Title |
Design and application of a CA-BDI model to determine farmers’ land-use behavior
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Published in |
SpringerPlus, September 2016
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DOI | 10.1186/s40064-016-3245-7 |
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Authors |
Xiaoying Liang, Hai Chen, Yanni Wang, Shixiong Song |
Abstract |
The belief-desire-intention (BDI) model has been widely used to construct reasoning systems for complex tasks in dynamic environments. We have designed a capabilities and abilities (CA)-BDI farmer decision-making model, which is an extension of the BDI architecture and includes internal representations for farmer household Capabilities and Abilities. This model is used to explore farmer learning mechanisms and to simulate the bounded rational decisions made by farmer households. Our case study focuses on the Gaoqu Commune of Mizhi County, Shaanxi Province, China, where scallion is one of the main cash crops. After comparing the differences between actual land-use changes from 2007 to 2009 and the simulation results, we analyze the validity of the model and discuss the potential and limitations of the farmer land-use decision-making model under three scenarios. Based on the design and implementation of the model, the following conclusions can be drawn: (1) the CA-BDI framework is an appropriate model for exploring learning mechanisms and simulating bounded rational decisions; and (2) local governments should encourage scallion planting by assisting scallion farmer cooperatives and farmers to understand the market risk, standardize the rules of their cooperation, and supervise the contracts made between scallion cooperatives and farmers. |
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Unknown | 18 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 28% |
Researcher | 4 | 22% |
Student > Master | 4 | 22% |
Student > Bachelor | 1 | 6% |
Unspecified | 1 | 6% |
Other | 1 | 6% |
Unknown | 2 | 11% |
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Engineering | 4 | 22% |
Environmental Science | 2 | 11% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 11% |
Social Sciences | 2 | 11% |
Computer Science | 1 | 6% |
Other | 2 | 11% |
Unknown | 5 | 28% |