@article {Jiang231, author = {Y. Jiang and W.W. Koo}, title = {Producer preference for land-based biological carbon sequestration in agriculture: Some implications from a sample of North Dakota farmers}, volume = {69}, number = {3}, pages = {231--242}, year = {2014}, doi = {10.2489/jswc.69.3.231}, publisher = {Soil and Water Conservation Society}, abstract = {The objective of this study was to develop an understanding of producer preferences for land-based biological carbon (C) sequestration in agriculture. We conducted a mail survey in a US production region to elicit farmers{\textquoteright} willingness to participate in different C credit programs in a hypothetical greenhouse gas mitigation market. We used the survey data to calibrate a behavior model in a benefit-cost framework that characterizes farmers{\textquoteright} decisions about C program participation in relation to preferences and the attributes of both C programs and production. Our empirical analysis suggested that (1) producers would respond to the market incentive for C sequestration; (2) producer responses might be limited, particularly at low C prices; and (3) producers might perceive differentially a cost for C sequestration, depending on individual preferences, production attributes, and specific practices to be adopted. A policy simulation of producer behavior with agricultural census data estimated the potential C offset supply in the study area.}, issn = {0022-4561}, URL = {https://www.jswconline.org/content/69/3/231}, eprint = {https://www.jswconline.org/content/69/3/231.full.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Soil and Water Conservation} }