Journal
FOOD POLICY
Volume 57, Issue -, Pages 40-49Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2015.09.006
Keywords
Farmers; Decision-making; Beliefs; Disease control; Bluetongue; Voluntary schemes; Policy instruments
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- Ministry of Economic Affairs (Netherlands Food and Consumer Products Safety Authority) of the Netherlands via EMIDA ERA-NET - European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme [219235]
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Background: This research utilizes the Reasoned Action Approach framework to study which beliefs drive the intention of farmers to participate in a voluntary vaccination scheme against Bluetongue. Scope and approach: Knowing the driving beliefs can help in selecting an appropriate mix of policy instruments to enhance the participation rate and thereby improve the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of voluntary vaccination strategies. Results are used to evaluate the policy instruments used by the Dutch government in their 2008 vaccination strategy (communicative intervention and vaccine subsidization). Key findings and conclusions: The paper posits that social interaction mechanisms, such as peer group pressure, might advance the design of voluntary vaccination strategies. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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