An Investigation of Farmers’ Perspective on Biodiversity and Restoring Native Vegetation on Farms Using the Constructivist Approach to Social Inquiry: A Case Study of Beef and Sheep Farmers in Southeastern Gippsland, Australia — Oak Academic Publishing
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An Investigation of Farmers’ Perspective on Biodiversity and Restoring Native Vegetation on Farms Using the Constructivist Approach to Social Inquiry: A Case Study of Beef and Sheep Farmers in Southeastern Gippsland, Australia
Faculty of Science, Monash University, Clayton Campus, Melbourne, Australia
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Faculty of Science, Kongju National University, Gongju City, Republic of Korea
1 Faculty of Science, Monash University, Clayton Campus, Melbourne, Australia
2 Faculty of Science, Kongju National University, Gongju City, Republic of Korea
Farmer participation and ecological restoration on farmland is tightly linked. Farmers are key players in increasing habitat heterogeneity, preserving biodiversity and creating sustainable agroecosystems. The perspectives of farmers on restoring native vegetation are shaped by social realities, which are made up of a multitude of mental constructs influenced by their personal goals as well as the political-social-economic-environmental matrix. This stud y used qualitative approaches to understand farmers’ perspectives on biodiversity and restoring native vegetation on farmland. The first step of this project was to recognize and understand that in an agroecosystem, biological and social forces are not mutually exclusive but in fact inextricably intertwined. After this step, a decision was made to pursue an inter-disciplinary project incorporating both the ecological and social dimensions of an agroecosystem. There were two study groups, Social Study A, which was made up of 24 beef and sheep farmers on 20 farms in southeastern Gippsland, and Social Study B, made up of a sub-set of five farmers on four farms from Social Study A. The farmers involved in Social Study A were interviewed about their views, beliefs and experiences regarding land conservation programs, biodiversity on farms, and restoring native vegetation on farmland prior to an ecological study of beneficial invertebrates in pasture. The farmers involved in Social Study B were interviewed after the ecological study on their farms. At the end of the ecological study, farmers in Social Study B and their families attended a presentation on results of the ecological study and given an informative calendar that included pictures and information about beneficial invertebrates found on farms. The presentation occurred prior to the interviews for Social Study B. Interviews comprising Social Study B focused on whether participation in the ecological study, attending a presentation on the results, and receiving educational material on beneficial invertebrates influenced farmers’ attitudes and planned future behaviours regarding the restoration of native vegetation or the maintenance of on-farm biodiversity. Farmers in the research area were genuinely interested in restoring native vegetation on farmland. However, due to dry weather patterns in the research area, low commodity prices on the world market, and reductions in agricultural funding, farmers lacked the time and money to restore native vegetation on farmland. Farmers expressed interest in learning more about the important role of beneficial invertebrates in controlling pest species in pasture landscapes; and the related role of restored native vegetation in supporting assemblages of beneficial invertebrates on pasturelands. Farmers who are included in agroecological projects and are presented with the results from these projects could be more open to undertak ing restoration work on farms.
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