Ex ante appraisal of agricultural research and extension: a choice experiment on climbing beans in Burundi
Research on agricultural technology adoption generally occurs ex post, after the introduction of a technology. In this paper, the authors use a choice experiment to reveal farmers’ preferences for new agricultural technologies ex ante, before new technologies are developed and introduced. The author...
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| author | Lambrecht, Isabel B. Vranken, L. Merckx, Roel Vanlauwe, Bernard Maertens, M. |
| author_browse | Lambrecht, Isabel B. Maertens, M. Merckx, Roel Vanlauwe, Bernard Vranken, L. |
| author_facet | Lambrecht, Isabel B. Vranken, L. Merckx, Roel Vanlauwe, Bernard Maertens, M. |
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| description | Research on agricultural technology adoption generally occurs ex post,
after the introduction of a technology. In this paper, the authors use a choice
experiment to reveal farmers’ preferences for new agricultural technologies ex ante,
before new technologies are developed and introduced. The authors implement a
choice experiment among 200 farmers in Burundi and use mixed logit models to
analyse preferences for specific traits of improved climbing bean varieties. It was
found that farmers had a strong preference for climbing bean varieties that resulted
in higher yields and improved soil fertility, while the maturation period and the
responsiveness to fertilizer were less important. Seed price was found to matter only
for the most food-insecure farmers. These choice experimental results can inform
agricultural research and extension programmes ex ante to take into account
farmers’ preferences and accelerate the adoption of new technologies.Research on agricultural technology adoption generally occurs ex post,
after the introduction of a technology. In this paper, the authors use a choice
experiment to reveal farmers’ preferences for new agricultural technologies ex ante,
before new technologies are developed and introduced. The authors implement a
choice experiment among 200 farmers in Burundi and use mixed logit models to
analyse preferences for specific traits of improved climbing bean varieties. It was
found that farmers had a strong preference for climbing bean varieties that resulted
in higher yields and improved soil fertility, while the maturation period and the
responsiveness to fertilizer were less important. Seed price was found to matter only
for the most food-insecure farmers. These choice experimental results can inform
agricultural research and extension programmes ex ante to take into account
farmers’ preferences and accelerate the adoption of new technologies.Research on agricultural technology adoption generally occurs ex post,
after the introduction of a technology. In this paper, the authors use a choice
experiment to reveal farmers’ preferences for new agricultural technologies ex ante,
before new technologies are developed and introduced. The authors implement a
choice experiment among 200 farmers in Burundi and use mixed logit models to
analyse preferences for specific traits of improved climbing bean varieties. It was
found that farmers had a strong preference for climbing bean varieties that resulted
in higher yields and improved soil fertility, while the maturation period and the
responsiveness to fertilizer were less important. Seed price was found to matter only
for the most food-insecure farmers. These choice experimental results can inform
agricultural research and extension programmes ex ante to take into account
farmers’ preferences and accelerate the adoption of new technologies.Research on agricultural technology adoption generally occurs ex post,
after the introduction of a technology. In this paper, the authors use a choice
experiment to reveal farmers’ preferences for new agricultural technologies ex ante,
before new technologies are developed and introduced. The authors implement a
choice experiment among 200 farmers in Burundi and use mixed logit models to
analyse preferences for specific traits of improved climbing bean varieties. It was
found that farmers had a strong preference for climbing bean varieties that resulted
in higher yields and improved soil fertility, while the maturation period and the
responsiveness to fertilizer were less important. Seed price was found to matter only
for the most food-insecure farmers. These choice experimental results can inform
agricultural research and extension programmes ex ante to take into account
farmers’ preferences and accelerate the adoption of new technologies. |
