Article ID: CBB193389379

Planting Food or Fuel: Developing an Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding the Role of Culture in Farmers' Decisions to Grow Second-Generation, Biofuel Feedstock Crops (2009)

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White, Stacey Swearingen (Author)
Brown, J. Christopher (Author)
Gibson, Jane W. (Author)
Hanley, Eric (Author)
Earnhart, Dietrich H. (Author)


Comparative Technology Transfer and Society
Volume: 7
Issue: 3
Pages: 287-302


Publication Date: 2009
Edition Details: Special Issue: Cultural Considerations in Alternative-Energy Transfer
Language: English

Recent interest in biofuels as an alternative energy source has spurred considerable changes in agricultural practice worldwide. These changes will be more pronounced as second-generation biofuels, such as switch grass, gain prominence; this article examines the cultural factors associated with the decisions U.S. farmers face in targeting crops for fuel production instead of food. Through an interdisciplinary assessment of the dynamics of farmers' behavior, developed herein is a theoretical framework to analyze how farmers grapple with shifting expectations of their function.

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Authors & Contributors
Pierce, John C.
Steel, Brett S.
Mamidipudi, Annapurna
Sujatha Raman
Luis Reyes-Galindo
Pandey, Poonam
Concepts
Public policy
Renewable Energy Sources
Agriculture
Energy resources and technologies
Technoscience; science and technology studies
Technology transfer
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
20th century
20th century, early
19th century
Places
United States
Great Britain
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Puerto Rico
China
Canada
Institutions
U.S. Federal Extension Service
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