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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND FRESH PRODUCE: A CASE STUDY USING STORE LEVEL SCAN DATA TO ANALYZE SALES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eastwood,   David B.
Complications have hampered the adoption of Universal Product Codes (UPCs) for fresh produce until recently.  The data being collected using Bar Codes and Price Look-Up Codes (PLUs) have many applications.  A case study of carrots demonstrates how analyses of scanning data can show the effects of new items on established products and the customer's willingness to pay for the new products.  For precut and organic carrots in a Knoxville area supermarket chain, total carrot volume increased as the new products were introduced while regular (bunch) sales declined sharply.  Consumers were willing to pay a premium for the convenience of precut products.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14339

Costs of Producing Energy in Dutch Dairy Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gebrezgabher,   Solomie A.; Meuwissen,   Miranda P.M.; Oude Lansink,   Alfons G.J.M.
By 2020, Dutch dairy chains envisage to be self-sufficient with regard to energy used by dairy farms and dairy processors. This would require dairy farms to produce 25 PJ per year, possibly by a combination of wind, solar and biogas. Current analyses focus on biogas. To evaluate the project’s feasibility we estimated the expected technical and financial performance of 4 types of business models, i.e. “CHP-farm”, “CHP-large”, “green gas” and “central upgrading”. Data stem among others from 23 biogas plants in the Netherlands. Anticipating that CHP-models and green gas models occur with a likelihood of 40% and 60% respectively, the total number of biogas plants at dairy farms would amount to 463. There would however be an expected deficit of Euro 157 million...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Green electricity; Green gas; Empirical data; Technical performance; Financial performance; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59116

Distributional Impacts of Food Price Changes on Consumer Welfare in Hungary and Romania following EU Accession
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hubbard,   Carmen; Szigeti,   Judith; Podruzsik,   Szilard.
This paper focuses on the estimation of changes in economic welfare (real income) on different groups (income deciles) of Hungarian and Romanian consumers following food price changes as a result of accession to the European Union (EU) in 2004 and 2007. It identifies in both countries those consumer groups most vulnerable to food price changes using the most recent, official, post accession data. Slutsky Compensating Variation, based on Laspeyres indexes is employed for a food basket of 16 products. The results show that real food prices have changed with some going up and others falling. However, overall both Hungary and Romania have experienced a rise in real food prices by 9 per cent and 20 per cent, respectively. The rise in food prices has resulted in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Prices; Consumers; Welfare; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95036

Intra and Inter organisational determinants of electronic-based traceability adoption: evidences from the French agri-food industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Galliano,   Danielle; Orozco,   L.
Traceability, the ability to trace the origin of products throughout the supply chain, has become an instrument to assure food quality and safety in agri-food chains. This process is organized within both institutional and market constraints, yet it integrates also a technological sphere marked by the unprecedented development of information and communication technologies. This paper analyses the factors influencing firms’ behaviour, with regards to adopting electronic-based traceability, in the French agri-food industry. These factors (microeconomic determinants) related to firms’ internal characteristics and the factors related to their environment. We use data from the ICT and Electronic Commerce survey from 2002, carried out by the French National...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Technology adoption; Agri-food industry; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43952

The Competitiveness of the Greek Μeat Ρrocessing Εnterprises
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Konstantinidis,   Christos.
The objective of the present paper is to examine the effect of certain economic factors on the competitiveness of the Greek meat processing enterprises. The meat sector went through significant changes over the last ten years affecting the structure of the entire industry. Competitiveness will be measured following traditional approaches where profitability and market share account the most. Detailed data from the 2002-2006 balance sheets were used applying econometric procedures. Analysis performed using panel data and three stages least square (3SLS) estimation. The main results show that there is no correlation between profitability and market share. Moreover the way which other factors affect profitability and market share is discussed.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Competitiveness; Market share; Profitability; Meat processing enterprises; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58078

Appendix to:  Welfare Effects of Food Labels and Bans with Alternative Willingness to Pay Measures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lusk,   Jayson L.; Marette,   Stephan.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55428

The Effect of Point-of-Purchase Display Material on Sales of Fresh Texas Grapefruit
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sporleder,   Thomas L.
Written for Texas Valley Citrus Committee
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Point-of-Purchase; Texas; Grapefruit; Sales; Display Material; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96121

Food Recalls and Food Safety Perceptions: The September 2006 Spinach Recall Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Onyango,   Benjamin M.; Miljkovic,   Dragan; Hallman,   William K.; Nganje,   William E.; Condry,   Sarah C.; Cuite,   Cara L.
This paper examines public perceptions on food safety particularly relating to spinach, which was subject of countrywide recall in 2006. Results indicate that food safety perceptions may be driven by public trust/confidence in institutions whose activities may be directly or indirectly related to food safety. The results further suggest that food safety perceptions may also be related to the type of the product; for example, the public perceives frozen spinach differently from bagged fresh spinach. Additionally, the results show that low levels of objective knowledge about food pathogens and the resulting illnesses have implications on overall food safety.  Results further indicate that females and Caucasians perceived the four types of spinach as safe for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9679

Food Safety in Agricultural International Trade: The Spanish experience in Mediterranean products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Briz,   Julian; de Felipe,   Isabel; Garca,   Marian.
Food international trade between developed and developing countries is increasing as a consequence of the worldwide liberalization movement. Tariffs and technical barriers are decreasing and many exporters in developing countries are ready to supply to developed markets. However there are non-tariff barriers, some of them related to food safety. The goal of this paper is to analyse how some food safety and quality control measures may be overcome by Less Developed Countries following some indications, such as a benchmarking analysis. The identification of “best practice” in operating firms may be useful to others.  We describe the evolution of international trade, the situation at destination and origin markets through the international channel. It is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International trade; Food safety; Benchmarking; Spanish export supply chain; Traceability; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7898

STRENGTHENING CAPACITY TO IMPROVE NUTRITION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gillespie,   Stuart.
A major premise of this paper is that the failure—or limited achievements—of many large-scale nutrition programs is very often a function of insufficient sustainable capacities within communities and organizations responsible for implementing them. Following a brief review of the various rationales for an intensified focus on capacity and capacity development, the paper examines the linkages between nutrition programming and capacity development processes before proposing a new approach to assessing, analyzing, and developing capacity. The ensuing sections then focus in more detail on the ingredients and influences of capacity at the levels of the community, program management, supporting institutions, and the government. Finally, the implications of a...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16429

A DISCUSSION OF WATER QUALITY AND FOOD SAFETY ISSUES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mapp,   Harry P., Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29903

AZ ÖKOMARKETING GYAKORLATI MEGVALÓSULÁSA AZ ÉLELMISZER-GAZDASÁGBAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szolnoki Gyozone Karkus,   Maria.
Az Európai Unióba való belépésünkkel a környezetvédelem, a fenntartható fejlődés minden területen nagyobb hangsúlyt kap. Különösen igaz ez az élelmi-szer-gazdaságra. Azok a kutatások is felértékelődhetnek ennek tükrében, ame-lyek a környezet-gazdaságtan különböző területein folynak. A szerző évek óta foglalkozik az ökomarketing elméleti és módszertani kérdéseivel, kutatásának eredményeit kétrészes tanulmányban adja közre.  A tanulmány első részében arra vállalkozott, hogy a nemzetközi szakiroda-lom alapján bemutassa az ökomarketing kutatás főbb állomásait, új irányzatait. A szerző tanulmánya két célt tűzött maga elé. Először azt kívánja bizonyítani, hogy az élelmiszer-gazdaság mind inputjai, mind outputjai oldaláról tekintve környezeti szempontból...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Fenntartható marketing; Élelmiszer-gazdaság; Környezetbarát gazdálkodás; Kockázat; Jövedelemtermelő-képesség - sustainable marketing; Food economy; Environmentally friend farming; Risks; Income producing capability; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54333

Possible Implications for U.S. Agriculture From Adoption of Select Dietary Guidelines
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buzby,   Jean C.; Wells,   Hodan Farah; Vocke,   Gary.
To help Americans meet nutritional requirements while staying within caloric recommendations, the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans encourage consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole-grain products, and fat-free or low-fat milk or milk products. This report provides one view of the potential implications for U.S. agriculture if Americans changed their current consumption patterns to meet some of those guidelines. For Americans to meet the fruit, vegetable, and whole-grain recommendations, domestic crop acreage would need to increase by an estimated 7.4 million harvested acres, or 1.7 percent of total U.S. cropland in 2002. To meet the dairy guidelines, consumption of milk and milk products would have to increase by 66 percent; an increase of that...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Dairy; Dietary Guidelines for Americans; Dietary recommendations; Food; Food consumption; Food production; Fruit; MyPyramid Food Guidance System; Vegetables; Whole grains; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7230

Modeling Interdependent Participation Incentives: Dynamics of a Voluntary Livestock Disease Control Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Tong; Hennessy,   David A.
This paper models producers’ interdependent incentives to participate in a voluntary livestock disease control program. Under strategic complementarity among participation decisions, after a slow start momentum can build such that market premium for participation and participation rate increase sequentially. Non-participation, partial participation and full participation can all be Nash equilibria while participation cost heterogeneity will dispose the outcome toward incomplete participation. We find plausible conditions under which temporary government subsidies to the least cost-effective producers causes tipping toward full participation. Applying parameters from the literature on Johnes’ disease, we illustrate factors that may affect participation....
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Incentives; Livestock disease; Momentum theorem; Strategic complementarity; Tipping; Voluntary program.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122358

The benefits to the Australian Pig meat industry from an increase in demand for a hypothetical low cholesterol pork product
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Slattery,   Henry; Griffith,   Garry R.; Malcolm,   Bill; Dunshea,   Frank.
This is the third of a series of papers examining the potential economic effects from the introduction of a hypothetical low cholesterol pork product into the Australian market. Here, a newly updated pig meat model reported by Griffith et al. (2010) is used to model the industry wide impacts of the Bellhouse et al. (2010) survey results on consumer willingness to pay for this new pork product. Six different scenarios are examined that are combinations of a 10, 20 or 30 per cent increase in consumer demand, with and without a 10 per cent increase in the costs of producing the more valuable pork. The simulation results for the various scenarios indicate total annual industry benefits of some $450m for an increase in aggregate willingness to pay of 30 per...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cholesterol; Pork; Australia; Consumer willingness to pay; Demand; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114415

HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION OF SMALL, HIGH-RISK SUBPOPULATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Williams,   Richard A.; Brown,   Robert N.
The choice of decision framework used to set regulatory tolerance levels for hazardous substances can be divided into rigid and flexible tolerance levels. Rigid decision frameworks include zero or deminimis that fix risk levels for some subpopulation. and/or highly tolerances The accelerating identification of highly sensitive exposed individuals and the division of the population into ever smaller subpopulations at higher risk could prove to be tremendously burdensome on regulatory systems, particularly for rigid decision frameworks. Rigid tolerance levels, philosophically based on "rights" to zero or arbitrarily low excess risks for individuals, do not contain sufficient flexibility to account for small high-risk subpopulations. Furthermore, the equal...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: De minimis; Sensitive; Decision framework; Cost benefit; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115914

REASONS FOR NONPARTICIPATION IN THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blaylock,   James R.; Smallwood,   David M.
This paper analyzed, via a multinomial logit model, the associations between household socioeconomic characteristics and the reasons eligible households give for not entering the Food Stamp Program.  Data were taken from the 1979-80 Low Income Supplemental Sample of the USDA  Nationwide Food Consumption Survey.  Statistical analysis revealed that households either residing in suburban areas, with employed members, or whose head is a high school graduate cited a lack of information about the program as the reason for nonparticipation more frequently than their counterparts without one of these characteristics.  An examination of alternative household profiles indicates that government efforts to disseminate information about the Food Stamp Program have been...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32372

Food Safety and Spinach Demand: A Shock Correction Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arnade,   Carlos Anthony; Calvin,   Linda; Kuchler,   Fred.
This paper generalizes the standard error correction model and applies this more general modeling procedure to an analysis of the spinach e-coli outbreak on consumer demand.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: E-Coli; Error Correction Model; Spinach; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49208

Improving the Nutrition Quality at What Cost? The Economics of Reducing Sodium Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Simpson,   Amanda N.; Campiche,   Jody L.; Holcomb,   Rodney B.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123989

Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations: Meal Patterns, Milk and Soft Drink Consumption, and Supplement Use
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frazao,   Elizabeth.
The Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations study examined several eating behaviors for children and adults using 1988-94 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES-III) data. The measures provide a baseline to monitor eating behaviors of Americans, focusing on the low-income population.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33785

Dairy Food Consumption, Production, and Policy in Japan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Campo,   Isabelle Schluep; Beghin,   John C.
We explore and investigate Japanese dairy markets. We first provide an overview of consumer demand and how it evolved after World War II. Using historical data and econometric estimates of Japanese dairy demand, we identify economic, cultural, and demographic forces that have been shaping consumption patterns. Then we summarize the characteristics of Japanese milk production and dairy processing and policies affecting them. We next describe the import regime and trade flows in dairy products. The analysis of the regulatory system of the dairy sector shows how its incentive structure affects the long-term prospects of various segments of the industry. The paper concludes with policy recommendations of how to reform the Japanese dairy sector.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumption; Dairy; Japan; Milk; Policy; Trade; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18596

The Interplay of Regulation and Marketing Incentives in Providing Food Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ollinger,   Michael; Moore,   Danna L.
This report examines the impact of process regulations mandated under the Pathogen Reduction/Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (PR/HACCP) rule by the Food Safety and Inspection Service of USDA on food safety process control. The current level of food safety found in U.S. meat and poultry food products is a result of process and performance regulations and management-determined actions brought about by market incentives. Processing regulations include sanitation and other tasks related to food safety; management-determined actions include capital investment and other actions independent of process regulations, but possibly driven by performance standards. Performance standards—regulations that allow manufacturers to reach an acceptable level of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Process regulations; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) rule; Food safety regulations; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55837

Analysis of Consumer Attitudes and Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Functional Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Di Pasquale,   Jorgelina; Adinolfi,   Felice; Capitanio,   Fabian.
The objective of this study is to analyze consumer behaviour in relation to functional foods by a direct survey. To this end, the proposal is an analysis of the reasons for choosing to consume this type of food or not, accompanied by a supplementary investigation, mostly to assess the relationship between consumption patterns and willingness to pay (WTP) for the most common categories of functional foods, such as milk fortified with CLA (conjugated linoleic acid). Our research shows that a proportion of the population is unaware of the existence of functional foods and their properties. Moreover, it shows that when the concept of functional foods is explained to consumers, this creates a greater willingness to pay for such food, which is strongly linked to...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Functional foods; Willingness to pay; Consumer-directed survey; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121857

AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF IMPORTANCE RATINGS OF MEAT ATTRIBUTES BY LOUISIANA AND TEXAS CONSUMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hui,   Jianguo; McLean-Meyinsse,   Patricia E.; Jones,   Dewitt.
This study provides an empirical investigation of how consumers rate meat attributes. Results show an importance order for 12 selected meat attributes and reveal some relationships between the importance ratings and consumer's demographic or socioeconomic characteristics. The findings suggest that (1) the meat marketing strategy should focus on freshness, taste, and appearance; (2) nutritional attributes have become important factors in the meat purchasing decision of female, educated, and married consumers; (3) older, married, low-income, or non-white consumers still remain price conscious; and (4) USDA label has become an important symbol of meat quality and safety to older, female, Baptist, and high-income consumers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Meat attributes; Importance ratings; Meat marketing; Socioeconomic characteristics; Kruskal-Wallis test; Ordered-Probit model; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15277

Consumer Response to Food Safety Events: An Interaction Between Risk Perception and Trust of Information in the Chicken and Beef Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shepherd,   Jonathan D.; Saghaian,   Sayed H.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6822

Conocimiento y aceptación de leche genéticamente modificada en consumidores de la Región del Maule, Chile
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schnettler,   Berta; Sepulveda,   Oriana; Ruiz,   Danilo; Catalan,   Patricia; Sepulveda,   Nestor.
Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chile
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Genetically modified foods; Conjoint analysis; Cluster analysis; Fluid milk.; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97370

Local and Sustainable Food Supply: The Role of European Retail Consumer Co-operatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hingley,   Martin; Mikkola,   Minna; Canavari,   Maurizio; Asioli,   Daniele.
This paper investigates the rationale for local and sustainable food systems and retailer co-operatives as their entry points within local conditions. Emphasis is on localised food networks and connection between socially as well as environmentally sustainable production, distribution and consumption. Investigated is the premise that co-operative organisational structures, for reasons of their long-term socially responsible origins are at the forefront of development of local and sustainable food systems and are thereby in a position to offer a specific contribution to market development. Two key research questions are proposed: Firstly, is there a pre-determination of co-operatives to issues of sustainable and local food sourcing given the historical and...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Local and sustainable food; Retailer co-operatives; Europe; Social responsibility; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121953

Are Consumers Willing to Pay More for Biodegradable Containers Than for Plastic Ones? Evidence from Hypothetical Conjoint Analysis and Nonhypothetical Experimental Auctions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yue,   Chengyan; Hall,   Charles R.; Behe,   Bridget K.; Campbell,   Benjamin L.; Dennis,   Jennifer H.; Lopez,   Roberto G.
This study used and compared hypothetical conjoint analysis and nonhypothetical experimental auctions to elicit floral customers’ willingness to pay for biodegradable plant containers. The results of the study show that participants were willing to pay a price premium for biodegradable containers, but the premium is not the same for different types of containers. This article also shows the mixed ordered probit model generates more accurate results when analyzing the conjoint analysis Internet survey data than the ordered probit model.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biodegradable; Willingness to pay; Marketing; Carbon footprint; Waste composition; Green industry; Nursery crops; Floriculture crops; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; D12; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100524

CHARACTERISTICS OF CONSUMERS DEMANDING AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR CERTIFIED SAFER PORK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miller,   Gay Y.; Unnevehr,   Laurian J.
A telephone survey of 609 Illinois households was conducted in spring 1999.  Most consumers surveyed have concerns about pork safety. Concerns were greatest among households with children, lower incomes, older consumers, and Blacks. Lower consumption of pork was associated with higher concern.  Consumers had more confidence in USDA certification of enhanced pork safety than in industry certification. Most consumers were willing to pay some price premium for a certified safer product. Those willing to pay more were more likely women, older consumers with incomes less than $70,000, who live in an urban household, and have concern about pork safety.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Certified safer pork; Consumer demand; Food safety; Pork; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14697

Estimating the Carbon Footprint of Florida Orange Juice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spreen,   Thomas H.; Dwivedi,   Puneet; Goodrich-Schneider,   Renee.
This study is a part of a comprehensive study which attempts to create a baseline of global warming impact (expressed in total greenhouse gas emission and measured in terms of carbon equivalent) associated with the production and consumption of a gallon of orange juice available in the form of NFC (Not from Concentrate) and FCOJ (Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice) in Florida. A detailed life‐cycle approach is adopted and greenhouse gas emissions of all the steps in the supply chain starting from citrus nursery management to the point where customer purchases juice from a food store are considered. This study reports total greenhouse gas emission related with the management of an acre orange grove under the two scenarios of with and without resetting of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Greenhouse Gas Emission; Orange Juice; Life‐Cycle Analysis; Florida; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100461

The Future of Rice Production, Consumption and Seaborne Trade: Synthetic Prediction Method
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Purevdorj,   Minjmaa; Kubo,   Masayoshi.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26751

Le tourisme enogastronomique et le système agroalimentaire de la Province de Parme: le réseau des “ Musei del Cibo ” (Musées du Goût)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mozzoni,   I.
Promouvoir le développement économique et social d'un territoire commence par la reconnaissance de la vocation intime du territoire même. La vocation de la Province de Parme est sans doute orientée vers le secteur agroalimentaire. L'impact de l'agro-alimentaire, lié aux produits locaux, sur le domaine socio-économique en question, est essentiel, non seulement pour la valeur de la production industrielle et l'attraction de nouveaux investissements, mais aussi pour la relance du tourisme dans la région. Avec la redécouverte de la culture « locale » par les consommateurs, le rôle des produits typiques est devenu de plus en plus considérable par l'importance accordée à l’association « produit typique – terroir » et « produit typique - processus de production...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Produits typiques; Tourisme enogastronomique; Musées d’Identités; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95208

Canadian Consumers’ Purchasing Behavior of Omega-3 Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chase,   Darren; Emunu,   John Paul; Nilsson,   Tomas K.H.; McCann-Hiltz,   Diane; Peng,   Yanning.
The development of innovative functional food products is a major trend in today’s food industry. The growth of this industry is driven by increased consumer awareness of their own health deficiencies, increased understanding of the possible health benefits of functional foods, development in formulation technologies, a positive regulatory environment, and changing consumer demographics and lifestyles. While there has been a proliferation of omega-3 products such as milk, eggs, yogurt, and margarine in the Canadian food market, very little is known about consumers of these products. We use ACNielsen Homescan™ data combined with survey data to develop profiles of omega-3 consumers in Canada. The focus of the study is on consumers of four products: omega-3...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99781

Demand Enhancement through Food-Safety Regulation: Benefit-Cost Analysis of Collective Action in the California Pistachio Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alston,   Julian M.; Brunke,   Henrich; Gray,   Richard S.; Sumner,   Daniel A.
Food safety shocks can threaten the health of consumers, create havoc within an industry and result in severe losses to producers. Governments often attempt to enhance food safety by mandating standards and inspection of food products to supplement the voluntary efforts by private firms. This paper assesses a form of collective action that falls between typical government mandates and purely private action. The California pistachio industry recently established a U.S. federal marketing order. This order sets quality standards and requires inspection and certification, aiming to reduce the likelihood of dangerous or poor quality pistachios being sold to consumers and to provide some quality assurance to consumers. Simulation results indicate that, across...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Safety; Collective Action; Specialty Crops; Government Regulation; Marketing Orders; Pistachios; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; Q13; I18; H4.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25461

Analogous Products and Food Quality Products: Two Poles of the Competition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bošková,   Iveta.
The globalisation of processing industry and the consolidation of the international retail trade, together with the increase of imports after the EU access, supported the competition hot up and saturation of domestic food market.  Both food processors and food retailers are exposed to increasing competition. In order to maintenance on the market they are increasingly pressed to minimize their costs and/or to accomplish higher prices for products with competitive advantage. Besides of that all participants of the agri-food chain are pressed to intensify marketing support of their goods.  Aiming to reduce the costs, some of processors choose the way by the substitution of part of the input material by another, cheaper one. On the other hand, the offer of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Competition; Marketing; Quality; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7880

TOWARD A MORE COMPREHENSIVE THEORY OF FOOD LABELING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Padberg,   Daniel I.; Caswell,   Julie A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115911

The Potential Effects on United States Agriculture of an Avian Influenza Outbreak
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Scott; Madison,   Daniel; Goodwin,   Harold L., Jr.; Clark,   F. Dustan.
The U.S. poultry industry has spent considerable resources to date preparing for an outbreak of avian influenza in this country. This research quantifies the potential effects of two alternative avian influenza scenarios on the poultry industry. In addition, this research looks at effects on other agriculture sectors including the loss of feed demand from an outbreak and the impacts on aggregate measures like farm income and consumer food expenditures. The economic sector model maintained by the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) is employed for these scenarios.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Avian influenza; Disease outbreak; Econometric model; Poultry production; Poultry trade; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q11; Q18; Q17; Q13.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6516

Effects of Price and Quality Differences in Source Differentiated Beef on Market Demand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Young-Jae; Kennedy,   P. Lynn.
In order to estimate demand elasticities of source differentiated beef in South Korea, this study used the quantity of an endogenous demand system derived through maximizing the economic welfare of market participants including local beef consumers and local and foreign beef suppliers. The demand system is then weighted with respect to quality adjustment parameters to identify the effects of quality differences in source differentiated beef on market demand. As implied by the high relative price of locally produced ‘‘Hanwoo’’ beef, substitutability between local and imported beef is shown to be very weak and the own price elasticity of South Korean beef is shown to be inelastic. Related to quality differences between source differentiated beef, South...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef; Quality complement; Quality difference; Quality substitute; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; F10; F11; F13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48752

Geographic Differences in the Relative Price of Healthy Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Todd,   Jessica E.; Leibtag,   Ephraim S.; Penberthy,   Corttney.
Although healthy foods can be affordable, if less healthy foods are cheaper, individuals may have an economic incentive to consume a less healthful diet. Using the Quarterly Food-at-Home Price Database, we explore whether a select set of healthy foods (whole grains, dark green vegetables, orange vegetables, whole fruit, skim and 1% milk, fruit juice, and bottled water) are more expensive than less healthy alternatives. We find that not all healthy foods are more expensive than less healthy alternatives; skim and 1% milk are less expensive than whole and 2% milk and bottled water is generally less expensive than carbonated nonalcoholic drinks. We also find considerable geographic variation in the relative price of healthy foods. This price variation may...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Quarterly Food-at-Home Price Database (QFAHPD); Healthy food; Price; Geographic variation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Public Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117976

DEMAND FOR NUTRIENTS: THE HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTION APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chung,   Rebecca H.; Lee,   Jonq-Ying; Moss,   Charles B.; Brown,   Mark G.
The household production approach is used to characterize the household's preference toward nutrients in food consumption.  Elasticities of substitution and Hicksian price elasticities are estimated, price- and expenditure-nutrient elasticities are calculated.  Results show that protein is the most expensive nutrient, and that nutrients played an important role in determining households' food consumption.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20884

Outlook for U.S. Retail Food Prices and Inflation in 2009 (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leibtag,   Ephraim S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50586

The Demand for Food Away from Home: Do Other Preferences Compete with Our Desire to Eat Healthfully?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stewart,   Hayden; Blisard,   Noel; Jolliffe,   Dean; Bhuyan,   Sanjib.
Health-oriented government agencies have had limited success at encouraging Americans to eat a healthful diet. One reason may be that other preferences compete with our desire to eat healthfully. We explore the effect of consumer preferences on the demand for food away from home, including frequency of eating out and choice of outlet type. Preferences for convenience and ambience are found to influence behavior. Furthermore, omitting these variables from econometric models can bias the estimated effect of preferences for a healthful diet.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Convenience; Food away from home; Nutrition; Omitted-variable bias; Preferences; Social marketing; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30984

EU Food Safety Standards, Traceability and Other Regulations: A Growing Trade Barrier to Developing Countries' Exports?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grote,   Ulrike; Frohberg,   Klaus; Winter,   Etti Maria.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25668

Defending America's Food Supply Against Terrorism: Who is Responsible? Who Should Pay?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stinson,   Thomas F.; Kinsey,   Jean D.; Degeneffe,   Dennis J.; Ghosh,   Koel.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; H44; H56.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94473

ESTIMATING THE INCIDENCE OF FOODBORNE SALMONELLA AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ALTERNATIVE CONTROL MEASURES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henson,   Spencer J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Foodborne illness incidence; Salmonella; Delphi method; United Kingdom; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25967

EFFECTS OF EBT CUSTOMER SERVICE WAIVERS ON FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kirlin,   John A.; Logan,   Christopher.
Most State agencies are now using electronic benefits transfer (EBT) systems to issue food stamp benefits. To promote operational efficiency, some States have received waivers of certain rules governing EBT use. An exploratory study was conducted to ascertain the effects of these waivers on food stamp recipients. The results show that two of the waivers-those allowing recipients to select their own personal identification numbers and to receive EBT training by mail rather than in person-cause new food stamp recipients in waiver States to have more difficulties in using the electronic system than new recipients in nonwaiver States. Further, the difficulties are more apparent among the elderly or disabled. However, the problems tend to disappear as new users...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: EBT; New recipients; Customer service; Vulnerable subgroups; Recipient satisfaction; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33843

SALES RESPONSES TO RECALLS FOR LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES: EVIDENCE FROM BRANDED READY-TO-EAT MEATS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thomsen,   Michael R.; Shiptsova,   Rimma; Hamm,   Sandra J.
Empirical models are used to measure sales losses experienced by frankfurter brands following a recall for a foodborne pathogen.  Recalled brands experience a 22 to 27 percent sales decline after a recall.  Brand recovery occurs within 4 to 5 months after a recall.  Non-recalled brands do not experience sales losses.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34602

Rice Consumption in the United States: New Evidence from Food Consumption Surveys
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Batres-Marquez,   S. Patricia; Jensen,   Helen H.
Evidence from recent U.S. food consumption surveys provides new information on the distribution of rice consumption, the characteristics of rice consumers, and the diets of people who consume rice. Recently available data from nationally representative surveys of food consumed by individuals in the United States allowed comparison of consumption today (2001-02) with consumption in the mid-1990s. Data come from the Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (1994-96) and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001-02). Rice is consumed by a significant portion of the U.S. adult population. In 2001-02, over 18 percent (18.2 percent) of adults reported eating at least half a serving of white or brown rice in one day of observed intake....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Dietary guidelines; Rice consumption; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18670

Cereal Marketing and Household Market Participation in Ethiopia: The Case of Teff, Wheat and Rice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gebremedhin,   Berhanu; Hoekstra,   Dirk.
Teff, wheat and rice are becoming important market oriented crops in Ethiopia. This study aims at analyzing the market participation of farm households, market actors, market channels and determinants of household market participation for these crops. Results are based on analysis of data collected from community and household surveys in three districts in three regional states of the country in 2005. Analysis of descriptive information and econometric analysis are used. About 65 - 77% of households produce these market oriented commodities, on about 27 – 44% of the total cultivated area. About 47 – 60% of the produce of these market oriented commodities is sold.  The important market places for producers of these commodities are the district town markets...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52102

Expert opinion and cuisine reputation in the market for restaurant meals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fogarty,   James Joseph.
As food is an experience good, the market for restaurant meals is a market where the cost of acquiring information regarding quality is relatively high. In such markets consumers often turn to reputation measures to guide purchase decisions. As Australia does not have a longstanding cuisine style of its own, and given Australia has been open to substantial immigration inflows since federation, it represents an especially appropriate market to study regarding the impact of individual restaurant reputation and collective cuisine reputation on meal prices. The following study uses the hedonic price approach to investigate the implicit price of individual reputation indicators, cuisine type reputation indicators, and other objective indicators in the market...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Expert Opinion; Food; Hedonic Pricing; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; R22.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108666

Hedonic Pricing Evaluation on Agritourism Activity in Italy: Local Culture-based or Facility-based?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ohe,   Yasuo; Ciani,   Adriano.
This paper focused on how and what diversified activities influence the price level of agritourism. A hypothesis that contrasts two directions was examined: facility-based and local culture-based activities. First, from the conceptual consideration, we defined that agritourism based on local cultural resources can internalize positive externalities, which are accompanied by local cultural resources, into income, unlike facility-based activity that has no connection with local cultural resources. Second, the results of estimations from the price determinant ordered logit model clarified that owning a swimming pool was the most common and influential factor in enhancing the price level while regional diversity was observed in terms of local cultural...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agritourism; Local cultural heritage; Hedonic pricing; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95210

Table Margarine in Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lloyd,   Alan G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1951
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8902

Determinants of Dietary Quality: Evidence from Bangladesh
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rashid,   Dewan Arif; Smith,   Lisa C.; Rahman,   Tauhidur.
Whereas a large number of empirical studies have been devoted to analyzing consumer demand for dietary energy (or dietary quantity), much less attention has been paid to the demand for dietary quality, an equally important aspect of food security. To address this gap in the literature, this paper uses data from a nationally representative household expenditure survey conducted in Bangladesh in 2000 on the food acquisition behavior of 7,440 households over a two week period. Two indicators of dietary quality are employed: household protein availability and household diet diversity. Using two-stage least squares regression to correct for the endogeneity of income, we find significant roles of income, education, gender of household head, and prices of key...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21326

Adoption of Food Safety and Quality Standards by China’s Agricultural Cooperatives: A Way out of Monitoring Production Practices of Numerous Small-scale Farmers ?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhou,   Jiehong; Jin,   Shaosheng.
China has experienced frequently food safety scares due to pesticide residue issues in recent years. This excessive of illegal use is often tied to numerous small-scale farmers. As it is a great challenge for Chinese government to monitor production practices of small-scale farmers directly, encouraging the adoption of food safety and quality standards by China’s agricultural cooperatives serves as an alternative approach to monitor the production practices of the small-scale farmers, and thus ensure improved quality of foods they produce. Based on the survey data from 124 vegetable cooperatives in Zhejiang Province, this study is designed to analyze the factors that affect adoption of food safety and quality standards by agricultural cooperatives in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Food safety and quality standards; Cooperative; China; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50293

FOOD SAFETY IN FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD TRADE: OVERVIEW
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Unnevehr,   Laurian J.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16572

Agglomeration Economies in Ukrainian Dairy Sector: a Marked Point Process Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brümmer,   Bernhard; von Cramon-Taubadel,   Stephan; Nivievskyi,   Oleg; Schlather,   Martin.
Even after more than 15 years of transition from plan to market, agriculture in Ukraine still faces many challenges in terms of its structure. The evidence in the literature points to significant heterogeneity of technical efficiency and productivity scores in Ukraine. Moreover, both the recently approved WTO accession, and the ongoing negotiations on a free trade agreement with the EU will require further improvements in productivity and competitiveness at the farm level. Using farm-level data for 2004-2005, we study the presence and possible causes of agglomeration economies in Ukrainian dairy sector. One of the most important results is that there are agglomeration effects in the sector. The performance of dairy farms is influenced by the performance of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ukraine; Dairy farming; Order-m frontier; Spatial dependence; Agglomeration.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94990

Relationship Quality and Innovation Capacity of Chains: The Case of the Traditional Food Sector in the EU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gellynck,   Xavier; Kuhne,   Bianka; Weaver,   Robert D.
The purpose of the paper is to explore how the perceived relationship quality is related to the innovation capacity in chains of the traditional food sector. Based on suggestions from theory and previous studies, empirical evidence is drawn from a survey of 90 traditional food chains including 270 chain partners from three European countries in four traditional food product categories. Heterogeneity across these chains is first examined based on cluster analysis that identifies three distinct clusters interpreted as reflecting three levels of intensity in innovation capacity: high, medium, and low. Next, we define measures of the chain relationship quality through characteristics such as trust, conflict and reputation. Results suggest that various aspects...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Innovation capacity; Chain relationship quality; Traditional food products; SMEs; Different chain relationship directions; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121841

Trust in Food-Safety Information Sources: Examining Differences in Respondents’ Opinions from a Three-State Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ekanem,   Enefiok P.; Mafuyai-Ekanem,   Mary; Tegegne,   Fisseha; Singh,   Surendra P.
This paper analyzes data from a telephone survey of 1,000 home-meal preparers from Alabama, North Carolina, and Tennessee. We evaluate the level of trust assigned by survey respondents to twelve sources used in gathering food safety information and provide guidance on effective ways of communicating food-safety information. Data collected were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Health professionals, nutrition counselors, and food labels were highly trusted sources of food-safety information while the Internet, radio, and television were the least trusted.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55604

Estimating the Market Effect of a Food Scare: The Case of Genetically Modified StarLink Corn
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carter,   Colin A.; Smith,   Aaron D.
Genetic modification of crops has revolutionized food production, but it remains controversial due to food safety and environmental concerns. A recent food safety scare provides a natural experiment on the corn market's willingness to accept unapproved genetically modified organisms. In 2000, a genetically modified corn variety called StarLink was discovered in the food-corn supply, even though it was not approved for human consumption. To estimate the price impact of this event, we develop the relative price of a substitute method, which applies not only to the StarLink event but also to rare events in other markets. We apply this method to measure the price impact of the StarLink contamination on the U.S. corn market. We find that the contamination led...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q11; Q18; C22.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25447

A VALUATION OF PUBLIC DEMAND FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF NONGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN MONITORING AND ENFORCING FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: He,   Senhui; Fletcher,   Stanley M.; Rimal,   Arbindra.
Lack of consumer trust in governmental food safety regulators hinders the promotion of consumer confidence in the safety of their food supply.  One possible way to boost consumer trust is to allow nongovernmental agencies to participate in monitoring and enforcing food safety regulations.  This study identifies factors affecting consumer desire for the participation of nongovernmental agencies.  The information obtained from this study can be used in further valuation of the feasibility of the participation of nongovernmental agencies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nongovernmental agencies; Food safety regulations; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34778

Chapter 7: Food Retailing in the United States: History, Trends, Perspectives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stiegert,   Kyle W.; Hovhannisyan,   Vardges.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Marketing; L; D20; D40.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60678

Estimation of a Censored Demand System in Stratified Sampling: An Analysis of Mexican Meat Demand at the Table Cut Level (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopez,   Jose Antonio; Malaga,   Jaime E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47229

Food Security, Food Chains and Bioenergy Challenges for a Sustainable Development Environment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carvalho,   Pacheco de; Bernardo,   M.T.
Food system dynamics worldwide are under a new paradigm. Energy supply based on renewable natural resources is now a necessary solution, where agri-business can play an important role, and food systems will have to interact worldwide with new competitors for land and agriculture activity. The argument in this paper is based on the evidence that innovation and technology changes in food production (agricultural production) can offer a sustainable supply of grain and biomass, when demand behaviour is consistent and very flexible (demand elasticity above 1). The main argument is based on the hypothesis that demand behaviour is the main driver in food systems, which can be observed looking at technical and technological changes in production systems in Europe...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49884

Community Supported Agriculture in the Urban Fringe: Empirical Evidence for Project Feasibility in the Metropolitan Area of Naples (Italy)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cicia,   Gianni; Colantuoni,   Francesca; Del Giudice,   Teresa; Pascucci,   Stefano.
Urbanisation of city-side areas effects on farm land use and organisation are analysed in this study with the objective of seeking the most effective way to implement a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) scheme. Specifically, we used a theoretical framework to describe and assess the relationships between urbanization and farm-styles in the city belt. Our analysis is based on a case study in the protected area of the Campi Flegrei Regional Park situated in the north-western part of the Neapolitan metropolitan area, which is a peri-urban rural area with severe environmental management problems. Our results from the empirical analysis allowed us to distinguish the farms of the area into three behavioural-social groups on the basis of specific features, in...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Community Supported Agriculture; Peri-urban agriculture; Regional Park of Campi Flegrei; Cluster Analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121952

Produção para Autoconsumo entre Agricultores Familiares da Comunidade de Jacarezinho – Encantado/RS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tonezer,   Crsitiane; Santos,   Francis Dos; Rambo,   Anelise Graciele.
Este estudo pretende analisar a produção para autoconsumo de agricultores familiares da comunidade de Jacarezinho, pertencente ao município de Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul. Para isso, a visão de agricultores, é analisada a partir de perspectivas que se propõem a entender como são percebidos por eles os alimentos produzidos para o autoconsumo, tendo por contraponto a produção moderna, surgida a partir dos anos 70. Buscar-se-á, também, observar o destino dos alimentos produzidos inicialmente para o consumo (trocas, doações, comercialização) a fim de identificar a existência ou não de excedentes que pudessem vir a ser comercializados.---------------This study intends to analyse the production for self-consumption of family agriculturists of the community of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Autoconsumo; Agricultura familiar; Hábitos alimentares; Self-consumption; Family agriculture; Alimentary habits; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108078

Dietary Effects of Menu Choices in the National School Lunch Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ishdorj,   Ariun; Crepinsek,   Mary Kay; Jensen,   Helen H.
Childhood and adolescence are unique periods of growth and development. In addition to maturing physically, children begin to make independent choices about when, where, and what they eat. Good nutrition during childhood and adolescence plays a key role in assuring adequate growth and development, preventing the long-term risk of chronic disease, and enhancing health and well-being. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) school meal programs play an important role in children’s diets and can thus influence their weight status and health. On average, children obtain more than one third of their daily energy intake from meals consumed at school during the school year (Briefel et al 2009). The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is one of the largest...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: National School Lunch Program; Nutrition; SNDA-III; School menu; Dietary intake; Children; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I00.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49489

Consumer WTP for Blueberry Attributes: A Hierarchical Bayesian Approach in the WTP Space
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shi,   Lijia; House,   Lisa; Gao,   Zhifeng.
A stated preference experiment is conducted to elicit consumer WTPs for various blueberry attributes. The mixed logit model is employed to account for consumer heterogeneity. The model is set up in the WTP space where the distributions of WTPs are directly specified. Considering the high diversity of consumer perception and the remarkable benefits from differential marketing, we apply the hierarchical Bayesian approach and the discussion is based on the individual level WTP estimates. The results show that “local produced” attribute is preferred over simply “produced in the U.S.” by most respondents. By contrast, less than 50% of the respondents are willing to pay premium for organic blueberries. In addition, hardly any relationship between demographics...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Willingness to Pay; Blueberry Attributes; Mixed Logit; Preference Space; WTP Space; Hierarchical Bayesian; Differential Marketing; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103524

BALANCING FOOD SAFETY AND RISK: DO DRUG RESIDUE LIMITS AFFECT INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN BEEF?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   John S.; Otsuki,   Tsunehiro; Majumdar,   Baishali.
There have been a number of high profile food safety disputes in trade over the past decade.  These include the widely publicized dispute at the World Trade Organization between the U.S. and EU over hormone treated beef.   Consumers in some industrialized countries have also expressed concern over the health implications of consuming beef produced with antibiotics and other artificial supplements.  Developing countries are affected in a significant way in both how disputes are settled, as well as the balance between risk and safety reflected in how standards are set.  This paper examines the impact of drug residue standards on trade in beef and trade affect of setting harmonized international standards.  We find that if international standards set by Codex...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21971

Consumers' Perception of Sustainably Produced Food: The case of local and organic production technologies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Whorton,   Carly S.; Amanor-Boadu,   Vincent.
This paper identifies ways to improve on the current literature regarding sustainable production technologies, in this case, organic and local products. A survey method is used to examine organic and local markets in place of a single product to gain a better understanding of consumers‟ response to these products, their reactions to price differences of these products, and how their preferences change based on changing income level and prices. The sample was drawn from a commercial database and was attempted to be made random across the U.S. population. In place of results, hypotheses are presented as data were late coming back.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer preferences; Sustainability; Organic; Local; Willingness to value; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99738

DEMAND SUBSTITUTION BETWEEN NATURAL, FLAVORED, AND SYNTHETIC CITRUS JUICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chern,   Wen S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29352

NUTRITION LABELING: DOES THE MESSAGE REACH THE CONSUMER?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Teisl,   Mario F.; Levy,   Alan S.; Bockstael,   Nancy E.
Nutrition labeling does not necessarily lead to healthier diets.  Consumers may substitute away from unhealthy products in food categories where differences in other quality characteristics (e.g., taste) are relatively small and towards unhealthy products in categories where differences may be large.  The effects are largest among less-educated and younger individuals.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21021

Networks in Rural Economy: Valorising Endogenous and Exogenous Drivers of Innovation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vermeire,   Bert; Gellynck,   Xavier; De Steur,   Hans; Viaene,   Jacques.
Historically, perspectives on the economic development of rural regions have been dominated by the modernization model of agriculture (van der Ploeg and Van Dijk, 1995). During the last decades this model has increasingly been abandoned in an effort to reduce the negative outcomes associated with that model, driven by the changing concerns of consumers and society in response to these outcomes (van der Ploeg, 1999, Weatherell et al., 2003). Parallel to this socioeconomic evolution the theoretical perspectives on rural development altered. Discourses about the evolution of rural development describe the succession of an exogenous, modernist model of rural development by an endogenous model and in the end leading to an integrated model of rural development,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49846

Sistemas de calificación y desarrollo rural: Análisis comparado entre los casos de Portugal y Argentina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Simoes,   Orlando; Velarde,   Irene; Schiavone,   Elena.
Los “Sellos de calidad” que vinculan el alimento con su origen geográfico y las tradiciones, y cuyo fin es traducir al consumidor las cualidades especiales del producto, constituyen sistemas voluntarios de diferenciación, basados en la certificación por un tercero independiente (privado o estatal) de esos atributos derivados del origen geográfico Su obtención y uso efectivo posterior, requieren de la organización colectiva de los actores, tanto en la codificación de sus prácticas de cultivo y elaboración, como del control de su cumplimiento. La “apropiación” de ese valor diferencial que se origina en el atributo calificado, se concreta en sellos, que pueden ser a su vez, marcas individuales de gestión conjunta, o colectivas o de certificación; o...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Acción colectiva; Sistemas de calificación; Indicaciones geográficas.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95341

Trends in the Quick-Frozen Food Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spinks,   G.R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1958
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8757

Analysis of Factors Influencing Adoption of Dairy Technologies In Western Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Makokha,   Stella Nabwile; Karugia,   Joseph Thuo; Staal,   Steven J.; Oluoch-Kosura,   Willis.
Indicators of poverty in western Kenya show high poverty levels. The area has low dairy development yet the potential for dairy development is quite high. Dairy farming has the potential to reduce poverty by increasing incomes and reducing unemployment. This paper reports factor interrelationships in dairy adoption with a view to understanding factors that influence adoption. The binary probit model was used to analyse data from 1575 households. Contrary to findings from similar studies elsewhere, some factors had a negative association with adoption, thus unfolding a unique adoption process. The association between the factor interactive affects and technology adoption highlighted the importance of exploring factor interrelationships. The widely held...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Factor interrelationship; Spatial factors; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52094

THE U.S. BEEF INDUSTRY'S COMMITMENT TO BEEF SAFETY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weber,   Gary.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33237

The Direct Economic Effects of Stricter Standards Towards the Protection of Human and Animal Health in Swine Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mora,   Cristina; Menozzi,   Davide.
The objective of this study is to present the results of a research carried out on a group of farms involved in pig fattening (48 farms) to evaluate the economic impact of implementing human and animal health regulation. The five types considered in any case represent 90-95% of the total health costs, there are therefore economies of scale and considering the types of expenditure, veterinary medicines have a strong incidence on fattening farms, together with medicated feed for consumption on the farm and the control of Aujeszky's disease. The overall health costs have on average reached the 2% of total costs and the same value of the net income.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Human health; Animal health; Standards; Economic impact; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24978

Advertising, Structural Change, and U.S. Non-Alcoholic Drink Demand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xiao,   Hui; Kinnucan,   Henry W.; Kaiser,   Harry M.
The dominant pattern in U.S. non-alcoholic drink: consumption over the past 25 years has been a steady increase in per capita soft-drink: consumption, largely at the expense of coffee (and to a lesser extent) milk consumption. Our findings suggest that the major factor governing this pattern is structural change. Specifically, trend was found to be statistically significant in three of the four equations estimated in the Rotterdam system. Moreover, the estimated trend-related changes in per capita consumption (-1.0 percent per year for milk, 2. 1 percent for soft drinks, and 3.7 percent for coffee and tea) leave at most 28 percent ofthe observed quantity variation for 1990-1994 to be accounted for by changes in relative prices, income, and advertising....
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Advertising; Beverage demand; Milk consumption; Structural change; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122688

It Happened All at Once: Switching Regressions, Gravity Models and Food Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   Norbert L.W.; Bray,   Victoria.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61825

Do School Nutrition Programs Influence Child Weight?  A Treatment Effect Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Capogrossi,   Kristen; You,   Wen.
Schools have significant influence on children’s health making health interventions targeting schools more likely to succeed such as the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and National School Lunch Program (NSLP). A key question that this literature currently concentrates on is to what extent do SBP and/or NSLP directly contribute to the observed outcome of child weight? This study assesses the impact by analyzing multiple simultaneous treatments on weight as the child progresses from 1st to 8th grade while acknowledging self-selection into the programs. Specifically, we utilize Average Treatment Effect on the Treated (ATT) and Difference-in-Differences (DID) methodologies to address the issue. We find that participating in only NSLP decreases the probability...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Child weight; School nutrition programs; Treatment analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123816

COOL and Consumers' Willingness to Pay in the Fresh Produce Industry - Some Initial Impressions from the Field
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sterns,   James A.; House,   Lisa; VanSickle,   John J.; Wysocki,   Allen F.
The debate about Country-of-Origin labeling (COOL) has centered on the projected benefits and costs of its implementation. This study uses data from a Vickery auction (n=320) to estimate willingness to pay for COOL. Preliminary findings suggest, on average, consumers value COOL, are not homogenous, and prefer fresh produce grown in the U.S.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15644

Virtual Consumption but Real Market. Does your avatar eat or drink on Second Life?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giraud,   Georges.
Second Life® (SL) is an innovative digital world created in June 2003 by Linden Lab, a Californian company, acting only on the Internet. The purpose of SL is to provide entertainment via virtual experiences to customers who act, travel, buy and discuss into this world through their own avatar. SL is a 3D interactive combination of improved chat and video game, without any strict rules nor clear objective for the game apart to spent time in virtual reality and to enjoy this experience. SL is the most important Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG).
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Digital world; Virtual consumption; Global branding; Food- related consumer behaviour; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59114

A Panel Data Study of the Determinants of Micronutrient Intake in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Yi; Shankar,   Bhavani.
Rapid economic growth in China has resulted in substantially improved household incomes. Diets have also changed, with a movement away from traditional foods and towards animal products and processed foods. Yet micronutrient deficiencies, particularly for calcium and vitamin A, are still widespread in China. In this research we model the determinants of the intakes of these two micronutrients using household panel data, asking particularly whether continuing income increases are likely to cause the deficiencies to be overcome. Nonparametric kernel regressions and random effects panel regression models are employed. The results show a statistically significant but relatively small positive income effect on both nutrient intakes. The local availability of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I12; O12.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25585

Rift Valley Fever: An Economic Assessment of Agricultural and Human Vulnerability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hughes-Fraire,   Randi; Hagerman,   Amy D.; McCarl,   Bruce A.; Gaff,   Holly.
This research focused on the assessment of the U.S. agricultural sector and human vulnerability to a Rift Valley Fever (RVF) outbreak and the implications of a select set of alternative disease control strategies. Livestock impact assessment is done by using an integrated epidemic/economic model to examine the extent of RVF spread in the Southeast Texas livestock population and its consequences plus the outcome of implementing two different control strategies: emergency vaccination and larvicide vector control separately plus when they are used simultaneously. Human impact assessment utilized an inferential procedure, which comprises of a cost of illness calculation to assess the dollar cost of human illnesses and deaths, as well as a Disability Adjusted...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rift Valley Fever; Outbreak; Welfare; Vaccination; Larvicide.; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98629

Economic Features of Canadian Organic Food at the Mass-market Retail Level
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vercammen,   James.
Over the past decade, Canada’s organic food industry has focused on the production of organic grains, oilseeds, fruits and vegetables and a limited amount of organic dairy products. Canadian organic grains and oilseeds are mostly destined for export, whereas Canadian organic fruits and vegetables and dairy products are mostly consumed domestically. With the exception of dairy products and a few other products such as breakfast cereal and fruit juice, Canadian companies have been mostly absent from the rapidly growing markets for processed organic foods. The extent to which these markets are currently being penetrated by Canadian organic food manufacturers and the size of the price premiums earned by these companies are worthy of investigation. Very little...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45742

Conformación de la agroindustria del amaranto en Santiago Tulyehualco, Xochimilco, México. Elementos que han permitido la transformación productiva y social en las familias rurales.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Manzo,   Ramos F.; Lopez-Ornelas,   G.
El presente trabajo versa sobre el desarrollo de la agroindustria del amaranto al sur del Distrito Federal, Ciudad de México. Esta actividad, además de ser de gran importancia económica para la localidad y comunidades vecinas, ya que en ella participan familias enteras, da un elevado sentido de pertenencia y cohesión entre los habitantes. La actividad agroindustrial consta de cuatro procesos: producción primaria, acopio, transformación y comercialización. Las familias amaranteras, que participan en este trabajo, participan en toda la cadena de valor desde hace varias generaciones. El eje de análisis se refiere a los factores que permiten la transformación en estructura y funcionamiento de la unidad de producción campesina hacia unidades agroindustriales....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agroindustria; Familia rural.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95200

Expert Opinion and the Demand for Experience Goods: An Experimental Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hilger,   James; Rafert,   Greg; Villas-Boas,   Sofia Berto.
There exist two significant obstacles to analyzing the effect of expert opinion on consumer demand for experience goods: (1) the relationship between good reviews and high product demand may be spurious and driven by high product quality, and (2) even if expert opinion increases consumer demand, it is unclear whether it does so by providing quality information or by alerting consumers to the existence of a particular product. We utilize an experimental approach in a retail grocery chain in which we display expert opinion information for a group of randomly selected wines to overcome these obstacles. We find that although there is no overall consumer response to expert opinion provision, a subset of highly reviewed wines experienced an increase in demand....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6055

Would Functional Agricultural Foods Improve Human Health?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Traill,   W. Bruce; Arnoult,   Matthieu H.; Chambers,   Stephanie A.; Deaville,   E.R.; Gordon,   Michael H.; John,   P.; Jones,   Philip J.; Kliem,   K.E.; Mortimer,   S.R.; Tiffin,   J. Richard.
Concern over diet-health relationships has moved to the forefront of public health concerns in the UK and much of the developed world. It has been estimated, for example, that obesity costs the UK National Health Service up to £6b per year (Rayner and Scarborough, 2005), but if all consumers were to follow recommended healthy eating guidelines there would be major implications for food consumption, land use and international trade (Srinivasan et al, 2006). This is unlikely to happen, at least in the short term, but it is realistic to anticipate some dietary adjustment toward the recommendations, resulting in an improvement in diet quality (Mazzocchi et al, 2007). Although consumers are reluctant to make major changes to their diets, they may be prepared to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49893

Development of the CNPP Prices Database
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlson,   Andrea; Lino,   Mark; Juan,   WenYen; Marcoe,   Kristin; Bente,   Lisa; Hiza,   Hazel A. B.; Guenther,   Patricia M.; Leibtag,   Ephraim S.
Data are available at: http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/USDAFoodPlansCostofFood.htm
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food prices; USDA Food Plans; NHANES; CNPP Prices Database; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45851

Policies Supporting Organic Food Markets in the EU: Analyses by Stakeholders in 11 European Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vairo,   Daniela; Haring,   Anna Maria; Dabbert,   Stephan; Zanoli,   Raffaele.
There is no single 'best way' of policy development. Bottom-up approaches to policy design and a broad debate among stakeholders facilitate policy learning and innovation. A novel approach of a bottom-up policy design process involving stakeholders is introduced. First results obtained by this methodology are presented. The outcomes of a large international effort for a development of policies for organic food and farming in Mai 2004 in Europe are analyzed: the synthesized results from 11 European countries (AT, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, GB, HU, IT, PL, SI) on the current situation of policies related to the organic food market in Europe are highlighted and policy recommendations for the development of the organic food and farming sector formulated....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multi-stakeholder involvement; Policy learning/transfer; Network; Organic food market policy; Policy recommendations; Europe; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9386

