Social influence and collective action effects on farm level soil conservation effort in rural Kenya
Social influence and collective action effects on farm level soil conservation effort in rural Kenya
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.03.008
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发表时间：
2013-06
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7
通讯作者：
D. K. Willy;K. Holm-Müller
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作者：
D. K. Willy;K. Holm-Müller
本文分析了社会影响力和集体行动倡议参与对肯尼亚奈瓦沙湖流域小农土壤保护工作的影响。我们采用二进制和有序的概率模型在两个阶段的回归过程中收集的横截面数据，通过随机选择的小农户家庭调查。研究地区的小农耕作制度与使农田易受土壤侵蚀的做法有关，对土地和环境造成负面影响。因此，鼓励土壤保持的战略也可能为应对农业环境挑战和减贫提供解决办法。结果表明，社会资本促进参与集体行动的倡议，然后影响个人的土壤保持努力。邻里社会影响、主观规范、性别、教育水平、农场规模、获得信贷的机会和牲畜所有权也成为土壤保持努力的关键决定因素。本研究得出的政策影响鼓励战略，以提高参与和集体行动倡议的有效性，以促进土壤保护。还可以通过提高认识的手段，促进获得农业小额信贷，并注意在获得知识和土地及其他自然资源权利方面与性别有关的挑战，鼓励实施土壤保持做法。
This paper analyzes the effects of social influence and participation in collective action initiatives on soil conservation effort among smallholder farmers in Lake Naivasha basin, Kenya. We apply binary and ordered probit models in a two stage regression procedure to cross-sectional data collected through a household survey among randomly selected smallholder farmers. Smallholder farming systems in the research area are associated with practices that render farmlands susceptible to soil erosion causing negative impacts on land and the environment. Therefore, strategies that encourage soil conservation are likely to also offer solutions for dealing with agri-environmental challenges and poverty alleviation. Results indicate that social capital facilitates participation in collective action initiatives which then influence individual soil conservation efforts. Neighborhood social influences, subjective norms, gender, education level, farm size, access to credit and livestock ownership also emerge as key determinants of soil conservation effort. Policy implications drawn by this study encourage strategies to increase participation and effectiveness in collective action initiatives as a boost to soil conservation. Implementation of soil conservation practices could also be encouraged through awareness increasing instruments, facilitating access to agricultural micro-credit and paying attention to gender related challenges on knowledge access and rights over land and other natural resources.