The agricultural and food sector of today is increasingly threatened by climate change, economic and political risks arising from pandemics and wars, a growing population, and loss of biodiversity. The sector is facing these challenges prompting the need to transition to a more resilient and sustainable agriculture and food system. The research within the Agricultural and Food Economics (AFE) group aims to contribute to the understanding of how these challenges can be met to support the sector’s stakeholders (e.g., farmers, consumers, policy-makers, etc.).
Our research focuses on the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices to ensure the reduction of climate change impacts, promote biological diversity, and improve animal welfare. In addition, we investigate the resilience of agricultural systems in times of climate extremes, economic risks, and uncertainties. We also assess the economic viability of farms and other agri-food businesses, the sector’s resource use efficiency, and the global interdependencies of the agricultural and food sectors. On the consumption side, we focus on determining the societal and consumers’ expectations, and the demand for sustainably produced goods. Our research mainly contributes to finding strategies to achieve food system sustainability.
With this, we engage in interdisciplinary approaches to encompass the complexity and combine theoretical insights from the agricultural and food economics discipline with insights from other sciences; in particular, the natural and behavioural sciences. Our empirical focus spans around the globe and includes Sweden, Europe, Africa, Asia and China.
We work in well-established interdisciplinary collaborations with colleagues from other research groups within our Department, in other departments within SLU, as well as international colleagues. Our research is mostly funded from external sources, including Mistra, Formas, the Swedish Farmers’ Foundation for Agricultural Research, and the European Commission.
Here are examples of research themes we are currently working on:
We teach courses in economics, agricultural economics, and econometrics. The courses are given within the SLUs:
Program Director: Helena Hansson
Duration (status): 2020-2024 (Phase 1); ongoing
Funding Agency: Mistra
Budget: 64 million SEK + 16 million SEK co-funding from partners
Website: www.mistrafoodfutures.se
The overarching vision of the programme, Mistra Food Futures, is to create a science-based platform to enable transformation of the Swedish food system into one that is sustainable (in all three dimensions: environmental, economic and social), resilient and delivers healthy diets. By taking a holistic perspective and addressing issues related to agriculture and food production, as well as processing, consumption and retail, Mistra Food Futures aims to play a key role in initiating an evidence-based sustainability and resilience transformation of the Swedish food system. It is led by SLU together with the Stockholm Resilience Center at Stockholm University, and Research institutes of Sweden (RISE). Other partners include private industries, the public sector, farmers’ associations, agricultural organizations and other universities.
For more information: www.mistrafoodfutures.se
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SUSTAINIMAL – A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE EXPLORING THE FUTURE ROLE OF LIVESTOCK IN SUSTAINABLE AND COMPETITIVE SWEDISH FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
Duration (status): 2020-2024 (ongoing)
Funding Agency: Formas
Budget: 47.9 million SEK
SustAinimal is a research center that aims to identify and develop the future role of livestock production for increased sustainable and competitive food production in Sweden. Their mission is to be the main knowledge Hub for the contribution of livestock to Swedish food systems by 2028. SustAinimal is led by SLU together with the research institute RISE and is coordinated with the help of Vreta Kluster. Other partners include SVA, Uppsala University, Linköping University, Dalarna University, Lantmännen, LRF, the Rural Economy and Agricultural Society, Norrmejerier, KLS Ugglarps, Agroväst, Växa Sverige, Gård & Djurhälsan, Föreningen Svenskt Naturbeteskött and Svenska Vallföreningen.
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ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF ADOPTION TO AGROECOLOGICAL FARMING PRACTICES IN CONVENTIONAL AND ORGANIC FARMING
Pia Nilsson (Project Leader), Ricardo Bommarco, Pierre Chopin, Helena Hansson, Brian Kuns
Duration (status): 2021-2024 (ongoing)
Funding Agency: Formas
Budget: 3.9 million SEK
The overall aim of this multidisciplinary project is to identify to which extent agroecological farming has the potential to strengthen farm economic viability in Sweden. By following farms over the last 20 years, we will map out changes in their diversified crop and integrated crop-livestock production to model the adoption and impacts of agroecological farming practices. The contribution of this project is to provide farmers and policymakers with valuable advice on how to produce high quality food, with minimal negative effects on the environment, in a way that has the potential to be ecologically, economically and socially sustainable.
