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An experimental approach to farmer valuation of Africanrice genetic resources

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dc.contributor.authorTyack, Nicholas
dc.contributor.authorArouna, Aminou
dc.contributor.authorABOUDOU, Rachidi
dc.contributor.authorNdjiondjop, Marie Noelle
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-20T21:43:27Z
dc.date.available2025-02-20T21:43:27Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-04
dc.descriptionThis is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Tyack N, Arouna A, Aboudou R, Ndjiondjop MN. An experimental approach to farmer valuation of African rice genetic resources. Agricultural Economics. 2024 Nov;55(6):1000-25., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12859. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited
dc.description.abstractGenebanks serve as both providers of valuable traits for breeding programs and repositories of diverse crop genetic material representing society's agricultural heritage. In this study, we use a Becker-DeGroot-Marschak mechanism to elicit the willingness-to-pay of rice farmers in Côte d'Ivoire for small amounts of African rice (Oryza glaberrima) landraces held by the genebank of the Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa, and for seed of newly developed ARICA rice varieties bred using genebank materials. Using a field experiment, we additionally investigate how randomized exposure to and experimentation with small amounts of African rice landrace seed or seed of advanced rice varieties developed by AfricaRice affect how smallholder rice farmers value these novel genetic resources. Surprisingly, we find that farmers generally value having access to African rice landraces at approximately the same level as for advanced rice varieties (and far above market rates for improved seed), and that those farmers who grew landrace seed in the offseason were willing to pay more than those who did not. Our results demonstrate the additional value provided by the conservation of African rice landrace varieties (apart from their use in breeding) and highlight the importance of experimentation in the adoption process.
dc.description.sponsorshipCGIAR Genebank Platform, AfricaRice, “Transforming Agri-Food System for West and Central Africa (TAFS-WCA)
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewed
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/agec.12859
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10388/16599
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsAttribution 2.5 Canadaen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ca/
dc.subjectAfrican rice
dc.subjectfarmer experimentation
dc.subjectgenebanks
dc.subjectgenetic resources
dc.subjectlandraces
dc.subjectopen selective trials
dc.titleAn experimental approach to farmer valuation of Africanrice genetic resources
dc.typeArticle

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