Contingent valuation study of the benefits of seasonal climate forecasts for maize farmers in the Republic of Benin, West Africa

Amegnaglo, Cocou Jaurès; Anaman, Kwabena Asomanin; Mensah‐Bonsu, Akwasi; Onumah, Edwards Ebo; Gero, Fulbert Amoussouga

doi:10.1016/j.cliser.2017.06.007

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“…In fact, many studies find evidence that a majority of farmers use WCS when they are accessible. Averaging across six documents that provide sufficient information to calculate the rate of use of SCFs by farmers who report accessing such forecasts, the rate of use is found to be 74% (Amegnaglo et al, ; Coulibaly, Kundhlande, et al, ; O'Brien, ; Patt et al, ; Roncoli et al, ). Aggregating across the range of information products, management response, locations and social groups in the 14 studies that provide sufficient information to calculate aggregate use rates for any type of WCS found that the majority of farmers who access WCS use the information to adjust a range of management decisions, as illustrated in Appendix E. These studies document farmers' application of weather and climate information to a range of decisions, including those regarding the choice of fields, crops, and/or crop varieties; the timing of agricultural tasks; the application of inputs, and the negotiation of annual loans (Egeru, ; Lo & Dieng, ; Mudombi & Nhamo, ; Patt et al, ; Phillips, Deane, Unganai, & Chimeli, ; Rao, Hansen, Njiru, Githungo, & Oyoo, ; Roncoli et al, , ; Tarhule & Lamb, ).…”

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Evaluating agricultural weather and climate services in Africa: Evidence, methods, and a learning agenda

Vaughan¹,

Hansen²,

Roudier

et al. 2019

WIREs Climate Change

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Weather and climate services (WCS) are expected to improve the capacity of Africa's agricultural sector to manage the risks of climate variability and change. Despite this, a lack of evidence prevents a realistic analysis of whether such services are delivering on their potential. This paper reviews 66 studies that have evaluated outcomes and/or impacts of agricultural WCS in Africa, highlighting areas that have received relatively more attention as well as persistent gaps. While the evaluation of WCS outcomes is relatively straightforward, estimates of the number of people who access and use these services are uneven (covering a small number of communities in 23 of 54 African countries) and highly variable (with access estimates ranging from ~2 to 86%, depending on the service and the population). Meanwhile, 22 documents estimate the impact of WCS with respect to yields and/or income. Developed with a variety of methods, these estimates are also wide ranging and illustrate how impact is conditioned on a number of characteristics of the service, the user, and the context in which both operate. The paper uses lessons developed through this review to develop a “learning agenda,” or evidence‐building roadmap, to establish priorities that can guide work to improve the design, delivery, and impact of agricultural WCS in Africa. Priority learning areas include activities that can strengthen the evidence of access, use, and impacts of WCS, along with those that can advance the use and usability of evidence so as to improve the design and targeting of WCS services. This article is categorized under: Assessing Impacts of Climate Change > Evaluating Future Impacts of Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change > Learning from Cases and Analogies

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Evaluating agricultural weather and climate services in Africa: Evidence, methods, and a learning agenda

Vaughan¹,

Hansen²,

Roudier

et al. 2019

WIREs Climate Change

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“…The objectives of this study are to estimate the preferred attributes of climate services, examine preference heterogeneity 1 among smallholders, and estimate willingness to pay (WTP) values in Ethiopia. The few studies across Africa in recent years that quantify the economic value of climate services among smallholder farmers include Zongo et al (2016); Roudier et al (2016); Amegnaglo et al (2017); Ouédraogo et al (2018) in West Africa and Rodrigues et al (2016) in five East African countries. In Ethiopia, however, no single study is available so far to provide evidence on the economic value of these services among smallholder farmers.…”

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Estimating the economic value of climate services for strengthening resilience of smallholder farmers to climate risks in Ethiopia: A choice experiment approach

Tesfaye

Hansen²,

Kassie³

et al. 2019

Ecological Economics

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“…Zongo et al [7] used the same method to assess farmers' WTP for climate information in Burkina Faso. Other authors used the CVM to assess the WTP for improved weather forecasts in Benin, Zimbabwe and Italy [20][21][22]. The CVM is underpinned on the theory of consumer behavior and the theory of the maximization of utility.…”

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Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Climate Information Services: Evidence from Cowpea and Sesame Producers in Northern Burkina Faso

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Climate information is recognized as a powerful tool to reduce the effect of climate risk and uncertainty on crop production and increase the resilience and the adaptive capacity of farmers in semi-arid zones. This paper estimates farmers' willingness to pay (WTP) for climate information within cowpea and sesame value chains in Northern Burkina Faso. The study used the contingent valuation method for a monetary valuation of farmers' preferences for climate information. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from 170 farmers. The study found that 63% of respondents were willing to pay for climate information services (CIS) such as seasonal climate forecast (SCF), decadal climate information (10-DCI), daily climate information (1-DCI) and agro-advisories. The predicted value for the WTP was XOF 3496 for SCF, XOF 1066 for 10-DCI, XOF 1985 for 1-DCI and XOF 1628 for agro-advisories. The study also showed that several socioeconomic and motivation factors have greater influence on farmers' WTP for CIS. These included the gender, age, education of the farm head and the awareness of farm head to climate information. The outcomes of this paper should support policy makers to better design an efficient mechanism for the dissemination of climate information to improve the adaptive capacity of farmers to climate risks in Burkina Faso.

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Contingent valuation study of the benefits of seasonal climate forecasts for maize farmers in the Republic of Benin, West Africa

Cited by 75 publications

References 31 publications

Evaluating agricultural weather and climate services in Africa: Evidence, methods, and a learning agenda

Evaluating agricultural weather and climate services in Africa: Evidence, methods, and a learning agenda

Estimating the economic value of climate services for strengthening resilience of smallholder farmers to climate risks in Ethiopia: A choice experiment approach

Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Climate Information Services: Evidence from Cowpea and Sesame Producers in Northern Burkina Faso

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