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THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF AGROECOLOGICAL FARMING PRACTICES IN TIMES OF SEVERE CLIMATIC AND ECONOMIC DISRUPTIONS
Pia Nilsson (Project Leader), Riccardo Bommarco, Shon Ferguson, Helena Hansson, Thomas Slijper and Giulia Vico
Duration (status): 2024-2026 (ongoing)
Funding Agency: Formas
Budget: 5.9 million SEK
In this project, we address several fundamental questions to elicit how farmers in different production orientations and geophysical contexts are affected economically by climatic and economic disruptions, and develop profitable strategies for increased resilience and sustainability. We use unique farm- and field-level registry data over 2001-2023 to analyse the short-, intermediate- and long-run effects of climatic extremes on farm performance, resource efficiency and resilience. Our aim is to identify the types of agroecological farming practices and production combinations that can support the build-up of ecosystem services, resource efficiencies and production- and market risk reductions on Swedish farms. The project includes continuous interaction with key stakeholders to develop strategies to prepare farmers for economic risk and extreme weather.
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INTERCROPPING IN SWEDISH CROP PRODUCTION - DRIVERS AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS
Helena Hansson (Project Leader), Ortrud Jäck, Gordana Manevska-Tasevska, Martin Weih, and Thi Thanh Mai Ha
Duration (status): 2021 – 2024 (ongoing)
Funding Agency: Formas
Budget: 2.9 million SEK
This multidisciplinary project aims to (1) assess farmers’ attitudes and perceived barriers to adopting intercropping; (2) quantify farmers' economic incentives for their adoption of intercropping; and (3) investigate how adoption can be supported by an improved design of public policy (e.g., the common agricultural policy (CAP)) and private policy measures (e.g., private certification schemes by the industry).
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TRANSFORMING THE FOOD VALUE CHAIN BASED ON ECOLOGICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE CROP PRODUCTION (TRANSECO)
Riccardo Bommarco (Project Leader), Helena Hansson, Pia Nilsson, Jenny Andersen, Göran Bergkvist, Maria Lundesjö, Ola Lundin, and Giulia Vico
Duration (status): 2021-2025 (ongoing)
Funding Agency: Formas
Budget: 7.9 million SEK
This interdisciplinary project, TRANSECO, aims to investigate agroecological (AE) farms compared to conventional farms in Sweden and develop indicators measuring its ecological-economic productivity, functioning and resource efficiency. From these indicators, we will predict how AE practices affect yield, ecosystem services (ES) and farm economy under climate change. Additionally, we will develop business and marketing model concepts to support AE-based products in the food value chain. We will assess the capacity for upscaling AE practices and business models by examining actor-specific motivations for adoption on large actor populations in the value chain. Results will inform policy makers for the transition to sustainable and resilient food systems.
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TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE PREPAREDNESS IN SWEDISH AGRICULTURE
Helena Hansson (Project Leader), Nicklas Bengtsson, Georg Carlsson, Camilla Eriksson, Pia Nilsson, and Elin Röös
Duration (status): 2022-2025 (ongoing)
Funding Agency: Formas
Budget: 5.9 million SEK
The aims of this project are (1) to conceptualize sustainable preparedness in agriculture, (2) to develop indicators that can be used to evaluate the current status and to monitor progress towards sustainable preparedness in agriculture, and (3) to investigate how public and private policies can support transition towards sustainable preparedness in agriculture. This project will contribute highly relevant knowledge to inform stakeholders on how to achieve food preparedness. Although focused on Sweden, findings are also relevant for understanding sustainable food preparedness at a global scale.