Food Quality Standards in Equilibrium Models: A Discussion of Current Modeling Approaches
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nolte,   Stephan; Rau,   Marie-Luise.
Throughout recent year food quality standards have become a ubiquitous phenomenon that nationally and globally influences agri-food markets. With equilibrium models commonly used in the quantitative analysis of market and trade effects, we review possible approaches to modeling standards existent in the literature, elaborate the reasoning behind them and discuss their suitability to reflect "real world" situations. While the modeling approaches identified may respectively depict a specific situation, they may not be appropriate in others. That is they capture certain effects of standards only. With increasing ability to account for the various effects of standards, the modeling approaches become more complex and the data requirements increase.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food quality; Standards; Modeling approaches; Equilibrium models; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; F1; C6; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25653

Consumers Cut Back on Convenience But Not Necessarily Quantity When Incomes Fall
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kuchler,   Fred.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121017

How Much Do Consumers Benefit from New Brand Introductions? The Case of Potato Chips
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arnade,   Carlos Anthony; Gopinath,   Munisamy; Pick,   Daniel H.
This study identifies consumer welfare from new brand introductions in the potato chip market. Price and variety effects of new brand introduction are measured by estimating a demand system underlying an expenditure function. Variety effects are positive in most cities, while price effects are generally negative when consumers exhibit some variety preference. Variety effects dominate price effects in most cities; an opposite effect observed in some cities may indicate high entry barriers or joint brand- and price-based marketing strategies. Results indicate that consumers and producers gain from product innovations, but substantial regional variation exists in the distributional effects of new brand introduction.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: City-demand system; Compensating variation; Consumer welfare; New brands; Virtual prices; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/105529

What Determines the Variety of a Household's Vegetable Purchases?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stewart,   Hayden; Harris,   James Michael; Guthrie,   Joanne F.
The USDA encourages people to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables through the Food Guide Pyramid and participation in the National 5-A-Day Partnership. A varied diet helps ensure a complete mix of nutrients, and a lack of variety in vegetable consumption has been further linked to the incidence of obesity (e.g., McCrory et al.). To assist these efforts, the USDA's Economic Research Service has investigated the factors that influence the purchase of vegetables, and identified obstacles to variety.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33603

The New Food Safety Standard ISO 22000. Assessment, Comparison and Correlation with HACCP and ISO 9000:2000. The Practical Implementation in Victual Business
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mamalis,   Spyridon; Kafetzopoulos,   Dimitrios P.; Aggelopoulos,   Stamatis.
The present paper aims to study the application of new standard of food safety: ISO 22000:2005 in the catering industry. At the beginning the study made a comparison between ISO 22000 with the HACCP system and the ISO 9000:2000 standard, in order to identify their similarities and differences, while it pinpoints and records the reasons for creating and applying the ISO 22000 standard. Due to the preliminary nature of this study, we are given the opportunity to assess the practical application of ISO 22000 in an array of victual businesses and the repercussions on them, through their managers’ points of view. The present research will explore the influence of the ISO 22000 to the food safety issues, marketing, financial, operational and the business...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Food Quality; ISO 22000; ISO 9000:2000; HACCP; Restaurant industry; Food Marketing.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58088

BIOFORTIFICATION: HARNESSING AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE POOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15903

Governance in the East Indian Company
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hofstede,   Gert Jan; Zylbersztajn,   Decio.
(Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, the Dutch East India Company), one of the world’s major players in the international food market of the 17th and 18th centuries. Can the experiences of the VOC teach lessons that today’s food production networks may take to heart? There are three domains in which changes might have occurred since the times of the VOC that could be relevant to this question. These are the people themselves, the rules of the game that can be captured by the term governance, and context factors. The article will investigate all three. As far as the people are concerned it will look at factors such as worker conditions, attitudes, and culture in general. In the area of governance the paper will consider contract enforcement and coercion...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49876

Fat Chance: Modelling the Socio-Economic Determinants of Dietary Fat Intake in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shankar,   Bhavani.
Quantile Regression methods have much to offer the investigation of the determinants of dietary intake. Dietary inadequacy or excess occurs at the tails of nutrient and food intakes, and it seems intuitive that intake responses in these areas will differ from elsewhere along the intake distribution. We apply quantile regression to examine the drivers of a key aspect of dietary health, fat density of energy intake in China. The sample of 2612 individuals between the ages of 20 and 45 is derived from the China Health and Nutrition Survey. The following insights emerge: (i) Fat density increases with income, but worryingly the income effect is more pronounced at the upper conditional tail of fat intake (ii) While it is confirmed that an urban location...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Diets; Nutrition; China; Quantile Regression; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51538

L’action publique et la consolidation des Systèmes Agroalimentaires Localisés : réflexion à partir d’un territoire fromager du Sertão du Sergipe Brésil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Menezes,   Sonia Souza Mendonca; Cerdan,   Claire.
Dans cet article nous cherchons à présenter la configuration sociale et spatiale du territoire fromager dans le Sertão du Sergipe basé sur des rapports de proximité et réciprocité et un fort sentiment d’appartenance des acteurs à leur territoire. Cette configuration originale a permis le développement d’un bassin laitier, associant un grand nombre de producteurs familiaux, aujourd’hui à l’origine de la création d’emplois et revenus en milieu rural, du maintien de nouvelles activités économiques et de la promotion d’un savoir-faire traditionnel et des produits typiques (fromages à pâte pressée ou cuits). Ces derniers sont ancrés dans l'histoire d’hommes et femmes partageant une même identité, un même territoire: agriculteurs, producteurs de fromage,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fromage artisanal; Politiques publiques; Indication Géographique; Patrimoine Culturel.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95234

NEW AND NOTEWORTHY IN NUTRITION - Issue 41, September 30, 2003
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kadiyala,   Suneetha; Gillespie,   Stuart.
Headlines:  Child Survival, Growth, and Development; HIV/AIDS; Micronutrients; Obesity; Crises and Shocks; Policy; The Back Page.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16489

PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF FOOD TOWARD A BETTER BALANCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paarlberg,   Don.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1954
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17411

ESTIMATION OF HOUSEHOLD BRAND-SIZE CHOICE MODELS FOR SPAGHETTI PRODUCTS WITH SCANNER DATA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   Changwon; Senauer,   Benjamin.
The A.C. Nielson household scanner panel is used to analyze factors affecting brand-size choices for spaghetti.  These data link product purchases, which are scanned, with household demographics and market information on the store where purchased.  A multinominal logit model and a nested logit model are specified and estimated.  In addition to the effects of inventory and brand loyalty, the most interesting results relate to the price elasticities of choice probabilities.  These elasticities are much more elastic than those found in traditional food demand analysis.  Different brands and sizes of spaghetti products on the same supermarket shelf are very close substitutes for the consumer.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14336

The Impact of ‘Rice for the Poor’ on Household Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pangaribowo,   Evita Hanie.
This study investigates the impact of the 'Rice for the Poor' program - an almost universal program of Indonesian Social Safety Net (SSN) Programs launched in 1998. The general aim of the program was to mitigate the decrease of household nutrition well-being. The program has provided highly subsidized rice for poor households. Using the Indonesian Family Life Survey, this study implements propensity score matching combined with difference in difference method. It is revealed that the program has increased households' consumption on nutrient-rich, animal source food though aid-fungibilty was also present.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Impact evaluation; ‘Rice for the Poor’; Nutrient-rich food; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124358

An Exploration of Irish Consumer Acceptance of Nanotechnology Applications in Food
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Greehy,   Grainne; McCarthy,   Mary; Henchion,   Maeve M.; Dillon,   Emma J.; McCarthy,   Sinead.
Nanotechnology has come to the attention of food stakeholders in recent years. It offers many potential benefits to food companies and consumers, for example the ability to produce healthier food without compromising taste, but it has also generated much debate, in particular about potential unknown risks associated with food applications of nanotechnology. This research provides some insights into Irish consumer acceptance of food related applications of nanotechnology and details the determining factors framing consumers’ attitudes. Key issues investigated include consumers’ awareness of and attitudes towards nanotechnology, the subjective values (including perceived risk-benefit trade-offs) that frame these attitudes and the influence of new information...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Novel food technologies; Nanotechnology; Consumer acceptance; Risk perceptions; Risk communication; Deliberative discourse; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122006

IMPACT OF FOOD AWAY FROM HOME ON CHILDREN'S DIET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: You,   Wen; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Poor diet and inactivity are key factors for the high incidence of obesity among children in US. Using household production theory, we derive the demand for children's health and apply cross-section and pseudo-panel techniques. FAFH has negative impact on children's HEI in both analysis and significant in cross-section analysis.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22239

AN ANALYSIS OF NUTRIENT INTAKE FOR SELECTED FAMILIES IN FLORIDA'S EXPANDED NUTRITION PROGRAM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gorham,   J. Michael; Prato,   Anthony A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29349

Socioeconomic Factors and the Consumption of Wine in Tenerife
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perez,   G. Guirao; Fernandez,   V. Cano; Yurda,   M.I. Lopez; Donate,   M.C. Rodriguez.
In this paper we measure the impact of an individual's socioeconomic conditions on the decision to consume wine in a traditionally wine-producing area. Based on the data obtained in an exhaustive survey on wine consumption and through discrete choice models, we assess the changes which come about in the decisions to consume the different types of wine under consideration, and we obtain the most relevant distinctive and differentiated characteristics for each one of them.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wine consumption; Socioeconomic characteristics; Discrete choice models; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24798

Food Safety Requirements in African Green Bean Exports and Their Impact on Small Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Okello,   Julius Juma; Narrod,   Clare A.; Roy,   Devesh.
Many African countries have moved into the production of non-traditional agricultural products, in an effort to diversify their exports and increase foreign currency earnings. However, in order to access developed country markets and urban domestic markets, these products must meet food safety requirements, including protocols relating to pesticide residues, field and pack house operations, and traceability. Faced with stringent food safety requirements, companies that establish production centers in low-income countries might exclude poor farmers, thus negatively impacting the poor. We herein study this issue in the case of the green bean export sectors in three African countries: Ethiopia, Kenya and Zambia. In the short-term, stringent food safety...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International food safety standards; Smallholders; Supply chains; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42362

AN EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF PROGRESA ON PRE-SCHOOL CHILD HEIGHT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Behrman,   Jere R.; Hoddinott,   John.
The nutrition of preschool children is of considerable interest not only because of concern over their immediate welfare, but also because their nutrition in this formative stage of life is widely perceived to have substantial persistent impact on their physical and mental development and on their health status as adults. Children’s physical and mental development shapes their later lives by affecting their schooling success and post-schooling productivity. Improving the nutritional status of currently malnourished preschoolers may, therefore, have important payoffs over the long term. Within rural Mexico, stunting, or short height relative to standards established for healthy populations, is the major form of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). Low weight...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16387

HOUSEHOLD DEMAND FOR FRESH POTATOES:  A DISAGGREGATED CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cox,   Thomas L.; Ziemer,   Rod F.; Chavas,   Jean-Paul.
A model of household fresh potato consumption incorporating prices, income, family size and other socioeconomic effects is estimated by maximum likelihood Tobit procedures.  The effects of truncation bias due to non-purchasing households are evaluated and decompositions of the Tobit elasticities are performed for various sub-groups of the data.  The market development implications of this type of disaggregated commodity analysis are explored.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32373

Las Federaciones de Usuarios de Riego de la Sierra Centro de la Republica del Ecuador Presentan: “El Proyecto de apoyo integral para las comunidades rurales con agrotecnologias avanzadas”
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carrasco Vinueza,   Pedro Eduardo; Burgos Arce,   Martha Cecilia.
Los productos agrícolas son uno de los ejes más importantes de las economías globales y nacionales, por lo que la agricultura ecuatoriana enfrenta grandes desafíos y oportunidades, teniendo en cuenta que el pequeño y mediano productor se encuentra en absoluta desventaja e inferioridad de condiciones en relación a muchos países de la región y del mundo, y de los grandes productores nacionales. Esta realidad obliga al sector productor a innovar en la tecnología y en la reconversión de su estructura para poder lograr la seguridad agroalimentaria, y con los excedentes insertarse con éxito en los mercados internacionales.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95327

AN ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION OF RABBIT MEAT IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beal,   Meghan N.; McLean-Meyinsse,   Patricia E.; Atkinson,   Cheryl.
Results from a random sample of 1421 households in the southern United States suggest that the most likely consumers of rabbit meat are men, non-college graduates, those with household incomes at or below $50,000, households with children, and Louisiana residents. The current market for rabbit meat is small. However, the meat is lower in fat, cholesterol, and calories, and higher in protein than beef, chicken, turkey, or pork, and these desirable nutritional attributes may spark future demand.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27148

Assessment of Urban Carrying Capacity.  A Case Study of Environmental and Institutional Implications for Water Resource Management in Hyderabad
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chennamaneni,   Ramesh; Rao,   Subba.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36945

Consumer Willingness to Pay for Improved Attributes of Fresh  Vegetables: A Comparison Between Atlanta and Berlin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lai,   Yue; Florkowski,   Wojciech J.; Huang,   Chung L.; Bruckner,   Bernhard; Schonhof,   Ilona.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35914

Erfassung, Bewertung und Minderung von Treibhausgasemissionen des deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Osterburg,   Bernhard; Nieberg,   Hiltrud; Ruter,   Sebastian; Isermeyer,   Folkhard; Haenel,   Hans-Dieter; Hahne,   Jochen; Krentler,   Jan-Gerd; Paulsen,   Hans Marten; Schuchardt,   Frank; Schweinle,   Jorg; Weiland,   Peter.
Zusammenfassung: In dieser Studie werden Treibhausgasemissionen (THG) aus der deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft analysiert und Möglichkeiten zu ihrer Reduzierung erörtert. Darüber hinaus wird die Eignung von Ökobilanzen für die Bewertung von Produktionsverfahren und Produkten untersucht. In Kapitel 2 werden theoretische Grundlagen für die Umsetzung von Klimaschutzpolitiken erörtert. Als Bilanzierungs- und Analysemethoden werden die Emissionsberichterstattung, die umweltökonomischen Gesamtrechnungen, Ökobilanzen (Life Cycle Assessment) und Carbon Footprints vorgestellt. Es folgt in Kapitel 3 eine Analyse der THG-Emissionen des deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektors nach Quellgruppen der Klimaberichterstattung sowie in Bezug auf Produktionsprozesse...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Klimawandel; Treibhausgase; Landwirtschaft; Kohlenstoff Fußabdruck; Climate change; Greenhouse gases; Agriculture; Carbon footprint; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q1 (Q18); Q 5 (Q51; Q 52; Q 54).
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103666

Local Food Impacts on Health and Nutrition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferrer,   Myra Clarisse R.; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Ramirez,   Octavio A.; Escalante,   Cesar L.
Prevalence of local foods is believed to answer several food issues one of which is health and nutrition. This study focused on the on the availability of local foods to consumers and see its relationship with two specific diet-related diseases namely, obesity and diabetes. Other variables were included in the analysis to provide additional evidence to previous findings. Factors considered are divided into 5 groups namely diet-, local food-, environment-, education- and gender-related factors. Diet- and environment-related variables provide the most perceptive findings while local food variables provided significant however weak evidence of positive impacts to health and nutrition.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Local foods; Diabetes; Obesity; Food environment; Farmers' market; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I15; I31.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103664

Intensity of Food Stamp Use and Transient and Chronic Poverty: Evidence from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Atasoy,   Sibel; Mills,   Bradford F.; Mykerezi,   Elton.
The relationship between food assistance and inter-annual family poverty dynamics is examined using data from the 1995-2003 Panel Study of Income Dynamics. We generate expenditure-based poverty measures to examine the determinants of transient and chronic poverty, with particular focus on the differential role that Food Stamp Program (FSP) participation may have on each dimension of poverty. Results indicate that transient poverty accounts for a larger share of economic hardship than chronic poverty. Both dimensions of poverty are reduced at nearly the same rate by additional months of FSP participation. In general, the determinants of chronic and transient poverty are not found to differ significantly; both aspects of poverty appear to be correlated with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6541

Rastreabilidade e Segurança do Alimento: Uma Investigação em um Contexto de Perigo Moral
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Resende Filho,   Moises de Andrade.
Investiga-se, com um modelo principal-agente, como a confiabilidade de um sistema de rastreabilidade afeta a segurança do alimento. A confiabilidade de um sistema de rastreabilidade capaz de preservar a identidade dos fornecedores de matéria-prima atreladas ao alimento e pagamentos contingentes constituem mecanismos de incentivos. Mostra-se que adotar rastreabilidade é condição necessária mas não suficiente para a maior segurança do alimento. Argumenta-se que a regulação via imposição de níveis mínimos de confiabilidade  para os sistemas de rastreabilidade pode ser inócua. Já a elevação do valor das penalidades aplicadas em casos de crises de segurança do alimento promoveriam alimentos mais seguros.--------------This article investigates how the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Segurança do alimento; Informação assimétrica; Rastreabilidade; Food safety; Assymetric information; Traceability; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108089

Traceability of meat: Consumers' associations and their willingness-to-pay
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lichtenberg,   L.; Heidecke,   Sandra-Jasmin; Becker,   Tilman C.
The willingness-to-pay by German consumers for the credence characteristic traceability of pork and turkey is analysed by means of the conjoint analysis additive model, also taking the consumers´ associations with the term traceability and the QS label into account. The results indicate a different WTP regarding traceability of pork and turkey for specific consumer groups. A majority considers meat traceability as important. However, the distinctive sensitivity to price exhibited is a result of the fact that traceability is only of secondary importance as an assessment criterion, after price. Food retailers should adjust their communication and price policies in order to take advantage of the consumers’ higher WTP for traceable products according to the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Conjoint analysis; Willingness-to-pay; Meat traceability; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43951

Behaviour of Fruit and Vegetable Buyers on the City Markets in Croatia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kovacic,   Damir; Radman,   Marija; Kolega,   Ante.
Better knowledge of the consumer is the presumption for preparing the efficacious selling concept. Our research is limited on the preferences, requests, habits and attitudes of the consumers which are buying fruit and vegetable on the city markets in Croatia. The main goal of this research is identification and description of the different market segments based on the relevant buying characteristics of the consumers, that is their psychological, geographic and socio-demographic characteristics. The result of this research will be used as basis for the target marketing. We used mail survey method with structured questionnaire in this research. The survey was made in June 2000 on the random sample of 1000 buyers on the city markets in Zagreb, Rijeka, Split...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Croatia; City markets; Fruit and vegetable; Consumer segmentation; Target marketing; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6963

CARACTERIZAÇÃO DO MERCADO CONSUMIDOR DO PEQUI (CARYOCAR BRASILIENSE CAMB.), EM GOIÂNIA - GO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oliveira,   Eliane De; Longhi,   Eloisa Helena; Vanderlei,   Job Carneiro; Martins,   Therezinha Krisley; Rocha,   Eduardo Villela.
O pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) é um fruto nativo com ocorrência generalizada no Bioma Cerrado. O consumo e comercialização do fruto "in natura" e de seus derivados, com importância sócio-econômica, geram renda e emprego para agricultores familiares e trabalhadores com pouca qualificação profissional. Entretanto, a exploração sustentável desta atividade encontra-se ameaçada pelo desconhecimento do mercado consumidor, inexistência de padrões de qualidade na comercialização, dispersão, desarticulação e informalidade dos agentes e segmentos do arranjo extrativista. Visando gerar informações que contribuam para o fortalecimento da cadeia extrativista e o desenvolvimento sustentável, este trabalho teve como objetivos identificar e caracterizar os agentes...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Caryocar brasiliense; Pequi; Mercado consumidor; Consumidor final; Caryocar brasiliense; Pequi; Commercialization; Consumer market; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109068

How consumers link traceability to food quality and safety: An international investigation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Rijswijk,   Wendy; Frewer,   Lynn J.
It is not yet understood whether the implementation of traceability systems can contribute towards restoring consumer confidence in food quality and safety, one of the goals of the European Food Law. To date, little is known about how consumers perceive the role and potential impact of traceability within the supply chain. This paper aims to provide insight into how traceability information can offer guarantees of food quality and safety, and contribute towards increased consumer confidence. Data, collected in four EU countries, examines salient cognitions and attitudes that underpin consumer beliefs about product traceability that will influence their decision making. It will link traceability- related food attributes to perceived benefits (in terms of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Consumer Perception; Food Safety; Food Quality; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10061

An International Comparison of the Effects of Government Agricultural Support on Food Budget Shares
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miller,   J. Corey; Coble,   Keith H.
This study evaluates econometrically the effect of government support to agriculture on a measure of the affordability of food in 10 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. The panel model we construct specifically utilizes two values calculated by the OECD: Producer Support Estimates as a percentage of gross farm receipts and the Consumer Nominal Protection Coefficient. These two variables represent transfers from taxpayers to agricultural producers through government programs and transfers from consumers to government through protectionist measures, respectively. By using dummy variables, we find implications for groups of countries on the basis of their relative levels of support and protection.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Obesity; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47196

Expectations, Experiences, Trust in the Case of Short Circuit Food Supply Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martino,   Gaetano; Fritz,   Melanie.
Farmers Markets are receiving an increasing attention by both food chains actors and social scientists. Economic and sociological studies are contributing to the comprehension of these forms of exchange. Both consumers and producers are fostering their expectations about the renewal of a mode of exchange which sustained local production‐ consumptions linkages. The main economic function of these organizational structures seems to be the reduction of the price paid by the consumers and the enhancements of allocation of farm products. The basic interpretation of these forms of exchange focuses on market structure, nonetheless the exchange relationships seems to emphasize several dimensions, including economic and cultural aspects. The objective of the paper...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmers Markets; Networks; Trust; Food chains sustainability; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D4.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100592

System Dynamics in Quality Certifications: Development of an Audit Quality Controlling System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Albersmeier,   Friederike; Schulze,   Holger; Spiller,   Achim.
Over the past few years, certification schemes in the agribusiness sector have gained great importance as an instrument of quality assurance in the supply chain (Jahn et al. 2005; Fulponi2006; European Communities 2006a). Especially in the EU several standards have been established,which partially diverge extremely according to their focus, target groups and goals.While most of these systems have a rather low diffusion in the food sector (e. g. Label Rouge or Geprüfte Qualität Bayern), certification schemes such as QS, BRC, IFS or EurepGap already cover substantial parts and are widely known within the business (European Communities 2006a). However, the reputation and status which these systems have built up during the past few years, greatly depend on the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6585

Food security and sustainable agriculture in India: The water management challenge
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kumar,   M. Dinesh.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Sustainable agriculture; Food security; Water management; Water scarcity; Groundwater depletion; Waterlogging; Salinity; Soil degradation; Water use efficiency; Productivity; Equity; Irrigation water; Pricing; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92666

Price Setting in Food SMEs: Which Role for Marketing Capability? An Empirical Analysis in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banterle,   Alessandro; Carraresi,   Laura; Cavaliere,   Alessia.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are fighting for survival due to globalization, growing competition with big retailers, and strategies adopted by large industrial companies. Difficulties in pricing are also revealed in the literature. Therefore, appropriate activity is needed to be more a price maker than a taker, and to reach a better market power. On the other hand, market opportunities for SMEs are related to demand evolution toward food quality and traditional food products. To profit by such opportunities, SMEs need to focus on consumer requirements, by differentiating their products. In this way, firms could apply a premium price that justifies the peculiar value of the product, and that the consumer should be willing to pay. Nonetheless,...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traditional food products; Price setting; Marketing capability; Ordinal regression model; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; L25; L66; M31; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122000

Demand for Nutrients in Chain Restaurants in Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fernando,   Jeewani; Goddard,   Ellen W.; Mohapatra,   Sandeep; Rude,   James.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutrient Demand; Food Away from Home; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61417

FOOD BIO-SECURITY: FEDERAL/STATE/LOCAL COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sowards,   Robert D. (Dan).
Speech and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33546

Valuing nested names in the Portuguese olive oil market: An exploratory study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sottomayor,   Miguel; Souza Monteiro,   Diogo M.; Teixeira,   Mario Sergio.
The Portuguese olive oil market had a remarkable development in recent years. Production is rising steadily is response to a EU program supporting a renewal of olive groves. Moreover there is a proliferation of national brands and private labels. These are often associated to regional collective labels or to organic production. The aim of our research is to determine how consumers value these nested names or co-brands. We conducted a pilot survey on a convenience sample of 103 consumers in the Oporto and Lisbon metropolitan areas as well in a rural area. Our results reveal some contradictions, for instance while origin is an important purchasing criteria, few PDO olive oils are recognized. Moreover, only 25% of respondents identify organic olive oils sold...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Olive oil; Nested names; Valuation.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95233

SOCIOECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF FOOD EXPENDITURE PATTERNS AMONG RACIALLY DIFFERENT LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS:  AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   Carlton George; Moussie,   M.; Dinning,   J.S.; Christakis,   G.J.
This paper examines the impact of selected socioeconomic characteristics on aggregate and group food expenditure patterns of racially different low-income households.  A double logarithmic functional form was used to explain responses in household food expenditures to socioeconomic factors.  Household income, family size, and Food Stamp Program participation were found to exert a strong positive impact on food expenditures.  The general educational level of the homemaker registered no significant impact on household food expenditures.  However, the nutritional knowledge of the homemaker increased the efficiency of food purchasing activities.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32092

Consumer Preferences For Loin and Topside Steaks From Beef Carcasses of Different Classification Criteria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kingston,   O.L.
Considerable resources in the beef industry have recently been devoted to the establishment of a system of product description. A prerequisite for the success of any such system is the objective determination of consumer preferences. The trial outlined in this paper was aimed at determining consumer preferences for beefloin and topside steaks, based on selected carcass classification criteria. It was found that consumers preferred lean steaks from young, electrically stimulated carcasses.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12442

Food security in Uganda: a dilemma to achieving the millennium development goal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ssewanyana,   Sarah N.; Kasirye,   Ibrahim.
The status of food security in Uganda is worrying. The share of Ugandans suffering from food insecurity measured in terms of caloric intake is alarmingly high with low rates of income poverty. Based on the 2005/06 Uganda National Household Survey data, the study provides insights into access to food at household level. More importantly, the study shows that average caloric intake stood at 1,970 calories per person per day, which is below the minimum caloric requirement of 2,200 calories. As such, a population of 17.5 million Ugandans in 3.1 million households were unable to meet the minimum caloric requirement in 2006. This raises questions on whether Uganda will be able to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 1: halving extreme poverty and hunger...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Caloric intake; Famine; Ssewanyana; Food prices; EPRC; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113614

ARE THE TOTAL DAILY COST OF FOOD AND DIET QUALITY RELATED: A RANDOM EFFECTS PANEL DATA ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlson,   Andrea; Dong,   Diansheng; Lino,   Mark.
There is a common perception that healthy food costs more than less healthy food. In this study we use a demand model for diet quality, rather than the quantity of food. Since in our data, total daily cost and diet quality are both calculated from the foods chosen, we account for the fact that cost is endogenous. We find that while total daily food cost is statistically significant in relation to diet quality, the degree of association is very small. Hence, it does not appear that cost alone prevents individuals in the United States from purchasing a healthy diet. Other factors such as food culture and environment, health behaviours, and demographics are more important. Our findings suggest that the choice to consume a healthy diet is very complicated.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Diet cost; Cost of food; Food culture; Diet quality; HEI-2005; Random effects model; Demand model; NHANES; MPED; CNPP Food Prices Database; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D12; C3.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116395

Competition Between Table Margarine and Butter
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lloyd,   Alan G.
In December, 1955, the New South Wales Government amended the Dairy Industry Act, 1915-1955, to increase the quota of margarine production in this State from 2,500 tons to 9,000 tons per annum. Following - on a large increase in the Queensland quota some years earlier, this development heightened the perennial fears of dairying industry organisations that competition from margarine would have very serious effects on the incomes of Australian dairymen. However, speaking during the second reading of the bill (November 23, 1955), the Minister for Agriculture and Food Production gave as his opinion that "whatever effect margarine has upon the dairy industry at present, the tendency in the future will be for it to diminish ... ". It is the purpose of this...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1956
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8931

DOES NUTRITION LABELING LEAD TO HEALTHIER EATING?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Teisl,   Mario F.; Levy,   Alan S.
Nutrient labeling is found to significantly affect consumer purchase behavior; some evidence that consumers may act as if they hold nutrient (or health risk) budgets is found. Providing nutrient information may allow consumers to more easily switch consumption away from "unhealthy" products in those food categories where differences in other quality characteristics (e.g., taste) are relatively small between the more and less "healthy" products, toward "unhealthy" products in categories where differences may be relatively large (i.e., a "substitution effect").  If this substitution effect is large, nutrient labeling may not change the overall consumption of "unhealthy" nutrients and thus may not lead to significant changes in health risk.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27209

Food Recalls and Food Safety Perceptions: The September 2006 Spinach Recall Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Onyango,   Benjamin M.; Miljkovic,   Dragan; Hallman,   William K.; Nganje,   William E.; Condry,   Sarah C.; Cuite,   Cara L.
This study analyzes public perceptions on food safety using a national survey conducted soon after the nationwide spinach recall (November 2006). We explore relationships between peoples' perceived risks of food contamination (spinach in this case) and their trust in the institutions in charge of safeguarding/ensuring safety. Finally, we explore relationships between individual observance of basic good food handling practices and food safety. Trust in institutions through which food passes and regulatory agencies were shown to be critical in determining food safety perceptions. For example, skepticism with which the public views food corporations (processors, transporters or retailers) impacted food safety perceptions negatively. On the other, confidence...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food recalls; Food safety; Public perceptions; Spinach; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10004

A gyermekkori elhízás és az élelmiszercímke összefüggéseinek marketing szempontú vizsgálata
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szucs,   Robert Sandor.
Afiatalkorúak célcsoportja a piac leginkább befolyásolható szegmensét jelenti. Kutatásaink szerint a fiatalok fele nem fordít különösebb figyelmet az egészséges táplálkozásra, s a fiataloknak csupán egyharmada érti az élelmiszercímke jelöléseit. Súlyosbítja a helyzetet, hogy magas zsír-, só-, cukortartalmú élelmiszereket (például gyorséttermi láncok termékei, kóla, chips) népszerűsítenek. Ahazai élelmiszercímke-szabályozásban mindenképpen célszerű figyelembe venni más országok gyakorlatát, különös tekintettel az Egyesült Államok élelmiszercímkéire, valamint a Magyar Nemzeti Szívalapítvány elképzeléseire. Az elmaradás eredménye a 20%-ban túlsúlyos, egészségügyi problémákkal küzdő fiatal nemzedék!...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Élelmiszercímke; Gyermek- és fiatalkori elhízás; Magas zsír-; Só-; Cukortartalmú élelmiszer; Fogyasztóvédelem; Food label; Child and youth obesity; Foods with high fat; Salt and sugar content; Consumer protection; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99197

COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyer,   Daniel E.
PowerPoint presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33003

Selection of Food Safety Standards
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cho,   Bo-Hyun; Hooker,   Neal H.
Food safety regulations are evolving to more performance-based regimes in which firrms have greater flexibility and responsibility for adopting effective controls. Within this context, this paper compares performance and process standards modeling the variability of industry-level compliance and therefore the resultant level of food safety. Monte Carlo simulations are conducted manipulating five factors: the variances of input use of efficient and inefficient firms, the proportion of inefficient firms in the industry, the mean of the error term for inefficient firms, and the policymakers' level of risk aversion. Results suggest that process standards may be preferred over performance standards when inefficient firms prevail in the industry, when input use...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21077

World water demand and supply, 1990 to 2025: scenarios and issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Seckler,   David; Amarasinghe,   Upali A.; Molden,   David J.; de Silva,   Radhika; Barker,   Randolph.
Presents two alternative scenarios of water demand and supply for 118 countries over the 1990 to 2025 period and develops indicators of water scarcity for each country and for the world as a whole. This study is the first step in IWMI's long-term research goal: to determine the extent and depth of water scarcity, its consequences for individual countries and what can be done about it.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Water balance; River basins; Basin irrigation; Water use efficiency; Water supply; Water requirements; Domestic water; Water scarcity; Water demand; Water shortage; Irrigated farming; Productivity; Food security; Recycling; Rice; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61108

Farmers’ Perceptions and Willingness to Pay for Metarhizium-based Biopesticide to Control Cotton Bollworms in Benin (West Africa)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adetonah,   Sounkoura; Coulibaly,   Ousmane; Nouhoheflin,   Theodore; Kooyman,   C.; Kpindou,   D.
The study assesses farmers’ perceptions and willingness to pay for a biopesticide developed from Metarhizium anisopliae a fungi. A sample of 400 conventional and organic cotton producers was randomly selected in cotton producing zones in Benin and interviewed for their perceptions on the efficacy of the biopesticide and the likely prices they are willing to pay for the product to control a major pest like Helicoverpa armigera or cotton bollworm causing substantial crop losses. An econometric model (Logit) is used to identify factors highly likely to affect farmer’s willingness to purchase the product. The results show that Helicoverpa armigera or cotton bollworm is perceived by farmers as the most severe pest with losses reaching up to 100%. Farmers...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biopesticides; Cotton bollworms; Farmers survey; Benin; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52128

Consumer Awareness, Perceptions and Behaviour Towards Farmed Versus Wild Fish
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verbeke,   Wim; Brunso,   Karen.
This study provides empirical evidence about European consumer awareness, perceptions and behavior towards farmed and wild fish.  The evidence is based on three empirical studies: a consumer survey in Belgium in March 2003, focus group discussions with consumers in Belgium and Spain in May 2004, and a pan-European consumer survey with a sample of 4,786 fish consumers in Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Span and Poland in November-December 2004.  Consumer awareness about the farmed or wild origin of fish is rather poor, particular among lighter fish user groups.  Perceptions are quite diverse across Europe.  Furthermore, perceptions often contrast with current scientific evidence, in particular with respect to behalf and nutritional value where consumers...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Attitude; Aquaculture; Consumer; Fish; SEAFOODplus; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; D12; M31; Q13; Q22.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56075

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Child Feeding and Care: Preliminary Insights from the Project on Linkages between Child Nutrition and Agricultural Growth
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wise,   Victoria; Tefft,   James F.; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Staatz,   John M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Downloads May 2008-June 2009: 46.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11467

No cause for concern? Climate Change impacts on European Oilseed and Cereal markets in 2050
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moeller,   Thordis; Grethe,   Harald.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95947

Analysis of the Impact of Urbanization and Enhanced Incomes on Demand for Food Quality in Hanoi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ali,   Mubarik; Quan,   Nguyen The; van Nam,   Ngo.
This study relates the demand for quality foods in Hanoi in terms of its nutritional composition, diversity, price, processing stage, source, and extent eaten outside home with urbanization and enhanced incomes. The vast differences in these foods quality parameters across different socioeconomic groups and regions in and around Hanoi city suggest the changing nature of the food quality with increased income and urbanization. One lesson learned from this analysis is that urbanization and increased income may not necessarily bring all positive changes in food quality. While the diet becomes more balanced in terms of micronutrient, the increased demand for fat-based calories, processed and restaurant foods, and drift away from fresh sources of farm and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25727

Supply Chain Contracts and Food Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Starbird,   S. Andrew.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93487

An experimental study of wine consumers’ willingness to pay for environmental characteristics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bazoche,   P.; Deola,   C.; Soler,   Louis-Georges.
The reduction of pesticides use is becoming a priority for the public authorities in many countries. We conducted an experiment with wine consumers to see whether end-consumers value the dissemination of information about environmentally-friendly production practices. The experiment was devised to (i) evaluate whether there is a premium for environmentally-friendly wines, (ii) determine whether or not consumers are sensitive to label owners who implement and guarantee the environmental actions, (iii) and assess the impact of public messages about the consequences of pesticide use. Some 139 participants were divided randomly into two groups. One group had no specific information about the current state of pesticide use in farming. The other group was given...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Willingness to pay; Wine; Effect of information; Experimental economics; Environment; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43651

THE ROLE OF PRODUCTION METHODS IN FRUIT PURCHASING BEHAVIOUR: HYPOTHETICAL VS ACTUAL CONSUMERS’ PREFERENCES AND STATED MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moser,   Riccarda; Raffaelli,   Roberta; Notaro,   Sandra.
In recent years, concerns for potential risks on human health related to the overuse of chemical pesticides have encouraged research of alternatives production methods as integrated pest management (IPM) and organic agriculture. Consumer preferences for these practices or for new product characteristics often have been evaluated using stated preference techniques such as Choice Experiment (CE). Nevertheless, it has been found that in these surveys respondents generally report higher hypothetical than real willingness to pay, providing the existence of the so-called “hypothetical bias”. While the presence of this bias has been widely reported in Contingent Valuation, its investigation in CE is still at the beginning. Moreover, in most of the cases, the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fruit purchasing behaviour; Production methods; Mitigation practices; Hypothetical bias; Real choice experiment; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C35; Q18; D12; C93.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116426

Towards the Development of Innovative Strategies for Traditional Food Chains in the EU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molnar,   Adrienn; Gellynck,   Xavier; Vanhonacker,   Filiep; Verbeke,   Wim.
Traditional food products (TFPs) represent an important part of each European Member State’s cultural heritage and provide critical economic inputs to many regions via their production and sale. Nevertheless, a major challenge for the traditional food sector is to improve its competitiveness by applying innovations while at the same time maintaining traditionalism. Therefore, modernization of all aspects of the traditional food sector is necessary with special emphasis on the integrity of chains (EC, 2007). This illustrates a need for a chain strategy for the traditional food sector in the EU. Despite this recognition, the actual development of such chain strategies lags behind because of some particular issues which still needs to be addressed (e.g....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59207

Consumer Attitudes, Willingness to Pay and Revealed Preferences for Different Egg Production Attributes: Analysis of Canadian Egg Consumers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goddard,   Ellen W.; Boxall,   Peter C.; Emunu,   John Paul; Boyd,   Curtis; Asselin,   Andre; Neall,   Amanda.
The Canadian egg industry has introduced a number of specialty eggs, including Omega-3, organic, free run/range, vitamin enhanced and vegetarian over the past few decades. These eggs are generally sold at prices higher than the ‘normal’ egg and there has been little analysis of the consumer awareness of and interest in purchasing these eggs. All previous econometric analysis of the Canadian egg market has assumed eggs and consumers are homogeneous. This study makes use of Stated preference and Revealed preference data to model the consumer interest in the different egg types. Stated preference surveys were conducted in two separate years: 2005 during which consumers were surveyed on their interest in Omega-3 and Vitamin Enhanced eggs relative to ‘normal’...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Consumer behaviour; Egg consumption; Differentiated products; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; D12; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52087

Food Safety in a Globalizing World: Opportunities and Challenges for India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Umali-Deininger,   Dina; Sur,   Mona.
Rising incomes and urbanization, an expanding domestic consumer base concerned about food quality and safety, and rapidly growing agricultural exports have been important drivers for the increased attention to food safety in India. But the development of effective food safety systems is hampered by a number of factors, including: restrictive government marketing regulations, weak policy and regulatory framework for food safety, inadequate enforcement of existing standards, a multiplicity of government agencies involved, weak market infrastructure and agricultural support services. The small farm structure further limits farmer capacity to meet increasing domestic and export food safety and SPS requirements. Addressing food safety concerns in India will...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25746

Consumer's Attitude Towards Labeled and Unlabeled GM Food Products in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Soregaroli,   Claudio; Boccaletti,   Stefano; Moro,   Daniele.
Based on survey data collected on a sample of 500 Italian consumers, this paper evaluates the consumer's attitude towards foods obtained from the application of biotechnologies and foods labeled as "GM free". Results from the application of probit models shows that the probability to purchase GM products is lower for individuals more adverse to risk, older, with higher education and less confident in institutional guarantees. Willingness to Pay for GM free products is positively related to information, risk aversion, age, trust in institutional environment, negatively to the degree of agreement with the application of biotechnologies.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34243

Food Expenditure Patterns of the Generation 50+: An Engel-Curve Analysis for Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herrmann,   Roland; Burzig,   Johanna.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114543

RISK ASSESSMENT FOR FOODBORNE ILLNESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gardner,   Ian A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33070

EFFECTS OF HEALTH CONCERNS AND CONSUMER CHARACTERISTICS ON U.S. MEAT CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moon,   Wanki; Ward,   Ronald W.
Using generalized Heckman's model and NPD data, this study specified a meat demand model incorporating health concern and demographics.  Estimated model established empirical linkages between health concerns and meat consumption.  Beef and pork were negatively linked to health concerns, whereas chicken, turkey and fish were positively associated with health concerns.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health Concern; Meat Demand; Generalized Heckman; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21682

Supply Chain Issues in China’s Milk Adulteration Incident
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gale,   H. Frederick, Jr.; Hu,   Dinghuan.
China’s melamine milk adulteration crisis highlights the challenges that arise as large well-capitalized companies procure raw materials from a diffused supply chain of scattered small farmers and milk collection stations. As milk prices climbed sharply in 2007 and companies branched out into new territories, intense competition for raw milk supplies strengthened incentives to water down and adulterate milk.  Effective food safety measures must account for incentives, the distribution of market power in the supply chain and market dynamics.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Milk; Dairy industry; Food safety; Adulteration; Market structure; Supply chain; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51613

Communicating Ethical Arguments to Organic Consumers: A Study Across Five European Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Naspetti,   Simona; Zanoli,   Raffaele.
Additional ethical claims were tested with mock organic egg labels in five EU countries. The attitudes towards the advertising labels were assessed by multiple copy testing measures. A total of 156 individual responses were analysed. The study confirms the difficulty of conducting advertising research in a multicultural framework, and shows that additional local/ regional claims can reinforce the appeal of organic products.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Cross-cultural advertising; Ethical values; Consumer attitudes; Organic food; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121946

Bread Prices, Consumption and Nutrition Implications for Scotland: A Regional Analysis Using Supermarket Scanner Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Lamprinopoulou-Kranis,   Chrysa; Toma,   Luiza; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Kupiec-Teahan,   Beata; Cacciolatti,   Luca.
The recent rise in food prices has increased the concern about the choice of a healthy food basket, especially in the context of the discussion around the formulation of a National Food Policy for Scotland. This concern has brought back the interest in the price and expenditure demand systems as they provide information about consumers’ food decisions. The paper focuses on the consumption of brown and white bread, as they are the most typical ways of cereals use in the UK and nutritionists recommend the consumption of wholemeal or brown bread in contraposition to white bread as part of an appropriate diet due to its health benefits. This paper aims to answer whether changes in bread prices affect the quantity and composition of the Scottish demand for...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Bread consumption models; Scotland; Food prices; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109393

THE MANAGEMENT OF PERCEIVED RISK IN THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RETAILER-LED BEEF QUALITY ASSURANCE SCHEMES IN GERMANY AND ITALY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fearne,   Andrew; Hornibrook,   Susan A.; Dedman,   Sandra.
This paper reports the findings from two exploratory case studies of retailer-led quality assurance schemes (QAS) for beef in Germany and Italy.  The focus is on the potential for QAS to reduce the risks associated with fresh beef, as perceived by consumers.  Results of two consumer surveys are reported, which suggest that QAS have the potential to reduce perceived risk and increase consumer confidence in specific fresh beef products, but that considerable scope remains for improving the communication of QAS, in order that specific scheme objectives are clearly understood by consumers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34361

A MAGYAR ÖKOTERMELÉS ÁTTEKINTÉSE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gyarmati,   Gabor.
A hazai ökológiai gazdálkodás növekedési pályára állt az ezredforduló táján, de 2004-től a vállalkozások számának és az ökológiai művelés alá vont területek nagyságának növekedési mértéke csökkent, majd visszaesés következett be. Az ökológiai termelést végző vállalkozások nagy része jó adottságokkal rendelkező nagygazdaság, amelyek párhuzamos termelést folytatnak, és olyan elkötelezett kisvállalkozás, amelyek gazdasági súlya nem jelentős. Egyes rossz adottságú gazdaságok földjeiket átállítják ökológiai státuszra, a támogatás végett. A műve-lési ágak között nagyobb a gyep (rét, legelő, 53,6%) és alacsonyabb a szántó (26,4%) aránya. A gyepterületek könnyen átminősíthetők ökológiai területté, vi-szont gazdasági értékük nem jelentős. A vetésszerkezetben a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Ökológiai gazdálkodás; Támogatás; Hazai-és xportpiac; Subsidies; Domestic and export market; Organic farming; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57645

Is There a Role for Government in Reducing the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kuchler,   Fred; Golan,   Elise H.
Obesity is a sizable problem. Gaps in consumer information and the contribution of obesity to societal costs raise the possibility for government policy actions. However, any such action must be justified by benefits in excess of policy-induced costs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94022

What to Choose?  The Value of Label Claims to Fresh Produce Consumers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bond,   Craig A.; Thilmany,   Dawn D.; Bond,   Jennifer Keeling.
We examine consumer response to label information using a hypothetical choice experiment on red leaf lettuce attribute bundles.  Using survey responses, several mixed logit models with random parameters and varying correlation assumptions are estimated that provide estimated of marginal utilities ( and marginal values) of various attributes related to general health claims, specific nutrition and health claims, certification logos, and certified organic claims (relative to the conventional reference group) for this fresh produce product.  We find that consumers distinguish between labeling claims, and that attribute bundling effects are present, suggesting the results from main effects (linear) models may be misleading.  Furthermore, the results imply that...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Conditional distribution; Preference heterogeneity; Produce labels; Random parameters; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46559

Changing Food Purchasing and Consumption Habits among Urban Middle-Classes in Hyderabad
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lohr,   Kerstin; Dittrich,   Christoph.
This preparatory case study provides an overview on the issue of changing food purchasing and food consumption habits among urban middle-classes in the South Indian emerging mega-city of Hyderabad. It analyses how food purchasing and dietary habits in this specific urban stratum are subject to profound changes due to increasing spending capacity and changing lifestyles in the context of economic liberalisation and globalisation processes. Another objective of the study examines health aspects of the changing food consumption habits. While nutrition research previously focused on the serious problem of undernutrition- related nutrient deficits, recent data shows that overweight and nutrition-related chronic diseases are more and more becoming serious...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Urban food problems; Urban middle-class; Hyderabad; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36908

Estimating Usual Dietary Intake Distributions: Adjusting for Measurement Error and Nonnormality in 24-Hour Food Intake Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nusser,   Sarah M.; Fuller,   Wayne A.; Guenther,   Patricia M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18662

REGULATORY TARGETS AND REGIMES FOR FOOD SAFETY: A COMPARISON OF NORTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN APPROACHES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hooker,   Neal H.; Caswell,   Julie A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food quality; International trade; Harmonization; Mutual recognition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25964

HOW LABELING OF SAFETY AND PROCESS ATTRIBUTES AFFECTS MARKETS FOR FOOD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caswell,   Julie A.
Consumers are increasingly considering information on the safety and process (how foods are produced) attributes of food in making their buying decisions.  Producers, processors, and retailers may choose voluntary labeling of these attributes, may be required to label by government regulations, or may use a combination of these approaches.  The market effects depend on consumer perceptions of the attributes, the benefits and costs of labeling for companies, and the goals of government policy.  These effects are illustrated through a discussion of labeling of foods that are produced with the use of biotechnology (genetically modified organisms) or that are organically grown.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31517

Retail Food Price Outlook: 2008 (Power Point)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leibtag,   Ephraim S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37427

Changes in Food, Alcohol and Cigarettes Consumption during Transition: Evidence from Russia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herzfeld,   Thomas; Huffman,   Sonya Kostova; Oskam,   Arie J.; Rizov,   Marian.
This paper examines the changes in nutritional behavior of Russian adults over the ten-year transition period, between 1994 and 2004.  We present evidence on the impact of individual as well as regional characteristics on changes in fat, protein, alcohol and cigarette consumption, and on diversity of diet.  The results from a dynamic empirical model suggest that among microeconomic determinants, initial levels of consumption, gender, holding a university degree, and having access to a garden plot have a significant impact on the changes in consumption behavior in Russia.  Regarding the macroeconomic variables, economic growth has a significant impact on changes in fat and protein consumption and on alcohol use, while unemployment changes significantly...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumption; Smoking; Alcohol; Economic transition; Russia; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49239

Determinants of Nutritional Outcomes of Children in India:  A Quantile Regression Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kandpal,   Eeshani; McNamara,   Paul E.
In this paper, we use quantile regressions on data from the 2005-06 wave of the Indian National Family Health Survey to study the determinants of child body-mass-index, height-for-age, and hemoglobin at different points of the conditional distribution. Our results show that only considering the conditional mean of the entire distribution can yield misleading results. In light of compelling evidence on sex-selective abortion and infanticide, we use a Heckman correction for our quantile regression to control for the “underreporting” of female births documented by Rose (1999). We find that household maternal health and education have larger effects at the lower end of the distribution than on the upper end, for all three child nutritional indicators. Results...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49415

Household Grocery-Coupon Use: The Impact of Income and Demographics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harris,   James Michael; Shiptsova,   Rimma.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55629

NUTRITION AND POLITICS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pelletier,   David.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16153

Evaluating the Economic Impact of Farmers’ Markets Using an Opportunity Cost Framework
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hughes,   David W.; Brown,   Cheryl; Miller,   Stacy; McConnell,   Tom.
Farmers’ markets presumably benefit local economies through enhanced retention of local dollars. Unlike other studies, the net impact of farmers’ markets on the West Virginia economy is examined. Producer survey results are used in estimating annual direct sales ($1.725 million). Using an IMPLAN-based input-output model, gross impacts are 119 jobs (69 full-time equivalent jobs) and $2.389 million in output including $1.48 million in gross state product (GSP). When the effect of direct revenue losses are included (primarily for grocery stores), the impact is reduced to 82 jobs (43 full-time equivalent jobs), $1.075 million in output, and $0.653 million in GSP.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farmers’ markets; Input-output models; Net economic impact; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; R15; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45523

Consumer and Supply Chain Dynamics in the Portuguese Organic Milk Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosa,   Rui; Mili,   Samir; Briz,   Julian.
This study explores consumer demand for organic milk products (OMP) and prospective developments in OMP supply chain in Portugal. Consumer demand is approached through a survey accomplished with a stratified sample of 625 consumers from the Porto Metropolitan area (north Portugal), whose population provides a broad representation of Portuguese. Likely future developments in the Portuguese OMP supply chain are established for 2015 time horizon through the Delphi technique, using a panel of 27 qualified experts from different professional backgrounds. Results show inter alia that there are among consumers significant lack of knowledge and conceptual distortion about the organic notion. Cluster analysis has led to the detection of three differentiated...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic milk; Consumer behaviour; Supply chain; Portugal; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59208

Economic Consequences of Mandated Grading and Food Safety Assurance: Ex Ante Analysis of the Federal Marketing Order for California Pistachios
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gray,   Richard S.; Sumner,   Daniel A.; Alston,   Julian M.; Brunke,   Henrich; Acquaye,   Albert K.A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11935

Hungarikumok fogyasztói elemzése
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Notari,   Marta; Ferencz,   Arpad; Berde,   Csaba.
A vizsgálat keretében, 1472 válasz alapján megállapítható, hogy hungarikumnak csak a mai határok közötti magyarországi termékeket tekintik, valamint azt, ami tu¬lajdonságai és hagyománya alapján egyértelműen megkülönböztethető más hasonló termékektől. A hazai fogyasztók nem az ár, küllem, hanem a sajátos íz és minőség alapján döntenek a hungarikum mellett. A külföldi megkérdezettek 75%-ban a személyes élményt jelölték meg választásuk alapjaként, míg az íz, minőség, küllem, ár együttesen csak 25%-ot tett ki. A választ az országban eltöltött idő és élmény magyarázhatja.   -------------------------------------    The survey analysed 1472 responses and found that goods are considered Hungaricum only if they were produced in the territory enclosed by the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Hungarikumok; Fogyasztói magatartás; Hungarikumok jellemzői; Kedveltsége; Hungaricums; Consumer behaviour; Characteristics and popularity of Hungaricums; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92500

The Impact of Demographics, Market Characteristics, and Prices on the  Consumption of Food-Away-From-Home
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jekanowski,   Mark D.; Binkley,   James K.; Eales,   James S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35839

An Exploratory Study to Assess European Consumers' Opinion about a Beef Quality Guarantee System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verbeke,   Wim; Van Wezemael,   Lynn; Barcellos,   Marcia Dutra de; Kugler,   Jens O.; Chryssochoidis,   George M.; Ueland,   Oydis; Grunert,   Klaus G.
Consumer demand in relation to food is increasingly shifting towards products that are safe, nutritious, and of good eating quality. Beef consumers are demanding for experience quality that matches their quality expectations formed prior to consumption, particularly with respect to beef tenderness. The development of a beef quality guarantee system, backed up by objective knowledge obtained through muscle profiling research, can allow the beef industry to meet these consumer demands. A qualitative consumer study has been carried out to assess European consumers’ opinions about beef quality and beef related technologies. This paper reports on consumer opinions and perceptions about muscle profiling and a beef quality guarantee system. Findings indicate that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59113

ADULT EQUIVALENT SCALES REVISITED
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Demoussis,   Michael; Mihalopoulos,   Vassilis.
Use of the Tobit model for estimation of adult equivalent scale (AES) parameters and expenditure equations presupposes that zero observations represent exclusively corner solutions.  This paper tests for the underlying causes of zero observations and estimates accordingly the AES parameters, the household size in adult equivalents and the resulting expenditure equations and consumption profiles.  The empirical application concerns Greek household "soft" and "hard" cheese consumption.  The statistical results indicate that for the examined cheese categories the "double hurdle participation" model adjusted for non-normality and heteroskedasticity is the appropriate model for the estimation of AES parameters and expenditure equations.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Adult equivalent scales; Double-hurdle models; Soft and hard cheese; Greece; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15291

