Issue |
Cah. Agric.
Volume 25, Number 2, Mars-Avril 2016
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Article Number | 25003 | |
Number of page(s) | 8 | |
Section | Études originales / Original Studies | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/cagri/2016014 | |
Published online | 01 April 2016 |
Research Article / Article de recherche
Financing an efficient adaptation programme to climate change: A contingent valuation method tested in Malaysia
Financement d’un programme d’adaptation au changement climatique : une méthode d’évaluation contingente testée en Malaisie
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Department of Finance and Banking, Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Department of Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3
Department of Business Strategy and Policy, Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
⁎ Corresponding author: bannaje@yahoo.com
This paper assesses farmers’ willingness to pay for an efficient adaptation programme to climate change for Malaysian agriculture. We used the contingent valuation method to determine the monetary assessment of farmers’ preferences for an adaptation programme. We distributed a structured questionnaire to farmers in Selangor, Malaysia. Based on the survey, 74% of respondents are willing to pay for the adaptation programme with several factors such as socio-economic and motivational factors exerting greater influences over their willingness to pay. However, a significant number of respondents are not willing to pay for the adaptation programme. The Malaysian government, along with social institutions, banks, NGOs, and media could come up with fruitful awareness programmes to motivate financing the programme. Financial institutions such as banks, insurances, leasing firms, etc. along with government and farmers could also donate a substantial portion for the adaptation programme as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR).
Résumé
Ce document vise à évaluer la volonté des agriculteurs de Malaisie à contribuer au financement d’un programme d’adaptation au changement climatique. La méthode d’évaluation contingente a été utilisée pour déterminer les préférences économiques des agriculteurs en matière d’adaptation. Un questionnaire structuré a été utilisé avec les agriculteurs de Selangor, en Malaisie. Soixante-quatorze pour cent d’entre eux sont prêts à financer un programme d’adaptation. Des facteurs tels que la dynamique socio-économique et la motivation sont les plus influents. Cependant, nombre d’agriculteurs ne sont pas prêts à payer pour un programme d’adaptation. Le gouvernement de Malaisie, les institutions sociales, les banques, les ONG et les médias pourraient mettre en place des programmes de sensibilisation. Les institutions financières comme les banques, les assurances, les sociétés de crédit, etc. pourraient aussi faire des dons à un programme d’adaptation au changement climatique au titre de la responsabilité sociale des entreprises (RSE).
Key words: adaptation / agriculture / climate change / farmers / contingent valuation method / financing
Mots clés : adaptation / agriculture / changement climatique / agriculteurs / méthode d’évaluation contingente / financement
© H. Banna et al., Published by EDP Sciences 2016
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