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Avian Influenza outbreaks and poultry production mitigation strategies in the U.S.

Mu, Jianhong H.; McCarl, Bruce A. - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010

In this paper, two AI mitigation strategies are examined, quarantine and vaccination. Meanwhile, associated welfare … without vaccination. Once comes to livestock producers, impacts become significant although magnitudes are small. For example …, under 20% demand shocks, vaccination strategy dominates no vaccination at the production, market and national level. However …

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Optimal Management of a Native Species Facing Species or Pathogen Invasion Risks Involving Multi-Stable Outcomes

Horan, Richard; Finnoff, David; Reeling, Carson; Berry, … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA

Many invaded ecosystems appear subject to regime shifts—abrupt changes from one state to another after crossing a threshold or tipping point. The stability landscapes of such multi-stable systems, including their associated thresholds, have been shown to be endogenously determined within a...

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Public Acceptance of and Willingness to Pay for Nanofood: Case of Canola Oil

Zhou, Guzhen; Hu, Wuyang; Schieffer, Jack; Robbins, Lynn - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

Nanotechnology has tremendous potential in food and agriculture. Few economic studies focused on specific products made using nanotechnology, let alone food or food related products. Using a national choice experiment survey, this analysis examines consumers’ valuations for nano-attributes. As...

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An Examination of Consumer Willingness to Pay for Local Products

Adalja, Aaron; Hanson, James; Towe, Charles; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

This paper uses stated and revealed preference data from a choice-based conjoint survey instrument to estimate willingness to pay for distance-based local food products. The survey was administered to three different groups of respondents: members of a consumer buying club, a random sample of...

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Consumer preferences for apple quality traits

Carrillo-Rodriguez, Lilian; Gallardo, Karina; Yue, Chengyan - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

This study investigates the marginal values consumers place on apple quality traits as part of a larger SCRI project whose goal is to increase the long-term economic sustainability of Rosacea crops by increasing the U.S. per-capita consumption of fruits. Information on consumers’ preferences...

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Finding True Consumer Attitudes: Do Validation Questions Help?

Gao, Zhifeng; House, Lisa; Bi, Xiang - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012

A survey with validation question was delivered to 3475 respondents to study the impact of using validation question to improve data quality. Results show that The respondents who passed the validation question had significantly older ages, higher median incomes and higher education levels. The...

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Opportunities for Western Food Products in China: The Case of Orange Juice Demand

Chen, Xuqi; Gao, Zhifeng; House, Lisa - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

The rapid income per capita of Chinese consumers and increasing demand for nearly all agricultural products have attracted western food industries to focus on this booming and huge market. This research investigated the perspectives of western food products in China's market, with focus on one...

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Consumer Willingness to Pay for Nano-packaged Food Products: Evidence from Eye-tracking Technology and Experimental Auctions

Katare, Bhagyashree; Yue, Chengyan; Hurley, Terrance M. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

Using eye-tracking technology and experimental auctions, this paper evaluates the impact of information from various sources on consumers’ real willingness to pay (WTP) for nano-packaged food products with varying shelf-lives. Information about the risks and benefits of nanotechnology in food...

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Consumer Preference Variation between Domestic and Imported Food

Parcell, Joseph L.; Gedikoglu, Haluk - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012

Increasing concerns about a healthy diet, food safety and support for the local economy provide new opportunities for farmers to increase their farm income by locally selling their farm products. The major challenge for farmers making local sales is to predict consumer preferences correctly and...

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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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