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Farmer preferences for drought tolerance in hybrid versus inbred rice: Evidence from Bihar, India
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
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| Author | Ward, Patrick S. Ortega, David L. Spielman, David J. Singh, Vartika |
| Organization | IFPRI - Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) |
| Organization | IFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Division |
| Organization | IFPRI - New Delhi Office |
| Spatial Coverage | India [IN] |
| Description | This paper addresses the previously unanswered question of whether the private sector might play a future role in developing similar strains through applications of advanced biotechnology, and whether their research and development efforts would benefit poor and vulnerable farmers in hazard-prone ecosystems. We employ discrete choice experiments to examine farmers’ preferences for DT traits and explore heterogeneity in these preferences using primary data collected in rural Bihar, India. Using different modeling approaches to capture preference heterogeneity, our results show that farmers value the reduction in yield variability offered by DT cultivars but are willing to pay even more for rice seed that offers yield advantages even under normal conditions. |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/b1cc1a4f-b47e-41a8-a65e-f43b9680bba4 |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| Publisher Date | 2013-01-01 |
| Publisher Place | Washington, DC |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Policies, Institutions, and Markets Drought Drought Tolerance Risk Rice Varieties Experimental Design |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
