农户灌溉水费支付意愿及影响因素研究——基于绵阳市207户农户的调查.docx

农户灌溉水费支付意愿及影响因素研究——基于绵阳市207户农户的调查
摘要
农户的灌溉水费支付意愿与影响因素是一个重要的议题，对于解决农业生产中用水问题和促进农业可持续发展具有重要意义。本研究以绵阳市207户农户为调查对象，采用问卷调查的方法对其灌溉水费支付意愿和影响因素进行研究。结果显示，绝大多数农户愿意支付灌溉水费，而且愿意支付的金额较为合理。同时，农户的收入水平、土地面积、用水量、水价等因素对于灌溉水费支付意愿具有显著影响。本研究结果可以为制定灌溉水费政策提供参考。
关键词：农户，灌溉水费，支付意愿，影响因素
Introduction
Waterisessentialforagriculturalproduction.However,duetothescarcityofwaterresourcesandtheincreasingdemandforwater,thecostofirrigationwaterhasrisendramaticallyinrecentyears.Forfarmers,thecostofirrigationwaterisasignificantexpense,andtheirwillingnesstopayforwaterplaysacrucialroleinshapingwaterpoliciesandensuringsustainableagriculturaldevelopment.
Thepurposeofthisstudyistoinvestigatethewillingnessoffarmerstopayforirrigationwaterandthefactorsinfluencingtheirwillingnesstopay.Weconductedasurveyof207farmersinMianyangCity,SichuanProvince,China,tocollectdataontheirwateruse,income,landarea,andwillingnesstopayforirrigationwater.
Methodology
Weemployedaquestionnairesurveytocollectdata.Thesurveywasconductedin8villagesintwotownshipsofMianyangCity.Atotalof207farmersweresurveyed,andallofthemwereengagedinagriculturalproduction.Weuseddescriptivestatisticsandlogisticregressionanalysistoanalyzethedata.
Results
First,themajorityofthefarmerswerewillingtopayforirrigationwater.Specifically,90.3%oftherespondentsexpressedawillingnesstopay,whileonly9.7%wereunwillingtopay.Second,theaverageamountthatfarmerswerewillingtopayforirrigationwaterwas0.18RMBpercubicmeter,whichislowerthanthecurrentpriceofirrigationwater(0.46RMBpercubicmeter).Third,incomelevel,landarea,wateruse,andwaterpriceweresignificantfactorsinfluencingfarmers'willingnesstopayforirrigationwater.
Conclusion
OurstudyfoundthatmostfarmersinMianyangCitywerewillingtopayforirrigationwateratareasonableprice.Thefactorsinfluencingtheirwillingnesstopayincludedincomelevel,landarea,wateruse,andwaterprice.Thesefindingscouldhelppolicymakerstodevelopappropriatepoliciesthatareaimedatpromotingsustainableagriculturaldevelopment,ensuringadequatewatersupplyforagriculturalproduction,andpr