Juvančič Luka, Slabe-Erker Renata, Ogorevc Marko, Drucker Adam G, Erjavec Emil, Bojkovski Danijela
Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Groblje 3, 1230 Domzale, Slovenia.
Institute for Economic Research, Kardeljeva Ploscad 17, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Animals (Basel). 2021 Mar 17;11(3):846. doi: 10.3390/ani11030846.
Local livestock breeds in Slovenia have been eligible for financial incentives in the form of a fixed payment per livestock unit (LU) since 2002. The scheme has however not been successful in reversing the erosion of animal genetic resources (AnGR). This paper investigates an alternative, whereby incentive payments would better reflect breeders' actual opportunity costs. The paper contributes to the limited existing body of knowledge related to the use of tender mechanisms in the design of the payments for agrobiodiversity conservation schemes (PACS), particularly for AnGR. Empirical findings draw on the results of a stated preference survey involving 301 farmers in Slovenia, engaging, or being potentially able to engage, in the rearing of local pig, sheep and goat breeds. Interval and logistic regression model results suggest that willingness to accept (WTA) conservation support significantly differs from actual payment levels. The estimated WTA was found to be 27% lower for the local sheep and goat breeds and 5% higher for the local pig breed, suggesting that differentiated incentive payments would provide a more cost-effective alternative. Additional analysis of breeders' preferences and motives for engaging in local livestock breed production further informs understanding regarding AnGR conservation policy and the importance of accompanying actions to reverse negative population trends. These include reducing administrative barriers and enhancing the market valorisation of local breeds.
自2002年以来，斯洛文尼亚的本地家畜品种有资格获得以每家畜单位（LU）固定支付形式的财政激励。然而，该计划在扭转动物遗传资源（AnGR）的流失方面并不成功。本文研究了一种替代方案，即激励支付将更好地反映育种者的实际机会成本。本文为与在农业生物多样性保护计划（PACS），特别是AnGR的支付设计中使用招标机制相关的现有有限知识体系做出了贡献。实证研究结果借鉴了一项针对斯洛文尼亚301名参与或可能参与本地猪、羊和山羊品种养殖的农民的陈述偏好调查结果。区间回归和逻辑回归模型结果表明，接受（WTA）保护支持的意愿与实际支付水平存在显著差异。研究发现，本地绵羊和山羊品种的估计WTA低27%，本地猪品种的估计WTA高5%，这表明差异化的激励支付将提供一种更具成本效益的替代方案。对育种者参与本地家畜品种生产的偏好和动机的进一步分析，进一步加深了对AnGR保护政策以及采取配套行动扭转负面种群趋势的重要性的理解。这些行动包括减少行政障碍和提高本地品种的市场价值。
