New Publication in Agricultural Economics

How do price (risk) changes influence farmers’ preferences to reduce fertilizer application?

In our new paper in Agricultural Economics, we analyze how changes in price levels and volatility over time affected farmers’ preferences to reduce fertilizer application using statistical inferences of stochastic dominances. LINK

We published alongside the R package 'stodom' that helps to perform stochastic dominance analysis.

New Publication in Journal of Rural Studies

Participation in individual and collective agri-environmental schemes: A synthesis using the Theory of Planned Behaviour 

In our new paper in the Journal of Rural Studies, we systematically map qualitative evidence on behavioural factors in farmers' decision-making using an expanded Theory of Planned Behaviour framework, incorporating trust and legitimacy elements. LINK

New Publication in Food Policy

Culture and agricultural biodiversity conservation

In our new paper in Food Policy (led by Yanbing Wang), we investigate how the interplay between culture and policy incentives affects farmers’ biodiversity conservation behavior. LINK

New Publication in the Journal of Agricultural Economics

The role of behavioural factors and opportunity costs in farmers' participation in voluntary agri-environmental schemes: A systematic review

In our new paper in the Journal of Agricultural Economics, we use a systematic review to explore the role of behavioural factors and opportunity costs in farmers' decisions to participate in AESs in Australia, Europe and North America. LINK

New Publication in Agricultural Systems

Biodiversity indicators for result-based agri-environmental schemes–Current state and future prospects

In our new paper in Agricultural Systems, we first conduct a systematic review of the scientific literature to identify the range of proposed biodiversity indicators. Second, we synthesize ... LINK