West Shewa Zone, Ambo District Veterinary Clinic Office, Ambo, Ethiopia.
School of Veterinary Medicine, Ambo University, P.O. B 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.
BMC Vet Res. 2024 Jul 15;20(1):313. doi: 10.1186/s12917-024-04169-7.
Foot and mouth disease is a contagious, transboundary, and economically devastating viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals. The disease can cause many consequences, including decreased productivity, limited market access, and elimination of flocks or herds. This study aimed to assess farmers' willingness to pay (WTP) for foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccines and identify factors influencing their WTP. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted on 396 randomly selected livestock-owning farmers from three districts in the central Oromia region (Ambo, Dendi, and Holeta districts. The study utilized the contingent valuation method, specifically employing dichotomous choice bids with double bounds, to evaluate the willingness to pay (WTP) for the FMD vaccine. Mean WTP was assessed using interval regression, and influential factors were identified.
The study revealed that the farmer's mean willingness to pay for a hypothetical foot and mouth disease vaccine was 37.5 Ethiopian Birr (ETB) [95% confidence interval [CI]: 34.5 40.58] in all data, while it was 23.84 (95% CI: 21.47-26.28) in the mixed farming system and 64.87 Ethiopian Birr (95% CI: 58.68 71.15) in the market-oriented farming system. We identified main livelihood, management system, sales income, breed, keeping animals for profit, and foot and mouth disease impact perception score as significant variables (p ≤ 0.05) determining the farmers' WTP for the FMD vaccine.
Farmers demonstrated a high computed willingness to pay, which can be considered an advantage in the foot and mouth disease vaccination program in central Oromia. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure sufficient vaccine supply services to meet the high demand revealed.
口蹄疫是一种传染性、跨界和具有经济破坏性的偶蹄动物病毒病。该疾病可导致许多后果，包括生产力下降、市场准入受限以及畜群或羊群被淘汰。本研究旨在评估农民对口蹄疫（FMD）疫苗的支付意愿（WTP），并确定影响其 WTP 的因素。采用横断面问卷调查法，对来自奥罗米亚地区中部三个区（安博、登迪和霍莱塔区）的 396 名随机选择的牲畜养殖农民进行了调查。本研究利用条件价值评估法，特别是采用双边双边界二分选择出价法，评估了对 FMD 疫苗的支付意愿（WTP）。使用区间回归评估了平均 WTP，确定了影响因素。
研究表明，农民对假设的口蹄疫疫苗的平均支付意愿为 37.5 埃塞俄比亚比尔（ETB）[95%置信区间（CI）：34.5-40.58]，在所有数据中，混合养殖系统为 23.84（95%CI：21.47-26.28），面向市场的养殖系统为 64.87 埃塞俄比亚比尔（95%CI：58.68-71.15）。我们确定了主要生计、管理系统、销售收入、品种、为盈利而饲养动物以及对口蹄疫影响感知评分作为决定农民对口蹄疫疫苗支付意愿的重要变量（p≤0.05）。
农民表现出较高的计算支付意愿，这对口蹄疫疫苗接种计划在奥罗米亚中部是一个优势。因此，有必要确保有足够的疫苗供应服务来满足所揭示的高需求。
