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Behavioural economists are studying “nudges” to prompt behaviour change in agriculture. Accounting for production economics can help make nudges more impactful. Much of the early
read moreThis week I spoke at a workshop on agricultural extension and adoption of new farming practices. As part of the event, they had an artist
read moreI recently presented a webinar for ZALF (The Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research), providing an overview of the lessons we have learned from decades
read moreI was recently asked by some government colleagues to provide my perspective on farmers’ adaptation to climate change in the Western Australian wheatbelt. Here’s a
read moreAn ability to understand and predict adoption of new farming practices is useful for agricultural policy in several ways, including: assessing additionality, selecting policy mechanisms,
read moreAdoption of new practices in agriculture is dynamic – farmers go through different stages in the adoption process over time. It is also heterogeneous across
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