Using cognitive mapping to assess farmer decision-making

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2012
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Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Abstract

The purpose of this presentation and workshop was to collect data on farmer thought processes and values in order to develop a cognitive map model and provide insight into the factors that motivate their decisions, especially when it comes to farming systems.

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Indigenous community, Agriculture, Food security, Institutional capacity building, Modeling, Universities, National NGOs, Extension service, Farming systems, Farming systems, Pokhara, Nepal, Rampur, Middle Hills, Cognitive mapping, Modeling, Decision making, Farm/Enterprise Scale
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This presentation and workshop was conducted at Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD), Thumka village, Hyrakrang village, and Khola Gaun village, Pokhara, Nepal and the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS), Rampur, Nepal, 1-10 January 2012