In our sites, as in many developing country settings, where
production decisions are mainly subsistent-oriented and production
and consumption decisions are non-separable, productivity attributes
become important considerations for all farm households (netbuyers,
net-sellers, and the self-reliant). On the other hand, the
price attribute is most relevant for farm households with better access
to output markets and those selling most of their agricultural
products. Thus, as we shall confirm or disprove in Section 4, we
expect that price and productivity attributes play a distinct role in
governing farm households' preferences for different crop varieties
and in designing appropriate incentive-based policies.