Are Consumers Willing to Pay for Organic When the Food is Already Local?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Connolly,   Cristina; Klaiber,   H. Allen.
The emergence of community supported agriculture (CSA) farms has provided a new way for small farms to remain competitive while engaging their local community through direct marketing.  In this study, we report on some of the first revealed preference valuation of CSA attributes, including the willingness to pay for competing organic certification programs.  Using data on the prices and attributes of 188 CSA farms spanning Ohio and Pennsylvania we estimate willingness to pay measures from both hedonic and nearest-neighbor matching methods. Results from a semi-log hedonic reveal a willingness to pay of approximately 9% for organic branding compared to natural, which translates into an additional $48 per summer season share. We also find a statistically...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Organic; Local; Matching; Hedonic; Community supported agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q51.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124364

LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION IN HUNGARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szekely,   Geza; Pecze,   Denes.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7809

Is the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Policy Successful in Sustaining Rural Employment?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bouamra-Mechemache,   Zohra; Chaaban,   Jad.
This paper seeks to establish whether public agro-food interventions like food quality labels contribute or not to the promotion of rural employment. To this end, the paper uses original longitudinal firm and plant level datasets on the French cheese industry to assess the impact of the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) label on rural employment. The data is used to test the impact of the PDO label on equilibrium market structure in the downstream cheese processing segment, and to establish backward linkages this segment has on upstream plant-level employment and the number of dairy farmers. Our results show that the PDO label has increased the equilibrium number of firms at the national level, because the introduction of this label has created market...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Market Structure; Protected Designation of Origin; Rural Employment; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94987

DEMAND FOR BREAKFAST CEREALS: WHOLE GRAINS GUIDANCE AND FOOD CHOICE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ishdorj,   Ariun; Jensen,   Helen H.
When using household-level data to examine consumer demand it is common to find that consumers purchase only a subset of the available goods, setting the demand for the remaining goods to zero. Ignoring such censoring of the dependent variables can lead to estimators with poor statistical properties and estimates that lead to poor policy decisions. In this paper we investigate household demand for four types of breakfast cereals, such as whole grain ready-to-eat, non-whole grain ready-to-eat, whole grain hot and non-whole grain hot cereals, using a censored Al- most Ideal Demand System (AIDS) and estimate the parameters of the model via Bayesian methods. Using household level scanner data (ACNielsen Homescan) we find that demand for all types of breakfast...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: AIDS model; Bayesian econometrics; Censored; Cereals; Whole grains; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C11; C34; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116445

FOOD SAFETY REGULATION, PRODUCT PRICING, AND PROFITABILITY: THE CASE OF HACCP
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nganje,   William E.; Mazzocco,   Michael A.; McKeith,   Floyd K.
This paper assesses the impact of mandatory Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) regulation on output price for small meat processors and packers and evaluates implications for firm-level profitability. The importance of HACCP regulation and pricing is an issue that deserves in-depth analysis because of its implications for the survival of small firms in the meat industry. To investigate this issue a survey was sent to meat processors and packers in the United States to collect data on HACCP expenses, output price before and after HACCP implementation, and inputs prices and quantities. Although output price did not increase significantly to compensate for HACCP expenses, analysis of the translog profit function revealed that small firms were...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: HACCP; Product pricing; Profitability; Translog profit function; U.S. meat processing industry; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23077

PROTECTING MEAT, POULTRY AND EGGS DURING PROCESSING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brant,   A.W.
Outlines general areas of hazards to foods and discusses measures taken to protect the public from them.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27690

Reconsiderando la metodología FAO sobre el cálculo del número de personas que pasan hambre en el mundo
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morales-Opazo,   Cristian; Barreiro-Hurlé,   Jesús.
FAO measure of undernourishment is calculated based on three main parameters: dietary energy supply (DES), minimum dietary energy requirement (MDER), and the coefficient of variation of dietary energy consumption (CV). In the current implementation of this methodology, the DES and the MDER change over time, as would be expected. The CV, however, remains constant. However, we expect the CV to change over time and be a function of income and prices. This paper discusses why the CV should change in response to changes in these variables, and suggests a practical way to estimate changes in the CV over time in the absence of survey data.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Income; Prices; Consumption; Undernourishment; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; E21; O11; O19.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120198

Limiting Biotechnology? Information Problems and Policy Responses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Plunkett,   Marni D.; Gaisford,   James D.
The revolution in biotechnology poses pervasive, although not entirely unprecedented, asymmetric information problems. Especially in Europe, but even in North America, there is mounting evidence that consumers do not treat genetically modified foods (GMFs) and their non-modified counterparts as perfect substitutes. If other things such as prices are equal, many consumers would prefer to consume non-GMFs; they perceive GMFs as lower-quality products. While farm-level producers are fully informed on the genetic qualities of their product, final consumers will often be unable to distinguish between the two types of products. Thus, the information structure will only sustain a pooling equilibrium, in which both GMFs and non-GMFs are sold together, or pooled,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Marketing.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45630

La transmission des effets de la crise alimentaire sur les dépenses de compensation : Cas de la Tunisie
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Akari,   Tahar; Jouili,   Mustapha.
En 2006-2008, le monde à connu une véritable crise alimentaire, due à la hausse sans précédent des cours mondiaux des produits alimentaires En Tunisie, la flambée des cours internationaux des produits alimentaires de base n’a pas tardé à gonfler la facture des importations alimentaires. Celle-ci étant absorbée en partie par l’augmentation des prix à la consommation et en partie à travers l’accroissement des dépenses de la Caisse Générale de Compensation. Toutefois, l’escalade des dépenses de la caisse ne peut être attribuée à la seule hausse des cours mondiaux. Une tentative de décomposition du coût de compensation consenti par l’Etat fait apparaître l’effet de la situation prévalant dans le marché mondial (prix à l’importation), celui de la politique...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96818

Selected Paper Abstracts, Annual Meetings
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53104

Firms' strategies and voluntary traceability: an empirical analysis in Italian food chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stranieri,   Stefanella; Banterle,   Alessandro.
In international food markets, voluntary traceability systems have increased their role in guaranteeing high safety and quality standards for the consumer. Such systems are also among the strategies firms employ to differentiate products and strengthen competitive advantage in both the national and international market. Voluntary traceability has significant implications on the organisation of economic relationships within food supply chains. This paper focuses on this aspect and analyses the effects of voluntary traceability on vertical co- ordination using a transaction cost perspective. The analysis makes reference to the Italian situation where the national standard organisation has introduced standard rules for voluntary traceability (UNI 10939; ISO...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Firms' strategies; Transaction cost economics; Food chain; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10091

Recapturing Value from Food Safety Certification: Incentives and Firm Strategy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thornsbury,   Suzanne; Woods,   Mollie; Raper,   Kellie Curry.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20432

Will Fat Taxes Cause Americans to Become Fatter? Some Evidence from US Meats
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clark,   J. Stephen; Levedahl,   J. William.
Price and income elasticities of fat from meats are estimated by decomposing composite demand for meat into the produ ct of total calories, the fraction of calories eat as fat, and a residual measure of quality. This demand-characteristic system provides estimates of the impact of prices and income on the fraction of calories eaten as fat as well as their affect on the total consumption of fat. Empirical estimates of the comp ensated own-price elasticities of meats suggest that a fat tax designed to raise revenues to finance nutritional education efforts may increase the total consumption of fat.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25710

MANAGING FOR SAFER FOOD:   THE ECONOMICS OF SANITATION AND PROCESS CONTROLS IN MEAT AND POULTRY PLANTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ollinger,   Michael; Mueller,   Valerie.
Sanitation and process control costs increased the costs of producing meat and poultry by about 0.5 percent in the period preceding the promulgation of the Pathogen Reduction/Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (PR/HACCP) rule of 1996. However, there was no benefit in trying to avoid these costs. Large slaughter plants and all further-processing plants with poor performance of sanitation and food safety process controls were more likely to exit their industries than other plants. Moreover, the fraction of costs required for sanitation and process control was about the same for large plants as for small plants, suggesting that larger plants were no better able than small plants to absorb sanitation and process control costs. Results also suggest that...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Production cost; Manufacturing plant survival; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33975

U.S. Honey Supply Chain: Structural Change, Promotions and the China Connection
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Ronald W.; Boynton,   Bruce.
Among almost all natural food goods, honey is probably one of the most unique in terms of its production history and importance. It is often a by-product from the primary function of pollination by bees. Honey color and flavor is directly related to the types of plants being pollinated. For some agricultural products, honey has limited economic value beyond the food source for the bees, while for others, such as citrus, the value of the honey is much greater since the flavor, texture, and color yields highly desirable honey attributes. Bee pollination is essential to almost every sector of agriculture. For some agriculture goods, beekeepers recoup their returns through payment for the pollination services. When the pollination leads to desirable honey...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59184

DIETARY DIVERSITY AS A FOOD SECURITY INDICATOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoddinott,   John; Yohannes,   Yisehac.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15972

THE INFLUENCE OF ATTRIBUTE CUTOFFS ON CONSUMERS’ CHOICES OF A FUNCTIONAL FOOD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ding,   Yulian; Veeman,   Michele M.; Adamowicz,   Wiktor L.
This study investigates evidence of non-compensatory preferences by incorporating attribute cutoffs into the modeling of consumer choices in the context of food with health-related attributes (omega-3 content) that may be associated with fortification or may result from genetic modification (GM). Data for this study were collected through a nation-wide internet-based survey drawn from a representative panel of Canadian households maintained by a major North American marketing firm. In addition to querying respondents on their perceptions and attitudes regarding food and health, choices of canola oils are elicited using a stated choice experiment in which product alternatives are identified based on attributes of price, country of origin, omega-3 content...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Decision strategy; Attribute cutoff; Functional food; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C25; C93; D1.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116423

Comparison of Perception of Risk and Willingness to Consume GM Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wachenheim,   Cheryl J.; Nganje,   William E.; Lesch,   William C.
The dichotomy between perceptions of the acceptability of risk associated with genetically modified (GM) foods and willingness to consume GM foods is investigated. Results indicate that some consumers are willing to consume GM foods even though they may perceive such foods as somewhat unsafe, with determinants such as self-perceived knowledge about the availability of GM foods and altruistic motives having positive and significant impacts on their consumption decision. Efforts towards decreasing perceptions of risk and ultimately increasing acceptance of, and demand for, GM foods should address issues related to their altruistic characteristics and outrage.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Genetic modified foods; Multinomial logit; Risk perception; Willingness to consume GM foods; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q19; D12.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6876

Cost-Minimizing Food Budgets in Ghana
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Darko,   Francis Addeah; Allen,   Benjamin; Mazunda,   John; Rahimzai,   Rafiullah; Dobbins,   Craig L.
Replaced with revised version of paper on 01/14/2011.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Developing countries; Nutrition; Minimum costs; Linear programming; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96161

‘GMO-Free’ Labels – Enhancing Transparency or Deceiving Consumers?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henseleit,   Meike; Kubitzki,   Sabine.
Since most consumers particularly in industrialised countries are concerned about the application of genetic engineering in food production, producers in many nations got the opportunity to label products as free of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) by the introduction of legal regulations. Standards of these regulations for labelling food products ‘GMO-free’ usually relate to product itself, not to the process of production. Therefore, it is quite possible that consumers’ understanding of ‘GMO-free’ differs from what the label actually stands for, especially regarding animal products. We conducted a consumer survey in order to explore potential gaps between their ideas of ‘GMO-free’ food and what the label actually stands for at the example of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetic Engineering; Food Labelling; Consumer Survey; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; D81; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51029

Household Consumption and Natural Disasters: The Case of Hurricane Mitch in Nicaragua
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van den Berg,   Marrit; Burger,   Kees.
This paper analyses coping strategies and consumption reactions of rural households in Nicaragua to hurricane Mitch, which caused massive losses in especially the agricultural sector in 1998. A switching-regression model confirms theoretical considerations which indicate that responses to transitory incomes depend on wealth. Asset-poor households do and asset-rich households do not adjust their consumption to transitory income changes.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Natural disasters; Assets; Consumption smoothing; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44380

Consumers' Perception of Milk Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Novoselova,   Tatiana A.; Meuwissen,   Miranda P.M.; van der Lans,   Ivo A.C.M.; Valeeva,   Natasha I.
Several times during the last decade consumers have been warned about different incidents concerning food safety, like, salmonella in eggs, cheese and poultry, and pesticides residues in tomatoes. The problem of food safety is still to be a largely latent concern for consumers. The main research goal of this paper is to investigate consumers' risk attitudes and risk perceptions concerning milk safety and to estimate their willingness to pay for extra-safe milk. The data was collected in the Netherlands using a mail survey. 211 usable questionnaires (26%) were returned. Results show that, in general, consumers are not concerned about the safety of milk. However, the results of consumers' perceptions of the "riskiness of milk contamination" for vulnerable...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Questionnaire survey; Risk attitudes; Risk perceptions; Willingness to pay; Willingness to buy.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6982

Die Nachfrage nach Fair-Trade-Produkten in Deutschland - Eine empirische Untersuchung unter Berücksichtigung von Präferenzen für Bio-Produkte
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henseleit,   Meike.
Der folgende Beitrag befasst sich mit der Nachfrage nach Fair-Trade-Produkten in Deutschland unter besonderer Betrachtung der Mehrzahlungsbereitschaft für Produkte mit dem Fair-Trade-Logo. Empirisch untersucht wurde dies unter Anwendung eines Experiments im Rahmen einer Konsumentenbefragung, in dem das Wahlverhalten und die Zahlungsbereitschaft für Schokolade mit unterschiedlichen Herstellungsstandards erfasst wurden. Ziel war es, einen Eindruck davon zu bekommen, in wieweit Verbraucher sich in ihrer Nachfrage hinsichtlich von Bio- und Fair-Trade-Produkten unterscheiden, welchen Wert Produkte mit beiderlei Kennzeichen haben und welche Gründe hierfür jeweils eine Rolle spielen. Mit Hilfe inferenz- und kausalanalytischer Methoden wurden Einflussfaktoren der...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fair Trade; Bio; Schokolade; Empirische Erhebung; Zahlungsbereitschaft; Fair trade; Organic; Chocolate; Survey; Willingness to pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114495

Chapter 08: HEALTH RISK CONCERN OF HOUSEHOLDS VS. FOOD PROCESSORS: ESTIMATION OF HEDONIC PRICES IN FATS AND OILS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Dong-Kyoon; Chern,   Wen S.
This book was originally published by Westview Press, Boulder CO, 1995.
Tipo: Book Chapter
Palavras-chave: Nutrition; Fats and oils; Hedonic models; Households; Food processors; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25969

Evaluating Consumer Preferences and Marketing Opportunities for New Sauerkraut Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uva,   Wen-fei L.; Cuellar,   Sandra; Roberts,   John.
Per-capita consumption of sauerkraut in the U.S. has exhibited a continuously declining trend since the 1960s and 1970s. Consumption trends in the U.S. food market today are strongly determined by consumers' desire for new and exciting flavors. However, sauerkraut sold in the market nowadays is not much different from sauerkraut made in the past. Through the addition of savory ingredients such as onions, garlic, dill seed, green peppers, mustard seeds and jalapeno peppers to the traditional cabbage kraut in different amounts and blends, Cornell University developed many new sauerkraut formulations. This study assessed the market viability of six new sauerkraut formulations, including sauerkraut containing the following ingredients in concentrations...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8580

The Impacts of WTO and Water Policy Changes on Saudi Arabian Agriculture: Results from an Equilibrium Displacement Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Al-Sultan,   Mahdi; Davies,   Stephen P.
Saudi Arabia's food consumption has grown dramatically over time.  There has been a sharp increase in food consumption and significant changes in the composition of food consumed.  Therefore, it is important that the government of Saudi Arabia anticipate further effects of these changes on growth of food demand and focus on food policies that contribute to development goals.  On the other hand, limited agricultural productivity and the nature of the country's climatic conditions have constrained agricultural production.  This restricted growth in production, combined with population growth, has led Saudi Arabia to depend heavily on food imports to cover the gap between domestic demand and local production.  The increased reliance on imports as a source of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19539

Americans Can Satisfy Dietary Guidelines for Vegetables and Fruit for Under $2.50 Per Day
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stewart,   Hayden; Hyman,   Jeffrey.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121246

The Interaction of Obesity Related Genotypes, Phenotypes, and Economics: An Experimental Economics Approach with Mice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   George C.; Jacob,   Jacy; Good,   Deborah J.
Food intake is greatly influenced by economic factors.  Consequently, neuroeconomics has been identified as a new and important area for understanding the interaction between genotypes and phenotypes related to food intake.  A foundational element of economics is choice between alternatives. Changing food choices are a central element in the explanation of the increasing obesity rates in human populations. The purpose of this research is to incorporate the key element of choice into the investigation of food intake and weight-related phenotypes for mice in an operant chamber setting. Using normal mice, and mice with a mutation in the Tubby gene (Tub-Mut) which results in adult onset obesity, this research will investigate different behavioral responses...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103390

A Censored Demand System Analysis of Fruits and Vegetables by Different Income Groups Using Micro Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Niu,   Luyuan; Wohlgenant,   Michael K.
This study examines demand for fruits and vegetables segmented by income levels in a complete demand system framework using the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX) from 2002 to 2006. Results show that disparities are found between high-income households and low-income households. Seasonal effects and demographic variables, such as household heads’ race and gender, region, household size and household composition, play an important role in fruit and vegetable consumption for both categories of household. In contrast, urban status, household heads’ educational level and age are not found to have a statistically significant impact for low-income households. Conditional price elasticities indicate that processed fruits and vegetables, fresh fruits and fresh...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123946

Grameen Danone Foods Limited (GDF)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rodrigues,   Jonathan; Baker,   Gregory A.
The International Food and Agribusiness Management Review is published quarterly by IFAMA. www.ifama.org.  TEACHING NOTES available for instructors by contacting IFAMA.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching case; Social entrepreneurship; Bangladesh; Yogurt; Dairy industry; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120862

Quelles perspectives durables pour le vermicelle de tolomane dans la province de Hung Yen (Vietman)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vy Le Thi,   Long; Vu Dinh,   Ton; Duquesne,   Brigitte.
Le but de cette étude est de proposer des axes de recherche en vue de renforcer, dans une perspective de développement durable, la transformation locale et la commercialisation d’un produit traditionnel vietnamien typique : le vermicelle de tolomane. Dans la province de Hung Yen, la transformation de vermicelle de tolomane est une activité artisanale et participe au folklore local des villages. Cette province compte plus d’un million d’habitants sur une superficie de quelque 923000 ha dont 60% de superficie agricole. Chaque travailleur agricole y dispose en moyenne de 0,1ha mais, avec l’urbanisation, le développement d’importantes infrastructures routières et de zones industrielles, la surface agricole disponible est en constante diminution. La province...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Développement durable; Produit traditionnel; Vermicelle de tolomane.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95328

Obesity Rates in OECD Countries: An International Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loureiro,   Maria L.; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Obesity is a growing concern. New World Health Organization (WHO) figures indicate that obesity is spreading around the world as a "global epidemic." According to the WHO, there are more people suffering overweight related problems than malnutrition. Globally there are more than 1 billion adults who are overweight and at least 300 million of them are clinically obese, while 800 million suffer malnutrition (WHO 2004). The body mass index (BMI) is a common and accepted measure to report obesity rates (see WHO 1997). BMI is measured as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. Recommended BMI levels are generally between a numerical value of 20 and 25. An individual with a BMI between 25 and 30 is considered overweight, while an individual with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24650

Back to the Future? Understanding Change in Food Habits of Farmers' Market Customers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pascucci,   Stefano; Cicatiello,   Clara; Franco,   Silvio; Pancino,   Barbara; Davide,   Marino.
www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farmers' markets; Food habits; Italy; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117604

Demand for Pasture-Raised Livestock Products in Michigan: Results of Consumer Surveys and Experimental Auctions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Conner,   David S.; Oppenheim,   Diana.
Pasture-raised livestock products present a niche-marketing opportunity for small- and medium-scale farmers; growth of this market may enhance the economic, social, and environmental sustainability of livestock agriculture. Results from an earlier statewide poll in Michigan found that consumers place great importance on product attributes associated with the pasture-based production model. This report presents findings from a combination of consumer surveys conducted at three Michigan retail locations and a series of experimental auctions. Participants in both the survey and auction components view pasture-raised beef and milk products very favorably, believing these products are healthy for humans to eat and are raised in environmentally friendly and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55603

THE PROCESS TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPROVED NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Laudat,   Julie Ann.
In 1998, the need for improvements in the food safety system of countries of the Caribbean was recognized in a meeting of CARICOM Ministers of Agriculture in Jamaica. A properly functioning food safety system should ensure that all food consumed in a country, whether produced locally or imported and also food exported from that country, conformed to acceptable standards that would ensure the health and safety of the consumers.  In Antigua and Barbuda in 2000, was set up an ad hoc National Food Safety Committee with the goal of  ensuring  that all food and water consumed in Antigua and Barbuda, whether imported, produced locally or for export, conform to acceptable standards to ensure the health and safety of the consumer. Some of the activities undertaken...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: : Food safety system; Imports; Local Products; Antigua and Barbuda; Food legislation; CAES; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36954

Does trust influence consumer behaviour?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dierks,   Leef H.
Against the background of diverse food scandals this article investigates the role of trust as a determinant of consumer behaviour in Germany. As empirical analyses indicate, the impact of trust on consumer behaviour in a quotidian and presumably safe setting is to be neglected. In the environment of a food scandal, however, trust proves to be a crucial element with regard to a more in-depth understanding of consumer behaviour under uncertainty. Moreover, it is analysed whether different values of trust allow for deriving coherent population segments and whether these can likewise be identified on the basis of consumers’ socio-economic features.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer behaviour; Uncertainty; Food safety; Trust; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96727

Consumers' Preferences for GM Food and Voluntary Information Acquisition: A Simultaneous Choice Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Veeman,   Michele M.; Hu,   Wuyang; Adamowicz,   Wiktor L.
Previous research studies directed at the influence of information on consumers' preferences and choices of food in the context of genetically modified (GM) food assume that information is exogenous, in that this is provided to consumers from external sources. Information made available to consumers is also typically treated as being received and processed. Other literature and observation suggests that these two features tend not to apply in practice. Using data from a choice experiment on consumers' choices for genetically modified food in which respondents were able to voluntarily access information, this study allows information to be endogenous; consumers' product choices and information access decisions are examined within a simultaneous choice...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetically modified food; Information search; Multinomial logit models; Simultaneous modeling.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q13; Q18; C8.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25786

Modelling of the Demand Relations within the Commodity Chain: Application on the Wheat Commodity Chain in the Czech Republic
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blazkova,   Ivana.
The paper is focused on formulation of demand relations in the commodity chain. Created model respects interdependence and interconnection of particular stages within the food commodity chain – it takes into account the fact that secondary demand function is formed not only by particular prices but also by level of demand on vertical previous market. The functions of primary consumer demand for final products and the functions of derived demands at the level of retail, processing and agricultural production are modeled. The wheat commodity chain in the Czech Republic is chosen for the application. Statistical verification of the model and derivation of standard characteristics of market subjects’ behaviour (elasticities) are made. The model shows that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Commodity chain; Vertical demand system; Demand interconnection; Primary demand; Secondary demand; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59195

Improving the Nutrient Content of Food through Genetic Modification: Evidence from Experimental Auctions on Consumer Acceptance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Colson,   Gregory; Huffman,   Wallace E.; Rousu,   Matthew C.
This paper assesses consumers’ acceptance of nutritionally enhanced vegetables using a series of auction experiments administered to a random sample of adult consumers. Evidence suggests that consumers are willing to pay significantly more for fresh produce with labels signaling enhanced levels of antioxidants and vitamin C achieved by moving genes from within the species, as opposed to across species. However, this premium is significantly affected by diverse information treatments injected into the experiments.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Bayesian analysis; Experimental auction; Food products; Genetic modification; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117201

Beef Labeling After BSE: Do Consumers Care about BSE Testing and GMO Labeling? Evidence from Canada and the US
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Steiner,   Bodo E.; Yang,   Jun.
Following the May 2003 Canadian BSE case, food safety issues have become even more prominent to policymakers and consumers. In both Canada and the US, governments and industry have responded with a variety of quality assurance, traceability and labeling schemes. However, there is little information available on the extent to which consumer perceptions differ regionally across North America towards labeling schemes. This paper attempts to fill this gap, by providing results on a variety of beef labeling strategies from choice experiments that were conducted in Alberta (Canada) and Montana (US). The analysis focuses on consumers' perceptions towards negative voluntary labeling with regard to BSE testing, genetically modified organisms (GMO) and the use of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Choice experiments; Multinomial logit; Beef labeling; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; L66; C35.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6836

Adulteration Accounts for Majority of FDA Food-Related Import Refusals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buzby,   Jean C.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/125223

An Institutional Framework for Meeting International Food-Safety Market Standards from a Developing-Country Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gupta,   Kriti Bardhan; Saghaian,   Sayed H.
This paper examines problems being faced by agribusiness firms in developing countries in meeting the food-safety standards imposed by importing countries in their respective markets. Based on existing institutional frameworks in developing countries such as India, it is suggested that in order to meet the prescribed standards in international markets there is a need to establish inter-linkages across different institutions not only within developing countries but also with respected international standard-setting organizations for better and smoother implementation of WTO measures related to international food-safety market standards.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55613

Consumer Purchasing Behavior in Response to Media Coverage of Avian Influenza
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beach,   Robert H.; Zhen,   Chen.
Consumer concerns regarding food safety can have substantial impacts on their consumption patterns. Thus, understanding consumer response to food safety information is important for quantifying consumer response to food safety events, predicting market impacts, and developing appropriate risk communication strategies. Flexible demand systems have gained much popularity in analyzing effects of food safety outbreaks on consumer demand because of their ability to capture interactions between the demand for substitutable and complementary goods. Using Italian scanner data on meat sales, we show the economic importance of accounting for the impact of avian flu outbreaks on group expenditures for meats in a dynamic Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) specification...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Avian influenza; Food safety; Italy; Meat demand; Media index; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51742

SPECIFICATION OF THE IMPACT OF SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS ON CONSUMPTION OF THE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE SOURCES OF PROTEIN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adrian,   John L., Jr.; Daniel,   Raymond.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29517

The Relative Importance of Search versus Credence Product Attributes: Organic and Locally Grown
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wirth,   Ferdinand F.; Stanton,   John L.; Wiley,   James B.
Organic foods and local foods have come to the forefront of consumer issues, due to concerns about nutrition, health, sustainability, and food safety. A conjoint analysis experiment quantified the relative importance of, and trade-offs between, apple search and experience attributes (quality/blemishes, size, flavor), credence attributes (conventional vs. organic production method, local origin vs. product of USA vs. imported), and purchase price when buying apples. Quality is the most important apple attribute. Production method—organic versus conventional—had no significant impact on preferences.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Conjoint analysis; Organic; Locally grown; Credence attributes; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106064

Reconciling Chinese Meat Production and Consumption Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fuller,   Frank H.; Hayes,   Dermot J.; Smith,   Darnell B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18421

Corporate and Consumer Social Responsibilities: Label Regulations in the Lab
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Etile,   Fabrice; Teyssier,   Sabrina.
Although consumer attitudes toward corporate social responsibility are positive, socially responsible (SR) products are far from gaining significant market shares. Information asymmetries have been identified as one of the factor contributing to this attitude-behaviour gap, because social responsibility is a credence attribute. Signalling may remedy this market failure. We use an experimental posted offer market to investigate the impact of various regulatory requirements for labels on sellers’ choice to supply SR products and to signal it, and on buyers’ choice of ethical quality. Three treatments are tested: label certification by a third-party, “cheap-talk signalling” with random monitoring and with or without reputations. Individual social preferences...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labels; Social responsibility; Social preferences; Separating equilibrium; Market game; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; C92; D82; L15; M14.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120399

THE ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE UNDER THE FAIR PACKAGING AND LABELING ACT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vadelund,   Erick A.
Describes duties of the Secretary of Commerce under the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26997

Taxing Food to Improve Health: Economic Evidence and Arguments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cash,   Sean B.; Lacanilao,   Ryan D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44693

WTP for Traceable Meat Attributes: A Meta‐analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cicia,   Gianni; Colantuoni,   Francesca.
Several researches evaluated consumers’ Willingness To Pay (WTP) for each meat traceable attribute, generating a lot of information in this regard, although related to the conditions of each study. In light of this, WTP estimates for traceability characteristics largely differ across the literature, leading sometimes to contrasting interpretations. Seeking a full, meaningful statistical description of the findings of a collection of studies, the meta‐analysis allows us analyzing the consistency across studies and controlling for factors thought to drive variations in WTP estimates. The meta‐analysis has been conducted of 23 studies that, in aggregate, report 92 valuations for WTP.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100593

The Effect of Alternative Nutrition Menu Labels on Children’s Meals Purchases and Parent-Child Decision-Making
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holmes,   Ashley; Serrano,   Elena; Davis,   George C.
Children are one subpopulation that have seen a threefold increase in obesity over the last two decades but have received no attention in the menu labeling literature. The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of different menu labeling formats on purchases of children’s meals and parent-child decision-making at a family-oriented restaurant. The intervention consists of five children’s menus featuring six bundled, nutritionally diverse, and equally priced combinations that are implemented over about a year. Accompanying each menu is a survey postcard collecting information on the parent-child decision process in choosing the item. This is ongoing research and all data is not in but at this point, the very early evidence points toward child-menu...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103816

Product Quality and Consumer Preference as Affected by Alternative Methods of Handling and Packaging Chicken
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gardner,   Fred; Nichols,   John P.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Quality; Chicken; Handling; Consumer Preference; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96410

A Comparison of Imputation Methods under Large Samples and Different Censoring Levels (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopez,   Jose Antonio.
PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Imputation methods; Multiple imputation; Censored prices; Protein demand; Elasticities; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C81; Q11; R21.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109894

ANALYSIS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING THE FREQUENCY OF CATFISH CONSUMPTION IN THE UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Drammeh,   Lamin; House,   Lisa; Sureshwaran,   Suresh; Selassie,   Haile.
Consumption of seafood, including catfish, has become an important part of the diet for consumers in the United States. Per capita consumption of catfish increased from 0.41 pounds in 1985 to 0.90 pounds in 2001. The goal of this study is to investigate factors that influence the decisions to consume and frequency of consumption of catfish.  One finding was the main emphasis of the Catfish Institute to market catfish as "farm-raised”" and to increase preparation knowledge through distribution of recipes should address factors likely to increase consumption.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19584

"QUALITY" AND "ECO-LABELING" OF FOOD PRODUCTS IN FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bertramsen,   Sherry K.; Hguyen,   Genevieve; Dobbs,   Thomas L.
"Quality" and "eco-labeling" approaches for food in France and the United States are described and compared in this paper.  The paper draws on a recent MS thesis in Economics by the lead author.  A subsequent paper will cover empirical analyses of the environmental impacts of farming practices for French "quality" and "eco-label" products.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32022

THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS AND PERCEIVED CONTROL IN THE RECOVERY STRATEGY OF SERVICE COMPANIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kolos,   Krisztina; Kenesei,   Zsofia.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of service recovery tactics. The research included a qualitative study based on 30 interviews with customers and employees of a telecommunication company. This was followed by a quantitative study using between subject experimental designs based on scenarios. Our research results suggest that employees’ positive emotions and perceived control during the recovery process make consumers more satisfied.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Service recovery; Justice theory; Service failure; Customer satisfaction; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53545

Country of Origin Labeling of Fresh Produce: A Consumer Preference Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Puduri,   Venkata S.; Govindasamy,   Ramu; Onyango,   Benjamin M.
This paper investigates the relationships between country of origin labeling (COOL) issues and consumers concern about safety and health towards using of foreign produce. Results show that those who were married, self employed, had higher incomes, or possessed more education were more likely to support COOL. A consumer survey showed that about 84% of respondents overall, and more specifically, about 84% of female and 83% of male respondents would like markets to provide information about country of origin of fresh produce. The result also shows that about 73% of respondents regularly read food advertisements in newspapers and grocery brochures.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36721

Market Differentiation Potential of Country-of-origin, Quality and Traceability Labeling
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verbeke,   Wim; Roosen,   Jutta.
Product labeling has gained considerable attention recently, as a means to both provide product-specific information and reduce quality uncertainty faced by consumers, as well as from a regulatory point of view. This article focuses on whether and to what extent origin, quality and traceability labeling is an appropriate way to differentiate food products. The focus is on fresh meat and fresh fish, two mainly generic food product categories with a high degree of credence character. Insights into the potential for market differentiation through origin, quality and traceability labeling are provided and discussed using primary data collected during the period 2000-2005 by means of four consumer surveys. In general, direct indications of quality, including...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer; Country of origin; Labeling; Quality; Traceability; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48790

Assessing the Prevalence of Nutrient Inadequacy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carriquiry,   Alicia L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18677

Identifying Consumer Characteristics Associated With Japanese Preferences Towards Milk Products by Yasuhito Watanabe Nobuhiro Suzuki and Harry M.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Watanabe,   Yasuhito; Suzuki,   Nobuhiro; Kaiser,   Harry M.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122988

A AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR E A CONSTRUÇÃO DA SEGURANÇA ALIMENTAR E NUTRICIONAL:A MULTIFUNCIONALIDADE COMO FATOR DE RESISTÊNCIA À INSEGURANÇA ALIMENTAR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gomes Junior,   Newton Narciso; Botelho Filho,   Flavio Borges.
A discussão aqui apresentada, parte da noção de multifuncionalidade na agricultura familiar e argumenta sobre sua relevância na construção de mecanismos de resistência aos processos de fragmentação de práticas e hábitos alimentares em curso na atualidade e que comprometem a segurança alimentar e nutricional na sociedade.---------------------------------------------- In this paper are discussed, from the sphere of   multifuncionality of the farm family, the importance   of its aspects in the construction of a resistence against  the practices and food habits fragmentation that can result in a food insecurity.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multifuncionalidade; Segurança alimentar e nutricional; Insegurança alimentar; Agricultura familiar; Food and Nutritional Safety; Food Insecurity; Farm family; Multifuncionality; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109715

World Food Grain Needs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vaidyanthan,   P.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8865

Sustainability in the Food Sector: A Consumer Behaviour Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grunert,   Klaus G.
Consumers have, through their food choices, a major role in bringing about more sustainable food production. However, this presupposes that differences in sustainability are communicated to consumers. Even if food products are eco-labelled and consumers are motivated to support sustainability, a number of potential barriers may prevent consumers from using the information to make sustainable choices. Six such barriers are discussed in this paper.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Consumer behaviour; Hierarchy of effects; Eco-labels; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121943

Smarter Lunchrooms: Using Behavioral Economics to Improve Meal Selection
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Just,   David R.; Wansink,   Brian.
Outstanding Choices Article Award, 2010
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94315

USING LINKED HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL DATASETS TO EXPLAIN CONSUMER RESPONSE TO BSE IN CANADA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Xin; Maynard,   Leigh J.; Butler,   J.S.
Household-level Canadian meat purchases from 2002-2008 and the Food Opinion Survey conducted in 2008 were used to explore consumer responses to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) at the national level in Canada. Three measures of beef purchased were used to understand consumers‟ reaction under food risk. A random effects Logit model was applied to test whether any beef was purchased during a given month. Consumption in terms of unit purchases was measured with a random effects Negative Binomial model and consumption in terms of beef expenditure was measured with a standard random effects model. In this study, household heterogeneity in actual meat purchases was partially explained using data from a self-reported food opinions survey. Of special...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: BSE; Food safety; Food opinion survey; Consumer behavior; Canada; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116404

A Qualitative Assessment of the Benefits and Costs of On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans in the Grain Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gray,   Richard S.; Ferguson,   Mark; Martin,   Bill; Hobbs,   Jill E.; Kerr,   William A.; Larue,   Bruno; Gervais,   Jean-Philippe.
This series of six reports entitled: "On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans: Identifying and Classifying Benefits and Costs" was initiated soon after the launch of the Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) in 2002. The APF recognized the importance of food safety and environmental concerns for the future growth of the agriculture and Agri-food sector. For this reason, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) commissioned this series of reports to develop a conceptual framework to strengthen our understanding of the potential benefit and cost implications of On-farm Food Safety (OFFS) and Environmental Farm Plans (EFP) that were key components of the APF. The reports were prepared by a group of academics with extensive knowledge of the agriculture...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55300

Őszi búza lisztek extenzográfos követelményei
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pongraczne Barancsi,   Agnes; Tarjan,   Zsuzsanna.
Az elmúlt két évtizedben a hagyományos búzaminőség-vizsgálatok mellett ipari körülmények között terjedőben, míg laboratóriumi körülmények között szinte rendszeressé váltak a tészta nyújthatóságát célzó extenzográfos vizsgálatok. Apiaci igények miatt mindenképpen hangsúlyosak a szükséges minőségvizsgálatok! --------------------------------------------------------- There is now a growing demand for rheological examinations, primarily extensibility tests and tests for parameters gauging resistance to extension, in the international markets and especially in the Hungarian wheat export markets. Tests addressing the alveographical and extensigraphical parameters of winter wheat grown in Hungary help assess its alveographical and extensigraphical quality and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Őszi búza; Brabender extenzográf; Szabvány; Sütőipari kategória; Winter wheat; Brabender extensigraph; Standard; Bakery category; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99194

IMPLEMENTING THE DIETARY GUIDELINES THROUGH GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS  (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lyon,   Joan M.G.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32850

Willingness to Pay for Traceable Meat Attributes: A Meta-analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cicia,   Gianni; Colantuoni,   Francesca.
Several researches evaluated consumers’ Willingness To Pay (WTP) for each meat traceable attribute, generating a great deal of information in this regard, although specific to the conditions of each study. In light of this, WTP estimates for traceability characteristics differ across the literature, leading sometimes to contrasting interpretations. Seeking a full, meaningful statistical description of the findings of a collection of studies, the meta-analysis allows us to analyze consistency across studies and control for factors thought to drive variations in WTP estimates. The meta-analysis has been conducted using 23 studies that, in aggregate, report 88 valuations for WTP. Our results, aside from releasing unconditional information on the WTP for...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Meta-analysis; Food traceability; Willingness to Pay; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97028

Food Securities: Where Wall Street meets Main Street
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vickner,   Steven S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93758

FRUIT CONSUMPTION: DIETARY HEALTH AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Padilla,   Luis.
Health benefits of a diet rich in fruit and vegetables has been emphasized in the U.S. However, consumption of fruits more than for vegetables has remained well below recommended amounts. Efforts to influence eating habits will be enhanced if socio-demographic factors and the nature of their interaction are better understood. This study uses logistic regression to determine the role of age, sex, race and place of residency to investigate this question. The analysis identifies that sex, social class and place of residence influence optimal fruit consumption. Particularly, this study finds that young adult males of modest means living in rural areas are less likely to incorporate the recommended amount of fruit in their diet.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20538

Use of Supermarket Scanner Data to Measure Bread Consumption and Nutrition Choice in Scotland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Lamprinopoulou-Kranis,   Chrysa; Toma,   Luiza; Kupiec-Teahan,   Beata; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Cacciolatti,   Luca.
The recent rise in food prices has increased the concern about the choice of a healthy food basket, especially in the context of the discussion around the formulation of a National Food Policy for Scotland. This concern has brought back the interest in the price and expenditure demand systems as they provide information about consumers’ food decisions. The paper focuses on the consumption of brown and white bread, as they are the most typical ways of cereals use in the UK and nutritionists recommend the consumption of wholemeal or brown bread in contraposition to white bread as part of an appropriate diet due to its health benefits. This paper aims to answer whether changes in bread prices affect the quantity and composition of the Scottish demand for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Bread consumption models; Scotland; Food prices.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50399

A Latent-Variable Approach to Modelling Multiple and Resurgent Meat Scares in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mazzocchi,   Mario; Lobb,   Alexandra E.
This paper aims to measure the time pattern of multiple and resurgent food scares and their direct and cross-product impacts on consumer response. The Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) is augmented by a flexible stochastic framework which has no need for additional explanatory variables such as a media index. Italian aggregate household data on meat demand is used to assess the time-varying impact of a resurgent BSE crisis (1996 and 2000) and the 1999 Dioxin crisis. The impact of the first BSE crisis on preferences seems to be reabsorbed after a few months. The second wave of the scare at the end of 2000 had a much stronger effect on preferences and the positive shift in chicken demand continued to persist after the onset of the crisis. Empirical results...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Meat demand; BSE; Shock; Almost Ideal Demand System; Kalman filter; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; I12.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24509

Consumers’ attitude towards farmers’ markets in Tuscany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rocchi,   Benedetto; Cavicchi,   Alessio; Baldeschi,   M.
Farmers Markets (FMs) around the world are often considered as one key response to the less sustainable conventional food production systems. Despite the economic crisis, international studies show that the most important factor leading people to buy fresh products in these points of sale is the quality. In fact, consumers usually cite “better food quality”, “locally produced foods”, “higher social interaction” and “learning directly about the vendors and their food production practices”, as the principal motivations in buying in FM environment. In this paper the results of a survey carried out in several FMs and shops in Tuscany are presented. A sample of consumers were interviewed on-site using a structured questionnaire. The attitude of respondent...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food miles; Sustainability; Short Food Supply Chain. 800822056; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95224

Sustainability in irrigated agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Svendsen,   Mark.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigated farming; Agriculture; Irrigation efficiency; Sustainability; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52782

Les interfaces entre diffusion de l’alimentation d’origine et processus d’acculturation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tozanli,   Selma; Dedeire,   Marc.
Définir l’articulation entre l’immigration et l’alimentation par ethnicité reste descriptif et unilatéral alors que les processus de co-imprégnation culturelle sont importants dans le rencontre des population d’accueil et des immigrants et donnent lieu à des mutations des modes alimentaires de ces deux groupes sociaux. Ce processus que l’on définit en tant qu’acculturation alimentaire peut être expliqué par la théorie des réseaux sociaux et est à la base de la diffusion des différents modes alimentaires. Cependant, la diffusion est source d’altération des produits et préparations alimentaires. Les auteurs analysent les différentes formes d’altération pour aboutir à trois scénarii de la transformation culturelle, technico-industrielle et sociale des...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Acculturation; Réseau social; Diffusion alimentaire; Altération; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95243

A Comparison of U. S. and Canadian Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Red-Meat Traceability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dickinson,   David L.; Hobbs,   Jill E.; Bailey,   DeeVon.
Auction experiments at locations in the US and Canada are used to determine consumers' willingness to pay for red-meat traceability and other enhanced food characteristics.  Consumers in both countries are found to be willing to pay a positive amount for traceability, but would pay even more if traceability were bundled with other characteristics such as animal welfare or enhanced food safety.  The results suggest a larger Canadian market for traceability, on a percentage basis, for beef than in the US.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22060

Trends in Chinese Food Demand and Trade Patterns
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gale,   H. Frederick, Jr.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33353

New Evidence on Overweight Children in Urban China and the Role of Socioeconomic Factors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dong,   Fengxia; Jensen,   Helen H.
Problems of overweight and obesity among children have increased in China and pose a problem both for individuals as well as for public social and health care systems. This study explores factors contributing to weight problems among children age 6 to 18 years old in urban China. Data come from the 2004 China Health and Nutrition Survey. Results from a binary probit model show that parents' being overweight, some patterns of TV use, and more frequent eating in fast food restaurants influence children being overweight. Among younger children, parent's dietary knowledge was a significant factor. For adolescents, TV habits and concern about being liked by friends were significant. The results suggest that targeted nutrition education, especially for parents...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Children's nutrition; Health; Nutrition; Obesity; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6114

Stakeholder Analysis of Agroparks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wubben,   Emiel F.M.; Isakhanyan,   Gohar.
An agropark is a cluster in which several primary producers and processors cooperate to enhance sustainable agro-food production. Because agroparks represent complex system innovations, this article studies their realisation trajectories from the stakeholder management perspective. By using the case study method, the research confirms that agroparks are system innovations involving many participants, most of them being key stakeholders. The different stakes and power positions, and their impact have been assessed. and managed in line with the realisation process of the agropark. The paper provides first learnings on stakeholder management in agropark projects, which may promote their realisation.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agropark; System Innovation; Stakeholder Analysis; Stakeholder Management; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121854

Does Knowledge-Based Economy Speaks to Consumers? A French Case Study with Respect to Food Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giraud,   Georges; Lebecque,   Annick; Amblard,   Corinne; Bord,   Cecile; Sulmont-Rosse,   Claire; Lefur,   Yves.
The paradigm of knowledge-based economy states that information asymmetry between consumers and producers will be reduced thanks to information availability and dissemination through the Internet or other media channels. Conversely to this statement, some published articles shown that knowledge-based economy reinforces the information asymmetry between experts and novices among the consumers (Hogg et al., 2007; Gregan-Paxton &amp; Roedder-John, 1997; Alba &amp; Hutchinson, 1987). Accordingly, we will consider the non homogeneity of consumers and will try to identify and qualify the differences between several groups of respondents regarding two food items by means of a k-means clustering applied to a knowledge-oriented questionnaire.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer Knowledge; Clustering; Wine; Cheese; France; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49848

Why farmers continue to use pesticides despite environmental health and sustainability costs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   Clevo; Tisdell,   Clement A.
Use of chemical inputs such as pesticides have increased agricultural production and productivity.  However, negative externalities, too, have increased.  The externalities include damage to the environment, agricultural land, fisheries, fauna and flora.  Another major externality has been the unintentional destruction of beneficial predators of insects which has led to a virulence of many species of agricultural pests.  Mortality and morbidity among agricultural workers, especially in developing countries from exposure to pesticides, are also common.  The costs from these externalities are large and affect farmers’ returns.  However, despite these high costs, farmers continue to use pesticides and in increasing quantities.  In this paper, we examine this...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Pesticides; Agriculture; Environment; Human health; Sustainability; Hysteresis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48363

Economic Issues of Invasive Pests and Diseases and Food Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Evans,   Edward A.; Spreen,   Thomas H.; Knapp,   J.L.
The problem of invasive pests and diseases has become more urgent and far more complex today than in the recent past. Increased trade and movement of people, and the opening up of new trade routes have increased opportunities for the spread of invasive species. In addition, mono-cropping systems of cultivation; globalization; increased resistance of pests to pesticides and food safety and environmental concerns have all contributed to the growing complexity of the problem on hand. The economic dimensions of the problem can be viewed from at least two perspectives. First, with regard to the spread and impact of invasive species, particularly how best to provide more comprehensive assessments of impacts of invasions, so as to improve the cost effectiveness...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Sanitary and phytosanitary measures; SPS; Invasive species; WTO; Economic impact of invasive species; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15696

Natural Selection: 2006 E. coli Recall of Fresh Spinach: A Case Study by The Food Industry Center
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Seltzer,   Jonathan M.; Rush,   Jeff; Kinsey,   Jean D.
This case summarizes the 2006 fresh spinach recall and questions prompted by one of the largest outbreaks of foodborne illness in the United States in recent years — an estimated 4,000 cases. While every food recall is important and unique, the contamination of fresh spinach with the bacteria Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 during the summer and fall of 2006 and the breadth of the recall and the severity of the consequences from E. coli O157:H7 lend themselves to this exemplary case study. This study also helps illustrate the complexity of the food supply chain and the food recall process. A similar incident, involving fresh tomatoes and peppers rather than spinach, and Salmonella rather than E. coli, occurred in the spring and summer of 2008. It is...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54784

The role of modern retailers to ensure quality in the food sector: the case of organic strawberry consumption in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Panico,   Teresa; Cembalo,   Luigi; Cicia,   Gianni; Del Giudice,   Teresa.
Major changes have occurred in the agri-food sector, generating new and more complex concepts of food quality. One of the most significant indicators of these changes is market restructuring, in terms of rapid concentration among retailers, the dominance of chain stores and their imposition of cost and quality constraints. Retailers currently play a more important role in ensuring food product quality and safety than public authorities. To analyze this new aspect in the food sector, we carried out a survey on organic strawberry consumption in Italy. This segment of the organic sector is particularly interesting because the conventional strawberry may be considered an unsafe product due to the large use of chemical inputs in the production process....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food quality and food safety; Organic strawberry consumption; Modern retail; Logit model.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57995

Abstracts:  Proceeding of National Seminar on "Integrated Rural Development and Management: Issues, Strategies and Policy Options"
Provedor de dados: 31
This document is a collection of 157 abstracts received during the National Seminar on "Integrated Rural Development and Management: Issues, Strategies and Policy Options" held at the IRDM Faculty Centre of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University during 17-18 December, 2010
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainable Agriculture; Rural Health; Rural Education; Women and Child Education; Human Resource Development; Rural Development Administration; Corporate Social Responsibility; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98255

Snack Peanut Consumption: Type Preference and Consumption Manners
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: He,   Senhui; Fletcher,   Stanley M.; Rimal,   Arbindra.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26765

Integrating Small Scale Farmers into Bread Wheat Marketing Chain through Contract Farming in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Getaneh,   Wubalem; Bekabil,   Fufa.
The treatment effect censored regression model results of this study showed that educational level, value of agricultural equipment and number of oxen owned affected the participation decisions of the farmers in bread wheat contract farming significantly. The most important factors that determine gross margin obtained from bread wheat production were contract farming experience, the number of oxen owned and participation in contract farming. However, technical efficiency differences and management practices followed were not the reasons for differences in gross margin between the participant and non-participant farmers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Contract farming participation; Gross margin and Treatment effect model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52101

Climate Change and Agriculture in 2050: Assessing Prospects for European Cereal and Oilseed Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moeller,   Thordis; Grethe,   Harald.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/20/10.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61797

AN ANALYSIS OF THE RETIREMENT-CONSUMPTION PUZZLE FOR FOOD-AT-HOME AND AWAY-FROM-HOME EXPENDITURES IN GERMANY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Drescher,   Larissa S.; Roosen,   Jutta.
According to Ando and Modigliani (1957), consumers pass different stages of a lifecycle with different impact on demand. The criticism that the life-cycle theory neglects generational effects and concentrates on ageing effects only has led to the application of the cohort analysis which decomposes not only age, but also period and cohort effects. Following these ideas, this paper presents results of a cohort analysis on food-at-home and away-from-home consumption covering 25 years of German consumption data. Special attention is given to the retirement-consumption puzzle which is the unanticipated drop in consumption after retirement. Results of seemingly unrelated regressions indicate that there are significant age, period and cohort effects of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cohort analysis; Retirement-consumption puzzle; Food-at-home expenditures; Food-away- from-home expenditures; Germany; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D91; E21; J10.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116441

What Matters in Consumer Berry Preferences: Price? Source? Quality?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ernst,   Stanley C.; Batte,   Marvin T.; Darby,   Kim; Worley,   C. Thomas.
This paper reports on initial data collection for the consumer-preference objective in the three-year research project, "An Extended-Season Barry Production and Marketing System to Enhance Viability of Small Appalachian Farms and Rural Communities." This USDA NRI-funded project studies impacts on small farms and rural communities of widespread adoption of a unique full-season system of berry production with sales to high-value markets. Small-acreage farms in Southern Ohio and similar Appalachian regions are looking for alternatives that may approach the per-acre returns of traditional tobacco production. Small fruit crops have similar production requirements (labor and management intensive, small acreage) and can provide a significant income that more...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8548

Examination of the consumers’ ethnocentrism and products’ origin in the case of Hungarian foodstuffs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hamori,   Judit; Horvath,   Agnes; Lehota,   Jozsef.
‘Consumer ethnocentrism’ is defined as consumers’ beliefs about the appropriateness or morality of purchasing domestic and foreign-made products. As a consequence of the influx of foodstuffs of dubious origin into Hungary and the increasing number of food scandals, demand for Hungarian foodstuffs of reliable origin has increased. Consumers, however, do not necessarily acquire information from the most reliable sources in the course of purchasing and most of them are not fully aware of what the trademarks featured on the various products mean. Our questionnaire survey sought answers to the questions of how respondents regard Hungarian products and what segments can be distinguished from the aspect of their attitudes concerning Hungarian products. We...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer ethnocentrism; Hungarian food products; Trademarks; Questionnaire survey; Cluster analysis; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93121

NUTRICION Y EDUCACION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jukes,   Matthew; McGuire,   Judith; Method,   Frank; Sternberg,   Robert.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16160

Product Quality in the Food Chain: Do Cooperatives Offer High Quality Products?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pennerstorfer,   Dieter; Weiss,   Christoph R.
Cooperatives and investor-owned firms are alternative forms of business organisation that coexist and compete in many markets. The theoretical literature has identified a number of comparative advantages and disadvantages of cooperatives. Decentralized decision making within cooperatives may lead to quality coordination problems (free-riding on product quality), for example: whereas the individual member has to bear the full costs associated with higher quality, the benefits of delivering higher quality will be shared among all members. The present paper investigates this free-riding problem in determining product quality within a marketing cooperative in a vertically related market (food chain). On the basis of a mixed-oligopoly model, we show that the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Product quality; Cooperatives; Food chain; Competition; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58111

The Compliance Decision with Food Quality Standards on Primary Producer Level; A Case Study of the EUREPGAP Standard in the Moroccan Tomato Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chemnitz,   Christine.
Within a trading system which is increasingly determined by food quality standards the concern exists that small producers possibilities for participation on international trade diminish. However, most concerns base on theoretical considerations and little empirical evidence exists. This paper empirically analyzes the compliance decision of Moroccan tomato producers with the EUREPGAP standard based on results of 63 interviews. By comparing the decision process of certified and non certified producers the most important drivers for certification are identified. Theoretically the analysis bases on the decision model of Rogers (2003) which was developed to analyze the decision process to adopt technical innovations. Results of the survey open up interesting...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9440

Farm Commodity Policy and Obesity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alston,   Julian M.; Okrent,   Abigail M.
Many commentators have claimed that farm subsidies have contributed significantly to the “obesity epidemic” by making fattening foods relatively cheap and abundant and, symmetrically, that taxing “unhealthy” commodities or subsidizing “healthy” commodities would contribute to reducing obesity rates. This paper makes three contributions. First, we review evidence from the literature on the impacts on food consumption and obesity resulting from subsidies applied in the past to production or consumption of farm commodities. Second, we develop and present new arguments and preliminary evidence on the impacts of past government investments in agricultural R&amp;D on food consumption and obesity—through research-induced increases in agricultural productivity and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53336

