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Item Determinants of Agro-Pastoralists’ Willingness to Pay for Improved Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia Vaccine in Kenya(Springer Open, 2023-12) Ouya, F.O.; Bett, E.; Nguhiu, P.; Makokha, S.; Lutta, H.; Abwao, W.A.; Mwirigi, M.; Kenyatta University ; International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (Icipe) ; KALRO - Biotechnology Research InstituteAnimal health care is critical for livestock production especially in arid and semi-arid areas where majority are agro-pastoralists. Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) is a highly contagious and fatal disease which commonly affects goats in arid and semi-arid areas. The government has been the major provider of CCPP vaccine and few large-scale farmers who are licensed and able to purchase directly from the vaccine producer. Although the vaccine is sold to farmers at a subsidized price by the government, its distribution has been characterized by scarcity, irregular and late administration by the authority concerned. It is envisioned that if the willingness to pay for the CCPP vaccine among the agro-pastoralists was high, the sustainability for the vaccine availability and accessibility to everyone will be assured. This study was conducted in Kajiado and Taita Taveta counties where 323 households were sampled; thus, 276 households who were aware of the CCPP were considered for the analysis. Double-bounded dichotomous choice contingent valuation model was used to elicit agro-pastoralists’ willingness to pay for the improved CCPP vaccine with new attributes. The model revealed that off-farm income, membership to a group, previous experience on CCPP attack on goats and access to extension services positively influenced households’ willingness to pay for the improved CCPP vaccine. The results implied that provision of extension services by the government through promotion of public awareness on CCPP and on the benefit of vaccination will motivate farmers to willingly pay for vaccination services. This can be done through enhanced trainings, seminars and demonstrations to the village level, encouraging formation of groups which facilitates information sharing between agro-pastoralists as awareness and knowledge can drive the demand for the improved CCPP vaccine.Item KALRO - Biotechnology Research Institute (BioRI) Annual Report 2022-2023(Biotechnology Research Institute, KALRO, 2023) Mireji, P.; Wanjala, K.; Makokha, S.; Lutta, H.; Auma, J.; Wamwiri, F.; Kuria, P.; Kariithi, H.; Okeyo, W.; Mwirigi, M.; KALRO - Biotechnology Research Institute (BioRI)To generate and promote animal, plant, and environmental biotechnology knowledge, infor-mation, and technologies that respond to clients’ demands and opportunities. This report underscores the significant progress made by our institute over the past year in ad-dressing critical challenges within the agricultural and livestock sectors in Kenya. Through a combination of innovative research initiatives and collaborative partnerships, we have success-fully developed cutting-edge biotechnological tools and solutions that contribute to enhancing productivity, resilience, and sustainability in agriculture. Our research endeavors have spanned a wide array of focus areas, including the development of disease-resistant crops, exploration of nutritional alternatives for livestock, implementation of technologies to boost crop production, the conduct of socioeconomic studies informing agricul-tural technology adoption, assurance of livestock product safety, advancement of disease vector control technologies, vaccine development, and the execution of impactful community outreach programs such as youth mentorship initiatives. These achievements underscore our unwavering commitment to leveraging the potential of biotechnology to benefit Kenyan farmers and the ag-ricultural sector as a whole.
