**Author details**

Cynthia Bley N'Dede1 , Curtis M. Jolly1\*, Davo Simplice Vodouhe2 and Pauline E. Jolly3

1 Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Alabama Experiment Station, Auburn University, USA

2 The University of the Republic of Benin, Republic of Benin

3 University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
