Neuroeconomic Studies in Agriculture and Food Economics: A Systematic Review of Literature

Abstract

The objective of the study is to gather studies related to neural correlates that are used in agriculture and food economics. We classified and codified those studies to describe all of the contributions and to present the future prospects of neuroeconomics in the field of agriculture and food economics. A systematic literature review was carried out for this study to consolidate all of the relevant studies in one place. With the use of IEEE Xplore, Wiley Online Library, Taylor & Francis, Elsevier, Scopus and Sage, 190 records were identified and after a full text examination, 18 articles were selected for final review. Three major thematic areas viz: focus, method and field of study were identified and sub-classified into further classifications. In this systematic review, there were substantial evidence of the use of neuro tools such as the Eye Tracker (ET) and the electroencephalogram (EEG) in the field of agriculture and food economics. However, their application is still rare, creating significant opportunities for further research development in this direction.