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Abstract Thomas, T., O. Yeboah, V. Ofori-Boadu and E. Fosu.
2008. Assessing local community support for sustainable agricultural
production systems. JEMREST 5:00-00 Achieving
sustainability involves integrating the physical, biological and social
sciences to determine what is possible, socially acceptable and economically
feasible within a particular policy framework. Current thinking regarding the
achievement of sustainable agricultural systems believe that local
communities and their agents—community-based organizations (CBOs) are
positioned to play a significant role in promoting the adoption of
sustainable agricultural production systems. The purpose of this paper is to
examine the potential role of CBOs in shaping the practice of sustainable
agriculture in communities. We seek to characterize the attitude of CBOs toward
sustainable agriculture and the promotion of sustainable agriculture in
communities. To achieve our objectives we asked leaders of CBOs to rate the
level of support for community-based farming using a seven point scale. We
also asked respondents to use a five point scale anchored with
“strongly agree” through “strongly disagree” to rate
their opinion of the importance of farmers using organic methods, whether
small farms are better for the environment, the responsibility of citizens in
supporting locally produced food, and to use a “yes” or
“no” response to indicate whether their organization supports
community-based agriculture. Our analysis will use data collected via a
telephone survey of a random sample of 900 CBOs in the southeastern |
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