50
Other
18%
Can use the
trees that have
grown to
Enlarge retired
area at own
expense
0%
Start an off-
farm job
6%
Start cultivating
grain on current
retired land
6%
Work in the town
22%
Continue current
activities (off-
farm/farm /
livestock)
28%
maturity
20%
Note: n = 337 responses from 266 program participants (multiple choices).
Responses to the question “If the government stops compensation after 5 to 8 years,
what would you most likely do?”
Data source: Author’s survey, 2005.
Figure 5. What participants are likely to do if the government stops compensation in the
future.