Early warning Climate system and factor influencing willingness to pay in Korca/Fier regions.

Abstract

This study highlights the farmers' perception for climate changes conditions and the willingness to pay for the early warning climate system in the area of Korce/Fieri. From the sampled can be seen that 85.3% of the farmers are aware of the changes in climatic conditions. About 42.6% of the farmers are willing to pay an average of 23,618 Lek to obtain climate information throw early warning climate system. The willingness to pay is determined by the the farmers’ ability to predict the climate, to use Tv/Mobile Applications as a means of information, main crop role in income, farm size, main crop cultivated,  farmers’ awareness of increasing in the period of drought, which is accompanied by delay in the arrival of rains and decrease in rainfall duration (days).

Descriptive statistics will be used to describe the socio-demographic characteristics of the sample, the characteristics of the farm and farmers awareness of climate changes. A correlation on the variable WTP for early warning system will be used to see the factors that influence the variable, the effect on the variable and the strength of the relationship.

Keyword: Early warning climate system, willingness to pay, agriculture information.

DOI: 10.7176/JBAH/14-2-02

Publication date: July 31^st 2024