Information and consumer willingness to pay for biofortified yellow cassava: Evidence from experimental auctions in Nigeria

In this paper we use the Becker-deGroot-Marschak auction mechanism to estimate consumer demand for biofortified yellow cassava varieties in two states of Nigeria: Imo in the southeast and Oyo in the southwest. These two states exhibit distinct habitual product color preferences for staple food made...

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Main Authors: Oparinde, Adewale, Banerji, Abhijit, Birol, Ekin, Ilona, Paul
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149621
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author Oparinde, Adewale
Banerji, Abhijit
Birol, Ekin
Ilona, Paul
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Birol, Ekin
Ilona, Paul
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Banerji, Abhijit
Birol, Ekin
Ilona, Paul
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description In this paper we use the Becker-deGroot-Marschak auction mechanism to estimate consumer demand for biofortified yellow cassava varieties in two states of Nigeria: Imo in the southeast and Oyo in the southwest. These two states exhibit distinct habitual product color preferences for staple food made with cassava. We estimate the effect of nutrition information campaigns and nature of planting material delivery institutions on consumer demand. Willingness to pay estimation accounted for the effect of product endowment censoring in bids and payment. Without a nutrition information campaign, biofortified varieties are unlikely to be accepted in the southeast as they are associated with substantial discounts. In the southwest, consumers are willing to pay a premium for light yellow biofortified cassava varieties even in the absence of nutrition information. The paper finds that nutrition information results in a large and significant price premium for biofortified yellow cassava in both states, but the nature of delivery institution has a small effect in the southwest only.
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spelling CGSpace1496212025-11-06T05:21:31Z Information and consumer willingness to pay for biofortified yellow cassava: Evidence from experimental auctions in Nigeria Oparinde, Adewale Banerji, Abhijit Birol, Ekin Ilona, Paul willingness to pay carotenoids biofortification demand retinol micronutrient deficiencies nutrition cassava In this paper we use the Becker-deGroot-Marschak auction mechanism to estimate consumer demand for biofortified yellow cassava varieties in two states of Nigeria: Imo in the southeast and Oyo in the southwest. These two states exhibit distinct habitual product color preferences for staple food made with cassava. We estimate the effect of nutrition information campaigns and nature of planting material delivery institutions on consumer demand. Willingness to pay estimation accounted for the effect of product endowment censoring in bids and payment. Without a nutrition information campaign, biofortified varieties are unlikely to be accepted in the southeast as they are associated with substantial discounts. In the southwest, consumers are willing to pay a premium for light yellow biofortified cassava varieties even in the absence of nutrition information. The paper finds that nutrition information results in a large and significant price premium for biofortified yellow cassava in both states, but the nature of delivery institution has a small effect in the southwest only. 2014 2024-08-01T02:49:38Z 2024-08-01T02:49:38Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149621 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Oparinde, Adewale; Banerji, Abhijit; Birol, Ekin and Ilona, Paul. 2014. Information and Consumer Willingness to Pay for Biofortified Yellow Cassava: Evidence from Experimental Auctions in Nigeria. HarvestPlus Working Paper 13. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149621
spellingShingle willingness to pay
carotenoids
biofortification
demand
retinol
micronutrient deficiencies
nutrition
cassava
Oparinde, Adewale
Banerji, Abhijit
Birol, Ekin
Ilona, Paul
Information and consumer willingness to pay for biofortified yellow cassava: Evidence from experimental auctions in Nigeria
title Information and consumer willingness to pay for biofortified yellow cassava: Evidence from experimental auctions in Nigeria
title_full Information and consumer willingness to pay for biofortified yellow cassava: Evidence from experimental auctions in Nigeria
title_fullStr Information and consumer willingness to pay for biofortified yellow cassava: Evidence from experimental auctions in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Information and consumer willingness to pay for biofortified yellow cassava: Evidence from experimental auctions in Nigeria
title_short Information and consumer willingness to pay for biofortified yellow cassava: Evidence from experimental auctions in Nigeria
title_sort information and consumer willingness to pay for biofortified yellow cassava evidence from experimental auctions in nigeria
topic willingness to pay
carotenoids
biofortification
demand
retinol
micronutrient deficiencies
nutrition
cassava
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149621
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