What drives farmers to increase soil organic matter? Insights from the Netherlands
Abstract Soil organic matter (SOM) is an important resource base for arable farming. For policies on SOM to be effective, insight is needed on why and under which conditions farmers are willing to increase SOM content. This study used the theory of planned behaviour to analyse what prevents or encourages Dutch farmers to increase the SOM content of their fields. In an online survey, 435 arable farmers were asked questions to understand their attitude (perceived benefits), subjective norm (social pressure) and perceived behavioural control (anticipated impediments and obstacles) related to mana... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Soil Use and Management ; volume 34, issue 1, page 85-100 ; ISSN 0266-0032 1475-2743 |
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Wiley
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Schlagwörter: | Pollution / Soil Science / Agronomy and Crop Science |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26851595 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sum.12401 |