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ABSTRACT
This study aims to know Willingness To Pay (WTP) farmers for management and
maintenance of irrigation and factors that influence it on rice farming at upstream
and downstream areas in Special Region of Yogyakarta. Survey is conducted to 60
respondents, 30 farmers at upstream area and 30 farmers at downstream area.
Primary data obtained through questioners and interviews, and then analyzed using
multiple linear regression and descriptive analysis. Analysis results show that the
WTP average amount of Rp17.500,- at upstream area and Rp11.167 at downstream
area. Willingness to pay is influenced significantly by family size, wide land area,
irrigation management services, quality of irrigation water and location. There are
some farmers in downstream area that will not pay for the irrigation. They opine the
water is already in nature as God’s present.
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