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Environmental Sciences
Xin Yang, Yiming Sang, Anlu Zhang
Summary: This study used field survey data to explore the impact of farmers' livelihood capital on their willingness to pay for the non-market value of farmland. The results showed that both social capital and psychological capital had a positive impact on farmers' willingness to pay. The study also proposed policy implications for optimizing livelihood capital structure and differentiating ecological compensation systems.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
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Agronomy
Edward Martey, Prince M. Etwire, Ramson Adombilla, Samuel O. Abebrese
Summary: Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing water scarcity and increased demand for water resources due to climate change. Lack of information and access to irrigation scheduling decision support tools may hinder smallholder farmers' ability to efficiently manage irrigation water. This study examines how information on the Wetting Front Detector influences farmers' willingness to pay for the tool. The findings suggest that increasing awareness and providing price subsidies can enhance the adoption of the irrigation scheduling tool.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Engineering, Manufacturing
Yue Yuan, Mary E. Deily, Yuliang Yao
Summary: Consumers are willing to pay a higher premium for luxury goods with subtle logos, allowing them to signal to a more targeted group of peers. Additionally, the willingness to pay for luxury items decreases more rapidly with worsening condition, especially for items with quiet logos.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Qingxia Wang, Yim Soksophors, Angelica Barlis, Shahbaz Mushtaq, Khieng Phanna, Cornelis Swaans, Danny Rodulfo
Summary: The study explores Cambodian rice farmers' willingness to pay for weather-indexed insurance and finds that factors such as marital status, number of off-farm laborers, and farm size have a positive impact on farmers' willingness to pay, while the number of children in the household decreases the probability of demand for insurance.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Per Espen Stoknes, Olav B. Soldal, Sissel Hansen, Ingvar Kvande, Sylvia Weddegjerde Skjelderup
Summary: The increasing global concern over climate issues is coinciding with a growing interest in agricultural climate solutions. Future scaling up of these solutions requires more knowledge about mitigation potential, costs, and financing options. Public willingness to pay for crowdfunded climate mitigation projects at the farm level is mainly influenced by knowledge of crowdfunding mechanisms and the comprehensibility and salience of the suggested agricultural measures.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Marit Ellen Kragt, Fiona Dempster, Vandana Subroy
Summary: Inappropriate treatment of agricultural residue streams can have negative impacts on the environment, society, and economy. Bioconversion of livestock wastes using black soldier fly can recover valuable nutrients and enhance the circularity of agricultural systems. A survey of Australian farmers showed that they agreed the use of black soldier fly-derived fertilisers would improve environmental sustainability and expressed interest in using the product. Farmers preferred the product in granulated form and were willing to pay more for higher organic carbon and nutrient content. Organic and 'regenerative' farmers showed a greater willingness to pay compared to 'conventional' farmers.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jia He, Wenfeng Zhou, Shili Guo, Xin Deng, Jiahao Song, Dingde Xu
Summary: This study investigates the impact of land transfer on farmers' willingness to pay for straw return. The results show that less than 40% of farmers are willing to pay for straw return, and land transfer, particularly transfer-in, increases farmers' willingness to pay and the amount they are willing to pay. Furthermore, there are differences in willingness based on land operation scale and generation.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
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Chemistry, Analytical
Manar Mohamed Hafez, Rebeca P. Diaz Redondo, Ana Fernandez Vilas, Hector Olivera Pazo
Summary: This paper explores product recommendation systems using two document representation methods: bag-of-words and neural network-based Doc2Vec. Three criteria recommendation systems were proposed to enhance online grocery shopping, with the neural network method showing better performance.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ginevra Virginia Lombardi, Rossella Berni
Summary: The research aims to evaluate consumer preferences for electric tractor attributes and investigate consumer decision-making processes through a choice experiment. The study considers technical, environmental features, and farm characteristics of the tractors.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Md Shakhawat Hossain, G. M. Monirul Alam, Shah Fahad, Tanwne Sarker, Md Moniruzzaman, Md. Ghulam Rabbany
Summary: This study analyzes the perception and attitude of flood-affected farm households in northern Bangladesh towards flood risk and flood insurance. The findings indicate that farmers' decisions to purchase flood insurance are influenced by various factors, and their subjective risk perceptions and risk aversion measures are positively associated with the willingness to pay for flood insurance.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Mustapha Alhassan, Christopher R. Gustafson, Karina Schoengold
Summary: Groundwater in Ghana may be contaminated and little is known about its value. This paper estimates smallholders' preferences for groundwater protection using different types of information. The findings highlight the importance of using precise information in a developing country setting.
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Ardiansyah Azhary Suhandoko, Dennis Chia-Bin Chen, Shang-Ho Yang
Summary: The study investigated the preference and willingness to pay for traceability information of pork products among traditional market consumers in Taiwan. Results showed that 80% of traditional market consumers are willing to pay more for traceability information, with those who are knowledgeable about market prices, rarely shop in traditional markets, live in the south or north regions of Taiwan, have flexible buying schedules, access health-related content frequently through media, or consider pork grading important showing a preference for meat products with traceability information. The implication suggests a pressing need for food safety labeling and traceability information systems in traditional markets in Taiwan, with those who usually shop in higher-price markets willing to pay the most for this traceability information.
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Environmental Sciences
Shahnaz Begum Nazu, Sourav Mohan Saha, Md Emran Hossain, Sadika Haque, Md Akhtaruzzaman Khan
Summary: This study examined the willingness to pay for adopting conservation tillage technologies among wheat farmers in Bangladesh. The results showed that most farmers were interested in adopting these technologies and were willing to pay for them. Factors such as location, farming experience, and training influenced farmers' willingness to pay. The study suggested providing training, credit support, and ensuring availability of machines and spare parts to promote the adoption of conservation technologies.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jinyang Li, Arshad Ahmad Khan, Sufyan Ullah Khan, Muhammad Abu Sufyan Ali, Jianchao Luo
Summary: This study selected four main regions in Pingluo County, Ningxia Province as case sites for research, and used the double-bound dichotomous CVM model and C-optimal design to revise the bidding value of the payment scheme. The results showed that the questionnaire design, survey implementation, and WTP estimation results were reliable, and saturation degree and substitution effect were the main influencing factors of WTP added value and embedding effect.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Christine Wamuyu Mwangi, Josiah Ateka, Robert Mbeche, Luke Oyugi, Elijah Ateka
Summary: The production of sweet potato has the potential to address food insecurity and malnutrition in the context of climate change. However, sustainable production of sweet potato is hampered by poor access to quality seed. This study assesses the willingness to pay for clean seed among smallholder sweet potato farmers and compares it with the cost of seed multiplication.