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ECONOMIC POLICY INSTRUMENTS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM THE SWEDISH FOOD SECTOR
Sarah Säll (Project Leader), Anna Kristina Edenbrandt, Vivian Wei Huang, Jens Rommel, and Elin Röös
Duration (status): 2020 – 2024 (ongoing)
Funding Agency: Formas
Budget: 9.9 million SEK
The main objective of this project is to analyze what policy mix could be relevant to decrease greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the Swedish food sector. It is possible to reduce emissions by more than 75 % by a shift in production and dietary norms. Sustainable food consumption contains a large share of vegetarian products, and sustainable production implies a reduced livestock sector, an increase in legume and grain production for food, and an increase in vegetable production. Initially, we assume Swedish self-sufficiency to assure robust results of our policy analysis. In the later part of the project, we will investigate how Swedish policy implementation affect trade, land use and emissions in other regions.
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HOW DO WE ACHIEVE FOSSIL-FREE AGRICULTURE IN SWEDEN?
Per-Anders Hansson (Project Leader), Peter Annas, Helena Hansson, Vivian Wei Huang, Gordana Manevska-Tasevska, and Åke Nordberg
Duration (status): 2021 – 2025 (ongoing)
Funding Agency: Formas
Budget: 7.9 million SEK
This project will provide key insights into how Swedish agriculture can adopt to a fossil-free regime, its economic and environmental consequences, the behavioural drivers or barriers may affect adoption, and the policy to support transition. The project will also assess the potential to increase farm production resilience by adoption of fossil-free energy supply systems. In this project, will work in an interdisciplinary research approach together with industry actor, Lantmännen.
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PLANT PROTEIN NANOFIBRILS: THE ECO-FRIENDLY FOOD STABILIZER OF THE FUTURE
Jing Lu (Project Leader), Per-Anders Hansson, Helena Hansson, Vivian Wei Huang, and Maud Langton
Duration (status): 2024 – 2027 (ongoing)
Funding Agency: Formas
Budget: 3.9 million SEK
Plant-based protein nanofibrils (PNFs) have the potential to revolutionise the food industry by serving as an eco-friendly alternative to synthetic or animal-based stabilisers. This project will evaluate the feasibility of PNFs as natural stabilisers in food products in terms of their physicochemical properties, production viability, environmental impact and consumer attitudes. Specifically, we will investigate the capability of PNFs as structuring agents in food processing, assess their potential for large-scale production and storage, evaluate their environmental impact using life cycle analysis, and investigate consumer attitudes and preferences when purchasing products that use PNFs.
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A STRONG PULSE - RESILIENT SWEDISH GRAIN LEGUME SUPPLY FROM FIELD AND FACTORY TO FORK
Maud Langton (Project Leader), Helena Hansson, Per-Anders Hansson, Vivian Wei Huang, and Jing Lu
Duration (status): 2022 – 2025 (ongoing)
Funding Agency: Formas
Budget: 5.9 million SEK
Resilient supply of domestic grain legumes for human food will increase Sweden’s disaster preparedness and feed the population in an uncertain future. This project aims to create a more sustainable, resilient food system by expanding Swedish capacity for growing plant-based proteins; optimizing production chains by increasing primary production of grain legumes; and developing novel foods from a plant-based intermediary (hydrogel). This will be achieved in close collaboration with experienced researchers/ professors in food science, agricultural economics and policy, and environmental science and technology.
