Farmer Survey on Carbon Sink Policy Impact in Fujian Province

Fujian Province survey data from 411 farmers analyzes their willingness to utilize idle forest land under carbon-neutral policies. The study uses a binary probit model, finding 74.6% of surveyed farmers are willing to participate. It examines the influence of perceived policy effectiveness, education years, family labor count, and forest land quality.

Use Cases

• Analyze the effect of perceived carbon financial policy effectiveness on farmer willingness using binary probit modeling.
• Investigate the positive association between years of education and willingness to utilize forest land.
• Model the relationship between family laborer count and participation likelihood in forest land use.
• Examine how forest land quality ratings correlate with farmer participation decisions.
• Assess the negative impact of family non-farm income on willingness to engage in forestry activities.

Strengths

• Survey includes 411 farmer observations from Fujian Province.
• Data supports analysis of multiple policy types: carbon financial, fiscal, tax preference, and sink price.
• Study identifies a clear outcome: 74.6% of surveyed farmers are willing to utilize idle forest land.

Limitations

• Dataset scope is limited to 411 farmers from a single province, restricting generalizability.
• Primary data is embedded in a 93.6 KB PDF, requiring extraction for computational analysis.
• No raw tabular data or column definitions are provided in the available description.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Yunshu Tan.

Collection Method

Survey data collected from farmers in Fujian Province, China.

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Geography

Fujian Province, China.