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

We 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 avai...

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Main Authors:	Edmeades, Svetlana, Phaneuf, Daniel J., Smale, Melinda, Renkow, Mitch
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5679

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spelling	okr-10986-56792021-04-23T14:02:23Z Modelling the Crop Variety Demand of Semi-subsistence Households: Bananas in Uganda Edmeades, Svetlana Phaneuf, Daniel J. Smale, Melinda Renkow, Mitch Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120 We 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. 2012-03-30T07:34:00Z 2012-03-30T07:34:00Z 2008 Journal Article Journal of Agricultural Economics 0021857X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5679 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Uganda
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spellingShingle	Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120 Edmeades, Svetlana Phaneuf, Daniel J. Smale, Melinda Renkow, Mitch Modelling the Crop Variety Demand of Semi-subsistence Households: Bananas in Uganda
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description	We 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.
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author	Edmeades, Svetlana Phaneuf, Daniel J. Smale, Melinda Renkow, Mitch
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title	Modelling the Crop Variety Demand of Semi-subsistence Households: Bananas in Uganda
title_short	Modelling the Crop Variety Demand of Semi-subsistence Households: Bananas in Uganda
title_full	Modelling the Crop Variety Demand of Semi-subsistence Households: Bananas in Uganda
title_fullStr	Modelling the Crop Variety Demand of Semi-subsistence Households: Bananas in Uganda
title_full_unstemmed	Modelling the Crop Variety Demand of Semi-subsistence Households: Bananas in Uganda
title_sort	modelling the crop variety demand of semi-subsistence households: bananas in uganda
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Modelling the Crop Variety Demand of Semi-subsistence Households: Bananas in Uganda

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