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TOWARDS FOSSIL-INDEPENDENT DAIRY FARMING IN SWEDEN: TECHNICAL STRATEGY, CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS, DRIVERS AND BARRIERS
Vivian Wei Huang (Project Leader), Anna Kristina Edenbrandt, Helena Hansson, Per-Anders Hansson, and Gordana Manevska-Tasevska
Duration (status): 2023 – 2026 (ongoing)
Funding Agency: Formas
Budget: 5.9 million SEK
Transition to fossil-independent dairy farming is a significant strategy to make milk production more environmentally sustainable and reduce negative climate impacts. This interdisciplinary project investigates strategies for adoption of fossil-independent production approaches in Swedish dairy farming, their climate and economic impacts, and drivers and barriers to transition from the perspectives of dairy farmers and consumers. Specifically, we will: (1) develop technical scenarios for transition to fossil-independent dairy farming and assess the climate impacts, (2) assess the economic viability of these technical scenarios, (3) investigate dairy farmers’ attitudes and choices, and willingness to transition, and (4) assess consumers’ attitudes and willingness to pay for dairy products from fossil-independent production systems.
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STOP THE SPREAD OF MYCOPLASMA BOVIS AND PROTECT FREE HERDS
Stefan Widgren (Project Leader), Anna Aspán, Jenny Frössling, Stefan Gunnarsson, Vivian Wei Huang, Emma Hurri, Anna Ohlson, and Madeleine Tråven
Duration (status): 2022 – 2025 (ongoing)
Funding Agency: Formas
Budget: 7.9 million SEK
Mycoplasma bovis (M bovis) causes debilitating chronic infections with the most severe symptoms reported in calves. These infections impair animal welfare and risk to increase the selection for antimicrobial resistance. M bovis is most likely introduced by livestock movements. The main goal of the project is to increase the epidemiological knowledge about M bovis and to propose and assess control strategies to stop the spread of M bovis and protect free herds.
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ANALYSING OF FOSSIL-ENERGY DEPENDENCE IN AGRICULTURE TO INCREASE RESILIENCE AGAINST INPUT PRICE FLUCTUATIONS (AgEnRes)
Participating Organizations: Wageningen Research (Coordinator), Wageningen University (NL), Agricultural University of Athens (EL), GEONARDO (HU), IAMO (DE), International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (AT), National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (FR), Warsaw University of Life Sciences (PL), AgroApps PC (EL), E3-modelling (EL), SLU (SE), University of Trento (IT), Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (CH)
Researchers in SLU: Vivian Wei Huang and Jens Rommel
Duration (status): 2024-2027 (ongoing)
Funding: HORIZON Lump Sum Grant
The recent variations in the price of fossil fuels and mineral fertilisers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine threaten the incomes of primary producers and affordability of food for consumers. With this, there is an urgent need to design realistic, sustainable pathways for supporting the energy transition of the European agricultural sector and improving the income of primary producers. In this project, we design sustainable pathways for policy-making to reduce direct and indirect dependence of farmers and the agricultural sector as a whole on fossil fuels and fertilisers, and increase the resilience to volatile energy prices, taking into account farmers’ behaviour and the synergies and trade-offs between European economic and environmental objectives at micro- and macro-level. We will develop an innovative toolbox that will decrease the energy dependence and strengthen the resilience of the European agricultural sector.
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ARE OLD COWS HEALTHY AND PROFITABLE? – USING COW LONGEVITY TO ENHANCE WELFARE AND FARM PROFIT
Helena Hansson (Project Leader), Birhanu Addisu Adamie, Sigrid Agenäs, Mikaela Lindberg, Ann-Kristin Nyman, and Enoch Owusu Sekyere
Duration (status): 2020-2022 (completed)
Funding Agency: Formas
Budget: 1.9 million SEK
We investigate how dairy cow welfare is related to longevity. The overall aim of this interdisciplinary project is to establish how farmers’ choices regarding dairy cow longevity can be used to enhance both the overall herd welfare and farm economic outcomes, and what farm specific factors are associated with high welfare and profitability among older dairy cows.
