Advances in agricultural development have largely been a direct result of increased usage of new technologies. Among other important factors, farmers' perceptions of risks associated with the new technology as well as their ability or willingness to take risks greatly influences their adoption...

It is widely recognized that local management of common pool resources can be more efficient and more effective than private markets or top-down government management, especially in remote rural communities in which the institutions necessary for the enforcement of centrally-imposed regulations...