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Oct 16, 2024 · The survey covered five main areas: farmers’ views of profit risks and opportunities; farmers’ outlook on future profits; adoption of sustainable practices; adoption of products and technology; and purchasing channels and main influencers on the purchasing journey.
Oct 9, 2022 · “Farmers want to increase yields and the private sector has its own objectives. Some of them want to produce, produce and produce, without taking care of the environment.”
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Apr 9, 2024 · Farmers know the critical importance of tackling the climate and nature crisis all too well. Agriculture is highly exposed to the increasingly severe impacts of climate change, like drought and flooding and biodiversity loss.
The study ‘Farmers of the Future’ has explored who the farmers - that will be dealing with those challenges in the medium- to long-term future - will be. This report presents the results of that exploration. It describes the 2040 landscape of farmers and presents policy implications. Abstract
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Feb 24, 2022 · Key messages for October 2021. Farmers on 61% of holdings said that they either fully (7%) or roughly (54%) understand Defra’s vision for farming, an overall decrease from 67% in April 2021.
- Farmers on 61% of holdings said that they either fully (7%) or roughly (54%) understand Defra’s vision for farming, an overall decrease from 67% in...
- 1.1 VisionDefra is setting out what they think the future for farming would look like. In this vision, England’s farmers improve the health of our...
- 427 comments were provided from a variety of farm sectors, sizes, tenures, and locations. Approximately 34% of survey respondents provided a commen...
- 3.1 Contact detailsSocial Research Responsible social researcher: Hannah Baker Team: Future Farming Insights and Evaluation - Department for Enviro...
- 4.1 MethodologyThe Farmer Opinion Tracker provides a snapshot of views and opinions towards Defra’s vision for farming as at October 2021. Farmers...
Aug 16, 2023 · It emerged that the path to adopting sustainable innovations can be driven by environmental values; for example, when comparing organic and conventional farming, organic farmers have a stronger environmental view and are more likely to take less into account economic gains.
Oct 1, 2023 · The findings reveal seven key research topics: farmers' management capacity; the influence of management and farm structure; farmers' emotional attachment to their businesses; personal aspects, farm characteristics, and institutional settings; the significance of farm recordkeeping; joint decisions in farm decision-making processes; and ...
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