Towards collaborative EU-Indonesia bargaining on palm oil policy: Deconstructing the public discourse (with Erja Kettunen). Asia Europe Journal, 2025.
The adoption of green technologies in Indonesia: Shrimp farmers' Facebook group as an Online Community of Practice (with Guenwoo Lee, Farikhah, Erja Kettunen). International Journal of Training and Development, 2025.
Online Communities of Practises as Agricultural Information Platforms: A Case Study of Indonesian Shrimp Farmers during the COVID-19 Pandemic (with Guenwoo Lee, Farikhah, Aya Suzuki, and Takashi Kurosaki). Forthcoming in Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 2024.
Previously published as Working Paper e183, Tokyo Center for Economic Research, 2023 Can online communities of practice complement or substitute conventional agricultural extension services?: Evidence from a Facebook public group for shrimp farmers in Indonesia.
4. Caught in the Net: Unravelling Policy Challenges and Smuggling Dynamics in Indonesia’s Puerulus Exploitation (with Yudha Adiputra, Suadi, and Andi Sandi). Marine Policy, 2024.
5. Transmigration programs and migrant positions in rural community knowledge networks (with Petr Matous and Kirsten Martinus). Journal of Rural Studies, 2022.
In media: UTU press release, National Geographic, Phys.org
6. Comparative social work practices with youth refugees and asylum seekers: the European experiences (with Outi Linnossuo and Heli Marjanen). European Journal of Social Work, 2020.
7. Does training location matter? Evidence from a randomized field experiment in Indonesia (with Aya Suzuki). Agricultural and Food Economics, 2020.
Blog post in Nessling Foundation website
8. Reducing agricultural income vulnerabilities through agroforestry training: evidence from a randomized field experiment in Indonesia (with Aya Suzuki). Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 2019.
9. Effects of farmers' social networks on knowledge acquisition: lessons from agricultural training in rural Indonesia (with Aya Suzuki). Journal of Economic Structures, 2017.
10. The role of motorized transport and mobile phones in the diffusion of agricultural information in Tanggamus Regency, Indonesia (with Petr Matous and Yasuyuki Todo). Transportation, 2015.
1. Company-community partnership and climate change adaptation practices: the case of smallholders' coffee farmers in Lampung (with Guenwoo Lee and Aya Suzuki), in Climate change research, policy, and actions in Indonesia: Science, adaptation, and mitigation. Springer Climate Series, 2021.
Blog post in Nessling Foundation website
2. Global disruptions in seafood trade during COVID-19: The effects of mobility restrictions on crustacean exports from Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam (with Guenwoo Lee, Heli Marjanen, and Erja Kettunen-Matilainen) in Geoeconomics of the Sustainable Development Goals (Ch. 13). Routledge, 2025.
3. Local information networks and coffee agroforestry practices: evidence from a randomized controlled-trial from Indonesia (with Petr Matous), in Handbook of Social Networks and the Environment (Ch. 7). Edward Elgar, 2025.
4. Baobab and marula: the ‘silent catalyst’ for gender equality (with Immaculate Mogotsi) in Adefila A., Cheikhyoussef A., Isomäki R., Kegbadzor K, Lepetu J. & Saarto A. (eds.), "Baobab and Marula for Sustainability" (Ch.2.2), Into publishing, printed in Helsinki and Gaborone, 2025.
5. Catalyzing global reach: Innovative strategies for Baobab and Marula expansion (with Cecil Togarepi, Rahim Bamidele, Kenneth Egbadzor, Godwin Horlu, and Nomusa Ndlamini) in Adefila A., Cheikhyoussef A., Isomäki R., Kegbadzor K, Lepetu J. & Saarto A. (eds.), "Baobab and Marula for Sustainability" (Ch. 3.5), Into publishing, printed in Helsinki and Gaborone, 2025.
Community-driven tree planting in Northern Namibia: Determinants and challenges. BIO Web of Conferences, 2025. EDP Sciences. (with Sanna Huttunen, Albertina Ndeinoma, Kamuhelo Lisao, Elizabeth Ndeunyema, Ndapandula Amuthenu, Anna Haufiku, and Ville Myllynpää)
Strengthening sustainable small-scale aquaculture and fisheries through proper infrastructure and policy (with Farikhah, Yudha Adiputra, Guenwoo Lee, and Ratih Adiputri), in Policy Brief T20 Indonesia G20 Presidency, Task Force 4: Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture, 2022.
1. Nexus of Migration and Regional Economic Development: Evidence from Finland Regions and Municipalities [draft available], a joint-work with Erja Kettunen, Heli Marjanen, Guenwoo Lee, and Anna-Maija Kohijoki.
