A note on the effect of farmer mental health on adoption: The case of agri-environment schemes |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centre for Economics and Policy in Health, Institute of Medical and Social Care Research, Dean Street Building, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 1UT, UK;2. School of Environment and Natural Resources, Deiniol Road, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK;1. University of Exeter, Prince of Wales Road, Exeter EX4 4PJ, UK;2. University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK;3. Rothamsted Research, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB, UK;4. University of London, Wareham, Dorset BH20 6BB, UK;5. School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK;6. Eden Rivers Trust, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 0AH, UK;1. Department of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 27, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland;2. Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), 11 Belgrave Road, IEEP Offices, Floor 3, London SW1 V1RB, United Kingdom;3. Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Centre for Policy and Bioeconomy (CREA-PB), c/o Palazzo Veneto Agricoltura, Via dell’Università 14, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy;4. Independent environmental consultant Plum Tree House, Greatford, Stamford PE9 4QA, United Kingdom;5. Institut für Agrarökologie und Biodiversität (IFAB), Böcklinstr. 27, D-68163 Mannheim, Germany;6. AScA, 8 rue Legouvé 75010 Paris, France;7. The European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism (EFNCP), Hamsterley Vale - Derwentside 97, Durham, NE17 7BE, United Kingdom;8. Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Manesova 75 120 58 Praha 2, Czech Republic;1. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Ackerstrasse 113, P.O. Box 219, 5070, Frick, Switzerland;2. The Swiss Ornithological Institute, Seerose 1, CH-6204, Sempach, Switzerland;3. Institute of Organic Agriculture University of Bonn, Katzenburgweg 3, 53115, Bonn, Germany;1. Department of Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland;2. Socio Economic and Marine Research Unit (SEMRU), National University of Ireland, Ireland;3. Rural Economy and Development Programme, Teagasc, Athenry, Co., Galway, Ireland |
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| Abstract: | Adoption rates of any new technology or policy are impacted by a wide range of factors including: farmer characteristics, household characteristics, farm structure, the wider social milieu, and the characteristics of the innovation to be adopted. The aim of this paper is to explore the possibility that the previously ignored issue of farmer health is an important variable in the adoption process. A survey of the physical and mental health of a representative sample of farmers was conducted across Wales, UK. Relationships between self-reported physical and mental health, age, marital status, language (English or Welsh), farm size, farm type, farm tenancy, financial situation and involvement in agri-environmental schemes were examined using logistic regression analysis. Variables relating to farmer health were identified as significantly affecting the odds of agri-environmental schemes being adopted by farmers. In particular, the self-reported mental health of farmers adopting agri-environmental schemes in Wales was significantly better than non-adopters. Although correlation was shown, rather than causation, interpretation of the results suggest that poor mental health of farmers may be one cause of non-adoption of agri-environment schemes. This would suggest that one way to improve biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes may be to target rural health services in order to enhance support of the physical and mental health of farmers. |
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