Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture (한국유기농업학회지)

Korean Association of Organic Agriculture (한국유기농업학회)
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An Analysis of the Factors Affecting Farmers' Recognition and Acceptance on Sustainable Agriculture

지속가능한 농업 인식도 및 수용의향 분석

  • 김창길 (한국농촌경제연구원 자원환경연구부) ;
  • 정학균 (한국농촌경제연구원 자원환경연구부) ;
  • 문동현 (한국농촌경제연구원 자원환경연구부) ;
  • 한재환 (순천대학교 농업경제학과)
  • Received : 2015.05.07
  • Accepted : 2015.06.26
  • Published : 2015.06.30
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Abstract

This study analyzes the factors affecting farmers' recognition and acceptance of sustainable agriculture. To accomplish the objectives of the study a farm survey was conducted using target respondents which were made of the local correspondents and reporters of Korea Rural Economic Institute. The Heckman's model was employed for an empirical analysis on determining the extent of farmers' acceptance of sustainable agriculture. The analysis results show that the more farmers think it is important for Korea to adopt sustainable farming practices, the more they adopt sustainable agriculture. It is also shown that the high incomes farmers earn, the more interest they have in the environment and thus the more likely they are to adopt sustainable agriculture. Based upon the empirical results it is suggested that an adoption of economic incentive instruments, education of sustainable agriculture, research and development of sustainable agriculture technology, and an establishment of sustainable agriculture infrastructure to expand the scale of sustainable agriculture.

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