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“Pick the Tick” The Impact of Health Endorsements on Consumers’ Food Choices
Mueller, Simone C.; Umberger, Wendy J. - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010
separate, unique discrete choice experiments (DCEs) involving fresh packaged beef steaks and seafood. In addition to quality … and production-related attributes, the beef and seafood products also displayed a health endorsement: the Australian … also included in the seafood experiment. Consumer awareness of the “Pick the Tick” certification was higher than any other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009368359
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From Global to Local? The Power of Domestic Markets
Seitz, Carolin Claudia; Roosen, Jutta - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2015
Food markets have become more and more globalized. In parallel, the interest in locally grown food products has evolved rapidly. The question arises as to what market potential domestic food products can develop in a regional market relative to export markets. We examine the relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011275511
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The UK Consumer's Attitudes to, and Willingness to Pay for, imported Foods
Arnoult, Matthieu H.; Lobb, Alexandra E.; Tiffin, J. Richard - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2007
We report results from an investigation into consumer preferences for locally produced foods. Using a choice experiment we estimate willingness to pay for foods of a designated origin together with certification for Organic and GM free status. Our results indicate that there is a preference for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005060470
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Positiv externality of honey production
Vanyi Arvane, Georgina; Csapo, Zsolt; Karpati, Laszlo - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2010
Bee-keeping and honey production has a long history in Hungary. Honey is an important and healthy food of people and it can be consumed without any human processing. The honey production has important role, too. Some researchers say that if honey bee will extinct the humanity in the world would...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009201387
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Health impact assessment of folate biofortified rice in China
De Steur, Hans; Gellynck, Xavier; Storoshenko, Sergei; … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010
reduce folate deficiencies in China, where about 260 million people are considered to be folate deficient. Consuming folate … and Southern China differ significantly in terms of rice consumption and production, and folate intake, a regional … in China. Objective: The aim is to measure the potential regional health impact of folate biofortified rice (12 μg per 1 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009368308
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Analysis of the Preferences for a New Convenient Seafood Product: Empirical Application for Spain and Norway
Dopico, Domingo Calvo; Olsen, Svein Ottar; Tudoran, Alina - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2007
Fish and seafood products represent a very healthy food, low in saturated fats and offer an excellent source of protein … essential for our health. However, very often, consumer behaviour would seem to infer that seafood products do not rank … represent barriers to consumption. Consequently, there is an opportunity to develop new tailor-made seafood products more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005503330
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Welfare Effects of Food Miles Labels
Caputo, Vincenzina; Vassilopoulos, Achilleas; Nayga … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2010
We assessed the consumer welfare effects of two generic food miles labels: carbon dioxide (CO2) emission label and number of miles label. Using data from a choice experiment, our results generally suggest that a mandatory labeling policy for either type of label would have a positive welfare...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009201372
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Perspectives of small retailers in the organic market: Customer satisfaction and customer enthusiasm
Bolten, Jan; Kennerknecht, Raphael; Spiller, Achim - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2006
In this paper we discuss the impact of customer satisfaction and enthusiasm on the performance of small retailers in the organic food market. The analysis of customer satisfaction and shop data confirm essential economic effects. The study is based on 948 customer interviews and an analysis of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805032
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Take off the heater: Utility effect and food environment effect in food consumption decisions
Lombardini-Riipinen, Chiara; Lankoski, Leena - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010
In this paper, we describe individual food consumption decisions as driven by a utility effect and a food environment effect. To outline the utility effect, we first develop a new theoretical model of individual food consumption. Next, we introduce the food environment effect by showing how the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009368307
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CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND FUTURE FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
Valin, Hugo; Havlik, Petr; Mosnier, Aline; Obersteiner, … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010
Discussions on climate change increasingly emphasize the contribution of agricultural activities to anthropogenic greenhouse gases emissions. In this paper, we investigate from a supply to demand side perspective the stress between food demand and climate change challenges up until 2030. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009368309