Farmers' willingness to pay for metal silo cereal storage technology in northeast Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: In Ethiopia, cereal crops play a significant role in food security and income for most smallholder farmers. In the Gubalafto district, the environment is ideal for growing vital cereal crops such as sorghum, maize, and teff. However, various factors such as weevils, rodents, mold infestation, and lack of suitable storage materials were blamed for a post-harvest loss of cereal at the storage stage in the district. Hence, this research study was intended to identify factors affecting households' willingness to pay for metal silo cereal storage technology and the maximum willingness to pay for the technology. The study used both primary and secondary sources to gather the data. A total of 385 sample households were selected using a systematic random sampling technique. The semi-structural que

SUBMITTER: Teshome DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10391935 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature