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Title: | Farmers' Preferences for Crop Variety Traits: Lessons for On-Farm Conservation and Technology Adoption |
Authors: | Asrat, Sinafikeh Yesuf, Mahmud Carlsson, Fredrik Wale, Edilegnaw |
Issue Date: | 20-Apr-2009 |
Publication type: | report |
Series/Report no.: | Working Papers in Economics 357 |
Keywords: | biodiversity choice experiment crop variety random parameter logit |
Abstract: | 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 investigate Ethiopian farmers’ crop variety preferences, estimate the mean willingness to pay for each crop variety attribute, and identify household specific and institutional factors that govern the prefe... more |
ISSN: | 1403-2465 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2077/20091 |
Appears in Collections: | Working papers |