Environmental and Socioeconomic Drivers Influencing Agriculture Development among Smallholder Farmers in Ecuador

Q3 Environmental Science

Environmental Research, Engineering and Management Pub Date : 2023-12-22 DOI:10.5755/j01.erem.79.4.33483

Delia Acosta, Freddy Bazurto, Jasson Zambrano, Amparo Panchana

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Understanding smallholder farmers’ perceptions of climate change, technology, association involvement, and government policy, including its indicators, impacts, and impediments, is critical for promoting sustainable agriculture. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the most significant social and environmental factors restricting the agricultural development of small farmers in terms of credit facilities and government subsidies. The agriculture area of Colon (Ecuador) was selected for a stakeholder analysis to identify and assess the priority, needs, goals and requirements of key people regarding agriculture and environmental management. Besides, a logistic regression model was applied to estimate the effect of social and environmental independent variables on credit facilities and government benefits. According to results, smallholder farmers face many challenges, but targeted policy development, supporting the perception of climate change, and enhancing access to markets can help them overcome these obstacles.

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影响厄瓜多尔小农农业发展的环境和社会经济驱动因素

了解小农对气候变化、技术、协会参与和政府政策的看法，包括其指标、影响和障碍，对于促进可持续农业发展至关重要。因此，本研究旨在评估在信贷设施和政府补贴方面制约小农农业发展的最重要的社会和环境因素。本研究选取了厄瓜多尔科隆的农业区进行利益相关者分析，以确定和评估关键人物在农业和环境管理方面的优先事项、需求、目标和要求。此外，还采用了逻辑回归模型来估算社会和环境自变量对信贷服务和政府补贴的影响。研究结果表明，小农面临许多挑战，但有针对性的政策制定、支持对气候变化的认识以及加强市场准入可以帮助他们克服这些障碍。

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Environmental Research, Engineering and Management Environmental Science-Environmental Engineering

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期刊介绍： First published in 1995, the journal Environmental Research, Engineering and Management (EREM) is an international multidisciplinary journal designed to serve as a roadmap for understanding complex issues and debates of sustainable development. EREM publishes peer-reviewed scientific papers which cover research in the fields of environmental science, engineering (pollution prevention, resource efficiency), management, energy (renewables), agricultural and biological sciences, and social sciences. EREM’s topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: environmental research, ecological monitoring, and climate change; environmental pollution – impact assessment, mitigation, and prevention; environmental engineering, sustainable production, and eco innovations; environmental management, strategy, standards, social responsibility; environmental economics, policy, and law; sustainable consumption and education.