The True Story of Why Chickens Cross The Road: Consumer Demand, Processor Growing Contracts and Market Regulation in the Australian Chicken Meat Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ronan,   Glenn; Cox,   Greg; Howlett,   Simon.
The Australian chicken meat industry is part of a worldwide marketing phenomenon where chickens are 'crossing the road' in record numbers in response to consumer demand and efficient 'farm to food' systems. Processor vertical integration is at the heart of system efficiency, with farmer growing services secured by exclusive contracts. However, vertically integrated “tied” growers have limited ability to enter into true negotiations with processors, prompting the search for a scheme that balances the need to foster true negotiation against market freedom and compliance with National Competition Policy. This paper briefly compares the range of legislation regulating the chicken meat industry in Australia and provides an in-depth discussion of the merits of a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Contract negotiation; Regulations; Dispute resolution; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58205

From Product Inspection to Total Quality Management in the Food Supply Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gottlieb-Petersen,   Christian; Knudsen,   Susanne.
The problem of defining, implementing and inspecting quality assurance schemes for all types of primary agricultural products is described and various examples from Denmark and other European countries are mentioned. The trends as to requirements, management and documentation as well as assessment are discussed from a European point of view. The authors suggest Total Quality Management in a form adapted to the food supply chain.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6944

How much can be gained by optimizing nutrient abetment spatially – Cost – efficiency comparison of non – point arable loads from different Finnish watersheds
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Helin,   Janne; Tattari,   Sirkka.
Targeting has become the buzz word in the national agri-environmental policy reform in Finland. It is generally accepted that more environmental benefits could be reaped by implementing environmental protection measures where they have the biggest positive impact. However, considering one of the main environmental problems in Finland resulting from agriculture, eutrophication, the identification of first-best policy or even the biggest contributors among the diffuse nutrient sources remains as a considerable challenge. The model developed in this study aims to demonstrate how the agricultural nutrient load potential can be calculated in a way which supports the identifying of cost-efficient abatement policies. We use metamodeling of dynamic nutrient load...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutrient abatement; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Non-linear optimization; GIS; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109381

Best Management Practices to Enhance Water Quality: Who is Adopting Them?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ghazalian,   Pascal L.; Larue,   Bruno; West,   Gale E.
This study investigates the determinants affecting producers’ adoption of some Best Management Practices (BMPs). Priors about the signs of certain variables are explicitly accounted for by testing for inequality restrictions through importance sampling. Education, gender, age, and on-farm residence are found to have significant effects on the adoption of some BMPs. Farms with larger animal production are more apt to implement manure management practices, crop rotation, and riparian buffer strips. Also, farms with larger cultivated acres are more inclined to implement herbicide control practices, crop rotation, and riparian buffer strips. Belonging to an agro-environment club has a positive impact for most BMPs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Bayesian analysis; Best management practices; Priors; Runoff; Water quality; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Q12; Q25; C11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56655

Modeling the Household Purchasing Process Using a Panel Data Tobit Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dong,   Diansheng; Schmit,   Todd M.; Kaiser,   Harry M.
A panel data Tobit model is developed to examine the household purchase process for a frequently purchased commodity. The proposed model accounts not only for censoring or sample selectivity, but also the temporal dependence of the purchasing process using household panel data. The flexible error structure in the model accounts for both state dependence and household heterogeneity. Empirical findings show that purchase habits of milk persist across households over time, and most of them come from the household heterogeneity in preferences. Results also show that advertising increases the purchase quantity and purchase frequency simultaneously.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Household purchase; Fluid milk; Advertising; Panel data; Tobit model; Probability simulation; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122115

FOGYASZTÓI VÉLEMÉNYEK A BIO-SERTÉSHÚSRÓL, ILLETVE A SERTÉSHÚSFOGYASZTÁSRÓL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kiss,   Csilla; Vincze,   Judit; Tenk,   Antal; Paszthy,   Gyorgy; Toaso,   Szilvia.
A magyarországi fogyasztók jelentősebb része hallott ugyan a bio-sertés-húsról és automatikusan azonosítja is azt a mangalicahússal, ennek ellenére vá-sárlásai során nem találkozott még ilyen jellegű termékekkel. Ez a hazai piac sa-játossága. Az értékesítés több csatornán folyik, de a vásárlók nem rendelkeznek kellő információval arról, hogy hol juthatnak bio-sertéshúshoz. (A bioboltok csak igen kis hányada forgalmaz ökológiai termelésből származó húst.) Első feladat lehetne ezért a népszerűsítés, a megismertetés. Az egészséges táplálkozás fontossága mellett környezettudatos gondolkodásra szükséges „nevelni” az em-bereket. Ezután lehet fejleszteni az értékesítési csatornákat (direkt értékesítés, ökopiacok, bioboltok, „biosarkok”). Meg kell célozni e...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Ökológiai termelés; Bio-sertéshús; Fogyasztói vélemények; Vásárlói szokások; Ecological production; Bio-pork; Consumers’ views; Shoppers’ behaviour; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54418

LEBENSSTIL-ENTSCHEIDUNGSTYPOLOGIE DES ERNÄHRUNGSVERHALTENS – IMPLIKATIONEN FÜR DIE VERHALTENSPRÄVENTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bruhn,   Maike.
Zielgruppenspezifische Ansätze versprechen bei Präventionskampagnen, die darauf abzielen, Ernährungsgewohnheiten zu verändern, die größten Erfolgsaussichten. Die empirische Er-mittlung einer Lebensstil-Typologie des Ernährungsverhaltens liefert Erkenntnisse bezüglich der Beeinflussung des Verhaltens und der Motivation zu einer gesunden Lebensführung.Die Lebensstil-Messung ergibt vier Segmente, welche sich hinsichtlich ihres Interesses an Lebensmitteln und Ernährung unterscheiden. Es handelt sich um die Segmente des sehr interessierten Verbrauchers (32%), des Qualitätskäufers (22,5%), des traditionellen Ver-brauchers (27,5%) und des desinteressierten Verbrauchers (17%). Das segmentspezifische Entscheidungsverhalten erstreckt sich von extensiv über limitiert...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Lebensstil; Segmentierung; Involvement; Verhaltensprävention; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52647

Conservation Programs: Will Grain Production Reclaim Acres in the South?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petrolia,   Daniel R.; Ibendahl,   Gregory A.
A state-level analysis of the Re-enrollment and Extension (REX) program on southern states indicates a positive relationship between percentage of tree acreage and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) re-enrollment for states in which conservation acreage is dominated by trees. However, the relationship depends on crop mix where CRP acreage is dominated by grass. County-level analysis suggests that states will differ in how quickly they opt out of CRP. Of the states examined, Arkansas is the most likely to move land to corn, with Mississippi the least likely. Arkansas and Kentucky will switch to soybean first, followed by Mississippi and Georgia.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Corn; Land use change; Re-enrollment and Extension Program (REX); Soybean; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q15; Q18; Q21; Q24.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47197

The Bioterrorism Act of the USA and international food trade: Evaluating WTO conformity and effects on bilateral imports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wieck,   Christine; Rudloff,   Bettina; Wahl,   Thomas I.
The September 11th event focused the world's attention on the threat of bioterrorism to the food chain. As a consequence, the U.S. implemented the Bioterrorism Act (BTA). These new administrative import rules will be evaluated regarding WTO conformity and trade impact. This analysis is based on an inventory approach systematizing the BTA, and a trade flow analysis.  The BTA do not significantly deviate from WTO rules, however, the findings are driven by existing flexibility in international administrative import guidelines. The trade analysis highlights that products and countries with prior expedited or less regulated procedures and small import quantities are affected.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36292

Improving agricultural productivity for poverty alleviation through integrated service provision with public-private sector partnerships: examples and issues.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hussain,   Intizar; Perera,   L.R.
Enduring low agricultural productivity is one of the major causes of rural poverty in South Asia. Based on a review of recent empirical studies, this paper focuses on three key questions: (1) why is agricultural productivity low in the region?; (2) what are the key constraints and opportunities for enhancing agricultural productivity; and (3) what are the effective mechanisms to improve access to key productivity enhancing technologies, factors and services. Two major points raised in the paper are: (a) improved management of land and water is important for increasing productivity, but equally important is farmers' access to non land and water-related inputs and services, which through their complementary relationships with water, increase the productivity...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Crop production; Productivity; Constraints; Poverty; Farmers’ associations; Public sector; Private sector; Models; Food security; Sugarcane; Rice; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92408

Determinants of Meats Purchase Behavior by Ethnic Groups
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garcia-Jimenez,   Carlos I.; Mishra,   Ashok K.
Farmers and food companies need to assess their production and marketing strategies for nurturing business opportunities that will arise from the simultaneous increase in population and income of Hispanics in the United States. Previous studies on demand for meat products have not received much attention on the determinants of meats purchase behavior by Hispanics in relation to other ethnic groups. This study investigates the impact of ethnicity and the determinants of meats purchase behavior in the U.S. by using single Probit equations. The analyzed data comes from the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Survey. The results indicate that ethnicity plays an important role in the purchase behavior of meat products, as well as household size and income.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer behavior; Marketing; Food demand; Hispanic food; Hispanic food market; Latin foods; Comida latina; Alimentos; Ethnic foods; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Marketing; D01; D03; D12; L14; L66; M31; M37.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61073

Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices?  An Economic Perspective--Making Healthy Food Choices Easier:  Ideas From Behavioral Economics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mancino,   Lisa; Andrews,   Margaret S.
With obesity the most prevalent nutrition problem facing Americans at all economic levels, promoting diets that provide adequate nutrition without too many calories has become an important objective for the Food Stamp Program. Findings from behavioral economics suggest innovative, low-cost ways to improve the diet quality of food stamp participants without restricting their freedom of choice. Unlike more traditional economic interventions, such as changing prices or banning specific foods, the strategies explored in this brief can be targeted to those participants who want help making more healthful food choices.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59436

Factors Contributing to Zambia’s 2010 Maize Bumper Harvest
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burke,   William J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Chapoto,   Antony.
Key Points • Zambia’s maize crop grew by 48% between the 2009 and 2010 harvests, leading to the largest crop recorded in recent history. • Yield growth accounted for 59% of the maize production growth between 2009 and 2010. Expansion of area planted to maize explains an additional 23%, while the remaining 18% can be attributed to a rise in the ratio of harvested to planted land. • Favourable weather conditions contributed 47% of the maize yield growth between 2009 and 2010, whilst, 25% came from increased fertilizer use from both the private and public sectors, and 23% from area expansion. The remaining 5% can be attributed to hybrid seed use and improved management. • Due to favorable weather conditions in both 2008/09 and 2009/10 growing seasons, maize...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97034

Meat Consumption Patterns and Intentions for Change Among Finnish Consumers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Latvala,   Terhi; Niva,   M.; Makela,   Jarmo; Pouta,   Eija; Heikkila,   Jaakko; Koistinen,   Laura; Forsman-Hugg,   Sari; Kotro,   Jaana.
During the past few decades, meat has increasingly become a subject of controversies relating to health and safety, environment, and animal welfare. Even though these changes in perceptions of meat are not yet visible in aggregate consumption figures, they can be observed in individual consumption patterns and as intentions to change the consumption. In this study, we examine changes in meat consumption among the Finnish consumers taking into account both stated changes in the past and intended changes in the future. Based on these changes, we identify consumer segments and investigate in which ways these segments differ from each other socio-demographically and with respect to current meat consumption and the stated reasons for the change. The latent...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114393

Responsibility and Sustainability in a Food Chain: A Priority Matrix Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caracciolo,   Francesco; Gorgitano,   Maria Teresa; Lombardi,   Pasquale; Sanino,   Giuliana; Verneau,   Fabio.
This paper shows the results of empirical research conducted to assess the sustainability of a typical food supply chain, suggesting feasible solutions to satisfy inter-dimensional requisites of durable development. The analysis was conducted with reference to the supply chain of the San Marzano tomato (SMZ), a typical local food. The product is endowed with an origin certification label (PDO), meeting demand within high-value market niches. The SMZ is a flagship product in the Italian region of Campania and has benefited from several regionally funded interventions, such as genetic research and support for the application for EU certification of origin). Two key findings emerged from the research. First, the results allowed us to define a Stakeholder...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: PDO product; Sustainability assessment; Food chain management.; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q01; Q20; Q50.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121950

EFFICACY OF ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION OF PROCESSED PORK PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cardona,   Fredy A.; O'Rourke,   Patrick D.; Wiegand,   Bryon R.; O'Rourke,   David L.
The research reported on in this paper was conducted as part of a larger project. That project is on-going and is focused on ascertaining if irradiation of processed meats would be effective and economical. It involved the examination, through modeling, of the irradiation of one of many currently produced ready-to-eat (RTE) convenience-oriented, value-added pork products, sliced boneless ham. The results and findings reported in this paper represent the initial estimates of the cost and potential profitability or economic viability of irradiation of processed meats. The results and findings in this paper should be considered preliminary with extension and verification to be reported in a later paper by the authors. The objective of the portion of that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16599

Preventing E. coli Contamination of Food (Power Point)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mandrell,   Robert E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37429

PROMOTING HEALTHY DIETS FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Edge,   Marianne Smith.
Speech and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32983

Milk Contamination Problems in China - Implications for International Dairy Businesses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dobson,   William D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91360

Carrot Consumption Varies With Age, Income, and Race
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Lucier,   Gary.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123223

Soil Fertility Management And Maize Productivity In Malawi: Curvature Correct Efficiency Modeling And Simulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tchale,   Hardwick; Sauer,   Johannes.
We assess the level and determinants of relative technical efficiency of maize-based smallholder farmers using a translog stochastic frontier (TL) model and a symmetric generalized Barnett production function (SGB), both of which are tested for economic regularity conditions. In addition, we conduct a bootstrapping procedure in order to infer about the probability distributions and significance of the relative efficiency values for farmers using different soil fertility management options. The results indicate that higher levels of relative technical efficiency obtain when farmers use integrated soil fertility options compared to the use of chemical fertilizer only. The consistency of the results across the two models increase the robustness of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Smallholder agriculture; Relative technical efficiency; Soil fertility management; Malawi; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52077

Household Food Expenditures and Management of Type II Diabetes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maxwell,   Denise; Anders,   Sven M.; Cash,   Sean B.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61771

National Conference on Irrigation for Food Security Voluume 1; Proceedings on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka, EMICH, Colombo, June 9-11, 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food security; Climate change; River basins; Water shortage; Irrigated farming; Water quality; Tanks; Aquatic plants; Rice; Food insecurity; Water resource management; Zero tillage; Weed control; Agroforestry; Canals; Surface runoff; Remote sensing; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118419

Community Food Store Types Availability is Associated with Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in North Carolina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adu-Nyako,   Kofi; Okafor,   Ralph.
Despite the nutritional guidelines promoting consumption of fruits and vegetables, the level of fruits and vegetable consumption is drastically below the recommended levels nationally, as well as at the state levels. Among factors that may influence consumption of fruits and vegetables, it is held that factors within the food environment such as the availability of retail types that are conducive for easy access to fruits and vegetables within communities may be presenting barriers to purchase. We employ multilevel modeling approaches to investigate the determinants of fruit and vegetable intake in North Carolina, accounting for food environment factors. Results of the study indicate that availability of supermarkets and full service restaurants is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98751

Foreign Direct Investment, Spillovers and the Impact of Intellectual Property: Rights in the Seed Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Derwisch,   Sebastian; Kopainsky,   Birgit; Henson-Apollonio,   Victoria.
The role of foreign direct investment and intellectual property rights in economic development is discussed widely in the literature. However, an integrating framework is missing to assess the role of FDI and IPR for agricultural development. This paper establishes a framework to assess the role of FDI and IPR for seed sector development in developing countries. The impact assessment is carried out with a System Dynamics model that shows local capacity development to develop new seed varieties in the scenario of a multinational company penetrating the market and spillovers occurring. Simulation runs reveal the impact of IPR on the quantity technology transferred by multinational companies and on spillovers. The development path of the local industry...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100463

How changes in consumer behaviour and retailing affect competence requirements for food producers and processors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grunert,   Klaus G.
This paper analyses the changing competence requirements which members of the food chain face in their pursuit of competitive advantage. Two groups of trends serve as point of departure: more dynamic and heterogeneous consumer demands, which can be analysed in terms of consumer demands for sensory, health, process and convenience qualities, and changing roles for retailers in the food chain. Based on these trends, it is argued that competencies which can increase producers‘ level of market orientation get increased weight in the attainment of competitive advantage, and three types of competencies are singled out as especially important: consumer understanding, relationship management, and new product development. The development of market-related...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer behaviour; Retailing; Competence; New trends; Food chain; M31; Q13; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8007

Identification of spatial agglomerations in the German food processing industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoffmann,   J.
This paper deals with the identification of spatial agglomerations in the German food processing industry, using the Cluster Index developed by Sternberg and Litzenberger. Previous studies have analyzed this industry as one of several others utilizing highly aggregated data. The results of these studies mostly indicate a lack of agglomerations for the German food industry. Given the very heterogeneous character of this branch, an analysis at such an aggregated level might provide flawed results. Therefore, the following study analyzes German industry sectors for the first time at a highly disaggregated spatial (429 districts) and sectoral (23 subsectors of food processing industry) level. Results show that spatial agglomerations exist for several...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Regional Cluster; Spatial Economics; German Food Processing Industry; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95032

Valuing Fed Cattle Using Objective Tenderness Measures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Riley,   John Michael; Schroeder,   Ted C.; Wheeler,   Tommy L.; Shackelford,   Stephen D.; Koohmaraie,   Mohammad.
Beef tenderness is critical in consumer satisfaction with beef steak products. Current fed cattle valuation systems do not differentiate carcasses based upon tenderness variation. However, considerable research indicates consumers are willing to pay more for tender relative to tough beef steak. This article develops a tenderness-augmentation to current fed cattle grid pricing systems. Using a large set of actual carcasses, we determine that a tenderness-augmented price grid would reorder fed cattle value by on average nearly $5.00/cwt dressed relative to current valuation methods. Substantial opportunity is present to improve beef tenderness through new price signals to producers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef quality; Meat tenderness; Cattle value; Cattle price; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q11; Q13; M31.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48747

Cereal Prices, Bread Consumption and Health in Scotland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Lamprinopoulou-Kranis,   Chrysa; Toma,   Luiza; Kupiec-Teahan,   Beata; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Cacciolatti,   Luca.
The recent rise in food prices has increased concern about the choice of a healthy food basket, especially in the context of the current formulation of a National Food Policy for Scotland. This concern has revived interest in food price and expenditure demand systems as they provide information about consumers’ food decisions. The paper focuses on the consumption of brown and white bread, as they are the most typical forms of cereals use in the UK. Moreover, nutritionists recommend the consumption of wholemeal or brown bread in contraposition to white bread as part of an appropriate diet due to its health benefits. The overall purpose of the paper is to measure the impact that the increase in the price of cereals during the period 2005 to 2008 would have...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bread consumption models; Scotland; Food prices; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51069

CONSUMER PERCEPTION OF HEALTH RISKS IN FOOD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Ravenswaay,   Eileen O.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17108

Strategic Management of Food Networks: Towards Understanding of Network Goals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gagalyuk,   Taras; Hanf,   Jon Henrich; Ziggers,   Gerrit Willem.
Current interorganizational literature almost exclusively analyzes the network effects on single firms participating in networks. This study expands this view theoretically by focusing on food supply chain networks. Specifically, we argue that both, network-level and firm-level goals have to be achieved to structure long-term and successful network relationships. By implementing simultaneously partnering and supply chain management strategies, the network’s management will ensure goal consensus among the network actors and goal compatibility between the network levels. Thereby, preconditions for the achievement of network-level and firm-level goals will be installed.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Network goals; Network levels; Goal consensus; Goal compatibility; Focal company; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59206

Assessing Information Bias and Food Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Conley,   Dennis M.; Wade,   Mark A.
Imperfect information can lead to market failure and be an external factor impacting managers of agribusiness firms. A matrix method approach to content analysis was conducted by independent judges based upon established typologies. Food safety articles from consumer publications were examined, and information received by consumers was found to be biased.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Information bias; Consumers; Media; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Q10; Q13; Q16.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53642

Valuing the Health Benefits of Food Safety: A Proceedings
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kuchler,   Fred.
Because each Federal agency uses a different valuation method to estimate the costs of illness, it is difficult to compare programs across agencies. As a first step toward generating a consensus on the current state of knowledge and deciding on a common approach, several agencies planned this conference, held September 14-15, 2000, at the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. The outcome of the conference will serve as guidance for a consensus approach.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Foodborne illness; Risk; Value of statistical life; Valuing pain and suffering; Valuation methods; Pathogenic risks; Willingness to pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33550

Recent Developments in the Rwandan Agriculture: The Challenges of Attaining Food Security and Abolishing Absolute Poverty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jose,   Ariyappillil Mathai.
The paper intends to take stock of the situation in the agricultural sector of Rwanda. The main purpose is to identify the gaps in the efforts so far; and subsequently to consider new policy interventions that are needed to achieve the goal of eliminating the ‘Fear of Want’. The sector’s performance is crucial in achieving the MDGs in the country. Noteworthy is that the largest part of Rwandan population agriculture is a livelihood and for the policy makers the sector is continuing to be a development problem. This paper analyzes the links between agriculture, food security and poverty reduction in Rwanda based on available secondary data. It is done in light of two important happenings in the country development scenario after the completion of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52131

Does SNAP Decrease Food Insecurity? Untangling the Self-Selection Effect
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nord,   Mark; Golla,   Anne Marie.
Self-selection by more food-needy households into the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called the Food Stamp Program) makes it difficult to observe positive effects of the program in survey data. This study investigates self-selection and ameliorative program effects by examining households’ food security month by month for several months prior to initial receipt of SNAP benefits and for several months after joining the program. Two-year panels are constructed by matching the same households interviewed in the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement in 2 consecutive years using data from 2001 to 2006. Food security is observed to deteriorate in the 6 months prior to beginning to receive SNAP benefits and to improve...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food insecurity; Food stamps; Food security; Hunger; Very low food security; SNAP; Longitudinal analysis; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55955

An Evaluation of the Indian Child Nutrition and Development Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kandpal,   Eeshani.
The Indian Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) aims to improve the physical and psychological well-being of children younger than five. However, previous evaluations find that ICDS fails to significantly impact child stunting and that program placement is faulty. My results contradict the lack of a significant treatment effect, but are consistent with problematic program placement. Previous analyses of ICDS used probit to study placement, but the distribution of state-wise ICDS coverage is negatively skewed violating the normality assumption of probit. To address this, I use beta regression to study placement and compare results with probit analysis. In addition, using Propensity Score Matching (PSM) I find evidence of a significant, positive...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49578

Information Modelling for Quality and Sustainability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lehmann,   Richard J.; Reiche,   Robert; Fritz,   Melanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
The food sector is confronted with a growing number of public and private requirements, which call for provision of information about the quality and sustainability of food, such as, e.g., its origin, safety and production conditions. This forces enterprises to innovate towards demand driven and knowledge-based production of food. As a consequence, intra- and inter-enterprise production and information processes have to be integrated and suitable information systems need to be developed to provide information for related decision processes. The present paper introduces a generalized modelling framework for model-based decision support systems (DSS) involving production and information processes across whole supply networks. The different phases of a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Supply chain management; Model-based decision support systems (DSS); Process integration; Unified Modeling Language (UML); Discrete-event simulation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59197

CHANGES IN U.S. FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS BY REGION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Larson,   Ronald B.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26517

MODELING U.S. BUTTER CONSUMPTION WITH ZERO OBSERVATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yen,   Steven T.; Su,   Shew-Jiuan.
A heteroscedastic double-hurdle model is used to investigate household butter consumption in the United States.  Results suggest that failure to incorporate heteroscedastic errors may lead to unreliable elasticity estimates.  Decomposition of the effects of variables leads to insightful information and makes the double-hurdle model a more useful tool in micro demand analysis.  Larger and higher-income households are more likely to consume butter than others and also consume more, but income elasticity is very small.  Age, region, and seasonality are among the other significant determinants of household butter consumption.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31471

Impact of Changes in Dietary Preferences on U.S. Retail Demand for Beef: Health Concerns and the Role of Media
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miljkovic,   Dragan; Mostad,   Daniel.
The objective of this study is twofold: first, to determine if, in the long run, health concerns affect the retail demand for beef in the United States via changes in consumer dietary preferences, and second, to establish if media coverage of popular diets (media frenzy) causes the change in retail demand for beef or if it simply reports the facts about the changes in consumer dietary preferences. Data used in the analysis are the quarterly retail demand index for beef and the number of newspaper articles and magazine features on low-fat/low-cholesterol and low-carb diets published in the United States between 1990:I and 2004:IV. Johansen’s (1991, 1995) cointegration method and vector error correction (VEC) model-based Granger causality test were used in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef demand; Cointegration; Granger causality; Health concerns; Media; Vector error correction; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59684

AN EVALUATION OF FOOD COMMODITY PROCUREMENT STRATEGIES: INSIGHTS FROM CASE STUDIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Kraig M.
This research focuses on evaluating the main characteristics that are considered in commodity procurement decisions used by food manufacturers.  The research contributes to the literature by filling a gap in both the commodity and procurement literature.  There is a large literature on commodity selling, but very little on commodity procurement.  Further, much of the literature on procurement focuses on non-commodity products, not commodity products.  A case study approach was used to determine the factors that affect commodity procurement decisions and to examine the strategic nature of commodity procurement departments.  Further, the research developed a model of commodity procurement decision making.  First, a commodity procurement department must...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11228

HEALTH, PLANT AND ANIMAL PROTECTION, AND FOOD SAFETY: WTO AND NAFTA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haddow,   Paul.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16944

Chapter 07: USING CONJOINT ANALYSIS TO ASSESS CONSUMERS' ACCEPTANCE OF PST-SUPPLEMENTED PORK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Halbrendt,   Catherine K.; Pesek,   John D., Jr.; Parsons,   April; Lindner,   Robert K.
This book was originally published by Westview Press, Boulder CO, 1995.
Tipo: Book Chapter
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; Pork products; Conjoint analysis; Willingness to buy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25973

Determinants of Decision to Pay a Price Premium for Modified Food by Consumers of the Republic of Korea
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaya,   Ozgur; Florkowski,   Wojciech J.; Suh,   Dong-Kyun.
The knowledge of the overall willingness-to-pay and the specific price premiums consumers accept when buying foods with less fat, saturated fat, sodium, sugar and more fiber shapes food manufacturer and distributor marketing strategies and supports the development of public health strategies. This study applies survey data collected in Korea to identify consumer profiles associated with the expressed willingness to pay a premium for foods with nutritionally desired attributes and, next, estimates the influence of consumer and household characteristics on the WTP a particular premium level for such foods. Results indicate the importance of socio-economic variables such as location, income and education, variables representing the risk of health problems...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Willingness to pay; Price premium; Modified food; Republic of Korea; Survey data; Logit; Generalized ordered logit; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Q1; C3; D1.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61004

The Economics of Consumer Protection in Developing Countries' Food Economy: The Case of Diarrhea Prevention and Treatment in Rwanda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: von Witzke,   Harald; Kirschke,   Dieter; Lotze-Campen,   Hermann; Noleppa,   Steffen.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25236

NORTH DAKOTA SHOPPER PERCEPTIONS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS AND FOOD:  RESULTS OF A WINTER 2003 SURVEY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wachenheim,   Cheryl J.; Lesch,   William C.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/23/04.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; Genetic Modification; Consumer Preferences; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23601

Consumption Time in Household Production: Implications for the Goods-Time Elasticity of Substitution
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baral,   Ranju; Davis,   George C.; You,   Wen.
The relationship between the goods-time elasticity of substitution with consumption time as an input and the goods-time elasticity of substitution without consumption time as an input is derived analytically. Under some reasonable assumptions, the goods-time elasticity of substitution is shown to be greater if consumption time is not included as an input. An empirical example of food production for single headed households is consistent with this result and indicates the goods-time elasticity of substitution is about 60% greater when consumption time is not included as an input than when it is included.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Household Production; Elasticity of Substitution; Time Use; Food Purchases; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61184

Food Demand Analysis of Indonesian Households with Particular Attention to the Poorest
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pangaribowo,   Evita Hanie; Tsegai,   Daniel W.
The purpose of this study is to analyze the demand responses of Indonesian households to food prices, income changes and other socioeconomic factors. The underlying assumption here is that inadequate information on household food expenditure patterns which vary across income groups and regions may have its contribution to the persistence of food insecurity. We use the Indonesian Family Life Survey data and methodologically we employ an extended form of the Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System model which includes demographic and regional factors. Results reveal the well known pattern that food demand behavior varies significantly between urban and rural households as well as income groups. The poorest households consume relatively more staple food as well...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food demand; QUAIDS; Indonesia; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D11; D12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116748

WIC Contract Spillover Effects
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Rui; Perloff,   Jeffrey M.
The infant formula rebate program of the Special Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) requires each state to hold an auction where the low-bidder among the three major manufacturers of infant formula became the sole provider of formula to the state, which issues WIC voucher to low-income WIC participants. Using these WIC vouchers the WIC consumers can get contract brand infant formula for free from participating grocery stores or directly from the state. The WIC agencies then reimburse the retailers for the full retail price of the formula purchased by WIC consumers. Since the rebate program started, the wholesale prices of infant formula have increased markedly. The infant formula industry is highly concentrated, with three firms...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9773

MEASURING CONSUMER BENEFITS OF FOOD SAFETY RISK REDUCTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buzby,   Jean C.; Fox,   John A.; Ready,   Richard C.; Crutchfield,   Stephen R.
Microbial pathogens and pesticide residues in food pose a financial burden to society which can be reduced by incurring costs to reduce these food safety risks. We explore three valuation techniques that place a monetary value on food safety risk reductions, and we present a case study for each: a contingent valuation survey on pesticide residues, an experimental auction market for a chicken sandwich with reduced risk of Salmonella, and a cost-of-illness analysis for seven foodborne pathogens. Estimates from these techniques can be used in cost/benefit analyses for policies that reduce food safety risks.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Contingent valuation; Cost of illness; Experimental auction market; Food safety; Risk reduction; Salmonella; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15107

The Demand for Imported Apple Juice in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Muhammad,   Andrew.
This study estimates U.S. demand for imported apple juice by exporting country. Given that China has emerged as the top supplier to the U.S., we focus on the impact of China on competing exporting countries. Results show that U.S. imports from Argentina, Chile, and the rest of the world (ROW) were significantly responsive to apple juice prices in China. U.S. imports from China were significantly responsive to prices in Argentina, Chile and the ROW as well; however, the responsiveness of imports from China to apple juice prices in these countries was relatively smaller than the responsiveness of imports from these countries to China’s price.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55606

Beyond Credence:  Emerging Consumer Trends in International Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cuthbertson,   Bron; Marks,   Nicki.
This paper presents the findings of research on emerging global trends in consumer food preferences with credence attributes. Credence qualities cannot be evaluated in normal use. Instead the assessment of their value requires information sought through the search and experience of a product (Darbi &amp; Karni, 1973). Key trends identified were Health and wellness foods, environmentally sustainable and ethical food production. Key drivers for these trends are corporate social responsibility, media, obesity, technology, an aging population and consumers' environmental attitudes. Conditions to operate in this market are traceability, food safety, trust, accreditation, labeling and branding.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/5980

Food and Nutrition Security in Developing Countries: A Case Study of City of Varanasi in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mishra,   Sunita.
Safety of the street foods is an important aspect in the field of nutrition security. A study was conducted in the city of Varanasi in India. It was observed that about 42% of the working man and women in the age group of 25-45, and 61% of the students in the age group of 14-21, consume foods from the street vendors in the day at least once. About 23% of working women prefer to have food from street vendors rather carrying food from home to the work place. About 82 % of people of all age groups prefer to go to street vendors against only 18% only who prefer to go to the restaurant in the evening. About 57% working man and women are concerned about the cleanliness and hygiene of the vendors while the rest are not concerned about these aspects.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk analysis; Safety handling; Food control; Codex; Street vendor; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25000

Opportunities for African Small Farmers in Ethical Foods Markets: An Entrepreneurial Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amanor-Boadu,   Vincent.
Income growth in many countries is fuelling expansion of the ethical consumer segment and creating an unprecedented opportunity for small African farmers. The challenge is how to organize these farmers to seize the opportunities being offered by the emerging market. We argue in this paper that the development of entrepreneurial perspectives on small farmers’ realities could help alleviate the current economic challenges confronting them. We suggest increased engagement between researchers and academics with producers in entrepreneurial ventures to seize these opportunities. This is new model of economic development focuses on microeconomic solutions through entrepreneurial initiatives. We believe the agricultural economics profession’s ability to engage...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ethical Foods; Farmers; African; Markets; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52215

A choice experiment method to assess vegetables producers’ preferences for crop insurance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mercade,   Lluc; Gil,   Jose Maria; Kallas,   Zein; Serra,   Jordi.
Agricultural producers face many risks in their economic activity due to weather conditions, plant or animal diseases, price volatility, policy changes and so on. One of the management tools to deal with some of these risks is the crop insurance system. In Catalonia (North-East of Spain) farmers’ participation in crop insurance for vegetables is low. Only 5 percent of the vegetables area is insured, when in Spain, as a whole, this percentage is around 20 percent. Different reasons have been suggested to explain this low participation ratio such as low risk perception, risk diversification, insurance cost or crop damage assessment rules, among others. However, no systematic research has been undertaken to assess farmers’ preferences for crop insurance in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Vegetables; Choice experiments; Catalonia.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58090

FOOD SAFETY/FOOD QUALITY DATA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jensen,   Helen H.; Basiotis,   P. Peter.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11849

A CENSORED SYSTEM ESTIMATION OF HISPANIC HOUSEHOLD FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lanfranco,   Bruno A.; Ames,   Glenn C.W.; Huang,   Chung L.
A system of nine censored Engel curve equations was estimated for Hispanic households in the U.S.:  grains, vegetables, fruits, milk, meat, legumes, fats, sugar, and beverages.  Income and household size elasticities, with their respective confidence intervals, are reported and the results compared with other ethnic groups in the U.S.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16720

NATIVE AMERICAN OBESITY: AN ECONOMIC MODEL OF THE THRIFTY GENE THEORY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.; Patterson,   Paul M.
Native American obesity and the associated health conditions are generally thought to result in part from a genetic predisposition to overeating fats and carbohydrates, called the "thrifty gene."  Although coined by nutritional scientists, this study maintains the origin of the thrifty gene lies in economics.  Apparently harmful overconsumption and addiction constitute economically rational behavior if the increment to current utility from adding to one's stock of "consumption capital" is greater than the present value of utility lost in the future due to ill health and the costs of withdrawal. Tests of these conditions for such "rational addiction" are conducted using two-stage household production approach.  The results obtained by estimating this model...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36208

Household Food Security in Commercialized Subsistence Economies: Factors Influencing Dietary Diversity of Smallholder Tea Farmers in Nandi South, Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Langat,   B.K.; Sulo,   T.K.; Nyangweso,   P.M.; Ngeno,   V.K.; Korir,   M.K.; Kipsat,   Mary J.
Policies fronting commercialization of agriculture in Kenya assumed that realization of increased household incomes, through cultivation of cash crops, would guarantee improved food security and subsequent reduction of poverty. However, most communities in Kenya growing cash crops are currently struggling to put food on the table. Nandi South is a maize deficit zone despite being 68% arable and having good climate (GoK, 2005). Population pressure has led to competition for limited land resource, coupled with unfavourable poverty indicators; they have impacted negatively on food access in the district. Specifically significant is smallholder tea population in Nandi Hills division. The study focused the population of smallholder tea farmers in Nandi South...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97086

Chapter 4: The Case of Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herrmann,   Roland; Moser,   Anke; Weber,   Sascha A.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Marketing; D20; D40; L.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60675

Exit from farming and land abandonment in Northern Norway
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stokstad,   Grete.
The combination of nature and farmed land is one reason why Northern Norway is attracting tourists. It is therefore of interest to know which farms that are more likely to quit faming, and to see what factors that are important for abandonment of farm land when the owner of the farm exits farming. Our results indicate that smaller properties in areas with few farmers are the most likely to be abandoned. Property structure is another important factor for abandonment, but is less important for the exit-decision. Size of the farm, including both rented and own farm land, appears to be more important for the exit-decision. Larger farm operations, with breeding stock, primary sheep and dairy cattle are more likely to continue farming.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm exit; Abandoned land; Logistic regression.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95343

Impact of irrigation on poverty and environment in Ethiopia. Draft Proceeding of the Symposium and Exhibition held at Ghion Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 27th -29th November, 2007
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Awulachew,   Seleshi Bekele; Loulseged,   Makonnen; Yilma,   Aster Denekew.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Crop management; Irrigated farming; Rainfed farming; Irrigation systems; Food security; Water harvesting; Institutions; Environmental effects; Public health; Malaria; GIS; Remote sensing; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118410

On Intra-Annual Poverty in the U.S.: Prevalence, Causes and Response to Food Stamp Program Use
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mykerezi,   Elton; Mills,   Bradford F.
Poverty measurement with data whose reference period is one year masks family exposure to poverty that only lasts for part of the year. We use quarterly expenditure data and decomposable severity of poverty indexes to quantify consumption-based intra-annual poverty, determine its causes and its response to federal food assistance. Results show that twice as many households are poor for at least one quarter then would be classified as poor with annual consumption data. Severity indexes indicate that intra-annual poverty accounts for over one third of the total annual severity of poverty. The common determinants of intra-annual and annual poverty include low human capital, unemployment and minority status. Changes in family size during the year affect...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49095

Sales of Farm Produce at Alexandria and Sussex Street, Sydney, April, 1948
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8650

THE BSE CRISIS IN CANADA: A TRADE PERSPECTIVE ON SANITARY BARRIERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loppacher,   Laura J.; Kerr,   William A.; Vliet,   Van.
The discovery of BSE in Canada's cattle herd on May 20, 2003 has led to lost market access for Canadian cattle and beef in many countries. The Canadian cattle industry is extremely export dependent, and the loss of almost all of major export markets has had a devastating impact. Over a year later, many of these markets have still not removed their restrictions on Canadian cattle and beef. The severity of the restrictions and their long-term continuance are far in excess of what is recommended by the international organisations that set the standards for trade in animals and animal products. This has led many in the Canadian industry to wonder why these sanitary barriers are being misused and abused. The illegitimate and legitimate reasons for creating a...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23936

FRUTAS PROCESSADAS SOB A FORMA DE SALADA: PREFERÊNCIAS DOS CONSUMIDORES E SUAS IMPLICAÇÕES NO MERCADO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosado,   Patricia Lopes; Pires,   Monica De Moura; Perez,   Ronaldo.
Neste estudo avaliam-se as preferências do consumidor quanto ao consumo de salada de frutas minimamente processadas em Viçosa, Minas Gerais. Especificamente, identificam-se os tipos de fruta para compor a salada; o preço que o consumidor estaria disposto a pagar pelo produto; a quantidade de produto por embalagem; o perfil do consumidor, entre outros fatores determinantes do consumo. Os dados obtidos foram submetidos à estatística descritiva. O consumidor potencial possui um perfil de indivíduo propenso a adquirir novos produtos, o que indica sua boa aceitação no mercado. Com relação à embalagem, poder-se-ia optar por cinco tipos de tamanho: 50g, 100g, 150g, 200g e 250g. De maneira geral, percebe-se que a salada de fruta pode-se constituir em oportunidade...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demanda; Processamento; Ato de consumo; Demand; Processing; Act of consuming; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112765

Better Milk than Cola: Soft Drink Taxes and Substitution Effects
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Runge,   C. Ford; Johnson,   Justin; Runge,   Carlisle Piehl.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Soft Drink Taxes; Obesity; Substitution effects; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; H; H2; H25.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117131

CASE STUDY -- THE POULTRY INDUSTRY IN COLOMBIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gomez,   Miguel I.; Sierra,   Diego; Rodriquez,   Daisy.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16554

The U.S. Produce Traceability Initiative: Analysis, Evaluation, and Recommendations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Porter,   Justin K.; Baker,   Gregory A.; Agrawal,   Narendra.
The IFAMR is the Official Journal of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association: www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI); Fresh produce industry; Food safety; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Public Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114643

Nutritional status and access to clean fuels: Evidence from South Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhagowalia,   Priya; Gupta,   Parul.
Indoor air pollution due to solid fuels is among the ten most important risk factors in global burden of disease leading to respiratory diseases, anaemia, blindness and other disorders. This study examines the correlations between fuel choice and the nutritional status of children. We also explore if factors such as income, kitchen location and education play any role in conditioning fuel choice. Our results suggest that the choice and use of fuel has long lasting effects on the growth and health of children. It is also associated with a higher frequency of respiratory disorders. We find that agricultural households predominantly use unclean fuels.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Malnutrition; Stunting; Indoor air pollution; Fuel choice; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; International Development.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103728

Choosing Healthy Foods Is More Challenging for Teens
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mancino,   Lisa; Todd,   Jessica E.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121245

Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxation as Public Health Policy -Lessons from Tobacco
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chaloupka,   Frank J.; Powell,   Lisa M.; Chriqui,   Jamie F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Taxation; Tobacco; Obesity; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117065

Impact of Supermarket Procurement System on Farmers' Credit Access
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marcoul,   Philippe; Veyssiere,   Luc.
In developing countries, modern production contracts offered by supermarkets or agro-export firms entail a loan component under the form of input advances. Like traditional moneylenders, supermarkets want to make sure that this investment is not diverted. However, unlike moneylenders, supermarkets do care about the attributes of the product (form, quality, food safety, etc.). Whether such attributes are present in the harvested product is largely influenced by the advice and the extension services received by the farmer. We built a financial contracting model where we show that supermarkets, choosing to forgo specialization, optimally delegate to a multi-tasking agent both the monitoring and the advisory missions. This contract is shown to potentially...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Standards; Organization of Production; Supermarket; Agricultural Finance; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43862

Territoriality of the agroecological and conventional systems in family farming in Rondônia - the Amazon forest – Brazil.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gianasi,   L.M.; Tubaldina,   Dra. Maria Aparecida Dos Santos.
This article focuses on one of the themes developed in the Project leader between Fluminense Federal University - UFF (Rio de Janeiro State) and Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG (Minas Gerais State) sponsored by CAPES (Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel). The research is developed in Earth and Society Nucleus - Study Group on Agrarian Geography, Familiar Agriculture and Peasant Culture and the Laboratory of Agrarian Geography and Agriculture Family, linked to the Graduate Program in Geography and the Department of Geography of UFMG and the Research Center for Agricultural-Environmental of the Graduate Program in Geography of UFF. The main project is related with "Family agriculture, environmental sustainability and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agroecology; Rondônia–amazon Region; Familiar agriculture.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95202

Front Material
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Food Distribution Research Society, Inc. 2009 Officers and Directors; Editorial Information; Contents Page
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99774

BETTER DEAD THAN GM-FED?  INFORMATION AND THE EFFECTS OF CONSUMERS' RESISTANCE TO GM-FOODS IN HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffman,   Wallace E.; Rousu,   Matthew C.; Shogren,   Jason F.; Tegene,   Abebayehu.
This paper addressed the puzzling resistance of Presidents of southern African countries to food aid in 2002, given near certain starvation and long-term negative health effects of malnutrition of their constituents.  First, I show that NGOs led by Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth are disseminating information claiming that GM foods are dangerous to human health and are "Frankenfoods."  Second, people in European Union countries, who are not in any danger of starvation, have strong preferences for non-GM foods, which they can easily afford.  Over the long term, however, the tastes of EU consumers matter to southern African countries because some of these countries hope to export agricultural products in the future.  GM-food aid, which most likely would...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18208

AGRICULTURAL BIOTERRORISM PROTECTION ACT OF 2002: POSSESION, USE, AND TRANSFER OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND TOXINS  (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thomas,   Lee Ann.
PowerPoint presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33009

Abstraction and Product Categories as Explanatory Variables for Food Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barrena Figueroa,   Ramo; Sanchez Garcia,   Mercedes.
An understanding of the process by which consumers match consumption choices to personal values is powerful aid to guide strategic market orientation. It is of particular importance in the highly saturated food markets of developed countries, where consumer needs are shifting closer and closer towards the search for quality and emotional benefits. This study sets out to explore variation in the consumer choice structure in relation to three products with different levels of search, experience and credence attributes, using means-end chain theory. The results suggest the presence of an emotional component in foods that increases in complexity (becomes more abstract) with the number of credence attributes associated with the product; a fact worthy of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Quality; The information economy; Search; Experience and credence goods; Means-end chain; Laddering; Abstraction; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44460

Promoting Mountain Quality Food Products (MQFPs) – Analysing possibilities beyond labelling policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Kupiec-Teahan,   Beata; Lamprinopoulou-Kranis,   Chrysa.
The new orientation of the Common Agriculture Policy encourages producers to respond to market forces. In addition, the public expect producers to contribute to a living countryside. Based on this context, the purpose of the paper is to discuss what other marketing alternatives exist for the promotion of mountain quality food products beyond labelling. This is done through the analyses of shelves and postal surveys to retailers, carried out as part of the EU project EuroMARC, which included information for Austria, France, Norway, Romania, Slovenia and UK (Scotland). The analysis concentrates on two product promotion aspects: display and store-promotion, and communication of product attributes. The results indicate that even without labelling policy there...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Mountain food products; Food promotion; Local food; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109405

Positiv externality of honey production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vanyi Arvane,   Georgina; Csapo,   Zsolt; Karpati,   Laszlo.
Bee-keeping and honey production has a long history in Hungary. Honey is an important and healthy food of people and it can be consumed without any human processing. The honey production has important role, too. Some researchers say that if honey bee will extinct the humanity in the world would also extinct. It is true since plant pollination by honey bees is very important. It is confirmed by researchers’ studies that plant pollination by honey bees has significant positive external impacts on potential yields in orchards. Although the contribution of honey production to the GDP in Hungary is only a few per cent, other benefits play more important role. One of them is the positive external effect – mentioned above – and the other is the contribution to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Honey production; Honey bees; Pollination; Economic values; Positive externality; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109313

PRODUCERS’' WILLINGNESS TO ADOPT HACCP PRINCIPLES IN THE GOAT MEAT INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nettles,   Latisha; Bukenya,   James O.
The major food safety issue now confronting federal policymakers is making sure that consumers can purchase foods acceptably free of microbial contaminants and of hazardous chemicals – including pesticide residues, natural toxins, environmental contaminants, animal drugs, or harmful additives. While these concerns are not new, new dimensions to the problems continually challenge regulators. This paper estimates goat producers’' willingness-to-adopt HACCP systems to reduce microbial pathogen. Data used are drawn from a food safety education project for small ruminant producers funded by the USDA Food Safety Inspection Services (FSIS). The data are collected using contingent valuation survey administered among small ruminant producers in Alabama and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20325

Phase Space Reconstruction from Time Series Data: Where History Meets Theory
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffaker,   Ray G.
In ‘dissipative’ dynamical systems, variables evolve asymptotically toward low‐dimensional ‘attractors’ that define their dynamical properties. Unfortunately, real‐world dynamical systems are generally too complex for us to directly observe these attractors. Fortunately, there is a method—‘phase space reconstruction’—that can be used to indirectly detect attractors in real‐world dynamical systems using time series data on a single variable (Broomhead and King, 1985; Schaffer and Kott, 1985; Kott et al, 1988; Williams,1997). Armed with this knowledge, we can formulate more accurate and informative models of real‐world dynamical systems. We begin by introducing the concept of phase space attractors within the context of a dynamic ISLM model. We next...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100455

A Non-Hypothetical and Incentive Compatible Method for Estimating Consumer Willingness-to-Pay for a Novel Functional Food: The Case of Pomegranates
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McAdams,   Callie P.; Palma,   Marco A.; Ishdorj,   Ariun; Hall,   Charles R.
A preference and valuation mechanism that compared results of an experimental auction and nonhypothetical preference rankings was developed and used to elicit preferences for pomegranate products from a representative sample of shoppers in Texas.  Familiarity with pomegranate products increased willingness-to-pay (WTP) for pomegranates, as did tasting and providing additional information on the health benefits of the products.  Ready-to-eat and juice products were preferred to whole fruit products.  Subjects did not indicate an increased WTP for Texas varieties over California Wonderful pomegranate based on auction bids but indicated a preference for one Texas variety in the nonhypothetical ranking procedure; thus, the auction results and nonhypothetical...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Willingness-to-pay; Pomegranate; Experimental auction; Ranking; Health; Novel product; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; D12; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103682

Consumer Preferences for Public and Private Sector Certifications for Beef Products in the United States and the United Kingdom
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Christensen,   Bryan J.; Bailey,   DeeVon; Hunnicutt,   Lynn; Ward,   Ruby A.
Focus groups and street surveys are used in the US and the UK to determine consumer perceptions of the ability of different agencies, associations, and groups to certify beef products for quality, food safety, animal welfare, social responsibility, and environmental responsibility. US consumers see the role of the federal government primarily as assuring food safety but desire the private sector to make other types of certifications. UK consumers prefer the private sector to assure food safety. UK store brands are perceived as providing the highest quality but in the US participants identified manufacturer brand names as having the highest quality.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34399

USDA School Meal Programs Face New Challenges
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guthrie,   Joanne F.; Newman,   Constance; Ralston,   Katherine L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93829

Credibility of Collective Brand as a Source of Equity: An Empirical Application for Spanish Wine Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dopico,   Domingo Calvo; Blazquez,   F.; Tudoran,   Alina.
The appearance of consumers groups increasingly concerned about the quality of food products, together with an increasingly competitive environment and domestic saturated markets, has led companies to achieving differentiated quality. The wine sector is immersed in this situation. Valuation of this differentiation by consumers will not happen by complying with certain standards or technical specifications, but rather it has to be perceived by consumers. Unlike experts, consumers cannot easily know which properties are intrinsic to products, which are those that give them their quality. There is, thus, a problem of uncertainty regarding the quality of products. This problem becomes more complex when consumers are faced with many alternatives of a similar...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Collective brand; Quality; Perceived risk; Equity; Consumer Behaviour; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58009

Lithuania's Food Demand During Economic Transition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hossain,   Ferdaus; Jensen,   Helen H.
The linear approximate version of the AIDS model is estimated using data from the Lithuanian household budget survey covering the period from July 1992 to December 1994. Price and real expenditure elasticities for twelve food groups were estimated based on the estimated coefficients of the model. Very little or nothing is known about the demand parameters of Lithuania and other former socialist countries, so the results are of intrinsic interest. Estimated expenditure elasticities were positive and statistically significant for all food groups while all own-price elasticities were negative and statistically significant, except for that of eggs which was insignificant. Results suggest that Lithuanian household consumption did respond to price and real...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Transition economies; Food demand; LA-AIDS; Fixed effects model; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18530

Obesity Rates in OECD Countries: An International Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loureiro,   Maria L.; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24454

Chapter 15: CONTINGENT VALUATION OF CONSUMERS' WILLINGNESS TO PURCHASE PORK WITH LOWER SATURATED FAT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Halbrendt,   Catherine K.; Sterling,   Lesa; Snider,   Sue; Santoro,   Gail.
This book was originally published by Westview Press, Boulder CO, 1995.
Tipo: Book Chapter
Palavras-chave: Pork products; Reduced saturated fat; Contingent valuation; Willingness to pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25979

The Value of Accurate Crop Production Forecasts.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Rashid,   Shahidur.
Crop production forecasts are widely recognized as an important input into food balance sheets and for anticipating production shortfalls. However, the role of accurate crop production forecasting systems in mitigating food price instability and transitory food insecurity is often under-appreciated. This paper explains how crop production forecasting systems affect price instability and risks, and how they can be improved to stabilize the food system.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Africa; Food security; Forecasts; Production; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Productivity Analysis; C10; Q11.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97032

The contribution of organic sector in the Albanian agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leksinaj,   Elvira; Cicia,   Gianni; Cembalo,   Luigi; Del Giudice,   Teresa; Meco,   Maksim; Nelaj,   Taulant.
What is nowadays known as organic farming in Albania is at an initial phase. It is mainly located in the so called “marginal areas” by small farms. Organic market in Albania can be considered as at a very starting stage with small niches marketing point but with a growing interest of consumers for fresh productions with limited processing activities. The conditions for a better partaking in the country’s markets is, however, desirable since commercial and trade between Albania and other countries, mainly EU’s, is readily growing. The aim of the present research work is to present a descriptive analysis of the structural and productive indicators of the organic and, at large, the whole agriculture sector in Albania. The first part of the paper analyses the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Albanian agriculture; Organic potential farms; SWOT analysis; Premium price.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58082

HONORIEREN VERBRAUCHER PRODUKTE MIT EINEM ZUSATZNUTZEN FÜR DIE GESUNDHEIT? EMPIRISCHE EVIDENZ MIT SCANNERDATEN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moser,   Anke; Anders,   Sven M.
Die Zunahme ernährungsbedingter Krankheiten in Industrieländern lenkt die Aufmerksamkeit von Verbrauchern, Ernährungsindustrie und Lebensmitteleinzelhandel (LEH) zunehmend auf Lebensmittel mit Zusatznutzen für die Gesundheit. Empfehlungen der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) zur Vorbeugung ernährungsbedingter Krankheiten zielen auf einen verminderten Konsum fettreicher Fleischarten wie Schweinefleisch und Fleisch von Lamm und Ziege bei gleichzeitigem Anstieg des Verzehrs von Rindfleisch ab. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden mit kanadischen Scannerdaten auf Lebensmitteleinzelhandels- wie auch Haushaltsebene detaillierte Analysen des Nachfrageverhaltens nach verschiedenen Hackfleischsorten mit unterschiedlichen Fettgehaltsstufen durchgeführt. Die Ergebnisse...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Scannerdaten; AIDS-Modell; Multinominales Logit-Modell; Fleischnachfrage; Gesundheit; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52661

Effect of Menu Labeling on Caloric Intake and Restaurant Revenue in Full-Service Restaurants
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ellison,   Brenna D.; Lusk,   Jayson L.; Davis,   David W.
Paper removed at the request of the author.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Menu labeling; Numeric and symbolic calorie labels; Restaurant revenue; Full service restaurant; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Q19; I18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123325

