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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Genetically Modified Foods in Kenya
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| Autores: |
Kimenju, Simon Chege
De Groote, Hugo
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| Data: |
2005-10-06
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| Ano: |
2005
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| Palavras-chave: |
GMO
Biotechnology
Consumer
Africa
Maize
Consumer/Household Economics
D12
C25
Q16
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| Resumo: |
A survey of 600 consumers was conducted in Nairobi to determine attitudes and willingness to pay (WTP) for GM maize meal. WTP was estimated using the double-bounded logit model. Overall, 38% are aware of GM crops. Most consumers believe in the technology's positive impacts, but are concerned about environmental and health risks. Majority (68%) would buy GM maize meal at the price of their favourite maize meal brand. The mean WTP for GM maize meal is KShs 58 for a 2kg packet, a premium of 13.7 % over mean average price of favourite brands. WTP is influenced more by subjective than socioeconomic characteristics.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
18108
http://purl.umn.edu/24504
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
European Association of Agricultural Economists>2005 International Congress, August 23-27, 2005, Copenhagen, Denmark
Poster Paper
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| Formato: |
17
application/pdf
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