The economic valuation of farm animal genetic resources: a survey of available methods

Drucker, Adam G.; Gómez, Verónica; Anderson, Simon

doi:10.1016/s0921-8009(00)00242-1

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“…The conceptual economic background to the loss of both plant and animal genetic resources has been described in detail elsewhere (among others see: Drucker et al, 2001;Narloch et al, 2011;Krishna et al, 2013). Proper assessment of the full range of functions provided by livestock, as expressed in terms of their total economic value (TEV), can support decision making in livestock conservation and sustainable use (Drucker et al, 2001).…”

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“…Proper assessment of the full range of functions provided by livestock, as expressed in terms of their total economic value (TEV), can support decision making in livestock conservation and sustainable use (Drucker et al, 2001). Improved understanding of the TEV of threatened breeds and the relative weights of its different components can be used to help determine which kinds of interventions and incentive mechanisms might be most appropriate for ensuring their long-term survival.…”

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Determination of non-market values to inform conservation strategies for the threatened Alistana–Sanabresa cattle breed

Martín-Collado

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Drucker

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Livestock breed-related public good functions are often used to justify support for endangered breed conservation despite the fact that little is known about such non-market values. We show how stated preference techniques can be used to assess the nonmarket values that people place on livestock breeds. Through the application of a case study choice experiment survey in Zamora province, Spain, the total economic value (TEV) of the threatened Alistana-Sanabresa (AS) cattle breed was investigated. An analysis of the relative importance of the non-market components of its TEV and an assessment of the socio-economic variables that influence people's valuation of such components is used to inform conservation strategy design. Overall, the findings reveal that the AS breed had significant non-market values associated with it and that the value that respondents placed on each specific public good function also varied significantly. Functions related with indirect use cultural and existence values were much more highly valued than landscape maintenance values. These high cultural and existence values (totalling over 80% of TEV) suggest that an AS in situ conservation strategy will be required to secure such values. As part of such a strategy, incentive mechanisms will be needed to permit farmers to capture some of these public good values and thus be able to afford to maintain breed population numbers at socially desirable levels. One such mechanism could be related to the development of breed-related agritourism initiatives, with a view to enhancing private good values and providing an important addition to continued direct support. Where linked with cultural dimensions, niche product market development, including through improving AS breed-related product quality and brand recognition may also have a role to play as part of such an overall conservation and use strategy. We conclude that livestock breed conservation strategies with the highest potential to maximise societal welfare would be those that secure the breed-related functions that people value most, with appropriate in situ conservation interventions and strategies being identified accordingly.Keywords: Cattle, breed, choice modelling, non-market functions, total economic value ImplicationsLittle information exists regarding the total economic value (TEV) of livestock breeds, especially concerning their breedrelated public good functions. However, these functions are often used to justify support for endangered breed conservation. This paper illustrates how improved understanding of the relative importance of such values can help to inform conservation strategies by undertaking a case study exploration of the TEV of the Spanish Alistana-Sanabresa (AS) cattle breed. The cultural and existence values of this breed were highly valued, implying that AS conservation strategies focusing on these aspects would have higher public support and therefore be more likely to be successful.

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Determination of non-market values to inform conservation strategies for the threatened Alistana–Sanabresa cattle breed

Martín-Collado

Díaz

Drucker

et al. 2014

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“…An important research and development goal is the systematic evaluation of breeds in production systems where they are typically found, quantitative assessment of the genetic diversity they possess, the definition of relationships among breeds and the implementation of programmes for their effective management, including development of policies and strategies for conservation and sustainable utilization. Conservation and sustainable development of animal genetic resources require a broad focus that includes the many adaptive breeds that survive well in the low external input agriculture typical of developing countries (Drucker et al, 2001).…”

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Discriminant analysis of morphometric differentiation in the West African Dwarf and Red Sokoto goats

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Salako²,

Imumorin³

et al. 2011

SA J. An. Sci.

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This study evaluated the usefulness of morphological characteristics to distinguish two important indigenous goat breeds in Nigeria. Fifteen morphometric traits were measured on West African Dwarf -WAD (n = 160) and Red Sokoto -RS (n = 142) goats that ranged in age of up to 19 months and were reared extensively in villages in southern and northern Nigeria. Univariate analysis revealed that the body measures of RS goats were significantly higher than those of WAD goats. Canonical discriminant analysis gave better resolution, as only seven external morphological characteristics of strong discriminating power were extracted. The most discriminant variable between the two goat populations was rump height, followed in order by body length, horn length, face length, chest girth, neck circumference and head width. The discriminant function obtained correctly classified 100% of individuals from the sample of known goat populations. The classification accuracy of the function was cross-validated using the split-sample method, and indicated a 99.7% success rate (99.4% of WAD goats and 100% of RS goats were correctly assigned to their source genetic group). This study indicates that a discriminant tool may be used successfully in the field to separate WAD and RS goats. The present results could be complemented by molecular characterization using DNA markers for better management and conservation strategies of genetic resources for indigenous goats.

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“…Farm animal production involves many stakeholders with interrelated and ever-changing elements. The investigations on conservation of FAnGR have usually tackled economic (Drucker et al, 2001;Alderson, 2003), technical (FAO, 2010), genetic (Groeneveld et al, 2010), social (Tisdell, 2003), cultural (Gandini and Villa, 2003) and political (Fimland and Oldenbroek, 2007) issues separately. The integration of all these approaches is complex because the effect of many of them is difficult to measure, and the methods have been developed for specific purposes.…”

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The use of SWOT analysis to explore and prioritize conservation and development strategies for local cattle breeds

Martín-Collado

Díaz

Mäki‐Tanila

et al. 2013

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SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis is a tool widely used to help in decision making in complex systems. It suits to exploring the issues and measures related to the conservation and development of local breeds, as it allows the integration of many driving factors influencing breed dynamics. We developed a quantified SWOT method as a decisionmaking tool for identification and ranking of conservation and development strategies of local breeds, and applied it to a set of 13 cattle breeds of six European countries. The method has four steps: definition of the system, identification and grouping of the driving factors, quantification of the importance of driving factors and identification and prioritization of the strategies. The factors were determined following a multi-stakeholder approach and grouped with a three-level structure. Animal genetic resources expert groups ranked the factors, and a quantification process was implemented to identify and prioritize strategies. The proposed SWOT methodology allows analyzing the dynamics of local cattle breeds in a structured and systematic way. It is a flexible tool developed to assist different stakeholders in defining the strategies and actions. The quantification process allows the comparison of the driving factors and the prioritization of the strategies for the conservation and development of local cattle breeds. We identified 99 factors across the breeds. Although the situation is very heterogeneous, the future of these breeds may be promising. The most important strengths and weaknesses were related to production systems and farmers. The most important opportunities were found in marketing new products, whereas the most relevant threats were found in selling the current products. The across-breed strategies utility decreased as they gained specificity. Therefore, the strategies at European level should focus on general aspects and be flexible enough to be adapted to the country and breed specificities.

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The economic valuation of farm animal genetic resources: a survey of available methods

Cited by 96 publications

References 15 publications

Determination of non-market values to inform conservation strategies for the threatened Alistana–Sanabresa cattle breed

Determination of non-market values to inform conservation strategies for the threatened Alistana–Sanabresa cattle breed

Discriminant analysis of morphometric differentiation in the West African Dwarf and Red Sokoto goats

The use of SWOT analysis to explore and prioritize conservation and development strategies for local cattle breeds

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