The aim of this study was to characterize agro-pastoralists’ preferences in dromedary rearing in the Koro district of Mali, which has experienced a decade of spontaneous development in using dromedaries for harnessed cultivation. Five criteria for assessment of dromedary types used for traction were identified through nine focus group discussions. The assessment criteria developed and estimated rates were the morphological characteristics (23.2%), disease resistance (14.1%), work attitude (26.3%), colour of the coat (25.3%) and docility (11.1%). A multi-attribute analysis method was applied with 115 dromedary owners. Conditional logit was used to estimate utility function and willingness to pay (WTP) for different attributes. Work attitude seems to be an important parameter for decision-making with a WTP amounting to 558.94 euros (614.94 USD). Disease resistance comes second position in decision-making for the selection of dromedaries, with a WTP of 348.77 euros (383.40 USD). To a lesser extent, the white coat with a WTP in the order of 54.45 euros (59.86 USD) intervenes in agro-pastoral decision-making. The agro-pastoralists have a strong reluctance for the dark brown coat. In conclusion, the present results showed that further studies should be conducted on materials and traction technologies to promote harnessed cultivation by dromedaries to preserve and strengthen the multi-functional nature of the dromedary.

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农牧民对马具栽培中牵引单峰骆驼属性的偏好分析：以马里科罗地区为例

这项研究的目的是在马里的科罗地区表征农牧民在单峰骆驼饲养方面的偏好，该地区在利用单峰骆驼进行治理种植方面经历了十年的自发发展。通过九次焦点小组讨论，确定了用于牵引的单峰骆驼类型评估的五个标准。制定和评估的评估标准为形态特征（23.2％），抗病性（14.1％），工作态度（26.3％），皮毛颜色（25.3％）和服帖度（11.1％）。115名单峰骆驼的所有者采用了一种多属性分析方法。有条件的logit用于估计效用函数和不同属性的支付意愿（WTP）。工作态度似乎是决策的重要参数，WTP达到558.94欧元（614.94美元）。抗病性在单峰骆驼选择决策中排名第二，WTP为348.77欧元（383.40美元）。在较小程度上，带有WTP的白大衣会干预农牧业决策，金额约为54.45欧元（59.86美元）。农牧民对黑褐色的外套很不情愿。总而言之，目前的结果表明，应进一步研究材料和牵引技术，以促进单峰驼的利用栽培，以保持和加强单峰驼的多功能性。农牧民对黑褐色的外套很不情愿。总而言之，目前的结果表明，应进一步研究材料和牵引技术，以促进单峰驼的利用栽培，以保持和加强单峰驼的多功能性。农牧民对黑褐色的外套很不情愿。总而言之，目前的结果表明，应进一步研究材料和牵引技术，以促进单峰驼的利用栽培，以保持和加强单峰驼的多功能性。