{"title":"Diffusion and adoption of organic and biodynamic winemaking in the Western Cape","authors":"Monique Douglas, R. Donaldson","doi":"10.1080/03736245.2021.2006766","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT As a useful and an insightful tool for analysing the different aspects and complexities associated with the adoption and diffusion of agricultural innovations the diffusion of innovation (DoI) theory was used as an analytical tool to identify and understand the adoption and diffusion of organic and/or biodynamic (O/Bio) winemaking practices in the Western Cape. Six case studies were compiled from qualitative interviews conducted – three certified organic and three biodynamic. Two in-depth interviews were also conducted with professionals from the organic agriculture and the wine industry. Application of the DoI theory showed that O/Bio winemaking in the Western Cape is still in its infancy, with all the participants placed in the first quarter of the bell-shaped innovation curve. Findings that motivate or discourage adoption and diffusion of the innovations were also analysed.","PeriodicalId":46279,"journal":{"name":"South African Geographical Journal","volume":"2 1","pages":"34 - 53"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2022-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"South African Geographical Journal","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03736245.2021.2006766","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"GEOGRAPHY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT As a useful and an insightful tool for analysing the different aspects and complexities associated with the adoption and diffusion of agricultural innovations the diffusion of innovation (DoI) theory was used as an analytical tool to identify and understand the adoption and diffusion of organic and/or biodynamic (O/Bio) winemaking practices in the Western Cape. Six case studies were compiled from qualitative interviews conducted – three certified organic and three biodynamic. Two in-depth interviews were also conducted with professionals from the organic agriculture and the wine industry. Application of the DoI theory showed that O/Bio winemaking in the Western Cape is still in its infancy, with all the participants placed in the first quarter of the bell-shaped innovation curve. Findings that motivate or discourage adoption and diffusion of the innovations were also analysed.
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The South African Geographical Journal was founded in 1917 and is the flagship journal of the Society of South African Geographers. The journal aims at using southern Africa as a region from, and through, which to communicate geographic knowledge and to engage with issues and themes relevant to the discipline. The journal is a forum for papers of a high academic quality and welcomes papers dealing with philosophical and methodological issues and topics of an international scope that are significant for the region and the African continent, including: Climate change Environmental studies Development Governance and policy Physical and urban Geography Human Geography Sustainability Tourism GIS and remote sensing
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