Agent-based modeling for ex ante assessment of tree crop innovations: Litchis in northern Thailand

• Main Authors: Pepijn Schreinemachers, Chakrit Potchanasin, Thomas Berger, Sithidech Roygrong
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Economics, Econometrics and Finance
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=78649527146&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/50421
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

This study uses an agent-based model for ex ante assessment of agricultural innovations. The model builds on whole farm mathematical programming (MP) and extends the methodology with a spatial representation of the system, the heterogeneity of farm households and landscapes, and the interaction betw...