Abstract
This project is part of a research programme that aims to develop multidisciplinary social- scientific knowledge that may play a role in developing a national policy strategy on agro- biodiversity. From the chain/network perspective this programme delivers a multidisciplinary analysis (economics/business administration, policy sciences/public administration, law) of the perspectives for strengthening the position of agro-biodiversity in the food-supply-chain. On the basis of that knowledge the programme aims to deliver an input to an optimal mix of policy instruments in a national policy strategy on agro- biodiversity. This research project is directed towards the economic implications of agro- biodiversity and will be implemented by a post doc. The post doc, with a background in economics and business administration, conducts analyses taking the public good theory and the new institutional economy as a starting point. With a special attention to market analysis, an assessment of potential market shares as well as an assessment of optimality of policy instruments is envisaged.
Netherlands