Achieving sustainable agricultural practices: From incentives to adoption and outcomes

Sustainable agricultural practices enable more efficient use of natural resources, mitigate the impact of agriculture on the environment, and strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change and climate variability. Because these practices usually require substantial effort or resource allocatio...

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Main Authors: Piñeiro, Valeria, Arias, Joaquin, Elverdin, Pablo, Ibáñez, Ana María, Morales Opazo, Cristian, Prager, Steven D., Torero, Máximo
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Español
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143372
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author Piñeiro, Valeria
Arias, Joaquin
Elverdin, Pablo
Ibáñez, Ana María
Morales Opazo, Cristian
Prager, Steven D.
Torero, Máximo
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Elverdin, Pablo
Ibáñez, Ana María
Morales Opazo, Cristian
Piñeiro, Valeria
Prager, Steven D.
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Arias, Joaquin
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description Sustainable agricultural practices enable more efficient use of natural resources, mitigate the impact of agriculture on the environment, and strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change and climate variability. Because these practices usually require substantial effort or resource allocation from farmers, incentives are necessary to support farmer adoption. Despite growing interest, there has been little systematic evaluation of the incentives–adoption–outcome chain—that is, which incentives best promote adoption and which lead to desired sustainability outcomes. This brief presents the results of a literature review that examined (1) uptake agricultural practices under three kinds of incentives, market and nonmarket, regulations, and cross-compliance, and (2) the impact on productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability. Based on this review, it offers a set of seven tested principles to follow in designing and implementing incentives for sustainable agriculture.
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spelling CGSpace1433722025-12-08T10:11:39Z Achieving sustainable agricultural practices: From incentives to adoption and outcomes Piñeiro, Valeria Arias, Joaquin Elverdin, Pablo Ibáñez, Ana María Morales Opazo, Cristian Prager, Steven D. Torero, Máximo agricultural practices agricultural production agriculture literature sustainable agriculture Sustainable agricultural practices enable more efficient use of natural resources, mitigate the impact of agriculture on the environment, and strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change and climate variability. Because these practices usually require substantial effort or resource allocation from farmers, incentives are necessary to support farmer adoption. Despite growing interest, there has been little systematic evaluation of the incentives–adoption–outcome chain—that is, which incentives best promote adoption and which lead to desired sustainability outcomes. This brief presents the results of a literature review that examined (1) uptake agricultural practices under three kinds of incentives, market and nonmarket, regulations, and cross-compliance, and (2) the impact on productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability. Based on this review, it offers a set of seven tested principles to follow in designing and implementing incentives for sustainable agriculture. 2021-02-01 2024-05-22T12:13:41Z 2024-05-22T12:13:41Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143372 en es https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-00617-y https://doi.org/10.18235/0003228 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Piñeiro, Valeria; Arias, Joaquin; Elverdin, Pablo; Ibáñez, Ana María; Morales Opazo, Cristian; Prager, Steve; and Torero, Máximo. 2021. Achieving sustainable agricultural practices: From incentives to adoption and outcomes. IFPRI Brief February 2021. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294042.
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Elverdin, Pablo
Ibáñez, Ana María
Morales Opazo, Cristian
Prager, Steven D.
Torero, Máximo
Achieving sustainable agricultural practices: From incentives to adoption and outcomes
title Achieving sustainable agricultural practices: From incentives to adoption and outcomes
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agricultural production
agriculture
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sustainable agriculture
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