Showing 1 - 10 of 25
Deforestation is one of many factors that hinder smallholder farmers' participation in sustainable palm oil (SPO … mitigating deforestation. To do so, we used an incentivized experiment which creates a conflict of short-term individual … interests and long-term collective interests regarding deforestation. We examined the effects of three policies: price premiums …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011894285
This dissertation is an empirical investigation of the implications of the Indonesian oil palm sector for rural village communities located in Jambi province, on the island of Sumatra. It consists of three contributions to the scientific literature on land-use dynamics, economic development, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283863
The price increases on agricultural land markets in the last decade have triggered a debate about land as an attractive investment opportunity for agricultural and non-agricultural investors. In a static environment, the rent-price ratio provides a first indicator of the profitability of an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012012452
Abstract: This study examines whether the decision of crop diversification for perennial crops is based on underlying risk attitudes and time preferences. We conducted incentivised field experiments on Sumatra Island, Indonesia, involving farmers who cultivate rubber and farmers who cultivated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002544
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011635671
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010423795
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012201901
Structural change in agriculture is characterized by the interdependency of farms' growth decisions due to the limited availability of the production factor land. This paper adds to the sparse empirical literature on the relation between land market concentration and farm size changes,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241745
Farmland is an essential agricultural production factor that farmers can choose to either buy or rent. In this paper, we apply a discrete choice experiment to analyse German farmers' individual buying and rental decisions for farmland. Our results reveal that farmers have a higher willingness to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012150134
The analysis of sales prices and rents for agricultural land are a classical research topic in agricultural economics. Due to increased dynamic on agricultural land markets, their relationship has gained increased interest recently. The present study contributes to the literature by studying the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012150137