Farmer preferences for drought tolerance in hybrid versus inbred rice: Evidence from Bihar, India
This paper addresses the previously unanswered question of whether the private sector might play a future role in developing similar strains through applications of advanced biotechnology, and whether their research and development efforts would benefit poor and vulnerable farmers in hazard-prone ec...
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| author | Ward, Patrick S. Ortega, David L. Spielman, David J. Singh, Vartika |
| author_browse | Ortega, David L. Singh, Vartika Spielman, David J. Ward, Patrick S. |
| author_facet | Ward, Patrick S. Ortega, David L. Spielman, David J. Singh, Vartika |
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| description | This paper addresses the previously unanswered question of whether the private sector might play a future role in developing similar strains through applications of advanced biotechnology, and whether their research and development efforts would benefit poor and vulnerable farmers in hazard-prone ecosystems. We employ discrete choice experiments to examine farmers’ preferences for DT traits and explore heterogeneity in these preferences using primary data collected in rural Bihar, India. Using different modeling approaches to capture preference heterogeneity, our results show that farmers value the reduction in yield variability offered by DT cultivars but are willing to pay even more for rice seed that offers yield advantages even under normal conditions. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1537262025-11-06T07:10:32Z Farmer preferences for drought tolerance in hybrid versus inbred rice: Evidence from Bihar, India Ward, Patrick S. Ortega, David L. Spielman, David J. Singh, Vartika drought drought tolerance risk rice varieties experimental design This paper addresses the previously unanswered question of whether the private sector might play a future role in developing similar strains through applications of advanced biotechnology, and whether their research and development efforts would benefit poor and vulnerable farmers in hazard-prone ecosystems. We employ discrete choice experiments to examine farmers’ preferences for DT traits and explore heterogeneity in these preferences using primary data collected in rural Bihar, India. Using different modeling approaches to capture preference heterogeneity, our results show that farmers value the reduction in yield variability offered by DT cultivars but are willing to pay even more for rice seed that offers yield advantages even under normal conditions. 2013 2024-10-01T13:57:21Z 2024-10-01T13:57:21Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153726 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ward, Patrick S.; Ortega, David L.; Spielman, David J. and Singh, Vartika. 2013. Farmer preferences for drought tolerance in hybrid versus inbred rice: Evidence from Bihar, India. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1307. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153726 |
| spellingShingle | drought drought tolerance risk rice varieties experimental design Ward, Patrick S. Ortega, David L. Spielman, David J. Singh, Vartika Farmer preferences for drought tolerance in hybrid versus inbred rice: Evidence from Bihar, India |
| title | Farmer preferences for drought tolerance in hybrid versus inbred rice: Evidence from Bihar, India |
| title_full | Farmer preferences for drought tolerance in hybrid versus inbred rice: Evidence from Bihar, India |
| title_fullStr | Farmer preferences for drought tolerance in hybrid versus inbred rice: Evidence from Bihar, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Farmer preferences for drought tolerance in hybrid versus inbred rice: Evidence from Bihar, India |
| title_short | Farmer preferences for drought tolerance in hybrid versus inbred rice: Evidence from Bihar, India |
| title_sort | farmer preferences for drought tolerance in hybrid versus inbred rice evidence from bihar india |
| topic | drought drought tolerance risk rice varieties experimental design |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153726 |
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