Scaling Decision-Support Tools to Promote Soil Health: Insights From Stakeholders in Europe and Turkey

IF 4 2区 农林科学 Q2 SOIL SCIENCE
Meriem Jouini, Dylan Warren Raffa, Sofia Delin, Baiba Dirnēna, Alessandra Trinchera, Raimonds Kasparinskis, Zeynep Demir, Valentina Baratella, Ülfet Erdal, Timo A. Räsänen, Marjoleine Hanegraaf
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Soil health and climate change are increasingly impacting agriculture across Europe. Decision support tools (DSTs) have emerged as essential tools to help make accurate, evidence-based agricultural decisions aimed at enhancing productivity, profitability, and effective soil health management. Nevertheless, the adoption of these tools remains limited among farmers and varies across different regions. The aim of this study was to investigate, through a participatory approach, the challenges and drivers influencing the uptake and adoption of DSTs for sustainable soil management in Europe and Turkey. Our goal was to engage various stakeholders to identify the challenges and drivers associated with this process and collaboratively develop actionable recommendations to expand the application of DSTs. Multi-stakeholder workshops were conducted in Italy, Latvia, Sweden and Turkey, bringing together end-users, farmers, advisors, tool developers, researchers and policymakers from diverse agricultural contexts. The discussions during these workshops addressed the current use of DSTs, barriers to adoption, and potential solutions for scaling their use. The findings revealed that the primary barriers to adoption and scaling included costs, tool viability, data complexity, limited access to technical support, compatibility issues and insufficient marketing. To overcome these barriers and enhance the appeal of DSTs to users, stakeholders highlighted the necessity for user-friendly, affordable tools that offer enhanced transparency, real-time information, and adaptability to local farming conditions. Furthermore, stakeholders emphasised the importance of user-driven designs that could stimulate the innovation process and consider the interactions between human and technology. This study emphasises the complexity of adopting and scaling DSTs and the need for considering the local agricultural context. Stakeholder insights were categorised into a set of recommendations such as defining the scope of DSTs application, enhancing capacity building, creating a road map for stakeholders, and considering regional disparities in the participatory implementation process. A systematic, participatory approach is essential for addressing the different dimensions of the DST adoption and scaling process while taking into account regional differences in conditions and user needs.

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扩大决策支持工具以促进土壤健康:来自欧洲和土耳其利益相关者的见解
土壤健康和气候变化正日益影响整个欧洲的农业。决策支持工具(DSTs)已成为帮助做出准确、基于证据的农业决策的基本工具,旨在提高生产力、盈利能力和有效的土壤健康管理。然而,这些工具的采用在农民中仍然有限,并且在不同地区有所不同。本研究的目的是通过参与式方法,调查影响欧洲和土耳其可持续土壤管理吸收和采用DSTs的挑战和驱动因素。我们的目标是让不同的利益相关者参与进来,以确定与这一过程相关的挑战和驱动因素,并共同制定可操作的建议,以扩大DSTs的应用。在意大利、拉脱维亚、瑞典和土耳其举办了多方利益攸关方研讨会,汇集了来自不同农业背景的最终用户、农民、顾问、工具开发人员、研究人员和政策制定者。这些研讨会讨论了dst的当前使用、采用的障碍以及扩展其使用的潜在解决方案。调查结果显示,采用和扩展的主要障碍包括成本、工具可行性、数据复杂性、获得技术支持的渠道有限、兼容性问题和营销不足。为了克服这些障碍并增强对用户的吸引力,利益攸关方强调有必要提供用户友好、价格合理的工具,以提高透明度、实时信息和对当地农业条件的适应性。此外,利益相关者强调了用户驱动设计的重要性,这种设计可以刺激创新过程,并考虑人与技术之间的相互作用。这项研究强调了采用和推广DSTs的复杂性,以及考虑当地农业环境的必要性。利益相关者的见解被归类为一组建议,如确定发展支助服务的应用范围、加强能力建设、为利益相关者制定路线图,以及考虑参与性实施过程中的地区差异。在考虑到地区条件和用户需求差异的同时,系统的参与性方法对于解决DST采用和扩展过程的不同方面至关重要。
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European Journal of Soil Science
European Journal of Soil Science 农林科学-土壤科学
CiteScore
8.20
自引率
4.80%
发文量
117
审稿时长
5 months
期刊介绍: The EJSS is an international journal that publishes outstanding papers in soil science that advance the theoretical and mechanistic understanding of physical, chemical and biological processes and their interactions in soils acting from molecular to continental scales in natural and managed environments.
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