Consumer fair prices for less pesticide in potato

Consumer fair prices for less pesticide in potato

This study estimates Turkish citizens’ willingness to pay (WTP) for reduced pesticides on potatoes.<br />These estimates rely on data collected from 393 persons covering all regions in Turkey through<br />an online survey during the period from June 22 - July 21, 2014. The average WTP wa...

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Main Authors: C. SEREFOGLU, S. SEREFOGLU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Chiriotti Editori 2016-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Food Science
Subjects:
dichotomous contingent valuation, food safety, organic potatoes, probit model, reduced pesticides
Online Access:http://www.chiriottieditori.it/ojs/index.php/ijfs/article/view/464
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spelling doaj-10bae58f1dc443e0977aba572fa452e32020-11-25T03:53:51ZengChiriotti EditoriItalian Journal of Food Science1120-17701120-17702016-03-0128110712010.14674/1120-1770/ijfs.v464103Consumer fair prices for less pesticide in potatoC. SEREFOGLU0S. SEREFOGLU1Ankara Development AgencyThe Ministry of Defence of Turkey, Bakanlıklar, AnkaraThis study estimates Turkish citizens’ willingness to pay (WTP) for reduced pesticides on potatoes.<br />These estimates rely on data collected from 393 persons covering all regions in Turkey through<br />an online survey during the period from June 22 - July 21, 2014. The average WTP was found to be about TL 1.68 for all observations including zero bids and TL 2.91 excluding zero bids. The results of the probit model show that cosmetic defects, free-pesticide potatoes with insect damages, age, and gender were identified by the model to have significant impacts on the probability of WTP.http://www.chiriottieditori.it/ojs/index.php/ijfs/article/view/464dichotomous contingent valuation, food safety, organic potatoes, probit model, reduced pesticides
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Consumer fair prices for less pesticide in potato
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dichotomous contingent valuation, food safety, organic potatoes, probit model, reduced pesticides
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title_short Consumer fair prices for less pesticide in potato
title_full Consumer fair prices for less pesticide in potato
title_fullStr Consumer fair prices for less pesticide in potato
title_full_unstemmed Consumer fair prices for less pesticide in potato
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series Italian Journal of Food Science
issn 1120-1770
1120-1770
publishDate 2016-03-01
description This study estimates Turkish citizens’ willingness to pay (WTP) for reduced pesticides on potatoes.<br />These estimates rely on data collected from 393 persons covering all regions in Turkey through<br />an online survey during the period from June 22 - July 21, 2014. The average WTP was found to be about TL 1.68 for all observations including zero bids and TL 2.91 excluding zero bids. The results of the probit model show that cosmetic defects, free-pesticide potatoes with insect damages, age, and gender were identified by the model to have significant impacts on the probability of WTP.
topic dichotomous contingent valuation, food safety, organic potatoes, probit model, reduced pesticides
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