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An assessment of willingness to pay by maize and groundnut farmers for aflatoxin biocontrol product in northern Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorAyedun, B.
dc.contributor.authorOkpachu, G.
dc.contributor.authorManyong, Victor M.
dc.contributor.authorAtehnkeng, J.
dc.contributor.authorAkinola, Adebayo A.
dc.contributor.authorAbu, G.A.
dc.contributor.authorBandyopadhyay, Ranajit
dc.contributor.authorAbdoulaye, Tahirou
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:09:07Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:09:07Z
dc.date.issued2017-08-07
dc.identifier.citationAyedun, B., Okpachu, O.G., Manyong, V., Atehnkeng, J., Akinola, A.A., Abu, G.A. ... & Bandyopadhyay, R. (2017). An assessment of willingness to pay by maize and groundnut farmers for aflatoxin biocontrol product in northern Nigeria. Journal of Food Protection, 80(9), 1451-1460.
dc.identifier.issn0362-028X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1982
dc.descriptionArticle purchased; Published online: 7 August, 2017
dc.description.abstractIn Nigeria, Aflasafe is a registered biological product for reducing aflatoxin infestation of crops from the field to storage, making the crops safer for consumption. The important questions are whether farmers will purchase and apply this product to reduce aflatoxin contamination of crops, and if so under what conditions. A study was carried out to address these questions and assess determinants of willingness to pay (WTP) for the product among maize and groundnut farmers in Kano and Kaduna states in Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used to collect primary data from 492 farmers. The majority of farmers who had direct experience with Aflasafe (experienced farmers) in Kano (80.7%) and Kaduna (84.3%) had a WTP bid value equal to or greater than the threshold price ($10) at which Aflasafe was to be sold. The mean WTP estimates for Aflasafe for experienced farmers in Kano and Kaduna were statistically the same. However, values of $3.56 and $7.46 were offered in Kano and Kaduna states, respectively, by farmers who had never applied Aflasafe (inexperienced farmers), and the difference here was significant (P < 0.01). Regression results indicate that contact with extension agents (P < 0.01) and access to credit (P < 0.05) positively and significantly influenced the probability that a farmer would be willing to pay more for Aflasafe than the threshold price. Lack of awareness of the importance of Aflasafe was the major reason cited by inexperienced farmers (64% in Kano state and 21% in Kaduna state) for not using the product. A market strategy promoting a premium price for aflatoxin-safe produce and creating awareness and explaining the availability of Aflasafe to potential users should increase Aflasafe usage.
dc.description.sponsorshipBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
dc.format.extent1451-1460
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectAflatoxins
dc.subjectBiocontrol
dc.subjectMaize
dc.subjectGroundnuts
dc.subjectAflasafe
dc.subjectLogit Model
dc.subjectWillingness To Pay
dc.titleAn assessment of willingness to pay by maize and groundnut farmers for aflatoxin biocontrol product in northern Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationObafemi Awolowo University
cg.contributor.affiliationFederal University of Agriculture, Nigeria
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.researchthemeNUTRITION & HUMAN HEALTH
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAflatoxin
cg.iitasubjectMaize
cg.iitasubjectNutrition
cg.journalJournal of Food Protection
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid85538
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-16-281


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