Are Farmers Willing to Substitute Tobacco Cultivation? Evidence From Lichuan City, China

Abstract

Few studies have investigated local farmers' willingness to substitute tobacco cultivation in China. We found most tobacco farmers in the Lichuan City of China are unwilling to substitute tobacco growing with other crops. Farmers' low support of tobacco crop substitution is associated with economic factors. Better education and more knowledge of tobacco crop substitution can increase farmers' willingness to substitute tobacco cultivation.