Farmer identities and permanent grassland management: Evidence from five European biogeographic zones

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10716" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10716</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10716" target="_blank" >10.1002/pan3.10716</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Farmer identities and permanent grassland management: Evidence from five European biogeographic zones

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Permanent grassland (PG) provides multiple ecosystem services. However, there is increasing concern regarding the decreased multifunctionality of PGs, including those located in Europe. The decreased PG multifunctionality has been attributed to the increased intensity of PG management, where decision-making is influenced by farmers&apos; relevant behavioural intentions and self-identities. In order to investigate how farmer identities can translate into future adoption of PG management practices, interviews (n = 373) were conducted with farmers from five European biogeographic zones. Their farms are located in Continental/Pannonian (Czech Republic), Mediterranean (Spain), Boreal (Sweden), Alpine (Switzerland) and Atlantic (United Kingdom) biogeographic regions. The data were analysed using a mixed-method approach involving thematic analysis and multinomial logistic regression. The thematic analysis enabled seven farmer &apos;identity&apos; types to be identified. The results of multinomial logistic regression showed that productivist identity was a predictor of farmers&apos; intention to intensify or extensify PG in future, while land caretaker identity predicted maintenance of current PG management practice. Farmers with a higher dependence on income from agri-environment schemes were more likely to extensify their PG in future, while those with a higher dependence on income from farm production were more likely to maintain current PG management practices. Older farmers were less likely to extensify their PG, and those having organic and extensive farms were more likely to intensify PG in future. Future policies and interventions that aim to increase PG-related ecosystem-service multifunctionality can be more targeted by considering specific farm attributes, farmer identities and their future PG management intentions, as well as regional differences in these. Financial benefits and risks perceived by farmers should be considered when promoting any management practices, including policy interventions and policy levers.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Farmer identities and permanent grassland management: Evidence from five European biogeographic zones

Popis výsledku anglicky

Permanent grassland (PG) provides multiple ecosystem services. However, there is increasing concern regarding the decreased multifunctionality of PGs, including those located in Europe. The decreased PG multifunctionality has been attributed to the increased intensity of PG management, where decision-making is influenced by farmers&apos; relevant behavioural intentions and self-identities. In order to investigate how farmer identities can translate into future adoption of PG management practices, interviews (n = 373) were conducted with farmers from five European biogeographic zones. Their farms are located in Continental/Pannonian (Czech Republic), Mediterranean (Spain), Boreal (Sweden), Alpine (Switzerland) and Atlantic (United Kingdom) biogeographic regions. The data were analysed using a mixed-method approach involving thematic analysis and multinomial logistic regression. The thematic analysis enabled seven farmer &apos;identity&apos; types to be identified. The results of multinomial logistic regression showed that productivist identity was a predictor of farmers&apos; intention to intensify or extensify PG in future, while land caretaker identity predicted maintenance of current PG management practice. Farmers with a higher dependence on income from agri-environment schemes were more likely to extensify their PG in future, while those with a higher dependence on income from farm production were more likely to maintain current PG management practices. Older farmers were less likely to extensify their PG, and those having organic and extensive farms were more likely to intensify PG in future. Future policies and interventions that aim to increase PG-related ecosystem-service multifunctionality can be more targeted by considering specific farm attributes, farmer identities and their future PG management intentions, as well as regional differences in these. Financial benefits and risks perceived by farmers should be considered when promoting any management practices, including policy interventions and policy levers.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10618 - Ecology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

People and nature

ISSN

2575-8314

e-ISSN

2575-8314

Svazek periodika

6

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

6

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

18

Strana od-do

2228-2245

Kód UT WoS článku

001322258900001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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