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Willingness to pay for agricultural mechanization services by smallholder farmers in Malawi

dc.contributor.authorHirpa Tufa, A.
dc.contributor.authorAlene, A.
dc.contributor.authorNgoma, H.
dc.contributor.authorMarenya, P.
dc.contributor.authorManda, J.
dc.contributor.authorMatin, M.A.
dc.contributor.authorThierfelder, C.
dc.contributor.authorChikoye, D.
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-05T14:30:16Z
dc.date.available2023-10-05T14:30:16Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-17
dc.identifier.citationHirpa Tufa, A., Alene, A., Ngoma, H., Marenya, P., Manda, J., Matin, M.A., ... & Chikoye, D. (2023). Willingness to pay for agricultural mechanization services by smallholder farmers in Malawi. Agribusiness, 1-29.
dc.identifier.issn0742-4477
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8272
dc.description.abstractOne of the main barriers to adopting smallholder agricultural mechanization in developing countries is the mismatch between the economies of scale of machines and farm size. Private sector-led mechanization services hold a promise to address this challenge, but there is a lack of evidence on demand for smallholder mechanization services. This study estimates the farmers' willingness to pay for mechanization services using the double-bounded contingent valuation method and data from 1512 households. Results show that, on average, farmers are willing to pay 11%, 33%, and 5% more than prevailing market rates for land preparation, maize shelling, and transportation services, respectively. The amounts farmers are willing to pay for the mechanization services vary by sex, age group, size of cultivated land, the value of farmer assets, market access, and agroecology. Men are willing to pay 26%, 25%, and 11% more than women for land preparation, maize shelling, and transportation services. Moreover, 40% of female and 90% of male farmers are willing to pay more than or equal to the prevailing market rate for land preparation services. The high demand for mechanization services among smallholder farmers points to the need for making the machinery available to rural communities through mechanization service providers or machinery hiring centers run by the private sector. The paper concludes by discussing the contextual factors and policy options for promoting smallholder mechanization in Malawi. [EconLit Citations: O33, Q11, Q13, Q16].
dc.description.sponsorshipNorwegian Agency for International Development
dc.format.extent1-29
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectMechanization
dc.subjectLand
dc.subjectSmallholders
dc.subjectRural Communities
dc.subjectMalawi
dc.subjectWillingness to Pay
dc.subjectField Preparation
dc.subjectLand Preparation
dc.titleWillingness to pay for agricultural mechanization services by smallholder farmers in Malawi
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.coverage.hubSouthern Africa Hub
cg.coverage.hubCentral Africa Hub
cg.researchthemePlant Production and Health
cg.researchthemeSocial Science and Agribusiness
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidHIRPATUFA:2023a
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR Multi Centre
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectHandling, Transport, Storage and Protection of Agricultural Products
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectPost-Harvesting Technology
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.journalAgribusiness
cg.notesOpen Access Article; Published online: 17 Aug 2023
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21841
cg.iitaauthor.identifierAdane Tufa: 0000-0001-9801-6526
cg.iitaauthor.identifierArega Alene: 0000-0002-2491-4603
cg.iitaauthor.identifierDavid Chikoye: 0000-0002-6047-9821
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