Farmers’ preferences for attributes of rice varieties in Sierra Leone

Jin, Shaosheng; Mansaray, Bashiru; Jin, Xin; Li, Haoyang

doi:10.1007/s12571-020-01019-w

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“…The finding agrees with Melesse, M. B. et al who confirmed grain yield is the main preference trait for farmers besides disease and drought resistance [17]. The finding by Jin, S. et al indicates that grain yield, maturity date, pest and disease resistance and seed longevity were the main preference traits for rice producers [18]. Maturity date, high yielding, longer and slender grains were the main preference traits for farmers [19].…”

Section: Farmers' Preferencesupporting

confidence: 87%

Evaluation of Newly Released Rice Varieties (Oryza Sativa L.) Under Smallholder Farmers’ Condition Through On-Farm Demonstration in Western Ethiopia

Delele¹,

Zenebe²,

Simachew³

2021

AJAF

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Rice is one of the main important food crops in the world. It is the promising and strategic commodity set under Ethiopian food security strategy program. Although consumers' preference of rice is increasing rapidly, the current production status is unable to meet the existing consumption needs. The evaluation was conducted at Jawe and Pawe districts of Western Ethiopia focusing on the newly released rice varieties under smallholder farmers' condition. A total of 31 hosted farmers were selected purposively based on their experience and willingness to implement the on-farm demonstration under five rice potential kebeles. Four improved varieties of rice (Pawe-1, Nerica-3, Hidasie and Nerica-12) were the materials used for the demonstration under farmers' management practices. The evaluation was done on farmers' field with plot size of 25*25m (625 m 2 ) for each variety. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from 51 farmers (20 control group). The collected data were analysed through descriptive and inferential statistics. Farmers' preference ranking also done to choose the best performed variety based on their own selection criteria. The results of the evaluation revealed that all the demonstrated varieties have a significant yield advantage over the control variety and higher than the national average productivity. The highest mean grain yield (3763..08 kg ha -1 ) was recorded from Pawe-1 variety with yield advantage of 1027.38 kg and the lowest yield (2735.70 kg ha -1 ) recorded from the local control variety. Marketability, grain yield, seed color, seed size, tillering capacity and maturity date were the major preference traits for farmers. Pawe-1 was the best preferred and promising variety based on farmers' preference criteria followed by Nerica-12 variety. The highest technology gap (1136.85 kg) observed from Nerica-3 variety. Results of the overall evaluation indicated that all the evaluated improved rice varieties performed very well in all testing sites. Therefore, the newly released rice varieties with full recommended packages have to be promoted accordingly for large-scale production to enhance its contribution in the national food security strategy program.

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Section: Farmers' Preferencesupporting

confidence: 87%

Evaluation of Newly Released Rice Varieties (Oryza Sativa L.) Under Smallholder Farmers’ Condition Through On-Farm Demonstration in Western Ethiopia

Delele¹,

Zenebe²,

Simachew³

2021

AJAF

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“…Given the concerted effort, ensuring its sustainability is the only long-term solution to preserve the national rice production. Therefore, analyzing which attributes of the improved rice varieties farmers value most, is also vital for increasing domestic rice production (Naseem et al, 2013;Jin et al, 2020). Farmers' perceptions of new varieties are directly related to the attributes of improved rice varieties such as high yield, early maturing, grain size, among others, which is particularly important in determining which variety they will adopt (Laborte et al, 2015;Ghimire et al, 2015;Jin et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, analyzing which attributes of the improved rice varieties farmers value most, is also vital for increasing domestic rice production (Naseem et al, 2013;Jin et al, 2020). Farmers' perceptions of new varieties are directly related to the attributes of improved rice varieties such as high yield, early maturing, grain size, among others, which is particularly important in determining which variety they will adopt (Laborte et al, 2015;Ghimire et al, 2015;Jin et al, 2020). Farmers are more likely to evaluate a technology using certain criteria, which differ from criteria that breeders consider preferable.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Effects of Farmers’ Organization and Access to Credit on Farmers’ Preference for Attributes of Improved Rice Varieties in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Kehinde¹,

