Adoption and Diffusion of Agroecological Practices in the Horticulture of Catalonia
The environmental impact of conventional food production systems imposes a rapid transition towards sustainable production systems through the adoption of agroecological practices. The barriers and accelerators of the adoption of agroecological practices were identified for horticultural crops in Ca...
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| author | Adrián Polonio Punzano Djamel Rahmani Maria del Mar Cabello Delgado |
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| description | The environmental impact of conventional food production systems imposes a rapid transition towards sustainable production systems through the adoption of agroecological practices. The barriers and accelerators of the adoption of agroecological practices were identified for horticultural crops in Catalonia. Eight interviews and thirty surveys were conducted with local producers. Results show that the loss of producer income and the lack of social awareness regarding organic products are among the important barriers to the adoption of agroecological practices, while information about the experience of other farmers is considered a motivational factor. Finally, the study concludes that the adoption of agroecological practices has economic, political, social, academic and agronomic components. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2a1faaa158154c09910a0c75b4da1d6e2023-12-03T13:23:10ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-09-011110195910.3390/agronomy11101959Adoption and Diffusion of Agroecological Practices in the Horticulture of CataloniaAdrián Polonio Punzano0Djamel Rahmani1Maria del Mar Cabello Delgado2Escola Tècnica Superior d’Enginyeria Agrària (udl), Universitat de Lleida, Av. de l’Alcalde Rovira Roure 6 191, 25199 Lleida, SpainCentre de Recerca en Economia i Desenvolupament Agroalimentari (CREDA-UPC-IRTA), Universidad Politécnica de Barcelona, 08860 Barcelona, SpainEscola Tècnica Superior d’Enginyeria Agrària (udl), Universitat de Lleida, Av. de l’Alcalde Rovira Roure 6 191, 25199 Lleida, SpainThe environmental impact of conventional food production systems imposes a rapid transition towards sustainable production systems through the adoption of agroecological practices. The barriers and accelerators of the adoption of agroecological practices were identified for horticultural crops in Catalonia. Eight interviews and thirty surveys were conducted with local producers. Results show that the loss of producer income and the lack of social awareness regarding organic products are among the important barriers to the adoption of agroecological practices, while information about the experience of other farmers is considered a motivational factor. Finally, the study concludes that the adoption of agroecological practices has economic, political, social, academic and agronomic components.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/10/1959agroecological practicesbarriersacceleratorsfarmers’ adoption |
| spellingShingle | Adrián Polonio Punzano Djamel Rahmani Maria del Mar Cabello Delgado Adoption and Diffusion of Agroecological Practices in the Horticulture of Catalonia Agronomy agroecological practices barriers accelerators farmers’ adoption |
| title | Adoption and Diffusion of Agroecological Practices in the Horticulture of Catalonia |
| title_full | Adoption and Diffusion of Agroecological Practices in the Horticulture of Catalonia |
| title_fullStr | Adoption and Diffusion of Agroecological Practices in the Horticulture of Catalonia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adoption and Diffusion of Agroecological Practices in the Horticulture of Catalonia |
| title_short | Adoption and Diffusion of Agroecological Practices in the Horticulture of Catalonia |
| title_sort | adoption and diffusion of agroecological practices in the horticulture of catalonia |
| topic | agroecological practices barriers accelerators farmers’ adoption |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/10/1959 |
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