interest in transforming Dominica into an Organic Island (‘Organic Dominica') by 2015. Through this initiative, sustainable …, organic agricultural production methods will be encouraged. Complementing this, a ‘Buy Organic, Locally Grown' campaign has …, ‘Organic Dominica' has the potential to simultaneously address ongoing national concerns surrounding food security, foreign …

Auction experiments were used to examine demand and premium differences between organic, non-GM (genetically modified …

analysed whereas the focus is also on peoples’ preferences for organic food. An empirical approach is used for the … idea of possible differences between the demand for fair-trade-products and organic, of which values consumers put on … products which got both labels, the trade and the organic, and of the reasons for different references. By using inferential …

-release nitrogen, phosphorus-free, and natural and/or organic). It was also found that the experiment participants preferred lawn …

fresh tomatoes with the attributes locally grown, state marketing program promoted, and organic from either a grocery store …, price premiums for organic over conventional tomatoes were only exhibited in Maryland, and Virginia was the only state with …

potatoes and sweet corn—conventional, organic, and two parts of organic: no pesticides and non-genetically modified (non …-GM). Elasticities showed strong and asymmetric substitute relationships between organic and its parts. Combined premiums of the parts … were not significantly different than the whole organic premium, suggesting WTP for the attributes are not additive. A two …

Organic producers have limited methods of avoiding plant diseases that result in cosmetic damage to produce. Therefore …, the appearance of organic produce is often less than perfect. We use an experimental auction to investigate how cosmetic … damage affects consumers' willingness to pay for organic apples. We find that 75% of the participants are willing to pay more …

Recently, there has been much interest among horticultural producers concerning the marketing of organic and locally … applesauce compared to applesauce that was labeled USDA Organic, Low Fat, or No Sugar Added. Furthermore, we find evidence that … increased knowledge of agriculture decreases the willingness to pay for organic and locally grown applesauce. …

The appearance of organic produce is often less than perfect because of limited methods of avoiding plant diseases. We … for apples. We find that 75% of the participants are willing to pay more for organic than for conventional apples given … identical appearance. However, at the first sight of any imperfection in the appearance of the organic apples, this segment is …

baskets of organic products and how this varies across households. We use rich scanner data on food purchases by a large … organic products. These bounds provide information about willingness to pay for organic without imposing restrictive … example by stores to provide robust upper bounds on the revenue implication of introducing a new line of organic products. …