Willingness to pay for Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia vaccination in Narok South District of Kenya

Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is an economically important trans-boundary cattle disease which affects food security and livelihoods. A conjoint analysis-contingent valuation was carried out on 190 households in Narok District of Kenya to measure willingness to pay (WTP) and demand for CB...

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Autores principales: Kairu-Wanyoike, S.W., Kaitibie, S., Heffernan, C.L., Taylor, N.M., Gitau, G.K., Kiara, Henry K., McKeever, Declan J.
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Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35356
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author Kairu-Wanyoike, S.W.
Kaitibie, S.
Heffernan, C.L.
Taylor, N.M.
Gitau, G.K.
Kiara, Henry K.
McKeever, Declan J.
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Heffernan, C.L.
Kairu-Wanyoike, S.W.
Kaitibie, S.
Kiara, Henry K.
McKeever, Declan J.
Taylor, N.M.
author_facet Kairu-Wanyoike, S.W.
Kaitibie, S.
Heffernan, C.L.
Taylor, N.M.
Gitau, G.K.
Kiara, Henry K.
McKeever, Declan J.
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description Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is an economically important trans-boundary cattle disease which affects food security and livelihoods. A conjoint analysis-contingent valuation was carried out on 190 households in Narok District of Kenya to measure willingness to pay (WTP) and demand for CBPP vaccine and vaccination as well as factors affecting WTP. The mean WTP was calculated at Kenya Shillings (KSh) 212.48 (USD 3.03) for vaccination using a vaccine with the characteristics that were preferred by the farmers (preferred vaccine and vaccination) and KSh -71.45 (USD-1.02) for the currently used vaccine and vaccination. The proportion of farmers willing to pay an amount greater than zero was 66.7% and 34.4% for the preferred and current vaccine and vaccination respectively. About one third (33.3%) of farmers would need to be compensated an average amount of KSh 1,162.62 (USD13.68) per animal to allow their cattle to be vaccinated against CBPP using the preferred vaccine and vaccination. About two-thirds (65.6%) of farmers would need to be compensated an average amount of KSh 853.72 (USD 12.20) per animal to allow their cattle to be vaccinated against CBPP using the current vaccine and vaccination. The total amount of compensation would be KSh 61.39 million (USD 0.88 million) for the preferred vaccine and vaccination and KSh 90.15 million (USD 1.29 million) for the current vaccine and vaccination. Demand curves drawn from individual WTP demonstrated that only 59% and 27% of cattle owners with a WTP greater than zero were willing to pay a benchmark cost of KSh 34.60 for the preferred and current vaccine respectively. WTP was negatively influenced by the attitude about household economic situation (p = 0.0078), presence of cross breeds in the herd (p < 0.0001) and years since CBPP had been experienced in the herd (p = 0.0375). It was positively influenced by education (p = 0.0251) and the practice of treating against CBPP (p = 0.0432). The benefit cost ratio (BCR) for CBPP vaccination was 2.9 to 6.1 depending on the vaccination program. In conclusion, although a proportion of farmers was willing to pay, participation levels may be lower than those required to interrupt transmission of CBPP. Households with characteristics that influence WTP negatively need persuasion to participate in CBPP vaccination. It is economically worthwhile to vaccinate against CBPP. A benefit cost analysis (BCA) using aggregated WTP as benefits can be used as an alternative method to the traditional BCA which uses avoided production losses (new revenue) and costs saved as benefits.
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spelling CGSpace353562024-05-01T08:17:38Z Willingness to pay for Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia vaccination in Narok South District of Kenya Kairu-Wanyoike, S.W. Kaitibie, S. Heffernan, C.L. Taylor, N.M. Gitau, G.K. Kiara, Henry K. McKeever, Declan J. vaccination livestock Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is an economically important trans-boundary cattle disease which affects food security and livelihoods. A conjoint analysis-contingent valuation was carried out on 190 households in Narok District of Kenya to measure willingness to pay (WTP) and demand for CBPP vaccine and vaccination as well as factors affecting WTP. The mean WTP was calculated at Kenya Shillings (KSh) 212.48 (USD 3.03) for vaccination using a vaccine with the characteristics that were preferred by the farmers (preferred vaccine and vaccination) and KSh -71.45 (USD-1.02) for the currently used vaccine and vaccination. The proportion of farmers willing to pay an amount greater than zero was 66.7% and 34.4% for the preferred and current vaccine and vaccination respectively. About one third (33.3%) of farmers would need to be compensated an average amount of KSh 1,162.62 (USD13.68) per animal to allow their cattle to be vaccinated against CBPP using the preferred vaccine and vaccination. About two-thirds (65.6%) of farmers would need to be compensated an average amount of KSh 853.72 (USD 12.20) per animal to allow their cattle to be vaccinated against CBPP using the current vaccine and vaccination. The total amount of compensation would be KSh 61.39 million (USD 0.88 million) for the preferred vaccine and vaccination and KSh 90.15 million (USD 1.29 million) for the current vaccine and vaccination. Demand curves drawn from individual WTP demonstrated that only 59% and 27% of cattle owners with a WTP greater than zero were willing to pay a benchmark cost of KSh 34.60 for the preferred and current vaccine respectively. WTP was negatively influenced by the attitude about household economic situation (p = 0.0078), presence of cross breeds in the herd (p < 0.0001) and years since CBPP had been experienced in the herd (p = 0.0375). It was positively influenced by education (p = 0.0251) and the practice of treating against CBPP (p = 0.0432). The benefit cost ratio (BCR) for CBPP vaccination was 2.9 to 6.1 depending on the vaccination program. In conclusion, although a proportion of farmers was willing to pay, participation levels may be lower than those required to interrupt transmission of CBPP. Households with characteristics that influence WTP negatively need persuasion to participate in CBPP vaccination. It is economically worthwhile to vaccinate against CBPP. A benefit cost analysis (BCA) using aggregated WTP as benefits can be used as an alternative method to the traditional BCA which uses avoided production losses (new revenue) and costs saved as benefits. 2014-08 2014-04-14T13:57:56Z 2014-04-14T13:57:56Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35356 en Open Access Elsevier Kairu-Wanyoike, S.W., Kaitibie, S., Heffernan, C., Taylor, N.M., Gitau, G.K., Kiara, H. and McKeever, D. 2014. Willingness to pay for Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia vaccination in Narok South District of Kenya. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 115(3-4):130-142.
spellingShingle vaccination
livestock
Kairu-Wanyoike, S.W.
Kaitibie, S.
Heffernan, C.L.
Taylor, N.M.
Gitau, G.K.
Kiara, Henry K.
McKeever, Declan J.
Willingness to pay for Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia vaccination in Narok South District of Kenya
title Willingness to pay for Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia vaccination in Narok South District of Kenya
title_full Willingness to pay for Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia vaccination in Narok South District of Kenya
title_fullStr Willingness to pay for Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia vaccination in Narok South District of Kenya
title_full_unstemmed Willingness to pay for Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia vaccination in Narok South District of Kenya
title_short Willingness to pay for Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia vaccination in Narok South District of Kenya
title_sort willingness to pay for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia vaccination in narok south district of kenya
topic vaccination
livestock
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35356
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