Summary
This cross-sectional survey of 201 UK agricultural land managers identifies socioeconomic factors and barriers influencing uptake of greenhouse gas mitigation measures, finding that farm sector, business perception, and labour availability are consistent predictors of adoption willingness. The research highlights a substantial gap between farmers' knowledge and awareness of GHG mitigation practices, and reveals that cost concerns, tenancy inflexibility, and scepticism about future benefits are major obstacles to adoption. The findings suggest that effective net zero transition policy requires farm and farming community-led interventions tailored to address these identified barriers rather than generic top-down approaches.
UK applicability
The findings directly address UK Net Zero policy implementation challenges and are based on current UK agricultural land managers. The identified barriers—costs, tenancy constraints, knowledge gaps, and profitability concerns—are directly relevant to UK farming conditions and policy design for achieving net zero commitments.
Key measures
Willingness to adopt GHG mitigation measures (multiple linear regression and stepwise regression); farm sector; farmers' business perception; labour availability; barriers to adoption identified through qualitative feedback
Outcomes reported
The study identified farm and farmer factors influencing willingness to adopt greenhouse gas mitigation measures through regression analysis of survey responses. Qualitative feedback revealed multiple barriers to adoption including costs, profitability concerns, tenancy constraints, knowledge gaps, and scepticism about long-term impacts.
Topic tags
Dig deeper with Pulse AI.
Pulse AI has read the whole catalogue. Ask about this record, its theme, or how the findings apply to UK farming and policy — every answer cites the underlying studies.