The increasing demand for forest resources in Vietnam has increased the need for investment in research and development in the forestry industry. Recent research has investigated the viability of introducing hybrid nursery stock to forestry plantations in Vietnam as a strategy to meet the increased demand for forest products. The study reported in this paper measured forest plantation owners' willingness to pay (WTP) for technologically-improved Acacia hybrid nursery stock in Vietnam using a double-bounded dichotomous choice contingent valuation method. The study was based on 188 face-to-face surveys with forest plantation owners in three provinces in Central Vietnam. The results indicate a WTP value of VND855 (US$0.037) in standard estimation and VND794 (US$0.034) in certainty-adjusted estimation per Acacia hybrid nursery stock. These figures, respectively, represent a 70% and 58% higher WTP value for Acacia hybrid nursery stock than the base price used in the research (VND500). Among the factors analysed, the forest plantation owners' total income, level of education, income from forestry, experience and amount of time spent each year on forestry activities had a positive impact on the WTP for Acacia hybrid nursery stock. These findings can guide the formation of governments to enhance the development of technologies in Vietnam's forestry industry.

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林场主愿意为杂交苗木支付费用：越南中部金合欢杂交种的案例

越南对森林资源的需求不断增加，增加了对林业研发投资的需求。最近的研究调查了将杂交苗木引入越南林场的可行性，作为满足对林产品日益增长的需求的策略。本文报告的研究使用双界二分选择条件评估方法测量了越南人工林所有者对技术改进的金合欢混合苗木的支付意愿 (WTP)。该研究基于与越南中部三个省的森林种植园主进行的 188 次面对面调查。结果表明，每只金合欢混合苗木的 WTP 值在标准估计中为 855 越南盾（0.037 美元），在确定性调整估计中为 794 越南盾（0.034 美元）。这些数字，分别代表 Acacia 混合苗木的 WTP 值比研究中使用的基本价格 (VND500) 高 70% 和 58%。在分析的因素中，人工林所有者的总收入、教育水平、林业收入、经验和每年在林业活动上花费的时间对金合欢混合苗木的支付意愿产生了积极影响。这些发现可以指导政府组建，以加强越南林业技术的发展。每年在林业活动上花费的经验和时间对金合欢杂交苗木的支付意愿产生了积极影响。这些发现可以指导政府组建，以加强越南林业技术的发展。每年在林业活动上花费的经验和时间对金合欢杂交苗木的支付意愿产生了积极影响。这些发现可以指导政府组建，以加强越南林业技术的发展。