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ENVIRONMENTAL MIGRATION IN THE HIMALAYA: WILLING TO BE RESETTLED? ECONOMIC INCENTIVES, POLICY, AND CONSEQUENCE FOR LAND USE AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
Vivian Wei Huang (Project Leader), Harry Fischer, Xinli Ke, Dil Khatri, Qian Liu, and Liangzhi You
Duration (status): 2022 – 2023 (completed)
Funding Agency: Formas
Budget: 199 thousand SEK
Environmental migration is an issue of increasing concern and is strongly linked to climate change and the overuse of common pool resources such as grazing land. This project focuses on the Nepalese and Tibetan Himalaya, one of the key mountain areas vulnerable to climate change and environmental risks, where pastoralists have probably been raising livestock for 4,000 years. This project aims to start a new collaboration between four universities and research institute from Sweden, Denmark, Nepal and China and International Food Policy Research Institute based in Washinton DC for better understanding environmental migration in the Himalaya in terms of economic incentives, policy and consequences for land use and ecosystem services.
Abu Hatab, A., Owusu-Sekyere, E., Esmat, A.-R., & Lagerkvist, C.-J. (2023). In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic: Perceived risks, management strategies and emerging opportunities for small and medium agri-food enterprises in a developing country. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 97, 104045. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104045
Adamie, B. A., Owusu-Sekyere, E., Lindberg, M., Agenäs, S., Nyman, A.-K., & Hansson, H. (2023). Dairy cow longevity and farm economic performance: Evidence from Swedish dairy farms. Journal of Dairy Science, 106(12), 8926–8941. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-23436
Adamie, B. A., Uehleke, R., Hansson, H., Mußhoff, O., & Hüttel, S. (2022). Dairy cow welfare measures: Can production economic data help? Sustainable Production and Consumption, 32, 296–305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2022.04.032
af Sandeberg, A., Båge, R., Nyman, A.-K., Agenäs, S., & Hansson, H. (2023). Review: Linking animal health measures in dairy cows to farm-level economic outcomes: a systematic literature mapping. Animal, 17(10), 100971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2023.100971
Ahmed, H., Emanuelson, U., Alvåsen, K., Berg, C., Hultgren, J., Rocklinsberg, H., & Hansson, H. (2023). Animal welfare efforts and farm economic outcomes: Evidence from Swedish beef production. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 52(3), 498–519. https://doi.org/10.1017/age.2023.8
Barnes, A., Hansson, H., Billaudet, L., Leduc, G., Tasevska, G. M., Ryan, M., Thompson, B., Toma, L., Duvaleix-Tréguer, S., & Tzouramani, I. (2022). European Farmer Perspectives and their Adoption of Ecological Practices. EuroChoices, 21(3), 5–12. https://doi.org/10.1111/1746-692X.12371
Brannan, T., Bickler, C., Hansson, H., Karley, A., Weih, M., & Manevska-Tasevska, G. (2023). Overcoming barriers to crop diversification uptake in Europe: A mini review. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1107700
Degnet, M. B., Hansson, H., Hoogstra-Klein, M. A., & Roos, A. (2022). The role of personal values and personality traits in environmental concern of non-industrial private forest owners in Sweden. Forest Policy and Economics, 141, 102767. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102767
Fadillah, A., van den Borne, B. H. P., Poetri, O. N., Hogeveen, H., Slijper, T., Pisestyani, H., & Schukken, Y. H. (2023). Evaluation of factors associated with bulk milk somatic cell count and total plate count in Indonesian smallholder dairy farms. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1280264
Ginbo, T., & Hansson, H. (2023). Intra-household risk perceptions and climate change adaptation in sub-Saharan Africa. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 50(3), 1039–1063. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbad011
Ha, T. M., Hansson, H., Hatab, A. A., Darr, D., & Shakur, S. (n.d.). A risk-benefit approach to the purchase and consumption of conventional vegetables in wet markets. IFIS Food and Health Sciences Database, 106142–106142.
