Incentivizing the future adoption of best management practices on agricultural land to protect water resources: The role of past participation and experiences

Best Management Practices (BMPs) incentive programs have been introduced to protect agricultural land and reduce nutrient runoff in watersheds. However, their voluntary nature has not led the expected high participation rates. We examine influencing factors underlying drivers that are associated with BMP adoption farmer preferences for specific BMPs. Data collected through an online survey Ontario, Canada 2019. A binary logit model is estimated explain current schemes a multinomial predict future uptake. Results show mix of farm characteristics environmental attitudes both likelihood adopting BMP. Farmers tend endorse if they currently implement The findings furthermore suggest increasing farmers' awareness sharing positive experiences other farmers may help expand Ontario.