Farmer preferences for drought tolerance in hybrid versus inbred rice: Evidence from Bihar, India

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dc.creatorWard, Patrick S.
dc.creatorOrtega, David L.
dc.creatorSpielman, David J.
dc.creatorSingh, Vartika
dc.date2013
dc.date2024-10-01T13:57:21Z
dc.date2024-10-01T13:57:21Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:31:49Z
dc.descriptionThis paper addresses the previously unanswered question of whether the private sector might play a future role in developing similar strains through applications of advanced biotechnology, and whether their research and development efforts would benefit poor and vulnerable farmers in hazard-prone ecosystems. We employ discrete choice experiments to examine farmers’ preferences for DT traits and explore heterogeneity in these preferences using primary data collected in rural Bihar, India. Using different modeling approaches to capture preference heterogeneity, our results show that farmers value the reduction in yield variability offered by DT cultivars but are willing to pay even more for rice seed that offers yield advantages even under normal conditions.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/153726
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/107007
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceWard, Patrick S.; Ortega, David L.; Spielman, David J. and Singh, Vartika. 2013. Farmer preferences for drought tolerance in hybrid versus inbred rice: Evidence from Bihar, India. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1307. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153726
dc.subjectdrought
dc.subjectdrought tolerance
dc.subjectrisk
dc.subjectrice
dc.subjectvarieties
dc.subjectexperimental design
dc.titleFarmer preferences for drought tolerance in hybrid versus inbred rice: Evidence from Bihar, India
dc.typeWorking Paper

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