POLICY PREFERENCES IN THE FACE OF WEATHER AND CONFLICT SHOCKS: VIEWS FROM NIGERIAN MAIZE TRADERS

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Daye Kwon Lenis, Saweda O. Liverpool-Tasie, Thomas Reardon, Nicole Mason, Oyinkan Tasie

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This study explores the policy preferences of Nigerian maize wholesale traders in response to weather and conflict shocks, which have a significant impact on their maize trading activities and the broader maize value chain in Nigeria. Using a Best-Worst Scaling survey in five major maizeproducing and consuming states, we evaluated various policy options, including soft and hard infrastructure-type interventions, to address the challenges related to conflict shocks and weather shocks. The correlated random parameters logit model reveals that maize traders prioritize different policy measures depending on the nature of the shocks they encounter. Additionally, various characteristics, such as gender, business scale, education, and operation region, appear to influence traders’ policy preferences. Our analysis highlights the importance of considering heterogeneous preferences in the development of policies aimed at enhancing resilience in the maize value chain.

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