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Barriers to and opportunities for the uptake of soil carbon management practices in European sustainable agricultural production
- Source :
- Mills, J, Ingram, J, Dibari, C, Merante, P, Karaczun, Z, Molnar, A, Sánchez, B, Iglesias, A & Ghaley, B B 2020, ' Barriers to and opportunities for the uptake of soil carbon management practices in European sustainable agricultural production ', Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, vol. 44, no. 9, pp. 1185-1211 . https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2019.1680476
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Taylor & Francis, 2020.
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Abstract
- Soil carbon management practices are those that add and maintain organic carbon in the\ud soil. These agricultural practices can potentially both contribute to climate change\ud mitigation and increase the soil's resilience to physical and biological stresses. The paper\ud draws on research findings from five regions across Europe to identify regionally-specific\ud barriers to and opportunities for the adoption of soil carbon management practices. Data\ud were derived from 50 interviews with policy-makers and advisers and 5 stakeholder\ud workshops in Denmark, Italy, Hungary, Poland and Spain. Several barriers to the uptake of\ud soil carbon management practices were common across all regions, however, regional\ud variations were also identified highlighting the importance of understanding the context\ud into which these practices are introduced. Key barriers related to existing biophysical\ud conditions, lack of financial support, farmer knowledge and experience, and the quality of\ud the advisory service. Opportunities included providing economic incentives, harmonising\ud regulation, supporting long term thinking and planning for resilience and providing good\ud quality advice. We conclude that in addition to persuasive mechanisms for encouraging the\ud adoption of these practices, what is required is a more process-oriented approach that\ud focuses on a series of experiential changes and fosters farmer learning through interactive\ud models of communicative intervention.
- Subjects :
- Soil carbon management, barriers, opportunities, sustainable agriculture, climate change mitigation
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Context (language use)
010501 environmental sciences
Development
01 natural sciences
S589.75_Agriculture
12. Responsible consumption
climate change mitigation
opportunities
11. Sustainability
Sustainable agriculture
Soil carbon management
Agricultural productivity
Environmental planning
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
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2. Zero hunger
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Stakeholder
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
Soil carbon
15. Life on land
sustainable agriculture
Climate change mitigation
Incentive
13. Climate action
040103 agronomy & agriculture
0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
Psychological resilience
Business
Agronomy and Crop Science
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21683565
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Mills, J, Ingram, J, Dibari, C, Merante, P, Karaczun, Z, Molnar, A, Sánchez, B, Iglesias, A & Ghaley, B B 2020, ' Barriers to and opportunities for the uptake of soil carbon management practices in European sustainable agricultural production ', Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, vol. 44, no. 9, pp. 1185-1211 . https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2019.1680476
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....246071e3e49510914d0ce6713e91ea94