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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 3901 Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Technologies in Spain : Economic and Non-Economic Determinants, 1995 390110.5255/UKDA-SN-3901-1 Young, T., University of Manchester, School of Economic Studies Burton, M., University of Manchester, School of Economic Studies Copyright T. Young Economic and Social Research Council UK Data Service 27 May 1999 ADMINISTRATIVE AREASAGEAGRICULTURAL BUILDINGSAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISESAGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENTAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIESAGRICULTUREARABLE FARMINGARABLE LANDATTITUDESCROPSECONOMIC VALUEEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONFARMERSFARMING SYSTEMSFARMSFERTILIZERSFIELDSGENDERGRASSLANDSGRAZING LANDHERBICIDESHORTICULTURAL LANDHORTICULTUREHOUSEHOLDSHOUSING TENUREINCOMEINFORMATION SOURCESLANDLAND OWNERSHIPLAND REFORMLAND TYPESLAND USELANDSCAPEORGANIC FARMINGORGANIC FOODSPESTICIDESSET-ASIDE LANDSIZESOILSTREE FRUITWOODLANDSWATER RESOURCES Agriculture and rural industry Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study examines the factors which determine the adoption of sustainable agricultural technology. It goes beyond narrow economic considerations to include non-economic factors such as agroclimatic conditions, attitudes/awareness of environmental issues, and the institutional setting. Field work was conducted in Brazil, Spain and the UK in 1996. An initial task of the project was to identify a characterisation of agricultural practices which are judged to be (un)sustainable. These could include, for example, the use of specific inputs or membership of appropriate certification schemes. Having made this judgement, data were collected in the form of detailed surveys and interviews. The empirical work focuses on the production of horticultural products on conventional, organic and biodynamic enterprises, since significant numbers of adopters of alternative technologies were found in this sector. Quantitative techniques (limited dependent variable models and duration analysis) were then used to investigate the adoption/non-adoption decision. The research findings will inform the debate on appropriate interventions to encourage the adoption of sustainable technologies. The results are of interest to a wide range of agents in the food system, including environmental groups and NGOs, extension services, donors of agricultural development projects and programmes and agricultural policy makers.Main Topics: Information on 222 Spanish farms are recorded, 97 of which were organic and 125 conventional. The questionnaire used was split into 8 sections. Section 1: Information about personal characteristics of the respondent. Section 2: Information regarding the farm household and labour used on the enterprise. Section 3: Details regarding timing of adoption of organic practices, tillage techniques and use of soil analysis. Section 4: Nature of different land use categories across the enterprise. Section 5: (not included) Section 6: Details of use, and trends in use, of various synthetic and organic inputs across the whole farm. Section 7: Information regarding farm sales, capital assets and importance of different income sources across the enterprise. Section 8: Attitudinal information regarding a number of agricultural and environmental issues. May 1996 - December 199601 May 199601 December 1996 Spain AragonCatalunaLa RiojaNavarraPaisValencia SubnationalHorticultural enterprises Horticultural enterprises in Aragon, Navarra, La Rioja, Cataluna, Valencia and Pais region of Spain in 1995 growing at least one non-topfruit crop. Numeric Cross-sectional (one-time) study Convenience sample Face-to-face interview The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you. See <restrctn> https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 3901 2024-11-28T07:23:46Z ddi:codebook:2_5