@article{fdi:010081404,
  title = {{I}nvestigating farmers' decision-making in adoption of conservation agriculture in the {N}orthwestern uplands of {C}ambodia},
  author = {{K}ong, {R}. and {C}astella, {J}ean-{C}hristophe and {S}uos, {V}. and {L}eng, {V}. and {P}at, {S}. and {D}iepart, {J}. {C}. and {S}en, {R}. and {T}ivet, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n the {N}orthwestern uplands of {C}ambodia, the commodification of agriculture in the 2000 s substituted the traditional rotational and diversified cropping systems with monocropping of commercial crops such as maize and cassava. {D}riven by high market demand, this transition was associated with deforestation, erosion of soils and biodiversity as well as pollution from increased use of chemical inputs. {L}and degradation observed after a few years of intensive monocropping undermined the sustainability of the overall agricultural system. {H}owever, lessons learned from previous failures of crop boom-bust cycles did not materialize as an incentive to adopt alternative sustainable practices . {A}long with local villagers we developed a role-play game to investigate farmers & rsquo; decision-making in relation to land-use transitions and their participation in a {C}onservation {A}griculture ({CA}) initiative aimed at mitigating land degradation. {T}he game revealed that farmers were still trapped in the boom-bust cycle with commercial crops. {M}arket opportunities and high, short-term economic returns are key parameters in the decision-making process, which mostly overrides environmental aspects. {T}his study shows the importance of opportunity windows for development interventions, the crucial role of farming communities in co-designing alternative cropping systems and the potential of social learning devices to bring {CA} to scale.},
  keywords = {{L}and frontier ; {B}oom crops ; {D}ecision-making ; {G}aming-simulation ; {C}onservation agriculture ; {C}ambodia ; {CAMBODGE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{L}and {U}se {P}olicy},
  volume = {105},
  numero = {},
  pages = {105404 [12 ]},
  ISSN = {0264-8377},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105404},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010081404},
}