Study On Farmers’ Willingness To Participate In Domestic Waste Classification And Its Influencing Factors

In the new era of ecological civilization,improving the living environment in rural areas is an important part of implementing the strategy of rural revitalization,building a beautiful China and building a well-off society in an all-round way.At present,the living environment in rural areas has improved,but the problems of "dirty,disorderly and poor" are still quite prominent in some areas.The phenomenon of "surrounding villages with garbage" has not yet been effectively eradicated.Accelerating the classified treatment of rural domestic garbage has become a prominent problem to be solved to realize the green development of agriculture and rural areas.Enshi Prefecture in Hubei Province is a minority region that has taken the lead in establishing a national ecological civilization demonstration area in China.Although its ecological civilization construction has achieved certain results,in general Enshi Prefecture is still a relatively poor and underdeveloped region.The incidence of poverty in the whole state is still at a high level of 11.6%,far higher than the national average of 4.5%.According to the survey,more than 70% of the interviewees believe that "littering is the most serious act of destroying the ecological environment",and 80% of the interviewees say that "the surrounding acts of destroying the ecological environment should be handled by the government".This shows that the ecological environment protection awareness of Enshi residents still needs to be improved.Farmers are the construction subject of domestic waste classification and the beneficiaries of ecological environment benefits.It is of great theoretical and practical significance to study their willingness to participate in domestic waste classification and its influencing factors.Based on the willingness of farmers to participate in the classification and treatment of domestic waste,this dissertation adopts the method of combining qualitative analysis with quantitative analysis,and on the basis of public goods theory,externality theory,farmers’ economic theory,planned behavior theory and ABC theory,through literature research,sorts out the relevant data on similar behaviors of farmers and classification and treatment of rural domestic waste at home and abroad,and clearly defines the core concepts of domestic waste,classification and treatment of garbage,farmers’ behavior,etc.Through on-the-spot interviews and questionnaires,it is found that the classification and treatment of household garbage in Enshi includes initial exploration,pilot demonstration and overall promotion.At the present stage,rural domestic waste in Enshi Prefecture has the characteristics of large quantity,wide range,scattered distribution and complex composition.At the same time,rural residents have some problems,such as weak awareness of environmental protection,low awareness,low willingness to co-finance and little enthusiasm to participate in the classification and treatment of domestic waste.Combined with the survey data,descriptive statistics are made from the individual characteristics,cognition and norm,perceptual behavior control,mentality and attitude of the survey objects and their willingness to participate,and Logistic model is used to regress the variables.Through the research,it is found that whether farmers are willing to participate in the classification and treatment of domestic waste is affected by many factors,among which the education level of the respondents,whether they are village cadres or party members,monthly average income,whether there are clear regulations on the classification and treatment of domestic waste in the village,whether they understand the standards and requirements for the classification and treatment of domestic waste,the number of categories of domestic waste classification and treatment facilities,whether there are fixed personnel to clean up the waste,and whether they are willing to pay for the classification and treatment of domestic waste have passed the significance test.Therefore,it is necessary to pay more attention to individual differences and promote the development of rural education.Give full play to the leading role of Party members and village cadres,and raise farmers’ awareness of participation;Broaden the financing channels for classified treatment of rural garbage;We will improve the system of classifying and disposing village collective waste.The main innovation of this dissertation lies in the different research perspectives.On the one hand,the author discusses the willingness of ordinary farmers to participate in the classification and treatment of domestic waste and its influencing factors from the perspective of ordinary farmers.On the other hand,it is conducive to the smooth development of the classification and treatment of rural domestic waste in Enshi Prefecture,thus achieving the ultimate goal of beautiful countryside construction and rural ecological revitalization.However,the sample size of this survey is small.A total survey of farmers in three townships(towns)in Xuanen County,Enshi Prefecture does not represent the willingness of the majority of farmers in the country to participate.The data analysis may be one-sided and lacks precision.It needs to be expanded and improved in future research.