Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/283148 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
ZEF Discussion Papers on Development Policy No. 332
Publisher: 
University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn
Abstract: 
Poor health conditions of livestock cause sizeable losses for many farmers in the Global South. Veterinary services, including vaccinations, could help but often fail to reach farmers under typical smallholder conditions. Here, we examine how the provision of a vaccine against East Cost Fever (ECF) - a tick-borne disease affecting cattle in Africa - can be designed to reduce typical adoption barriers. Using data from a choice experiment with dairy farmers in Kenya, we evaluate farmers' preferences and willingness to pay for various institutional innovations in vaccine delivery, such as a stronger role of dairy cooperatives, new payment modalities with a check-off system, vaccination at farmers' homestead, and bundling vaccinations with discounts for livestock insurance. Our data reveal that farmers' awareness of the ECF vaccine is limited and adoption rates are low, largely due to institutional constraints. Results from mixed logit and latent class models suggest that suitable institutional innovations - tailored to farmers' heterogeneous conditions - could significantly increase adoption. This general finding likely also holds for other veterinary technologies and services in the Global South.
Subjects: 
cooperatives
dairying
animal health
ECF
JEL: 
Q13
Q16
Q1
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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