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090 _aCIS-6554
100 1 _aGutu, Z.
_928345
245 1 0 _aRevealed preference based valuation of indigenous sheep traits
260 _aAddis Ababa (Ethiopia) :
_bAgricultural Economics Society of Ethiopia,
_c2011.
520 _aThis study estimates the implicit prices of sheep traits based on revealed preferences. Hedonic pricing model is fitted to examine the determinants of observed sheep price. Transaction data were generated from rural markets of Horro-Guduru Wollega Zone of Ethiopia. Both OLS and Heteroscedasticity consistent estimations were made. The empirical results consistently indicate that phenotypic traits of traded indigenous sheep (age, colour, body size, and tail condition) are major determinants of price, implying the importance of trait preferences in determining price of sheep in local markets. Season and market locations are also very important determinants of price. suggesting the need to target season and market place in sheep improvement programs. Therefore. development of comprehensive breeding program that has marketing element is crucial to make the sheep improvement sustainable and sheep keepers benefiting from the intervention.
536 _aSocioeconomics Program
546 _aText in English
594 _aINT2923
595 _aCSC
650 7 _2AGROVOC
_93634
_aPhenotypes
650 7 _2AGROVOC
_95167
_aSheep
650 7 _2AGROVOC
_92472
_aImprovement
651 7 _2AGROVOC
_92025
_aEthiopia
700 1 _9549
_aKassie, G.T.
700 1 _aBaker, D.
_928346
700 1 _aHaile, A.
_927293
711 0 _928343
_aAnnual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society of Ethiopia
_n(13th :
_dSeptember 23-25, 2010 :
_cAddis Ababa, Ethiopia)
773 0 _dAddis Ababa (Ethiopia) : Agricultural Economics Society of Ethiopia, 2011.
_gp. 179-192
_tAdapting to crises: Ethiopian agriculture in the 21st century. Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society of Ethiopia
_z978-99944-836-4-8
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