Jemberu, Wudu T, Molla, Wassie, Dagnew, Tigabu, Rushton, Jonathan 
ORCID: 0000-0001-5450-4202 and Hogeveen, Henk
(2020)
Farmers' willingness to pay for foot and mouth disease vaccine in different cattle production systems in Amhara region of Ethiopia.
PLoS One, 15 (10).
e0239829-e0239829.
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Abstract
Although foot and mouth disease (FMD) is endemic in Ethiopia, use of vaccines to control the disease has been practiced sparingly. This is due to perceived high cost of good quality FMD vaccine, and consequently limited availability of the vaccine in the market. This study was conducted to assess farmers' willingness to pay (WTP) for a quality FMD vaccine and identify factors that could potentially influence their WTP in Amhara region of Ethiopia. A total of 398 farmers from four districts that represent the mixed crop-livestock and market oriented production systems were enrolled for the study. The WTP was estimated using contingent valuation method with a double-bound dichotomous choice bid design. Interval regression analysis was used to estimate mean WTP and identify factors that influence it. The results showed that the mean WTP of all farmers was Ethiopian Birr (ETB) 58.23 (95% CI: 56.20-60.26)/annual dose. It was ETB 75.23 (95% CI: 72. 97-74.49) for market oriented farmers and ETB 42.6 (95%CI: 41.24-43.96) for mixed crop livestock farmers. Willingness to pay for the vaccine was significantly higher for farmers in market oriented system than in mixed crop livestock system. It was also significantly higher for farmers whose main livelihood is livestock than those whose main livelihood is other than livestock, and for farmers who keep exotic breed cattle and their crosses than those who keep only local cattle breeds. Willingness to pay significantly increased with increase in FMD impact perception and vaccine knowledge scores of farmers. The high mean WTP estimates showed that farmers are enthusiastic about using the FMD vaccine. Market-oriented farmers with higher willingness to pay may be more likely to pay full cost if official FMD vaccination is planned in the country than mixed crop livestock farmers. Animal health extension about livestock diseases impact and vaccines has a potential to increase farmers' uptake of vaccines for disease control.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Animals, Cattle, Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Cattle Diseases, Vaccination, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Disease Outbreaks, Animal Husbandry, Ethiopia, Farmers |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2020 10:10 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2023 23:25 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0239829 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3105625 |
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