DFG-SFB: Assessment of innovations and sustainability strategies (G1)
- Status
- completed
- Project begin
- 01.07.2006
- Project end
- 30.06.2012
- Project-Homepage
- https://sfb564.uni-hohenheim.de/83908
- Keywords
- Nachhaltigkeit
Agriculture in the mountainous areas in Thailand and Vietnam has undergone rapid changes driven by general economic growth and development of markets, changes in policies and institutions, the introduction of agricultural innovations and population growth (Schreinemachers et al., Forthcoming). The intensification of agricultural production systems and their integration into markets has generally lead to higher farm household incomes of the rural population (Tipraqsa and Schreinemachers, 2009). However, the intensification of production systems has also stained the carrying capacity of natural resources, such as soil and water resources (Froehlich et al., forthcoming), has lead to higher levels of economic risk (Zeller et al., forthcoming) and external effects such as the exposure to increased levels of agricultural pesticides (Praneetvatakul et al., under review).
The third phase of subproject G1 had the objective to deepen our understanding of the trade-offs between land use intensification and resource depletion / environmental contamination. It focused on two issues in particular, these being soil fertility decline of sloping lands in Vietnam and the misuse and overuse of agricultural pesticides in mountainous areas of Thailand.
The subproject used a combination of statistical models and agent-based farming systems models to accomplish this. A detailed summary of the results was published in Froehlich et al. (Forthcoming), notably in Chapter 4 (Schreinemachers et al., forthcoming), Chapter 6 (Marohn et al., forthcoming) and Chapter 12 (Zeller et al., forthcoming).
Involved persons
Involved institutions
- Land Use Economics in the Tropics and Subtropics (Josef G. Knoll Professorship)
- Institute of Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics (Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute)
Sponsors
Publications in the course of the project
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‘Smart’ policies to reduce pesticide use and avoid income trade-offs: An agent-based model applied to Thai agriculture
2017: Grovermann, C., Schreinemachers, P., Riwthong, S., Berger, T.
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Resettling farm households in northwestern Vietnam: Livelihood change and adaptation
2011: Bui, T. M. H., Schreinemachers, P.
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The role of synthetic pesticides in the intensification of highland agriculture in northern Thailand
2011: Schreinemachers, P., Sringam, S., Sirijinda, A.
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Agent-based land use models for collaborative learning about agri-environmental policies
2010: Berger, T., Schreinemachers, P.
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Agent-based modeling for ex ante assessment of tree crop technologies: Litchies in northern Thailand.
2010: Schreinemachers, P., Potchanasin, C., Berger, T., Roygrong, S.
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Integrated land use modelling in an interdisciplinary project: The LUCIA model
2010: Marohn, C., Siripalangkanont, P., Berger, T., Lusiana, B., Cadisch, G.
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Agricultural commercialization of Karen Hill tribes in northern Thailand
2009: Tipraqsa, P., Schreinemachers, P.
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An overview of computational modeling in agricultural and resource economics
2009: Nolan, J., Parker, D., Van Kooten, G. C., Berger, T.
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The diffusion of greenhouse agriculture in northern Thailand: Combining econometrics and agent-based modeling
2009: Schreinemachers, P., Berger, T., Sirijinda, A., Praneetvatakul, S.
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Participatory Modeling to Support Collective Decision-Making: Potential and Limits of Stakeholder Involvement
2008: Becu, N., Neef, A., Schreinemachers, P., Sangkapitux, C.
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Comparison of Empirical Methods for Building Agent-Based Models in Land Use Science
2007: Robinson, D. T., Brown, D. G., Parker, D. C., Schreinemachers, P., Janssen, M. A., Huigen, M., Wittmer, H., Gotts, N., Promburom, P., Irwin, E., Berger, T., Gatzweiler, F., Barnaud, C.
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Resource integration for multiple benefits: Multifunctionality of integrated farming systems in Northeast Thailand
2007: Tipraqsa, P., Craswell, E. T., Noble, A. D., Schmidt-Vogt, D.
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Simulating soil fertility and poverty dynamics in Uganda: A bio-economic multi-agent systems approach
2007: Schreinemachers, P., Berger, T., Aune, J. B.
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Commercial collection of NTFPs and households living in or near the forests: Case study in Que, Con Cuong and Ma, Tuong Duong, Nghe An, Vietnam
2006: Quang, D. V., Anh, T. N.
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An agent-based simulation model of human-environment interactions in agricultural systems
2011: Schreinemachers, P., Berger, T.
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Interpreting Outputs of a Landscape-Scale Coupled Social-Ecological System
2012: Marohn, C., Schreinemachers, P., Quang, D. V., Siripalangkanont, P., Hörhold, S., Berger, T., Cadisch, G.
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Agricultural commercialization: Risk perceptions, risk management and the role of pesticides in Thailand
2017: Riwthong, S., Schreinemachers, P., Grovermann, C., Berger, T.,
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Evaluation of IPM adoption and financial instruments to reduce pesticide use in Thai agriculture using econometrics and agent-based modeling
2015: Grovermann, C., Schreinemachers, P., Berger, T.
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Land use intensification, commercialization and changes in pest management of smallholder upland agriculture in Thailand
2015: Riwthong, S., Schreinemachers, P., Grovermann, C., Berger, T.
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Ex-ante assessment of soil conservation methods in the uplands of Vietnam: An agent-based modeling approach
2013: Quang, D. V., Schreinemachers, P., Berger, T.
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A software coupling approach to assess low-cost soil conservation strategies for highland agriculture in Vietnam
2013: Marohn, C., Schreinemachers, P., Quang, D. V., Berger, T., Siripalangkanont, P., Nguyen, T. T., Cadisch, G.
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Agriculture Pesticide Use in Mountainous Areas of Thailand and Vietnam: Towards Reducing Exposure and Rationalizing Use
2013: Lamers, M., Schreinemachers, P., Ingwersen, J., Sangchan, W., Grovermann, C., Berger, T.
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From Challenges to Sustainable Solutions for Upland Agriculture in Southeast Asia
2013: Schreinemachers, P., Fröhlich, H. L., Clemens, G., Stahr, K.
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Hydropower development in Vietnam: Involuntary resettlement and factors enabling rehabilitation
2013: Bui, T. M. H., Schreinemachers, P., Berger, T.
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Pesticides, external costs and policy options for Thai agriculture
2013: Praneetvatakul, S., Schreinemachers, P., Pananurak, P., Tipraqsa, P.
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Policies for sustainable development: The commercialization of smallholder agriculture
2013: Zeller, M., Ufer, S., Dinh Thi Tuyet Van, Nielsen, T., Schreinemachers, P., Tipraqsa, P., Berger, T., Saint-Macary, C., Le Thi Ai Van, Keil, A., Pham Thi My Dung, Heidhues, F.
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Quantifying pesticide overuse from farmer and societal points of view: An application to Thailand
2013: Grovermann, C., Schreinemachers, P., Berger, T.
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Agricultural pesticides and land use intensification in high, middle and low income countries
2012: Schreinemachers, P., Tipraqsa, P.
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Can public GAP standards reduce agricultural pesticide use? The case of fruit and vegetable farming in Northern Thailand
2012: Schreinemachers, P., Schad, I., Tipraqsa, P., Williams, P. M., Neef, A., Riwthong, S., Sangchan, W., Grovermann, C.
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Creating Agents and Landscapes for Multiagent Systems from Random Samples
2006: Berger, T., Schreinemachers, P.