Impact of price shocks and payments on crop diversification and forest use among Malagasy vanilla farmers

• Published in: Biological conservation Vol. 302; p. 110915
• Main Authors: Fleming, Marie, Bell, Andrew, Rakoto Harison, Henintsoa, Herrera, James, Duthie, A. Bradley, Kramer, Randall, Rakotonarivo, O. Sarobidy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2025
• Subjects: agroforestry; Cash crops; Conservation; crop diversification; farms; forest conservation; forests; Interactive game; issues and policy; landscapes; Madagascar; Market volatility; markets; Payments for ecosystem services; prices; Shocks; Madagascar; Market volatility; Interactive game; Payments for ecosystem services; Conservation; Madagascar; Shocks; Cash crops

Crop diversification can help buffer farmers from market volatility and provide alternatives to unsustainable export-driven cash crop monocultures that are also driving forest clearing. We developed a discrete choice experiment (DCE) and an innovative tablet-based experimental game to predict the ef...