Project

Methods for socio-economic analysis in agrifood

Code
bof/baf/4y/2025/01/100
Duration
01 January 2025 → 31 December 2026
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Agricultural and natural resource economics, environmental and ecological economics
    • Market research
    • Micro-based behavioural economics
Keywords
behavioral economics stakeholder analysis agricultural economics quantitative research methods
 
Project description

In line with my broad empirical expertise in quantitative research within socio-economics, this project will focus on methodological improvements and innovations in stakeholder evaluation within the agri-food sector. In this regard, I aim to generate knowledge about the decision-making behaviour of actors along the value chain, analysing both primary and secondary data. More specifically, existing methods in previous studies will be evaluated, with particular attention to measurement instruments and potential biases. Furthermore, through a case study involving various stakeholders, research will be conducted from both empirical and methodological perspectives. A potential case concerns stakeholder research on alternative proteins in the African context, although this will be further assessed.