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Calorie elasticities with income dynamics : evidence from the literature

Zhou, De; Yu, Xiaohua - 2014

This paper proposes a finite mixture model (FMM) to model the behavioral transition of calorie consumption with an … assumption that nutrition consumption is a mixture of two different behavioral stages: a poor stage and an affluent stage. Based … consumption is 1.26 dollar/day, which is slightly lower than the World Bank poverty line (1.25 dollar/day in 2005 PPP prices). …

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The effect of opportunistic behavior on trust : an experimental approach

Romero, Cristina; Wollni, Meike - 2015

Linking small farmers to global markets through contract farming has become an important policy recommendation aiming to increase farmers’ income and foster rural development. Nevertheless, some of the arrangements involving small farmers have been reported to loose participants or collapse...

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The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange and spatial price dispersion

Andersson, Camilla; Bezabih, Mintewab; Mannberg, Andrea - 2015

In this article, we study the impact of an institutional intervention on market efficiency in Ethiopia. More specifically, we study whether regional warehouses that are connected to a national commodity exchange reduce transaction cost and price dispersion between regions. In order to identify...

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Agribusiness firm resources and performance : the mediating role of strategic management practices

Dominic, Theresia; Theuvsen, Ludwig - 2015

This study investigates the relationship between firm resources, strategic management practices and firm performance of small agribusiness firms. Looking at level of managerial expertise and access to market information as primary resources, this research presents various arguments about their...

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Can willingness-to-pay values be manipulated? : evidence from an experiment on organic food in China

Yu, Xiaohua; Yan, Binjian; Gao, Zhifeng - 2014

Human behaviours are driven by two different types of motives: implicit and explicit motives. Psychologists have developed two main tools, namely time pressure and cognitive load, to disentangle the two motives. It implies that the values of willingness to pay (WTP) are sensitive to time...

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Characterising convinced sustainable food consumers

Meyer-Höfer, Marie von; Wense, Vera von der; Spiller, Achim - 2013

literature about tea consumption. This study is based on data collected via an online consumer survey. First respondents took … / organic & fair trade). Then they had to complete a questionnaire about their attitudes towards food consumption. Respondents … higher willingness to increase sustainability through their consumption behaviour. They are very much interested in high food …

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Food standards, certification, and poverty among coffee farmers in Uganda

Chiputwa, Brian; Qaim, Matin; Spielman, David J. - 2013

Private standards are gaining in importance in global markets for high-value foods. We analyze and compare impacts of three sustainability oriented standards – Fairtrade, Organic, and UTZ – on the livelihoods of smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda. Using survey data and propensity score...

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Measure consumer preferences for pork attributes under different coverage in China

Yan, Zhen; Yu, Xiaohua; Zhou, Jiehoung - 2016

Media reports could help shape consumer attitudes towards food quality and safety. By introducing an information treatment with positive or negative media coverage, we study the impact on consumer preference for pork products. The hypothesis is tested by a hypothetical choice experiment with 788...

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Farmers' preferences for supermarket contracts in Kenya

Ochieng, Dennis O.; Veettil, Prakashan Chellattan; … - 2016

With the modernization of global agri-food systems, the role of contract farming is increasing. This also involves smallholder farmers in developing countries. While previous studies have looked at economic impacts of contract schemes on smallholder farmers, little is known about farmers'...

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The role of Fairtrade certification for wages and job satisfaction of plantation workers

Krumbiegel, Katharina; Maertens, Miet; Wollni, Meike - 2016

Worker welfare and employment conditions in the agri-food producing and processing sectors in the global south have become an increasing concern for consumers. Sustainability standards, such as Fairtrade, play an important role in agri-food markets of horticultural produce and may be a tool to...

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