relation: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3885/
title: Well-being of dairy farmers: Effects on the acceptance and effectiveness of sustainable policy
creator: Rolink, Rens
description: In current sustainable environmental policy, the main attention lies on financial and environmental incentives. The well-being of people involved is often not considered much. However, one could argue that the well-being of farmers affects the acceptance and effectiveness of policy. This thesis will aim to investigate how the well-being of dairy farmers is affecting the acceptance and effectiveness of policy regarding sustainable agriculture in the region of North-East Twente in The Netherlands? The qualitative research will be conducted through semi-structured interviews, with dairy farmers in the region. The research will discuss self-determination, eudaimonic well-being, financial viability, and future uncertainties. While well-being influences the acceptance of policy, policy can also affect the well-being of farmers. The research has shown that, while many participants did not experience a direct influence of policy on their well-being, there are feelings of uncertainty present, fundamentally in the definition of sustainability and the direction of the environmental policy. Additionally, by having more say in bottom-up initiatives farmers could feel more heard in policy. Often, financial viability is not considered, which could make policy less effective, and create uncertainty among farmers. Additionally, more underlying concerns, such as loss of the cultural landscape, are factors that have a more nuanced influence on the acceptance and effectiveness of policy.
date: 2022
type: Thesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: text
language: en
identifier: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3885/1/Bachelor%20_Thesis_Rens_Rolink.pdf
identifier:   Rolink, Rens  (2022) Well-being of dairy farmers: Effects on the acceptance and effectiveness of sustainable policy.  Bachelor thesis.