ZEF public lecture about Biofortified Seeds in Zimbabwe
Individuals do not always make decisions according to traditional economic rationality; instead, behavioral factors such as perceptions, information, and aspirations shape how they value and adopt new technologies. We present 3 examples of how these factors influence farmer acceptance and valuation of agricultural-nutrition interventions, specifically iron- and zinc-biofortified beans and vitamin A biofortified maize seeds in Zimbabwe. First, we examine how experimental quantity design affects farmers’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) for biofortified bean seeds. Second, we evaluate how nutrition information and farmer aspirations influence demand for biofortified bean seeds. Finally, we examine how different types and combinations of information—including labeling, vitamin A deficiency and its health impacts, the nutritional benefits of vitamin A-biofortified maize, and cooking-quality attributes such as taste and cooking time—influence farmers’ WTP for vitamin A biofortified maize seed.
Time
Thursday, 21.05.26 - 01:30 PM
- 02:30 PM
Topic
Behavioral Drivers of Farmer Demand for Biofortified Seeds in Zimbabwe
Speaker
Dr Caithlin Herrington
Target groups
Students
Researchers
All interested
Location
ZEF, Genscherallee 3, 53113 Bonn
Room
ZEF Conference Room, ground floor
Reservation
not required
Organizer
ZEF (ZEF ECON)
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