Do farmers value rice varieties tolerant to droughts and floods? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Odisha, India
Abiotic stresses such as droughts and floods significantly constrain rice production in India. New stress tolerant technologies have the potential to reduce yield variability and help insulate farmers from the risks posed by these hazards. Using discrete choice experiments conducted in rural Odisha,...
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| author | Arora, Anchal Bansal, Sangeeta Ward, Patrick S. |
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| description | Abiotic stresses such as droughts and floods significantly constrain rice production in India. New stress tolerant technologies have the potential to reduce yield variability and help insulate farmers from the risks posed by these hazards. Using discrete choice experiments conducted in rural Odisha, we estimate farmers' valuation for drought-tolerant (DT) and submergence-tolerant (SubT) traits embodied in rice cultivars. Our results demonstrate that farmers in both drought-prone as well as submergence prone regions value reduction in yield variability offered by new, stress-tolerant cultivars, and would generally be willing to pay a significant premium for these traits. While virtually all farmers perceive the threat of drought and are willing to pay for protection against drought risk, only farmers in flood-prone areas would be willing to pay for rice that can withstand being submerged for prolonged periods, suggesting the potential for market segmentation along geographical or ecological lines. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1467822025-02-24T06:46:39Z Do farmers value rice varieties tolerant to droughts and floods? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Odisha, India Arora, Anchal Bansal, Sangeeta Ward, Patrick S. willingness to pay resistance varieties rice crop yield water tolerance drought tolerance experimental design Abiotic stresses such as droughts and floods significantly constrain rice production in India. New stress tolerant technologies have the potential to reduce yield variability and help insulate farmers from the risks posed by these hazards. Using discrete choice experiments conducted in rural Odisha, we estimate farmers' valuation for drought-tolerant (DT) and submergence-tolerant (SubT) traits embodied in rice cultivars. Our results demonstrate that farmers in both drought-prone as well as submergence prone regions value reduction in yield variability offered by new, stress-tolerant cultivars, and would generally be willing to pay a significant premium for these traits. While virtually all farmers perceive the threat of drought and are willing to pay for protection against drought risk, only farmers in flood-prone areas would be willing to pay for rice that can withstand being submerged for prolonged periods, suggesting the potential for market segmentation along geographical or ecological lines. 2019-01 2024-06-21T09:08:44Z 2024-06-21T09:08:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146782 en http://purl.umn.edu/204881 Open Access Elsevier Arora, Anchal; Bansal, Sangeeta; and Ward, Patrick S. 2019. Do farmers value rice varieties tolerant to droughts and floods? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Odisha, India. Water Resources and Economics 25(January 2019): 27-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wre.2018.03.001 |
| spellingShingle | willingness to pay resistance varieties rice crop yield water tolerance drought tolerance experimental design Arora, Anchal Bansal, Sangeeta Ward, Patrick S. Do farmers value rice varieties tolerant to droughts and floods? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Odisha, India |
| title | Do farmers value rice varieties tolerant to droughts and floods? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Odisha, India |
| title_full | Do farmers value rice varieties tolerant to droughts and floods? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Odisha, India |
| title_fullStr | Do farmers value rice varieties tolerant to droughts and floods? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Odisha, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do farmers value rice varieties tolerant to droughts and floods? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Odisha, India |
| title_short | Do farmers value rice varieties tolerant to droughts and floods? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Odisha, India |
| title_sort | do farmers value rice varieties tolerant to droughts and floods evidence from a discrete choice experiment in odisha india |
| topic | willingness to pay resistance varieties rice crop yield water tolerance drought tolerance experimental design |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146782 |
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