Small-scale farmers are integral to Kyrgyz agriculture, contending with challenges such as low productivity, market entry barriers, and financial constraints. Most of these farmers are hindered by phytosanitary restrictions preventing direct exports of their products. Granting smallholders direct access to regional markets could significantly enhance their economic prospects. However, the specific policy measures that can encourage smallholders to participate in the official phytosanitary regime remain unclear. This study employs a randomized conjoint experiment, creating a hypothetical policy to measure the preferences of Kyrgyz fruit farmers regarding an official phytosanitary regime. Presenting choice sets with two randomly generated policy alternatives and an opt-out option, we collect data from 378 farmers across five villages. Each policy alternative comprises six attributes: (1) type of service provision, (2) provision of production inputs, (3) provision of interest-free loans, (4) provision of market information, (5) provision of phytosanitary inspection frequency, and (6) annual fees. The results reveal that attributes such as market information, interest-free loans, and production inputs—particularly virus-free seedlings—significantly increase farmers’ participation probability in systematization. However, farmers prefer the private sector as service provider over the government. Additionally, higher annual fees negatively impact the favorability of systematization. Overall, farmers express a preference for the hypothetical policy and are willing to pay at least 14,000 Kyrgyz som to participate in systematization. This study addresses the practical challenges faced by Kyrgyz farmers in meeting stringent phytosanitary standards, indicating the potential of a systematization policy to enhance market access. It lays the groundwork for future research investigating the economic impacts of specific policy attributes for Kyrgyz farmers.

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将农民与市场联系起来：评估小规模农民对吉尔吉斯共和国官方植物检疫制度的偏好

小规模农户是吉尔吉斯斯坦农业的组成部分，面临着生产力低下、市场准入壁垒和资金限制等挑战。这些农民中的大多数都受到植物检疫限制的阻碍，阻碍了其产品的直接出口。允许小农直接进入区域市场可以显着改善他们的经济前景。然而，鼓励小农参与官方植物检疫制度的具体政策措施仍不清楚。本研究采用随机联合实验，创建了一项假设政策来衡量吉尔吉斯斯坦果农对官方植物检疫制度的偏好。我们从五个村庄的 378 名农民那里收集了数据，提供了包含两个随机生成的政策选择和一个退出选项的选择集。每个政策选择包括六个属性：(1) 服务提供类型，(2) 提供生产投入，(3) 提供无息贷款，(4) 提供市场信息，(5) 提供植物检疫检查频率， (6) 年费。结果表明，市场信息、无息贷款和生产投入（尤其是脱毒苗）等属性显着提高了农民参与系统化的可能性。然而，与政府相比，农民更喜欢私营部门作为服务提供者。此外，较高的年费也会对系统化产生负面影响。总体而言，农民对假设政策表示偏好，并愿意支付至少 14,000 吉尔吉斯斯坦索姆参与系统化。这项研究解决了吉尔吉斯斯坦农民在满足严格的植物检疫标准方面面临的实际挑战，表明系统化政策在加强市场准入方面的潜力。它为未来研究特定政策属性对吉尔吉斯斯坦农民的经济影响奠定了基础。