Nitrogen sourced from agricultural fertilizers is a major contributor to water pollution. Despite
policies targeting a range of farming practice changes, the goal of substantially reducing …

Based on the microdata of 705 wheat farmers in the Loess Plateau, this study empirically
analyzes the impact of uncertainty on farmers' adoption of innovative seeds using a field …

The currently dominant types of land management are threatening the multifunctionality of
ecosystems, which is vital for human well-being. Here, we present a novel ecological …

Risk can represent an important non-monetary barrier to the adoption of climate change
mitigation practices. This paper deals with how risk aversion influences the fertilization …

Farmers' decisions to adopt new technology or measures for agricultural production
processes are crucial for adapting to climate change. Meanwhile, risk preference has …

The reduction of nitrogen (N) fertilizer use is a possible greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation
option, whereas cost estimation highly depends on assumptions of the yield response …

Weather-related events represent a main threat for French farmers, and their frequency and
intensity are expected to increase due to climate change. In this context, we analyse the link …

This article addresses the value of information that affects the ambiguity faced by a decision
maker. Our analysis is applied to the case of a farmer whose production can be damaged by …

The links between nitrogen uses and insurance are explored in this paper via the
comparison of two insurance mechanisms: multi-peril crop insurance currently offered in …

Uncertainty is a central concept in economic decision-making analysis. Ambiguity is an
underlying notion of uncertainty referring to the subjective perception of missing information …