Biodiversity and resilience interventions: Analysis of interviews with farmers in the United States

This note summarizes the results of in-person interviews with 16 US farmers in Iowa and Illinois to identi-fy the motivations and challenges that impact farmers’ adoption of practices that improve biodiversity. The respondents—mostly considered relatively progressive farmers—were identified through...

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Main Authors: Kuncz, Adina, Castellano, Michael, Zhang, Wei
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141049
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description This note summarizes the results of in-person interviews with 16 US farmers in Iowa and Illinois to identi-fy the motivations and challenges that impact farmers’ adoption of practices that improve biodiversity. The respondents—mostly considered relatively progressive farmers—were identified through the Illinois Soil and Water Conservation District and the farmer network of the team leader based at Iowa State University, and thus were not representative. These interviews are part of the Enhancing Biodiversity and Resilience in Crop Production project, which was commissioned by Bayer and implemented in col-laboration with ETH Zurich and IFPRI. The project analyzed information that can contribute to guidance on using agricultural practices to improve biodiversity and resilience of farming systems. It focused on intensive maize, wheat, and soy production systems in France, Germany, Brazil, and the United States.
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spelling CGSpace1410492025-11-06T07:45:46Z Biodiversity and resilience interventions: Analysis of interviews with farmers in the United States Kuncz, Adina Castellano, Michael Zhang, Wei biodiversity policies agriculture resilience farming systems This note summarizes the results of in-person interviews with 16 US farmers in Iowa and Illinois to identi-fy the motivations and challenges that impact farmers’ adoption of practices that improve biodiversity. The respondents—mostly considered relatively progressive farmers—were identified through the Illinois Soil and Water Conservation District and the farmer network of the team leader based at Iowa State University, and thus were not representative. These interviews are part of the Enhancing Biodiversity and Resilience in Crop Production project, which was commissioned by Bayer and implemented in col-laboration with ETH Zurich and IFPRI. The project analyzed information that can contribute to guidance on using agricultural practices to improve biodiversity and resilience of farming systems. It focused on intensive maize, wheat, and soy production systems in France, Germany, Brazil, and the United States. 2022-11-22 2024-04-12T13:37:10Z 2024-04-12T13:37:10Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141049 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136455 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136453 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136452 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kuncz, Adina; Castellano, Michael; and Zhang, Wei. 2022. Biodiversity and resilience interventions: Analysis of interviews with farmers in the United States. Project Note October 2022. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136454.
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Biodiversity and resilience interventions: Analysis of interviews with farmers in the United States
title Biodiversity and resilience interventions: Analysis of interviews with farmers in the United States
title_full Biodiversity and resilience interventions: Analysis of interviews with farmers in the United States
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title_short Biodiversity and resilience interventions: Analysis of interviews with farmers in the United States
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agriculture
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farming systems
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