Determinants of farmers’ willingness to participate in subsidy schemes for pesticide-free buffer zones - a choice experiment study

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Determinants of farmers’ willingness to participate in subsidy schemes for pesticide-free buffer zones - a choice experiment study. / Christensen, Tove; Pedersen, Anders Branth; Nielsen , Helle Oersted; Mørkbak, Morten Raun; Hasler, Berit; Denver, Sigrid.

In: Ecological Economics, Vol. 70, No. 8, 2011, p. 1558-1564.

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Christensen, T, Pedersen, AB, Nielsen , HO, Mørkbak, MR, Hasler, B & Denver, S 2011, 'Determinants of farmers’ willingness to participate in subsidy schemes for pesticide-free buffer zones - a choice experiment study', Ecological Economics, vol. 70, no. 8, pp. 1558-1564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.03.021

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Christensen, T., Pedersen, A. B., Nielsen , H. O., Mørkbak, M. R., Hasler, B., & Denver, S. (2011). Determinants of farmers’ willingness to participate in subsidy schemes for pesticide-free buffer zones - a choice experiment study. Ecological Economics, 70(8), 1558-1564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.03.021

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Christensen T, Pedersen AB, Nielsen HO, Mørkbak MR, Hasler B, Denver S. Determinants of farmers’ willingness to participate in subsidy schemes for pesticide-free buffer zones - a choice experiment study. Ecological Economics. 2011;70(8):1558-1564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.03.021

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Christensen, Tove ; Pedersen, Anders Branth ; Nielsen , Helle Oersted ; Mørkbak, Morten Raun ; Hasler, Berit ; Denver, Sigrid. / Determinants of farmers’ willingness to participate in subsidy schemes for pesticide-free buffer zones - a choice experiment study. In: Ecological Economics. 2011 ; Vol. 70, No. 8. pp. 1558-1564.

Bibtex

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title = "Determinants of farmers{\textquoteright} willingness to participate in subsidy schemes for pesticide-free buffer zones - a choice experiment study",
abstract = "Danish farmers have been far less interested in agri-environmental subsidy schemes (AES) than anticipated. In order to examine how to improve the appeal of such schemes, a choice experiment was conducted concerning 444 Danish farmers{\textquoteright} preferences for subsidy schemes for pesticide-free buffer zones. A random parameter logit framework was used to capture heterogeneity among farmers. Our results indicate that 1) the vast majority of farmers are willing to trade off the size of the subsidy for less restrictive scheme requirements and that 2) the amount of the subsidy they are willing to trade off varies with specific scheme requirements, suggesting which features are most important for successful policy design. Our results suggest that farmers value flexible contract terms higher than reduced administrative burdens. Finally, we suggest a practical approach to estimating a monetary value of farmers{\textquoteright} reluctance to participate in AES. While the trade off's that farmers are willing to make between subsidy size and individual scheme requirements are case specific, our results concerning increased use of farm advisors, farmers ability of valuing different types of flexibility, and our attempt to place a monetary value on farmers{\textquoteright} reluctance to engage in regulatory subsidy schemes have a potentially broader application platform. ",
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AB - Danish farmers have been far less interested in agri-environmental subsidy schemes (AES) than anticipated. In order to examine how to improve the appeal of such schemes, a choice experiment was conducted concerning 444 Danish farmers’ preferences for subsidy schemes for pesticide-free buffer zones. A random parameter logit framework was used to capture heterogeneity among farmers. Our results indicate that 1) the vast majority of farmers are willing to trade off the size of the subsidy for less restrictive scheme requirements and that 2) the amount of the subsidy they are willing to trade off varies with specific scheme requirements, suggesting which features are most important for successful policy design. Our results suggest that farmers value flexible contract terms higher than reduced administrative burdens. Finally, we suggest a practical approach to estimating a monetary value of farmers’ reluctance to participate in AES. While the trade off's that farmers are willing to make between subsidy size and individual scheme requirements are case specific, our results concerning increased use of farm advisors, farmers ability of valuing different types of flexibility, and our attempt to place a monetary value on farmers’ reluctance to engage in regulatory subsidy schemes have a potentially broader application platform.

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