NUTRIENT DELIVERY SYSTEM: A HUMAN FEEDING CONCEPT FOR 2000 A.D. AND BEYOND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cain,   Jarvis L.
Examines the nutrient needs of United States citizens in 2000 A.D. and beyond and offers some ideas on how they might be provided.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27564

Welfare Effects of Food Miles Labels
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caputo,   Vincenzina; Vassilopoulos,   Achilleas; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Canavari,   Maurizio.
We assessed the consumer welfare effects of two generic food miles labels: carbon dioxide (CO2) emission label and number of miles label. Using data from a choice experiment, our results generally suggest that a mandatory labeling policy for either type of label would have a positive welfare effect on both informed and uninformed consumers. However, a label informing consumers about the number of miles the food product has travelled provides greater positive welfare effects than a label informing consumers about the amount of CO2 emission.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Welfare effect; Generic food miles labelling programs; Choice experiment; Italy.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109314

Some Economic Benefits and Costs of Vegetarianism
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lusk,   Jayson L.; Norwood,   F. Bailey.
It is now fashionable in many circles to advocate vegetarianism, and many activist groups are vocal in their aim to convert the human race to vegetarians. What would be the economic costs and benefits of a shift away from meat consumption? In this article we provide some partial answers to this question. In three separate analyses we show (i) that it is much more costly to produce energy and protein from animal-based sources than from some plant-based sources, (ii) that sizable demand shifts away from meat consumption would result in significantly lower corn prices and production, and (iii) that the average U.S. consumer places a higher value on having meat in his or her diet than having any other food group. This information should help move forward our...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cost of nutrients; Crop production; Dietary costs; Livestock production; Value of meat; Vegan; Vegetarian; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55529

Vulnerability to risk among small farmers in Tajikistan: results of a 2011 survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lerman,   Zvi; Wolfgramm,   Bettina.
Tajikistan is judged to be highly vulnerable to risk, including food insecurity risks and climate change risks. By some vulnerability measures it is the most vulnerable among all 28 countries in the World Bank’s Europe and Central Asia Region – ECA (World Bank 2009). The rural population, with its relatively high incidence of poverty, is particularly vulnerable. The Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) in Tajikistan (2011) provided an opportunity to conduct a farm-level survey with the objective of assessing various dimensions of rural population’s vulnerability to risk and their perception of constraints to farming operations and livelihoods. The survey should be accordingly referred to as the 2011 PPCR survey. The rural population in Tajikistan is...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farmers; Tajikistan; Survey; Risk; Climate change; Tajikistan’s agriculture; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119833

ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRIVATE FOOD STANDARDS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giraud-Heraud,   Eric; Grazia,   Cristina; Hammoudi,   Abdelhakim.
This paper provides an original theoretical framework to better understand the raise of private quality standards in agrifood chains. Reasons for the development and conditions for the effectiveness of private quality standards are identified, by investigating firms’ strategic behaviour and, more precisely, both interactions among processing/retailing firms and upstream producers and the role of consumers’ behaviour. Considering different levels of consumers risk perception, we show that the incentive for firms to develop a more stringent private standard may increase with the level of the regulated minimum quality standard. Moreover, setting a private standard may reduce the risk of consumer dissatisfaction while increasing the marketed quantity....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Private quality standards; Vertical relationships; Risk perception; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; L1; L15; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116408

Estimating the Impact of Food and Drug Administration Regulation of Cigarette Package Warning Labels and the Potential Added Impact of Plain Packaging: Evidence From Experimental Auctions Among Adult Smokers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thrasher,   James F.; Rousu,   Matthew C.; Hammond,   David; Navarro,   Ashley; Corrigan,   Jay R.
Objective: To estimate differences in demand for cigarette packages with different packaging and health warning label formats. Methods:  Adult smokers (n=404) in four states participated in experimental auctions.  Participants bid on two of four experimental conditions, each involving a different health warning label format but with the same warning message: 1. text on 50% of pack side; 2. text on 50% of the pack front and back; 3. text with a graphic picture on 50% of the pack front and back; and 4. same as previous format, but without brand imagery.   Results:  Mean bids decreased across conditions (1. $3.52; 2. $3.43; 3. $3.11; 4. $2.93).  Bivariate and multivariate random effects models indicated that there was no statistically significant difference...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Experimental auctions; Cigarette labels; Grotesque images; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; C93.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103169

Factors Affecting Grain Consumption: Evidence from 1999-2002 NHANES Survey Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mancino,   Lisa; Carlson,   Andrea.
The latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that half of all daily grain servings be whole grains. Meeting the new guidelines may be a tall order for most Americans. Targeting nutrition messages that educate people on how to comply with these new recommendations requires a solid understanding of who needs to boost their whole grain intake. It also requires a better understanding of the way people consume grain-based foods - which types of foods, eating occasion and locations are more conducive to whole grain intake and which are more conducive to refined grain intake. This analysis makes use of the most recent NHANES data (1999-2002). We use data from the dietary recall and link it to a nutrient database that provides the number of food group...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19529

Traceability in Meat Supply Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hobbs,   Jill E.
Traceability through the agri-food supply chain has become the focus of recent industry initiatives and policy discussions in Canada. Traceability can be part of a strategy to reduce the risk or minimize the impact of a foodborne disease problem. It can also be part of a larger quality assurance strategy, facilitating the verification of specific quality attributes. This paper examines the economic incentives for implementing traceability systems in the meat and livestock sector, including ex post cost reduction, enhanced effectiveness of liability law, and reduced information costs for consumers. Preliminary evidence is presented from experimental auctions in Ontario and Saskatchewan that measured consumer willingness to pay for traceability information,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45725

La valorisation des savoirs faire au service d’un territoire: les produits coloniaux de la région Ouest de l’Etat du Santa Catarina – Brésil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dorigon,   C.; Cerdan,   Claire.
Les évolutions des marchés et des formes de consommer au Brésil conduisent nombreux agriculteurs familiaux à innover dans leur manière de produire et de vendre leurs produits. Il parait cependant nécessaire de préciser les interactions existantes entre stratégies de qualité et développement territorial. Pour répondre à ces questions, notre article s’appuie sur les résultat d’une étude sur les « produits coloniaux » de la région Ouest de Santa Catarina, située au sud du Brésil. Cette région est connue pour avoir développé le plus important de pôle de production-transformation de viandes de porcs et volailles, à partir d’un modèle associant des agriculteurs familiaux à de grandes agro-industries (modèle d’intégration). Avec l’évolution des dynamiques...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Construction sociale des marchés; Production de qualité; Production artisanale; Mouvements sociaux.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95012

Food Safety in the U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Awareness and Management Practices of Producers in Kentucky
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oger,   Raphaelle; Woods,   Timothy A.; Jean-Albert,   Pierre; Allan,   Daniel.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Value system; Value chain; Produce; Food safety; Vertical integration; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37867

Consumer Willingness to Pay for Food Safety in Beijing: A Case Study of Food Additives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Yuanyuan; Zeng,   Yinchu; Yu,   Xiaohua.
Constructing a theoretical framework and using a survey data of 294 customers from 25 supermarkets in Beijing, this paper studies the willingness to pay (WTP) for additive-free Mooncakes in Beijing and finds that age and income are important for WTP for “food safety” in China. Income is positively correlated with the WTP and there is an inverted-U-shaped relationship between age and WTP. This study indicates that consumers in Beijing are willing to pay 5.80 Yuan more for an additive-free Mooncake, which provides a good policy benchmark for the government regulation on food additives. Furthermore, the theoretical framework also provides a good benchmark for understanding WTP in the future study of food safety.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Safety; Willingness to Pay; Double-Bounded Dichotomous Choice; Additive-Free Mooncakes; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51234

Regional Fishery Management Organization as Games in Coalitional Form
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Do,   Kim Hang Pham; Folmer,   Henk.
This paper examines how a Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO) might successfully achieve effective control of a high seas fishery in the context of partial cooperation. We analyse the feasible allocations of property rights among members of a given RFMO and coalitions of potential entrants. We demonstrate that the modified Shapley value is an appropriate device for the division of the gains from both partial and full cooperations.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International fisheries; Overexploitation; Partial cooperation; Games in partition function form; Competitive equilibrium; Modified Shapley value; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97792

NEW AND NOTEWORTHY IN NUTRITION - Volume 38, September 13, 2002
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gillespie,   Stuart.
Headlines: Famine; Summit Sum-Up; HIV/AIDS; Hunger; Obesity; Child Growth and Development; Micronutrients; The Back Page.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16497

Consumer Perception of Bread Quality
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gellynck,   Xavier; Kuhne,   Bianka; Van Bockstaele,   F.; Van de Walle,   D.; Dewettinck,   K.
Bread contains a wide range of important nutritional components which provide a positive effect on human health. However, the consumption of bread in Belgium is declining during the last decades. This is due to factors such as changing eating patterns and a increasing choice of substitutes like breakfast cereals and fast foods. The aim of this study is to investigate consumer’s quality perception of bread towards sensory, health and nutrition attributes. Consumer’s quality perception of bread seams to be determined by sensory and health attributes. Three clusters of consumers are identified based on these attributes. In the first cluster, consumers’ quality perception of bread is not dependent on the health attributes it embraces, but to some extent on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer; Quality perception; Bread; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43544

FOOD EXPENDITURE PATTERNS OF THE HISPANIC POPULATION IN THE U.S.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lanfranco,   Bruno A.; Ames,   Glenn C.W.; Huang,   Chung L.
Food expenditure patterns were examined for Hispanic households in the U.S.  Engel curves for three food categories: food eaten at-home, food eaten away-from-home, and for total food, were estimated using four different functional forms.  Confidence intervals for income and household elasticities were computed and results compared with previous research.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Expenditure patterns; Engel curves; Food demand; Hispanic population; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16718

AT-HOME SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION IN KENTUCKY: A DOUBLE-HURDLE MODEL APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wan,   Wei; Hu,   Wuyang.
This study investigates demographic and socioeconomic factors contributing to at-home consumption of seafood in Kentucky through a 2010 survey. The Tobit and Cragg’s double-hurdle model are analyzed and tested. Numbers of people in the household, household income, race and employment status are significant determinants of at-home seafood consumption in Kentucky.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Seafood consumption; At-home; Kentucky; Double-Hurdle Model.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119807

Household Food Consumption in Mozambique: A Case Study in Three Northern Districts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rose,   Donald; Strasberg,   Paul J.; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Tschirley,   David L.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food consumption; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56031

The Role of Inter-Organizational Leadership in Agri-Food Value Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dooley,   Lawrence B.; Luca,   E.
For many years research on marketing channel behaviour was focused on power and conflict between channel members. More recently, as a result of globalisation, firms have become more dependent on each other and more collaborative models of channel behaviour have developed to meet the demands of the global marketplace. Research suggests that closer relationships involving trust, commitment, co-operation, co-ordination, and collaboration are needed between chain members to ensure the success of their value chains. The major challenge is to identify and develop leadership styles that foster efficient and collaborative value chains. Generally, the literature suggests that supply chain effectiveness and survival is linked to leadership behaviour. Leader...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49843

Does Negative Information Always Hurt Meat Demand? An Examination of Avian Influenza Information Impacts on U.S.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mu,   Jianhong H.; McCarl,   Bruce A.
Consumers’ consumption patterns could be affected by food safety information, however, it is more important to consider where the food safety issue occurs. If the food safety issue happens in other countries, in other words, it outbreaks out of the target market, negative information may be beneficial; in contrast, if the food safety issue occurs within the market, results may consistent with previous studies. Based on this assumption, this paper reinvestigates the impacts of AI media coverage and BSE cases on the demand of meat in U.S. market. Estimated results provide supports for our assumption, i.e., AI information has positive effect on poultry and turkey demands in short term, and BSE affect beef demand negatively.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Avian influenza media coverage; AI human case; BSE announcements; AIDS model; Meat demand; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Q1.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116450

Protecting ‘Single-Origin Coffee’ within the Global Coffee Market: The Role of Geographical Indications and Trademarks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schussler,   Lennart.
Over the past decade, coffee producers have been struggling with the world market’s low and unstable coffee prices. Some coffee producing countries try to overcome this crisis by moving from pure commodity exports to higher-price exports of niche market quality products, like “single-origin coffee”, protected by intellectual property tools. Such protection can take the form of trademarks or geographical indications. At present within the single-origin coffee sector, a trend to use the latter form can be observed. For example, “Café de Colombia” was registered as a Protected Geographical Indication under Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. Another recent example is the Ethiopian Fine Coffee Trademarking and Licensing Initiative. In order to protect its...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Columbia; Ethiopia; Geographical indications; Single-origin coffee; Trademarks; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48799

RISK COMMUNICATION: REDUCING THE RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ratzan,   Scott C.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33094

Nutrient profile labelling: consumers’ perceptions in Germany and Belgium
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moeser,   Anke; Hoefkens,   Christine; Van Camp,   John; Verbeke,   Wim.
Growing consumer interest in food and health has motivated the European food industry to provide more simple information on the nutritional composition of foods. In addition to the traditional back-of-pack nutrition table, simplified front-of-pack labels have been introduced by the food industry to allow consumers making better informed and healthier food choices. In this paper, consumers’ perceptions of simplified nutrition information, namely Guideline Daily Amount (GDA) and Traffic light (TL), in Germany and Belgium are explored. Surveys in Germany (147 respondents) and Belgium (128 respondents) were conducted in 2008. Data were analysed by means of descriptive statistics and regression analysis. In both countries, the GDA is the most widely used...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutrient profile labelling; Nutrition policy; European food industry; Consumer survey.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58100

CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF IRRADIATED PRODUCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Terry,   Danny E.; Tabor,   Richard L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27347

Food Safety and Defense Risks in the U.S.-Mexico Produce Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nganje,   William E.; Richards,   Timothy J.; Bravo,   Jesus; Hu,   Na; Kagan,   Albert; Acharya,   Ram N.; Edwards,   Mark R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I18; I28; L51.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94707

Structural Equation Modelling of Consumer Acceptance of Genetically Modified Food (GM) in the Mediterranean Europe: Spain, Greece and Italy.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Costa-Font,   Montserrat; Gil,   Jose Maria.
The inception of genetic modification (GM) techniques in food production conveys both opportunities - improve food production technologies and/or product differentiation - and risks - dread of a change of the technological status quo, ambiguity in the food properties..…. Hence, some research has been devoted a careful understanding of consumer's reactions towards to GM food. However, unavoidably individual's perceptions involve taking into account several factors at a time that cannot be taken as given or exogenous such as traditional food values and trust in information sources primarily. This paper contributes to the literature by examining the behavioural process that drives individual's perceptions to GM food using a methodology that allows accounting...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetically modified food; Structural Equation Modelling; Mediterranean Europe; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9415

Estimating the Economic Value of Specific Characteristics Associated with Angus Bulls Sold at Auction
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Rodney D.; Turner,   Tyler; Dhuyvetter,   Kevin C.; Marsh,   Thomas L.
The genetic traits of a purebred bull convey the reproductive and economic value to buyers. This study examines and compares the value of actual production weights (birth, weaning, and yearling weight), production expected progeny differences (EPDs) (birth, weaning, milk, and yearling), and ultrasound EPDs (carcass quality predictors) for purebred Angus bulls sold at auction. One EPD, birth weight, was valued by buyers more than its corresponding actual weight, though both actual weights and EPDs significantly impact price. Predictors of carcass quality were important in determining price. Finally, several individual animal factors and sale characteristics were significant in determining price.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Angus bulls; Carcass characteristics; EPDs; Marketing factors; Production factors; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45528

Food Systems: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Analysis and Learning
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duncan,   Jessica; Hatt,   Ken.
This paper introduces an innovative, interdisciplinary food systems programme based on an open‐source pedagogical model that facilitates learning through the use of technology developed at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). We begin by explaining the structure and goals of the UOC and briefly introduce the UOC’s e‐learning model. We then consider the development of the Department of Food Systems, Culture and Society and explain our rational for focussing on food governance. We focus primarily on a set of mandatory introductory courses for the Master’s Diploma in Food, Society and International Food Governance. These courses, which make up a certificate in Food Systems Analysis, lay out the fundamentals of our approach to the study of food systems....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100588

Los cambios en la división internacional del trabajo agrícola y sus efectos en la dinámica espacial de los sistemas agroalimentarios: el caso de México
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pensado Leglise,   Mario del Roble.
El trabajo tiene el propósito de analizar las principales consecuencias de los cambios en la división internacional del trabajo en las dinámicas espaciales de los sistemas agropecuarios, particularmente en el caso de México. Aquí se utiliza el marco conceptual del estudio sobre empresas trasnacionales y la División Internacional del Trabajo Agrícola, DITA y el relativo a los sistemas agroalimentarios localizados, SIAL. Se revisan los principales aspectos que intervienen en la configuración de la DITA y se utiliza el análisis factorial para distinguir las variables que inciden en la relación entre la productividad agropecuaria y la eficacia de la inserción de México en la globalización. La conclusión principal es que el enfoque SIAL tiene posibilidades de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Commodities; DITA; Economías a escala y de proximidad y SIAL.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95214

Major Forces and Factors Shaping Global Markets: The Emerging Agricultural World
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brookins,   Carole L.
The world is producing greater opportunity for more people than ever before in the history of mankind. The global agri-food system is dynamic, not static. In order to understand the future trends and potentials for utilizing and improving our agri-food system, it is critical to focus on forces that will improve both productivity and policy to meet the demands of the ever-changing global market. This paper identifies five major trends that will impact the global economy and create structural change in commodity markets.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; Energy; Environment; Farm policy; Food safety; Information technology; Infrastructure gaps; Trade logistics; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62280

Estimating the demand for risk reduction from foodborne pathogens through food irradiation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hartl,   Jochen; Fox,   John A.
In this study the response of US consumers to irradiation in meat processing is examined. Despite scientific evidence of the effectiveness and safety of irradiation, meat processors and retailers have been slow to market irradiated beef products due to uncertainty about consumer acceptance. The objective of this study was therefore to examine the factors influencing consumer demand for irradiation using data from a contingent valuation (CV) survey with 819 households in eight midwestern US states. The analysis focused on the value of reduced risk from Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in ground beef consumption. Respondents were on average willing to pay a price premium of 22 cents/lb. for safer ground beef. Willingness to Pay (WTP) amounts were...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Irradiation; Willingness to Pay (WTP); Contingent Valuation (CV); Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97498

Global Agriculture in a Rapidly Changing Environment: Needed Policies for Future Food and Well-being (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Msangi,   Siwa.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50582

Consumer Perception of the Use of High-Pressure Processing and Pulsed Electric Field Technologies in Food Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sonne,   Anne-Mette; Grunert,   Klaus G.; Olsen,   Nina Veflen; Granli,   Britt-Signe; Banati,   Diana; Pollak-Toth,   Annamaria; Szabo,   Erzsebet.
New food processing technologies are developed on a continuous basis. While food scientists may applaud the progress of science, consumers have been known to take a more conservative approach and do not always readily see the benefits of new processing methods. As learned from earlier examples (such as GM and irradiation), the advantages that a new processing technology has to offer do not necessarily guarantee the success of a product in the market place. If consumers do not perceive the benefits of a new technology as relevant, its application is threatened. For example, studies of consumer attitudes towards GM foods have found that consumer acceptance depends on whether consumers perceive specific benefits associated with the product (Frewer et al....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59111

Do Healthy Foods Cost More? It Depends on How You Measure the Cost
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlson,   Andrea; Frazao,   Elizabeth.
Replaced with revised version of poster 07/22/10.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cost of healthy foods; Whole grains; Fruits; Vegetables; Energy cost; Edible weight cost; Standard portion cost; Food cost; Prices; NHANES; PED; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61014

Effets d’un changement institutionnel, la réforme du protocole sucre (ACP-UE), sur la filière légumes frais à l’île Maurice.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramasawmy,   B.; Fort,   F.
This paper investigates the strategies adopted by economic actors in the context of an institutional change. We base ourselves on data collected as part of an exploratory study in the sugar and fresh vegetable supply chains in Mauritius. The reform of the sugar protocol between the European Union and the ACP countries has given rise to two major consequences in the Mauritian agricultural sector. Firstly it has caused an institutional change in the sugar supply chain resulting in large sugar producers diversifying into other more remunerative economic sectors. We refer to research by North to analyse the indirect effects of the reform of the sugar protocol on another supply chain, the fresh vegetables supply chain. The second consequence refers to a second...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fresh vegetables supply chain; Institutional change; Collective strategy; Mauritius; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95217

ANÁLISE DAS MUDANÇAS RECENTES NAS DESPESAS COM ALIMENTOS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Silveira,   Rebecca Impelizieri; Bicalho,   Ellenise Elsa Emidio; Lirio,   Viviani Silva.
O objetivo deste estudo é analisar as mudanças na despesa alimentar das famílias brasileiras no período compreendido entre os anos de 1996 e 2003. Relacionou-se o consumo familiar ao preço e à despesa anual para os seguintes alimentos: aves e ovos, bebidas, carne bovina, carne suína, cereais em grãos, farinhas e derivados, frutas, lácteos, legumes e verduras. Na pesquisa, foram utilizados os microdados da Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares (POF) disponibilizados pelo IBGE, para os períodos selecionados. Em termos da distribuição de renda, observou-se pequeno ganho após a implantação do Plano Real: a população brasileira economicamente ativa que recebia até cinco salários mínimos mensais aumentou entre os anos de análise, porém para as mais altas faixas de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumo alimentar; Alimentos; Orçamento familiar; Limentary consumption; Foods; Familiar budget; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108880

EXPERT OPINION AND CUISINE REPUTATION IN THE MARKET FOR RESTAURANT MEALS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fogarty,   James Joseph.
As food is an experience good, the market for restaurant meals is a market where the cost of acquiring information regarding quality is relatively high. In such markets consumers often turn to reputation measures to guide purchase decisions. As Australia does not have a longstanding cuisine style of its own, and given Australia has been open to substantial immigration inflows since federation, it represents an especially appropriate market to study regarding the impact of individual restaurant reputation and collective cuisine reputation on meal prices. The following study uses the hedonic price approach to investigate the implicit price of individual reputation indicators, cuisine type reputation indicators, and other objective indicators in the market...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Expert Opinion; Food; Hedonic Pricing; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56205

WHAT DETERMINES THE USE OF BRANDS AND SEALS OF  APPROVAL AS EXTRINSIC QUALITY CUES IN  CONSUMERS’ PORK PURCHASE DECISION?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grebitus,   Carola; Menapace,   Luisa; Bruhn,   Maike.
In today’s saturated food markets with increasingly homogeneous products food quality provides an opportunity for product differentiation. We want to answer the question what determines the use of extrinsic quality cues (brands, seals of approval) in consumers’ pork purchase decision. Therefore, we accomplished a consumer survey (n=767) at different German retailers. The results show that consumers’ pork purchase at small supermarkets, use of household leaflets to make purchase decisions and modest income level determines the use of seals of approval. Consumers who buy pork at small supermarkets and discounters, and who use household leaflets use brands.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Extrinsic quality cues; Brand; Seal of approval; Pork; Purchase decision-making; Germany.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52651

Calidad y desempeño en la producción sana de productos agrícolas: examen del control de capacitación del desempeño
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mendoza,   Patricio; Valderas,   Ramon; Perez,   A.; Arias,   Jose Luis.
Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chile
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Control; Quality; Training.; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97350

Agriculture for Food and Nutrition Security: A Must For Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dittoh,   Saa; Abizari,   Abdul-Razak; Akuriba,   Margaret A.
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) underscore an overriding importance of human development for sustained economic, social, political and other development, and nutrition is the beginning of human development. Nutrition has, however, not been viewed as a development imperative in many African countries. Agricultural and health policies, projects and programmes and the conduct of agricultural and health research in most African countries do not consider nutrition to any significant degree.  The paper argues that food production, poverty, malnutrition and health are very intricately linked and the result of that linkage is probably the most important determinant of development and, thus, the realization of the MDGs in Africa.  It also argues that it is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52217

THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING: A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weimer,   Jon P.
A minimum of $3.6 billion would be saved if breastfeeding were increased from current levels (64 percent in-hospital, 29 percent at 6 months) to those recommended by the U.S. Surgeon General (75 and 50 percent). This figure is likely an underestimation of the total savings because it represents cost savings from the treatment of only three childhood illnesses: otitis media, gastroenteritis, and necrotizing enterocolitis. This report reviews breastfeeding trends and previous studies that assessed the economic benefits of breastfeeding.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Breastfeeding; Economic benefits; Otitis media; Gastroenteritis; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33813

Some Problems in Estimating Willingness to Pay with Contingent Valuation Surveys: Case for Consumer Acceptance of Genetically Modified Food
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chern,   Wen S.; Kaneko,   Naoya.
This paper reports results from a U.S. national telephone survey on genetically modified foods.  The objectives of this paper are to determine the effect of "indifference" response on the estimate of willingness to pay and to test the assumption of common marginal utility of income among respondents.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetically modified foods; Contingent valuation; Willingness to pay; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34852

Assessing Rural Women Food Producers Capacity to Adopt Modern ICTs – A case Study of the Mfantsiman District of Ghana
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sampong,   D.D.; Egyir,   Irene Susana; Yaw,   Osei-Asare.
The traditional way of information dissemination has been through people; the modern way is through the electronic media – improved information and communication technologies (ICTs).  For effectiveness, modern ICTs should help women to improve on their income generating capacity.  Issues of level of resource capacity of women, information needed, and current sources of such information become important.  This study sought to investigate the issues above with respect to rural women food producers in the Mfantsiman District of Ghana.  Simple descriptive statistics and econometric models were employed in the data analysis of 91 randomly selected respondents.  The results of the study showed that: In general, the women food producers were aged, subsistence...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Information and communication Technology; Ghana; Women; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52149

The Philippine Bakery Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woods,   Mollie; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Trade; Bakery; Philippines; Bakery Ingredients; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; D4; F1.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52381

Fuel and Food Tradeoffs: A Preliminary Analysis of South African Food Consumption Patterns
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mabiso,   Athur; Weatherspoon,   Dave D.
As oil prices continue to skyrocket and food riots surface across the globe, there are growing concerns that food-fuel tradeoffs are beginning to present serious challenges for food security across the world. In South Africa, where the government is embarking on a biofuels expansion strategy, understanding the nature of food-fuels tradeoffs is imperative for effective policy making and ultimately safeguarding consumers' welfare. Using time series monthly data constructed from various sources, this preliminary study makes a step toward explaining the nature of food-fuel tradeoffs in South Africa. By including fuel prices in the estimation of single-equation and seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) estimates of demands for maize meal (the South African...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6126

Income and Nutritional Outcomes in Rwanda's Rural Areas, 1990 and 2000
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McKay,   Andrew; Loveridge,   Scott.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Downloads October 2008-July 2009: 13.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11446

Tracking Changes in Dietary Awareness and Food Choices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Variyam,   Jayachandran N.; Smith,   Travis A.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121982

FOOD SAFETY SHOCKS AND THEIR EFFECT ON INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS: A CASE STUDY FROM THE GUATEMALAN RASPBERRY INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Estrada-Valle,   Juan M.
This document contains the PowerPoint presentation given by the authors at the 2002 WCC-72 meetings, regarding food safety shocks and their effect on international competitiveness.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16624

Parents' Preferences for Health Labels on Foods for Children
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Colson,   Gregory; Grebitus,   Carola.
Paper removed at the request of the author.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health label; Children’s diet; Parents’ food choices; BMI; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114284

Du local au global : Dynamiques de développement des Indications Géographiques dans les pays en développement. Le cas du poivre de Kampot et du sucre de palme de Kampong Speu au Cambodge
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Francois,   M.; Prak,   S.; Brun,   J.M.
Les Indications Géographiques sont un des moyens de valoriser les produits issus des Systèmes Alimentaires Locaux. Si la référence de l’Indication Géographique est bien la production dans l’espace local défini qui assure la qualité du produit et sa spécificité, la dynamique de développement de l’indication géographique suppose que les acteurs économiques des filières concernées soient en capacité de se relier avec l’espace global, où se définissent les règles d’utilisation de ce signe de qualité, et où se trouvent les nouveaux marchés des produits. Dans le Cas du Cambodge, l’Etat a choisi de mobiliser un appui extérieur pour permettre la création d’associations interprofessionnelles de gestion des IG, et les appuyer dans leur développement. L’implication...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Indication Géographique; Filières agroalimentaires; Cambodge; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95020

Fresh Market Acceptance of Two Types of Machine Harvestable Tomatoes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nichols,   John P.; Degner,   Robert L.; Connolly,   Chan C.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Machine; Harvestable Tomatoes; Tomatoes; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96415

Planning of the Agrifood supply chain: a case study for the FVG region
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosa,   Franco; Sossai,   E.; Vasciaveo,   Michela.
The aim of this paper is to discuss the planning of regional Agri-food supply chain using an integrated database territorial information. The objective is to optimize the chain performance using alternative solutions. Evidences are obtained with a case study performed in FVG region applied to maize-crop. Firstly it is explored the chain network composed by farms, collection points and processing plants; then territorial, agronomic and climate information are integrated to simulate realistic production forecast model applied to maize crop. Finally a program from graph analysis is used to allocate the production through the chain. The economic performance is evaluated using the net revenues varying with the intensification of maize production and adoption of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Data integration; Supply chain; Decision support system; Crop simulation; Regional policy.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95226

System Approach for Evaluating Locally Grown Produce Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berruto,   Remigio; Busato,   Patrizia.
The potential advantages of locally grown produce are mainly related to the coexistence of production and consumption in the same area. These advantages are: reduced transportation, freshness, better taste, easy traceability, transparency, food safety, environmental sustainability and community development. Despite these positive aspects, the money spent for locally grown produce represents only a small percentage of the total money spent for fresh produce purchases. On the other hand, interest is growing for furnishing produce to local produce schools, hospitals and public institutions. The supply chains of locally grown produce are classified into direct marketing distributions (farmers’ markets, CSAs, roadside stands, on-farm stores) and indirect...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: System approach; Locally grown; Supply–chain; Fruits and vegetables; Logistics; Simulation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58713

How Much Do Americans Pay for Fruits and Vegetables?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Reed,   Jane; Frazao,   Elizabeth; Itskowitz,   Rachel.
Many Americans do not consume the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables. Almost half of Americans think eating more fruits and vegetables would make their diets healthier, so why don't they? One argument is that fruits and vegetables are expensive, especially when purchased fresh. According to an ERS study, a consumer can meet the recommendation of three servings of fruits and four servings of vegetables daily for 64 cents.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33691

FROM PAPER TO PLASTIC BY 2002: RETAILERS' PERSPECTIVE ON ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEMS FOR FOOD STAMPS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Quinones,   Ana R.; Kinsey,   Jean D.
The Food Stamp Program (FSP) is working under the deadline of October 1, 2002, to  coordinate a change from the current paper disbursement system of paper food stamps to an electronic transfer system of benefits, known as EBT.  The Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been studying the effectiveness of differing vehicles for benefit dispersal since the inception of the FSP in the 1960's.  The merits of a direct cash payment have been compared to those of the paper system by the USDA and an array of professional groups and research organizations.  The adoption of the electronic benefit transfer (EBT) system engenders a new set of questions about the effects of EBT on benefit recipients, retailers and the administering...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14338

SEAFOOD SAFETY PERCEPTIONS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON ANTICIPATED CONSUMPTION UNDER VARYING INFORMATION TREATMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roheim,   Cathy A.; Kline,   Jeffrey D.; Anderson,   Joan Gray.
This paper identifies factors that influence consumers' seafood safety perceptions and examines how these perceptions affect consumers' anticipated consumption when consumers are provided with additional information relevant to seafood.  A recursive system of equations is specified describing consumers' safety perceptions as a function of past experience with seafood, recreational harvest activities, and risk-taking behavior, and describing the influence of safety perceptions on consumers' anticipated demand response to hypothetical information concerning seafood.  A telephone survey of randomly selected Rhode Island consumers provided data for the analysis.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31648

Food Safety and Spinach Demand: A Generalized Error Correction Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arnade,   Carlos Anthony; Kuchler,   Fred; Calvin,   Linda.
We estimate an error correction model representing demand for leafy green vegetables but generalize the structure to allow for adjustment to one conspicuous shock. We investigate whether the adjustment rate to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) 2006 warning that fresh spinach was contaminated with deadly bacteria was distinct from the overall adjustment rate. Our model allows consumers to correct both for past errors and for any errors in their reaction to the shock. This method yields an estimate of the adjustment rate to the policy shock and points to an improved estimate of the duration of policy impacts.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Error correction model; Adjustment rates; AIDS demand model; Retail food demand; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117775

Finnish Salmonella Control Program -- Efficiency and Viability in Food Safety Promotion
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maijala,   Riitta; Peltola,   Jukka.
When joining the EU, Finland was granted a permission to run its own food safety policy concerning Salmonella. The policy is called Finnish Salmonella Control Program (FSCP) and it covers the main animal production lines: pork, beef, poultry, and also the products thereof e.g. meat and eggs. By committing to follow an EU Commission approved national program Finland received so called additional guarantees from the EU. These guarantees allow it to require respective salmonella protection levels from similar products imported to the country. In order to continue the program its economic efficiency has to be thoroughly evaluated. The objective of FCSP is that no more than 1% of the animals and meat should be contaminated with Salmonella at the national level....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Salmonella control; Policy evaluation; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24793

Los valores personales y culturales como elementos clave en la adopción de nuevos alimentos en un mercado globalizado. Aplicación a un producto étnico.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barrena Figueroa,   Ramo; Sanchez Garcia,   Mercedes.
El sector de la alimentación se enfrenta últimamente a un mercado cada vez más competitivo y más globalizado, donde las diferencias culturales parecen ser un aspecto importante de la adopción y difusión de innovaciones internacionales. Los diferentes grupos culturales difieren en su evaluación de productos, por lo tanto entender las actitudes y comportamientos de los diferentes grupos étnicos puede ser fundamental de cara a conocer la posible aceptación de productos en el mercado. Sobre esta base argumental, este trabajo pretende analizar si la estructura de decisión con respecto a un nuevo alimento varía en su complejidad y en el tipo de beneficios y valores buscados en función del origen étnico del encuestado. Para contrastar estos objetivos se ha...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Innovación alimentaria; Identidad étnica; Means-end chain; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94926

The Challenge of Reaching Transparency: ‘T-readiness’ of Enterprises and Sector Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fritz,   Melanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
Discussions on the safety and quality of food as well as growing interest in the sustainability of the production, distribution and consumption of food have contributed to the emergence of ‘transparency’ as a critical success factor for the food sector. However, reaching transparency for different stakeholders from different backgrounds and cultural identities is a dynamic process which depends on certain capabilities of enterprises and organizations along the food value chain but also on the realization of a fitting communication scheme within the sector. This discussion asks for the identification and utilization of an indicator that could identify deficiencies and support enterprises and the sector in reaching a level of transparency that could serve...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97020

¿Se hace humo el territorio del asado? : un enfoque constructivista de la calidad de los alimentos. Experiencias argentinas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Champredonde,   Marcelo; Muchnik,   Jose.
Consideramos, que la calidad de los alimentos territoriales debe ser abordada desde enfoques que integren la complejidad de sus múltiples dimensiones. Hasta el presente, los enfoques de la calidad han mostrado una oposición entre dos grandes escuelas: una escuela que podríamos calificar en términos de objetivadora. Los enfoques desarrollados al interior de esta escuela se orientan a materializar la calidad y a medirla a través de una serie de variables objetivables. Por su parte, la escuela subjetivadora, hace hincapié, a veces de manera unilateral, en el rol de los valores simbólicos asociados a la producción, elaboración y consumo de los alimentos. El presente enfoque propone considerar a la calidad de los alimentos desde una doble perspectiva...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Calidad territorial; Alimentos; Enfoque constructivista; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94999

CHANGES IN MARKET EQUILIBRIA RESULTING FROM FOOD SAFETY REGULATION IN THE MEAT AND POULTRY INDUSTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goodwin,   Harold L., Jr.; Shiptsova,   Rimma.
This study presents a unique view on the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) implementation of the so-called "Mega-Reg" authorizing establishment of regulatory hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) procedures.  Surveys were sent to plant managers of the 11 firms participating in the HACCP Roundtable at the University of Arkansas.  Results of the survey were used to create HACCP implementation cost estimates for poultry kill plants and perform welfare analysis by using equilibrium displacement model (EDM).  Results show average welfare losses up to 35 million a year for the broiler industry as well as substantial losses to consumers resulting from the new regulation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34583

Knowledge Management in the Food Supply Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rodriguez Monroy,   Carlos; Fuentes-Pila,   Joaquin; Martinez Soto,   Moises E.; Velasco,   Julia; Morris,   Anne.
The object of the present article is to discuss Knowledge Management (KM) in the Agrifood Supply Chain (ASC). In the 21st century, the ASC is under strong tensions. This is evident in the drastic changes in the global scene. For example, in the year 2008, food prices were high and unstable. In the last years, the importance of knowledge as a source of competitive advantage for organizations has increased considerably, so it is necessary its management in the ASC in order to surpass the challenges of the 21st century. KM is a direction tool that focuses in determining, organizing, directing, providing and supervising the practices and activities related with the knowledge (intangible active) required to achieve the strategies and objectives of the business...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Management; Knowledge; Agrifood supply chain; Price stability; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59188

The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas 2011 -2012
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: ECLAC; FAO; IICA.
Since late 2010 and continuing into 2011, price volatility, in relation to basic agricultural commodities, has occupied center stage on the agendas of decision makers.  An additional concern has been uncertainty about a new global economic crisis in the wake of the macroeconomic difficulties experienced in the economies of several European countries and the United States.  In recent months, this situation has been compounded by the food crisis in the Horn of Africa --a reminder of the extremely vulnerable conditions under which broad segments of the world population continue to live.  This third edition of Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas: a Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean is an informational and analytical tool...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119195

Investment Decision in Vegetable Oil Extraction Plants in North of Minas Gerais – Brazil: An Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process in a Biodiesel Production Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: da Silva Junior,   Aziz Galvao; Perez,   Ronaldo; Boratto,   Metheus.
In line with the social objectives of the PNPB (Brazilian Program of Production and Use of Biodiesel) and its “Social Seal” Framework, PETROBRAS has set up a 57 million liter/year biodiesel plant in the semi‐arid region of North of Minas Gerais State, where the socioeconomics indicators are very unfavorable. Despite the potential to boost the agricultural and agro‐industrial sector, the biodiesel plant is using mainly soybean oil from other regions. Funded by the Minas Gerais Government, the ongoing project aims to contribute to the development of oilseed supply chain in the North of Minas Gerais. To deal with these socioeconomic complex decisions, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used. Organization models were proposed for the following production...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biodiesel; Oil extraction; AHP; North of Minas; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100500

The Prevalence of Under-Nourished Child Obese Mother Phenomenon in Rural Areas: Evidence from Central Province of Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mburu,   John G.; Okello,   Julius Juma.
Attainment of nutritional security is a major focus of the Millennium Development Goals. Despite efforts, Sub-Saharan Africa countries are yet to make significant progress in becoming nutritionally secure. Over the years, maternal obesity and child under-nutrition have concurrently been on the increase. The rise in obesity and child under-nutrition is attributed to, among others, urbanization-driven shifts in eating habits and lifestyle, changes in purchasing power, food assistance and stress-related medical conditions.  Studies in Asia and Latin America have associated co-existence of adult obesity and child under-nutrition with urban areas. In this paper we examine the prevalence of child under-nutrition and mother obesity in rural Kenya. We find that 22...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Child; Kenya; Mother; Nutrition; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52160

A Disponibilidade de Produtos e o Poder de Compra dos Consumidores: Grãos de Milho e Arroz
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA,   Technical Team.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economía-Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55201

DEMAND FOR DIFFERENTIATED VEGETABLES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yen,   Steven T.; Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Harris,   James Michael; Ballenger,   Nicole.
To obtain a healthier diet, Americans need to consume not only more vegetables, but also a healthier mix of vegetables. Household demands for eight categories of vegetables are investigated, using ACNielsen's Homescan data. A maximum simulated likelihood estimation procedure results in elasticity estimates which are somewhat larger than those obtained from both time-series and cross-section data in the literature. Even these larger elasticities are not large enough to bridge the dietary consumption gap without, and possibly even with, substantial price or food expenditure subsidies. Furthermore, Homescan data do indicate some significant differences in preferences for types of vegetables by household characteristics, such as race and ethnicity. This...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20059

TARGETING URBAN MALNUTRITION: A MULTICITY ANALYSIS OF THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF CHILDHOOD NUTRITIONAL STATUS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morris,   Saul Sutkover.
This paper assesses the degree to which childhood malnutrition and its contributing factors are clustered by neighborhood in seven different cities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The analysis is based on data from eight different national household surveys that used a two-stage sampling design (households within clusters). Spatial clustering was assessed using the intracluster correlation coefficient (r), which may be interpreted as the proportion of the total variance in a variable that is associated with the cluster to which it belongs. In general, per capita expenditures and the share of the household budget spent on food showed a high level of spatial clustering across the seven cities, but the magnitude of this clustering varied markedly from...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16399

Measuring multifunctional (agritouristic) characterization of the territory
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bassi,   Ivana; De Poi,   P.
The reform of EU agricultural policy set up by Agenda 2000 was intended to develop a competitive, sustainable and multifunctional agriculture, through instruments of both the market and income support policy and the rural development policy. To design strategies and actions while simultaneously considering the multifunctional character of farming and of rural areas, it is necessary to measure the multifunctionality with reference to the sectorial and territorial dimensions. This research represents a methodological contribution to the analyses whose aim it is to describe the multifunctional character of the territory. The availability of data regarding the functions performed by farms, the private or public nature of goods produced and the location of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multifunctional characterization; Spatial proximity; Fuzzy clustering.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94927

Economic Potential for Nutritional Improvement in Feed Grains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brennan,   John P.; Singh,   Rajinder Pal; Bialowas,   Adam.
Feed grains researchers have abundant technical opportunities to select various options for improvement of nutritional characteristics of feed grains. Choosing between those opportunities is a difficult issue for research funding organisations. In this paper, efforts to address the relative economic benefits from the different options for feed grains nutritional improvement are reported. The economic benefits arising from nutritional improvements in various feed grains are examined and compared to the benefits from increasing yields of the feed grains rather than improving their nutritional value. The results of the analysis of these options are presented in an economic surplus framework that enables the major beneficiaries and the relative gains for the...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research; Feed grain; Nutrition; Value; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123608

Heritage and wine as tourist attractions in rural areas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Privitera,   Donatella.
In recent times, the search for a new relationship with nature, of quality and safety of foodstuffs and in particular the need for “identity”, of characterizing places as bearers of values and traditions have led an increasing number of people to see rural areas as places of values, resources, culture and products to discover and enjoy. Agriculture has taken on a multifunctional role and link with tourism is required to protect and exploit its “historical” resources (heritage) as a tool of interconnection between local products, countryside, traditions, cultural values but also to place emphasis of the territory and communicate it. The aim of paper is the role assumed today by firms regarding both the primary activity and other services, in particular...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Heritage marketing; Wine tourism; Case study; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95216

Access to Affordable, Nutritious Food Is Limited in “Food Deserts”
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ver Ploeg,   Michele.
A small percentage of U.S. households live in “food deserts,” where access to a supermarket or large grocery store is a problem. Low-income households often leave food deserts to shop where food prices are lower. Business costs, along with characteristics of potential customers, affect where stores locate.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122142

Linking Farmers to Markets: The Case of Grain Marketing Information in Western Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Odendo,   Martins; De Groote,   Hugo.
Market liberalization created a situation where there are no guaranteed grain prices, no central information source and the need for marketing information increased. Unfortunately, most farmers have little or no access to marketing information. This study evaluates farmers’ perceptions of importance of marketing information; identifies farmers’ sources of grain marketing information; determine farmers’ confidence in and use of marketing information; and assesses determinants farmers’ willingness (WTP) to pay for marketing information. Data used in this study were generated using a structured questionnaire in a survey that covered a random sample of 120 households in traditionally grain surplus-and deficit zones of Kenya. The data were analyzed by...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmer; Grains; Logit; Markets.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52144

WHO IS MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE MEAT WE EAT IS SAFE?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Erdem,   Seda; Rigby,   Dan; Wossink,   Ada.
We report results of an analysis of the attribution of relative responsibility across the stages of the food chain for ensuring food safety. Specifically, we identify perceptions of the share of the overall responsibility that each stage in the food chain has to ensure that the meat people cook and eat at home does not cause them to become ill. Results are reported for two groups of stakeholders: consumers and farmers, and for two types of meat: chicken and beef. The stakeholders’ opinions regarding the relative degrees of responsibility of the sequential food chain stages (feed supplier, farmer, livestock transportation, abattoir,… consumer) are elicited via surveys using the Maximum Difference technique (best-worst scaling). The data are analyzed using...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; Q51; D03; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91813

Sistemas agroalimentarios localizados (SIAL): de la agroindustria al conglomerado
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zambrano,   Pina; Jesus, Henri.
El objetivo de la investigación se centró en contrastar, como instrumento metodológico, el esquema teórico de los conglomerados para analizar la propuesta de los sistemas agroalimentarios localizados (SIAL) y derivar potenciales elementos clave de necesaria atención a la hora de promover un proceso evolutivo desde una actividad tradicional y semindustrial, hacia un competitivo conglomerado de agroindustrias rurales (AIR), ubicado territorialmente y sustentado en los atributos locales propios de cada recurso explotado y con las características distintivas de las relaciones establecidas por los agentes participantes en una estructura agroindustrial de este tipo. La metodología empleada se basó en el análisis de caso para proporcionar evidencia empírica sobre...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: SIAL; Conglomerado; Agroindustria; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95219

Limited Food Access as an Equilibrium Outcome: An Empirical Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bonanno,   Alessandro; Chenarides,   Lauren; Goetz,   Stephan J.
Lack of access to nutritious and affordable food has become an important public policy issue in the U.S.: various interest groups are seeking to reverse a trend whereby certain areas lack larger, full-service grocery stores that provide “higher” quality foods. Based on game-theoretic findings suggesting that lack of food access can be an equilibrium outcome, we specify a model relating access to higher quality food stores to a vector of supply and demand factors, using seven years of county-level data for the contiguous U.S., and a constrained generalized ordered logit estimator. Our results suggest that demand side factors, especially market size (total income and SNAP funds) play an important role in determining food access, and that large food stores...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Access; Equilibrium; Food-Store Density; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; R3; L81.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123196

Effects of Food Safety Standards on Seafood Exports to US, EU and Japan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nguyen,   Anh Van Thi; Wilson,   Norbert L.W.
Estimating the panel gravity model with bilateral pair and country-by-time fixed-effects separately for each seafood product, we found that food safety regulations have differential effects across seafood products. In all three industrialized markets, shrimp is most sensitive, while fish is the least sensitive to changing food safety policies. The enforcement of the US HACCP, the EU Minimum Required Performance Level and the Japanese Food Safety Basic Law caused a loss of 90.45%, 99.47%, and 99.97% to shrimp trade in these markets, and a reduction associated with fish trade was 66.71%, 82.83%, and 89.32%.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Seafood; International trade; Gravity model; HACCP; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; C33; F13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46758

Differences in WTP and Consumer Demand for Organic and Non-GM Fresh and Processed Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: He,   Na; Bernard,   John C.
Auction experiments were used to examine demand and premium differences between organic, non-GM (genetically modified), and conventional versions for two pairs of fresh and processed foods. Results showed processed foods had greater substitutability among the versions than fresh products. Conventional versions were the least price sensitive, while non-GM versions were the most sensitive. Significant premium differences were found between fresh and processed foods for sweet corn and tortilla chips, but not for potatoes and potato chips. Results from random effects models mirrored these findings. In general, the extent of premium differences between fresh and processed versions appears dependent on the food product.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Auction experiments; Willingness to pay; Organic; Non-GM; Fresh; Processed food; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117773

An Assessment of Consumer Satisfaction for Food Retail Chains: A Case Study from Turkey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Akpinar,   Goksel; Gul,   Mevlut; Gulcan,   Sinem.
Consumer oriented marketing concept appeared to be effective in accordance to the shift from the traditional marketing approach to the modern marketing approach. This process brings about the concept of customer value in retail food sector as it is the case in other sectors. The rise in number and variety of shopping units that operate in the retail market drives firms into value based marketing concept. Due to the positive effect on the relationship between customer value and customer satisfaction, measuring customer satisfaction in order to increase customer value in sector has gained importance. This study is focuses on determination of satisfaction level of customers who make shopping in local and national supermarket chains operating in retail food...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Retailing; Supermarket; Consumer Satisfaction; Turkey; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121995

The Promise of Food Irradiation: Will Consumers Accept It?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alew,   Wipon; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Nichols,   John P.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93716

From Contracts to Networks: New Directions in the Study of Governance of Agro‐Food‐Energy Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zylbersztajn,   Decio.
The debate about the governance of complex systems of production represents a rich branch of the literature of applied organization theory. The particular application to agro‐related networks is a relevant example since agriculture plays new roles in modern society. The core of the analysis is centered in the rationale for allocation of residual decision rights and distribution of the rights regarding the value created. Contributions based in transaction cost economics, resource‐based view, dynamic competences, and incomplete contract theory explore different dimensions related to the allocation of property rights. The question of how joint strategies are defined, and how value added (or subtracted) is shared among network players is still relevant....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Governance; Networks; Coordination of production; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Political Economy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100479

Impact Evaluation of Food Safety Regulations: A Review of Quantitative Methods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ragona,   Maddalena; Mazzocchi,   Mario.
Recently regulatory evaluation performed by the European Commission has been reviewed in response to the call for more evidence-based policy making and “Better Regulation”, which requires instruments to support the adoption of more effective and efficient regulations, as well as an improved coordination of policy interventions across the economic, social and environmental dimensions (European Commission, 2002). At the same time, there is a demand for clarity in the methods used to evaluate the impacts of regulations. While there is an ongoing debate on the methodological frameworks that are or could be used to assess the overall impact of regulations, our focus here is on the quantitative techniques that measure the economic effects and estimate the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49887

CONSUMER PERCEPTION ON ALTERNATIVE POULTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Farina,   Tatiana M.Q.; de Almeida,   Silvia F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34533

IMPACT OF THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM ON LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD FOOD CONSUMPTION IN RURAL FLORIDA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Neenan,   Pamela H.; Davis,   Carlton George.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30524

Public Policy and Endogenous Beliefs: The Case of Genetically Modified Food
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lusk,   Jayson L.; Rozan,   Anne.
When individuals have limited information and are uncertain about the quality of a good, government policy, or the lack thereof, can serve as a signal to consumers about the likelihood of realizing alternatives states of nature. In this paper, we focus on a controversial beliefs about government intervention: the market for genetically modified food. Data from a mail survey were used to estimate an econometric model where beliefs about labeling policy, beliefs about the safety of genetically modified food, and willingness to consume genetically modified food are endogenously determined. Results indicate that consumers who believe the government has a mandatory labeling policy for genetically modified food are more likely to believe genetically modified...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; Food labeling policy; Genetically modified food; Trivariate probit; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42460

Commercialization of Agriculture Under Population Pressure: Effects on Production, Consumption, and Nutrition in Rwanda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: von Braun,   Joachim; de Haen,   Hartwig; Blanken,   Juergen.
Rapid population growth in agroecologies that are already under high population pressure poses a major challenge for development policy. It becomes an even greater challenge in complex agroecologies where little new technology for rapid agricultural expansion is available. The mountain zones of the Zaire-Nile Divide in Central Africa present an example of such a challenging environment where agriculture has encroached onto marginal zones, that is, water catchment areas and the last tropical forests of the area. This study by von Braun, de Haen, and Blanken highlights the potentials of agricultural development for the employment, income, and consumption of the poor, but also stresses that nonagricultural rural growth and employment expansion are key to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture and State; Rwanda; Produce trade; Government policy; Exports; Food supply; Nutrition policy; Population; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42154

Abstraction and Modelling of Agri-Food Chains as Complex Decision Making Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bryceson,   Kim P.; Smith,   Carl S.
Agri-food chains are complex systems involving multiple multifaceted firms usually working together within specific industry sectors (e.g. grains, beef, wool, dairy) to satisfy an increasingly globalised market demand for high value food products. In so doing, the groupings of companies involved in an agri-food chain undertake activities that require multidimensional inter-organisational and cross organisational decision-making in the process of adding value to a raw commodity product through the production, manufacturing and distribution stages of the chain. Additional complexity is added by climate variability which impacts randomly and unpredictably on decision making in every component of the chain. The work outlined in this paper is a pilot...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49773

Grocery Purchases of WIC and SNAP Recipients: Quantifying the Effect of a Prescriptive Program Design
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tripp,   Amanda S.; Henderson,   Kathryn E.; Andreyeva,   Tatiana.
Paper withdrawn at the request of the authors.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123514

Assessing Consumer Preferences for Country-of-Origin Labeling
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loureiro,   Maria L.; Umberger,   Wendy J.
In this paper, we assess consumer willingness to pay for a mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) program applied to beef ribeye steaks, chicken breasts, and pork chops, all labeled as “Certified U.S.” products. A consumer survey was mailed in spring and early summer 2003 to households in the continental United States.  Results indicate that consumers are in general very concerned about food safety issues, viewing U.S. meats as the safest among the selection of countries considered.  Nevertheless, consumer willingness to pay for Certified U.S. products is relatively small, although above the expected implementation costs associated with a mandatory labeling program.  This finding coincides with the fact that only 36% of the sample favored consumers...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef; Consumer preferences; Country-of-origin labeling; Dichotomous choice; Willingness to pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; D12; Q13.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43712

Farm and Retail Prices in the South African Poultry Industry: Do the Twain Meet?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mkhabela,   Thulasizwe S.; Nyhodo,   Bonani.
The IFAMR is the Official Journal of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association: www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Poultry; Price transmission; Farm and retail prices; Time series; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q100; Q110; Q120; Q130; Q180.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114713

