Agricultural production and sustainable development in a Brazilian region (Southwest, Sao Paulo State): motivations and barriers to adopting sustainable and ecologically friendly practices

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dc.contributor.authorLeite, Antonio Edson [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorDe Castro, Rosani [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorChiappetta Jabbour, Charbel Jose [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorBatalha, Mario Otavio
dc.contributor.authorGovindan, Kannan
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Southern Denmark
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-18T15:54:34Z
dc.date.available2015-03-18T15:54:34Z
dc.date.issued2014-09-03
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this study is to identify the adoption level of practices associated with more sustainable agriculture and environmentally friendly practices. Additionally, the motivations for and barriers to the adoption of these practices by farmers are investigated. Data were collected through closed questionnaires taken by a random sample of farmers in the Southwest, Sao Paulo, Brazil, during the second half of 2013. Overall, sustainable agricultural practices recommended in the literature and analysed in this study are being not fully adopted by farmers of the studied area. The results showed that financial motivation is associated with farmers adopting new, more sustainable technology, whereas the lack of information on and lack of technical support for these technologies are significant barriers. Other results, research implications, limitations and suggestions for future research are presented.en
dc.description.affiliationSao Paulo State Univ, UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Sch Engn, Dept Prod Engn & Management, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUFSCar Fed Univ Sao Carlos, Dept Prod Engn & Management, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Southern Denmark, Dept Business & Econ, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
dc.description.affiliationUnespSao Paulo State Univ, UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Sch Engn, Dept Prod Engn & Management, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.format.extent422-429
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504509.2014.956677
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal Of Sustainable Development And World Ecology. Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis Inc, v. 21, n. 5, p. 422-429, 2014.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13504509.2014.956677
dc.identifier.issn1350-4509
dc.identifier.lattes6706619461931038
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/116953
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000343303100005
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Inc
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal Of Sustainable Development And World Ecology
dc.relation.ispartofjcr2.373
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,687
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dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectsurveyen
dc.subjectopportunitiesen
dc.subjectsustainable agricultureen
dc.subjectsustainable developmenten
dc.subjectBrazilen
dc.subjectchallengesen
dc.titleAgricultural production and sustainable development in a Brazilian region (Southwest, Sao Paulo State): motivations and barriers to adopting sustainable and ecologically friendly practicesen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/permissions/reusingOwnWork.asp
dcterms.rightsHolderTaylor & Francis Inc
unesp.author.lattes6706619461931038
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-6204-1196[5]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-2711-3358[4]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Engenharia, Baurupt

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