Social networks influence farming practices and agrarian sustainability.

ABSTRACT: The social-ecological effects of agricultural intensification are complex. We explore farmers' perceptions about the impacts of their land management and the impact of social information flows on their management through a case study in a farming community in Navarra, Spain, that is undergoing agricultural intensification due to adoption of large scale irrigation. We found that modern technology adopters are aware that their management practices often have negative social-ecological implications; by contrast, more traditional farmers tend to recognize their positive impacts on non-material benefits such as those linked with traditions and traditional knowledge, and climate regulation. We found that farmers' awareness about nature contributions to people co-production and their land managem

SUBMITTER: Albizua A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7790232 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature