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022 _a1542-7536 (Online)
024 8 _ahttps://doi.org/10.1080/15427528.2022.2079038
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041 _aeng
100 1 _aMiriti, P.
_929308
245 1 0 _aFarmers’ preferences and willingness to pay for traits of sorghum varieties :
_bInforming product development and breeding programs in Tanzania
260 _bTaylor & Francis,
_c2022.
_aUSA :
500 _aPeer review
500 _aOpen Access
520 _aSmallholder farmers’ decisions to adopt improved varieties are expected to be critically governed by their preferences and willingness to pay for different traits of these varieties. This study examined farmers’ preferences for sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) variety attributes and estimated their willingness to pay (WTP) for these attributes using choice experiment data from >1,300 sorghum farmers in Tanzania. Empirical findings showed that farmers had strong preferences for sorghum varieties that were tolerant to environmental stresses, high yielding, early maturing, fetching higher grain prices, and white in color. Significant heterogeneity was observed in farmers’ preferences across various traits. The WTP estimates revealed that farmers were willing to pay the highest premium for tolerance to environmental stresses, amounting, on average, to three times higher than the WTP for other traits. Our results have important implications for demand-driven variety development that could contribute to improving crop productivity and household welfare.
546 _aText in English
591 _aOjiewo, C.O. : No CIMMYT Affiliation
597 _aClimate adaptation & mitigation
_aEnvironmental health & biodiversity
_aGender equality, youth & social inclusion
_aNutrition, health & food security
_aPoverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
_bSeed Equal
_cGenetic Innovation
_dBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
_dUnited States Agency for International Development
_dCGIAR Trust Fund
_uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/128765
650 7 _aExperimentation
_2AGROVOC
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650 7 _aVariety Choice
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650 7 _aWillingness to Pay
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650 7 _aSorghum
_2AGROVOC
_92002
650 7 _aBreeding programmes
_2AGROVOC
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651 7 _2AGROVOC
_94101
_aUnited Republic of Tanzania
700 1 _aRegassa, M.
_93132
700 1 _8001712848
_aOjiewo, C.O.
_gGenetics Resource Program
_gDryland Crops Program
_929311
700 1 _aMelesse, M.B.
_930029
773 0 _tJournal of Crop Improvement
_gIn Press
_dUSA : Taylor & Francis, 2022.
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