Background
Farmers’ adoption of climate change mitigation measures is key to successfully reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. Thereby, farmers decision-making influenced by individual goals, attitudes or preferences is critical. In this context, agent-based models are tools for the understanding of farmer’s behavior in response to economic incentives. The candidate will explore the economic and environmental impact of different climate change mitigation options on mixed-farms and asses how farmers' individual characteristics influence the adoption of these measures using an agent-based model. The results are of high societal and political value since the relation between the cost-effectiveness of climate change mitigation options and the likelihood of the adoption of these measures are key to reduce the agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
Please note that the candidate will need a detailed understanding of the Swiss agricultural production system.
Background Farmers’ adoption of climate change mitigation measures is key to successfully reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. Thereby, farmers decision-making influenced by individual goals, attitudes or preferences is critical. In this context, agent-based models are tools for the understanding of farmer’s behavior in response to economic incentives. The candidate will explore the economic and environmental impact of different climate change mitigation options on mixed-farms and asses how farmers' individual characteristics influence the adoption of these measures using an agent-based model. The results are of high societal and political value since the relation between the cost-effectiveness of climate change mitigation options and the likelihood of the adoption of these measures are key to reduce the agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. Please note that the candidate will need a detailed understanding of the Swiss agricultural production system.
Calculation of marginal costs of climate change mitigation options on Swiss mixed-farms using an agent-based modelling approach.
Calculation of marginal costs of climate change mitigation options on Swiss mixed-farms using an agent-based modelling approach.