Contingent valuation of consumers' willingness-to-pay for organic food in Argentina

dc.creatorRodríguez, Elsa Mirta M.
dc.creatorLacaze, María Victoria
dc.creatorLupín, Beatriz
dc.date2008
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-31T16:04:24Z
dc.date.available2017-03-31T16:04:24Z
dc.identifierhttp://nulan.mdp.edu.ar/1022/1/00352.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/664336
dc.descriptionThroughout 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) for organic food products available in the Argentinean domestic market, with a view to providing some useful insights to gain support and outline strategies for promotion of organic production, marketing, regulation, and labelling programs of organic food products. A Binomial Multiple Logistic Regression model is estimated with data from a food consumption survey conducted in Buenos Aires city, Argentina, in April 2005. The Contingent Valuation Method was chosen in order to calculate their WTP for five organic selected products: Regular Milk, Leafy Vegetables, Whole Wheat Flour, Fresh Chicken and Aromatic Herbs. The empirical results reveal that consumers are willing to pay a premium for these products and that although prices play an important role, lack of store availability and of a reliable regulatory system to mitigate quality risks constraint consumption of organic products in this country.
dc.descriptionFil: Rodríguez, Elsa Mirta M. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales; Argentina.
dc.descriptionFil: Lacaze, María Victoria. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales; Argentina.
dc.descriptionFil: Lupín, Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales; Argentina.
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dc.languageeng
dc.languageeng
dc.relationhttp://nulan.mdp.edu.ar/1022/
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar
dc.source12 Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists, Ghent [BEL], August 26-29, 2008.
dc.subjectComportamiento del Consumidor
dc.subjectAlimentos Orgánicos
dc.subjectMétodo de Valoración Contingente
dc.subjectDisposición a Pagar
dc.subjectArgentina
dc.titleContingent valuation of consumers' willingness-to-pay for organic food in Argentina
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