Diffusion of organic farming among Dutch pig farmers: An agent-based model

Floor H.W. Ambrosius, Mark R. Kramer, Alisa Spiegel, Eddie A.M. Bokkers, Bettina B. Bock and Gert Jan Hofstede

Agricultural Systems, 2022, vol. 197, issue C

Abstract: Organic farming is an alternative for conventional farming practices with the potential to decrease negative externalities. Yet, in the Netherlands there has been a mismatch between societal preferences and farmer behaviour: despite increasing demand for organic pork meat, farmers feel peer pressure to remain conventional. Therefore, to understand diffusion of organic farming, one needs to consider social dynamics between farmers.

Keywords: Social identity approach; Social interaction; Farmer behaviour; Organic meat price; Innovation diffusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103336

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