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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
economics, econometrics and finance
Farmers' preferences for crop variety traits: Lessons for on-farm conservation and technology adoption
Ecological Economics, Volume 69, No. 12, Year 2010
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Although in-situ conservation is increasingly considered an efficient way of conserving plant genetic resources, little is known about the incentives and constraints that govern conservation decisions among small farm holders in developing countries. Using a choice experiment approach, we investigated Ethiopian farmers' crop variety preferences, estimated the mean willingness to pay for each crop variety attribute, and identified household-specific and institutional factors that governed the preferences. We found that environmental adaptability and yield stability are important attributes for farmers' choice of crop varieties. Farmers are willing to forego some extra income or yield to obtain a more stable and environmentally adaptable crop variety. Among other things, household resource endowments (particularly land holdings and livestock ownership), years of farming experience, and contact with extension services are the major factors causing household heterogeneity of crop variety preferences. Based on our experimental results, we derived important policy implications for on-farm conservation, breeding priority setting, and improved variety adoption in Ethiopia. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.
Authors & Co-Authors
Asrat, Sinafikeh
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
International Food Policy Research Institute
Yesuf, Mahmud
United States, Manhattan
Kansas State University
Carlsson, Fredrik
Sweden, Gothenburg
Handelshögskolan
Wale, Edilegnaw Z.
South Africa, Pietermaritzburg
School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness Sasa
Statistics
Citations: 197
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.07.006
ISSN:
09218009
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Ethiopia