The objectives of this study are (1) to elicit both risk and time preferences of smallholder coffee farmers in eastern Uganda using lottery-based experiments, and (2) to investigate key attributes or features of companion trees in coffee agroforestry systems that are preferred by farmers using a discrete choice experiment (DCE). We investigate farmer preferences related to six companion tree attributes: tree products provided, regulating ecosystem services provided, growth rate, seedling price, provision of quality shade for coffee, and maximum tree height. To demonstrate the relation between risk and time preferences and the adoption of companion trees, we couple these experimental data with the results from the DCE about farmers’ preferences for companion tree attributes. To analyze potential strata in farmer preferences, our sample includes coffee farmers from different altitude zones. Our gendered research design furthermore allows exploring possible differences in preferences between men and women.
Publication year
2020
Authors
Ihli, H.J.; Winter, E.; Gassner, A.
Language
English
Keywords
biodiversity, trees, experiments, research project
Geographic
Uganda
