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022			_a2071-1050
024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.3390/su15043068
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041			_aeng
100	1		_aKulkarni, A.P. _911732
245	1	0	_aWillingness to pay (WTP) for heat-tolerant maize hybrids in the Mid-Western Terai region of Nepal
260			_bMDPI, _c2023. _aBasel (Switzerland) :
500			_aPeer review
500			_aOpen Access
520			_aHigh atmospheric temperatures can reduce maize production in different parts of Asia. Heat stress is the major driving force behind the need for varietal development that confers a heat tolerance trait (drought + heat tolerant) to maize hybrids. CIMMYT has developed heat-tolerant maize hybrids and deployed them in the market in collaboration with NARS partners. This study was conducted to estimate farmers’ willingness to pay for heat-tolerant maize hybrids in the Terai region of Nepal. A socioeconomic survey of 404 randomly selected maize-growing households was conducted to estimate farmers’ willingness to pay using the contingent valuation method. Given the economic importance of heat-tolerant maize hybrids in maize cultivation, the survey showed that the average WTP for heat-tolerant maize hybrids was 71% more than that for the current varieties in the market, including overall seed sources and subsidized seed. Without a subsidy, the farmers’ WTP price was at a 19% premium compared to the average price paid for conventional hybrids. Factors such as education, owning land, the interaction of hybrid adopters and owning land, soil depth, the number of goats/sheep, and the semi-pucca homes of households influenced the WTP for heat-tolerant maize hybrids. Heterogeneous demand was observed with respect to years of hybrid maize cultivation, farmers’ association with the network group, and the gender of the head of the household. In the context of climate change and global warming scenarios, Nepal’s agriculture policy should prioritize increasing domestic seed production and the distribution of heat-tolerant maize hybrids through a public–private partnership model.
546			_aText in English
591			_aKulkarni, A.P. : Not in IRS staff list but CIMMYT Affiliation
597			_aClimate adaptation & mitigation _bAccelerated Breeding _cGenetic Innovation _dUnited States Agency for International Development _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/138078
650		7	_aHeat tolerance _2AGROVOC _91972
650		7	_aMaize _2AGROVOC _91173
650		7	_aHybrids _2AGROVOC _91151
650		7	_aWillingness to Pay _2AGROVOC _98946
650		7	_aContingent valuation _2AGROVOC _910803
651		7	_2AGROVOC _93932 _aNepal
700	1		_aTripathi, M.P. _918052
700	1		_aGautam, D. _926604
700	1		_aKoirala, K.B. _92054
700	1		_aKandel, M. _931987
700	1		_aRegmi, D. _931988
700	1		_aSapkota, S. _931989
700	1		_aZaidi, P.H. _9862 _8INT2823 _gGlobal Maize Program
773	0		_tSustainability _gv. 15, no. 4, art. 3068 _dBasel (Switzerland) : MDPI, 2023 _x2071-1050
856	4		_yOpen Access through DSpace _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/22861
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