Impact of farmer group participation on the adoption of sustainable farming practices—spatial analysis of New Zealand dairy farmers

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dc.citation.issue3
dc.citation.volume94
dc.contributor.authorYang W
dc.contributor.authorWang L
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-19T02:10:37Z
dc.date.available2025-05-19T02:10:37Z
dc.date.issued2023-09
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes the impact of participation in farmer groups on dairy farmers’ adoption of sustainable farming practices in New Zealand. A spatial propensity score matching method is used to consider the spatial dependence and social connections between farmers in the decision-making of farmer group participation and adoption of sustainable farming practices. The results show that farmers’ decisions of farmer group participation are affected by their neighbors’ choices, and participation in farmer groups has a positive effect on farmers’ adoption of sustainable farming practices. The findings indicate the important role of social interactions in farmers’ voluntary uptake of sustainable agricultural practices. Overall, the positive effect of farmer group participation on the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices highlights learning and knowledge spillover among farmers, which emerges as important to the formulation of sustainable farming policy.
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dc.edition.editionSeptember 2023
dc.format.pagination701-717
dc.identifier.citationYang W, Wang L. (2023). Impact of farmer group participation on the adoption of sustainable farming practices—spatial analysis of New Zealand dairy farmers. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics. 94. 3. (pp. 701-717).
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/apce.12404
dc.identifier.eissn1467-8292
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn1370-4788
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/72909
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd on behalf of Edgard Milhaud Foundation
dc.publisher.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/apce.12404
dc.relation.isPartOfAnnals of Public and Cooperative Economics
dc.rights(c) 2022 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectfarmer group participation
dc.subjectspatial propensity score matching
dc.subjectsustainable agricultural practices
dc.titleImpact of farmer group participation on the adoption of sustainable farming practices—spatial analysis of New Zealand dairy farmers
dc.typeJournal article
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