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AuthorKairu-Wanyoike, Salome W.
AuthorKaitibie, Simeon
AuthorHeffernan, Claire
AuthorTaylor, Nick M.
AuthorGitau, George K.
AuthorKiara, Henry
AuthorMcKeever, Declan
Available date2016-02-28T12:50:46Z
Publication Date2014-08
Publication NamePreventive Veterinary Medicine
ResourceScopus
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.03.028
CitationKairu-Wanyoike, S.W., Kaitibie, S., Heffernan, C., Taylor, N.M., Gitau, G.K., Kiara, H., McKeever, D., Willingness to pay for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia vaccination in Narok South District of Kenya, (2014) Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 115 (3-4), pp. 130-142.
ISSN0167-5877
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/4182
AbstractContagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is an economically important trans-boundary cattle disease which affects food security and livelihoods. A conjoint analysis-contingent valuation was carried out on 190 households in Narok South District of Kenya to measure willingness to pay (WTP) and demand for CBPP vaccine and vaccination as well as factors affecting WTP. The mean WTP was calculated at Kenya Shillings (KSh) 212.48 (USD 3.03) for vaccination using a vaccine with the characteristics that were preferred by the farmers (preferred vaccine and vaccination) and KSh -71.45 (USD -1.02) for the currently used vaccine and vaccination. The proportion of farmers willing to pay an amount greater than zero was 66.7% and 34.4% for the preferred and current vaccine and vaccination respectively. About one third (33.3%) of farmers would need to be compensated an average amount of KSh 1162.62 (USD 13.68) per animal to allow their cattle to be vaccinated against CBPP using the preferred vaccine and vaccination. About two-thirds (65.6%) of farmers would need to be compensated an average amount of KSh 853.72 (USD 12.20) per animal to allow their cattle to be vaccinated against CBPP using the current vaccine and vaccination. The total amount of compensation would be KSh 61.39 million (USD 0.88 million) for the preferred vaccine and vaccination and KSh 90.15 million (USD 1.29 million) for the current vaccine and vaccination. Demand curves drawn from individual WTP demonstrated that only 59% and 27% of cattle owners with a WTP greater than zero were willing to pay a benchmark cost of KSh 34.60 for the preferred and current vaccine respectively. WTP was negatively influenced by the attitude about household economic situation (p=0.0078), presence of cross breeds in the herd (p<. 0.0001) and years since CBPP had been experienced in the herd (p=0.0375). It was positively influenced by education (p=0.0251) and the practice of treating against CBPP (p=0.0432). The benefit cost ratio (BCR) for CBPP vaccination was 2.9-6.1 depending on the vaccination programme. In conclusion, although a proportion of farmers was willing to pay, participation levels may be lower than those required to interrupt transmission of CBPP. Households with characteristics that influence WTP negatively need persuasion to participate in CBPP vaccination. It is economically worthwhile to vaccinate against CBPP. A benefit cost analysis (BCA) using aggregated WTP as benefits can be used as an alternative method to the traditional BCA which uses avoided production losses (new revenue) and costs saved as benefits.
SponsorWellcome Trust through the CBPP project A genomics approach to understanding immunopathology of CBPP: Improvement of current live vaccines and development of next generation vaccines grant number 075804
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
SubjectConjoint analysis-contingent valuation
Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
Kenya
Narok
Vaccination
Attitude to Health
Cattle Diseases
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Disease Outbreaks
Mycoplasma
Socioeconomic Factors
TitleWillingness to pay for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia vaccination in Narok South District of Kenya
TypeArticle
Pagination130-142
Issue Number3
Volume Number115
dc.accessType Open Access


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