Payment Experiment for Modification of Farm Practices: A case of rice residue burning in Nepal

Krishna Prasad Pant

No 126195, 2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil from International Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: Open-field burning of agricultural residues emits smoke, black carbon and green-house gases and drifts large proportions of plant nutrients. A payment experiment was conducted with 317 willing farmers from 18 villages in rural Nepal. Out of them 167 farmers, who quoted below a cutoff point participated in the experiment and their straw burning activity, were kept under observation. Over 86% of them respected the agreement and got paid. The results revealed that the farmers’ average willingness to accept to avoid the field burning of rice straw was Rs 5592/ ha. Technological interventions and policy measures are suggested for avoiding the burning.

Keywords: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 7
Date: 2012-06
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.126195

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