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Assessing Domestic Demand for Organic and ‘Locally Grown' Produce on An ‘Organic Island': Dominica's Dilemma
Boys, Kathryn A.; Willis, David B.; George, Seraphine; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
interest in transforming Dominica into an Organic Island (‘Organic Dominica') by 2015. Through this initiative, sustainable …, organic agricultural production methods will be encouraged. Complementing this, a ‘Buy Organic, Locally Grown' campaign has …, ‘Organic Dominica' has the potential to simultaneously address ongoing national concerns surrounding food security, foreign …
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Preferences for Sustainable Lawn Care Practices: The Choice of Lawn Fertilizers
Khachatryan, Hayk; Zhou, Guzhen - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
-release nitrogen, phosphorus-free, and natural and/or organic). It was also found that the experiment participants preferred lawn …
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TARGETABLE MARKET SEGMENTS FOR NATURAL PORK PRODUCTS
Grannis, Jennifer L.; Thilmany, Dawn D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 1999
A survey of consumers established willingness to pay for natural pork products. Probit estimation was used to define targetable market segments for ham and pork chops. High-income, frequent pork consumers, and those most concerned about the use of growth hormones and antibiotics, are most likely...
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Consumer preference and willingness to pay for fish farmed in treated wastewater in Ghana
Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.; Amewu, Sena; Amoah, Philip - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA; … - 2015
The reuse of treated wastewater for aquaculture has been practiced in several countries and has a potential to create a viable fish farming business in low income countries. However, wastewater aquaculture practices which satisfy health and hygiene guidelines and standards will not be viable if...
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Analysis of Country of Origin Labeling for Food Products in Taiwan Using Auction Experiment with Tasting
Chern, Wen S.; Lin, Huei-Ching - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
This study attempts to evaluate the economic benefits of the country of origin labeling (COOL) in Taiwan. A Vickrey second-price sealed-bid auction was conducted to estimate the consumer’s willingness to pay for Taiwan products vs. those from China and Vietnam. Our experiment was designed to...
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Risk Belief, Producer Demand, and Valuation of Improved Irrigations: Results from Field Experiments in Mt. Kilimanjaro
Muamba, Francis; Kraybill, David S. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
This paper systematically estimates the potential benefit of introducing improved irrigation schemes in Mt. Kilimanjaro to help rain dependent farmers cope with the risks of climate change. The study uses Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) to elicit farmers’ Willingness to Pay (WTP) for...
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Determinants of Decision to Pay a Price Premium for Modified Food by Consumers of the Republic of Korea
Kaya, Ozgur; Florkowski, Wojciech J.; Suh, Dong-Kyun - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
health problems (stroke, certain cancers), food being organic, support for food genetic modification or research, and …
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Is Presentation Everything? Using Visual Presentation of Attributes in Discrete Choice Experiments to Measure the Relative Importance of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Beef Attributes
Umberger, Wendy J.; Mueller, Simone C. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
A unique discrete choice experiment (DCE) is used to estimate the relative importance of quality attributes to Australian beef consumers. In the DCE, consumers choose their preferred beef steaks from options varying in a large number of intrinsic (marbling and fat trim) and extrinsic/credence...
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Are Consumers Indeed Misled? Congruency in Consumers' Attitudes towards Wine Labeling Information versus Revealed Preferences from a Choice Experiment
Mueller, Simone C.; Umberger, Wendy J. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
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Verbiage Matters: Do Respondents Answer Willingness to Pay Dichotomous Choice Questions on a Per Person or Per Group Basis?
Lohman, Greta; Keske, Catherine M.; Loomis, John B. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
Dichotomous choice willingness to pay questions are often used to determine the value visitors place on nature-based recreation. Ambiguity in wording can result in the use of information that does not necessarily reflect visitors’ true WTP. For example, depending on the specificity of the...
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