Behavioural factors affecting the adoption of sustainable farming practices: a policy-oriented review

François J Dessart, Jesús Barreiro-Hurlé and Rene van Bavel
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Jesús Barreiro-Hurlé

European Review of Agricultural Economics, 2019, vol. 46, issue 3, 417-471

Abstract: This paper reviews the findings from the last 20 years on the behavioural factors that influence farmers’ decisions to adopt environmentally sustainable practices. It also proposes policy options to increase adoption, based on these behavioural factors and embedded in the EU Common Agricultural Policy. Behavioural factors are grouped into three clusters, from more distal to more proximal: (i) dispositional factors; (ii) social factors and (iii) cognitive factors. Overall, the review demonstrates that considering behavioural factors enriches economic analyses of farmer decision-making, and can lead to more realistic and effective agri-environmental policies.

Keywords: environment; sustainability; conservation; farming; agriculture; behavioural sciences; nudge; psychology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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