Potential impacts of sustainable agricultural practices on smallholders' behavior in developing countries: Evidence from Togo

To limit global warming, advocacy has increased in support of lowering greenhouse gas emissions. For instance, in agriculture, the use of compost and bio‐fertilizer is increasingly promoted. Therefore, this paper aims at investigating how sustainable agricultural policies may influence land use and...

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Published in:Natural resources forum 2022-02, Vol.46 (1), p.73-87
Main Authors: Adji, Koffi M., Egbendewe, Aklesso Y. G., Lokonon, Boris O. K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adoption
Advocacy
Agricultural economics
Agricultural policy
Agricultural practices
Climate change
Composts
conventional farming
Credit policy
Developing countries
Economic models
Emissions
Farm income
Farmers
Farms
Fertilizers
Global warming
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
Land use
LDCs
Mathematical programming
profit
Subsidies
Sustainability
Sustainable agriculture
sustainable farming
Sustainable practices
Welfare
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Summary:To limit global warming, advocacy has increased in support of lowering greenhouse gas emissions. For instance, in agriculture, the use of compost and bio‐fertilizer is increasingly promoted. Therefore, this paper aims at investigating how sustainable agricultural policies may influence land use and farm income in the context of global climatic change. Thus, a mathematical programming model with a representative risk‐neutral and profit‐maximizing economic agent is applied, using survey data on 423 farmers in Togo, a West African country. The findings indicate that a combination of a subsidy and a credit policy appear to be the best incentive to promote the adoption of sustainable practices and to increase farm income. Therefore, a combination of subsidy and credit policy should be implemented to foster the adoption of sustainable practices and improve farmers' welfare.
ISSN:0165-0203
1477-8947
DOI:10.1111/1477-8947.12243