Tijani²,

Ogundeji³

2021

Trop Subtrop Agroecosyst

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Background. Currently, in Nigeria, there is a rising anxiety about food security, with particular focus on rice being a staple food. Farmers’ preferences are crucial in improving the development of rice varieties to increase rice production. Therefore, it is important to investigate farmers’ preference for the attributes of improved rice varieties and the factors underlying the preference. Objective. This study was conducted to determine the effect of access to credit and farmers’ organization on farmers’ preference for improved rice variety attributes in Ekiti State. Methodology. A multi stage sampling procedure was employed to select 150 rice farmers for the study. Data were analyzed using conjoint analysis and ordered probit regression model. Results. The results revealed that majority of the respondents were male (68%), married (96%), fell within the age range of 41 to 60 years (66%), belong to an organization (58%), have family size of 6 to 10 persons (76%), had formal education (92%) and access to credit (68%). The results further revealed that the improved rice variety attributes most preferred by rice farmers are yield (1.523) and grain size (0.745), followed by price (0.680). While, maturity has the least utility range (0.196). The findings also revealed that age of respondents, years of farming experience, membership of farmers’ organization and access to credit significantly influenced farmers’ preference for the attributes of improved rice varieties. Implications. The paper adds evidence for a better understanding of factors driving farmers’ preference for improved rice variety attributes. Conclusions. It was concluded that policy strategies aimed at improving farmers’ preference for the attributes of improved rice varieties must consider the farmers’ organization and access to credit.

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“…Valuation methods applied to the stated-preference exercises estimate farmers' willingness to pay for common beans' attributes and the magnitudes of the trade-offs that farmers are willing to accept to exchange one attribute for another ( Katungi et al, 2011a ; Katungi et al, 2015 ). Stated-preference experiments have been employed to measure farmers' preferences for agricultural products' and seeds' attributes in different parts of the world ( Drucker and Anderson, 2004 ; Asrat et al, 2010 ; Mahadevan and Asafu-Adjaye, 2015 ; Sánchez-Toledano et al, 2017 ; Acheampong et al, 2018 ; Jin et al, 2020 ). This methodology has been used extensively in Africa to determine consumers' and farmers' demand for the attributes of common beans ( Lambrecht et al, 2013a , Lambrecht et al, 2013b ; Lambrecht et al, 2015; Assete et al, 2018 ).…”

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The determinants of common bean variety selection and diversification in Colombia

Botero

Barnes

Perez

et al. 2021

Ecological Economics

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Variety selection and diversification are climate change adaptation practices pursued by Colombian common bean producers. We investigate the drivers behind common bean variety selection and diversification in one of the most important common bean production regions in Colombia —Santander. The effects of climate change on this region are expected to be elevation driven. Exploiting the relationship between elevation-driven weather variations and climate change perception in Santander, we estimate an alternative-specific conditional logistic regression model to identify the determinants of common bean variety selection from a survey of producers. Using an ordered-logistic regression model, we also investigate the drivers behind common bean variety diversification within this farming community. We find that farms' elevation, household composition, and seed certification are some of the most important drivers behind farmers' common bean variety selection in Santander. We also find that varieties that sell at higher prices and have shorter vegetative cycles tend to be more preferred by farmers. Finally, farmers who receive more help from family members and own a tractor tend to grow more than one variety in the same production cycle. Common bean breeding programmes can exploit these drivers to design communication strategies to maximize uptake of newly developed common bean phenotypes.

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Farmers’ preferences for attributes of rice varieties in Sierra Leone

Cited by 12 publications

References 56 publications

Evaluation of Newly Released Rice Varieties (<i>Oryza Sativa L.</i>) Under Smallholder Farmers’ Condition Through On-Farm Demonstration in Western Ethiopia

Evaluation of Newly Released Rice Varieties (<i>Oryza Sativa L.</i>) Under Smallholder Farmers’ Condition Through On-Farm Demonstration in Western Ethiopia

The Effects of Farmers’ Organization and Access to Credit on Farmers’ Preference for Attributes of Improved Rice Varieties in Ekiti State, Nigeria

The determinants of common bean variety selection and diversification in Colombia

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Farmers’ preferences for attributes of rice varieties in Sierra Leone

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Evaluation of Newly Released Rice Varieties (&lt;i&gt;Oryza Sativa L.&lt;/i&gt;) Under Smallholder Farmers’ Condition Through On-Farm Demonstration in Western Ethiopia

Evaluation of Newly Released Rice Varieties (&lt;i&gt;Oryza Sativa L.&lt;/i&gt;) Under Smallholder Farmers’ Condition Through On-Farm Demonstration in Western Ethiopia

The Effects of Farmers’ Organization and Access to Credit on Farmers’ Preference for Attributes of Improved Rice Varieties in Ekiti State, Nigeria

The determinants of common bean variety selection and diversification in Colombia

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Evaluation of Newly Released Rice Varieties (<i>Oryza Sativa L.</i>) Under Smallholder Farmers’ Condition Through On-Farm Demonstration in Western Ethiopia

Evaluation of Newly Released Rice Varieties (<i>Oryza Sativa L.</i>) Under Smallholder Farmers’ Condition Through On-Farm Demonstration in Western Ethiopia