2/2. Key takeaway: Farmer preferences are highly heterogeneous. Adoption decisions reflect tradeoffs between economic outcomes, environmental considerations, perceived farmer capabilities, and social influences.
Grateful to my supervisors and co-authors Dr Fatima, Prof. Stefan and Pro.Yu.
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1/2. One of my PhD papers has been published.
The study explores farmers' adoption decisions related to sustainable agricultural practices. Going beyond economic considerations, the study incorporates behavioral and social-psychological drivers.
doi.org/10.1002/sd.7...
2/2. The study, conducted among Swiss wheat farmers, highlights how farmers weigh different trade-offs when adopting IPM and examines the behavioural and policy aspects of reducing pesticide use.
Thank you to my co-authors.
Fatima Lehnhardt, Stefan Sieber, Xiaohua Yu, and Robert Finger
1/ 2. I had the pleasure of presenting findings from my first PhD paper at the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) Conference in Bonn titled "Reducing Pesticide Use: Insights into Farmers' Preferences and Policy Implications for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Practices"