U.S. Demand for Source–Differentiated Shrimp: A Differential Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Keithly G.; Harvey,   David J.; Hahn,   William F.; Muhammad,   Andrew.
Estimates of price and scale elasticities for U.S. consumed shrimp are derived using aggregate shrimp data differentiated by source country. Own-price elasticities for all countries had the expected negative signs, were statistically significant, and inelastic. The scale elasticities for all countries were positive and statistically significant at the 1% level with only the United States and Ecuador having scale elasticities of less than one. For the most part, the compensated demand effects showed that most of the cross-price effects were positive. Our results also suggest that despite the countervailing duties imposed by the United States, shrimp demand was fairly stable.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: CBS; Conditional demand; Countervailing duty; Imports; Scale elasticity; Shrimp; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; C32; D12; Q13; Q22.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47202

Forecasting of New Zealand whole milk powder prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Forbes,   Rod.
This paper explains a short term forecasting approach that uses whole milk powder prices from Fonterra’s globalDairyTrade. The latter provides forward contract prices eight months out from each event. The cumulative impact of up to seven successive events provides reasonable expectations around future turning points for Statistics New Zealand’s FOB export prices expressed in United States dollars.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Whole milk powder; GlobalDairyTrade; Price forecasting; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96945

First filter test of market power in Finnish food retailing sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Niemi,   Jyrki S.; Xing,   Liu.
Buyer power and competition policy in food supply chains has emerged as an important economic issue and a highly sensitive item on the policy agenda all around the world. Claims that large retailers and food companies are depressing farm prices because of their market power have been made in many countries around the world (Swinnen and Vandeplas, 2009). Arising concentration of retailer sector increases the concern of existence and gradual growth of buyer power in this sector. The key reason is that the growing buyer power may have the effect of considerably distorting both retail and producer competition, and eventually it may damage economic welfare. In Finland, the increased concentration of the retail sector, with fewer outlets and the growth of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Concentration; Market power; VECM; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95336

AN ECOREGIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON MALNUTRITION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sharma,   Manohar P.; Brown,   Lynn R.; Qureshi,   Aamir; Garcia,   Marito.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16348

Measures of Brand Loyalty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Allender,   William J.; Richards,   Timothy J.
Though brand loyalty has been studied extensively in the marketing literature, the relationship between brand loyalty and equilibrium pricing strategies is not well understood. Designing sales pricing strategies involves two key decisions: the percentage reduction in price from the existing price point, and the number or frequency of promotions within a category or for a specific product. These decisions, in turn, are critically dependent upon how many consumers can be convinced to switch to a brand by temporarily reducing its price, and how many are instead brand loyal. Theoretical models of how the size and strength of brand loyalty influence optimal promotion strategies have been developed, but there are no rigorous tests of their hypotheses.  We test...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49536

The challenge of the international organic certification: a new opportunity for agricultural trading?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Canavari,   Maurizio; Cantore,   Nicola.
The successful literature about gravitational models stresses that bilateral trade flows among countries is influenced by GDP factors and transaction costs. In other words the mass of bilateral trade would be related to the typical demand-supply factors which explain the quantity of traded goods in perfect competition models and a wide series of variables which express transaction costs whose role is strongly highlighted by institutional economists. If compared to the previous literature our paper shows a twofold novelty. First it is the first attempt to analyse the bilateral trade of specific agricultural goods for Italy by a cross country and panel analysis and second it provides an original specification for transaction costs. In particular, we assume...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food trade; Gravitational models; Harmonisation; Organic agriculture; Italy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7902

Changing Diets in China's Cities: Empirical Fact or Urban Legend?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fuller,   Frank H.; Dong,   Fengxia.
Replaced with revised version of paper 09/12/07.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: China; Demand models; Food consumption; Nonparametric analysis; Parametric tests; Structural change; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18382

The Effects of a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax: Consumption, Calorie Intake, Obesity, and Tax Burden by Income
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Smith,   Travis A.; Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages has been proposed as a means to reduce calorie intake, improve diet and health, and generate revenue that governments can use to address the obesity-caused health and economic burden.  Two beverage demand systems were estimated using beverage purchase data for high-income and low-income households.  Using the estimated demand elasticities we examined the impacts of a hypothetical 20-percent effective tax rate (or about 0.5 cent per ounce) on beverage consumption, calorie intake, tax revenue and burden.  Our results suggest that such a tax would induce an average reduction of 35 and 41 calories a day among adults and children, respectively.  The tax burden is found to be regressive, although representing less than one...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beverage demand; Sugar-sweetened beverage tax; Soda tax; Obesity; Tax revenue; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; C34; D12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61167

Fenómenos de evolución de las sociedades agrícolas-ganaderas en la región pampeana argentina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maggio,   A.G.
El presente trabajo pretende dar cuenta de los impactos de las tendencias globales de producción y comercialización de productos agropecuarios ‘commodities’ sobre los sistemas productivos y el tejido social en los territorios, a partir de un estudio enfocado específicamente a productores familiares de pequeñas superficies de una localidad rural de la región pampeana argentina, bajo el marco teórico del enfoque SIAL. Los lazos históricos, materiales e inmateriales se combinan e interactúan tanto en el plano individual como en el social. Los lazos inmateriales –saberes y tradiciones - se van conformando en un proceso histórico que incluye la historia de vida del individuo y la historia de su sociedad y el territorio. Y al mismo tiempo, combinan elementos...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultura familiar; Referencias identitarias; Commodities.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95333

AN ICT-BASED TRACEABILITY SYSTEM IN COMPOUND FEED INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cebeci,   Zeynel; Erdogan,   Yoldas Erdogan; Alemdar,   Tuna; Celik,   Ladine; Boga,   Mustafa; Uzun,   Yusuf; Coban,   Durdu H.; Gorgulu,   Murat; Tosten,   Funda.
The term traceability refers to recording of flow of products along the food chain from production to consumption with inclusion of all intermediate applications involved in processing/packaging stages. The aim for establishing traceability in the food chain is to provide the timely identification and recall of batches of product from the market when a risk threatens the health of consumers. Since compound feed products are basic inputs in livestock and poultry production, ICT-based feed traceability systems can be considered as a initial step in food traceability management. These systems are simply information recording systems that are designed to trace and track the flow and characteristics of animal feed along the feed supply chain. This paper...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Compound feeds; Feed traceability; Traceability systems; Food safety; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53569

A System Approach on Organizational Innovations in the Agro-Food Sector: The Case of AFSCs in Flanders
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vandermeulen,   Valerie; Vuylsteke,   Anne; Van Huylenbroeck,   Guido.
Together with the evolution from the agro-industrial model to the sustainable rural development model (Roep and Wiskerke 2004), a part of the agro-food market has evolved from an anonymous, mass food market to a quality-food market. This shift is driven by factors, such as the changing relations between supply chain actors due to concentration in retail and processing, the growing importance of quality standards, considerable changes in consumer habits and preferences, the increasing attention for the multifunctional dimensions of agriculture and the establishment of new markets for public goods and services (Kirwan, Slee et al. 2003; Jahn, Zerger et al. 2007). As a consequence, the contemporary agro-food markets are more and more characterised by...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122011

Perceived Health Benefits and Soy Consumption Behavior: Two-Stage Decision Model Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moon,   Wanki; Balasubramanian,   Siva K.; Rimal,   Arbindra.
A two-stage decision model is developed to assess the effect of perceived soy health benefits on consumers' decisions with respect to soy food. The first stage captures whether or not to consume soy food, while the second stage reflects how often to consume. A conceptual/analytical framework is also employed, combining Lancaster's characteristics model and Fishbein's multi-attribute model. Results show that perceived soy health benefits significantly influence both decision stages. Further, consumers' negative perceptions regarding soy (unappetizing taste and inconvenience) have a substantially greater impact on soy consumption behavior than their perceptions about soy health benefits. This finding carries significant implications for the soy industry....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Health benefits from soy food; Lancaster's characteristics model; Multiattribute model; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31211

A Dual Response Choice Experiments (DRCE) design to assess rabbit meat preference in Catalonia: A Heteroescedatistic Extreme-Value Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kallas,   Zein; Maria Gil,   Jose.
Our paper analyzes consumer preferences toward fresh rabbit meat and alternative marketing formats for rabbit meat. The empirical analysis uses consumer-level questionnaires to elicit information regarding consumer attitudes toward rabbit meat in Catalonia (Spain). We use the Dual Response Choice Experiment (DRCE) design which allows for analyzing forced and unforced options in choice experiments using the same sample. The Heteroscedastic Extreme- Value (HEV) model is used due to its relaxation of the restrictive assumption made in the Multinomial Logit Model regarding the identically distributed error term across alternatives. Our results demonstrate a higher preference for rabbit meat from “Catalan” origin followed by higher quality certification...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114779

Multifuncionalidad y Sistemas Agroalimentarios locales: prioridades de investigación e innovación en medio ambiente, territorio y desarrollo rural en el sector español del aceite de oliva
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sanz Canada,   J.; Sanchez Esobar,   F.; Hervas Fernandez,   I.; Coq Huelva,   D.
Los sistemas agroalimentarios locales (SIAL) de aceite de oliva en España son un buen ejemplo del comportamiento multifuncional y de su contribución potencial a la gobernanza territorial. Se detectan cambios significativos en la geografía del olivar español, derivados, por una parte, de la expansión de nuevas superficies de olivar en regadío de cultivo intensivo y superintensivo y, por otra, de la creciente marginalización a la que se ve abocado el olivar español de media y alta pendiente. Por otra parte, el olivar español produce un fuerte grado de externalidades ambientales negativas, como la erosión o la contaminación difusa de suelos y acuíferos. El principal objetivo del trabajo es detectar las relaciones que se establecen entre la definición de los...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Prioridades de investigación e innovación; Medio ambiente y territorio; Análisis Delphi.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95229

World agricultural production and consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smutka,   Lubos; Steininger,   Michal; Miffek,   Ondrej.
The article deals with an analysis of the world agricultural and foodstuff production and consumption. It analyses production and consumption development during the last 45 years (1961-2006). The aim of our paper is to analyse the current growth of population and foodstuff consumption and production and on the basis of these analyses, the paper tries to analyse the past and current food production development. In general, the paper analyses which factors influenced the foodstuff demand and which factors influenced the foodstuff supply.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Production; Consumption; Development; Analyses; World; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; GA; IN.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96851

Perceptions of Members of the American Association of Cereal Chemists Regarding Production of Whole Grain Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chase,   Kellie; Reicks,   Marla; Srinvasan,   Purnima; Marquart,   Len.
This study assessed knowledge, attitudes, and normative and barrier beliefs of members of the American Association of Cereal Chemists about the production of whole grain foods. A total of 212 returned questionnaires were used in the analyses. Respondents had a fair knowledge of whole grain foods and positive attitudes about consumer-health and personal/company benefits. Scientific findings provided important normative influences for respondents from academia, while consumer needs and interests were influential for those in industry. Barriers included issues regarding consumer needs as well as beliefs about cost and product quality. Industry respondents may need to see stronger consumer demand before promoting production of whole grain foods.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27555

Nutrition Labeling in the Food-Away-From-Home Sector: An Economic Assessment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Variyam,   Jayachandran N.
Americans spent about 46 percent of their total food budget on food away from home in 2002, up from 27 percent in 1962. Such foods tend to be less nutritious and higher in calories than foods prepared at home, and some studies have linked eating away from home to overweight and obesity in adults and children. Current nutrition labeling law exempts much of the food-away-from-home sector from mandatory labeling regulations. Because consumers are less likely to be aware of the ingredients and nutrient content of away-from-home food than of foods prepared at home, public health advocates have called for mandatory nutrition labeling for major sources of food away from home, such as fast-food and chain restaurants. This report provides an economic assessment of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Diet quality; Food labeling; Government regulation; Health; Mandatory disclosure; Nutrition information; Nutrition Labeling and Education Act; Obesity; Reformulation Acknowledgments; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7235

Examining the Cost of an All-Organic Diet
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Cheryl; Sperow,   Mark.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26759

FOOD SAFETY ISSUES ARISING AT FOOD PRODUCTION IN A GLOBAL MARKET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Doyle,   Michael P.
Foodborne illness is a major public health concern in the United States, with an estimated 76 million cases occurring annually. More than 90% of foodborne illnesses of known causes are of microbial origin. Animals used for foods and their manure are leading sources of foodborne pathogens. Recent advances in the investigation of foodborne outbreaks using genetic fingerprinting techniques enable epidemiologists to identify outbreaks and sources of implicated foods that heretofore were undetected. Tracebacks of outbreaks to the point of production place greater liability and responsibility on food producers. Implementation of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems at the point of production is essential to increasing the safety of foods of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Foodborne illness; Foodborne pathogens; HACCP; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14706

FOOD STAMP PROGRAM EFFECTS ON AVAILABLITY OF FOOD NUTRIENTS FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scearce,   W. Keith; Jensen,   Robert B.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30026

The Sustainability and Cost-Effectiveness of Water Storage Projects on Canterbury Rivers: The Opihi River Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hearnshaw,   Edward J.S.; Cullen,   Ross.
There is an increasing demand for water resources in the Canterbury region. The impact of this demand has lead to unacceptable minimum river flows, which has resulted in adverse affects to river ecology. In an effort to resolve this problem water storage projects have gained considerable attention. However, in order to consider all values of the impact of water storage projects, a systematic way of implementing an ecosystem services approach is developed. This ecosystem services approach coupled with various appropriate analytical methods are developed for the purposes of evaluating the cost-effectiveness of water storage projects and the sustainability of river systems impacted by water storage projects. For the purposes of evaluating the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cost utility analysis; Ecosystem services; Ecosystem services index; Indicators; Sustainability; Water storage projects; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97265

Electronic Collaboration Platforms for Communities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pankiewicz,   Maciek; Fritz,   Melanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
One of the critical success factors for the future development of the agri-food sector is the increased integration of enterprises and other stakeholders in horizontal and vertical ‘communities’. Tracking and tracing, agreements on quality policy, improvements in logistics, dissemination of innovations, cooperation in quality planning and market orientation, access to knowledge bases, etc. are all examples which build on an increased horizontal or vertical integration in information and communication activities. The paper will discuss ongoing research on the conceptualization, design and testing of online communities that provide the functionalities that might improve cooperation in the different (horizontal and vertical) dimensions. It builds on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: E-community; Collaborative working environment.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49885

Estimation of Treatment Effects of recombinant Bovine Somatotropin using Matching Samples
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tauer,   Loren W.
The production and profit impacts of recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rbST) on select New York dairy farms were estimated using data over the years 1994 through 2004, by comparing matching farms which use and do not use rbST. The use of rbST increases milk production per cow and decreases the cost of production per hundredweight of milk. The cost penalty (cost reduction) is $0.39 per hundredweight for those currently using rbST to stop using rbST, while the average treatment effect is $0.73.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Bovine Somatotropin; BST; Dairy; Matching Samples; Treatments; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51118

Have Milk Fat Preferences Shifted? Structural Analysis of New York Milk Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ueda,   Takeshi; Frechette,   Darren L.
Consumption of lowfat and skim milk has increased substantially over the past decade. This study investigates whether the change is due to price and expenditure effects or to a more fundamental preference change in milk demand. Parametric and nonparametric analytical approaches provide a comprehensive analysis of structural change in milk consumption in New York State. A nonparametric approach first finds evidence of structural change. A parametric likelihood-ratio test then confirms the existence of structural change using a Kalman filter specification. The value of this technical analysis of milk preferences is its implication for labeling initiatives. Milk fat labels have allowed consumers to act on a new set of preferences, thereby improving consumer...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31484

Comparing Predictors of Diet Quality in Canada Over Time Under Consideration of Altering Food Guides
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Drescher,   Larissa S.; Goddard,   Ellen W.
Latest data on the diet of Canadians from the Canadian Community Health Survey reveals that the diet quality of Canadians needs improvement. Within this paper predictors of diet quality in Canada are identified based on two cross-sectional data sets from the Canadian Food Expenditure Survey. To measure diet quality, the Canadian Healthy Food Diversity (CanHFD)-Index is developed which is based on Food Guide recommendations. Moreover, this paper considers that the Food Guide between survey years has changed when analyzing diet quality. To track changes in demand for diet quality we use “Canada’s Food Guide 1982” to calculate CanHFD-Index for 1984 and 1996. Changes in demand for diet quality according to “Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating 1992” are...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Diet quality; Healthy food diversity; Canada; Food Guides; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; D12; D13; I12; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52091

New Directions in Consumer Behaviour Research
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cash,   Sean B.; Goddard,   Ellen W.
Consumer behaviour remains an evolving and fascinating area of research. In this article we highlight some of the current work by Canadian researchers in the areas of enhancing both the quality and application of consumer analysis. The work described below touches upon areas in which not just economic theory and methods, but also the policy process can be improved. The working papers cited here were all presented as part of the principal paper session, “What’s Going on in Consumer Behaviour?” held at the joint meeting of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society and the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association in Halifax, Nova Scotia in June 2004.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46370

Analyzing the Impact of Food Safety Information on Food Demand in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: He,   Dehua; Chidmi,   Benaissa; Zhou,   Deyi.
This study analyzed the impact of food safety information on food demand in urban China. The LA/AIDS model was estimated by using national province level food consumption data and quantities of articles about food safety event on public media from 2000 to 2008. The results of the study show that urban Chinese consumer food demand was influenced by food safety information from daily newspapers and GM labeling policy. This paper also indicates food price elasticities, expenditure elasticities by categories and the effect of food safety information.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Food demand; Linear Approximated Almost Ideal Demand System( LA/AIDS); Genetically modified( GM); Food consumption; Price elasticity; Expenditure elasticity; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; Q11.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103618

Supply Chain and Network Performance: Metrics for Profitability, Productivity, and Efficiency
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weaver,   Robert D.
The architecture of the firm involves determination of a boundary that encompasses the functions managed by the firm. The past decade has seen substantial reorganization of firms where vertical or horizontal integration has been unbundled into weaker forms of collaborations including value chains and networks. This observation has forced a re-conceptualization of the boundaries of the firm to incorporate such collaborations. These collaborations are virtual and highly dynamic. They emerge and persist when two conditions are met. First, they must enable generation of greater value than might be attained through independent operation and anonymous transactions through markets. Second, the resulting growth must be shared with members in a way that retains...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Networks; Collaboration; Metrics; Productivity; Efficiency; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59183

Danish Salmonella Control: Benefits, Costs, and Distributional Impacts (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andersen,   Lill; Christensen,   Tove.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20431

Do Local Production, Organic Certification, Nutritional Claims, and Product Branding Pay in Consumer Food Choices?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Batte,   Marvin T.; Hu,   Wuyang; Woods,   Timothy A.; Stan,   Ernst.
This research furthers the assessment of consumer demand for locally produced foods, while also considering a host of other food attributes that may interact to influence consumer utility. Using stated preference data from a choice-based conjoint analysis survey instrument, we estimate willingness-to-pay for processed food products (blackberry jam) that are differentiated with respect to their branding, the location of their production, certification as organically produced, branding as a product of a small family farming association, and carrying a State Proud certification. Although price is the most important single attribute influencing consumer choice for our sample, consumers also were willing to pay more for food products produced in their state or...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Conjoint analysis; Choice experiment; Locally produced food; Organic foods; Product differentiation; Produce marketing; State Proud programs; Willingness-to-pay; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Q11; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61026

Child Undernutrition, Household Poverty and National Income in Developing Countries: Quantile Regression Results
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Block,   Steven A.; Masters,   William A.; Bhagowalia,   Priya.
The eradication of child undernutrition and extreme poverty are important objectives for most societies. Countries with higher national incomes usually improve in both dimensions, but not always at the same rate. Using quantile regression, we show that poverty rates tend to decline with increased income at a roughly constant elasticity. In contrast, while the prevalence of child underweight declines at that same elasticity where it is most widespread, the elasticity becomes smaller as underweight becomes less prevalent. This finding suggests a need for increasingly targeted interventions to achieve a given reduction in undernutrition as its prevalence declines.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Global poverty; Millennium development goals; Underweight; Weight-for-height; Income elasticity of bodyweight; Income elasticity of poverty; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61323

Consumers' Perceptions about Food Quality Attributes and Their Incidence in Argentinean Organic Choices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rodriguez,   Elsa M.; Lupin,   Beatriz; Lacaze,   Maria Victoria.
There is an increasing consumers' concern for food safety and quality and, at the same time, there has been a significant market increment in differentiated or high value products consumption, including organic products. The lack of empirical research in Argentina regarding consumers' awareness of food safety brought our attention. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to analyse consumers' perceptions about the risk and quality attributes of food consumption; and to evaluate the incidence of these factors when buying organic products in Argentina. The Lancaster model (1966) provided the theoretical basis for the use of products attributes and characteristics to analyse the incidence of these attributes in consumers' choices. The data used in this...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Quality attributes; Consumers; Organics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; D1.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25791

THE IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITION LABELING AND HEALTH CLAIM REGULATION ON PRODUCT CHOICE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE COOKING OILS MARKET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mathios,   Alan D.
The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA) prohibits health claims for foods containing more than a certain amount of fat per serving.  This disqualifier level eliminates health claims for cooking oils since these products have approximately 14 grams of fat per serving, above the acceptable threshold.  However, a number of scientific studies indicate that, from a heart-health perspective, cooking oils lower in saturated fat and higher in monounsaturated fats are superior to other oils.  Prior to the NLEA, firms actively competed on this basis, with manufacturers of cooking oils making explicit heart-health claims in print advertising and labeling.  This study utilizes supermarket scanner data from twenty stores to examine the type of cooking oil...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31536

DO NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS REDUCE CHILDHOOD OBESITY?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fan,   Maoyong; Jin,   Yanhong H.
Promoting physical activity in children is an important front battling Childhood obesity. This paper investigates if and by how much neighborhood parks and playgrounds, one of the most important activity-enhancing neighborhood facilities, affect childhood obesity. We employ a covariate matching technique to analyze the 2007 National Survey of Children Health data. We find that neighborhood parks and playgrounds make children more fit. The reduction in body mass index (BMI) as well as the overweight or obesity risk is both statistically and economically significant. We also find that the park impact depends on gender, age, race, income, neighborhood safety, and other neighborhood amenities. The results suggest that a provision of neighborhood parks and...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: CHILDHOOD OBESITY; NEIGHBORHOOD AMENITY; PARK/PLAYGROUND; MATCHING; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I18 I38 R53.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123421

Taxing Caloric Sweetened Beverages:  Potential Effects on Beverage Consumption, Calorie Intake, and Obesity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Travis A.; Biing-Hwan,   Lin; Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
The link between high U.S. obesity rates and the overconsumption of added sugars, largely from sodas and fruit drinks, has prompted public calls for a tax on caloric sweetened beverages. Faced with such a tax, consumers may reduce consumption of these sweetened beverages and substitute nontaxed beverages, such as bottled water, juice, and milk. This study estimated that a tax-induced 20-percent price increase on caloric sweetened beverages could cause an average reduction of 37 calories per day, or 3.8 pounds of body weight over a year, for adults and an average of 43 calories per day, or 4.5 pounds over a year, for children. Given these reductions in calorie consumption, results show an estimated decline in adult overweight prevalence (66.9 to 62.4...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB); Soft drinks; Soda tax; Added sugars; Obesity; And beverage demand; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95465

Fruit and Vegetable Planting Restrictions: Do U.S. Farmers Even Notice?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Motamed,   Mesbah J.; Krissoff,   Barry; Young,   C. Edwin; You,   Chengxia.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61595

New Results On Censored Regression with Applications to Transactions Costs, Household Decisions and Food Purchases
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holloway,   Garth J.; Mazzocchi,   Mario; Perali,   Carlo Federico.
We generalize the Tobit censored regression to permit unique unobserved censoring thresholds conditioned by covariates and a set of common response coefficients. This situation , we argue, is one arising frequently in applications of censored regression and we provide three diverse examples to motivate the theory. We derive a robust estimation algorithm with three noteworthy features. First, by augmenting the observed-data likelihood with the censored observations, the estimation strategy is the same as Chib (1992) who derives Bayes estimates of the conventional censored regression. Second, by virtue of its generality, the model is applicable to a much broader set of circumstances than the conventional Tobit regression, which is nested as a special case of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Conditionally censored Tobit regression; Bayes inference; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; O11; C34; O13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25293

Consumer health protection and Information and Communication Technology
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Misso,   Rosa.
The environmental emergencies, the alimentary crisis, the increase of chronic illnesses, pushes the consumers to seek informative channels often also "virtual" as a reassurance for their own health, for the salubriousness of food and above all as a direct channel with the enterprises. For these last, then, it becomes fundamental to look at the information, to the virtual nets, and to the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) especially as powerful means of communication. Therefore, the work analyzes the role that the ICTs develop in the productive sector of ‘Mozzarella di Bufala Campana’, a particularly important product for the economy of the Region but in crisis because installed in a context of environmental emergencies that have seriously...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health; Consumer protection; Food quality; Information and Communication Technologies.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58094

AGRICULTURAL BIOTERRORISM PROTECTION ACT OF 2002: IMPLEMENTATION OF AGRICULTURAL SELECT AGENTS (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hamm,   Shannon.
PowerPoint presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33010

Meat Slaughter and Processing Plants’ Traceability Levels: Evidence From Iowa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bulut,   Harun; Lawrence,   John D.
Based on an econometric analysis of the data obtained from a survey of meat plants ( ) in Iowa in summer 2007, this paper identifies the factors impacting the meat plants’ voluntary adoption of forward and backward traceability activities. The results suggest that the ownership type (corporate versus independent) and operations type (slaughtering versus not) matter rather than the size and meat type produced (beef, pork, or poultry) as suggested in the previous surveys. Furthermore, food safety activities appear to be complementary to traceability activities. The findings may assist ongoing regulatory efforts in implementing traceability in U.S. in the near future.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Country of origin labeling; Food safety; Multiple imputation method; National animal identification system; Ordered logistic regression; Quality assurances; Traceability; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q13; Q18; C21; C35.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6135

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES IN AGRO-FOOD TRADE OF HUNGARY, CROATIA AND SLOVENIA WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bojnec,   Stefan; Ferto,   Imre.
This paper investigates comparative trade advantages in agro-food trade. We analyze comparative advantages of Hungarian, Croatian and Slovenian agro-food trade in the European Union (EU) markets. Both the levels and pattern of the revealed comparative advantage measure are investigated. The empirical research seeks to explain how revealed comparative advantages have developed across countries, main product groups and over time and what are likely their implications for multifunctional rural development in the enlarged EU. We employ a disaggregated trade dataset to identify the revealed comparative advantages to provide broader policy implications. The empirical results confirmed bulk of agro-food and forestry products with revealed comparative advantages...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Comparative advantage; Croatia; Hungary; Slovenia.; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Political Economy; Production Economics; F14; Q17.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90870

Food Commercials and Kids: Characterizing Advertising Content of Children's Online Television Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Penn,   Jerrod; Staley,   Daniel; Smith,   Chaquenta; Saghaian,   Sayed H.
Internet marketing has gained attention as a new medium to advertise food products to children. This study examines the prevalence of food marketing during children's television programs that are available on the internet. While food is the largest product category advertised, commercials make up a smaller portion of episode time online compared to previous reports of television advertising.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Internet Food Marketing; Childhood Obesity; Content Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103621

Assessing the Benefits of Public Research Within an Economic Framework:  The Case of USDA's Agricultural Research Service
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heisey,   Paul W.; King,   John L.; Day-Rubenstein,   Kelly A.; Bucks,   Dale A.; Welsh,   Rick.
Evaluation of publicly funded research can help provide accountability and prioritize programs. In addition, Federal intramural research planning generally involves an institutional assessment of the appropriate Federal role, if any, and whether the research should be left to others, such as universities or the private sector. Many methods of evaluation are available, peer review—used primarily for establishing scientific merit—being the most common. Economic analysis focuses on quantifying ultimate research outcomes, whether measured in goods with market prices or in nonmarket goods such as environmental quality or human health. However, standard economic techniques may not be amenable for evaluating some important public research priorities or for...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Research Service; Federal intramural research; Publicly funded research; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94852

Comparing Accuracy and Costs of Revealed and Stated Preferences: The Case of Consumer Acceptance of Yellow Maize in East Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kimenju,   Simon Chege; De Groote,   Hugo; Morawetz,   Ulrich B.
For quite a while, stated preferences have been a major tool to measure consumer preferences for new products and services. Revealed preference methods, in particular experimental economics, have gained popularity recently because they have been shown to be more incentive compatible, and therefore more accurate. However, this advantage comes at the expense of higher survey costs. In the developing countries with limited funding for research, it is important to determine whether the extra cost can be justified by the extra gain in accuracy. A survey of 100 farmers was carried out in Western Kenya to determine consumer preference for yellow maize using the contingent valuation, choice experiments and experimental auction methods. Experimental auctions...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Kenya; Maize; Consumer; Experimental auctions; Stated preference; WTP; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D6; Q12.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25642

THE MANIFESTATION OF HEALTH-CONSCIOUSNESS IN FOOD PREFERENCE AND CONSUMPTION AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE ACCORDING TO AN EMPIRIC STUDY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Horvath,   Agnes; Lajos,   Attila; Szira,   Zoltan; Varga,   Erika.
In our study we set out to find answers to the question of how today’s secondary schools students in Hungary assessed certain food products. We examined in the target group also the development of relationship between the preference of a certain product and its assessment from the health point of view. We assumed that both the preference and assessment of food for its effects on health were not only influenced by the gender of consumers but also by the type of the school attended and to a large extent by the development level of the region of domicile. In conclusion, young people had shown some signs of awareness of what is healthy eating and they had been able to differentiate between healthy and unhealthy foodstuffs, but their consumption was still...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Questionnary; High schools; Level of healthy consumption; Kérdőíves felmérés; Középiskolások; Egészséges fogyasztás szintje; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54412

Resultados de Entrevistas a los Restantes Actores de la Cadena Cárnica Ovina.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lanfranco,   Bruno; Robaina,   Ricardo; Luzardo,   Santiago.
Resultados de la 1ra Auditoría de Calidad de la Carne Ovina. Uruguay
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Quality audit; Meat quality; Quality assurance; Meat-packing industry; Ovine; Supply chain; Lamb; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/197554

U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: Who, What, Where, and How Much
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Reed,   Jane; Lucier,   Gary.
For good health, USDA urges American consumers to eat more fruits and vegetables-5 to 9 servings per day-and to choose a healthier, more varied mix of these foods. The variety of produce available to Americans has blossomed in recent years, but are consumers responding? The first step in determining this is to ask who eats what, where, and how much. Since 2000, ERS has been analyzing data from national USDA food consumption surveys, and we are ready to share some highlights.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33699

PERFORMANCE IMBALANCES IN THE CHAIN: EU TRADITIONAL FOOD SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molnar,   Adrienn; Gellynck,   Xavier.
Organizations nowadays no longer compete as independent entities, but as chains (Christopher, 1998; Cox, 1999; Lambert and Cooper, 2000). Hence, being part of a well-performing chain is crucial for the future of the individual food firm, especially in the context of the globalizing economy. As a result, the objective of this study is to identify performance imbalances of traditional food chains. Therefore, quantitative data were collected via individual interviews with 271 chain members (91 suppliers, 91 focal companies and 89 customers) of 91 traditional food chains from three European countries (Belgium, Italy and Hungary), representing six different traditional food product categories (cheese, beer, ham, sausage, white pepper and bakery). The results...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Chain performance; Imbalances; Traditional food products; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53531

THE IMPACTS OF DAIRY CATTLE OWNERSHIP ON THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN IN COASTAL KENYA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nicholson,   Charles F.; Thornton,   Philip K.
Anthropometric measurements for children and household characteristics were collected form 198 households in coastal Kenya to examine the impacts of dairy technology adoption on nutritional status.  Random effects models indicate that dairy technology adoption positively influences chronic malnutrition, but that dairy consumption has a larger impact than adoption per se.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21518

INCORPORATING NUTRIENTS IN FOOD DEMAND ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Jonq-Ying; Brown,   Mark G.; Chung,   Rebecca H.; Chiang,   Frank F.
Two levels version of the Rotterdam demand systems were developed using utility theory with additional nutrient variables.  Income, price, and nutrient demand elasticities were estimated.  Results show that some nutrients are important factors in determining the demand for food items.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20960

A REVIEW OF FOOD SECURITY AND HUMAN NUTRITION ISSUES IN NEPAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shively,   Gerald E.; Gars,   Jared; Sununtnasuk,   Celeste.
Nepal faces multiple development challenges, including chronic and widespread food insecurity and adult and child malnutrition. Due to population growth, agricultural stagnation and a range of institutional failures, the threat of a serious food crisis in Nepal is substantial. The recent scaling back of WFP assistance means that food security conditions in some parts of Nepal will undoubtedly worsen in the near future. This paper presents a brief review of topics and available evidence regarding food security, malnutrition and related subjects in Nepal. It is intended to document important source material and provide an overview of topics for non-specialists or those moving into new areas of concern.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Health; Nutrition; Nepal; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; I12; I31; O19; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116190

The Role of Sensory Experiences and Information on the Willingness to Pay for Organic Wheat Bread
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boxall,   Peter C.; Cash,   Sean B.; Wismer,   Wendy V.; Muralidharan,   Vijay; Annett,   Lisa E.
This study examined the size and the determinants of the price premium a sample of Edmonton-area consumers was willing to pay for organic wheat bread. The development of these premiums included consideration of providing information on health or environmental advantages of organic production and consideration of sensory (taste) acceptance. To do this conventional and organic wheat was grown under similar conditions and milled and baked into 60% whole wheat bread under identical conditions. Samples of these breads were presented to consumers for sensory acceptance and a survey of their attitudes, behaviours and characteristics. The survey included a closed-ended contingent valuation question to examine consumers' willingness-to-pay (WTP) premiums for the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Organic foods; Price premium; Willingness to pay; Taste; Health; Environment; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7712

Costs of Adopting Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) to Ensure Food Safety in Fresh Strawberries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woods,   Mollie; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10934

The effects of food habits and socioeconomic status on overweight. Differences between the native Dutch and immigrants in the Netherlands
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cornelisse-Vermaat,   Judith R.; Maassen van den Brink,   Henriette.
Overweight is a worldwide growing epidemic. The Netherlands is among the countries with the highest prevalence for overweight, together with the USA, UK, and Germany. This paper investigates differences in overweight between native Dutch and three immigrant groups in the Netherlands, and the effects of food habits and socioeconomic status on overweight. The results show that all immigrant groups have a higher prevalence for overweight than the Dutch, apart from Moroccans. Males are overweight more frequently than females. Takeaway food, eating out, and fresh vegetables decrease BMI, while convenience food, ready-to-eat meals, and delivery food (in some cases) increase BMI. In all groups, BMI increases with age. For Surinamese/Antilleans and Turks BMI...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Overweight; Ethnicity; Food habits; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C20; D12; I12.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46732

TRACEABILITY IN THE U.S. FOOD SUPPLY:  ECONOMIC THEORY AND INDUSTRY STUDIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Golan,   Elise H.; Krissoff,   Barry; Kuchler,   Fred; Calvin,   Linda; Nelson,   Kenneth E.; Price,   Gregory K.
This investigation into the traceability baseline in the United States finds that private sector food firms have developed a substantial capacity to trace. Traceability systems are a tool to help firms manage the flow of inputs and products to improve efficiency, product differentiation, food safety, and product quality.  Firms balance the private costs and benefits of traceability to determine the efficient level of traceability.  In cases of market failure, where the private sector supply of traceability is not socially optimal, the private sector has developed a number of mechanisms to correct the problem, including contracting, third-party safety/quality audits, and industry-maintained standards.  The best-targeted government policies for strengthening...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Tracking; Traceback; Tracing; Recall; Supply-side management; Food safety; Product differentiation; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33939

Recession in 2007-09 Widened and Deepened Nonmetro Poverty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Farrigan,   Tracey L.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121235

Food-safety Standards and Farmers Health: Evidence from Kenyan’s Export Vegetable Growers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Asfaw,   Solomon; Mithofer,   Dagmar; Waibel,   Hermann.
Limited empirical evidence exists either to confirm or refute the hypotheses that food-safety standards confer a positive external effect on farmers adopting it. This article makes use of health indicators obtained from a random cross-section sample of 439 small-scale export farmers in Kenya to evaluate the impact of EU retailer food-safety standards on producers’ health. Results show average cost of pesticide-related health risks at about 165 KSh and 324 KSh per cropping season for GlobalGAP adopters and non-adopters export producers, respectively. These costs equal 86.4% of the mean household chemical expenditure per cropping season for non-adopters and 39.6% of those adopters. Using instrumental variable econometric techniques we demonstrate that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Vegetables; GlobalGAP standards; Adoption; Pesticide; Farmer’s health; Kenya; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Q13; Q17.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49928

Just What Does Local Mean?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hand,   Michael S.; Martinez,   Stephen W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93821

Food Authenticity, Technology and Consumer Acceptance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hobbs,   Jill E.; McDonald,   Jillian; Zhang,   Jing.
Traceability and authenticity issues have gained increasing prominence in food markets and create both opportunities and challenges for the food industry in providing credible information to consumers. Internal molecular tagging is an emerging technology with the potential to deliver traceability and authenticity assurances. A key question for the food industry in adopting new technologies is consumer acceptance. This paper explores consumer attitudes toward traceability and authenticity and the role of information in affecting consumer acceptance of new technologies, using molecular tagging as an example. Data were gathered from an online survey conducted in Canada in December 2010. To determine whether product-specific effects exist, two versions of the...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Authenticity; Consumer acceptance; Choice experiment; Information treatment; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q13.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123881

Trust in Scientists and Food Manufacturers, with Implications for the Public Support of Biotechnology
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: James,   Harvey S., Jr.
The purpose of this paper is to determine what factor affect trust in scientists and food manufacturers, and to examine how trust in these institutions affects public support for biotechnology. Data from the U.S. Biotechnology Study reveal that benefits from biotechnology and expectations of trustworthiness are correlated with trust in scientists, but benefits and costs of biotechnology, and expectations of trustworthiness and competence of biotechnology institutions, are important determinants of trust in food manufacturers. The data also reveal that trust in scientists and food manufacturers has a large and important effect on public support for biotechnology, but trust in scientists is more important for public support than trust in food manufacturers.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; L65; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92649

Measuring Volatility in Dairy Commodity Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: O'Connor,   Declan; Keane,   Michael; Barnes,   Edel.
The policy environment facing the EU dairy industry continues to undergo considerable change under WTO and CAP reform. Movement away from supply management by the EU and a more liberal global agricultural trading system will involve greater price volatility for dairy commodities. It is anticipated that EU dairy prices will more closely align with world prices. World prices are both lower and more volatile than EU prices and it is further assumed that this increased volatility will be transmitted to EU prices. Price volatility is a concern for a number of reasons as it adds challenges for business planning, debt repayment, and, in some cases, solvency. Representative EU and world butter and SMP (Skim Milk Powder) prices are considered and using the ARMA and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Price Volatility; ARMA; GARCH; Butter; SMP; Dairy Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58106

An hedonic approach applied to scanner data on cured ham purchases in Spain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Resano,   H.; Sanjuan,   Ana Isabel.
A quantity-dependent hedonic model is used to study consumers’ actual purchases of cured ham, recorded through scanner in Spain, between April 2003 and March 2004. A Zero Inflated Negative Binomial (ZIB) model is applied because of the high proportion of zero purchase-values and the finding of overdispersion in the data. Ham characteristics are used as explanatory variables, such as breed, origin, EU Quality Certification squemes (PDO, PGI, STG), type of brand (producer’s and distributor’s), sale format (whole leg, vacuum packaged, on request), ripening period and price. Monthly dummies variables are also added to capture a possible seasonal effect. The results show that the distributor’s brand, the whole leg sale format, the origin Teruel and its...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedonic analysis; Consumers; Zero inflated negative binomial; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44383

Mandatory Labelling: Evidence from the French Fromage Blanc and Yogurt Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Allais,   Olivier; Etile,   Fabrice; Lecocq,   Sebastien.
A number of public health advocates and consumer associations urge policy makers to strengthen nutrient labelling rules, in order to help people to make healthier and better informed food choices. Yet, little is known about the e¤ectiveness of mandatory labelling. This research evaluates the impact of a mandatory fat label policy on consumer choices in the fromages blanc and dessert yogurt market. While fat labels are mandatory since 1988 for fromages blancs, this is not the case for yogurts. This is a natural source of variation to identify separately consumer preferences for labels and for fat. We use a mixed logit discrete choice model and household scanner data collected in 2007 to estimate the distribution of the Willingness-To-Pay (WTP) for fat...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120382

Economic Evaluation of Action Plans for Pathogen Control in Almonds
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salin,   Victoria; Jones,   Eluned; Williams,   Gary W.
The Almond Board of California proposed to require that all almonds shipped from California handlers be treated to achieve a 4-log reduction in the pathogen that leads to salmonellosis. The Assurance program is expected to add several million dollars to transactions costs in the almond marketing system. There is a wide range in these cost estimates, mainly because of the difficulty in predicting how many firms will be interested in applying for the program.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Almond; Pathogen; Pathogen Control; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90499

MALNUTRITION AND FOOD INSECURITY PROJECTIONS, 2020
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garcia,   Marito.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16379

Journal Frontmatter
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes front cover and editorial information.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117943

Are Consumers Indeed Misled? Congruency in Consumers' Attitudes towards Wine Labeling Information versus Revealed Preferences from a Choice Experiment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mueller,   Simone C.; Umberger,   Wendy J.
Please Contact Authors for Updated Version before Citing
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Discrete choice experiment vs. attitude measurement; Food labeling; Willingness to pay; Consumers; Wine; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61331

Smallholder Incomes, Vegetable Marketing and Food Safety: Evidence from China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Jikun; Zhi,   Huayong; Huang,   Zhurong; Jia,   Xiangping; Rozelle,   Scott.
Great changes have taken place in China’s agricultural and food markets in the past several decades. However, the impact of the transformation brought by modern supply chains on the welfare of farmers in China is unclear. This paper attempts to understand whether or not the recent changes in China’s food economy have contributed to an improvement in the welfare of small, poor farmer. It also seeks to identify whether or not the main marketing institutions in China’s horticultural economy are consistent with a system that can deliver food safety. To achieve our objectives, we use a data set collected in 2007 by ourselves which includes representative tomato- and cucumber-production farmers in Shandong Province. We use the information from the survey to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Supply chain; Smallholder; China; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51653

Nutritional Situation of Young Children in Rwanda: An Analysis of Anthropometric Data Collected by the Household Living Conditions Survey, 1999-2001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wise,   Victoria.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP)1 and Division of Agricultural Statistics (DSA) Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Forestry MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Nutrition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55377

Rôle des marchés du bétail, dans les filières viandes bovine et ovine d’une région semi-aride algérienne
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sadoud,   M.
Les filières viandes rouges en Algérie reposent globalement sur des élevages bovins et ovins, elles sont articulés à un marché interne fort rémunérateur, du fait du maintien de la demande à un niveau relativement élevé et de la faible élasticité de l’offre interne. Les structures de prix sont dominées par les marges prélevées par les réseaux privés de commercialisation. L'objectif de cet article est d'étudier le marché des viandes bovine et ovine, qui est mis en oeuvre essentiellement par des opérateurs. Le système de commercialisation de produits d’élevage et d’aliments de bétail est caractérisé par l’existence d’agents économiques qui sont éleveurs, maquignons et bouchers; ces opérateurs sont en contact permanent entre eux. L'information sur les prix et...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Viande ovine; Viande bovine; Maquignon; Boucher.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95337

Le marché de bestiaux du gouvernorat de Sidi Bouzid: un levier de développement rural du Centre tunisien
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Selmi,   Salah; Elloumi,   Mohamed; Allagui,   Leila; Chouaibi,   Walid.
L’élevage ovin est une activité traditionnelle dans toutes les régions de la Tunisie et surtout le Centre et le Sud. Sur le plan national et jusqu'à une date récente seule la viande bovine retenait l'attention des pouvoirs publics et les opérateurs privés. Face aux enjeux actuels de satisfaction des besoins du pays en viandes rouges et la mise à niveau de la filière des ovins, on assiste à un processus de développement du secteur qui connaît une restructuration du cheptel et une intensification de la production en intégrant les cultures fourragères ainsi qu’une mise à niveau des marchés de bestiaux. Dans le gouvernorat de Sidi Bouzid où l’élevage ovin occupe une place de choix dans l’économie régionale, les systèmes de production agricole connaîssent une...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52000

The Overall Significance of Attributes and Attributes’ Levels on Fresh Fruit Choice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Groot,   Etienne; Albisu,   Luis Miguel.
Fresh fruits are always recommended as ingredients in healthiest diets. However, there is a tendency for consumers to move their consumption towards transformed fruits, which are integrated in many food products. Quite commonly fresh fruits are difficult to handle and store but they also do not have regular quality when they reach consumers. There are many other elements besides the physical characteristics, which are very important for consumers, and they can be promoted through marketing actions. It is very important to understand why consumers make elections of fresh fruits in order to increase their consumption. The aim of this study is to understand how consumers make their purchasing choices based on the most important peaches’ attributes and levels....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Peaches; Protected Designation of Origin (PDO); Consumer behaviour; Market segments; Attribute levels best‐worst experiment; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100469

Household Food Expenditures, Parental Time Allocation, and Childhood Obesity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: You,   Wen; Davis,   George C.
The increased prevalence of childhood obesity is a major concern for society. This study aims at exploring the influence of the parents (especially parental time allocation choices) on children’s obesity-related health outcomes and examining the potential differences between the fathers’ and the mothers’ marginal effects.    A household with two parents and one child is modeled. The household production theory and the collective household modeling structure are combined. The model treats the mother, the father and the child as three separate agents with individual preferences. The two parents’ interaction is modeled within the collective model framework by assuming that they will reach Pareto efficient resource allocation between them. In order to capture...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9737

Structural Change in the Meat and Poultry Industry and the Pathogen Reduction Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Rule
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ollinger,   Michael.
This paper uses plant-level micro-data covering the 1987-2002 and a translog cost function to estimate long-run costs in the meat and poultry industry in order to evaluate the impact of the Pathogen Reduction Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Rule on cattle, hog and chicken slaughter and prepared pork products and sausage-making industries.  Results suggest that costs rose in the cattle and hog slaughter and prepared pork products industries and the cost shares of meat declined and of labor and capital rose.  There is little evidence that events over the period favored large or small plants.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Structural change; Regulation; Industrial organization; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36747

Marketing the Mediterranean Diet: Some Comments on Issues and Opportunities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carman,   Hoy F.
"The Mediterranean Diet" is a commonly used term in the U.S. denoting healthful eating and a healthy lifestyle. It appears to be inspired by the traditional diets of two Mediterranean countries based on post-World War II studies conducted in Naples, Italy and Crete. Popularization of the Mediterranean diet is associated with increased demand for red wine and olive oil in the United States. As noted in the American Heart Association (AHA) website, there is no one "Mediterranean" diet. The Mediterranean diet, as typically presented, appears to be inspired by traditional diets in Southern Italy, Greece, and Spain. The AHA outlines the common characteristics of the Mediterranean dietary pattern. At least two non-profit organizations promote their version of a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9401

On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans: A Conceptual Framework for Identifying and Classifying Benefits and Costs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hobbs,   Jill E.; Gervais,   Jean-Philippe; Gray,   Richard S.; Kerr,   William A.; Larue,   Bruno.
This series of six reports entitled: "On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans: Identifying and Classifying Benefits and Costs" was initiated soon after the launch of the Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) in 2002. The APF recognized the importance of food safety and environmental concerns for the future growth of the agriculture and Agri-food sector. For this reason, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) commissioned this series of reports to develop a conceptual framework to strengthen our understanding of the potential benefit and cost implications of On-farm Food Safety (OFFS) and Environmental Farm Plans (EFP) that were key components of the APF. The reports were prepared by a group of academics with extensive knowledge of the agriculture...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55297

FOOD AID AND CHILD NUTRITION IN RURAL ETHIOPIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Quisumbing,   Agnes R.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16003

Valuation of Safety-Branded and Traceable Free Range Chicken in Ha Noi: Results from a Field Experiment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ifft,   Jennifer; Roland-Holst,   David W.; Zilberman,   David.
The valuation of traceable or safety-branded food by consumers in developing countries affected by diseases such as avian influenza, or with food safety issues in general, is very difficult to identify. Products that have safety-branding are not common, and food is usually purchased by bargaining at informal markets. However, valuation of traceability has important implications for livestock disease policies as well as agricultural sector development. Through developing a short-term certified supply chain for free range chicken in Hanoi, we were able to conduct a combined field experiment and detailed household survey to measure the valuation of this type of poultry. We find that consumers in urban Hanoi on average have a welfare gain of about $1 per whole...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Field experiments; Avian influenza; Vietnam; Food safety; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C93; D12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49444

Looking for the Nutritional Label: Does It Make a Difference?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93765

Farm Policy and Obesity in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alston,   Julian M.; Rickard,   Bradley J.; Okrent,   Abigail M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95750

Horizontal and Vertical Networks for Innovation in the Traditional Food Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gellynck,   Xavier; Kuhne,   Bianka.
The locus of innovation is not the individual firm anymore but increasingly the network in which the firm is embedded. Hence, in this paper innovation is investigated in the broader context of networks and applied to the traditional food sector. Networking refers to a process of identifying and acting on complementary interests with or without formal means of cooperation and plays an important role for the diffusion and adoption of innovations, because they increase the flow of information. Two main types of networks exist. Vertical networks relate to cooperation of partners belonging to the same chain. Meanwhile, horizontal networks refer to cooperation among firms which are primarily competitors. Data were collected during focus groups and in‐depth...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Horizontal and vertical networks; Traditional food products; Innovation; Focus groups; In‐depth interviews; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97229

Brazil's Changing Food Demand Challenges the Farm Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Valdes,   Constanza; Lopes,   Ignez Vidigal; Lopes,   Mauro de Rezende.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q11; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94725

Customer Communication of Regional Quality Efforts: A Case From the Grain Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyer,   Christian H.; Fritz,   Melanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
Usually, marketing communication efforts in the agrifood sector address the end consumers and concentrate on products that are processed and ready for consumption, thus quality efforts often concentrate on the final product. Moreover, there’s a widespread view that agricultural commodities like wheat aren’t suitable neither for product focused marketing nor branding. However, recent developments in the in agrifood sector challenge this view. The increasing use of biotechnology, the globalisation of markets and changing consumer demands for quality, food safety and process attributes require improved communication concepts and information sharing along whole production chains. This paper considers the development of a quality communication system to support...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Prototyping; Quality communication system; Region of origin; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100595

Analysis of Media Agenda-Setting Effects on Consumer Confidence in the Safety of the U.S. Food System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bharad,   Abhishek Bhagwat; Harrison,   R. Wes; Kinsey,   Jean D.; Degeneffe,   Dennis J.; Ferreira,   Gustavo F.C.
Results from continuous tracking of consumer confidence and media coverage of food safety events over a 67 week period between May 2008 and August 2009 are reported.  An ordered probit model is used to test the hypothesis that media coverage of food safety events affects consumer confidence in the safety of the U.S. food system. The results show that media coverage significantly and negatively affected consumer confidence in the safety of nation’s food supply during the sample period. Socioeconomic and demographic factors such as geographic region, use of media source, household size, age, ethnicity, education, and gender also had significant affects on consumer confidence in the safety of United States food supply.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Safety; Consumer Confidence; Mass media; Ordered probit; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56423

What Share of U.S. Consumed Food is Imported?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jerardo,   Andy.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124013

Potato Marketing – Factors Affecting Organic and Conventional Potato Consumption Patterns
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yue,   Chengyan; Grebitus,   Carola; Bruhn,   Maike; Jensen,   Helen H.
In producing potatoes the treatment for disease and pests could be more difficult and costly for organic producers than for conventional. Hence, consumers’ attitudes and willingness to pay for organic potatoes need to be considered in a grower’s choice of production technologies. A bivariate probit model and cluster analysis were applied to survey data to evaluate factors that influenced Germany consumers’ consumption patterns for conventional and organic potatoes. The results show that consumers associate organic potatoes with healthy ingredients, trustable origin and food safety. But a lack of varieties and inferior appearance of organic potatoes limit consumer interest in the organic products. With regard to socio-demographics, consumers with higher...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic; Potatoes; Consumption patterns; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43948

Differences Between Buyers and Nonbuyers of Organic Produce and Willingness to Pay Organic Price Premiums
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jolly,   Desmond A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62304

MEETING CONSUMERS' EXPECTATIONS FOR QUALITY AND SAFETY OF PORK PRODUCTS (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Poulson,   Richard J.M.; Coffey,   M. Terry.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33494

The rise of obesity in transition economies: theory and evidence from Russian longitudinal monitoring survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffman,   Sonya Kostova; Rizov,   Marian.
This study integrates theoretical and empirical models to facilitate understanding of human obesity and the factors contributing to rising obesity in Russia during the transition from a planned to a market economy. Recent individual level data from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey for 1994 and 2004 show that diet/caloric intake, smoking, gender and education are important determinants of obesity in Russia. Empirical results strongly support our model for production of BMI and demand for inputs in the BMI production function. The analysis provides information on the link between dietary patterns and other factors of obesity in Russia which is important for formulation, implementation and monitoring of effective policies designed to improve overall...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6556

HOMELAND SECURTIY: PROTECTING THE U.S. FOOD SUPPLY (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elbertson,   Marianne.
PowerPoint presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32970

Die Reputation der Fleischwirtschaft in der Gesellschaft: Eine Kausalanalyse
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Albersmeier,   Friederike; Spiller,   Achim.
Die Fleischwirtschaft steht zunehmend im Fokus der öffentlichen Diskussion. Die Unternehmen der Branche verhalten sich dabei eher passiv. Die Distanz zwischen Gesellschaft und der Fleischwirtschaft ist in den vergangenen Jahren daher größer geworden. Anzeichen für die mangelnde Akzeptanz sind z. B. Initiativen gegen Bauvorhaben, ein geringes Vertrauen und ein steigender Vegetarieranteil. Um Rückschlüsse auf das gesamte Ausmaß dieser Problematik zu gewinnen, wird in der vorliegenden Arbeit die Reputation der Fleischwirtschaft umfassend untersucht. Unter Verwendung der Partial Least Squares Methode (PLS) werden Einfluss- und Erklärungsgrößen analysiert. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass das Interesse und Wissen über die Branche insgesamt eher gering sind. Hierin...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Reputation; Gesellschaft; Fleischwirtschaft (FW); Partial Least Squares (PLS); Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53260

