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标题：Conjoint Analysis of Farmersâ€™ Response to Conservation Incentives
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作者：Conner, David ; Miller, Jennifer ; Zia, Asim 等
期刊名称：Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2071-1050
出版年度：2016
卷号：8
期号：7
出版社：MDPI, Open Access Journal
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 farmersâ€™ 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 programsâ€™ 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.
关键词：best management practices; willingness to accept; cover crops; conservation tillage; riparian buffers