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Farmers’ willingness to pay for community integrated pest management training in Nepal

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The concept of community integrated pest management (IPM), which is well developed in Indonesia and Vietnam, was recently introduced in Nepal. However, it has not been widely practiced, due mainly to lack of financial and technical support. This study determined an individual’s willingness to pay (WTP) for community IPM training. Determinants of WTP were identified; and sample average estimates, opportunity costs of training, and probability values were used to estimate WTP for a group of households. Estimated WTP revealed that individuals were in favor of community IPM, hence it could be implemented with the support of local villagers. Community IPM demand functions showed that individuals’ knowledge and awareness of pesticide pollution are crucial for implementation. The annual welfare gained by providing five days community IPM training was calculated to be US $25.23 per household.

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Abbreviations

FFS:

farmer field schools

IPM:

integrated pest management

NPR:

Nepalese Rupees

WTP:

willingness to pay

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Acknowledgements

The author is thankful to the South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) for the financial support that enabled this study. The author heartedly acknowledges Dr. Clevo Wilson, School of Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology, Australia for his suggestions and relevant literature. Finally, Mr. Khadak Rokaya and Sujata Sharma provided excellent field monitoring and data entry, respectively, for this study.

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Kishor Atreya has a Master’s degree in Environmental Science and is currently working at Alternative Development and Research Center (ADRC) as Research Director. ADRC – Nepal is a national non-governmental organization dedicated to interdisciplinary research for alternative development. His research interests are in development of agri-environmental indicators, land and water quality, land use change and degradation, agricultural intensification and environment, and economic valuation of environmental pollution.

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Atreya, K. Farmers’ willingness to pay for community integrated pest management training in Nepal. Agric Hum Values 24, 399–409 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-007-9063-3

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