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62. The impact of sugarcane expansion in Brazil: Local stakeholders' perceptions
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Marques, Andreia (author), Kamali, Farahnaz Pashaei (author), Asveld, Lotte (author), Osseweijer, Patricia (author), Silveira, Jose Maria F. J. de (author), and Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Unicamp Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-11-05
- Published:
- Netherlands: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 124 Document Number: D11216
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Rural Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- 73(2020) : 147-162
- Notes:
- 16 pages, via online journal, Sugarcane expansion in Brazil during the 2000s was partly restricted by several discussions about the sustainability aspects of its cultivation. These discussions were mainly based on surveys that sometimes use highly aggregated data not including local perspectives and particularities, and sometimes used case studies with small samples which, while listening to local perspectives, cannot be considered representative of the whole sector. This work aims at filling this gap by considering both the perceptions of the local community, which add primary data on impact, and a large sample, to increase the research representativeness. To do so, we present the results of 353 interviews, covering 33 municipalities in five states of the Center-South region of Brazil (the largest cultivation area in the country). The results show that the expansion of biofuels has generated conflict mostly related to environmental and social issues, although there is good acceptance of the sugarcane mills in general. Our conclusions point to the importance of including local voices for a deeper understanding of the advantages and limitations of the expansion of biofuels.
63. The impacts of land fragmentation on irrigation collective action: Empirical test of the social-ecological system framework in China
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Wang, Yahua (author), Zang, Liangzhen (author), and Araral, Eduardo (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-07-20
- Published:
- Internatioanl: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11857
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Rural Studies
- Notes:
- 11 pages, via online journal, Land fragmentation is an interesting physical character in some developing countries, especially China. This study aims to discover the direct and mediated effects of land fragmentation on collective action in China based on an empirical test and the social-ecological system framework. We introduce three innovations to the literature on collective action in the commons. First, we focus on the mechanism of land fragmentation on collective action in the commons, which has been largely ignored in the literature. Second, building on the social-ecological system framework, we use structural equation modeling, which is robust to endogeneity and latent variable problems. Third, we use original survey data from 3895 households and 284 villages from 17 provinces/regions in China, a critical case because China has some of the most fragmented farmland use in the world. We find that land fragmentation has a direct negative effect on irrigation collective action. And besides the direct negative effect, there are four indirect factors: dependency on farming, irrigation rule-making, economic pressure and land circulation. Of these, the first three have a negative effect, and the last one, a positive effect. Our findings add to the theoretical literature on collective action in the commons and suggest new policy handles for more efficient land and labor markets in China.
64. The petrol station and the Internet cafe: rural technospaces for youth
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Laegran, Anne Sofie (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2002-04
- Published:
- Norway
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C23956
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Rural Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- 18(2) : 157-168
- Notes:
- Describes experiences with Internet cafes for youth in two Norwegian villages. "The study challenges the common view of the Internet as symbolically attached to the urban community and a practical means to accomplish global reach."
65. The role of Landcare group networks in rural Australia: exploring the contribution of social capital
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Lockie, Stewart (author), Curtis, Allan (author), and Sobels, Jonathan (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2001-07
- Published:
- Australia
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C23958
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Rural Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- 17(3) : 265-276
66. The role of self-control, hope and information in technology adoption by smallholder farmers – A moderation model
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Bukchin, Shira (author), Kerret, Dorit (author), and Tel-Aviv University, Israel
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-01-18
- Published:
- Israel: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 124 Document Number: D11219
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Rural Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- 73(2020) : 1-9
- Notes:
- 9 pages, via online journal, The overall willingness of smallholder farmers to adopt new green technologies remains low, in spite of the great progress made in understanding the factors that affect their decision. The present study introduces an interdisciplinary approach combining positive psychology and sustainable development studies to show that two personal resources – self-control (a learned repertoire of goal-directed skills that enable people to act upon their aims) and cognitive goal-oriented hope (the ability to follow different routes to pursue one's goal), prompt the adoption of technologies by smallholder farmers. Both personal resources facilitate achieving future goals and changing existing circumstances. A theoretical moderation model on the adoption of agricultural technologies aimed to protect soil degradation in Nepal is proposed and empirically tested. Data were collected from 268 households in the Jhapa district by a face-to-face questionnaire. A multiple regression analysis tested and confirmed the hypothesized moderation model. Following the discovery of a significant interaction, the nature of the interaction was farther explored by calculating simple slopes. Analysis results show a significant positive connection between self-control (p-value = 0.002), hope (p-value = 0.005), information (p-value < 0.001), and technology adoption. Self-control was also found to have a significant moderating effect in enhancing a positive association between receiving information and technology adoption (p-value = 0.017). In addition to its theoretical innovation and empirical contribution, the importance of this study lies in its practical implications, given that policy, education, and communication may influence hope and self-control levels.
67. Understanding and (dis)trusting food assurance schemes: Consumer confidence and the 'knowledge fix'
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Eden, Sally (author), Bear, Christopher (author), and Walker, Gordon (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2008
- Published:
- USA: Elsevier Ltd.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: C27196
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Rural Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 24, Issue 1, pp. 1-14
68. Understanding power, social capital and trust alongside near real-time water quality monitoring and technological development collaboration
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Fielke, Simona (author), Taylor, Brucea (author), Coggan, Antheaa (author), Jakku, Emma (author), Davis, Aaron M. (author), Thorburn, Peter J. (author), Webster, Anthony J. (author), and Smart, James C.R. (author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-04-01
- Published:
- Netherlands: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12813
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Rural Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- Volume 92, Pages 120 - 131
- Notes:
- 12pgs, We report on qualitative social research conducted with stakeholders in a local agricultural knowledge and advice network associated with a collaborative water quality monitoring project. These farmers, advisors and researchers allude to existing social dynamics, technological developments, and (more general) social evolution which is analysed against a novel analytical framework. This framework considers notions of power, social capital, and trust as related and dynamic, forming the basis of our contribution to knowledge. We then probe the data to understand perceived impacts of the collaborative project and social interaction associated with this research project, which involved cutting edge automated and frequent water quality monitoring that allowed for near real-time access to data visualisation displayed via a bespoke mobile or web ‘app’ (1622WQ). Our findings indicate that a multi-faceted approach to assessing and intervening based on consideration of multiple social dimensions holds promise in terms of creating conditions that allow for individual and group learning to encourage changes in thinking required to result in improved land management practice.
69. Unpacking the terms of engagement with local food at the Farmers' Market: Insight from Ontario
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Smithers, John (author), Joseph, Alun E. (author), and Lamarche, Jeremy (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2008-02-08
- Published:
- USA: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: C27193
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Rural Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jrustud.2007.12.009
70. Using social-psychology models to understand farmers’ conservation behaviour
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Beedell, Jason (author), Rehman, Tahir (author), and The University of Reading
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1999-12-21
- Published:
- United Kingdom: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 130 Document Number: D11283
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Rural Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- 16(1) : 117-127
- Notes:
- 10 pages., via online journal, Research into farmers’ attitudes and motivations in the past has tended to be subjective and theoretically rather imprecise. This paper presents findings from research based on the structured social-psychology model, the Theory of Planned Behaviour, into farmers’ conservation-related behaviour. Responses from a survey of 100 Bedfordshire farmers were analysed to identify the underlying determinants of behaviour and to comprehend farmers’ attitudes. Farmers with greater environmental awareness, members of the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group, are more influenced by conservation-related concerns and less by farm management concerns than other farmers. They appear also to be more influenced by farming and conservation referent groups, grants and conservation advice.