Drivers of Regenerative Agriculture - insights from southern Sweden
(2024) HEKM51 20241Department of Human Geography
Human Ecology
- Abstract
- As a response to a changing climate and a growing population that increases the current unsustainable, industrialisation of agriculture, sustainable agricultural practices have gained interest globally. Regenerative agriculture was first mentioned in the 1980s but didn’t gain interest until recently. The research around regenerative agriculture is limited, especially concerning the recent growing interest and research on the practise in Sweden. The aim of this study is to add to the research gap on regenerative agriculture, specifically in a Swedish context, and explore the drivers of adoption for regenerative agriculture by farmers in southern Sweden. A literature review and 7 semi-structured interviews was conducted with 8 Swedish... (More)
- As a response to a changing climate and a growing population that increases the current unsustainable, industrialisation of agriculture, sustainable agricultural practices have gained interest globally. Regenerative agriculture was first mentioned in the 1980s but didn’t gain interest until recently. The research around regenerative agriculture is limited, especially concerning the recent growing interest and research on the practise in Sweden. The aim of this study is to add to the research gap on regenerative agriculture, specifically in a Swedish context, and explore the drivers of adoption for regenerative agriculture by farmers in southern Sweden. A literature review and 7 semi-structured interviews was conducted with 8 Swedish farmers and analysed with a framework of tractions and frictions. The results show that the biggest drivers for adoption of regenerative agriculture amongst the farmers were the farmers personal views and morals towards sustainability and nature, and the decreased need for input costs which leads to increased economic viability. The results contribute to the research field on regenerative agriculture in Sweden as well as to the understanding of drivers for adoption for regenerative agriculture. The results also highlight areas for further research with more focus on aspects such as social structures, policies, and laws to increase knowledge and offer other insights on drivers for regenerative agriculture beyond this study. (Less)
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- author
- Persson, Amanda LU
- supervisor
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- Thabit Jacob LU
- organization
- course
- HEKM51 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- regenerative agriculture, sustainable agriculture, tractions and frictions, drivers for adoption, Sweden
- language
- English
- id
- 9164822
- date added to LUP
- 2024-07-24 10:56:41
- date last changed
- 2024-07-24 10:56:41
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abstract = {{As a response to a changing climate and a growing population that increases the current unsustainable, industrialisation of agriculture, sustainable agricultural practices have gained interest globally. Regenerative agriculture was first mentioned in the 1980s but didn’t gain interest until recently. The research around regenerative agriculture is limited, especially concerning the recent growing interest and research on the practise in Sweden. The aim of this study is to add to the research gap on regenerative agriculture, specifically in a Swedish context, and explore the drivers of adoption for regenerative agriculture by farmers in southern Sweden. A literature review and 7 semi-structured interviews was conducted with 8 Swedish farmers and analysed with a framework of tractions and frictions. The results show that the biggest drivers for adoption of regenerative agriculture amongst the farmers were the farmers personal views and morals towards sustainability and nature, and the decreased need for input costs which leads to increased economic viability. The results contribute to the research field on regenerative agriculture in Sweden as well as to the understanding of drivers for adoption for regenerative agriculture. The results also highlight areas for further research with more focus on aspects such as social structures, policies, and laws to increase knowledge and offer other insights on drivers for regenerative agriculture beyond this study.}},
author = {{Persson, Amanda}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Drivers of Regenerative Agriculture - insights from southern Sweden}},
year = {{2024}},
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