Farmer willingness to pay for seed-related information: rice varieties in Nigeria and Benin

This study examines farmers’ preferences for seed of new rice varieties and their willingness to pay for seed-related information in villages of Nigeria and Benin. Conjoint analysis is used to estimate the structure of farmers’ preferences for rice seed given a set of alternatives. Farmers are consi...

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Autores principales: Horna, Daniela, Smale, Melinda, von Oppen, Matthias
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160659
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Smale, Melinda
von Oppen, Matthias
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description This study examines farmers’ preferences for seed of new rice varieties and their willingness to pay for seed-related information in villages of Nigeria and Benin. Conjoint analysis is used to estimate the structure of farmers’ preferences for rice seed given a set of alternatives. Farmers are considered to be consumers of seed as a production input, preferring one variety over another based on the utility they obtain from its attributes, which depends on their own social and economic characteristics, including whether or not they sell rice.
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spelling CGSpace1606592025-11-06T07:00:52Z Farmer willingness to pay for seed-related information: rice varieties in Nigeria and Benin Horna, Daniela Smale, Melinda von Oppen, Matthias willingness to pay rice technology seed industry decision making varieties seed This study examines farmers’ preferences for seed of new rice varieties and their willingness to pay for seed-related information in villages of Nigeria and Benin. Conjoint analysis is used to estimate the structure of farmers’ preferences for rice seed given a set of alternatives. Farmers are considered to be consumers of seed as a production input, preferring one variety over another based on the utility they obtain from its attributes, which depends on their own social and economic characteristics, including whether or not they sell rice. 2005 2024-11-21T09:51:29Z 2024-11-21T09:51:29Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160659 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Horna, Daniela; Smale, Melinda; von Oppen, Matthias. Farmer willingness to pay for seed-related information: rice varieties in Nigeria and Benin. EPTD Discussion Paper 142. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160659
spellingShingle willingness to pay
rice
technology
seed industry
decision making
varieties
seed
Horna, Daniela
Smale, Melinda
von Oppen, Matthias
Farmer willingness to pay for seed-related information: rice varieties in Nigeria and Benin
title Farmer willingness to pay for seed-related information: rice varieties in Nigeria and Benin
title_full Farmer willingness to pay for seed-related information: rice varieties in Nigeria and Benin
title_fullStr Farmer willingness to pay for seed-related information: rice varieties in Nigeria and Benin
title_full_unstemmed Farmer willingness to pay for seed-related information: rice varieties in Nigeria and Benin
title_short Farmer willingness to pay for seed-related information: rice varieties in Nigeria and Benin
title_sort farmer willingness to pay for seed related information rice varieties in nigeria and benin
topic willingness to pay
rice
technology
seed industry
decision making
varieties
seed
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160659
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