Product attributes and consumer willingness to pay for environmental management systems in agriculture : using the choice modeling technique

Product attributes and consumer willingness to pay for environmental management systems in agriculture : using the choice modeling technique

Consumer concerns in food purchasing contain a number of elements, including food safety, environment, animal welfare, and other socially related issues. The purpose of this study was to examine consumer perceptions of the potential benefits of products that are produced using an environmental ma...

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Main Author: Straub, Matthew Otto Robert
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2004
Subjects:
Consumers' preferences > Québec (Province) > Montréal
Grocery shopping > Québec (Province) > Montréal.
Agriculture > Environmental aspects > Québec (Province).
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.824302014-02-13T03:52:28ZProduct attributes and consumer willingness to pay for environmental management systems in agriculture : using the choice modeling techniqueStraub, Matthew Otto RobertConsumers' preferences -- Québec (Province) -- MontréalGrocery shopping -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal.Agriculture -- Environmental aspects -- Québec (Province).Consumer concerns in food purchasing contain a number of elements, including food safety, environment, animal welfare, and other socially related issues. The purpose of this study was to examine consumer perceptions of the potential benefits of products that are produced using an environmental management system (EMS) in agriculture, and identify those factors that influence choice. The choice modeling technique uses consumer preferences to estimate Montrealers' willingness to pay (WTP) for production practices that decrease the impacts on the environment, as well as for other potential benefits of EMS production. Results indicate that consumers are willing to pay a price premium for these environmental benefits. This could provide a justification for government to support certification and labeling programs.McGill University2004Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenalephsysno: 002210227proquestno: AAIMR12545Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest.All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Master of Science (Department of Agricultural Economics.) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=82430
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topic Consumers' preferences -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal
Grocery shopping -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal.
Agriculture -- Environmental aspects -- Québec (Province).
spellingShingle Consumers' preferences -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal
Grocery shopping -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal.
Agriculture -- Environmental aspects -- Québec (Province).
Straub, Matthew Otto Robert
Product attributes and consumer willingness to pay for environmental management systems in agriculture : using the choice modeling technique
description Consumer concerns in food purchasing contain a number of elements, including food safety, environment, animal welfare, and other socially related issues. The purpose of this study was to examine consumer perceptions of the potential benefits of products that are produced using an environmental management system (EMS) in agriculture, and identify those factors that influence choice. The choice modeling technique uses consumer preferences to estimate Montrealers' willingness to pay (WTP) for production practices that decrease the impacts on the environment, as well as for other potential benefits of EMS production. Results indicate that consumers are willing to pay a price premium for these environmental benefits. This could provide a justification for government to support certification and labeling programs.
author Straub, Matthew Otto Robert
author_facet Straub, Matthew Otto Robert
author_sort Straub, Matthew Otto Robert
title Product attributes and consumer willingness to pay for environmental management systems in agriculture : using the choice modeling technique
title_short Product attributes and consumer willingness to pay for environmental management systems in agriculture : using the choice modeling technique
title_full Product attributes and consumer willingness to pay for environmental management systems in agriculture : using the choice modeling technique
title_fullStr Product attributes and consumer willingness to pay for environmental management systems in agriculture : using the choice modeling technique
title_full_unstemmed Product attributes and consumer willingness to pay for environmental management systems in agriculture : using the choice modeling technique
title_sort product attributes and consumer willingness to pay for environmental management systems in agriculture : using the choice modeling technique
publisher McGill University
publishDate 2004
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