State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Mar 29;15(4):625. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15040625.
This study aimed to estimate farmers' willingness to pay (WTP) for health risk reductions of pesticide use by applying the contingent valuation method (CVM) and to explore the factors that influence farmers' WTP in China. In total, 244 farmers were randomly selected and interviewed. The mean WTP was estimated to be $65.38 (0.94% of total household income) per household per year for a 5/10,000 reduction in morbidity risk. This study shows that farmers' socioeconomic and attitudinal factors that significantly affect their WTP include farmers' farming income, education, household size and risk perceptions. In particular, the results demonstrate that respondents' social trust, social reciprocity and social networks have significant impacts on their WTP. The findings of this study can provide useful insights for policy makers to design effective policies to address health problems related to pesticide use in the developing world.
本研究旨在应用条件价值评估法（CVM）估算农民对降低农药使用健康风险的支付意愿（WTP），并探讨影响中国农民 WTP 的因素。共随机选取 244 名农民进行访谈。估计每户每年对发病率降低 5/10000 的 WTP 均值为 65.38 美元（占家庭总收入的 0.94%）。本研究表明，农民的社会经济和态度因素显著影响其 WTP，包括农民的农业收入、教育、家庭规模和风险认知。特别是，结果表明，受访者的社会信任、社会互惠和社交网络对其 WTP 有显著影响。本研究结果可为决策者设计有效政策以解决发展中国家与农药使用相关的健康问题提供有益的参考。
