![]() The offers were assessed and the highest bidder was declared winner of the auction. They were then tasked to make a decision of upgrading to an available rice type of a better quality and offer an amount expressing the willingness to pay (WTP) in order to obtain a kilogram of the alternative rice type. ![]() Each participant was given one kilogram of the benchmark rice generally perceived to be of a lower quality in terms of some prior determined criteria. The participants were asked to assess four rice types in both cooked and uncooked forms. Forty-one participants, including 20 men and 21 women, were randomly recruited from two markets (Kisutu and Tandare) in Dar es Salaam. During the training, theoretical aspects of experimental auctions were covered and practical auction sessions were conducted. Paul Kiepe, Regional Representative for East and Southern Africa, emphasized the importance of consumer-based research which responds to consumer needs and preferences, instead of the traditional focus on issues of production without linkage to market. Experimental auctions are conducted with the aim of promoting value chain innovations through improving existing marketing strategies for rice and rice-related products in the rice sector development hubs. ![]() Supported by the African Development Bank he training workshop, aimed to contribute to building the capacity of partners from the ‘Support to Agricultural Research for Development on Strategic Commodities in Africa (SARD-SC)’ project countries in the theory and practice of conducting experimental auctions. The rice value chain team at Africa Rice Center, Cotonou (Benin), Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania) and Saint Louis (Senegal) organized and hosted a training workshop from 21 to 25 April 2014 in Dar-es-Salaam on ‘Experimental Auctions’ for national agricultural research systems (NARS) scientists from seven African countries, namely Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda. ![]()
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