University thesis:
Dissertation, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 2021
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Description:
Mixed cropping, the simultaneous cultivation of two or more coexisting crops in one field, is one possibility to increase biodiversity within farming systems. However, adoption of mixed cropping systems is challenging for farmers, as the agricultural sector has evolved around pure stands and path dependencies have emerged. Thus the adoption of this cropping method is low and so far, only very limited research focused on the farmers’ acceptance of these cropping systems. Therefore, it is the aim of this dissertation to analyze the adoption and profitability of mixed cropping with legume and ...