Valuation of Rice Farmers’ Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Climate-Smart Agricultural Technologies in Southeast, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-57
Author(s):  
Osuafor Ogonna Olive ◽  
Ude Kingsley David
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Agricultural Technologies ◽  
Rice Farmers

scholarly journals The impact of uptake of selected agricultural technologies on rice farmers’ income distribution in Ghana

2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Addison ◽  
Kwasi Ohene-Yankyera ◽  
Patricia Pinamang Acheampong ◽  
Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Income Distribution ◽  
Empirical Result ◽  
National Development ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Rice Seed ◽  
Agricultural Technologies ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Rural Income ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Government of Ghana’s effort to reduce income inequality consistently poses a major challenge to public policy formulation. The promotion and dissemination of agricultural technologies as a pathway out of income inequality in rural Ghana have received widespread support. Yet, knowledge about the impact of agricultural technologies on rural income inequality remains low. The objective of the study is to evaluate the link between the uptake of improved rice technologies and income distribution in the study area. Methods This paper uses a survey data from 917 smallholder rice producers in selected communities in Ghana. The study employs the Bourguignon, Fournier, and Gurgand (BFG) selection bias correction model, a two-stage model, to empirically analyse the role of agricultural technologies in rural income distribution. Results The empirical result shows that education, farm size, land ownership, participation in relevant extension training programmes enhance adoption, but gender (female) inhibits uptake of the selected technologies. The empirical result further shows that the uptake of the improved rice seed and fertilizer increases rice farmers’ net revenue significantly. The result further indicates that farmers’ choice of the selected agricultural technologies decreases the sample population income inequality, indicating the uptake of the technologies has an equalizing effect on rice farmers’ income distribution. Conclusion The study concludes that the use of the selected technologies has potential to fight rural poverty in Ghana. The findings have implications for National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) agenda of redistribution of wealth in Ghana.

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Technologies Among Rice Farmers in Northern Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 257-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abraham Zakaria ◽  
Suhiyini I. Alhassan ◽  
John K. M. Kuwornu ◽  
Shaibu B. Azumah ◽  
Mercy A. A. Derkyi
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Agricultural Technologies ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Factors Influencing

scholarly journals Adoption of improved agricultural technologies among rice farmers in Ghana: a multivariate probit approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Arkoh Donkoh ◽  
Shaibu Baanni Azumah ◽  
Joseph Agebase Awuni
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Probit ◽  
Agricultural Technologies ◽  
Rice Farmers

scholarly journals Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Improved Agricultural Technologies: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Tanzania

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Apurba Shee ◽  
Carlo Azzarri ◽  
Beliyou Haile
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Inorganic Fertilizer ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Maize Seed ◽  
Agricultural Technologies ◽  
Extension Services ◽  
Hybrid Maize

Initiatives on the sustainable intensification of agriculture have introduced improved technologies tailored to farmers’ local conditions by trial demonstration with free provision of improved seeds and fertilizers. It is not clear, though, whether smallholder farmers would be willing to pay for these technologies, and what factors determine their informed demand. Using a contingent valuation experiment, combined with information at baseline among 400 households in Northern Tanzania, this study measured farmers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for hybrid maize seed and local inorganic fertilizer. Farmers’ WTP was estimated using a dichotomous contingent valuation with follow-up model. Results showed that the average WTP was 61% higher for hybrid maize seed, and 15% lower for inorganic fertilizer, than their respective average local market prices during the reference period, suggesting that farmers were willing to pay a premium for hybrid maize seed, while they did not seem to be interested in fertilizer purchase at current market price. Moreover, since improved access to extension services was found to positively affect farmers’ WTP, strengthening extension services could be a suitable policy intervention to increase farmers’ demand for improved technologies. On the other hand, farmers’ risk aversion was negatively correlated with WTP for both technologies. This result suggests that encouraging risk reduction options, such as agricultural insurance, could be a useful policy strategy for boosting farmers’ demand for improved agricultural technologies.

scholarly journals Determinants of Rice Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Swampy Wetlands in Ghana’s Northern and Ashanti Regions

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 507
Author(s):  
Jonathan Darkwah Baffoe ◽  
Takeshi Mizunoya ◽  
Helmut Yabar
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Household Size ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Wetland Ecosystems ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Household Disposable Income

In light of the increased importance of sustainability issues in the world economy, this study calculates the economic value of the swampy wetlands in Ghana’s Northern and Ashanti region, based on rice farmers’ and community members’ willingness to pay (WTP) for the sustainable use of the wetlands. It also examines the factors influencing this WTP. Data from 160 rice farmers and community members in four districts were collected via a questionnaire survey. A logistic regression model was employed to determine the significance of the influencing factors, while the respondents’ WTP was estimated by the contingent valuation method. The results revealed that 89.4% of the respondents were willing to contribute about 54.90–213.11 USD/household/ha/year and an aggregated 0.298–1.158 million USD/year to ensure swampy wetland sustainability. On an average, they were willing to pay 180.17 USD/household/ha/year and an aggregated 0.979 million USD/year. Gender, household size, household disposable income, and knowledge of the importance of wetlands were found to be the determinants of WTP. We recommend that farmers and the public be educated on wetland ecosystems and family planning. In addition, reducing household size and providing rice farmers with adequate irrigation and postharvest facilities are worthwhile conservation measures.

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