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Accelerating the transition towards sustainable agriculture: The case of organic dairy farming in the Netherlands
Agricultural Systems ( IF 6.1 ) Pub Date : 2022-02-28 , DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103368
René W. Verburg ₁ , Emma Verberne ₁ , Simona O. Negro ₁

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CONTEXT

Regardless 30 years of similar regulations and a common internal market, the diffusion of organic farming strongly differs amongst European member states. While the share of organic farmland in 2018 in Denmark and Austria was respectively 9.8% and 24.7%, in the Netherlands it was only 2.3%.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this paper was to analyze what factors may determine the very different diffusion of organic dairy farming in the Netherlands, compared to Denmark and Austria.

METHODS

We applied the Technological Innovation System (TIS) framework to the case of organic dairy farming in the Netherlands, for which a literature review and interviews with key actors within the dairy value chain were carried out. To identify potential leverage points for upscaling also interviews with key actors from Denmark and Austria were held.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS

Various barriers in the fulfilment of the seven TIS functions of Dutch organic dairy farming could be identified. With regard to the system function market formation a diversification in certified dairy products are signaled as important factors for upscaling. The function entrepreneurial activities will benefit from an reinforcement of governmental subsidies, since farmers who convert to organic run financial risks. Regarding the function guidance of the search, more consistent and systemic governmental support is needed, since the conversion to organic encompass a regime shift rather that supporting newcomers entering the sector.

SIGNIFICANCE

By studying the blocking mechanisms that hinder diffusion of organic dairy, the paper provides several leverage points that may also be applicable to the arrested diffusion of organic farming in other countries as well as the larger sustainability transition in European agriculture.

中文翻译：

加速向可持续农业转型：荷兰有机奶牛养殖案例

语境

尽管有 30 年的类似法规和共同的内部市场，有机农业的传播在欧洲成员国之间存在很大差异。2018 年丹麦和奥地利的有机农田份额分别为 9.8% 和 24.7%，而荷兰仅为 2.3%。

客观的

本文的目的是分析与丹麦和奥地利相比，哪些因素可能决定了荷兰有机奶牛养殖的非常不同的传播方式。

方法

我们将技术创新系统 (TIS) 框架应用于荷兰的有机奶牛养殖案例，并对其进行了文献回顾和对奶制品价值链中关键参与者的访谈。为了确定升级的潜在杠杆点，还采访了来自丹麦和奥地利的主要参与者。

结果和结论

可以确定在实现荷兰有机奶牛养殖的七项 TIS 功能方面的各种障碍。关于系统功能市场的形成，认证乳制品的多样化被认为是升级的重要因素。功能性创业活动将受益于政府补贴的加强，因为转为有机的农民会承担财务风险。关于搜索的功能指导，需要更加一致和系统的政府支持，因为向有机转换包含政权转变，而不是支持进入该部门的新人。