What Do Farmers Want From Agri‐Environmental Scheme Design? A Choice Experiment Approach
通过西班牙两个地区的选择实验，研究农民对农业环境计划不同设计选项的偏好，发现农民强烈偏好维持现状，但调整计划属性可降低成本或提高参与率。
Abstract Agri‐environmental schemes (AES) have had a limited effect on European agriculture due to farmers’ reluctance to participate. Information on how farmers react when AES characteristics are modified can be an important input to the design of such policies. This article investigates farmers’ preferences for different design options in a specific AES aimed at encouraging nitrogen fixing crops in marginal dry‐land areas in Spain. We use a choice experiment survey conducted in two regions (Aragón and Andalusia). The analysis employs an error component random parameter logit model allowing for preference heterogeneity and correlation amongst the non‐status quo alternatives. Farmers show a strong preference for maintaining their current management strategies; however, significant savings in cost or increased participation can be obtained by modifying some AES attributes.