Smallholders’ willingness to pay for ZM-GrowTM foliar fertilizer in Dangla District of Northwestern Ethiopia

Using primary data collected from 389 sample households in Dangla district, Amhara region of Ethiopia, this study examined smallholder farmers’ willingness to pay for ZM-GrowTM foliar fertiliser. The study employed the Tobit model to estimate the determinants of the maximum willingness to pay and a...

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Main Authors: Zewdu, Tadele Anagaw, Wassie, Solomon Bizuayehu, Tesfaye Teferi, Ermias
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162965
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author Zewdu, Tadele Anagaw
Wassie, Solomon Bizuayehu
Tesfaye Teferi, Ermias
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Wassie, Solomon Bizuayehu
Zewdu, Tadele Anagaw
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Wassie, Solomon Bizuayehu
Tesfaye Teferi, Ermias
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description Using primary data collected from 389 sample households in Dangla district, Amhara region of Ethiopia, this study examined smallholder farmers’ willingness to pay for ZM-GrowTM foliar fertiliser. The study employed the Tobit model to estimate the determinants of the maximum willingness to pay and a seemingly unrelated bivariate probit model to estimate the mean willingness to pay for foliar fertiliser. The results of the Tobit regression model showed that the education level of the farm household, total annual income, access to credit service, access to agricultural extension service, perception about fertiliser, and cost of the existing fertiliser have a positive and significant effect on farm households’ willingness to pay. On the other hand, the age of farm households, availability of labour, and initial bid price have negative and significant effect on farm households’ willingness to pay for ZM-GrowTM foliar fertiliser. The mean willingness to pay for ZM-GrowTM foliar fertiliser, estimated using the seemingly unrelated bivariate probit model, was 121.16 birr/litre (2.75 USD/litre). The corresponding mean willingness to pay amount estimated from an open-ended format was 161.105 Birr/litre (3.65 USD/litre). The results suggest that foliar fertilisers could be good alternatives to the existing fertilisers and its adoption can be further facilitated through improved access to knowledge and finance/credit.
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spelling CGSpace1629652025-10-26T12:52:10Z Smallholders’ willingness to pay for ZM-GrowTM foliar fertilizer in Dangla District of Northwestern Ethiopia Zewdu, Tadele Anagaw Wassie, Solomon Bizuayehu Tesfaye Teferi, Ermias ethiopia willingness to pay foliar fertilization contingent valuation Using primary data collected from 389 sample households in Dangla district, Amhara region of Ethiopia, this study examined smallholder farmers’ willingness to pay for ZM-GrowTM foliar fertiliser. The study employed the Tobit model to estimate the determinants of the maximum willingness to pay and a seemingly unrelated bivariate probit model to estimate the mean willingness to pay for foliar fertiliser. The results of the Tobit regression model showed that the education level of the farm household, total annual income, access to credit service, access to agricultural extension service, perception about fertiliser, and cost of the existing fertiliser have a positive and significant effect on farm households’ willingness to pay. On the other hand, the age of farm households, availability of labour, and initial bid price have negative and significant effect on farm households’ willingness to pay for ZM-GrowTM foliar fertiliser. The mean willingness to pay for ZM-GrowTM foliar fertiliser, estimated using the seemingly unrelated bivariate probit model, was 121.16 birr/litre (2.75 USD/litre). The corresponding mean willingness to pay amount estimated from an open-ended format was 161.105 Birr/litre (3.65 USD/litre). The results suggest that foliar fertilisers could be good alternatives to the existing fertilisers and its adoption can be further facilitated through improved access to knowledge and finance/credit. 2024-07-02 2024-12-03T09:28:29Z 2024-12-03T09:28:29Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162965 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Zewdu, T.A.; Wassie, S.B.; Tesfaye Teferi, E. (2024) Smallholders’ willingness to pay for ZM-GrowTM foliar fertilizer in Dangla District of Northwestern Ethiopia. Agrekon 63(3): p. 191–203. ISSN: 0303-1853
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willingness to pay
foliar fertilization
contingent valuation
Zewdu, Tadele Anagaw
Wassie, Solomon Bizuayehu
Tesfaye Teferi, Ermias
Smallholders’ willingness to pay for ZM-GrowTM foliar fertilizer in Dangla District of Northwestern Ethiopia
title Smallholders’ willingness to pay for ZM-GrowTM foliar fertilizer in Dangla District of Northwestern Ethiopia
title_full Smallholders’ willingness to pay for ZM-GrowTM foliar fertilizer in Dangla District of Northwestern Ethiopia
title_fullStr Smallholders’ willingness to pay for ZM-GrowTM foliar fertilizer in Dangla District of Northwestern Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Smallholders’ willingness to pay for ZM-GrowTM foliar fertilizer in Dangla District of Northwestern Ethiopia
title_short Smallholders’ willingness to pay for ZM-GrowTM foliar fertilizer in Dangla District of Northwestern Ethiopia
title_sort smallholders willingness to pay for zm growtm foliar fertilizer in dangla district of northwestern ethiopia
topic ethiopia
willingness to pay
foliar fertilization
contingent valuation
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162965
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