Modelling the crop variety demand of semi-subsistence households: Bananas in Uganda

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2UG
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2007.00153.xen
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Division
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0021-857Xen
cg.issn1477-9552en
cg.issue2en
cg.journalJournal of Agricultural Economicsen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume59en
dc.contributor.authorEdmeades, Svetlanaen
dc.contributor.authorPhaneuf, Daniel J.en
dc.contributor.authorSmale, Melindaen
dc.contributor.authorRenkow, Mitchen
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-21T10:02:42Zen
dc.date.available2024-11-21T10:02:42Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/162382
dc.titleModelling the crop variety demand of semi-subsistence households: Bananas in Ugandaen
dcterms.abstractWe propose an approach to model the derived demand for crop varieties among semi‐subsistence farmers in a developing economy, and apply it to smallholder banana producers in Uganda. We model variety planting decisions as being composed of an extensive margin decision to grow a subset of locally available varieties (variety choice); and an intensive margin decision about the scale or extent of variety cultivation per farm (variety demand). We estimate variety demand equations using a more complete representation of the choice set upon which observed planting decisions are made. Computed elasticities of variety demand with respect to variety attributes indicate that the relative importance of consumption and production attributes varies by location and proximity to markets, from which we draw implications for the social and economic impact of crop improvement. The approach that we propose has broad appeal for analysing adoption decisions for modern or traditional varieties of both major and minor crops in developing countries.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.available2008-02-18
dcterms.bibliographicCitationEdmeades, Svetlana; Phaneuf, Daniel J.; Smale, Melinda; Renkow, Mitch. 2008. Modelling the crop variety demand of semi-subsistence households. Journal of Agricultural Economics Journal of Agricultural Economics 59(2): 329-349en
dcterms.extentpp. 329-349en
dcterms.issued2008-06
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherWileyen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/833en
dcterms.subjectdemand functionsen
dcterms.subjectresearch methodsen
dcterms.subjecttechnology adoptionen
dcterms.subjectagricultural policiesen
dcterms.subjectfood policiesen
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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