R. de Snoo, L. Rakosy, and C. Ramwell. 2009. “Ecological Impacts of Early 21st Century Agricultural Change in Europe: a Review.” Journal of Environmental Management 91 (1): 22–46. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.07.005.
  • Street, D.J., and L. Burgess. 2007. The Construction of Optimal Stated Choice Experiments: Theory and Methods. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons.
  • Train, K. 2003. Discrete Choice Methods with Simulation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Uthes, S., and B. Matzdorf. 2013. “Studies on Agri-Environmental Measures: A Survey of The Literature.” Environmental Management 51 (1): 251–266. doi: 10.1007/s00267-012-9959-6
  • Villanueva, A.J., J.A. Gómez-Limón, M. Arriaza, and O. Nekhay. 2014. “Analysing the Provision of Agricultural Public Goods: The Case of Irrigated Olive Groves in Southern Spain.” Land Use Policy 38: 300–313. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.11.018
  • Villanueva, A.J., J.A. Gómez-Limón, M. Arriaza, and M. Rodríguez-Entrena. 2015. “The Design of Agri-Environmental Schemes: Farmers' Preferences in Southern Spain.” Land Use Policy 46: 142–154. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.02.009
  • Wynn, G., B. Crabtree, and J. Potts. 2001. “Modelling Farmer Entry into the Environmentally Sensitive Area Schemes in Scotland.” Journal of Agricultural Economics 52 (1): 65–82. doi: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2001.tb00910.x

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.