Tending Toward Extension Privatization in Nigeria: An Assessment of Arable Crop Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Extension Services in Niger State of Nigeria

Autor:	A. P. Atteh, A. J. Farinde
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Contingent valuation Information Systems and Management Descriptive statistics media_common.quotation_subject Farm income Payment Agricultural economics Willingness to pay Local government Sustainable agriculture Business Agronomy and Crop Science Agricultural extension Food Science media_common
Zdroj:	Journal of Agricultural & Food Information. 10:63-75
ISSN:	1540-4722 1049-6505
DOI:	10.1080/10496500802705508
Popis:	Decreased funding for public agricultural extension has spurred calls for private initiatives to complement government efforts to ensure sustainable food security in developing countries. This study assesses arable crop farmers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for extension services in Niger State using three Local Government Areas as a case study. The Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) was adopted to determine the amount that arable crop farmers are willing to pay for extension services. Primary data on the socioeconomic variables, reasons for payment, and amount willing to pay were collected from 120 farmers and summarized using descriptive statistics. Results showed that mean age and mean farm size of arable crop farmers is 46.4 years and 3.7 hectares (ha), respectively. About 60% of the farmers are willing to pay for extension services, provided their farm income would increase and extension services are relevant and meet their perceived needs. The amount which farmers are willing to pay for extension service...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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