Smallholder farmers’ willingness to pay for commercial insect-based chicken feed in Kenya

Afrika Onguko Okello, David Jakinda Otieno, Jonathan Makau Nzuma, Michael Mukembo Kidoido and Chrysantus Mbi Tanga

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2022, vol. 26, issue 01

Abstract: The cost of chicken production in developing countries is 300% higher than in developed nations. Overreliance on the key protein feed ingredients especially soybean and fishmeal (SFM) that are characterized by rising food-feed competition and supply chain impediments exacerbate the situation. The use of insect protein as a sustainable alternative protein source has attracted global attention recently. However, there is a dearth of empirical insights on farmers’ preferences for commercial insect-based feed for chicken production in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study evaluated farmers’ willingness to pay for attributes of insect-based commercial chicken feed in Kenya using a choice experiment based on a survey of 314 predominantly chicken farmers. Results show that the farmers are willing to pay premium prices ranging between US$ 0.35 and US$ 3.45 for insect-based feed in the form of either pellets or mash, feed explicitly labelled as containing insects, insect protein feed mixed with SFM and dark-colored feed. These findings provide evidence for multi-stakeholder collaborations to facilitate the creation of an inclusive insect-based feed regulatory framework for sustainable feed and chicken production.

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.335079

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