Farmers’ objectives as determinants of organic farming adoption: the case of Catalonian vineyard production
研究了农民的目标、风险偏好和农业政策如何影响有机农业的采纳时机，基于西班牙加泰罗尼亚葡萄园农场的数据，发现农民目标显著影响决策，风险规避程度低的农民更可能采纳有机种植。
Abstract This article assesses the decision to adopt organic farming practices. We use Duration Analysis (DA) to determine why farmers adopt organic farming practices and what influences the timing of adoption. We extend previous studies by including farmers’ objectives, risk preferences, and agricultural policies as covariates in the DA model. The Analytical Hierarchy Process is used as a multicriteria decision‐making methodology to measure farmers’ objectives. The empirical analysis uses farm‐level data from a sample of vineyard farms in the Spanish region of Catalonia. Farmers’ objectives are found to influence the conversion decision. Moreover, farmers who are not risk averse are more likely to adopt organic farming. Results point to the policy changes that have been most relevant in motivating adoption of organic practices.