Table 4.
Farmers’ environmental awareness after the DCPs.
| Questions | Answers | Percentage of Responses by Region | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Region (%) | Southern Region (%) | ||
| 1. Will you proceed with the measures controlling desertification if the government’s subsidy ends? | Yes | 61.8 | 63.8 |
| 2. Will you invest your own money in the measures of controlling desertification? | Yes | 40 | 46.8 |
| 3. What is the change of your environmental awareness? | 1. Improved a lot | 60.0 | 70.2 |
| 2. Improved | 35.8 | 27.7 | |
| 3. No change | 4.2 | 2.1 | |
| 4. Which is more important for you (environmental protection or economic development)? | 1. Environmental protection | 21.2 | 29.8 |
| 2. Economic development | 14.5 | 4.3 | |
| 3. Both important | 64.2 | 66.0 | |