Empirical models of farmer behaviour using psychological, social and economic variables. Part I: linear modelling

Sustainable palm oil as a public responsibility? On the governance capacity of Indonesian Standard for Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO)

“…One of the causes is the unclear land right/tenure system (Austin et al 1998;Obidzinski et al 2012;Rist et al 2010;Sheil et al 2009) and uncertain customary land rights (Gerber 2011). Communities living in, or nearby, allocated concession areas are in a poor bargaining position to prevent companies to take their land.…”

Reconceptualising the ‘behavioural approach’ in agricultural studies: a socio-psychological perspective

“…In particular, contemporary policy-makers require a means of anticipating how motivated farmers are to comply with new approaches (Austin et al, 1998), as well as of monitoring social indicators against which to judge policy success. For example, the advent of major agrienvironmental schemes such as ESA saw a proliferation of studies as policy-makers and academics strove to understand the decision-making processes involved in scheme participation (e.g.…”

An interdisciplinary framework to study farmers decisions on adoption of innovation: Insights from Expected Utility Theory and Theory of Planned Behavior

“…The purely economic literature regarding farmers' decisions is based on normative theory and on the assumption that decisions can be modeled only in terms of the individual acting to maximize profit (Austin et al, 1998;Willock et al, 1999). However, this literature cannot capture the full complexity of farmers' decisions (Austin et al, 1998).…”

“…However, this literature cannot capture the full complexity of farmers' decisions (Austin et al, 1998). Additionally, such models fail to recognize that farmers' behavior is not driven only by the maximization of profit (Willock et al, 1999).…”