A5028347355- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Risk Perception and Management
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
- Agricultural Systems and Practices
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Agricultural Economics and Practices
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Digital Marketing and Social Media
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
2020-2024
World Agroforestry Centre
2023
International Rice Research Institute
2014-2018
Ghent University
2011-2015
Ghent University Hospital
2012-2014
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
2012
Women's empowerment is considered a 'prerequisite' to achieving global food security. Gender systems, however, are diverse and complex. The nature extent of gender inequity the conditions necessary empower women vary across countries, communities regions. study different systems thus fundamental capture cross-cultural variations in specific needs constraints effectively address gaps. Although status agriculture has received extensive attention literature recent decades, research gap persists...
Drawing on social representations theory, we explore how the public make sense of unfamiliar, taking as example a novel technology: synthetic meat. Data from an online deliberation study and eighteen focus groups in Belgium, Portugal UK indicated that various strategies sense-making afforded different levels critical thinking about Anchoring to genetic modification, metaphors like ‘Frankenfoods’ commonplaces ‘playing God’ closed off debates around potential applications meat, whereas asking...
Although Vietnam is one of the biggest rice exporters today, there an urgent need to restructure sector. To guide transition from being a quantity-focused producer credible supplier quality rice, this study explores sector’s opportunities for sustainable value chain upgrading. Data was collected through focus group discussions with farmers, stacked surveys stakeholders, and participatory workshop bringing several actors together. Stakeholders perceive capability grasp (including growing...
Little is known about the value of sustainably-produced rice and incentive mechanisms for adoption sustainable production standards throughout chains in Southeast Asia. This study tests feasibility a market-based mechanism by eliciting consumers' willingness-to-pay (WTP) produced labeled under national standard South Vietnam through experimental auctions. Domestic consumers are willing to pay 9% price premium certified rice. gradually increases up 33% when incremental levels information on...
Journal Article Experimental auctions, collective induction and choice shift: willingness-to-pay for rice quality in Senegal Get access Matty Demont, Demont * ‡Africa Rice Center, Saint-Louis, *Corresponding author: Africa Center (AfricaRice), BP 96, Senegal. E-mail: m.demont@cgiar.org Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Pieter Rutsaert, Rutsaert §Ghent University, Belgium Maïmouna Ndour, Ndour Wim Verbeke, Verbeke Papa A. Seck, Seck **Africa Cotonou, Benin...
In accordance with cognitive dissonance theory, individuals generally avoid information that is not consistent their cognitions, to psychological discomfort associated tensions arising from contradictory beliefs. Information avoidance may thus make risk communication less successful. To address this, we presented on red meat risks consumers. explore exposure effects, attitudes toward and perceived knowledge of were measured before, immediately after, two weeks after exposure. We expected be:...
The Kenyan maize seed sector exhibits high hybrid adoption rates, a growing number of companies, and an extensive agro-dealer network. Nonetheless, yields remain low uptake new, stress-tolerant varieties has been disappointing. This article investigates interactions in value chains Kenya, decisions made by agro-dealers, farmers, to gain better understanding how encourage the varieties. Data were collected during 2019 seed-purchasing season from companies ( n = 8), agro-dealers 80), farmers...
Where CGIAR breeding programs rely on the private sector for multiplication and distribution of improved cultivars, persistent challenges have dampened their impact varietal adoption turnover rates. Part problem is that research practice in among its national program partners tend to treat as a vehicle seed delivery, rather than commercial businesses facing range unique constraints threats. This paper adopts value chain framework examine these relationships pathways adoption/turnover...
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the associated disruptions in global wheat supply has resulted concern for food security throughout sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, which depends heavily on imports to meet demand, this intensified calls self-sufficiency production. Wheat shortages have led price hikes that hit all consumers but urban poor particular. To decrease reliance imports, both nutrition, Kenya implemented policy measures spur increased This paper explores context increasing...
Abstract Step-change innovation in seed product design by public sector crop breeding has led to major contributions global food security. The literature, however, provides few insights on how identify forward-looking opportunities. Inspired discussions the this article describes our application of concept testing context hybrid maize Uganda and Kenya. We identified following eight concepts based interactions with companies, breeders, farmers: ‘Resilience’, ‘Drought escape’, ‘Food fodder’,...