02377nam a22003257a 4500 OSt 20260827112339.0 260827b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 1656-4383 DSSC Mehar, Mamta 13433 Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development 13434 The role of gender, risk, and time preferences in farmers' rice variety selection in Eastern India / Mamta Mehar, Architesh Panda and Takashi Yamano Los Baños, Laguna : Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture, 2017. pp. 17-36 text unmediated volume vol. 14 no. 1 1656-4383 Using data from 5,601 rice farmers in Eastern India, this study examined the role of gender, risk, and time preferences in farmers' rice variety selection in Eastern India. The determinants of the following were estimated: farmers' rice variety selection according to variety type (i.e., modern [non-hybrid], stress-tolerant, hybrid, and traditional), and farmers' main reasons (i.e., yield potential, taste/cooking quality, marketability/affordability, and stress tolerance) for choosing a rice variety. A multivariate probit model was employed to identify the factors that influence farmers' decision-making, since some farmers choose to mix rice varieties from multiple categories. The results revealed that female farmers, who are more risk-averse, usually choose rice varieties based on cooking quality (e.g., good taste, high cooking quality, and good straw quality) and stress tolerance. They are less likely to select hybrid rice, and also less likely to base their decision on market-oriented reasons, compared to male farmers. Certain rice varieties released many decades ago remain popular among farmers because of multiple preferred attributes. The preference model is useful in understanding why some varieties are more popular than others, among female and male farmers. risk preference 13435 time preference 13436 gender 13437 Climate change 12923 rice variety 13438 drought tolerance 13439 Panda, Architesh 13440 Yamano, Takashi 13441 ddc PINDEX 10105 10105 0 0 ddc 0 0 Per SPMT-CAS SPMT-CAS PER 2026-08-27 0 2026-08-27 11:23:54 2026-08-27 PINDEX