Social conditions of smallholder dairy farmers influence their environmental decisions

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 31020 - 17
• Main Authors: Frątczak-Müller, Joanna, Rychła, Anna, Winiwarter, Wilfried, Amon, Barbara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 28.12.2024; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 704/172; 704/844; Adult; Agricultural development; Agricultural management; Agricultural practices; Agricultural production; Agriculture - methods; Animals; Cattle; Dairy farming; Dairy farms; Dairying - methods; Decision Making; Farmers; Farmers - psychology; Farms; Female; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Living conditions; Male; Middle Aged; Milk production; multidisciplinary; Quality of Life; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Small farms; Social Conditions; Social sustainability; Surveys and Questionnaires; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable Development; Sustainable practices; Well being; Agricultural practices; Sustainable development; Dairy farming; Quality of life

The objective of this study is to characterize the social conditions for making agricultural decisions. Particular attention is paid to sustainable agricultural practices in dairy farming. The theoretical framework has been developed around two major explicatory perspectives: sustainable development...