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Assessing farmers’ willingness-to-way for improved common bean seed varieties in Malawi : a case study of Kasungu and Dedza districts
Dissertation (MSc Agric)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/40344 Assessing farmers’ willingness-to-way for improved common bean seed varieties in Malawi : a case study of Kasungu and Dedza districts Liebenberg, Frikkie timanyechi.24@gmail.com Kirsten, Johann F. Munthali, Grace Timanyechi Crop Common beans Farmers Seed Malawi UCTD Dissertation (MSc Agric)--University of Pretoria, 2013. Common beans are one of the most important food and cash crops for most Malawians. The insufficient production of the crop in the country coupled with low yields has made scientists give much interest to the crop so that they can address the constraints to the productivity problems. In this regard, breeders have been engaged in the development and release of improved varieties of common beans which in most cases are disease resistant, high yielding, drought resistant, and fast cooking. Therefore it is the interest of this study to find the reasons why productivity of the crop is still low despite the release of the improved varieties. The study adopted contingent valuation (CV), a method frequently used to assess willingnessto- pay of people for non-market goods or services and this was applied to assess farmer’s willingness-to-pay for the new improved bean seed varieties which are high yielding. Double bounded dichotomous choice with an open ended follow-up format was used to obtain the household’s willingness-to-pay. In addition; the study reviewed the existing dissemination channels of bean seed to make recommendations with regard to seed supply. Descriptive statistics from the 132 households interviewed shows that the structural constraints to seed acquisition are compounded by farmers’ poverty. Otherwise, most farmers are aware of the existence of improved varieties of common bean seed and perceive that with the use of this seed, productivity can improve hence willing to pay for the good. The study is 95% confident that mean price farmers are willing to pay for improved common bean seed is between MK 527.78 and MK 591.92. Three major existing informal dissemination channels of bean seed were discovered in the study areas. Therefore there is a need for government to work in collaboration with NGOs towards ensuring a formal supply system of bean seed characterised by vertically organised production and dissemination of tested and approved seed varieties, and using strict quality control rules, so that farmers can be assured of accessing improved seed varieties. This will increase the nation’s food security. gm2014 Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development unrestricted 2014-06-24T09:48:53Z 2014-06-24T09:48:53Z 2014-04-15 2013 Dissertation Munthali, GT 2013, Assessing farmers’ willingness-to-way for improved common bean seed varieties in Malawi : a case study of Kasungu and Dedza districts, MSc Agric dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40344> E14/4/180/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40344 en © 2013 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Crop Common beans Farmers Seed Malawi UCTD Assessing farmers’ willingness-to-way for improved common bean seed varieties in Malawi : a case study of Kasungu and Dedza districts |
| title | Assessing farmers’ willingness-to-way for improved common bean seed varieties in Malawi : a case study of Kasungu and Dedza districts |
| title_full | Assessing farmers’ willingness-to-way for improved common bean seed varieties in Malawi : a case study of Kasungu and Dedza districts |
| title_fullStr | Assessing farmers’ willingness-to-way for improved common bean seed varieties in Malawi : a case study of Kasungu and Dedza districts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing farmers’ willingness-to-way for improved common bean seed varieties in Malawi : a case study of Kasungu and Dedza districts |
| title_short | Assessing farmers’ willingness-to-way for improved common bean seed varieties in Malawi : a case study of Kasungu and Dedza districts |
| title_sort | assessing farmers willingness to way for improved common bean seed varieties in malawi a case study of kasungu and dedza districts |
| topic | Crop Common beans Farmers Seed Malawi UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40344 |