Data on the stated adoption decisions of Swiss farmers for variable rate nitrogen fertilization technologies.

ABSTRACT: We present data on the stated preference for the adoption of variable rate technologies from 418 crop farmers in Switzerland. The online survey was conducted online in spring 2021. It consisted of two parts: 1) a choice experiment and 2) questions about farmers' characteristics, expectations and beliefs, as well as their risk preferences. In the choice experiment, farmers were presented with eight consecutive choice tasks. Each task consisted of three alternatives, two hypothetical scenarios for variable rate technologies adoption and the status quo option. We used a split-sample approach and varied the additional profit margin gained through higher yields, label premiums or subsidies for one subsample (focussing on the willigness to accept) and additional cost (acquisition, maintenance an

SUBMITTER: Spati K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8888958 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature