Mixed public-private and private extension systems: A comparative analysis using farm-level data from Ireland

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外文摘要：Empirical evidence remains scarce in the literature as to whether public and private sectors can effectively co-ordinate and provide extension services to the whole farming population with respect to sustainable agricultural production. This article compares farmer cohorts participating in mixed public-private and/or private extension services, and non-participants in the context of Irish dairy farming. Differences in farm and farmers' charac-teristics are analysed with non-linear regression models, while farm economic and environmental sustainability performance is compared across groups using linear regression models. The findings show that farm size, stocking rate, dairy specialisation, and levels of farm management vary across cohorts, thereby suggesting that mixed public-private and private extension systems can target different pools of participants. Extension partic-ipation is associated with higher economic performance, but the analysis provides no evidence of improved environmental sustainability. When comparing mixed public-private and private extension systems in detail, no differences are found in performance across both sustainability dimensions. Policy implications are drawn for the design and implementation of publicly funded extension programmes to achieve greater farm sustainability. Notably, programme worthwhileness, payment schemes, and participants' selection criteria are discussed.

外文关键词：

Mixed public -private extensionPrivate extensionEconomic sustainabilityEnvironmental sustainabilityParticipant characteristicsIrish dairy farmersGREENHOUSE-GAS EMISSIONSAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONADVISORY SERVICESADOPTIONIMPACTCOMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINCENTIVESMATTERMODEL

作者：

Balaine, Lorraine、Buckley, Cathal、Dillon, Emma J.

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作者单位：

Teagasc

出版年：

2022

DOI：

10.1016/j.lusepol.2022.106086

Land Use Policy

SSCI

ISSN：0264-8377

年,卷(期)：2022.117