El objetivo de esta investigación es determinar la disposición a consumir papa de mejor calidad y evaluar la incidencia de distintos atributos en la elección de la obtenida mediante un sistema de producción integrada. Se utilizaron técnicas cualitativas y cuantitativas y se relevó una...

When purchasing food, consumers make their choices by comparing prices and qualities. As a wide and subjective notion, food quality deals with different kinds of attributes. They could be either verified by consumers or not before or after purchasing food e.g., colour, taste/flavor, nutritional...

Throughout these last years, organic agriculture has undergone a remarkable expansion due, among other things, to the greater interest shown by consumers aware of food safety concerns involving real or perceived quality risks [1]. This paper aims to estimate consumers' willingness to pay (WTP)...

Throughout these last years, organic agriculture has undergone a remarkable expansion due, among other things, to the greater interest shown by consumers aware of food safety concerns involving real or perceived quality risk. The paper aims to estimate consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for...

Los mercados de alimentos diferenciados ofrecen productos obtenidos mediante el empleo de tecnologías e insumos, según normas y procesos autorizados y verificados, que garantizan su "calidad". La creciente demanda de estos productos de alta calidad se debe a los atributos que los mismos poseen...

Most food markets do not count on complete information about food quality for consumers. Quality has become a key concept in the new approaches of the Demand Theory (Lancaster, 1966; Antle, 1999), and, therefore, food quality information has turned into a crucial factor when explaining the existing...

El presente proyecto de investigación tiene por finalidad seguir avanzando en la línea de investigación relacionada con economía del consumidor, poniendo particular énfasis en los aspectos de calidad como atributo de valor de los alimentos definidos y medidos desde la perspectiva del...

In developed countries, a series of food scares and the overuse of antibiotics in animals have increased consumers' concerns about chicken meat quality since the last decades. In Argentina, consumers are clearly becoming oriented to alternative chicken varieties they conceive as "healthier",...

This paper aims to calculate Argentinean consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for organic fresh chicken in the domestic market, by applying the Contingent Valuation approach and with a view to providing some useful insights for promoting organic chicken production and consumption in Argentina. A...