[Diffusion of Environmentally Friendly Innovations in Local Agricultural Systems in Italy] | Diffusion d'innovations éco-compatibles dans les systèmes agricoles en Italie
2001
Povellato, A. (INEA, Padova (Italy). Osservatorio di Economia Agraria per il Veneto) | Bortolozzo, D. | Scardera, A.
The study on the Abruzzi region analysed the opportunities to change from a conventional or traditional farming system to an environmentally sound farming system; in terms of economic profitability and environmental consequences, while taking into account farmers' perceptions of agri-environmental issues. The evaluation of the different farming systems follows three methodological steps. For the five selected farm types (cereal farming, vegetable growing, grape growing, olive growing and livestock farming), technical production options with different environmental performance have been defined, while taking into account the technical restrictions included in the regional agri-environmental scheme. The shift from a conventional to a low environmental impact farming system implies in several cases additional investments, which restrict the farmer's choices, and the willingness to introduce technical and organisational innovations on the farm. Differentiating factors relating to the structural features and social conditions of family farms are observed between the adopters and non-adopters. However, farmers' behaviour does not always conform to the defined categories. Agri-environmental policies based on specific farm types could be misleading, because other factors such as the role of social capital and public institutions in local economy are important factors in defining farmers' behaviour
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