Farmer Preferences for Attributes of Conservation Agriculture in Eastern Uganda

Conservation agriculture has many potential benefits for small farmers. This study seeks to estimate the value that farmers in eastern Uganda place on some these benefits. Data from a choice experiment study are analyzed with a mixed logit model to determine farmers' willingness to pay for increases in maize yield, reductions in erosion, and reductions in land preparation labor requirements. It finds that farmers have a statistically significant willingness to pay for increases in yield and reductions in erosion, but not for reductions in planting labor. In addition, farmers in Kapchorwa district value erosion control and labor reductions more and price increases less than in Tororo district, while women care more about price increases than men do.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Agricultural and Applied Economics

Department dc:contributor.department

Agricultural and Applied Economics

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2014

Author dc:creator

• Vaiknoras, Kate

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Norton, George W.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Alwang, Jeffrey R.
• Taylor, Daniel B.

• conservation agriculture
• Uganda
• soil erosion
• choice experiment
• Rural development

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Identifier

8169

Dc Identifier Other

vt_gsexam:3319

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/49539