Farmers’ adoption of conservation agriculture: A review and synthesis of recent research
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The number of farms shifting to organic farming, implementing Agro-Environmental Measures, putting conservation agriculture into practice, and organizing short supply chains is increasing.
“The increasing number of farms shifting to organic farming [12], implementing Agro-Environmental Measures [13], putting conservation agriculture into practice [14], and organizing short supply chains [15] is illustrative of these emerging interests.”
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“The increasing number of farms shifting to organic farming [12], implementing Agro-Environmental Measures [13], putting conservation agriculture into practice [14], and organizing short supply chains [15] is illustrative of these emerging interests.”
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- Authors
- Knowler, D., & Bradshaw, B.
- Affiliations
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- University of Guelph (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Knowler, Duncan
- Venue
- Food Policy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2007-02
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 25-48
- ISSN
- 0306-9192 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1986809122
- Cited by
- 1,839
- References
- 59
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- FWCI
- 67.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Food Policy (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- VTechWorks (Virginia Tech) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Socioeconomics of Resources and Conservation
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Management and Crop Yield
- Keywords
- conservation agriculture, technology adoption, farmers, soil conservation, conventional tillage, adoption factors, agricultural policy, contextual factors
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