Despite having the fourth lowest regional economic disparities among OECD countries, Finland's economic development has been largely contributed by the metropolitan Helsinki-centered growth, with the most regional disparities occurred in job indicator. This research examines whether the increasing immigration trends may change the landscape of the creation of new jobs disparities across the sub-national levels using the data of 19 regions and 311 municipalities during the period of 2013 to 2017. To do this, first we investigate the effects of foreign citizen shares upon the business establishment numbers, and secondly, we look at the migration effects upon total number of personnel and total turnover to see the magnitude of effects upon regional economic development. Employing spatial autoregressive (SAR) fixed-effects model, we found that foreign citizens contributed positively to the growth of nationwide enterprises, particularly in the number of manufacturing and constructions establishments which are the top sectors characterizing Finland's economy. However, further examination shows that enterprises in the migrant-concentrated regions tend to be associated with lower turnover. More regions should introduce policy measures towards the development of local capacity and the empowerment of local agents, including adopting policy actions aimed at fostering migrant entrepreneurship and attracting more foreign talents.
2. Intra-Household Gender Dynamics and Sustainable Agricultural Technology Adoption: Evidence from Indonesian Rural Household [draft available], a joint-work with Guenwoo Lee, Erja Kettunen, and Heli Marjanen. Under review.
This study examines whether the adoption of sustainable agricultural technologies is affected by the intra-household gender dynamics between a husband and wife, using a 3-year panel dataset of more than 300 coffee and cocoa-farming households in Lampung, Indonesia. We investigate the household members’ off-farm labor participation, off-farm income, formal education, and social networks. The results indicate that off-farm labor participation increases the propensity that a household adopts sustainable agricultural techniques and enlarges the husband’s agricultural networks. We also find that women are concerned more about the environmental issues whereas the men focus on productivity. The wife’s level of education and participation in formal work increase her decision-making power within the household, hence the increased probability of adoption even in the cases when the wife is not a full-time farmer. Our findings suggest that environmental protection programs may become more influential if the role of the women is better understood. As women are found to have distinct ways of looking at environmental issues compared to men, understanding these gendered perceptions and their consequences may drive adoption more effectively.
3. Online Community of Practices (OCoP), personality traits, and the household coping strategies against external shocks: Evidence from Indonesia [draft available], a joint-work with Guenwoo Lee an.
The Online Community of Practice (OCoP) is an important learning platform for farming communities worldwide. However, its consequences on users’ personality traits and, consequently, behaviour in response to external shocks are not well understood. This study examined how OCoPs affect personality traits and responses to negative external shocks. We exploited unique survey data of Indonesian aquaculture communities comprising ~1,700 shrimp producers, with 273 (16.5%) being OCoP users and 1,385 (83.5%) non-users. We examined their personality indices, including self-esteem, self-efficacy, locus of control, perception of external shocks, and coping mechanisms. We found a negative correlation between OCoP use and personality indicators. As people discuss good farming practices in the OCoP, some may believe that they are not as successful as other members, resulting in a decline in their self-esteem. OCoP users are also less likely to have reported negative agricultural shocks in the year preceding the study, as they might have been alerted by other users about such potential bad farm shocks, thereby raising their awareness. While social media has been demonstrated to have detrimental effects on personality, OCoP usage might have more nuanced consequences on users’ psychological traits and responses to external shocks.
4. Capital relocation and sustainability objectives in Southeast Asia, a joint-work with Ratih Adiputri. Under review.
This study examines the process of capital relocations in Southeast Asia, focusing on two previous cases in Malaysia and in Myanmar, as well as the upcoming relocation of Indonesia’s capital from Jakarta to Ibu Kota Nusantara (IKN) on Borneo Island. The relocations have generated debates, particularly the Jakarta to IKN move, which has faced criticism for the lack of readiness and concerns over forest clearance. This paper assesses the Indonesian government’s efforts to establish a sustainable capital by comparing it to previous relocations and analysing relevant laws and regulations. By addressing the intersection of global sustainability concerns and local developmental issues, we highlight the challenges associated with capital relocation. The research methodology involves examining public documents such as laws, regulations, and handbooks related to capital relocation, as well as analysing top news articles using web-mining techniques to explore the strategies and narratives surrounding sustainability aspects in the relocation plan. The findings reveal a top-down and elitist approach to capital relocation in Southeast Asia, with limited public involvement and a lack of reconciled sustainability objectives at the local and global levels.
Community tree planting schemes in Namibia: preferences and determinants
Dissecting stakeholders' interests and power in Indonesian palm oil policy using social networks analysis
EU Deforestation Regulation and global deforestation: Scenario analysis of Indonesian palm oil trade
Rise of Southeast Asian economies and businesses: The case of growing Indonesian conglomerate