Landowners’ motivation for adopting perennial energy crops: drivers, barriers and neighbourhood effects

TY - JOUR

T1 - Landowners’ motivation for adopting perennial energy crops

T2 - drivers, barriers and neighbourhood effects

AU - Konrad, Maria Theresia Hedegaard

AU - Levin, Gregor

AU - Termansen, Mette

PY - 2018/12/1

Y1 - 2018/12/1

N2 - Uptake of energy crop production is slow, even though the returns are competitive with traditional crops, suggesting the existence of barriers to adoption. Danish farm-level data from 2006 to 2013 are used to identify incentive mechanisms and potential barriers to uptake. The results identify land quality, existing farm activities and local markets as important conditions. The influence of farm size and the decisions of neighbouring farmers suggest more subtle barriers: learning costs, uncertainties about future markets and start-up costs. The study thus points towards some of the underlying barriers for the uptake of energy crops and potential new policy directions.

AB - Uptake of energy crop production is slow, even though the returns are competitive with traditional crops, suggesting the existence of barriers to adoption. Danish farm-level data from 2006 to 2013 are used to identify incentive mechanisms and potential barriers to uptake. The results identify land quality, existing farm activities and local markets as important conditions. The influence of farm size and the decisions of neighbouring farmers suggest more subtle barriers: learning costs, uncertainties about future markets and start-up costs. The study thus points towards some of the underlying barriers for the uptake of energy crops and potential new policy directions.

U2 - 10.1093/erae/jby015

DO - 10.1093/erae/jby015

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0165-1587

VL - 45

SP - 809

EP - 829

JO - European Review of Agricultural Economics

JF - European Review of Agricultural Economics

IS - 5

ER -