Understanding farmers’ preference for traits of chickens in rural Ethiopia

cg.contactzedgutu@gmail.comen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Livestock Research Institute - ILRIen_US
cg.contributor.centerAddis Ababa University - AAUen_US
cg.contributor.centerUniversity of Liverpool, Institute of Infection and Global Health - UoL - IIGHen_US
cg.contributor.centerUniversity of Liverpool, Management School - UoL - MSen_US
cg.contributor.funderInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.projectCommunication and Documentation Information Services (CODIS)en_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryETen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.idKassie, Girma: 0000-0001-7430-4291en_US
cg.creator.idDessie, Tadelle: 0000-0002-1630-0417en_US
cg.creator.idChristley, Rob: 0000-0001-9250-3032en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1111/agec.12502en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn0169-5150en_US
cg.journalAgricultural Economicsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgenetic resourcesen_US
cg.subject.agrovoceconomic valueen_US
cg.subject.agrovocpoultryen_US
dc.contributorGarikipati, Supriyaen_US
dc.contributorKassie, Girmaen_US
dc.contributorDessie, Tadelleen_US
dc.contributorChristley, Roben_US
dc.creatorZelalem, Terfaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-15T14:01:31Z
dc.date.available2019-06-15T14:01:31Z
dc.description.abstractTraditional poultry production plays an irreplaceable role in the sustenance of liveli- hoods in rural Ethiopia. Ironically, however, much has been done to replace indigenous poultry breeds with exotic genetic resources regardless of the importance produc- ers and consumers attach to attributes of the resources. This study aims at informing policy to establish effective indigenous poultry breeding and conservation programs. Discrete choice experiment (DCE) was employed to generate data. Designing of the DCE involved identification, definition, and measurement of attributes of adaptive, productive, and sociocultural importance considering the multiple functions of village chickens. Random parameters logit and the generalized multinomial logit (G-MNL) models were used to estimate taste parameters. Economic values of traits of chickens were estimated using the utility in willingness-to-pay (WTP) space approach, based on G-MNL model formulation. The results show that important traits of chickens to farmers are mothering ability, diseases resistance, and meat and eggs taste. These findings question the appropriateness, at least in the prevailing production system, of the Ethiopian national government’s effort to improve productivity in village poultry by targeting specialized egg-layer improved chickens. The findings also suggest that poultry breeding programs aiming to provide readily acceptable breed technology by farmers need to prioritize traits of adaptive importance, and mothering ability, instead of focusing on egg productivity only. The key implication is that the unique qualities of the indigenous poultry breeds need to be carefully identified and prioritized before resorting to those that proved to be successful in different production systems.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationTerfa Zelalem, Supriya Garikipati, Girma Kassie, Tadelle Dessie, Rob Christley. (23/5/2019). Understanding farmers’ preference for traits of chickens in rural Ethiopia. Agricultural Economics.en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/10078
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWiley (12 months)en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0en_US
dc.sourceAgricultural Economics;(2019)en_US
dc.subjectchoice experimenten_US
dc.subjectpreferencesen_US
dc.subjectwtp-spaceen_US
dc.titleUnderstanding farmers’ preference for traits of chickens in rural Ethiopiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2019-05-23en_US
mel.impact-factor1.732en_US

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