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Transition from chemical fertilizers to sustainable swards: What determines farmers' adoption decisions for clover and multi-species swards?

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  • Aguiar-Noury, Felipe
  • Buckley, Cathal
  • Hynes, Stephen

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Farmers' transition from using chemical nitrogen (N) fertilizer to adopting sustainable alternatives like clover and multi-species swards can mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, increase carbon sequestration, improve water quality, reduce dependence on volatile fertilizer prices and imports, and offer numerous other benefits. However, despite efforts to promote the uptake of clover and multi-species swards, adoption by farmers remains low.

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  • Aguiar-Noury, Felipe & Buckley, Cathal & Hynes, Stephen, 2025. "Transition from chemical fertilizers to sustainable swards: What determines farmers' adoption decisions for clover and multi-species swards?," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 224(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:224:y:2025:i:c:s0308521x24003524
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104202
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    Keywords

    Sustainable fertilization; Technology acceptance model; Principal component analysis; Logistic regressions; Multi-stage adoption;
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    JEL classification:

    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • Q12 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • Q16 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services

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