Vol. 7 No. 2 (2018)
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Traditional poultry farmers’ willingness to pay for using fly larvae meal as protein source to feed local chickens in Benin

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  • Sètchémè Charles Bertrand Pomalégni,
  • Cokou Patrice Kpadé,
  • Dossou Sèblodo Judes Charlemagne Gbemavo,
  • Victor Attuquaye Clottey,
  • Marc Kenis,
  • Guy Apollinaire Mensah
Sètchémè Charles Bertrand Pomalégni
National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRAB), 01 BP 884 Cotonou 01, Benin
Cokou Patrice Kpadé
National University of Agriculture, Benin
Dossou Sèblodo Judes Charlemagne Gbemavo
University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 04 BP 1525 Cotonou, Benin
Victor Attuquaye Clottey
CABI West Africa Centre, No. 6 Agostino Neto Road, Accra, Ghana
Marc Kenis
CABI, Rue des Grillons 1, 2800 Delémont, Switzerland
Guy Apollinaire Mensah
National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRAB), 01 BP 884 Cotonou 01, Benin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/bae-7671

Published 2019-12-18

Keywords

  • Animal feeding,
  • Benin,
  • Fly larvae,
  • Poultry farmer,
  • Willingness to pay

How to Cite

Pomalégni, S. C. B., Kpadé, C. P., Gbemavo, D. S. J. C., Clottey, V. A., Kenis, M., & Mensah, G. A. (2019). Traditional poultry farmers’ willingness to pay for using fly larvae meal as protein source to feed local chickens in Benin. Bio-Based and Applied Economics, 7(2), 117–138. https://doi.org/10.13128/bae-7671
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Abstract

This study estimated poultry farmers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for fly larvae meal as animal protein source to feed local chickens in Benin. A double-bounded contingent valuation approach was used to collect data from 480 poultry farmers, and an interval regression model was performed. We found that 82.10% of poultry farmers are willing to pay for using fly larvae meal. The average WTP was estimated at FCFA/kg 225.10 (€/kg 0.34), indicating a potential and reliable demand in fly larvae meal. Our analysis suggests that public actions can sensitize poultry farmers and support innovative small companies to produce and market fly larvae meal.

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