Heterogeneity in farmers’ willingness to produce bioenergy crops in the Midwest USA
| Autor: | H. Christopher Peterson, David L. Ortega, Guilherme Signorini, R. Brent Ross |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Stated choice
Economics and Econometrics business.industry 020209 energy media_common.quotation_subject 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Agricultural economics Renewable energy Crop Bioenergy 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Economics Acre Willingness to accept business Agronomy and Crop Science 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Skepticism media_common |
| Zdroj: | Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. :1-27 |
| ISSN: | 2372-2614 1068-2805 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/age.2021.8 |
| Popis: | Previous studies indicate that “hesitation” and “skepticism” are important barriers to the development of renewable energy industries in the United States. We examine whether key pecuniary and nonpecuniary characteristics of bioenergy crops underlie the hesitation argument. Based on a stated choice experiment, we find that Midwestern producers appreciate certain crop attributes that are found in switchgrass, but not in conventional crops. We also find that producers would be willing to grow switchgrass-like crops for net margins between $222/acre/year and $247/acre/year in marginal counties. We argue that farmers’ hesitation and skepticism toward bioenergy crops can be overcome. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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