Ha, T. M., Manevska-Tasevska, G., Jäck, O., Weih, M., & Hansson, H. (2023). Farmers’ intention towards intercropping adoption: The role of socioeconomic and behavioural drivers. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 21(1), 2270222. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2270222
Hamzah, I. N., & Huang, W. (2023). The dynamics of strategically important food preference in Indonesia: An empirical evaluation of consumption pattern and welfare loss. Economic Analysis and Policy, 79, 435–449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2023.06.024
Herzon, I., Mazac, R., Erkkola, M., Garnett, T., Hansson, H., Kaljonen, M., Kortetmäki, T., Lonkila, A., Jonell, M., Niva, M., Pajari, A.-M., Tribaldos, T., Toivonen, M., Tuomisto, H. L., Koppelmäki, K., & Röös, E. (2023). A rebalanced discussion of the roles of livestock in society. Nature Food, 4(11), 926–927. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00866-y
Huang, W. (2022). Demand for plant-based milk and effects of a carbon tax on fresh milk consumption in Sweden. Economic Analysis and Policy, 75, 518–529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2022.06.011
Huang, W., Liu, Q., & Abu Hatab, A. (2023). Is the technical efficiency green? The environmental efficiency of agricultural production in the MENA region. Journal of Environmental Management, 327, 116820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116820
Huang, W., Manevska-Tasevska, G., & Hansson, H. (2024). Does ecologization matter for technical efficiency in crop production? A case of Swedish agriculture. Land Use Policy, 138, 107068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107068
Jerlström, J., Berg, C., Karlsson, A., Wallenbeck, A., & Hansson, H. (2022). A formal model for assessing the economic impact of animal welfare improvements at bovine and porcine slaughter. Animal Welfare, 31(3), 361–371. https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.31.4.004
Koiry, S., & Huang, W. (2023). Do ecological protection approaches affect total factor productivity change of cropland production in Sweden? Ecological Economics, 209, 107829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107829
Leduc, G., Billaudet, L., Engström, E., Hansson, H., & Ryan, M. (2023). Farmers’ perceived values in conventional and organic farming: A comparison between French, Irish and Swedish farmers using the Means-end chain approach. Ecological Economics, 207, 107767. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107767
Lind, N., Hansson, H., Emanuelson, U., & Lagerkvist, C.-J. (2023). Explaining farmers’ adoption of mastitis control practices using psychological constructs from the theory of planned behavior. Livestock Science, 277, 105341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2023.105341
Ma, W., Owusu-Sekyere, E., Zheng, H., & Owusu, V. (2023). Factors influencing smartphone usage of rural farmers: Empirical analysis of five selected provinces in China. Information Development, 02666669231201828. https://doi.org/10.1177/02666669231201828
Ma, W., Vatsa, P., Owusu-Sekyere, E., Zhou, X., & Owusu, V. (2023). Does income diversity really stimulate household consumption expenditure diversity? Evidence from mean-based and unconditional quantile regressions. Applied Economics, 55(55), 6567–6581. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2022.2159012
Martinsson, E., Hansson, H., Mittenzwei, K., & Storm, H. (2024). Evaluating environmental effects of adopting automatic milking systems on Norwegian dairy farms. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 51(1), 128–156. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbad041
Miaris, G., Löfgren, S., & Hansson, H. (2024). Values underlying farmers’ business development decisions: Evidence from Swedish agriculture using Zaltman metaphor elicitation technique. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 30(1), 21–42. https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2022.2143828
Nilsson, P., Bommarco, R., Hansson, H., Kuns, B., & Schaak, H. (2022). Farm performance and input self-sufficiency increases with functional crop diversity on Swedish farms. Ecological Economics, 198, 107465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107465
Niyonsaba, H. h., Höhler, J., van der Fels-Klerx, H. j., Slijper, T., Alleweldt, F., Kara, S., Zanoli, R., Costa, A. i. a., Peters, M., & Meuwissen, M. p. m. (2023). Barriers, risks and risk management strategies in European insect supply chains. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 9(6), 691–705. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2022.0100
