Agricultural resources and practices in the circular bioeconomy adoption: evidence from a rural region of Greece

IF 2.4 Q2 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
Christina Papadopoulou, E. Loizou, F. Chatzitheodoridis, C. Karelakis
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PurposeThis study aims to assess the factors influencing the adoption of circular bioeconomy practices by crop farmers.Design/methodology/approachData collected from 303 farmers in the region of Western Macedonia (WM) were used to identify the adoption factors of the circular bioeconomy. Principal component analysis (PCA) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) techniques were applied through a custom-designed and specially structured questionnaire.FindingsThe results reveal four main motivations that lead farmers to adopt circular bioeconomy practices in their farming activities: interest in physical-economic resources and factors related to production and consumption; technology and renewable energy and the environment.Research limitations/implicationsThis study is based solely on farmers in WM. Furthermore, this study assumes that there will be a strategy to promote a circular bioeconomy under the auspices of the government.Originality/valueFew studies have focused on the perspectives of crop farmers and what encourages them to adopt circular bioeconomy practices in their crops. Existing barriers are related to economic incentives and constraints. The more circular bioeconomy practices farmers adopt, the greater the positive impact on the environment and rural development, and the factors influencing the adoption of these practices are investigated here.
循环生物经济采用中的农业资源和实践:来自希腊农村地区的证据
目的本研究旨在评估影响作物农民采用循环生物经济实践的因素。设计/方法/方法从西马其顿地区303名农民那里收集的数据用于确定循环生物经济的采用因素。主成分分析(PCA)和探索性因素分析(EFA)技术通过定制和特殊结构的问卷进行应用。研究结果揭示了导致农民在农业活动中采用循环生物经济实践的四个主要动机:对物质经济资源和与生产和消费相关的因素的兴趣;技术、可再生能源和环境。研究局限性/含义本研究仅基于WM中的农民。此外,本研究假设将有一项在政府支持下促进循环生物经济的战略。原创性/价值很少有研究关注作物农民的观点,以及是什么鼓励他们在作物中采用循环生物经济实践。现有的障碍与经济激励和制约因素有关。农民采用的循环生物经济做法越多,对环境和农村发展的积极影响就越大,并对影响采用这些做法的因素进行了调查。
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4.60
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37.50%
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies publishes double-blind peer-reviewed research on issues relevant to agriculture and food value chain in emerging economies in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. The journal welcomes original research, particularly empirical/applied, quantitative and qualitative work on topics pertaining to policies, processes, and practices in the agribusiness arena in emerging economies to inform researchers, practitioners and policy makers
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