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
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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