Willingness to pay for market information received by mobile phone among smallholder pineapple farmers in Benin
Access to up-to-date information on market prices and quality requirements remains a key issue for smallholder farmers’ access to high income markets. The aim of this chapter is to explore the problem of information asymmetry between farmers and buyers in the pineapple supply chain in Benin, and to...
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| author | Arinloye, D.D.A.A. Linnemann, A.R. Hagelaar, G. Omta, S.W.F. Coulibaly, O.N. Boekel, M.A.J.S. van |
| author_browse | Arinloye, D.D.A.A. Boekel, M.A.J.S. van Coulibaly, O.N. Hagelaar, G. Linnemann, A.R. Omta, S.W.F. |
| author_facet | Arinloye, D.D.A.A. Linnemann, A.R. Hagelaar, G. Omta, S.W.F. Coulibaly, O.N. Boekel, M.A.J.S. van |
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| description | Access to up-to-date information on market prices and quality requirements remains a key issue for smallholder farmers’ access to high income markets. The aim of this chapter is to explore the problem of information asymmetry between farmers and buyers in the pineapple supply chain in Benin, and to assess strategies using mobile phones to overcome this problem. Data was collected from an exploratory case study in Ghana and a survey with 285 farmers in Benin. Results show that farmers face market information asymmetry leading to lower prices and income. In Ghana, market price alerts through mobile phones messaging allowed decreasing transaction costs for farmers. In Benin, farmers expressed a willingness to pay a premium of up to US$ 2.5 per month to get market price and quality information. Econometric analysis showed that decisive factors for the size of the premium include farm location, market channel, profit margin, contact with agricultural extension services, and technical support from buyers. |
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| spelling | CGSpace780742024-01-08T18:54:14Z Willingness to pay for market information received by mobile phone among smallholder pineapple farmers in Benin Arinloye, D.D.A.A. Linnemann, A.R. Hagelaar, G. Omta, S.W.F. Coulibaly, O.N. Boekel, M.A.J.S. van contingent valuation food quality market price information asymmetry willingness to pay Access to up-to-date information on market prices and quality requirements remains a key issue for smallholder farmers’ access to high income markets. The aim of this chapter is to explore the problem of information asymmetry between farmers and buyers in the pineapple supply chain in Benin, and to assess strategies using mobile phones to overcome this problem. Data was collected from an exploratory case study in Ghana and a survey with 285 farmers in Benin. Results show that farmers face market information asymmetry leading to lower prices and income. In Ghana, market price alerts through mobile phones messaging allowed decreasing transaction costs for farmers. In Benin, farmers expressed a willingness to pay a premium of up to US$ 2.5 per month to get market price and quality information. Econometric analysis showed that decisive factors for the size of the premium include farm location, market channel, profit margin, contact with agricultural extension services, and technical support from buyers. 2016-03-29 2016-11-30T13:38:13Z 2016-11-30T13:38:13Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78074 en Open Access application/pdf Wageningen University & Research Arinloye, D.D.A.A., Linnemann, A.R., Hagelaar, G., Omta, S.W.F., Coulibaly, O.N. & van Boekel, M.A.J. S. (2016). Willingness to pay for market information received by mobile phone among smallholder pineapple farmers in Benin. In J. Bijman and V. Bitzer, Quality and innovation in food chains: lessons and insights from Africa (44-66). The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. |
| spellingShingle | contingent valuation food quality market price information asymmetry willingness to pay Arinloye, D.D.A.A. Linnemann, A.R. Hagelaar, G. Omta, S.W.F. Coulibaly, O.N. Boekel, M.A.J.S. van Willingness to pay for market information received by mobile phone among smallholder pineapple farmers in Benin |
| title | Willingness to pay for market information received by mobile phone among smallholder pineapple farmers in Benin |
| title_full | Willingness to pay for market information received by mobile phone among smallholder pineapple farmers in Benin |
| title_fullStr | Willingness to pay for market information received by mobile phone among smallholder pineapple farmers in Benin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Willingness to pay for market information received by mobile phone among smallholder pineapple farmers in Benin |
| title_short | Willingness to pay for market information received by mobile phone among smallholder pineapple farmers in Benin |
| title_sort | willingness to pay for market information received by mobile phone among smallholder pineapple farmers in benin |
| topic | contingent valuation food quality market price information asymmetry willingness to pay |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78074 |
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