Opdenbosch, H., & Hansson, H. (2023). Farmers’ willingness to adopt silvopastoral systems: Investigating cattle producers’ compensation claims and attitudes using a contingent valuation approach. Agroforestry Systems, 97(1), 133–149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-022-00793-0
Oppong Mensah, N., Owusu-Sekyere, E., & Adjei, C. (2023). Revisiting preferences for agricultural insurance policies: Insights from cashew crop insurance development in Ghana. Food Policy, 118, 102496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2023.102496
Owusu, V., Donkor, E., Owusu-Sekyere, E., Ogundeji, A., & Owusu Asante, B. (2023). Editorial: Climate change, variability and sustainable food systems. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.912811
Owusu-Sekyere, E., Hansson, H., & Telezhenko, E. (2022). Use and non-use values to explain farmers’ motivation for the provision of animal welfare. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 49(2), 499–525. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbab012
Owusu-Sekyere, E., Hansson, H., Telezhenko, E., Nyman, A.-K., & Ahmed, H. (2023). Economic impact of investment in animal welfare–enhancing flooring solutions – Implications for promoting sustainable dairy production in Sweden. British Food Journal, 125(12), 4415–4444. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-06-2022-0523
Owusu-Sekyere, E., Nyman, A.-K., Lindberg, M., Adamie, B. A., Agenäs, S., & Hansson, H. (2023). Dairy cow longevity: Impact of animal health and farmers’ investment decisions. Journal of Dairy Science, 106(5), 3509–3524. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22808
Oyinbo, O., & Hansson, H. (2024). Information provision and preferences for more sustainable dairy farming: Choice experimental evidence from Sweden. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1017/age.2023.33
Robling, H., Abu Hatab, A., Säll, S., & Hansson, H. (2023). Measuring sustainability at farm level – A critical view on data and indicators. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 18, 100258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2023.100258
Röös, E., Wood, A., Säll, S., Abu Hatab, A., Ahlgren, S., Hallström, E., Tidåker, P., & Hansson, H. (2023). Diagnostic, regenerative or fossil-free—Exploring stakeholder perceptions of Swedish food system sustainability. Ecological Economics, 203, 107623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107623
Schaak, H., Bommarco, R., Hansson, H., Kuns, B., & Nilsson, P. (2023). Long-term trends in functional crop diversity across Swedish farms. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 343, 108269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.108269
Slijper, T., de Mey, Y., Poortvliet, P. M., & Meuwissen, M. P. M. (2022). Quantifying the resilience of European farms using FADN. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 49(1), 121–150. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbab042
Slijper, T., Tensi, A. F., Ang, F., Ali, B. M., & van der Fels-Klerx, H. J. (2023). Investigating the relationship between knowledge and the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices: The case of Dutch arable farmers. Journal of Cleaner Production, 417, 138011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138011
Slijper, T., Urquhart, J., Poortvliet, P. M., Soriano, B., & Meuwissen, M. P. M. (2022). Exploring how social capital and learning are related to the resilience of Dutch arable farmers. Agricultural Systems, 198, 103385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103385
Thompson, B., Leduc, G., Manevska-Tasevska, G., Toma, L., & Hansson, H. (2024). Farmers’ adoption of ecological practices: A systematic literature map. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 75(1), 84–107. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12545
Tirkaso, W. T., & Hansson, H. (2023). Assessing Farm Efficiency Through Quantities or Revenues and Costs: Does It Matter? Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 55(3), 551–565. https://doi.org/10.1017/aae.2023.30
Torsu, D. A., Danso-Abbeam, G., Ogundeji, A. A., Owusu-Sekyere, E., & Owusu, V. (2024). Heterogeneous impacts of greenhouse farming technology as climate-smart agriculture on household welfare in Ghana. Journal of Cleaner Production, 434, 139785. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139785
Wang, X., Song, Y., & Huang, W. (2023). Public Agricultural Extension, Pest and Disease Experience, and Adoption of Improved Wheat Varieties. German Journal of Agricultural Economics, 72 (3/4), 137-153. https://doi.org/10.30430/gjae.2023.0350
