@article{Kallas:125980,
      recid = {125980},
      author = {Kallas, Zein and Baba, Yasmina and Rabell, Maria Cristina},
      title = {How Important Are Cultural and Environmental Objectives  for Rice farmers in South Senegal?},
      address = {2012},
      number = {1007-2016-79602},
      series = {Selected Paper},
      pages = {22},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {This paper explores farmer-specific cultural, social and  economic objectives within the extensive rice system in the  Kolda region (south of Senegal). We classify and  characterize farmers according to the relative importance  of their multifunctional goals. The empirical analysis uses  farm-level data collected through a face-to-face  questionnaire to a sample of rice farmers. The Analytical  Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used to measure farmers’ primary  and secondary objectives importance in planning their  activities, and Cluster Analysis (CA) to classify and  characterize farmers according to their priorities. Results  suggest that within the “economic” role, the most important  goals are “maximization of total farm income” followed by  “improving rice quality”. Farmers are willing to “minimize  fertilizers use”, both to reduce cost and to preserve  environment. They recognize their potential role in  “minimizing illegal immigration”. Results can be useful in  guiding policy makers by considering farmers’ priorities at  local level},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/125980},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.125980},
}