Exploring gender differences in trait preferences among groundnut value chain actors in northern Ghana

Assessing gender differences in trait preferences of groundnut value chain actors can influence the effectiveness of crop breeding programs, the adoption of developed technologies, and policy interventions. However, there is limited evidence to support decisions that meet end users’ demands, given t...

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Published in:Agriculture & food security 2023-12, Vol.12 (1), p.24-23, Article 24
Main Authors: Yila, Jummai O., Martey, Edward, Etwire, Prince M., Adogoba, Desmond Sunday, Muricho, Geoffrey, Desmae, Haile
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Agricultural production
Commercialization
Crop diseases
Crops
Developing countries
Discrete choice experiment
End users
Farmers
Food security
Gender
Gender aspects
Gender differences
Ghana
Groundnut supply chain actors
Groundnuts
Heterogeneity
Intersectionality
LDCs
Marketing
Older people
Plant breeding
Poverty
Productivity
Random parameter logit
Sex
Sex differences
Stated preference techniques
Supply chains
Value chain
Willingness to pay
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Summary:Assessing gender differences in trait preferences of groundnut value chain actors can influence the effectiveness of crop breeding programs, the adoption of developed technologies, and policy interventions. However, there is limited evidence to support decisions that meet end users’ demands, given that most studies do not disaggregate trait preferences by sex and age. We use a stated preference method to characterize the preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for various attributes of improved groundnut varieties by male and female youth and older adults in the different segments of the groundnut value chain. The results indicate heterogeneity in preference and WTP for production, market, and nutrition attributes of groundnut across supply chain actors. The results showed that gender is not a unifying factor in respondents’ WTP, revealing dissimilarities among youth and older adults of the same sex group. Our findings suggest that groundnut breeding programs must prioritize production, market, and nutrition attributes based on gender needs to speed up the process of adoption, commercialization, and utilization of groundnut.
ISSN:2048-7010
2048-7010
DOI:10.1186/s40066-023-00430-8