Exploring gender differences in trait preferences among groundnut value chain actors in northern Ghana

Agriculture & Food Security

Research

Haile Desmae¹  Jummai O. Yila²  Geoffrey Muricho³  Desmond Sunday Adogoba⁴  Prince M. Etwire⁴  Edward Martey⁴ 

[1] International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Bamako, Mali;International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Dakar, Senegal;International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Bamako, Mali;International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Kampala, Uganda;International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Nairobi, Kenya;International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Nairobi, Kenya;Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box TL 52, Tamale, Ghana;

关键词: Discrete choice experiment;    Random parameter logit;    Groundnut supply chain actors;    Willingness to pay;    Ghana;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40066-023-00430-8

 received in 2022-10-18, accepted in 2023-07-01,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Assessing gender differences in trait preferences of groundnut value chain actors can influence the effectiveness of crop breeding programs, the adoption of developed technologies, and policy interventions. However, there is limited evidence to support decisions that meet end users’ demands, given that most studies do not disaggregate trait preferences by sex and age. We use a stated preference method to characterize the preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for various attributes of improved groundnut varieties by male and female youth and older adults in the different segments of the groundnut value chain. The results indicate heterogeneity in preference and WTP for production, market, and nutrition attributes of groundnut across supply chain actors. The results showed that gender is not a unifying factor in respondents’ WTP, revealing dissimilarities among youth and older adults of the same sex group. Our findings suggest that groundnut breeding programs must prioritize production, market, and nutrition attributes based on gender needs to speed up the process of adoption, commercialization, and utilization of groundnut.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023

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