Conjoint Analysis of Farmers’ Response to Conservation Incentives

Sustainability

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David Conner¹  Qingbin Wang¹  Asim Zia¹  Jennifer Miller²  Heather Darby³ 

[1] Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA;

[2] Rutland Area Food and Farm Link, Rutland, VT 05701, USA;

[3] University of Vermont Extension, Saint Albans, VT 05478, USA;

关键词: best management practices;    willingness to accept;    cover crops;    conservation tillage;    riparian buffers;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su8070684

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Environmental degradation threatens the long term resiliency of the US food and farming system. While USDA has provided conservation incentives for the adoption of best management practices (BMPs), only a small percentage of farms have participated in such conservation programs. This study uses conjoint analysis to examine Vermont farmers’ underlying preferences and willingness-to-accept (WTA) incentives for three common BMPs. Based on the results of this survey, we hypothesize that federal cost share programs’ payments are below preferred incentive levels and that less familiar and more complex BMPs require a higher payment. Our implications focus on strategies to test these hypotheses and align incentive payments and other non-monetary options to increase BMP adoption.

【 授权许可】

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