| dc.contributor.author | Arinloye, D.D.A.A. |
| dc.contributor.author | Linnemann, A.R. |
| dc.contributor.author | Hagelaar, G. |
| dc.contributor.author | Omta, S.W.F. |
| dc.contributor.author | Coulibaly, O.N. |
| dc.contributor.author | Boekel, M.A.J.S. van |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-04T11:04:32Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-04T11:04:32Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Arinloye, D.D.A.A., Linnemann, A.R., Hagelaar, G., Omta, S.W.F., Coulibaly, O.N. & van Boekel, M.A.J. S. (2016). Willingness to pay for market information received by mobile phone among smallholder pineapple farmers in Benin. In J. Bijman and V. Bitzer, Quality and innovation in food chains: lessons and insights from Africa (44-66). The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-90-8686-280-1 |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1452 |
| dc.description | Published online: 04 April 2016 |
| dc.description.abstract | Access to up-to-date information on market prices and quality requirements remains a key issue for smallholder farmers’ access to high income markets. The aim of this chapter is to explore the problem of information asymmetry between farmers and buyers in the pineapple supply chain in Benin, and to assess strategies using mobile phones to overcome this problem. Data was collected from an exploratory case study in Ghana and a survey with 285 farmers in Benin. Results show that farmers face market information asymmetry leading to lower prices and income. In Ghana, market price alerts through mobile phones messaging allowed decreasing transaction costs for farmers. In Benin, farmers expressed a willingness to pay a premium of up to US$ 2.5 per month to get market price and quality information. Econometric analysis showed that decisive factors for the size of the premium include farm location, market channel, profit margin, contact with agricultural extension services, and technical support from buyers. |
| dc.format.extent | 75-100 |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Wageningen Academic Publishers |
| dc.subject | Contingent Valuation |
| dc.subject | Food Quality |
| dc.subject | Market Price |
| dc.subject | Information Asymmetry |
| dc.subject | Willingness To Pay |
| dc.title | Willingness to pay for market information received by mobile phone among smallholder pineapple farmers in Benin |
| dc.type | Book Chapter |
| dc.description.version | Peer Review |
| cg.contributor.crp | Policies, Institutions and Markets |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | World Agroforestry Centre |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Wageningen University and Research Centre |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | West Africa |
| cg.coverage.country | Benin |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and advanced research institute |
| cg.iitasubject | Markets |
| cg.iitasubject | Smallholder Farmers |
| cg.howpublished | Formally Published |
| cg.publicationplace | Wageningen, The Netherlands |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Open Access |
| local.dspaceid | 80253 |
| cg.targetaudience | Scientists |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-825-4_4 |
