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TOWARD UNDERSTANDING HOUSEHOLD PREFERENCE FOR MILLET VARIETIES IN THE WEST AFRICAN SEMI-ARID TROPICS

Ndjeunga, Jupiter; Nelson, Carl H. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2000

In this study, we evaluate the preference of consumers in Niger for different tuwo or couscous characteristics using … different traits by type of product. Results show that product taste, visual characteristics, and textural attributes are … important. The different valuation of characteristics across products and ethnic groups, however, suggests that signals …

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Test of Convergence in Agricultural Factor Productivity: A Semiparametric Approach

Paudel, Krishna P.; Pandit, Mahesh; Poudel, Biswo N. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011

We tested for club convergence in U.S. agricultural total factory productivity using a sigma convergence test. We used the same club of states as used by McCunn and Huffman as well as different states within 10 clubs identified by the cluster analysis. Results showed convergence was evident only...

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND THE STRUCTURAL CHANGE OF DIETARY INTAKE IN HUNGARY: A PANNEL STUDY

Bakucs, Lajos Zoltan; Ferto, Imre; Marreiros, Cristina - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010

Typically, big changes in the economic system lead to alterations on the disposable income of families and thus on their spending for different type of products, including food. These may imply, in the long run, a structural modification of the quality of diet of the population. After the fall...

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Consumers’ Preferences for the Food Preparation Time and Identification of the Factors Influencing Time-saving Food Consumption Pattern

Kim, Elizabeth J.; Ahn, Byeong-il - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA

analyze socioeconomic characteristics that affect time-saving food consumption pattern. We find out the determinants of time …

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Comparing Perceptions of Biotechnology in Fresh versus Processed Foods: A Cross-Cultural Study

Kim, Hyeyoung; House, Lisa - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

This study focused on investigating how respondents’ perceptions of biotechnology used in food production differs depending on the level of product transformation (i.e. fresh versus processed food). Using cluster analysis, respondents were clustered into two groups, genetically engineered (GE)...

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A NORTHEAST BORROWER TRAINING PROGRAM: EVOLUTION AND IMPACTS

Parsons, Robert L.; Hanson, Gregory D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2000

A financial training program designed by Cooperative Extension specialists was provided to over 2,000 USDA/FSA borrowers from the Northeast during the period 1994-1999. Key to the success of the workshops was an in-depth, user-friendly curriculum that evolved over time, eventually replacing...

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Consumer Responses to New Food Quality Information: Are Some Consumers More Sensitive than Others

Gao, Zhifeng; Schroeder, Ted C. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2008

In the main approaches used to elicit consumer preference for food attributes, only limited attribute information are present. Though useful for ranking and revealing consumer preferences, these methods are not appropriate when results may be dependent upon the information set presented in the...

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