Do farmers value rice varieties tolerant to droughts and floods? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Odisha, India

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.coverage.countryIndia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2IN
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA)
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - South Asia Office
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.identifier.urlhttps://purl.umn.edu/204881en
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorArora, Anchalen
dc.contributor.authorBansal, Sangeetaen
dc.contributor.authorWard, Patrick S.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-01T02:56:44Zen
dc.date.available2024-08-01T02:56:44Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/151339
dc.titleDo farmers value rice varieties tolerant to droughts and floods? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Odisha, Indiaen
dcterms.abstractAbiotic stresses such as droughts and floods significantly constrain rice production in India. New stress tolerant technologies have the potential to reduce yield variability and help insulate farmers from the risks posed by these hazards. Using discrete choice experiments conducted in rural Odisha, we estimate farmers’ valuation for drought-tolerant (DT) and submergence-tolerant (SubT) traits embodied in rice cultivars. Our results demonstrate that farmers in both drought-prone as well as submergence prone regions value reduction in yield variability offered by new, stress-tolerant cultivars, and would generally be willing to pay a significant premium for these traits. While virtually all farmers perceive the threat of drought and are willing to pay for protection against drought risk, only farmers in flood-prone areas would be willing to pay for rice that can withstand being submerged for prolonged periods, suggesting the potential for market segmentation along geographical or ecological lines. Arora, Anchal; Bansal, Sangeeta; Ward, Patrick S.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationArora, Anchal; Bansal, Sangeeta; and Ward, Patrick S. 2015. Do farmers value rice varieties tolerant to droughts and floods? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Odisha, India. Presented at Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, California. https://purl.umn.edu/204881en
dcterms.issued2015-12-20
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/5160en
dcterms.subjectseedsen
dcterms.subjectriceen
dcterms.subjectwater toleranceen
dcterms.subjectdroughten
dcterms.subjectdrought toleranceen
dcterms.subjectexperimental designen
dcterms.typeConference Paper

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