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The Role of Information and Knowledge in Achieving Environmentally Sound Farming: A Chinese Case

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  • Geir Inge ORDERUD

    (Norwegian Institute of Urban and Regional Research, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, P.O. Box 4 St. Hanshaugen, N-0130, Oslo, Norway)

  • Rolf D. VOGT

    (Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1033 Blindern, N-0315 Oslo, Norway)

  • Hongze TAN

    (Department of Public Policy, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR)

  • Jing LUO

    (Institute of Chinese Borderland Research, Chinese Academy of Social Science, No. 10 Xianxiao HuTong, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100005, China)

Abstract

The paper analyzes the role of information–knowledge for making farming environmentally friendly, using eutrophication of the main drinking water reservoir of Tianjin, China as a case. The analysis considers information and instruction sources used by farmers in relation to their farming and environmental issues, in particular application of fertilizers, and on this basis it discusses governance and policy measures. The study is interdisciplinary, covering both natural and social sciences, and it is based on quantitative methodology, employing descriptive and multivariate statistical methods. The main findings are: (i) farmers make use of a broad range of information and instruction sources, thereby confirming the claim that eutrophication and hence good farming practices are a “wicked” problem; (ii) the young and the members of the Communist Party are more active than others in using a broad range of information and instruction sources; (iii) different categories of farmers give priority to different information and instruction sources, providing a basis for tailor-made disseminations; (iv) the majority of farmers report receiving clear instructions for using fertilizers, yet half of them conceive using fertilizers correctly as difficult; (v) receiving instructions from other farmers and suppliers cater for high scores on clear instructions; and (vi) farmers are best seen as muddling through different pressures from above and different knowledge bases, and not just willy-nilly responding to top-down policy instructions.

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  • Geir Inge ORDERUD & Rolf D. VOGT & Hongze TAN & Jing LUO, 2017. "The Role of Information and Knowledge in Achieving Environmentally Sound Farming: A Chinese Case," Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 5(02), pages 1-26, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:cjuesx:v:05:y:2017:i:02:n:s2345748117500117
    DOI: 10.1142/S2345748117500117
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    1. Jintu GU & Jing LUO & Geir Inge ORDERUD, 2015. "Social Construction Based on Long-Distance Water Diversion Projects — A Case Study on the Yuqiao Reservoir in Tianjin," Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 3(02), pages 1-14.
    2. Hongze TAN & Jing LUO & Geir Inge ORDERUD & Yan ZHENG & Jiahua PAN, 2015. "The Pollution Caused by Protection: The Unintended Consequences of the Local Governance of the Urban Drinking Water Source Protection in Tianjin, China," Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 3(03), pages 1-20, September.
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