Peanut Processing and Sales Hold Steady After Peanut-Product Recalls
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberger,   Kelsey; Dohlman,   Erik.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122149

WHO Dietary Norms: A Quantitative Evaluation of Potential Consumption Impacts in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Srinivasan,   Chittur S.
The member countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) have recently endorsed its Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health in an effort to combat the growing burden of non-communicable diseases. We assess the potential consumption impacts of these norms in the United States using a mathematical programming approach. We find that adherence to the WHO norms would involve significant changes in diets, with large reductions in the consumption of fats and oils accompanying large rises in the consumption of fruits, vegetables and cereals. Further, intakes of sugar would have to shrink considerably to comply with the WHO norms. By focusing on sub-populations within the country, we find that education is the only socio-demographic variable...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25292

Risk, Information, and Trust in the Food Chain: Factors Explaining Consumer Willingness to Pay
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Latvala,   Terhi.
This paper analysed factors contributing to consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for increased quality information. The empirical scope of the study was restricted to beef, because the beef labelling system enables reliable tracing of quality attributes. The results showed that consumer perceptions of specific risks in food partly explain their WTP. Also negative experiences heard from other people increased the probability of WTP. Trust seems to be extremely significant factor in WTP models. This study implies that the majority of the respondents trust the food safety authorities and the co‐operation of all stakeholders in the food chain.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Risk; Trust; Information; Beef; Willingness to pay.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101282

FACTORS AFFECTING THE PROBABILITY OF CONSUMING FISH AND SHELLFISH IN THE AWAY FROM HOME AND AT HOME MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Capps,   Oral, Jr.
Models are developed to measure the effect of socioeconomic factors on the probability of consuming fish and shellfish in both the away from home and at home markets.  Factors that significantly affect the likelihood of eating fish and shellfish at home include urbanization, region, race, ethnicity, age, diet status and income.  On the other hand, region, employment, diet status, household size, age and income significantly affect the likelihood of eating fish and shellfish away from home.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumption; Fish and shellfish; Food at home; Food away from home; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15343

HACCP SYSTEM AND ITS FEASIBILITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rehber,   Erkan; Ulusoy,   S.
The constant request for product and service quality is the major challenge of the 1990s for the food industry. Both developed and developing countries have faced food quality, safety, and nutrition issues to some extent.  Everyone in the world deserves the right to have enough and safe food. Food safety and nutrition concerns have gained importance, with an international project initiated in 1997 by FAO called  " Food for All".  In the developed world, progress can be achieved in the control of food quality through new systems such as HACCP, despite the existence of technical and economic problems. In contrast in developing countries, and especially in the least developed ones, having enough and safe food for ordinary citizens is a distant target to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11827

Meat Standards Australia as an Innovation in the Australian Beef Production and Marketing System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Griffith,   Garry R.; Thompson,   John M.; Polkinghorne,   Rod; Gunner,   Richard.
Variable eating quality was identified as a major contributor to declining Australian beef consumption in the early 1990s. The primary issue was the inability to predict the eating quality of cooked beef before consumption. A R&amp;D program funded by industry and Meat and Livestock Australia investigated the relationships between critical control points along the supply chain, cooking methods and beef palatability. These relationships were underpinned by extensive consumer taste panels. Out of this R&amp;D grew the Meat Standards Australia (MSA) voluntary meat grading system which aimed at predicting consumer palatability scores of cooked beef. Quality was defined on the basis of one of four grades. The grading model predicts consumer scores for 135 ‘cut...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100471

Can Nutrition Labeling Affect Obesity?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arsenault,   Joanne E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Nutrition labeling; Food labels; Menu labeling; Obesity; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I10; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95753

MEAT AND POULTRY PLANTS' FOOD SAFETY INVESTMENTS:  SURVEY FINDINGS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ollinger,   Michael; Moore,   Danna L.; Chandran,   Ram.
Results from the first national survey of the types and amounts of food safety investments made by meat and poultry slaughter and processing plants since the late 1990s provide evidence that market forces have worked in conjunction with regulation to promote the use of more sophisticated food safety technologies. From 1996 through 2000, U.S. plants as a group spent about $380 million annually and made $570 million in long-term investments to comply with USDA's 1996 Pathogen Reduction/Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (PR/HACCP) regulation, according to a survey initiated by the Economic Research Service. The U.S. meat and poultry industry as a whole during the same time period spent an additional $360 million on food safety investments that were...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33559

Food Safety and International Trade: Theoretical Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mitchell,   Lorraine.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33599

THE EFFECT OF FOOD-SAFETY RELATED INFORMATION ON CONSUMERS' PREFERENCE: THE CASE OF BSE OUTBREAK IN JAPAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jin,   Hyun Joung; Koo,   Won W.
This study analyzes consumers' responses to food-safety related information by evaluating if Japanese consumers have undergone a structural change in their preferences for meat due to the BSE outbreak in the country.  The axiom of revealed preference is utilized to test the stability of preference in Japanese meat consumption.  The matrix of weak form of revealed preference (WARP) is partitioned and Kruskal-Wallis statistics are derived to evaluate whether the switches of preference are transitory or due to a structural change.  Empirical results show that Japanese meat demand has undergone a structural change, synchronized with the BSE outbreak in Japan in mid-September 2001.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22043

Effects of Family, Friends, and Relative Prices on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption by African American Youths
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhylyevskyy,   Oleksandr; Jensen,   Helen H.; Garasky,   Steven B.; Cutrona,   Carolyn E.; Gibbons,   Frederick X.
Paper for presentation at the Northeastern Agricultural &amp; Resource Economics Association’s Workshop on Economics and Child Nutrition Programs, AAEA &amp; NAREA Joint Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 23, 2011.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fruit and vegetable consumption; Healthy food choices; Social interactions; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; I12; J15; C35; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107086

The LAS approach: a scheme for a sustainable local development of Southern countries rural areas?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Requier-Desjardins,   Denis.
LAS (Localised Agri-food Systems) approach has been viewed until now as either an analysis of a variety of local production system or an anthropological vision of the links between food and places. Although theses approaches are relevant, they prove sometimes hard to differentiate themselves of close concepts such as Local production systems. This paper intends to assess in what measure LAS approach can be redefined as an approach of rural development processes, which could be the basis of a rural development policy. If LAS's are to be considered as the basis of a rural development path, LAS approach must be cast in the current debate on diversification of rural activities. Drawing on that, LAS can be the basis of a rural development policy, but only fit...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: LAS; Rural development; New rurality; Sustainable rural livelihoods; Residential economy.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95222

Hedonic and Utilitarian Motives for Consumers’ Learning Processes: The GDA Food Label
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Puspa,   Jofi; Kuhl,   Rainer.
As one of the stimuli flows in the food market the GDA-labeling was established in 2007. The original concept of introducing this label was to provide information that may bring about more healthy eating patterns. Four years after launching it seems relevant to understand how well the consumers have adopted to that information. Consumer learning that occurs through exposure to external sources of information such as GDA-labeling can happen consciously or subconsciously, on a high involvement level or due to the presence of more conducive situation. Therefore understanding learning process and its substantiations such as utilitarian and hedonic motives are salient issues. This study has aims to understand learning process of GDA-label and to determine two...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Motivation; Nutrient-Labeling; Attitude; Intentional behavior; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116429

FOOD SECURITY UPDATE: THE FOOD INDUSTRY'S RESPONSE TO ENSURING FOOD SECURITY AND SAFETY  (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Applebaum,   Rhona S.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33506

THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN SETTING NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR SWEETENERS  (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Briscoe,   Andrew C., III.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32846

A Disponibilidade de Produtos e o Poder de Compra dos Consumidores: Farinhas de Milho e Arroz
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA,   Technical Team.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economía-Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55202

Sampling Theory of Food Safety System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Bing; Chen,   Guohua; Zhu,   Ning.
We introduce the stratified sampling method, and put forward theoretical unbiased estimation of stratified sampling program, as well as the model and statistics of experimental design test. We also discuss the establishment of dietary exposure model, pollutant distribution model, and risk evaluation model. Finally, we present some methods for sampling design in China.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Exposure model; Pollutant model; Stratified sampling; Experimental design; Risk evaluation model; China; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53588

Europeans and Traditional Foods: Definition and Image from the Consumers' Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vanhonacker,   Filiep; Lengard,   V.; Guerrero,   Luis; Scalvedi,   L.; Raude,   J.; Zakowska,   S.; Hersleth,   Margrethe; Verbeke,   Wim.
This paper provides a consumer-driven definition of traditional food products (TFP) and investigates the image European consumers have about this food product category. Data were collected from representative consumer samples in six European countries, including Belgium, France, Italy, Norway, Poland and Spain, with a total sample size of 4,828 participants. European consumers define traditional foods as well-know products, products that one can eat very frequently, and products that were already eaten by grandparents. Although positive, association of TFP with naturalness and low processing is less pronounced. Sensory, health- and environment-related attribute perceptions contribute positively to the image of TFP, whereas perceived convenience, price, and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traditional food; Consumer; Europe; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43542

United States – European Union Agricultural Trade Flows
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dahl,   Ellie; House,   Lisa.
Population growth and general economic performance drives global demand for food and agricultural products, which lays the foundation for trade and U.S. exports (ERS a). Through the effects on employment, purchasing power and income, agricultural exports play a significant role in both the farm and nonfarm economy (Edmonson). In 2006, each export farm dollar earned generated an additional $1.65 in business activity in 2006 (Edmondson). As a result, the $71.0 billion earned in agricultural exports stimulated an additional $117.2 billion in general economic activity in 2006 (Edmondson). Over the past five years, values of agricultural exports from the U.S. have been on the rise hitting record levels (Brooks). Increased demand in Canada and Mexico are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49841

Consumers' attitudes toward ethical food: Evidence from social farming in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carbone,   Anna; Gaito,   Marco; Senni,   Saverio.
Agriculture seems to be capable to foster rehabilitation, work integration and social inclusion of vulnerable people: persons with mental disabilities, people with burn out, long-term unemployed, individuals with an addiction history, and so on. "Social farms", i.e. farms that provide these kind of services, are present in several European countries and their number is growing. The emerging interest of an increasing number of consumers for the "ethical quality" of products suggests that the social functions of these farms could be remunerated, although partially, by the market. The paper discusses the issues mentioned above and focuses on some empirical evidence on consumers' beliefs and attitude about social farms' products. Data are collected through a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ethical Consumption; Social Farming; Consumers Buying Groups; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10029

The Structural Change in the Supply Chain of Oil Palm – A Case of North Sumatra Province, Indonesia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nakajima,   Toru; Matsuda,   H.; Rifin,   Amzul.
In this paper, we analyze the structural change in the supply chain of oil palm in North Sumatra, Indonesia, especially after the financial crisis of the late 20th century. We first describe the past and present market structure and conduct of oil palm industries in North Sumatra with an industrial organization approach based on our field study. The analysis reveals that the supply chain of oil palm in North Sumatra has changed such that farmers had more power to determine FFB prices over crushing companies, especially from 2001 through 2004. However, farmers lost bargaining power during 2007-2008 due to a decrease in palm oil demand, plunging of palm oil prices, and a regulation imposed upon crushing companies by the Ministry of Agriculture. To analyze...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Indonesian palm oil; Market power; Asymmetric Price Transmission (APT); (Momentum) Threshold Autoregressive ((M-)TAR) model.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95206

DISCUSSANT'S COMMENTS FOR AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, SELECTED PAPERS SESSION SP-2BB: "FOOD DEMAND, FOOD POLICY, AND FOOD MARKET ISSUES"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jonk,   Yvonne.
These papers investigate issues in food demand, food processing, and food markets.  Policy issues are examined, both in the context of the food stamp program in the domestic market and the industrial policy options in the food sector in emerging Central European economies.  The Effect of an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) System on Food Expenditure of Food Stamp Recipients: Evidence from the Maryland Statewide Implementation, J. William Levedahl. Incorporating Nutrients in Food Demand Analysis, Jonq-Ying Lee, Mark G. Brown, Rebecca H. Chung, Frank F. Chiang. Price Founded Tests for Market Integration: Fish Markets in France, Frank Asche,  Daniel V. Gordon, Rognvaldur Hannesson. A Dynamic Model of the Food Processing Sector in the New Market Economies of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20896

Market power: Modeling issues and identification problems. An investigation of selected Hungarian food chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bakucs,   Lajos Zoltan; Ferto,   Imre; Hockmann,   Heinrich; Perekhozhuk,   Oleksandr.
In recent years increasing number of contractual arrangements in food chains are observed. There are several reasons for this phenomenon. Improving food quality often requires significant specific investments. Given high asset specificity, investors find it difficult to appropriate the returns on investment and thus have incentives to integrate. However, besides this transaction costs related argument, the ongoing vertical integration can result from structural developments in food chains which at different stages of the value chains, might hamper the proper functioning of markets. Using a unique, firm level dataset, in this paper we will focus on the latter issue. Due to its importance among various Hungarian value chains, we have selected the milk...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Market power; Hungarian food chains.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57977

Private Labels in the Austrian Food Market: A Qualitative Forecast Using the Scenario Technique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meixner,   Oliver; Leitner,   Amina.
The Austrian food market may be characterized by high competitiveness, market saturation and the fact, that listing on the shelves of trade organizations’ outlets has become the imperative success factor for food producing companies. Never before has it been harder, there have never been more obstacles in reaching the point of sale - because the shelves in supermarket stores are full. The degree of concentration within the food trade sector has reached an all-time high: The three biggest supermarket chains in Austria account for more than 80% of all sales (business to consumer, B2C). Therefore, distribution of food to consumers lies in the hands of only a few organizations, which gives them huge negotiation power, which has provoked irritations in the past...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59177

Are nutritional claims an adequate tool for public health? Evidence from food purchases in France
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caillavet,   France; Nichele,   Veronique; Soler,   Louis-Georges.
Nutritional claims have become a major instrument for providing consumers with information at the point of purchase, enabling them to make nutritionally appropriate choices. This paper deals with two public policy issues linked to the implementation of nutritional claims, i.e. efficiency and equity, in terms of nutritional outcomes and in terms of population targeting. We consider the French breakfast foods market at the household level using 2004 TNS Worldpanel data. We estimate a demand system taking into account the selection issue. For this we use the Shonkwiler and Yen’s procedure which, unlike Heckman’s, allows participation on every market of products to be controlled for. We propose a modification of this approach to address the methodological...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutritional claims; Food policy; Healthy diet; Censored Demand system; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44007

Eating Out Increases Daily Calorie Intake
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Todd,   Jessica E.; Mancino,   Lisa.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121975

Adult Obesity and Food Stores’ Density – Evidence from State-Level Panel Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bonanno,   Alessandro; Goetz,   Stephan J.
The association between types of food access and rising adult obesity rates is increasingly recognized, as a complement to the effects of declining physical activity.  Previous studies have examined the effects on obesity of only a limited set of store types, such as grocery stores, fast food restaurants and big-box retailers, and they have ignored that certain behavioral factors, such as could play a role in the relationship between food access and obesity.  This analysis includes a comprehensive array of food-providing establishments, including limited- and full-service restaurants controlling for fruit-and-vegetables (F&amp;V) consumption (lagged temporally) using a panel data set for the continental U.S. states covering the period 1997-2005.  The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adult Obesity; Food Access; Eating Habits; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; D12; I18; R23.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61341

Castleberry's: 2007 Botulism Recall; A Case Study by The Food Industry Center
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Seltzer,   Jonathan M.; Rush,   Jeff; Kinsey,   Jean D.
This case summarizes the available information on the 2007 Castleberry’s recall and food recalls in general, and raises questions prompted by a recall of this magnitude. A massive, nationwide recall of Castleberry’s canned food due to botulism in the summer of 2007 illustrates the complexity of the food industry. Product from a single production line at a single plant, packed under 90 labels (the company’s own store brands and foodservice), spurred a recall of tens of millions of cans of food. While every recall is important and unique, the breadth of the Castleberry’s Food Company recall and the severe consequences from botulism lend themselves to this exemplary case study.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46055

Household Food Security in the United States, 2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nord,   Mark; Andrews,   Margaret S.; Carlson,   Steven.
Eighty-five percent of American households were food secure throughout the entire year in 2008, meaning that they had access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members. The remaining households (14.6 percent) were food insecure at least some time during the year, including 5.7 percent with very low food security—meaning that the food intake of one or more household members was reduced and their eating patterns were disrupted at times during the year because the household lacked money and other resources for food. Prevalence rates of food insecurity and very low food security were up from 11.1 percent and 4.1 percent, respectively, in 2007, and were the highest recorded since 1995, when the first national food security...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food insecurity; Food spending; Food pantry; Soup kitchen; Emergency kitchen; Material well-being; Food Stamp Program; SNAP; National School Lunch Program; WIC; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55953

ADULT PREFERENCES OF SOLIDS-ENRICHED MILK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Criner,   George K.; Work,   Therese M.; True,   Ruth H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27592

DATA MINING: A SEGMENTATION ANALYSIS OF U.S. GROCERY SHOPPERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kinsey,   Jean D.; Wolfson,   Paul J.; Katsaras,   Nikolaos; Senauer,   Benjamin.
Consumers make choices about where to shop based on their preferences for a shopping environment and experience as well as the selection of products at a particular store. This study illustrates how retail firms and marketing analysts can utilize data mining techniques to better understand customer profiles and behavior. Among the key areas where data mining can produce new knowledge is the segmentation of customer data bases according to demographics, buying patterns, geographics, attitudes, and other variables.  This paper builds profiles of grocery shoppers based on their preferences for 33 retail grocery store characteristics. The data are from a representative, nationwide sample of 900 supermarket shoppers collected in 1999.  Six customer profiles are...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14335

THE IMPACT OF PROGRESA ON FOOD CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoddinott,   John; Skoufias,   Emmanuel.
As exemplified by the Millennium Declaration of the United Nations, the reduction of poverty and hunger are now seen as central objectives of international development. Yet the modalities for attaining these goals are contested. Further, while it might be assumed that interventions that alleviate poverty will automatically reduce hunger, a number of studies of the relationship between income and the acquisition of food suggest that this assumption may be incorrect.  This paper contributes to this debate through an analysis of a Mexican antipoverty program called PROGRESA (the Programa de Educacion, Salud y Alimentacion). PROGRESA provides cash transfers linked to children’s enrollment and regular school attendance and to clinic attendance. By 2000, it...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16464

Unpacking the Links Between Women's Empowerment and Child Nutrition Evidence Using Nationally Representative Data From Bangladesh
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhagowalia,   Priya; Menon,   Purnima; Quisumbing,   Agnes R.; Soundararajan,   Vidhya.
This paper examines the relationship between gender inequality and nutrition using direct indicators of empowerment such as mobility, decision-making power, and attitudes towards verbal and physical abuse. Our approach draws on the theory of the household as a utility maximizing unit that uses women’s status and characteristics as inputs to produce a final good, child health. Indices that capture distinct dimensions of women’s empowerment are used as explanatory variables along with controls for age and sex of the child, maternal height and education. Results from Logit models indicate that a greater degree of women’s empowerment is associated with better long term nutritional status of children. Attitudes towards domestic violence have a significant...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Malnutrition; Gender; Domestic violence; Empowerment; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61273

HEALTH FOODS - A SUPPLIER'S VIEWPOINT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmidt,   Heinrich N.
Explains the "virtues" of a vegetarian diet and discusses its role in the future feeding of mankind.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27705

Estimating Demand Elasticities of Meat Demand in Slovakia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hupkova,   Daniela; Bielik,   Peter.
This article focuses on assessing consumer beliefs, attitude and behaviour towards meat. The aim is to obtain estimates of price and income elasticity of meat demand in Slovakia. This report analyses pork, poultry and beef meat consumption in Slovakia according to the individual households’ social categories. The Household Budget Survey of the Slovak Statistical Office was used for period 1993-2007. The data consists of yearly observations of beef, pork and poultry consumption, average annual consumer prices of beef, pork and poultry meat and net income per capita. Knowing the values of demand elasticities for food is widely used to correct policy formation and analysing trade patterns all over the world, but especially in developing countries where food...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Meat consumption; Price elasticity; Income elasticity; Individual households’ categories; Fixed effect; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58030

Food Market Value Analysis: Product Quality Improvement, Product Origin Protection and Timing Decisions in Apple Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karipidis,   Philippos I.; Galanopoulos,   Konstantinos.
In an effective quality enhancement programme of fruit production and marketing, total quality firms must include consideration of those attributes that are important to customers. In this study the hedonic model is adopted, in order to examine the effects of product quality, region of origin and time of product availability on the price structure determination in the apple market in Greece. Results suggest increased marginal shadow values (customers' interest) for physical product quality and for product origin – particularly in the case of Volos region. There is no evidence that out-of-season time is an important factor determining product prices. Further, it is also shown that it is possible to use the hedonic analysis for the estimation of shadow value...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26411

Trust as a Determinant of Consumer Behaviour in Food Safety Crises
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dierks,   Leef H.; Hanf,   C.-Hennig.
Based on an enhancement of Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behaviour, this article investigates German consumers' trust in different sources of information. Moreover, it discusses the settings and the extent to which consumers' trust influences consumers' behaviour both in the case of a standard purchasing situation and in the environment of a hypothetical food safety incidence such as bird flu . Results indicate that both the consumers' attitude and their trust in suppliers of information is a crucial factor determining their behaviour under uncertainty.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer behaviour; Uncertainty; Trust; Food safety; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25452

Continuous Food Safety Innovation as a Management Strategy: Public Perspective (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Engeljohn,   Daniel.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8034

U.S. HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION OF FRESH FRUITS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: He,   Hua; Huang,   Chung L.; Houston,   Jack E.
This study uses the 1987-88 U.S. Department of Agriculture Nationwide Food Consumption Survey data to analyze the impacts of income, prices, and selected socioeconomic characteristics on household consumption of fresh fruits. Results suggest that fresh fruits are considered economic necessities, with own prices significantly influencing consumption. Cross-price effects are generally weak and insignificant, but the number of adults in the age group 18-64 is an important determinant of household consumption of fresh fruits. While nutrition information and household savings have significant, positive influences on most fresh fruit consumption, the presence of a working wife has a significant and negative influence.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27225

Consumer's behaviour with respect to meat demand in the presence of animal disease concerns: the special case of consumers who eat bison, elk, and venison
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Myae,   Aye C.; Goddard,   Ellen W.
Prion diseases have raised concerns in consumer’s minds about food safety associated with meat world-wide. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) both exist in Canada and consumer markets for beef, bison, elk and deer may have been affected by the diseases.  While numerous studies have examined Canadian consumer beef purchasing behavior in the presence of BSE (Lomeli (2005), John(2007)), no examination of the impact of the animal diseases on consumer behavior for households who consume bison, elk and venison as part of their protein intake has been undertaken. In this study, meat consumption behavior for these specific households is examined, in particular, examining meat substitution possibilities between the exotic meats...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer's behaviour with respect to meat demand; Consumers who eat bison; Elk; And venison; BSE; CWD; Media coverage; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Political Economy; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61468

The Effect of Retail Grocery Coupons for Breakfast Cereals on Household Purchasing Behavior
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berning,   Joshua P.; Zheng,   Hualu.
We examine the affect of retail and manufacturer coupons on the nutritional quality of breakfast cereal purchases made by households. Using household level purchase data we find that coupon usage has a significant impact on the nutritional quality of cereals purchased by households. Specifically, we find that the average sugar content decreases and the fiber content increases. This suggests that coupons have a positive impact on the nutritional quality of cereals purchased by households, holding all other factors constant.   Given the prolific use of coupons by households and the fact that they offer both a price discount and an advertisement for products, they might be an effective way to help guide consumers to healthier food choices.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Coupons; Breakfast cereal; Nutrition; Panel data; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Marketing; D10; I10; M30; C23.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103661

Consumers' perception of food traceability in Europe
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giraud,   Georges; Halawany,   Rafia.
Food traceability has become mandatory since 1st January 2005 in the European Union. Traceability of products and activities in the supply chain has become a new factor of competitiveness in agribusiness and is deemed to be an important criterion of perception of food product quality and safety for consumers. This paper has three objectives: i) to get a deeper understanding of the role of the "ability-to- trace" in consumer decision- making process with respect to food, ii) to measure consumers' acceptability for food traceability, iii) to check the differences of these matters across twelve European countries in order to highlight any specificity. The purpose is based on the analysis of the verbatim recorded within twenty four focus groups discussions...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Traceability; Consumer Attitudes; Focus Groups; European Countries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10047

Economic Analysis of Increased Levels of Intramuscular Fat in Pork:  Producer and Industry Opportunities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kliebenstein,   James B.; Ibarburu,   Maro A.; Lawrence,   John D.; Baas,   Thomas J.; Prusa,   Kenneth; Hanson,   Kathy; Fedler,   Chris; Wilson,   Doyle.
Ultrasound technology is available for accurately measuring intramuscular fat (IMF) in live pigs.  This report provides information on the costs for pig producers and processors to implement this technology and what consumers are willing to pay for pork with improved levels of intramuscular fat.  About half the participants in the willingness to pay study preferred the high IMF chop.  They paid a premium of 25 percent over the low IMF chop.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ultrasound technology; Measure intramuscular fat live pigs; Pig producer cost; Pig processor costs; Consumer willingness to pay; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60919

Consumer Attitudes and Preferences for Peanut Paste in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Ghana
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heboyan,   Vahe; Florkowski,   Wojciech J.; Sarpong,   Daniel Bruce; Resurreccion,   Anna V.A.; Chinnan,   Manjeet S.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119820

RECONCILING FOOD-FOR-WORK OBJECTIVES: RESOURCE CONSERVATION VS. FOOD AID TARGETING IN TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gebremedhin,   Berhanu; Swinton,   Scott M.
Food-for-work (FFW) projects face the challenge of addressing three kinds of objectives: to feed hungry people, to build public works where needed, and to be feasible for prompt project implementation.  In the debate over how to target FFW to the poorest of the poor, the last two program objectives are often overlooked.  This research examines FFW afforestation and erosion-control programs in central Tigray, Ethiopia, during 1992-95 in order to examine how these sometimes conflicting objectives were reconciled. The study decomposes the factors determining a household's FFW participation into three decision stages.  First, at the regional level, project planners choose where to locate a FFW resource conservation project.  Second, at the village level, a...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11708

Traceability: European consumers' perceptions regarding its definition, expectations and differences by product types and importance of label schemes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chryssochoidis,   George M.; Kehagia,   Olga C.; Chrysochou,   Polymeros E.
Given the heterogeneity of European consumers it is not unsurprising that they have different perceptions and expectations regarding (but also understanding thereof) 'traceability'. A large number of individuals may not even have a memory anchor for the concept. Consumers may also perceive traceability differently among different product types. The present study is based upon focus groups analysis of 12 countries across Europe. It presents an explanation of traceability's understanding by European consumers. It also presents consumer's expectations towards traceability and its differences according to different product types.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Focus groups; Traceability; Cross-national; Perceptions; Food products; Labels; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10088

DESIGNING FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS:  THE EFFECT OF INSPECTION POLICY AND PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE ON FOOD PROCESSOR BEHAVIOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Starbird,   S. Andrew.
In the United States, federal, state, and local governments are involved with the regulation of the safety of the food supply.  Food safety regulations that set standards for food processors usually include inspection policies for monitoring performance and penalties for processors who do not comply with regulatory standards.  In this analysis, we examine how penalties and inspection policies interact to influence processor behavior.  We distinguish between internal penalties (imposed by the regulator) and external penalties (imposed by the market or by the court).  Using a model of the processor's expected annual cost, we find that under a given inspection policy internal penalties are only relevant under specific conditions.  For cases in which internal...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30898

Gender, Food Security and Livelihoods: The Case of Plan Ghana And Sissala
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bediako,   J.A.; Debrah,   Kofi.
The study was used by Plan International to formulate a common Nutrition Action Plan for its food and nutrition security interventions in developing countries. The aim was to get insight into the food and nutrition security as well as livelihoods status at the household and community level of the people of Sissala. Specifically the study focused on the contribution made by Plan interventions to improve livelihoods, the food and nutrition security of households and communities, the impact on gender and to identify indicators for monitoring and evaluation. The survey was carried out in three centrally placed communities selected to ensure an even coverage of Plan Ghana activities in the Sissala West District of Ghana. Data was collected at community and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food security; Ghana; Livelihoods; Nutrition; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52180

Front Materials
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Editorial Information and Contents Pages
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56971

Perception de la Dégradation des Terres et Adoption des Technologies de Conservation des Eaux et des Sols au Nord du Burkina Faso : le cas du Zaï et des Cordons Pierreux
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kinane,   Modeste  L.; Kone,   Michel; Sidibe,   Amadou.
This study is based on data collected from 141 family-type farms in the Yatenga province in Burkina Faso. A probit approach is used to analyze the effect of perception of land degradation and other factors on the adoption of zaï and stone rows. The results of the estimation show that the availability of organic matter from small ruminants is determinant for the adoption of both zaï and stone rows. Although most of farmers are aware of the causes and consequences of land degradation, this factor does not significantly impact on farmers’ decision to invest in SWC measures. Opportunities do exist for making more efficient use of local sources of nutrients, such as small ruminants’ organic matter in combination with locally accepted SWC measures. This may...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land degradation; Technology adoption; Stone rows; Zai; Yatenga; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52192

NUTRICION Y DERECHOS HUMANOS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eide,   Wenche Barth.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16162

Integrated Report of the Project "Market Prospects of Upland Crop Products and Policy Analysis in Selected Asian Countries"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Inoue,   Sotaro; Titapiwatanakun,   Boonjit.
This integrated report is a compilation of data and trends generated by the project "Market Prospects of Upland Crop Products and Policy Analysis in Selected Asian Countries." It analyzes the current status of demand and supply of selected agricultural commodities in seven countries in Asia, namely China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The report by Titapiwatanakun and Inoue is a very useful reference which identifies trends in groups of agricultural consumer goods and provides projections in demand.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food consumption; Upland crops; Markets; Demand; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32701

ECONOMIC RESEARCH IN FOOD SAFETY - PUTTING THE PUZZLE TOGETHER: DISCUSSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Skees,   Jerry R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15103

Optimum Sampling for Measuring Short-Term Changes in Food Product Deliveries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sporleder,   Thomas L.; Branson,   Robert E.; Gates,   Charles E.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Product Deliveries; Sampling; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97287

Nutrition Promotion and Its Effects on Health (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anand,   Rajen S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62084

THE VALUE OF BEEF FLAVOR: CONSUMER WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY FOR MARBLING IN BEEF STEAKS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Umberger,   Wendy J.; Feuz,   Dillon M.; Calkins,   Chris R.; Kllinger,   Karen M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36397

THE ROLE OF LABELLING IN CONSUMERS’ FUNCTIONAL FOOD CHOICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zou,   Ning Ning (Helen); Hobbs,   Jill E.
Given the credence nature of functional food attributes labelling plays a key role in allowing consumers to make informed choices about foods with enhanced health attributes. The degree to which a particular jurisdiction permits health claims for food products and the type of allowable health claim influence the information set available to consumers. In Canada the regulatory environment governing health claims for functional food products is somewhat more restrictive than in other jurisdictions, including the United States. Food manufacturers therefore also use visual imagery to suggest a health benefit, such as the picture of a red heart to imply that a product has heart health benefits. The paper characterizes these labelling strategies as “partial...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Discrete choice experiment; Latent class model; Health; Labelling; Omega-3; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116421

MARKETING CHARACTERISTICS OF TOKAJWINE SPECIALITIES BASED ON FACTOR AND CLUSTER ANALYSES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karpati,   Laszlo; Szakal,   Zoltan.
The marketing kind of analysis in the domestic and international markets of Tokaj’s wine speciality has not happened yet. The present research scientific method supportedly defines the consumers of Tokaj’s wine speciality and it determinates the overlay receipt. The basis of the questionnaire research at the wine consumers cirlce is a representative sample of 1179 people. It confirms the truthfulness with factos and cluster dissection. On the hungarian market 5 sections can be devided, which has been determined by the earning category, the wine savvy and the referene price interval. TokajWine Specialities named “late vintage” are also available. This name can be confusing for the consumer, some do not understand in what they differ from other Tokaj Wine...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing Characteristics; Tokaj Wine; Specialities; Factor Analyses; Cluster Analyses; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53552

Analysis of socio-economic aspects of local and national organic farming markets; final report for Defra
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lobley,   Matt; Butler,   Allan J.; Courtney,   Paul; Ilbery,   Brian; Kirwan,   James; Maye,   Damian; Potter,   Clive; Winter,   Michael.
The purpose of this study was to take a fresh look at the nature of organic production, consumption and marketing in England and Wales in order to better assess its current and likely contribution to rural development and its ability to meet consumer expectations. Based on a mixed methodological approach the study consulted with 2,300 individuals to reveal a complex and multi-dimensional sector with a highly committed consumer base. The research aimed to describe and account for: (1)The socio-economic impacts of the organic farm supply chains on rural development; (2)The extent to which organic food delivers consumer expectations; and (3) The barriers affecting conversion to organic farming and expansion of existing organic farms. The research reported...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Organic markets; Organic farming; Organic consumers; Rural Economy; Multiplier Analysis; Simple Value Chains; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90374

THE CHANGING POLISH FOOD CONSUMER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sznajder,   Michal; Senauer,   Benjamin.
This paper provides an overview of major demographic and food trends in Poland and the rapid changes in Polish food retailing.  The demographic changes include the size of the population; birth, death, marriage and divorce rates; the age distribution, education and household types.  Two important demographic factors that will affect food consumption are the aging population and the major gap in education between urban and rural areas.  In the next 20 years, the number of children will decrease radically, whereas the number of people over 64 years of age will rise significantly.  Education levels are much lower in rural than in urban areas.   The average household budget share for food was 44.6% in 1988.  It reached 55.3% in 1990 at the beginning of the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14306

DOES FOOD SAFETY CONFLICT WITH FOOD SECURITY? THE SAFE CONSUMPTION OF FOOD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kinsey,   Jean D.
This paper concludes by saying no, food safety and security reinforce each other. It combines food safety and food security into the concept of  "safe food consumption." Unsafe food consumption occurs when food contains known substances that lead to short or long term illness or death (botulism) and suspect substances that are believed to lead to delayed diseases (pesticides). It also occurs when hunger or over eating contribute to long-term illness and shorter life expectancy.     The costs of illnesses related to obesity are six to fourteen times as great as the costs attributed to food born illnesses caused by microbial contamination. The implications for health care costs due to Type 2 Diabetes alone make this a health crisis in slow motion.   Obesity...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14326

Consumer Heterogeneity:  Does It Affect Policy Responses to the Obesity Epidemic?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lyford,   Conrad P.; Belasco,   Eric J.; Chidmi,   Benaissa; Funtanilla,   Margil.
The fight against obesity in the U.S. has become a priority area for policy makers due to the additional health risks and health care costs.  In developing policy to lower obesity rates, it is important to accurately characterize the impact that exercise, smoking and demographic characteristics have on BMI in order to draft effective policy.  This analysis uses data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFS) to evaluate the relationship between behavioral and demographic factors with BMI while explicitly accounting for individual heterogeneity by using a quantile analysis.  Results suggest that the effect of exercise, smoking, occupation and race vary by BMI quantile, indicating that consumers should be treated as heterogeneous at least for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Obesity; Quantile Regression; Heterogeneity; Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56467

Proactive Customers Integration as Drivers of an Integrated Food Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sundmaeker,   Harald.
Competitiveness of European Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SME) in the global marketplace is correlated to and determined by diverse factors. However, specifically SME’s ability to satisfy explicit and implicit customer requirements as well as to proactively integrate them as a driver of complex business networks is a key success factor. Although this seems to be the most obvious economic principle, it is hard to be achieved in complex networks of small actors, including vertical and horizontal supply chain dimensions, especially due to self-organisation of single network entities in relation to the continuous and dynamic adjustment of the overall network. Moreover, dynamically changing customer needs, evolving requirements (e.g. legislative demands,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49892

Potential Impacts of Food Borne Ill Incidence on Market Movements and Prices of Fresh Produce in the US
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Palma,   Marco A.; Ribera,   Luis A.; Bessler,   David A.; Paggi,   Mechel S.; Knutson,   Ronald D.
For many decades, fresh fruits and vegetables enjoyed a reputation as the healthiest products full of essential vitamins, minerals, and other beneficial substances for a balanced diet. However, numerous recent food outbreaks associated with fresh produce have raised concerns on the mind of the consumer. Following an outbreak, consumers reduce their immediate consumption of the affected products. Even tough fresh fruits and vegetables have unique characteristics and flavors, consumers tend to substitute affected outbreak products with other fruits and vegetables. The potential impact of food borne illness on consumption has also a longer term impact, reducing consumption of the products over a period of several months after the outbreak. This paper used...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Fresh produce; Historical decomposition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46745

Local Food Consumers: How Motivations and Perceptions Translate to Buying Behavior
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Onozaka,   Yuko; Nurse,   Gretchen; Thilmany,   Dawn D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93822

THE ROLE OF STAKEHOLDERS' INVOLVEMENT TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION: A CASE STUDY IN THE APULIA REGION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maraglino,   T.; Ricco,   V.; Schiralli,   M.; Giordano,   R.; Pappagallo,   G.
Drought and desertification are largely considered as the major and most complex natural hazards. This is mainly due to the complexity of the web of impacts that ripple through too many sectors causing serious economic, social and environmental consequences. Hence, a wide range of actors are interested by drought effects. Empirical investigations in scientific literature have highlighted the differences between the stakeholder' perceptions of drought and desertification phenomena and the results of scientific – technical evaluation. There is no unique definition of the problem, but each individual has her/his own perception of drought and desertification, which is influenced by previous drought experiences and the mental models used to analyse these...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Stakeholder; Desertification; Decision making process.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95201

CONSUMER PREFERENCES FOR FOOD SAFETY ATTRIBUTES IN FRESH APPLES: MARKET SEGMENTS, CONSUMER CHARACTERISTICS, AND MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baker,   Gregory A.
Past research has yielded conflicting results on consumer valuation of food safety characteristics. In this study, conjoint analysis is used to evaluate consumer responses to hypothetical apple products in a nationwide survey. Product characteristics include price, quality, pesticide use levels and the corresponding cancer risk, and type of government inspection. Consumers expressed a broad preference for reduced pesticide usage.  Four market segments were identified corresponding to consumers: (a) who had a strong preference for food safety, (b) who exhibited a more balanced desire for all product characteristics, (c) who were extremely price sensitive, and (d) who had a strong preference for product quality. Results suggest that consumers in these...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30876

From Enterprise Activity Quality Management to Sector Initiative Quality Assurance: Development, Situation and Perspectives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schiefer,   Gerhard.
In the agri-food sector, quality and food safety concerns receive increased attention and have been the focus of initiatives on various levels of activity, reaching from enterprises to the sector as a whole on regional, national and international levels. The initiatives have to integrate the business management approach of 'quality management' (QM) with the interests of society and consumers in food safety and trustworthy safety guarantees. This paper builds on enterprise level quality management concepts, integrates food safety concerns and develops a framework for a sector-encompassing system for quality and food safety assurance. It relates the framework to present sector initiatives and develops recommendations for the design and implementation of a...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Quality management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15707

METHODOLOGY FOR TREND ANALYSIS AND PROJECTION OF PRODUCTION, MARKET SHARES, AND CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Worley,   C. Thomas; Folwell,   Raymond J.; McCracken,   Vicki A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26577

Amelioration des resultats nutritionnels grace aux initiatives de sante communautaires
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wise,   Victoria; Ouattara,   Fatimata; Tefft,   James F.; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Staatz,   John M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Downloads July 2008 - June 2009: 7.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11312

Taxation and Consumption of Wine
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tsolakis,   Dimitris.
In this article, the impact that a sales tax might have upon wine consumption and, hence, on the wine and grape growing industries, is analysed. Implications for government revenue are also considered. It is shown that the relative responsiveness of supply and demand, rather than the level in the marketing chain at which a tax is levied, determines where the tax burden finally falls. The imposition of a tax on wine might force certain sectors of the wine and grape industries to undergo a phase of adjustment. However, over the longer term, a tax would not necessarily alter the impact of other factors affecting the demand for wine. Additional taxes on wine of the form of a 10 per cent sales tax could be expected to increase government revenue from all...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12453

Analysis of Consumer Food-Handling Practices from Grocer to Home Including Transport and Storage of Selected Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Godwin,   Sandria L.; Coppings,   R.J.
Consumers were interviewed about how they purchase, transport, store, and otherwise handle food. Emphasis was placed on handling of cold foods and home refrigeration. More than 70% of consumers took steps to protect cold foods during purchase and transport and more than 90% claimed to put away cold foods first. Only 7% of consumers used coolers to protect cold foods during transport. How consumers stored a variety of foods was determined and evaluated. Few consumers knew their own or correct refrigerator temperature and few had refrigerator thermometers. A second interview and refrigerator checklist were completed in 200 of the consumers'’ homes at least a year later. Researchers judged that circumstances that might allow for cross-contamination existed in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26725

HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE PATTERNS FOR CARBOHYDRATE SOURCES IN RUSSIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holcomb,   Rodney B.; Goodwin,   Harold L., Jr.; Shiptsova,   Rimma.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15777

'GMO-Free' labels - enhancing transparency or deceiving consumers?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henseleit,   Meike; Kubitzki,   Sabine; Herrmann,   Roland.
Consumers, particularly in industrialised countries, are concerned about the application of genetic engineering in food production. There are considerations in many nations worldwide to introduce legal regulations to label food as free of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in order to enable producers to better promote such products. However, requirements for labelling food products as ‘GMO-free’ can be very different, and therefore it is questionable whether consumers’ understanding of ‘GMO-free’ is consistent with what certain labels actually can guarantee. We conducted a consumer survey in order to explore potential gaps between expectations of ‘GMO-free’ food and production requirements in the case of the revised German regulation covering the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetic Engineering; Food Labelling; Consumer Survey; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53263

DETERMINANTS OF UNSAFE HAMBURGER COOKING BEHAVIOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ralston,   Katherine L.; Starke,   Yolanda; Adu-Nyako,   Kofi; Lin,   Chung-Tung Jordan.
We used a national hamburger preparation survey to estimate a simultaneous equation model of food safety knowledge, attitudes, and hamburger cooking behavior.  The results suggest that food safety risk perceptions, palatability attributes, and food safety knowledge play important roles in determining food preparation behavior.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20973

The Building Block Simulation Approach to Program Assessment: The Case of Agriculture Canada's Meat Hygiene Program, 1970-1984
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brinkman,   George L.
For many decades a major emphasis in public policy has been the assurance of food safety and security. Measurement of the economic returns to these programs is often difficult and challenging. In many cases the difficulty in obtaining data and the sheer complexity of the issues make the use of traditional econometric and programming approaches impractical for assessing these activities. This paper presents a summary of an innovative method for measuring benefits and costs of hard-to-assess programs and activities, such as those that deal with food safety, meat inspection and quality assurance. The building block approach described here for measuring benefits and costs was developed as an alternative method for measuring returns to meat inspection,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45732

THE CHOICE BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL AND ORGANIC FARMING – A HUNGARIAN EXAMPLE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferto,   Imre; Forgacs,   Csaba.
The organic agriculture represents a promising alternative for the future of European agriculture. It is consistent with the notion of sustainable development set forth already in the 1992 CAP Reform. Despite of increasing importance of organic farming, the research on organic farming is still limited. This scarcity of the research is especially true for New Member States of the enlarged EU. This paper investigates the choice between conventional and organic production technologies for individual farmers in Hungarian agriculture. We apply a model that explicitly accounts for the effects of farm-specific variables like age and education on the expectations farmers have on the utility of both production technologies. In addition we take into account the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Innovation; Attitudes; Organic production; Diffusion; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57488

Product Recall versus Business as Usual: A Preliminary Analysis of Decision-Making in Potential Product-related Crises
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Standop,   Dirk.
Product recalls have become an almost familiar phenomenon in a consumer’s daily life. The reasons for this include the increasingly advanced and – at the same time – vulnerable technology of consumer products and the emergent law of strict liability of manufacturers and dealers in the US and Europe. This paper deals with the seller's choice situation. The seller has more or less vague evidence of potential damages which could possibly be related to the use or misuse of his products, altogether indicators of a potential product-related crisis. In such a situation, the seller must decide whether to initiate an immediate product recall or to continue with business as usual, whereas the second option may involve a recall at a later date.   The analysis of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7761

Measuring Irrigation Water Efficiency with a Stochastic Production Frontier: An Application for Citrus Producing Farms in Tunisia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dhehibi,   Boubaker; Lachaal,   Lassaad; Elloumi,   Mohamed; Messaoud,   Emna B.
The objective of this paper is to propose an alternative measure of irrigation water efficiency based on the concept of input- specific technical efficiency, which contracts with measures previously used in the literature. The proposed methodology is applied to a randomly selected sample of 144 citrus growing farms located in Nabeul (Tunisia). A stochastic production frontier approach, based on Battese and Coelli’s (1995) inefficiency effect model, is used to obtain farm-specific estimates of technical and irrigation water efficiency. In addition, a second-stage regression approach is used to identify the factors influencing irrigation water efficiency differentials across citrus growing farms. Results indicate that technical efficiency ranges from a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Citrus; Efficiency; Tunisia; Water; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52166

La Ruta de la Sal Prehispánica. Patrimonio alimentario, cultural y turismo rural en Zapotitlán de las Salinas, Puebla, México.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Renard Hubert,   Marie Christine; Ortiz,   Humberto Thome.
Ante el abandono del campo mexicano de parte de sus pobladores, resultado del proceso de apertura comercial que ha conocido el país desde hace treinta años, y que se ha traducido en empobrecimiento y migración de los campesinos, resulta importante buscar alternativas. Volver a valorar productos tradicionales, enraizados en las culturas locales, con una fuerte carga de identidad y buscar la activación de un desarrollo local en torno a estos productos mediante actividades no solamente agrícolas sino también turísticas es una opción para algunas comunidades. El caso de una sal de origen prehispánico, cuyos usos han sido no solamente alimentarios sino curativos, ofrece estas posibilidades. La Ruta de la Sal, en Zapotitlán de las Salinas, Puebla, es un proyecto...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Turismo rural; Sal prehispánica; Patrimonio alimentario.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95221

PRODUÇÃO DE CACHAÇA NA ÁREA DE JURISDIÇÃO DO BNB: MERCADO E ESTRUTURA DA CADEIA PRODUTIVA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vidal,   Maria Fatima; Goncalves,   Marcos Falcao.
A cachaça é a terceira bebida alcoólica mais consumida no mundo, embora esse consumo ocorra primordialmente no Brasil. Nos últimos anos tem-se observado crescimento do interesse público e privado em expandir a produção e a comercialização desse produto. No Nordeste predomina micro e pequenos produtores de baixo nível tecnológico, porém o setor possui papel importante na geração de emprego e renda. A partir de 1990 ocorreu crescimento das exportações de cachaça no Brasil, resultado das ações desenvolvidas em prol do setor. As exportações brasileiras têm sido realizadas principalmente pelas empresas padronizadoras. São Paulo é o maior exportador nacional, Pernambuco ocupa a terceira colocação no volume nacional exportado, sendo também o maior exportador...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cachaça; Mercado; Cadeia produtiva; Cachaça; Market; Productive chain; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108876

NUTRITION INFORMATION AND HOUSEHOLD DIETARY FAT INTAKE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gould,   Brian W.; Lin,   Huei Chin.
An endogenous switching regression model is used to examine how meal planner health knowledge affects dietary fat intake. Ethnicity, income, meal planner age, being on a low-fat diet, and other health awareness behaviors had significant effects on health knowledge. After controlling for differences in household and meal planner characteristics, intake of total and saturated fat was found to depend on health knowledge status.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30748

Biosecurity, Terrorism, and Food Consumption Behavior: Using Experimental Psychology to Analyze Choices Involving Fear
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Just,   David R.; Wansink,   Brian; Turvey,   Calum G.
How would a possible food safety scare influence food consumption? Using techniques from experimental psychology, a study of 103 lunchtime participants suggests that a food scare--avian influenza--would decrease consumption of the affected food by 17% if the subjects believed it was naturally occurring, and by 26% if they believed it was the result of terrorism. While individual consumption decreased, very few eliminated all consumption of the affected food. We argue that experimental psychology is essential when attempting to study behavior in food safety where hypothetical scenarios and surveys would not capture the emotional nature of the response.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Avian influenza; Experimental psychology; Food safety; Terrorism; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50085

The Growing Demand for Food Quality: Implications for International Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kinsey,   Jean D.; Houck,   James P.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50877

The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Currie,   Janet; DellaVigna,   Stefano; Moretti,   Enrico; Pathania,   Vikram.
We investigate the health consequences of changes in the supply of fast food using the exact geographical location of fast food restaurants.  Specifically, we ask how the supply of fast food affects the obesity rates of 3 million school children and the weight gain of over 1 million pregnant women.  We find that among 9th grade children, a fast food restaurant within a tenth of a mile of a school is associated with at least a 5.2 percent increase in obesity rates. There is no discernable effect at .25 miles and at .5 miles. Among pregnant women, models with mother fixed effects indicate that a fast food restaurant within a half mile of her residence results in a 2.5 percent increase in the probability of gaining over 20 kilos. The effect is larger, but...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47830

Consumers want safer meat - but not at all costs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morkbak,   Morten Raun; Christensen,   Tove; Gyrd-Hansen,   Dorte E.
Consumers, the public authorities, and the food industry are all concerned with the safety of meat. The increasing demand for safer food from the consumers and the public authorities puts pressure on producers to identify efficient methods to reduce risks. Earlier studies have shown that consumers state a willingness to pay for safer meat – but we know very little about how different methods to reduce risks affect the consumers’ preferences for safer meat. In the present study, a choice experiment for a representative sample of the Danish population was conducted to elicit whether consumers’ willingness to pay for reducing the risks of Salmonella infections was affected by the specific risk reduction methods (risk reductions using the current policy, at...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Consumer valuation; Choice experiments; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44319

COMPORTAMENTO DO CONSUMIDOR DE ALIMENTOS ORGÂNICOS NA CIDADE DE UBERLÂNDIA: UMA APLICAÇÃO DA TÉCNICA LADDERING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boas,   Luiz Henrique de Barros Vilas; Sette,   Ricardo de Souza; Pimenta,   Marcio Lopes.
O crescimento do mercado mundial de alimentos orgânicos nos últimos dez anos tem aumentado a demanda por estudos relacionados a esse tema. Os supermercados têm se mostrado agentes relevantes na distribuição desses produtos no Brasil e no exterior. Este trabalho tem por objetivo descrever as características do comportamento do consumidor de frutas, legumes e verduras (FLV) orgânicas na cidade de Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. Mais especificamente, buscou-se evidenciar tal comportamento com base no encadeamento entre atributos, conseqüências (benefícios que esses atributos são capazes de prover) e valores pessoais dos consumidores. Foram realizadas trinta entrevistas em profundidade, sendo que, para a coleta, análise e interpretação dos dados, utilizou-se a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Alimentos orgânicos; Comportamento do consumidor; Varejo; Valores; Cadeia de meios e fins; Laddering; Organic food; Consumer behavior; Retail; Values; Means end chain; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109669

Adequacy of Federal School Lunch Reimbursement Adjustments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ghosh,   Koel; Senauer,   Benjamin.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93831

Consumer Preferences for Non-Conventionally Grown Produce
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Underhill,   Sheila E.; Figueroa,   Enrique E.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121331

Food Calorie Intake under Grain Price Uncertainty: Evidence from Rural Nepal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pan,   Suwen; Fang,   Cheng; Rejesus,   Roderick M.
This study evaluates the effects of grain output price uncertainty on the farm income of rural households and, consequently, how this uncertainty influences caloric intake through changes in farm income. Using a rural household data set, augmented with output price uncertainty measures calculated from historical time-series data, we find that grain output price uncertainty tends to decrease crop production income of rural households. In addition, we find that higher crop income from production increases calorie intake of rural households. Taken together, these results suggests  that output price uncertainty during the production process may tend to reduce caloric intake of rural Nepalese households since the price uncertainty negatively affects the crop...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Calorie Intake; Price Uncertainty; Nepal; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; D12; O13; Q11; Q12.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6198

DETERMINANTS OF FOOD AWAY FROM HOME AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pert,   Calvert; Bhuyan,   Sanjib.
The prominence of FAFH on consumers’ food expenditure raises some important questions, particularly those related to the health impact of such a trend. This is particularly true among African-Americans because on average African Americans are twice as likely as white Americans to develop Type 2 diabetes, which has been known to have some correlation with one’s diet.  There is a plethora of studies focusing on FAFH by American consumers.  However, there are very few studies that focus exclusively on African-Americans. This study tries to fill that gap.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food demand; FAFH; Minorities; Health; Nutrition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9871

NUTRICION: LOS ARGUMENTOS A FAVOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McDonald,   Barbara L.; Haddad,   Lawrence James; Gross,   Rainer; McLachlan,   Milla.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16156

Choosing between the AIDS and Rotterdam models: A meat demand analysis case study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taljaard,   Pieter R.; van Schalkwyk,   Herman D.; Alemu,   Zerihun Gudeta.
Due to the inability of economic theory to choose ex ante between the Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) and the Rotterdam model, a non-nested test was used. The results of the non-nested test points to the Linearized-AIDS model applied to 31 years of meat consumption data in South Africa. When comparing the estimated demand relations of the two models, the LA/AIDS model also proved to be better fit for South African meat demand.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31710

Potential Impacts of 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knutson,   Ronald D.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Behavioral Economics; Dietary Guidelines; Food Policy; Local Foods; Supply Chain; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; B30; D03; I18; K19; L11; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122793

