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Willingness of West African consumers to buy food produced using black soldier fly larvae and frass

dc.contributor.authorTraore, O.
dc.contributor.authorZaato, P.A.
dc.contributor.authorBaidoo, J.K.
dc.contributor.authorFeleke, S.
dc.contributor.authorManyong, V.
dc.contributor.authorAbdoulaye, T.
dc.contributor.authorSchreinemachers, P.
dc.contributor.authorBa, M.N.
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-30T07:37:13Z
dc.date.available2024-10-30T07:37:13Z
dc.date.issued2024-09-05
dc.identifier.citationTraore, O., Zaato, P.A., Baidoo, J.K., Feleke, S., Manyong, V., Abdoulaye, T., ... & Ba, M.N. (2024). Willingness of West African consumers to buy food produced using black soldier fly larvae and frass. Foods, 13(17): 2825, 1-15.
dc.identifier.issn2304-8158
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8619
dc.description.abstractThe use of black soldier fly (BSF) larvae and frass in agriculture can make an important contribution to food and nutrition security. However, it is important to understand whether consumers are willing to consume food products resulting from the use of BSF larvae as animal feed or BSF frass as fertilizer. This study employed the stated preference approach as food products produced using BSF larvae and frass are not currently available on the market. Questionnaires were administered to a total of 4412 consumers in Ghana (1360), Mali (1603), and Niger (1449). The results show that the vast majority of respondents are willing to consume vegetables (88%) produced using BSF frass and meat (87%) produced using animal feed made of BSF larvae. A smaller percentage of respondents are even willing to pay USD 1.32 and USD 1.7 more if the base price of BSF-based products were USD 5 per kg. Age, gender, education, and country positively influenced the respondents’ willingness to consume food produced using BSF products. In contrast, neighborhood status, income, and household size are inversely related to the respondents’ willingness to pay for and consume these products. Our findings are, therefore, important to scaling up BSF technologies in the region.
dc.description.sponsorshipNorwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
dc.format.extent1-15
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectBlack Soldier Fly
dc.subjectSolid Wastes
dc.subjectOrganic Fertilizers
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectWest Africa
dc.titleWillingness of West African consumers to buy food produced using black soldier fly larvae and frass
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions and Markets
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Vegetable Center
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.countryMali
cg.coverage.countryNiger
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeSocial Science and Agribusiness
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR Multi Centre
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectPests of Plants
cg.iitasubjectSoil Fertility
cg.journalFoods
cg.notesOpen Access Journal
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/foods13172825
cg.iitaauthor.identifierShiferaw Feleke: 0000-0002-0759-4070
cg.iitaauthor.identifierVictor Manyong: 0000-0003-2477-7132
cg.iitaauthor.identifierTahirou Abdoulaye: 0000-0002-8072-1363
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue17: 2825
cg.identifier.volume13


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