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Influences on consumer attitudes towards CSR in agribusiness
Mueller, Henrike; Theuvsen, Ludwig - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA; … - 2014
and the food industry. A number of food scandals have exacerbated consumers’ critical perceptions of the agribusiness …’ attitudes towards the CSR commitment of agribusiness companies. The results do not confirm Carroll’s distinction between four … for agribusiness firms designing and implementing their CSR strategies. …
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A Hedonic Pricing Model of Homogenized Peanut Butter in the Presence of the 2009 Salmonella-based Major Product Recall
Vickner, Steven S. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
Poster prepared for presentation at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s 2012 AAEA Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, August 12-14, 2012
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FATORES RELEVANTES NA DECISÃO DE COMPRA DE FRANGO CAIPIRA E SEU IMPACTO NA CADEIA PRODUTIVA
Crabone, Gleriani Torres; Moori, Roberto Giro; Sato, … - In: Organizacoes Rurais e Agroindustriais/Rural and … 07 (2005) 3
Consumers’ attitude about health, food safety and the environment has increased the demand for organic food products such as meat, chicken and others. The purpose of this exploratory research was to identify the relevant factors for organic chicken purchase decision. A survey with 110...
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Auctioning Conservation Contracts and Evaluating the Risk Attitudes of Farmers: Economic Experiments in Japan
Sasaki, Hiroki; Fujie, Takeshi; Kawasaki, Kentaro; … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2010
Agri-environmental programs in Japan have generally been promoted through the provision of fixed payments for certain environment-friendly farming and management practices. However, the auctioning of agrienvironmental contracts is a noteworthy alternative for the furtherance of such programs....
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External Validity of Hypothetical Surveys and Laboratory Experiments
Chang, Jae Bong; Lusk, Jayson L.; Norwood, F. Bailey - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2008
We compare the ability of three preference elicitation methods (hypothetical choices, non-hypothetical choices, and non-hypothetical rankings) and three discrete-choice econometric models (the multinomial logit, the independent availability logit, and the random parameter logit) to predict...
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THE INFLUENCES OF PERCEIVED FOOD ATTRIBUTES ON CONSUMER PREFERENCES FOR ORGANIC AND GMO FOODS
Tavernier, Edmund M.; Onyango, Benjamin M.; Pray, Carl E. - Caribbean Agro-Economic Society - CAES - 2007
This paper uses a logistic regression model to examine consumer willingness to buy organic and/or GM food products in the context of food attributes that are considered important in the consumption decision. That model is chosen for its mathematical simplicity and because its asymptotic...
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FACTORS INFLUENCING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES
Ligeon, Carel; Gregorowicz, Philip; Jolly, Curtis M. - Caribbean Agro-Economic Society - CAES - 2007
Alcohol consumption is considered an important social activity but a major health risk in Latin American and Caribbean countries (LAC). Alcohol consumption net benefits are doubtful and the factors influencing alcohol consumption in the LAC countries are not well documented. In this study, we...
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An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System
Agriculture Canada, Government of Canada - 2008
This 2008 report provides an economic overview of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. It is meant to be a multi-purpose reference document to provide: an introduction to the agriculture and agri-food system; a snapshot of structural changes that are occurring throughout the system in...
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Market Competitiveness and Demographic Profiles of Dairy Alternative Beverages in the United States: The Case of Soymilk
Dharmasena, Senarath; Capps Jr., Oral - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012
Data from U.S. households for year 2008 were used in examining market competitiveness of soymilk using tobit procedure. Unconditional own- and cross-price elasticities are larger than their conditional counterparts. Income, age, employment status, education level, race, ethnicity, region and...
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A Comparison of Consumer Willingness to Pay for Four Types of Sweeteners
Deng, Xueting; Saghaian, Sayed H.; Woods, Timothy A. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012
As the U.S. consumption of sweeteners has increased, analysis of the demand for sweeteners has become more important. In this paper, consumer willingness-to-pay (WTP) for selected four types of sweeteners is evaluated. The four types of sweeteners are Kentucky grown pure maple syrup,...
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