Trait preference trade-offs among maize farmers in western Kenya

dc.creatorMarenya, P. P.
dc.creatorWanyama, R.
dc.creatorAlemu, S.
dc.creatorWoyengo, V.
dc.date2022-02-02T01:15:17Z
dc.date2022-02-02T01:15:17Z
dc.date2021
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T20:08:50Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T20:08:50Z
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/21929
dc.identifier10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06389
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7513697
dc.descriptionFarmers inevitably make trade-offs when choosing which crop varieties to grow based on each variety's unique strengths (and weaknesses). This study uses choice experiment data from 1288 maize farmers from western Kenya and applies a mixed logit model to estimate willingness to sacrifice yield as an experimental devise to measure such trade-offs when farmers are called upon to chose varieties with varying levels of desirable agronomic or consumption traits. We find that men and women respondents had similar preferences for maize traits, but differed in the rate of tradeoffs between traits. Women respondents appeared to make larger yield sacrifices for tolerance to drought, Striga weed and good storability than men. Men showed higher willingness to sacrifice yield for closed tip. Implications for gender-sensitive maize breeding and seed market development are drawn.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationhttps://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(21)00494-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2405844021004941%3Fshowall%3Dtrue#secd339817
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dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.source3
dc.source7
dc.source06389
dc.source2405-8440
dc.sourceHeliyon
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectChoice Experiment
dc.subjectMixed Logit
dc.subjectTrait Preferences
dc.subjectEXPERIMENTATION
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectLOGIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectAGRONOMIC CHARACTERS
dc.titleTrait preference trade-offs among maize farmers in western Kenya
dc.typeArticle
dc.typePublished Version
dc.coverageKenya
dc.coverageNetherlands


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