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Farmland Degradation in the Czech Republic: Drivers and Barriers of Mitigation Strategies in Agricultural Soils

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dc.abstract.enIn line with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15.3, which aims to restore degraded land and soil, and the priorities of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) to mitigate environmental issues caused by intensive agriculture, understanding the factors influencing farmers' adoption of soil conservation practices (SCPs) is crucial. However, there is still a limited understanding of these specific factors, particularly in the context of the Czech Republic. This study investigates the perceptions and determinants influencing the adoption of SCPs among farmers in the Czech Republic. We analyzed 358 randomly selected farm households using probit and multivariate probit models. Our results show that a significant number of farmers perceive soil degradation as an important problem, attributing it to factors such as low soil nutrient content, declining soil humus, water and wind erosion. The results of our analysis showed positive associations for perceived effectiveness and profitability, indicating that farmers tend to adopt practices such as minimum tillage, mulching, mixed cropping, cover cropping, and continuous soil cover when these methods are perceived to be effective and profitable. Conversely, negative associations are found for perceptions of soil degradation and education, suggesting potential barriers to adoption with higher levels of perceived soil degradation and education. The study also highlights the complex interplay of information sources on adoption, with both positive and negative trends. In light of these findings, we propose recommendations, including that awareness campaigns should be tailored to address perceptions of soil degradation, and that the use of peer networks and information dissemination from research institutions can bridge the gap between scientific recommendations and on-farm practices. Policy makers and agricultural extension services should work together to develop targeted strategies that take into account regional differences in the factors influencing adoption and ultimately promote widespread adoption of SCPs. 1 Introduction
dc.affiliationWydział Ekonomiczny
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Ekonomii i Polityki Gospodarczej w Agrobiznesie
dc.contributor.authorCechura, Lukas
dc.contributor.authorUllah, Ayat
dc.contributor.authorBajan, Bartłomiej
dc.contributor.authorBavorová, Miroslava
dc.date.access2024-10-14
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-14T07:48:55Z
dc.date.available2024-10-14T07:48:55Z
dc.date.copyright2024-10-08
dc.date.issued2024-10-08
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dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.5318
dc.identifier.eissn1099-145X
dc.identifier.issn1085-3278
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/1834
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ldr.5318
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationeconomics and finance
dc.relation.ispartofLand Degradation and Development
dc.rightsCC-BY
dc.sciencecloudnosend
dc.subject.enChech Republic
dc.subject.enextension and advisory services
dc.subject.enland degradation
dc.subject.enmultivariate probit models
dc.subject.enprobit model
dc.subject.ensoil conservation practices
dc.subtypeArticleEarlyAccess
dc.titleFarmland Degradation in the Czech Republic: Drivers and Barriers of Mitigation Strategies in Agricultural Soils
dc.typeJournalArticle
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