Determinants of Farm Households’ Willingness to Accept (WTA) Compensation for Conservation Technologies in Northern Ghana

Ahiale, Evelyn Delali; Balcombe, Kelvin; Srinivasan, C. S.

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“…However, the significance of compensation factors may vary based on the level of confidence. In order to investigate the willingness of displaced households to accept paid compensation, Ahiale [58] adopted probit analysis, which involves responses in the form of "yes" or "no." The characteristics of a household, including household income, education, age, gender, family size, and location, play a significant role in shaping their inclination to accept compensation in cases of loss or damage [59].…”

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Willingness to Accept Compensation for Railway-Induced Displacement: Insights from the Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Fitre,

Zeleke,

Seyoum

2024

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This research study examined the compensation requirements for households facing involuntary displacement caused by a railway development project in Ethiopia's Amhara Region. Using the contingent valuation approach, researchers estimated compensation needs, taking into account ecosystem services and household characteristics. Surveys and questionnaires were conducted with 170 affected households to gather data on compensation preferences and experiences using double-bounded dichotomous method. The collected data were analyzed using a probit model to assess the influence of compensation amount, satisfaction, marital status, religion, and education on the satisfaction levels of affected households. The findings emphasized the significant impact of these factors and the necessity of fair compensation policies in development projects. The study revealed that the Minimum Willingness to Accept (MWTA) for households was - 2.274 billion Ethiopian Birr, significantly surpassing the compensation amount provided. The study highlighted the importance of considering household possessions and the ecosystem in designing tailored compensation strategies. The research revealed strong opposition to displacement, underscoring the need for customized compensation schemes that address preferences and non-monetary aspects. The discontent expressed by the respondents emphasized the importance of designing compensation schemes that ensure the sustenance of livelihoods without further disruptions. The study provided valuable guidance to stakeholders involved in addressing involuntary displacement, empowering them to make informed decisions and implement context-specific compensation policies. These findings contribute to the formulation of more effective and equitable compensation schemes, emphasizing comprehensive strategies for the welfare of affected households.

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Willingness to Accept Compensation for Railway-Induced Displacement: Insights from the Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Fitre,

Zeleke,

Seyoum

2024

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“…Common findings are that farmers prefer shorter contract durations and are averse to lengthy application procedures as well as intensive monitoring requirements during the contract period. Respondent characteristics can also increase or decrease the amount people are willing to accept to participate in potential conservation programs, including the difficulty of participating, previous participation in conservation programs, public recognition, technical help availability, income, land area, productivity of the land, and, of particular interest here, general measures of how trusting respondents are, trust of neighbors, and trust of program administers (Palm-Forster and Swinton 2017; Xiong and Kong 2017;He and Zhang 2018;Ahiale and Balcombe 2019;Mutandwa and Grala 2019;Wang et al 2020).…”

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Willingness to Accept for Perennial Crop Adoption: The Influence of Trust in Environmental and Government Organizations

Levers

Pradhananga

Peterson

2021

J American Water Resour Assoc

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Replacing corn crops with perennial species can decrease sedimentation, increase soil health metrics, and of particular importance for the reduction of dead zones downstream, reduce agricultural nitrate pollution. Farmers can be paid to grow perennial species, but how much they are willing to accept to do so, as well as what factors influence the amount they want, are key. Using a mail survey administered to 3,000 farmers in Minnesota, home of the headwaters of the Mississippi, we show that farmers with a higher trust of environmental organizations and state agencies are willing to accept less to replace their crops with perennial crops, particularly for longer contracts, which produce more environmental benefits.

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“…Empirical evidence from the literature corroborates the earlier assertion that adoption of CSPs are generally low in Nigeria, usually between 15.5% -40.6% (Shittu et al, 2018) while the adoption rate for water harvesting, irrigation, and terraces are 15%, 10%, and 30% respectively (Onyeneke et al, 2018). They attributed the low adoption to a very weak agricultural extension service delivery system across various states in Nigeria and also to the need for more capital, lack of technical know-how, low potential for irrigation and most importantly present markets cannot accurately account for the value of the environmental benefits that CSA delivers (Ahiale et al, 2020;Shittu et al, 2018). Gleaning through the literature, some of the factors driving the adoption of the CSPs among smallholders in Nigeria include education, income, credit, extension services, livestock ownership, farming experience, farm size, distance to market and water resources, gender, land ownership, household size, and mass media exposure among others (Oyawole et al, 2020;Amadu et al;Aryal et al, 2018).…”

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Land tenure and property rights, and the impacts on adoption of climate-smart practices among smallholder farmers in selected agro-ecologies in Nigeria

Kehinde

Shittu

Ogunnaike

et al. 2022

BAE

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This study investigates the effects of land tenure and property rights (LTPRs) on smallholder farmers’ adoption of climate-smart practices (CSPs) among cereal farming households in Nigeria. The data were collected from maize and rice farmers in a Nation-wide Farm Household Survey conducted across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. Data collected were analysed within the framework of Multivariate Probit to determine the factors that facilitate and/or impede the adoption of CSPs. The results showed that the adoption of CSPs considered in this study – agroforestry, zero/minimum tillage, farmyard manure, crop rotation and residue retention - were generally low. Empirical analysis showed that farmers with transfer right were more likely to adopt farmyard manure, crop rotation and residue retention while the likelihood of adopting agroforestry reduced with having transfer right. The coefficient of de jure secure increased the likelihood of adopting zero/minimum tillage while the coefficient of control right increased the likelihood of adopting agroforestry. Again, we found that the adoption of zero/minimum tillage reduced with control and transfer rights. The study also contributes to the existing literature on adoption by recognizing the interdependence between different climate-smart practices as well as jointly analyse the decision to adopt multiple CSPs. The study therefore, suggests that governments, in whom the responsibility for land use policy reform lies, review the existing framework to ensure a prompt, fair, and efficient land tenure system.

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Determinants of Farm Households’ Willingness to Accept (WTA) Compensation for Conservation Technologies in Northern Ghana

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Willingness to Accept Compensation for Railway-Induced Displacement: Insights from the Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Willingness to Accept Compensation for Railway-Induced Displacement: Insights from the Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Willingness to Accept for Perennial Crop Adoption: The Influence of Trust in Environmental and Government Organizations

Land tenure and property rights, and the impacts on adoption of climate-smart practices among smallholder farmers in selected agro-ecologies in Nigeria

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