The research group analyses factors that affect behaviour of the actors in the agri-food sector. We aim not only to contribute to the research field but also to provide credible information for policy makers. Our research is interdisciplinary and mainly based on economic, sociologic, and psychologic theories. For the empirical research, we use standard quantitative and qualitative research methods. Usually, our research is based on questionnaire surveys.
The aim of our research is especially to better understand people's behaviour regarding:
- Enviroment:
- adoption and diffusion of innovations, especially environmental sustainable ones
- climate change
- water issues
- Youth, Labor and Migration:
- intention of young people to live in rural areas
- motivation of youth to work in a agriculture and/or become a farmer
- Compliance:
- law compliance behaviour
- food quality and safety
- Food Consumption and Food Security
Further, we conduct analysis of:
- Value Chains and Commercialization
- Agricultural and Food Policies
- Economics of Farm Businesses
- Local and Regional Food Systems in Rural and Urban Communities
