Modelling the Crop Variety Demand of Semi-subsistence Households: Bananas in Uganda

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dc.creatorEdmeades, Svetlana
dc.creatorPhaneuf, Daniel J.
dc.creatorSmale, Melinda
dc.creatorRenkow, Mitch
dc.date2012-03-30T07:34:00Z
dc.date2012-03-30T07:34:00Z
dc.date2008
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:12:02Z
dc.descriptionWe 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.
dc.identifierJournal of Agricultural Economics
dc.identifier0021857X
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5679
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416047
dc.languageEN
dc.relationhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectMicroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120
dc.subjectEconomic Development: Agriculture
dc.subjectNatural Resources
dc.subjectEnergy
dc.subjectEnvironment
dc.subjectOther Primary Products O130
dc.subjectMicro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120
dc.titleModelling the Crop Variety Demand of Semi-subsistence Households: Bananas in Uganda
dc.titleJournal of Agricultural Economics
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeArticle de journal
dc.typeArtículo de revista

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