| dc.description.abstract | After the Agricultural Settlement 2021, the scheme with subsidies for climate advice was established as a three-year pilot. NIBIO and Ruralis have carried out an evaluation of this pilot, conducting 18 in-depth interviews with farmers and climate advisors, and two surveys among Norwegian farmers. The results show that support and familiarity with the scheme has increased, but that a third of the farmers do not plan to use this. Subsidies is an important reason for farmers to apply for climate advice. Farmers are satisfied with the climate advice, perceiving it contributed to comprehensive knowledge and increased motivation to implement measures. Advisors state that to reduce skepticism, it is important to communicate that climate measures may have positive impact on farm economy and management without increasing workload or investments. Advisers describe lack of capacity as a barrier to increased use of the scheme. We find that the climate advice measure is expedient, recommending the subsidy to continue, as a voluntary scheme. The advisory capacity must be increased, including advisers from a broader range of productions, and that better and more targeted information about the scheme is required. | |
