Institut für Agrar- und Forstökonomie (AFO)

T. Eichhorn, J. Kantelhardt and L. Schaller have published a paper in which they use a Structural Equation Model to assess the influence of socio-psychological factors such as self-efficacy and perceived risk, on farmers' participation in agri-environmental schemes aimed at improving biodiversity and soil quality.

F. Wittman, M. Eder and colleagues published a paper modelling how adaptations to several scenaros impact farm management and farm structural indicators. These scenarios focus on dietary shifts, i.e. changes in the share of regional food, organic food, and meat consumption.

F. Wittmann and M. Eder published a paper in which they explore dietary scenarios for Vienna (consumption of more regional food, more organic food, and less meat) and assess their likely impact on the production patterns of various farm types.

L. Schaller, T. Eichhorn and colleagues have published a paper highlighting that innovative types of contracts (e.g. result-based, collective, value chain, land tenure) can influence the acceptability of agri-environment-climate measures.

V. Scherfranz, J. Kantelhardt, L. Schaller and colleagues explored farmers’ multi-faceted perceptions of stakeholders in the context of biodiversity-friendly farming. Results suggest that involving multiple stakeholders has the potential to fuel effective biodiversity conservation.