The role of behavioural factors and opportunity costs in farmers' participation in voluntary agri‐environmental schemes: A systematic review

S Schaub, J Ghazoul, R Huber, W Zhang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Agri‐environmental schemes (AESs) are increasingly implemented to promote the adoption
of environmentally friendly practices by farmers. We use a systematic review to explore the …

What drives farmers' participation in EU agri-environmental schemes?: Results from a qualitative meta-analysis

XB Lastra-Bravo, C Hubbard, G Garrod… - … Science & Policy, 2015 - Elsevier
A better understanding of why EU farmers choose to join agri-environmental schemes
(AESs) is vital to help policy makers design programmes that would be more attractive to …

Nudging farmers to enrol land into agri-environmental schemes: the role of a collective bonus

L Kuhfuss, R Préget, S Thoyer… - European Review of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
This article shows that the introduction of a conditional collective bonus in an agri-
environmental scheme (AES) can improve farmers' participation and increase land …

What do farmers want from agri‐environmental scheme design? A choice experiment approach

M Espinosa‐Goded, J Barreiro‐Hurlé… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Agri‐environmental schemes (AES) have had a limited effect on European agriculture due to
farmers' reluctance to participate. Information on how farmers react when AES …

Determinants of farmers' willingness to participate in subsidy schemes for pesticide-free buffer zones—A choice experiment study

T Christensen, AB Pedersen, HO Nielsen… - Ecological …, 2011 - Elsevier
Danish farmers have been far less interested in agri-environmental subsidy schemes (AES)
than anticipated. In order to examine how to improve the appeal of such schemes, a choice …

Impact of farmer self-identity and attitudes on participation in agri-environment schemes

P Cullen, M Ryan, C O'Donoghue, S Hynes… - Land Use Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Influencing farmers to make positive contributions to the environment is one of the goals of
agri-environment schemes (AESs). Understanding the drivers of farmer behaviour and the …

How much green for the buck? Estimating additional and windfall effects of French agro-environmental schemes by DID-matching

S Chabé-Ferret, J Subervie - Journal of Environmental Economics and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Agro-environmental schemes (AES), which pay farmers to adopt greener practices, are
increasingly important components of environmental and agricultural policies both in the US …

Farmers' behavioural determinants of on-farm biodiversity management in Europe: a systematic review

F Klebl, PH Feindt, A Piorr - Agriculture and Human Values, 2024 - Springer
Agricultural intensification and landscape homogenisation are major drivers of biodiversity
loss in European agricultural landscapes. Improvements require changes in farming …

Influences of transaction costs in environmental policy

A Coggan, SM Whitten, J Bennett - Ecological economics, 2010 - Elsevier
There is a growing literature reporting the extent of transaction costs for environmental
policies. However understanding why transaction costs occur and why they are small or …

Designing a payments for ecosystem services (PES) program to reduce deforestation in Tanzania: An assessment of payment approaches

D Kaczan, BM Swallow - Ecological Economics, 2013 - Elsevier
Payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs aim to improve environmental outcomes
by providing direct incentives to land managers for the provision of ecosystem services …