Consumer acceptance of biofortified iron beans in rural Rwanda: Experimental Evidence

Iron deficiency among children and women of child-bearing age is a public health problem in many developing countries. Iron-biofortified varieties of commonly consumed staple crops have the potential to contribute to the daily iron requirements in diets. This paper examines consumer acceptance and w...

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Autores principales: Oparinde, Adewale, Birol, Ekin, Murekezi, Abdoul, Katsvairo, Lister, Diressie, Michael Tedla, Nkundimana, Jean d'Amour, Butare, Louis
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151272
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author Oparinde, Adewale
Birol, Ekin
Murekezi, Abdoul
Katsvairo, Lister
Diressie, Michael Tedla
Nkundimana, Jean d'Amour
Butare, Louis
author_browse Birol, Ekin
Butare, Louis
Diressie, Michael Tedla
Katsvairo, Lister
Murekezi, Abdoul
Nkundimana, Jean d'Amour
Oparinde, Adewale
author_facet Oparinde, Adewale
Birol, Ekin
Murekezi, Abdoul
Katsvairo, Lister
Diressie, Michael Tedla
Nkundimana, Jean d'Amour
Butare, Louis
author_sort Oparinde, Adewale
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Iron deficiency among children and women of child-bearing age is a public health problem in many developing countries. Iron-biofortified varieties of commonly consumed staple crops have the potential to contribute to the daily iron requirements in diets. This paper examines consumer acceptance and willingness to pay (WTP) for two iron bean varieties in Rwanda: red iron bean (RIB) and white iron bean (WIB). Using the Becker-DeGroot-Marshak mechanism, the paper investigates the effect of (1) nutrition information; (2) information frame (i.e., information emphasizing loss or negative consequences of not having enough iron in diets versus information emphasizing gains or benefits of having enough iron in diets); and, (3) the frequency of providing the information on consumer WTP for iron bean varieties. Econometric models are used that take into account several issues, such as social interaction, non-payment effect, and home inventory of beans.
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spelling CGSpace1512722025-11-06T07:30:19Z Consumer acceptance of biofortified iron beans in rural Rwanda: Experimental Evidence Oparinde, Adewale Birol, Ekin Murekezi, Abdoul Katsvairo, Lister Diressie, Michael Tedla Nkundimana, Jean d'Amour Butare, Louis becker-degroot-marschak mechanism biofortification health nutrition children beans iron women Iron deficiency among children and women of child-bearing age is a public health problem in many developing countries. Iron-biofortified varieties of commonly consumed staple crops have the potential to contribute to the daily iron requirements in diets. This paper examines consumer acceptance and willingness to pay (WTP) for two iron bean varieties in Rwanda: red iron bean (RIB) and white iron bean (WIB). Using the Becker-DeGroot-Marshak mechanism, the paper investigates the effect of (1) nutrition information; (2) information frame (i.e., information emphasizing loss or negative consequences of not having enough iron in diets versus information emphasizing gains or benefits of having enough iron in diets); and, (3) the frequency of providing the information on consumer WTP for iron bean varieties. Econometric models are used that take into account several issues, such as social interaction, non-payment effect, and home inventory of beans. 2015-04-14 2024-08-01T02:56:20Z 2024-08-01T02:56:20Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151272 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Oparinde, Adewale; Birol, Ekin; Murekezi, Abdoul; Katsvairo, Lister; Diressie, Michael T.; Nkundimana, Jean d'Amour and Butare, Louis. 2015. Consumer acceptance of biofortified iron beans in rural Rwanda: Experimental Evidence. HarvestPlus Working Paper 18. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151272
spellingShingle becker-degroot-marschak mechanism
biofortification
health
nutrition
children
beans
iron
women
Oparinde, Adewale
Birol, Ekin
Murekezi, Abdoul
Katsvairo, Lister
Diressie, Michael Tedla
Nkundimana, Jean d'Amour
Butare, Louis
Consumer acceptance of biofortified iron beans in rural Rwanda: Experimental Evidence
title Consumer acceptance of biofortified iron beans in rural Rwanda: Experimental Evidence
title_full Consumer acceptance of biofortified iron beans in rural Rwanda: Experimental Evidence
title_fullStr Consumer acceptance of biofortified iron beans in rural Rwanda: Experimental Evidence
title_full_unstemmed Consumer acceptance of biofortified iron beans in rural Rwanda: Experimental Evidence
title_short Consumer acceptance of biofortified iron beans in rural Rwanda: Experimental Evidence
title_sort consumer acceptance of biofortified iron beans in rural rwanda experimental evidence
topic becker-degroot-marschak mechanism
biofortification
health
nutrition
children
beans
iron
women
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151272
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