Data concerning Scanian farmers' willingness to introduce short-rotation plantations on agricultural land - a questionnaire study

SND-ID: 2024-521. Version: 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/g2jv-2929

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Questionnaire_original_swe.pdf (183.08 KB)

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Citation

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Kristina Blennow - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management

Elin Anander - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management

Research principal

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management

Principal's reference number

SLU.ltv.2024.IÄ-15

Description

To meet climate targets, expanding Populus spp. tree cultivation is proposed as a potential biomass feedstock, especially on agricultural land that does not come into conflict with food production. However, the majority of all biomass potential assessments typically overlook landowner/farmers' perspectives, risking a gap between theoretical potentials and realisation.
The dataset was designed to:
i) Assess farmers' willingness to cultivate hybrid aspen and poplar
ii) Based on (i), estimate the potential for expanding hybrid aspen and poplar tree cultivations over the next decade (2021-2030)
iii) Compare the estimate developed in (ii), with previous studies

For more details, please refer to the Swedish version.

Data contains personal data

Yes

Type of personal data

Contains indirect identifiers. Year of birth, harvest zone, farm size, etc.

Code key exists

Yes

Language

English

Swedish

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Individual

Population

Individuals who owned or used any form of agricultural land in Skåne in 2021, were main members of the Federation of Swedish Farmers (LRF) and were included on its mailing list.

Sampling procedure

Mixed probability and non-probability

The questionnaire was distributed to a random sample of individuals from the LRF mailing list (see "Population" for details)

Time period(s) investigated

2021-02-17 – 2021-04-23

Variables

Number of individuals/objects

131

Response rate/participation rate

Of the 179 responses received, 131 were used in the analysis, resulting in a response rate of approximately 5% (representing about 2% of the target population).

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Text

Data collection

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: web based
Description of the mode of collection: Web-based questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection: 2021-02-17 – 2021-04-23
Instrument: Enkätverktyget Netigate (Structured questionnaire)
Source of the data: Population group

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Skåne County

Geographic description: Geographical resolution: harvest zones, according to The Swedish Board of Agriculture ((https://statistik.sjv.se/PXWeb/Resources/PX/Kartor/Skordeomrade_Sverige.html)

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management

Other research principals

Lund University

Contributor(s)

Pål Börjesson - Lund University, Division of Environmental and Energy Systems Studies

Lovisa Björnsson - Lund University, Division of Environmental and Energy Systems Studies

Funding

Funding agency: The Swedish Energy Agency
Funding agency's reference number: P2017-90032_Energi
Project name on the application: Realising biomass supply – farmers’ perspective on straw and short-rotation forestry

Topic and keywords

Research area

Bio materials (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Bioenergy (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Agricultural science (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Soil science (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Landscape architecture (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Keywords

Energy forests, Bioenergy, Biomass, Populus, Circular economy, Agriculture, Sustainable agriculture, Farmer, Attitudes

Publications

Anander, E., Börjesson, P., Björnsson, L. & Blennow, K. (2024). Farmers’ willingness to introduce short-rotation tree plantations on agricultural land: A case study in southern Sweden. Biomass and Bioenergy,191,107424.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2024.107424