As the pollution to farmland ecological environment has attracted more and more attentions from the society

this paper investigated farmers′willingness to protect farmland ecological environment and analyzed the relevant factors in suburban and exurban areas of Wuhan City.Based on proposed theoretical assumptions

the Logistic duality regression technique was used to examine the influential factors of the farmers′ willingness.The results show that the families of the farmers who exhibited strong willingness to protect farmland ecological environment were characterized by more female family members

high proportion of family income coming from agricultural production

fewer family members

possessing high quality farmlands with complete irrigation facilities and good location

concerned about the environment

having the concept that the application of fertilizer and pesticide is harmful to the environment

willing to improve the environment

and so on.In the case with no application of fertilizer and pesticide

farmers′gender composition

the ratio of family agricultural income and environmental satisfaction correlated significantly positively with the farmers′willingness

while their family size

irrigation conditions

land location and recognition of fertilizer′s damage to the environment showed significantly negative effects on the famers′willingness.Recommendations have also been made in this study to promote the farmer′s participation in protecting farmland ecological environment.