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Households’ willingness to pay for soil conservation on communal lands: application of the contingent valuation method in north eastern Ethiopia

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  • Getachew Belay
  • Mengistu Ketema
  • Musa Hasen

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Currently, soil erosion is one of the most serious environmental problems in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was initiated with the objective of examining the determinants of households’ willingness to pay (WTP) for soil conservation practice on communal lands and to estimate the aggregate welfare gain of the proposed conservation program in the study area. A multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select the target respondents. A double bounded contingent valuation survey with an open-ended follow-up question was conducted on 245 randomly selected rural households. A Bivariate probit model was used. The results show that factors such as the size of total livestock holding, perception, credit, extension contact and farm size near to communal land have a positive and statistically significant effect on households’ WTP, while dependency ratio, migration, and initial starting bid have a negative and significant effect. The aggregate benefit was estimated to be 2,262,386.83 labor days (135,743,209.8 Birr) per annum.

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  • Getachew Belay & Mengistu Ketema & Musa Hasen, 2020. "Households’ willingness to pay for soil conservation on communal lands: application of the contingent valuation method in north eastern Ethiopia," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 63(12), pages 2227-2245, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:63:y:2020:i:12:p:2227-2245
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1717933
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    1. Diriba Abdeta, 2022. "Households' willingness to pay for forest conservation in Ethiopia: A review," Journal of Forest Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 68(11), pages 437-451.
    2. Yongzheng Cui & Wenxiong Wang & Lihong Yu & Wei Zhou & Zitong Fu, 2022. "Influence of Livelihood Capital Level and Structure on Rural Households’ Payment Willingness for Rural Human Settlement Improvement: Evidence from Hubei Province, China," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-22, October.
    3. Jichao Geng & Na Yang & Wei Zhang & Li Yang, 2023. "Public Willingness to Pay for Green Lifestyle in China: A Contingent Valuation Method Based on Integrated Model," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-23, January.

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