Cotton farmers’ willingness to pay for pest management services in northern Benin

    Kpadé, C P and Mensah, E R and Fok, M and Ndjeunga, J (2017) Cotton farmers’ willingness to pay for pest management services in northern Benin. Agricultural Economics, 48 (1). pp. 105-114. ISSN 0169-5150

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    Abstract

    This study was carried out to assess cotton farmers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for pest management services in northern Benin. Targeted staggered control (TSC) has been introduced to reduce pesticide use in cotton cropping and generate an estimated benefit of FCFA48,800 (€74.40) per cotton hectare accruing from increased productivity and reduced pesticide cost. However, TSC application requires extra time for pest identification and scouting, and its adoption remains low due to the lack of funding to boost farmers’ awareness and cover training costs. An interval regression model was used to analyze responses to a double-bounded contingent valuation survey with data collected from 300 cotton farmers. The results showed that 87.3% of cotton farmers were willing to pay for TSC services. Annual WTP per cotton hectare was estimated at FCFA16,962 (€25.80), revealing an existing demand for TSC adoption. Respondents' WTP was driven by farm and socio-economic characteristics. Financial mechanisms managed by farmers could thus potentially foster technology adoption, and in turn, generate economic and environmental benefits.

    Item Type: Article
    Divisions: Research Program : West & Central Africa
    CRP: UNSPECIFIED
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Benin; Cotton farmers; Pesticides; Targeted staggered control; Willingness to pay; Pest Management
    Subjects: Others > Entomology
    Depositing User: Mr Ramesh K
    Date Deposited: 31 Mar 2017 10:37
    Last Modified: 22 Jun 2017 08:42
    URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/9935
    Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/agec.12298
    Projects: UNSPECIFIED
    Funders: UNSPECIFIED
    Acknowledgement: UNSPECIFIED
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