The adoption of farm level soil conservation practices in developed countries: a meta-analytic review

Erwin Wauters and Erik Mathijs

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, 2014, vol. 10, issue 1, 78-102

Abstract: Many researchers have been investigating factors that influence farmers' adoption of soil conservation practices. This paper presents an exhaustive review of the empirical literature since 1980. It reviews and meta-analyses 69 empirical studies on the adoption of soil conservation practices. The main results prove disappointing for nation-wide policy arrangements, as there are almost no universal patterns to discover. In fact, variables that are since decades regarded as classic adoption of innovation variables actually converge to an insignificant influence. We list some of the methodological weaknesses of many past adoption studies, which may account for a significant proportion of insignificant results and inconsistency. We offer several suggestions for future adoption researchers and derive opportunities for policy makers.

Keywords: soil conservation adoption; meta-analysis; vote count analysis; developed countries; literature review; farmers; agriculture. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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