Value of direct seeding mulch-based cropping system to field crop farmers in Quebec

IF 4.8 Q1 AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Guy Martial Takam Fongang , Jean-François Guay , Charles Séguin
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Direct seeding mulch-based cropping system (DMC) is often touted for providing diverse ecosystem services, but its implementation may impose private costs that often limit its adoption by farmers. This study uses a contingent valuation method and a double hurdle model to estimate Quebec farmers' willingness to accept (WTA) compensation for adopting DMC and to analyze the underlying factors associated with WTA. Results show that farmers would demand, on average, 161 Canadian dollars per hectare as compensation for adopting DMC. Our results also indicate that farmers are willing to convert only 25.5 % of their farm size to DMC. While the adoption of DMC is positively influenced by the ease of implementation and farmers’ perception of DMC yield, the WTA for adopting DMC increases with the perceived risk and yield, as well as farm size. Conversely, it decreases with the age of farmers and if the farmers know a DMC producer. The findings of the study suggest that compensating farmers for adopting DMC is encouraging, but compensation alone may not be sufficient to induce the conversion of entire farms to DMC. The study, therefore, calls for further research to investigate why farmers are willing to convert only a quarter of their farms to DMC.

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直接播种地膜覆盖种植系统对魁北克大田作物农民的价值
以直接播种地膜为基础的种植系统(DMC)经常被吹捧为能提供多样化的生态系统服务,但其实施可能会带来私人成本,这往往会限制农民对其的采用。本研究采用或然估价法和双重障碍模型来估算魁北克农民采用 DMC 的补偿接受意愿 (WTA),并分析与 WTA 相关的基本因素。结果显示,农民平均每公顷需要 161 加元作为采用 DMC 的补偿。我们的结果还表明,农民只愿意将其农场面积的 25.5% 转换为 DMC。虽然采用 DMC 受实施难易程度和农民对 DMC 产量的认识的积极影响,但采用 DMC 的 WTA 会随着认识到的风险和产量以及农场规模的增加而增加。相反,采用 DMC 的 WTA 会随着农民的年龄和是否认识 DMC 生产商而降低。研究结果表明,对采用 DMC 的农民进行补偿是令人鼓舞的,但仅靠补偿可能不足以促使整个农场转用 DMC。因此,该研究呼吁进一步研究农民为什么只愿意将其农场的四分之一转用 DMC。
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