Transition from chemical fertilizers to sustainable swards: What determines farmers' adoption decisions for clover and multi-species swards?

Felipe Aguiar-Noury, Cathal Buckley and Stephen Hynes

Agricultural Systems, 2025, vol. 224, issue C

Abstract: Farmers' transition from using chemical nitrogen (N) fertilizer to adopting sustainable alternatives like clover and multi-species swards can mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, increase carbon sequestration, improve water quality, reduce dependence on volatile fertilizer prices and imports, and offer numerous other benefits. However, despite efforts to promote the uptake of clover and multi-species swards, adoption by farmers remains low.

Keywords: Sustainable fertilization; Technology acceptance model; Principal component analysis; Logistic regressions; Multi-stage adoption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D81 Q12 Q15 Q16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104202

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