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Market Structure and Coherence of International Cooperation: The Case of the Dairy Sector in Malawi
Revoredo-Giha, Cesar - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913828
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The economic potential for an origin based marketing and certification system for a meat product in South Africa: Perceptions, preferences, and experiments.
Kirsten, Johann F.; Vermeulen, Hester; Van Zyl, Karlien; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
The difference between hypothetical and real values when evaluating consumers’ preferences (termed ‘hypothetical bias … willingness to pay (WTP) values. This is the main focus of this paper as we unpack South African consumers’ perceptions and … product and also to test the consumers’ willingness to pay a premium, and the range of the premium obtained from different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913843
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The Rhythm of the Rains: Seasonal Effects on Child Health in The Gambia
Gajigo, Ousman; Schwab, Benjamin - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
We analyze the consequences of seasonal variation in maternal consumption on child health using two nationally representative Gambian household surveys. Seasonal fluctuation in consumption stems from difficulties borrowing when incomes are low during the rainy season and saving when they peak...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069639
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The Role of sensory experience on Spanish consumer’s willingness to pay for sustainable produced food
Avitia, Jessica; Costa-Font, Montserrat; Gil, Jose Maria; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
preferences for attributes related to food sustainability. Spanish consumers have a positive attitude towards sustainable food due …” influence consumers’ purchase behavior. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069643
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Food quality changes and implications: Evidence from the rice value chain of Bangladesh
Minten, Bart; Murshid, K.A.S.; Reardon, Thomas - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
consumers’ caloric intake—the share of the less expensive coarse rice is shown to be rapidly decreasing in rice markets and the … and that farmers do not benefit directly from consumers’ increased willingness to pay for rice. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069658
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Health inequalities over the adult life course: the role of lifestyle choices
Ovrum, Arnstein; Gustavsen, Geir Waehler; Rickertsen, Kyrre - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
The relationship between socioeconomic status and health is dynamic and evolves throughout the adult life course. However, relatively little empirical attention has been directed to the role of health affecting lifestyle choices in explaining these dynamics. Using Norwegian repeated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880281
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Facilitating access to rural services in Vietnam: The invisible social capital link
Hoang Dinh, Quoc; Dufhues, Thomas; Buchenrieder, Gertrud - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
This paper investigates the effects of network based individual social capital on the access of rural households to services. In the context of development economics, an innovative data collection approach is used to determine network based social capital. The approach originates from the field...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880311
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A meta-analysis of the response of calorie demand to income changes
Ogundari, Kolawole; Abdulai, Awudu - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
Over the past three decades, several studies have analyzed the response of calorie intake to income with varying and inconclusive results. This paper review these studies and employs meta-analysis to examine the potential bias in the calorie-income elasticity, as well as the impact of specific...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913882
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MEAT AND FISH DEMAND IN TUNISIA: ECONOMIC AND SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS EFFECTS
Dhraief, Mohamed Zied; Oueslati, Meriem; Dhehibi, Boubaker - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
fish for Tunisian consumers. This study is one of the first applications in Tunisia with respect to the demand for meat and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913889
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Dryland cereals and Household Food Security in Tanzania: Potential and Constraints of Improved Sorghum Cultivars
Schipmann-Schwarze, Christin; Muange, Elijah; Orr, Alastair - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2011
More than one third of the population in Africa is still facing undernourishment and malnutrition. While poor and food-insecure people are most often living in unfavourable agricultural zones, such as semi-arid areas, only few studies have assessed the potential of well adapted dryland cereals...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913890