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| spelling | CGSpace744562025-03-18T19:45:12Z Ex ante appraisal of agricultural research and extension: a choice experiment on climbing beans in Burundi Lambrecht, Isabel B. Vranken, L. Merckx, Roel Vanlauwe, Bernard Maertens, M. technology adoption agricultural extension agricultural research beans Research on agricultural technology adoption generally occurs ex post, after the introduction of a technology. In this paper, the authors use a choice experiment to reveal farmers’ preferences for new agricultural technologies ex ante, before new technologies are developed and introduced. The authors implement a choice experiment among 200 farmers in Burundi and use mixed logit models to analyse preferences for specific traits of improved climbing bean varieties. It was found that farmers had a strong preference for climbing bean varieties that resulted in higher yields and improved soil fertility, while the maturation period and the responsiveness to fertilizer were less important. Seed price was found to matter only for the most food-insecure farmers. These choice experimental results can inform agricultural research and extension programmes ex ante to take into account farmers’ preferences and accelerate the adoption of new technologies.Research on agricultural technology adoption generally occurs ex post, after the introduction of a technology. In this paper, the authors use a choice experiment to reveal farmers’ preferences for new agricultural technologies ex ante, before new technologies are developed and introduced. The authors implement a choice experiment among 200 farmers in Burundi and use mixed logit models to analyse preferences for specific traits of improved climbing bean varieties. It was found that farmers had a strong preference for climbing bean varieties that resulted in higher yields and improved soil fertility, while the maturation period and the responsiveness to fertilizer were less important. Seed price was found to matter only for the most food-insecure farmers. These choice experimental results can inform agricultural research and extension programmes ex ante to take into account farmers’ preferences and accelerate the adoption of new technologies.Research on agricultural technology adoption generally occurs ex post, after the introduction of a technology. In this paper, the authors use a choice experiment to reveal farmers’ preferences for new agricultural technologies ex ante, before new technologies are developed and introduced. The authors implement a choice experiment among 200 farmers in Burundi and use mixed logit models to analyse preferences for specific traits of improved climbing bean varieties. It was found that farmers had a strong preference for climbing bean varieties that resulted in higher yields and improved soil fertility, while the maturation period and the responsiveness to fertilizer were less important. Seed price was found to matter only for the most food-insecure farmers. These choice experimental results can inform agricultural research and extension programmes ex ante to take into account farmers’ preferences and accelerate the adoption of new technologies.Research on agricultural technology adoption generally occurs ex post, after the introduction of a technology. In this paper, the authors use a choice experiment to reveal farmers’ preferences for new agricultural technologies ex ante, before new technologies are developed and introduced. The authors implement a choice experiment among 200 farmers in Burundi and use mixed logit models to analyse preferences for specific traits of improved climbing bean varieties. It was found that farmers had a strong preference for climbing bean varieties that resulted in higher yields and improved soil fertility, while the maturation period and the responsiveness to fertilizer were less important. Seed price was found to matter only for the most food-insecure farmers. These choice experimental results can inform agricultural research and extension programmes ex ante to take into account farmers’ preferences and accelerate the adoption of new technologies. 2015-03 2016-05-25T11:59:46Z 2016-05-25T11:59:46Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/74456 en Limited Access SAGE Publications Lambrecht, I., Vranken, L., Merckx, R., Vanlauwe, B., & Maertens, M. (2015). Ex ante appraisal of agricultural research and extension: A choice experiment on climbing beans in Burundi. Outlook on Agriculture, 44(1), 61-67. |
| spellingShingle | technology adoption agricultural extension agricultural research beans Lambrecht, Isabel B. Vranken, L. Merckx, Roel Vanlauwe, Bernard Maertens, M. Ex ante appraisal of agricultural research and extension: a choice experiment on climbing beans in Burundi |
| title | Ex ante appraisal of agricultural research and extension: a choice experiment on climbing beans in Burundi |
| title_full | Ex ante appraisal of agricultural research and extension: a choice experiment on climbing beans in Burundi |
| title_fullStr | Ex ante appraisal of agricultural research and extension: a choice experiment on climbing beans in Burundi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ex ante appraisal of agricultural research and extension: a choice experiment on climbing beans in Burundi |
| title_short | Ex ante appraisal of agricultural research and extension: a choice experiment on climbing beans in Burundi |
| title_sort | ex ante appraisal of agricultural research and extension a choice experiment on climbing beans in burundi |
| topic | technology adoption agricultural extension agricultural research beans |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/74456 |
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