Modelling the Acceptance of High Beta-carotene Maize
Monika Tothova and
William H. Meyers
No 21457, 2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
Abstract:
In the development of high beta carotene (HBC) maize, the focus is on subsistence farms which do not get any (or at least very little) benefit from commercial fortification programs. The technology can be considered to be primarily for the small-scale subsistence farmer. The paper postulates a household decision model that takes into account the production and consumption tradeoffs between traditional and biofortified seed. The objective is to understand the effect of these differing traits on the adoption decision when white maize is preferred by the consumers.
Keywords: Consumer/Household; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.21457
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