Who Provides Information Matters: The Role of Source Credibility on US Consumers’ Beef Brand Choices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dentoni,   Domenico; Tonsor,   Glynn T.; Calantone,   Roger J.; Peterson,   H. Christopher.
Labels, certifications and endorsements signaling the quality of food have an impact on the purchasing choices of multiple segments of US consumers. At the same time, not much is known about the relationships between the sources providing information through these quality signals and consumer choices. In this paper, we explore 1) whether the credibility of an information source has an impact on US consumers’ beef brand choices; 2) which labels, certifications and endorsements are chosen by US consumers among a range of eight brands with pre-selected sources of information; 3) which consumer segments have different perceptions on information sources and beef brand choices. Data are collected through an on-line survey on a representative sample of 460 US...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Credibility; Consumer Choice; Beef; Food Brands; Structural Equation Modeling.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103657

Demand for and Value of Credence Characteristics: Case Beef
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Latvala,   Terhi; Kola,   Jukka.
The aim of this study is to evaluate both qualitatively and quantitatively the value of new information about and the information systems set for credence characteristics of beef. Economics of information is our theoretical framework. The quantitative approach focuses to measure the ex ante value of credence characteristics, and the method of contingent valuation is applied for this purpose. Results indicate that 59 % of Finnish consumers are willing to pay more to get information about safety and quality of beef products. Consumers are most concerned with diseases caused by food of animal origin. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are not considered as the mosthazardous risk factor in food products. However, if the beef products contain GMOs used in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beef; Information; Credence attributes; Contingent valuation; Willingness to pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24841

Food Safety and Sustainability: The Case of the New Organizational Arrangements between Rural Producers and Consumers of Organic Products in Japan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Takitane,   Izabel Cristina; Silva,   Tania Nunes da; Pedrozo,   Eugenio Avila.
The relationship between consumers and producers is changing, and has impacted governments, organizations, production, and the agribusiness. New standards in food consumption, with a strong emphasis on safety food and production sustainability have becoming worries for these agencies. The Seikatsu Club Consumer's Cooperative (SCCC), case study focused in this paper, can help spread these concepts, improving the relationship with the natural environment. In Japan, this type of cooperative has new contractual arrangements between rural producers and final consumers, called Teikei System, that it was build from of a trusty commitment of them. A brief history of Japanese immigration in Brazil and their large contribution to the Brazilian agriculture...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Network consumers-rural producers; Organics food consumption; Japan; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24269

SHOULD THE UNITED STATES INITIATE A MANDATORY LABELING POLICY FOR GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffman,   Wallace E.; Rousu,   Matthew C.; Shogren,   Jason F.; Tegene,   Abebayehu.
In many countries, including those in the European Union, Japan, Australia, and China, labeling is required for foods that contain genetically modified material.  Other countries, including the United States, do not require mandatory labeling of GM foods.  The United States, however, does allow firms to voluntarily label their products as non-GM.  This raises the question of whether a mandatory labeling or voluntary labeling policy is more efficient.   Proponents of voluntary labeling policies say they are less expensive, because only the firms that wish to label their products must incur the labeling costs.  In a mandatory labeling regime, all firms would need to incur additional costs, whether the costs are due to product testing, label design,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19857

Organization and structure of the chain in the Integrated Projects of Food Chain in Basilicata region: the effects on the new rural dynamics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Conto,   Francesco; La Sala,   Piermichele; Papapietro,   Paolo.
The introduction of the Integrated Projects of Food Chain requires the development of models capable of interpreting the dynamics of vertical and horizontal coordination between agents and the definition of the issues that most affect the ability of professionals to provide value added to goods and products to acquire in exchange a competitive advantage. With reference to the Basilicata region, the production structure of the region and the recent development of the Integrated Projects of Food Chain, this research has developed a new model of territorial organization of rural development. Now connect a new food chain model that combines theories of productivity, typical of contract economic, with those of social welfare and environmental economics:...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Chain; Rural Development; Integrated Project of Food Chain.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95001

IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING CONSUMPTION DYNAMICS IN MARKET RECOVERY PERIODS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tilley,   Daniel S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30032

HACCP in Pork Processing: Costs and Benefits
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jensen,   Helen H.; Unnevehr,   Laurian J.
As public and private demand for food safety grows, firms need to be able to evaluate the optimal (least-cost) combinations of interventions to reduce pathogens. We use data from input suppliers to hog packing firms and from meat science studies to examine the cost function for pathogen reduction. An economic optimization model is used to explore the trade offs in achieving multiple pathogen reduction targets. Our data indicate costs of individual pathogen reduction technologies are in the range of $0.03 to $0.20 per carcass for hogs, and that optimal combinations of technologies may cost as much as $0.47 per carcass. The cost estimates for specific interventions show that power, water, and labor are important to achieve greater pathogen reductions. Thus...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: HACCP; Pork; Processing costs; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18590

A Typology of Food Security in Developing Countries under High Food Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yu,   Bingxin; You,   Liangzhi; Fan,   Shenggen.
The recent surge in food prices around the world may reverse the gains of reducing hunger and poverty in the recent years. This paper employs factor and sequential typology analysis using data for 175 countries to identify groups of countries categorized according to four measures of food security: utilization, availability, accessibility and stability. Nine indicators are used for this study: calories intake, protein intake, fat intake, food production, the ratio of total exports to food imports, soil fertility, length of growing period, coefficient of variation of length of growing period and urbanization. The analysis first identifies 5 distinct food security groups characterized by food intake then further split these groups based on similarities and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food security; Factor analysis; Agricultural potential; Typology; Trade; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; C0; F0; O1.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51043

Examining Potential Changes in Nutrition: Recommendations and Implications for Specialty Crops in California
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rickard,   Bradley J.; Gonsalves,   Jana.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121617

Consumer Demand for Healthy Diet: New Evidence from Healthy Eating Index
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gao,   Zhifeng; Lee,   Jonq-Ying; Yu,   Xiaohua.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/20/10.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61724

Consumer Responses to Food Safety Information from Print Media
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Conley,   Dennis M.; Wade,   Mark A.
A panel of independent judges evaluated a range of articles in popular print media sources for positive or negative bias about pork. From this came the development of an information variable reflecting consumer perceptions about food safety. The primary data from this evaluation was then used to estimate the impact of print media information on the consumer demand for pork.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Consumer perceptions; Media bias; Pork demand; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44902

AN ANALYSIS OF IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDER AND ERADICATION STRATEGIES IN THE HIGH ATLAS MOUNTAINS OF MOROCCO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oldham,   Elizabeth Anne; Barrett,   Christopher B.; Benjelloun,   Sabah; Ahanou,   Brahim; Riley,   Pamela J.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28363

BIOFORTIFICATION, AN ALTERNATIVE TO REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY AND ITS ADVERSE EFFECTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A HONDURAS CASE STUDY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perez Suarez,   Salomon.
Food insecurity can generate nutritional problems such as iron deficiency anemia, which in countries like Honduras is a moderate public health problem. The AgroSalud project is enhancing the iron content of beans and rice in order to improve the iron intake of vulnerable groups, especially children under five years and pregnant women. Iron- biofortified rice and beans together can reduce the deficit in iron intake by more than a 100% depending on the age group, farmer adoption and other variables. This, in turn, would increase the number of healthy (disability-adjusted life years, DALYs) years that the Honduran population could live.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food security; Biofortification; Iron; Rice; Beans; Honduras; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Z00.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116449

Exploring Visitors' Profiles of Pick-Your-Own Farms in Japan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ohe,   Yasuo.
This paper examined a recent trend of rural orientation in Japan from a perspective ofdiversification of rural economy. Firstly, recent trend of rising number of entrants to farming understood as a part of growing interest for rural life-style. Secondly,characteristics of visitors to pick-your-own farms were examined by statistical tests. Characteristics of up-market and niche market are revealed, which was roughly identical with the findings in the European countries such as those who have higher academic background, higher orientation for outdoor recreation, and are severe on quality of services and goods they receive. Thus, it is necessary to provide authentic quality of the service and goods on the one hand and preserve the rural environment on the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24389

Trust in Label Information to Recuperate Consumer's Confidence for Meat: A Compared Analysis among Canada, Italy, and Spain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosa,   Franco; Sanchez Garcia,   Mercedes; Barrena Figueroa,   Ramo.
The analysis consisted in a field experiment performed by testing the opinions of different consumers groups: two of them located in the European Regions respectively: Friuli-Venezia-Giulia in Italy and Navarra in Spain; a third one located in the Ontario region, Canada. The data were processed by using a multivariate structural equation in the multi-group version. The enquiry was performed in 2003, just after the news about BSE disease were released in some UE countries, and consisted in a regional survey designed ad' hoc  and submitted by face to face home made interviews, to collect information about consumer habits, opinions and evidences about trust in the food label. By testing the cross-country consumer's behaviours it was allowed to get evidences...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer behaviour; Risk perception; Structural Equation Modeling; Multi-group analysis; Food retailer; Quality label; Beef meat; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; M31; Q13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7744

A Strategic Perspective on the Impact of Food Safety Standards on Developing Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henson,   Spencer J.; Jaffee,   Steven.
This paper explores the competing concepts of 'standards as barriers' and standards as catalysts' in the context of food safety standards in international trade in agricultural and food products.  It is suggested that food safety standards can act as both a barrier to trade and the basis of competitive positioning for developing countries in international markets.  This suggests that the application of a strategic framework to analyze and assess alternative responses to evolving food safety standards can throw some light on the circumstances under which standards act to prohibit trade or, alternatively, create competitive trade opportunities.  The use of such a framework is illustrated through a brief case study of fish and fishery product exports from...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Food; Trade; Food Safety; Standards; Technical barriers to Trade; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; K32; F13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25456

Fruit and Vegetable Sales at City Municipal Markets, June, 1948
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8736

Japanese Consumers’ Perceptions on and Willingness to Pay for Credence Attributes Associated with Canola Oil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hu,   Wuyang; Chen,   Kevin Z.; Yoshida,   Kentaro.
In this study we found that Japanese consumers value the conventional health claim “low in saturated fat” more than the relatively newer claims, such as “high in oleic acid.”  In addition, consumers do not prefer oil with genetically modified ingredients or oil that is not domestically produced, but they are willing to pay extra for “organic” or “functional food” features.  We also found that the scope and source of information on these credence attributes may also affect consumers’ choices and willingness to pay and that the effects may not be completely consistent with what one would expect.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Canola oil; Choice-based conjoint; Credence attributes; Japanese consumers; Willingness to pay; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; Q13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43751

THE IMPACT OF FOOD SCARES ON BEEF AND INTER-RELATED MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lloyd,   Tim A.; McCorriston,   Steve; Morgan,   C. Wyn; Rayner,   Anthony J.
In this paper we investigate the impacts of food scares in the UK on the prices and spreads of beef, pork and lamb using a decade of monthly price data (1990-99). Results underline the importance of food scares on prices and price spreads and the strong inter-relationships between meats, typically ignored in such studies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20578

A Critical Account of the Relationship between Institutional Trust, Risk Perception, and Technology Acceptance with an Application to Genetically  Modified Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boecker,   Andreas; Nocella,   Giuseppe.
This article critically reflects on the widely held view of a causal chain with trust in public authorities impacting technology acceptance via perceived risk. It first puts forward conceptual reason against this view, as the presence of risk is a precondition for trust playing a role in decision making. Second, results from consumer surveys in Italy and Germany are presented that support the associationist model as counter hypothesis. In that view, trust and risk judgments are driven by and thus simply indicators of higher order attitudes toward a certain technology which determine acceptance instead. The implications of these findings are discussed.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer trust; Risk perception; Technology acceptance; Genetic modification; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7749

Will the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans be Any More Effective for Consumers?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Palma,   Marco A.; Jetter,   Karen M.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer Trends; Dietary Intake; Food Consumption; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122795

Impact of Tax Reforms on Household Welfare
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Matovu,   John Mary; Twimukye,   Evarist P.; Nabiddo,   Winnie; Guloba,   Madina.
The Uganda government has since 1987 initiated a sequence of tax reforms to address the fiscal challenges facing the country. This paper uses a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to analyze the welfare effects of tax reforms on households and the impact of these challenges on production and firm activities. The findings are consistent with previous studies which found that the introduction of VAT was indeed a progressive policy reform. Zero rating all food items and agricultural products mainly benefit the low income households whose consumption basket is mainly food items. In a quest for further sources of revenue by overtaxing the rich, this could generate further revenues albeit lower savings and investments by this group. Finally, over-reliance...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Computable General Equilibrium (CGE); Twimukye; Nabiddo; Taxation; Tax base; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54801

EATING OUT: AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF FOOD FOR THE POOR AND THE FOOD INSECURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pan,   Suwen; Jensen,   Helen H.
Food consumption behaviors in food secure and food insecure households are compared. A two-stage budgeting and a double-hurdle model are used in the estimation. The results of the paper show that both food away from home and food at home are normal goods for both food secure and food insecure households. However, the effects of family structure on food consumption differ for the two household types. For food secure households, having one more child or one more working family member results in a larger marginal increase in food consumption than that for food insecure households. In addition, households with married heads of household are more likely to eat out in food secure households but less likely to eat out in food insecure households compared to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19805

Collective Voluntary Approaches to Food Safety with Heterogeneous Firms: Monitoring and Design?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bignebat,   Celine; Rouviere,   Elodie.
Collective quality management systems are well known instruments to manage the quality and/or the safety of foodstuffs. They can be considered as voluntary approaches to food safety. In environmental economics some empirical studies emphasize that firms entering into a collective voluntary program behave differently because their motivations differ. To the best of our knowledge, there is no formal discussion on the effectiveness of a collective voluntary program in which firms adopt different behaviour once they entered the program. Starting from this two strand of literature, we extend the analytical framework of collective voluntary approaches considering heterogeneous firms and applying it to food safety issues. We show that according to firm’s...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Voluntary Approaches; Food Safety; Collective Action; Heterogeneity; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; L51; L81.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9441

FOOD ADDITIVES - WHY?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wagner,   Al B., Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27286

Understanding the Connections Between Consumer Motivations and Buying Behavior: The Case of the Local Food System Movement
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nurse,   Gretchen; Onozaka,   Yuko; Thilmany,   Dawn D.
Local and organic food systems represent some of the many food sector innovations of the past decade that signal that consumers are increasingly diverse and have heterogeneous preferences that reflect their unique values and preferences (Thilmany, Bond and Bond, 2008).  Yet, regardless of the significant attention and growth surrounding sustainable foods, there is still a demand for research investigating the intersection of economic and psychological factors that can aid in predicting and explaining consumer behavior. This paper uses an attitude-behavior framework, the Theory of Planned Behavior, to explore the predictive ability of psychological concepts of willingness to pay for different attributes associated with sustainable foods. Consumer attitudes...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainable food; Willingness to pay; Theory of planned behavior; Perceived consumer effectiveness; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56494

EXPLAINING THE FOOD STAMP CASH-OUT PUZZLE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Breunig,   Robert; Dasgupta,   Indraneel; Gundersen,   Craig; Pattanaik,   Prasanta.
Empirical studies have shown that food stamp participants spend a higher proportion of their benefit on food than they would with an equivalent amount of cash. Our study demonstrates that this result can be explained by the decision-making behavior of multi-adult households. Multi-adult households spend a higher proportion of their food stamp benefit than they would with an equivalent amount of cash. In contrast, single-adult households show little difference in food spending between food stamps and an equivalent amount of cash. Because over 30 percent of food stamp participants are in multi-adult households, switching from food stamps to cash may reduce food purchases of these needy households. If that is indeed the case, the use of food stamps and other...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Cash transfers; Cash-out puzzle; Welfare stigma; Cournot model; Intra-household distribution; Engel curves; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33869

Risk aversion and sustainable maize production in Nigeria: Some challenges and prospects for agricultural and economic development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olarinde,   Luke O.; Manyong,   Victor M.
This paper determines the degree or extent of farmer’s risk aversion that affects sustainable maize production in Northern Nigeria. Using a ridge regression analysis, a measure of risk aversion was derived for each individual farmer in a model of safety-first behaviour from a cross-sectional survey of 350 maize producers in northern Nigeria. The distribution of the degree of risk aversion shows a high skewness towards the risk averters (high risk farmers) and centered around 1.20, and standard deviation of 0.37. This distribution is then explained by a set of specific variables that characterize the farmers’ behaviour in the study area using a Tobit model. Susceptibility to risk was found to be highly premised on the socioeconomic factors (e.g. age of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Maize; Nigeria; Risk aversion; Tobit model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52080

CONSUMER FOOD SAFETY BEHAVIOR:  A CASE STUDY IN HAMBURGER COOKING AND ORDERING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Starke,   Yolanda; Ralston,   Katherine L.; Brent,   C. Philip; Riggins,   Toija; Lin,   Chung-Tung Jordan.
More Americans are eating hamburgers more well-done than in the past, according to national surveys. This change reduced the risk of E. coli O157:H7 infection by an estimated 4.6 percent and reduced associated medical costs and productivity losses by an estimated $7.4 million annually. In a 1996 survey, respondents who were more concerned about the risk of foodborne illness cooked and ordered hamburgers more well-done than those who were less concerned. However, respondents who strongly preferred hamburgers less well-done cooked and ordered them that way, even after accounting for their concern about the risk of illness.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Hamburger doneness; Ground beef; Food safety; Food safety education; E. coli O157:H7; Consumer behavior; Survey; Risk; Foodborne illness; Risk perceptions; Palatability; Information; Microbial pathogens; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34061

Summary of the Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
This report provides an overview of the Functional Food and Nutraceuticals (FFN) survey. The FFN survey was conducted by Statistics Canada on behalf of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The objective of the survey was to produce new statistical information on the functional food and nutraceutical sector and a profile of firms engaged in functional and/or nutraceutical-related activities in Canada.  It begins with a look at the structure of the Canadian FFN industry, then reviews the labour and capital inputs, the business relationships and intellectual property rights and ends with the impact of regulations in the Canadian FNN industry. Charts, figures and tables with brief accompanying texts are used to summarize the information and to provide baseline...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52703

ECONOMIC BURDEN OF SALMONELLA INFECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adhikari,   Bishwa B.; Angulo,   Frederick; Meltzer,   Martin.
The aim of this study is to evaluate medical expenditures and lost productivity associated with burden of Salmonella infections.  We used laboratory confirmed number of Salmonella cases and corresponding multipliers to estimate the burden of illness using the method adopted by Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  The medical costs estimates are retrospective analysis of reimbursement records from MarketScan data.  We identified patients with a diagnosis of salmonellosis using ICD-9 CM codes from the MarketScan 1993-2001 databases.  Productivity loss from the nonfatal cases of Salmonella was calculated using the distributions of lost workdays and household services due to the illness....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20050

China's Meat Consumption: An Income Elasticity Analysis and Long-Term Projections
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Masuda,   Tadayoshi; Goldsmith,   Peter D.
Cover, Poster, and Materials
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bennett's law; China; Meat consumption; Income elasticity; Vector error correction model (VECM); Projection; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C22; Q11; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61601

Applying Experimental Economics to Obesity in the Family Household
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ehmke,   Mariah D.; Warziniack,   Travis; Schroeter,   Christiane; Morgan,   Kari.
The objective of this study is to identify experimental economic tools that can be employed to explain the role of economic behavior in overweight and obesity in the household. We identify three economic experiments that can be used to understand how parent-child economic relationships relate to obesity. Loss aversion experiments are discussed as a tool to understand challenges some individuals face in achieving a healthy diet. Finally, testbed experiments are introduced as a means to test and understand new policies and incentives for better health at the household level.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Carrot stick; Child obesity; Discount rate; Generosity; Loss aversion; Parent-child; Punishment; Trust; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; I19; Q18; D01; D63.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47198

Sustainable food versus health concerns
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Avermaete,   T.; Mathijs,   Erik.
Simultaneous with the growing demand for sustainable food, statistics in all EU member states report consumption patterns that are characterized by too much fat, overdoses of sugar and a lack of fruits and vegetables. The streams of literature that investigate the factors influencing sustainable food consumption and healthy food consumption are largely separated. However, the question whether there is a positive relationship between consumer behaviour towards sustainable food and consumer behaviour towards healthy food remains largely unanswered. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the consumption of different types of sustainable food on the one hand, and healthy food patterns on the other. The study is based on a sample of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Food; Health; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44237

Who Eats Yellow Maize? Some Preliminary Results of a Survey of Consumer Maize Meal Preferences in Maputo
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Maize; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56017

Intensifying agricultural sustainability: An analysis of impacts and drivers in the development of ‘bright spots’
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Noble,   Andrew D.; Bossio,   Deborah A.; Penning de Vries,   Frits W.T.; Pretty,   Jules N.; Thiyagarajan,   T.M.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Farming systems; Sustainable agriculture; Productivity; Investment; Thailand; Palestine; Latin America; Africa; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91818

A Survey of Estimated Risks of Human Illness and Costs of Microbial Foodborne Disease
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roberts,   Tanya.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61452

The demand for meat in Egypt: An almost ideal estimation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alboghdady,   Mohamed Altabei; Alashry,   Mohamed Khairy.
This paper analyzes the demand for meat in Egypt for the period 1990–2005 using the linearized Almost Ideal Demand System to estimate own-price, cross-price and expenditure elasticities. It found that the Marshallian own-price elasticity was the highest for fish, followed by chicken, beef and duck. On the other hand, the crossprice elasticity of beef showed a complementary relationship with the other meat types, except for fish, which is substitutive. Chicken and fish showed a substitutive relationship with all other meat types. Duck showed a substitutive relationship with all meats except rabbit. Mutton and rabbit showed a versatile relationship with the other meat types. The highest substitutive relationship was between mutton and beef. Compensated...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Meat; Almost Ideal Demand System; Seemingly unrelated regressions; Egypt; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93884

The Demand for Food Safety: An Empirical Analysis of Preferences for Pesticide and Hormone Regulation by Alberta Consumers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kuperis,   Peter; Adamowicz,   Wiktor L.; Veeman,   Michele M.; Hrudey,   Steve.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24100

POTATO CONSUMPTION IN CANADA: IS IT BECOMING A NORMAL GOOD?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yen,   Steven T.; Chen,   Kevin Z.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24076

The Provisions on Geographical Indications in the TRIPS Agreement
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Geuze,   Matthijs.
This article provides an overview of the provisions on geographical indications contained in the TRIPS Agreement and how they came about in the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, which took place from 1986 to 1994 and resulted in the establishment of the World Trade Organization. The article underscores the difficulties involved in arriving at international standards in this area of intellectual property by putting the TRIPS provisions on geographical indications in their historical perspective of more than 120 years of international negotiations and by explaining their compromise character in the context of the single undertaking of the Uruguay Round and the continuing discussions at the international level, notably under the Doha...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Geographical indications; Intellectual property; WIPO; WTO; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48792

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY REGULATIONS:  IMPACTS ON GRAIN, FEED AND PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keith,   Kendell W.
PowerPoint presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33039

A Tobit Analysis of WIC Children's Consumption of Pyramid Group Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chandran,   Ram.
This paper develops and estimates an econometric model for children’'s consumption of the Pyramid Group foods using the Continuing Survey of Food Intake by Individuals (CSFII) for the years 1994-96, 1998. This analysis is accomplished using a Tobit model (censored dependent variable) and by appropriately incorporating the survey design characteristics. Results of the regression analysis indicate that participation in the WIC program significantly affects the consumption patterns of children, for certain types of Pyramid Group foods.   After controlling for other factors, WIC children consumed more milk, fruit and whole grain and less of added sugar than the group of eligible nonparticipating children.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19998

Consumer Responses to GM Foods: Why are Americans so Different?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hebden,   W. Carl; Shin,   Hyun Kwan; Hallman,   William K.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93598

Value Sharing and Food System Dynamics for Milk, Tomato, and Cereals Food Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bertazzoli,   Aldo; Ghelfi,   Rino; Rivaroli,   Sergio; Samoggia,   Antonella.
The aim of the paper is to analyse value sharing and food system dynamics of milk, tomato, and cereals food chains, so to explore the agro‐food enterprises capacity to be competitive and sustainable. The paper is based on the functionalist approach of Malassis and the notion of the system of the General Systems Theory. The methodology is aimed at creating a consolidated financial statement for each food chain so to re‐create the chain value and identify how this is shared among the different food chain stages. The analysis is carried out on primary and secondary data: around 2400 financial statements concerning 480 enterprises from 2003 to 2007 and stakeholders’ interviews. Results show that value is usually created in the processing and distribution...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food chain; Value system; Economic performance; Potato; Fruit; Cheese; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100509

FOOD SAFETY IN FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD TRADE; CASE STUDY -- BEEF INDUSTRY IN CHINA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Colin G.; Waldron,   Scott A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16553

The Demand for Disaggregated Food-Away-from-Home Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Okrent,   Abigail M.; Alston,   Julian M.
Food away from home (FAFH) is an important component of the demand for food and hence, the nutritional intake of adults and children in the United States. Hence, policies designed to influence nutritional outcomes should address the role of FAFH. However, most studies of the response of demand for food to policy changes have ignored the role of FAFH, which means the estimates must be biased, while those studies that have included FAFH have treated it as a single good, giving rise to potential aggregation biases. In this study we estimate a demand system including a FAFH and alcoholic beverages composite (i.e., the aggregate of the three products modeled in the second stage), along with nine food at home (FAH) products (cereals and bakery products, dairy,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Demand; Food Away From Home (FAFH); Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; Q11.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103625

Evaluating Labor Productivity in Food Retailing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   Timothy A.
Competition from new store formats including supercenters, warehouse clubs, and mass merchandisers has emerged as a major threat to traditional grocery chains. A primary objective of this paper is to understand how the store-level performance is related to the workforce composition of full-time and part-time employees chosen by the food retailer along with benefits and incentives provided to employees. The elasticity of complementarity for food retailers measures how changes in store size affect use of full-time and part-time employees. Larger store size increases the marginal value of labor, and firm hiring decisions shift to expanded use of part-time employees.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Elasticity of complementarity; Employee compensation; Food retailing; Inverse price elasticities; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45663

Finding a sustainable linkage between the emerging farmer and formal markets: The case of pick ‘n pay and the Zanyokwe farmers in the eastern Cape of South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bediako,   J.A.; Debrah,   Kofi.
A major problem confronting rural and emerging farmers is the marketing of their products. Most of the farmers encountered depend on the local or village markets which are often saturated or purchases are not backed by effective demand to make sales meaningful for the desired benefits. Small scale South African farmers have not been able to access the formal sector to sell their goods. There are several reasons for this which is linked to the nature of the historical evolution of the South African agricultural sector and in particular the food production system. Recently, it has been argued that the small scale farmers are not able to meet the standards that are set by the formal sector and are therefore responsible for their own exclusion by producing...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51993

The effects of Information and Country of Origin on Japanese Olive Oil Consumer Selection
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mtimet,   Nadhem; Ujiie,   Kiyokazu; Kashiwagi,   Kenichi; Zaibet,   Lokman; Nagaki,   Masakazu.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114642

Food Stamp Programs and Food Insecurity in the U.S.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food stamp program; Food insecurity; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52990

Impact of EU Food Safety Standards on Kenyan Exports of Green Beans and Fish: What Role Has Collective Action Played? (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Okello,   Julius Juma.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20430

Improving Child Nutrition for Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alderman,   Harold; Behrman,   Jere R.; Hoddinott,   John.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45776

PRODUÇÃO INTEGRADA DE FRUTAS PIF e a produção de Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart) no Estado do Pará: ameaças ou oportunidades?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Silva,   Rubens Cardoso Da; Dos Santos,   Paulo Cerqueira; Romano De Oliveira,   Jose Sebastiao; Das Neves Silva,   Maria Cristina; Silva,   Ismael Matos da.
Este trabalho, apoiado na dinâmica de crescimento do consumo de sucos naturais, como uma das bebidas esportivas associadas à imagem de produto saudável, suscita as questões relacionadas com a aplicação do PIF junto à produção do Açaí, visto a ampliação da aceitação desse produto nos mercados nacional e internacional. Está fundamentado na aplicação da legislação específica e seus pré-requisitos frente às características peculiares da exploração do cultivo do Açaí no Estado do Pará. A produção foi “rankeada” através do Índice de Desempenho Competitivo – IDC, que serviu para classificar os 20 principais municípios produtores, a partir dos quais se realizam as análises. Os resultados indicam a necessidade de uma concertação interinstitucional e criação de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: PIF; Açaí; IDC; PIF; Açaí; IDC; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102766

A Supply-Chain Analysis of Food Safety Standards Related to the Use of Wastewater for Irrigation of Crops
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lagerkvist,   Carl Johan; Johansson,   Helena; Birol,   Ekin; Roy,   Devesh; Narrod,   Clare A.
Irrigation with raw or diluted wastewater is a widespread phenomenon, occurring on 20 million hectares across the developing world, especially in Asian countries, but also in peri-urban areas around almost every city of sub-Saharan Africa and in many Latin American cities. Growing urban populations and consequent increases in demand for food and water has spurred the use of sewage to water crops as this is, in many cases, the only form of irrigation for farmers who either lack clean water or for whom clean water is too expensive. Wastewater has high nutrient value and constitutes a reliable source (Scott et al., 2004). It is mostly used to produce cash crops (e.g. vegetables and cereals). For example, it has been estimated that in most parts of Sub-...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59115

VALUING THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF NUTRITION LABELING: A CASE STUDY FOR MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crutchfield,   Stephen R.; Kuchler,   Fred; Variyam,   Jayachandran N.
New rules issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture requiring provision of nutrition information on raw meat and poultry products may encourage consumers to make healthier food choices. Reduced intake of fat and cholesterol may prevent future cases of stroke, heart disease, and cancer. The benefits of these rules are estimated to be $62 to $125 million annually.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20559

Information Reference Models for European Pork Supply Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lehmann,   Richard J.; Fritz,   Melanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
Several global developments such as diminishing production resources, limits in the availability of water and the growing demand for bio-energy as well as sector-wide crises (e.g. BSE, swine fever, dioxin) have led to a changing attitude of society towards the conse-quences of the food system‘s activities for social, economic and environmental issues, cap-tured in the term of sustainability. As a consequence, consumers show increasing interest in the characteristics of food, and in turn, on the availability of related information and guaran-tees. The paper introduces different information reference models for European pork supply networks, which give an aggregated overview about information availability and exchange in the pork sector, identify additional...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Information Modelling; Reference Modelling; Food Safety; Quality; Global Warm-ing Potential; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122014

Knowing Which Foods Are Making Us Sick
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoffmann,   Sandra A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D18; I18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94705

Consumer Preferences for Organic and Fair Trade Chocolate: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture in the Developing World
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Conner,   David S.; Mabaya,   Edward T.
This paper examines results of a consumer survey measuring consumer awareness and attitudes concerning two labels, certified organic and certified Fair Trade. These labels provide information about the social, economic and environmental sustainability of the production and marketing practices of goods imported from the developing world. Conjoint analysis is used to measure how consumers value organic and fair trade compared to other attributes like price. Results indicate favorable attitudes and value placed on these the sustainable attributes, and imply a role for these labels to provide incentives for the adoption of more sustainable practices.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Conjoint analysis; Fair Trade; Organic; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121061

A wine market and marketing analysis of Wine Specialities from the Tokaj-Hegyalja Wine District
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szakal,   Zoltan.
Tokaj Wine Specialities have few competitors and enjoy a rare niche among natural dessert wines since traditions surrounding their preparation, their specific microclimate, and unique taste enable one to utilise marketing tools for branding and market placement. To elaborate the marketing strategy, one needs market information that adequately shows the current situation and trends. During my research, I carried out segmentation for Tokaj Wine Specialities consumers and illustrated the correlations with statistical methods. My research covered the North-Alföld Region and Budapest. I performed a reliability test on the research databases and demonstrated that the areal data set can be integrated. My hypotheses findings also constitute new research.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Wine marketing; Dessert wine market; Market segmentation; Consumer behaviour; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49195

Has Imported Rice Crowded-out Domestic Rice Production in Ghana? What has Been the Role of Policy?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Asuming-Brempong,   Samuel; Osei-Asare,   Yaw Bonsu.
Commercial rice imports have accounted for approximately 61%, food aid in rice accounted for about 2%, and domestic rice accounted for some 37% per annum of rice consumption in Ghana over the four years between 2000 and 2003. Compared to the 1990s, these figures show a gradual decline in the share of local rice production in the total quantities of rice consumed in the country. On the other hand, the proportion of food aid in rice consumed has remained relatively constant over the period, while the proportion of commercial imports has increased steadily. Using the Engel-Granger residual-based co-integration test, a market integration analysis was explored for imported rice and domestic rice which compared a central market for imported rice and five key...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ghana; Market integration Policy; Rice; Production; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52002

BOILED CRAWFISH CONSUMPTION IN LOUISIANA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dellenbarger,   Lynn E.; August,   Paula; Schupp,   Alvin R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27775

Exploring Food Purchase Behavior of Low-Income Households: How Do They Economize?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leibtag,   Ephraim S.; Kaufman,   Phillip R.
This report compares food purchases by U.S. households of different income levels and finds that low-income shoppers spend less on food purchases despite some evidence that they face generally higher purchase prices. Households can economize on food spending by purchasing more discounted products, favoring private-label (generic) products over brand, pursuing volume discounts, or settling for a less expensive product (for example, less lean beef within a product class.  A 1998 sample of food store purchase data shows that low-income households adhere to these practices when possible, but that the typically smaller size of food stores in urban and rural locations may sometimes preclude them from doing so.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33711

Food Processing Degrees: Evidence from Beijing Household Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Hainan; Mittelhammer,   Ronald C.; McCluskey,   Jill J.; Bai,   Junfei.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103963

Network performance - What influences it?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lefebvre,   Virginie M.; Molnar,   Adrienn; Gellynck,   Xavier.
The aim of this paper is to examine the literature addressing network performance and the factors influencing it. Design – 29 papers published in 18 different journals were systematically reviewed through a multidimensional classification framework based on the strategy-structure-performance paradigm of strategic management. Findings – Based on the outputs of the literature review, a conceptual framework describing network performance is proposed. Following this framework, it is suggested that network performance is the result of the combination of network strategy, network structure and external environmental factors, and not solely the result of network structure which is characterized by five structural elements i.e. network configuration, network...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Performance; Network; Strategy-structure-performance paradigm; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95024

Partial versus General Equilibrium Calorie and Revenue Effects of a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dharmasena,   Senarath; Davis,   George C.; Capps,   Oral, Jr.
The current obesity crisis in the United States is generating numerous alternative policy options for combating the problem. One alternative that has been widely proposed is an excise or sales tax on sugar-sweetened non-alcoholic beverages. This literature started out within a very simple partial equilibrium framework. Not considering the feedback effects (or general equilibrium effects) across interrelated market is a shortcoming of these partial equilibrium analyses. Our study is carried out to ascertain stochastic partial and general equilibrium calorie, body weight and revenue effects of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages as well as incidence of such tax. We used Nielsen Homescan data on prices and quantities of selected non-alcoholic beverages...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Partial equilibrium; General equilibrium; Tax effects; Sugar-sweetened beverages; Beverage tax; Calorie effects; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; D11; D12; I18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103509

Inclusion of Low Income Sectors in Latin American Agribusiness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Metzger,   Michael D.; Ickis,   John; Leguizamon,   Francisco; Flores,   Juliano.
We examine three case studies on agribusiness ventures that have included low income sectors (LIS) into value creation activities to reduce poverty in Latin America. While the goal for each agribusiness is economic profit, we find that this goal is not inconsistent with wealth creation among LIS. We use the agribusiness chain analytical framework to identify the roles played by LIS in the ventures studied, and we explore the ways in which LIS inclusion has influenced the performance of the agribusiness chains and contributed to their competitiveness.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Poverty reduction; Latin America; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93339

AN OSTRICH OR A LEOPARD - COMMUNICATION RESPONSE STRATEGIES TO POST-EXPOSURE ON NEGATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH HAZARDS IN FOODS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heiman,   Amir; Lowengart,   Oded.
The effect of negative information on consumer product evaluations has been studied heavily in the context purchase intentions and other preference-related measures. In this study, we examine the context (negative health hazard information on meat commodities), direction (positive and negative), and intensity (low and high) of information on consumer choice processes. We draw from the literature on Bayesian updating, choice processes and heuristics, as well as cognitive and information processing to propose a set of hypotheses and empirically test them using survey data. Our results indicate that under low intensity, information consumers tend to employ a non-compensatory type choice process with the health aspects of the product being nonsalient. In the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Negative information; Choice process; Health hazards; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7172

Análisis de las preferencias del consumo de vinos IGP por parte del segmento joven de la población. Aplicación a la D.O. Navarra.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garcia,   Teresa.
El consumo de vino en España ha ido disminuyendo en los últimos años, cediendo parte de su mercado a otras bebidas. Esta circunstancia, unida a los cambios en las preferencias y en las pautas de consumo del producto, crea una difícil situación para las empresas del sector vinícola. Por tanto parece fundamental que las empresas vinícolas analicen su situación de cara a adoptar unas adecuadas estrategias empresariales que les permitan hacer frente a la situación actual y a un futuro que se plantea complicado. Este estudio se enmarca en Navarra, región situada en el Norte de España, en el extremo occidental de los Pirineos. Es una de las zonas vitivinícolas españolas más antiguas y gran parte de su producción vinícola se acoge a la Denominación de Origen...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumo de Vino; Jóvenes; Navarra International EAAE; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95329

Consumer Willingness to Pay for Organic Products in Urban Turkey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Akgungor,   Sedef; Miran,   Bulent; Abay,   Canan.
The objective of the paper is to present the preliminary results of the survey project whose aim is to explore the Turkish consumer's perceptions regarding food safety and the tradeoff they make between chemical residues and cosmetic quality in fresh fruit and vegetable marketing chain. Previous research in Turkey contends that Turkey organic food exports are growing and that there is a small but growing domestic market. A lacking component of the prevailing studies is that none of the studies have focused on the cosmetic quality component of organic products. Another aspect that is missing in the previous studies is that it is not possible to make inferences for the Turkish urban consumers due to designs in sampling and population definition. The aim of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic fruits and vegetables; Consumer preferences; Willingness to pay; Perceived risk; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7872

Consumers’ Valuation for European food quality labels: Importance of Label Information Provision
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caputo,   Vincenzina; Aprile,   Maria Carmela; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114324

THE RISE OF PRIVATE FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY STANDARDS: ILLUSTRATIONS FROM BRAZIL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Reardon,   Thomas; Farina,   Elizabeth Maria Mercier Querido.
Over the past decade, the private sector has rapidly built up an array of private food standards to assure quality and safety in a fiercely competitive market.  These private standards have sometimes been to fill in for missing public standards, especially for safety, and to differentiate products and build reputation, for both quality and safety.  Moreover, private standards are increasingly related to meta-management systems assuring both quality and safety at all levels of a chain, enforcing and certifying the implementation of process standards.  The privatization of standards has been important for both buyers and suppliers in the chain.  They tend to be formulated and imposed by buyers (retailers and processors), and are key to their cost control and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34455

Who Buys Local Food?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zepeda,   Lydia; Li,   Jinghan.
Using data from a national survey of food shoppers, a Lancaster-Weinstein model is estimated using probit analysis to investigate the characteristics of local food buyers. Because there is no standard for what “local food” is, consumer research is used to define the term fairly narrowly as buying from farmers’ markets, buying directly from farmers, and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) membership. The results reveal that income and demographic characteristics are not dominant factors, nor do attitudes or behaviors related to the environment and health significantly affect whether shoppers buy local. Rather, it is the attitudes and behaviors related to food and shopping that significantly increase the probability that shoppers buy local food. The...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7064

CONSUMER WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR REDUCED PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN TOMATOES: THE TURKISH CASE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Akgungor,   Sedef; Miran,   Bulent; Abay,   Canan.
The paper investigates the Turkish consumers' willingness to pay for a label that guarantees that pesticide residues in foods do not cause health problems. Contingent valuation survey was conducted to 1005 randomly selected households to elicit tomato purchasing behavior under alternative prices and residue scenarios. A tobit model was used to estimate a demand model. To determine the probability of purchase, a probit model was estimated.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pesticide residues; Food safety; Consumer demand; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21578

Food Safety and Public Health: Don't forget the LOCAL (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chuk,   Michelle.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37370

THE ROLES OF BELIEFS, INFORMATION, AND CONVENIENCE IN THE AMERICAN DIET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mancino,   Lisa.
Replaced with revised version of paper 08/02.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19837

AN ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION OF FRESH POTATOES IN DELAWARE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cook,   Khari A.; Toensmeyer,   Ulrich C.; German,   Carl L.; Bacon,   J. Richard.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27422

CREATING A CHILD FEEDING INDEX USING THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEYS: AN EXAMPLE FROM LATIN AMERICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ruel,   Marie T.; Menon,   Purnima.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15925

The Influence of Clusters on the Competitiveness of Hog Production: The Example of Northwestern Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deimel,   Mark; Arens,   Ludwig; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
In recent decades the northwestern part of Germany (Weser-Ems region) has come to focus on intensive pork production. This has led to public outrage about the disposal of biological waste, farmers’ complaints about the high cost of leasing land, soaring risks of animal diseases, and the decreasing popularity of intensive animal husbandry. However, despite these problems, due to a beneficial cluster structure, the region is a successful market participant. To shed some light on the relationship between network relationships in clusters and competitiveness, an empirical survey was undertaken to compare this pork-intensive region with non–pork-intensive regions. Bi- and multivariate analyses reveal a better access to knowledge and information on the part of...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Pork production; Cluster structures; Competitiveness; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121855

Willingness to Pay for Irradiated Food: A Non Hypothetical Market Experiment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Aiew,   Wipon; Woodward,   Richard T.
This paper focuses on estimating consumers' willingness to pay for and willingness to accept irradiated food using a non-hypothetical experiment utilizing real food products (i.e., irradiated ground beef), real cash, and actual exchange in a market setting. Single-bounded and one and one-half bounded models are developed using dichotomous choice contingent valuation experiments. Our results indicate that average willingness to pay values range from 75.43 to 78.51 cents per pound while average willingness to accept values range from 69.49 to 81.63 cents per pound of irradiated ground beef.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Irradiated food; Willingness to pay; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24995

CONSUMER DEMAND FOR ECOLABELED APPLES: RESULTS FROM ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Ravenswaay,   Eileen O.; Blend,   Jeffrey R.
This article presents a theory and empirical estimates of consumer demand for ecolabeled apples.  The effect of varying comprehensiveness of environmental claims and amount of proof supporting claims is examined. Data are from telephone interviews with 893 randomly selected U.S. households.  Substantial demand for ecolabeled apples is found.  Variations in claim comprehensiveness and amount of proof are statistically insignificant.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11673

Small Business Marketing Capability in the Food Sector: The Cases of Belgium, Hungary and Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banterle,   Alessandro; Carraresi,   Laura; Stranieri,   Stefanella.
The purpose of this paper is to assess the marketing management capabilities of SMEs producing traditional food products in EU through the development of a self‐evaluation tool. SMEs represent the greater part of European food firms and they find it very difficult to adapt to market changes, and to compete with big enterprises. In this context, marketing management capabilities play a key role in good SME performance in the market. The self-evaluation tool is developed in the innovative form of an interactive questionnaire published on the web. At the moment, the sample is composed by 60 traditional food producers located in three member states (Belgium, Italy, and Hungary) belonging to different sectors (cheese, beer, dry ham, sausage and white pepper)....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing capabilities; Traditional food; SMEs; Cluster analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97226

Economic Evaluation of Food Traceability Systems through Reference Models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brofman,   Freddy; Garcia Martinez,   Marian; Souza Monteiro,   Diogo M.
Food supply chains complexity present a real challenge to perform economic evaluation of food traceability systems and their innovation/upgrades. In order to perform a supply chain wide economic evaluation a conceptual framework is developed using food traceability reference models. Reference models allow interaction with chain members’ requirements that come from legal and/or customer sources. The paper demonstrates how the requirements will have a definite effect on the costs and design of food traceability systems through the resources they demand. Even though this is a first step into addressing the challenge, more investigation is needed to clarify the boundaries of the two requirements and their economic effects on food traceability systems and their...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food traceability; Food traceability systems; Reference models; Economic evaluation.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49772

IMPACT OF CREDIT ON LABOR ALLOCATION AND CONSUMPTION PATTERNS IN MALAWI
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swaminathan,   Hema; Findeis,   Jill L.
Using a bargaining framework, this paper analyzes the impact of access to credit on household labor allocation and on consumption expenditures in rural Malawi.  The labor participation decisions of married men and women and female heads are estimated using random-effects probit models, and are corrected for endogeneity of access to credit.  Expenditure shares are estimated using ordinary least squares and Tobit models.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22118

Women's Health, Physical Activity, and the Dietary Guidelines (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nelson,   Miriam E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106171

Was It Something I Ate? Implementation of the FDA Seafood HACCP Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alberini,   Anna; Lichtenberg,   Erik; Mancini,   Dominic; Galinato,   Gregmar I.
We use FDA's seafood inspection records to examine: (i) how FDA has targeted its inspections under HACCP regulation; (ii) the effects of FDA inspections on compliance with both HACCP and plant sanitation standards; and (iii) the relationship between HACCP regulations and pre-existing sanitation standards. We use a theoretical model of enforcement to derive hypotheses about FDA's targeting of inspections and firms' patterns of compliance. We test those hypotheses using econometric models of inspection and compliance. Contrary to the predictions of the theoretical model and to FDA's own stated policies, FDA does not seem to have targeted inspections based on product risk or past compliance performance. Firms' compliance strategies seemed to be broadly in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28607

Spread of retailer food quality standards: An international perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herzfeld,   Thomas; Drescher,   Larissa S.; Grebitus,   Carola.
Privately initiated food quality standards are currently important elements in the marketing of food and agricultural products. At the same time, they stand in the centre of a discussion about potential negative effects on small farmers and farmers in developing countries. This study aims at analysing the adoption of two private food standards, BRC Technical Food Standard and GlobalGAP, at an aggregated cross-country level. The results of the econometric analysis reveal some (potential) barriers for developing countries to access this type of organisational innovation. Certificates seem to be issued more probably in larger and wealthier countries, countries with a better institutional quality, better infrastructural conditions and in former UK colonies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Standards; Food quality; Adoption; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44005

Caribbean Food Import Demand:  Influence of the Changing Dynamics of the Caribbean Economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Walters,   Lurleen M.; Jones,   Keithly G.
Using FAO data for 1961-2009, this study characterizes the trends in Caribbean food imports and uses the Central Bureau Statistics demand system to estimate import demand parameters.  The findings and policy implications of the study are evaluated in the context of Caribbean food security concerns.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Caribbean; Food imports; Import demand parameters; Central Bureau Statistics demand system; Food security; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Q17.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119724

Phase Space Reconstruction from Economic Time Series Data: Improving Models of Complex Real-World Dynamic Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffaker,   Ray G.
Failure of economic models to anticipate the global financial crisis illustrates the need for modeling to better capture complex real-world dynamics. Conventional models—in which economic variables evolve toward equilibria or fluctuate about equilibria in response to exogenous random shocks—are ill-equipped to portray complex real-world dynamics in which economic variables may cycle aperiodically along low-dimensional ‘strange attractors’. We present a method developed in the physics literature—‘phase space reconstruction’—that reconstructs strange attractors present in real-world dynamical systems using time series data on a single variable. Phase space reconstruction provides pictures of real-world dynamics that can guide model specification
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Phase space reconstruction; Time series data; Economic dynamics; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97021

The LP Model to Optimize the Biofuel Supply Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosa,   Franco.
The heavy dependence of the EU countries from the imported oil, a growing economic vulnerability caused by wider and almost unforeseeable price changes of the crude oil commodity, the global warming are some of the reasons that have induced the policy makers to incentive the production of domestic biofuels derived from agricultural biomasses. This paper analyzes the supply chain model of biofuel production by focussing the economic and environment potential benefits that production and use of these biofuels might have for the primary sector and the society. The suggestions are that biofuels can be a promising renewable sources of energy; the positive perceived advantages are: less dependence on turbulent exporting countries, higher security from...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49889

Short Chain in FVG Region: An Evaluation of the Customer Satisfaction at the  “Farmer’s Shopping Points”
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosa,   Franco.
Farmer market, farmer shops, milk dispenser, 0‐Km are some of the new born initiatives for trading agricultural products at (or near) the farm gate, now spreading in EU‐USA; their purpose is to offer to the farmers the chance to trade directly their products, and offer to the consumers new shopping opportunities alternatives to conventional food marketing outlets. This study was addressed to test the customer satisfaction at the farmers’ shops created by a farmer cooperative. The experiment was performed in Friuli VG a North‐East region of Italy, with a survey using a questionnaire submitted to a number of customers randomly selected at the end of their shopping. The customer satisfaction (CS) was evaluated with the SERQUAL procedure consisting in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmer markets; Short chain; Direct selling; Customer satisfaction; Shopping point; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100459

Costs and benefits of HACCP implementation in the Greek meat industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Michailidis,   Anastasios; Chatzitheodoridis,   Fotis.
Paper removed at request of authors 02/25/08.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Costs; Benefits; HACCP; Meat industry; Food safety; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10059

CONSUMER INTENTIONS OF BUYING POULTRY MEAT UNDER PERCEIVED BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL OR TECHNOLOGICAL RISK IN FINLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heikkila,   Jaakko; Pouta,   Eija; Forsman-Hugg,   Sari; Makela,   Johanna.
The study focuses on various types of food safety risks: biological (zoonoses), chemical (chemical treatment of the meat) and technological (use of genetically modified feed). The emphasis was on how the perceived risks affect the purchase intentions in the case of broiler meat. In the case of each risk products the attitude-level variables had importance in explaining the buying intentions. The heterogeneity of the respondents regarding the purchase intentions of risk products was analysed by latent class logistic regression that included all three risk products. About 60% of the respondents belonged to the group of risk avoiders in which the purchase intention of risk food was significantly lower than in the second group of risk neutrals in which 64% of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Broiler; Consumer behaviour; Risk; Food safety; Consumer heterogeneity; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C25; D12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116403

Agricultural Household Response to Avian Influenza Prevention and Control Policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beach,   Robert H.; Poulos,   Christine; Pattanayak,   Subhrendu K.
Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Asia, Europe, and Africa have caused severe impacts on the poultry sector through bird mortality and culling, as well as resulting trade restrictions and negative demand shocks. Although poultry producers play a major role in preventing and controlling avian influenza, little research has examined the influence of their farm-level decision making on the spread of the disease. In this study, we describe farm behavior under livestock disease risk and discuss data and analyses necessary to generate sound empirical evidence to inform public avian influenza prevention and control measures.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural household model; Avian influenza; Control measures; Economic epidemiology; Livestock disease; Poultry production; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6537

Model Choice and Structural Specification for Canadian Meat Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xu,   Xiaosong; Veeman,   Michele M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24068

Accounting for Product Substitution in the Analysis of Food Taxes Targeting Obesity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miao,   Zhen; Beghin,   John C.; Jensen,   Helen H.
We extend the existing literature on food taxes targeting obesity. First, we incorporate the implicit substitution between sugar and fat nutrients implied by a complete food demand system and by conditioning on how food taxes affect total calorie intake. Second, we propose a methodology that accounts for the ability of consumers to substitute leaner low-fat and low-sugar items for rich food items within the same food group. This substitution is integrated into a demand system in addition to substitution among food groups. Simulations of a tax on added sugars show that the impact of the tax on consumption patterns is understated and the effect on welfare loss overstated when abstracting from this substitution within food groups.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Discretionary calories; Fat; Food demand; Health policy nutrition; Low-fat; Low-sugar substitutes; Obesity; Sugar; Sweeteners; Tax.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97927

Conjoint Analysis of Breaded Catfish Nuggets: Consumer Preferences for Price, Product Color, Cooking Method and Country of Origin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hill,   Jessica I.; Nelson,   Robert G.; Woods-Williams,   Kristin L.; Weese,   Sondra J.; Whitis,   Gregory N.
A new product, marinated, breaded catfish nuggets, was developed. This conjoint study was designed to evaluate consumers’ preferences for certain attributes of the nuggets. An in-store survey was conducted to collect data. The data collected will be used to determine the market potential for the catfish nuggets.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6828

Offsetting Behavior: Consumers' Response to Food Safety Policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miljkovic,   Dragan; Nganje,   William E.; Ndembe,   Elvis.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food safety policies; Consumer response; Offsetting behavior; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; I18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94677

Solvency and Performance of French Wineries in Times of Declining Sales: Co‐operatives and Corporations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Declerck,   Francis; Viviani,   Jean-Laurent.
The paper assesses the ability of French wineries to prevail over the crisis of French wine in the years 2000. Corporations are distinguished from co‐operatives: Over the 2000‐2006 period in spite of sales fluctuations, French wineries did not increase their financial debt level substantially. Such result supports the traditional static trade‐off theory (TOT). Co‐operatives were able to absorb part of the impact of the wine crisis at the expense of their members, in increasing account payables to member. Corporations have not increased trade account payables to vine growers. In the mid‐2000s, the French wine crisis has not been strong enough to shake the financial structure of cooperatives and corporations. But co‐operatives look more affected. However,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Winery; Co‐operative; Strategy; Debt; Leverage; Performance; Wine; Crisis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100507

KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Larson,   Ronald B.
Many changes are occurring in food retailing.  Forces driving these changes include the sales gains by supercenter, membership club, and convenience stores, the growing popularity of foodservice, the expansion of private label products (and the response by branded food manufacturers), and the identification of new consumer interests and concerns.  These forces encouraged food processors, distributors, and retailers to improve the efficiency of the food distribution system.  The Efficient Consumer Response and Efficient Foodservice Response initiatives are designed to lower the costs to move products through the system.  These developments in the food distribution system have several important implications for other food and agricultural businesses.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Supercenter; Membership Club; New Products; Private Label; Supermarket; Retailing; Efficient Consumer Response; Efficient Foodservice Response; Food Spending; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Marketing.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14350

CONSUMER RESPONSE TO COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN LABELING PROGRAM IN THE CONTEXT OF HETEROGENOUS PREFERENCES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loureiro,   Maria L.; Umberger,   Wendy J.
Consumer willingness to pay for a mandatory country-of-origin labeling program is assessed.  A consumer survey was conducted during 2002 in several grocery stores in Boulder, Denver, and Fort Collins, Colorado.  Econometric results indicate that surveyed consumers are willing to pay an average of $184 per household annually for a mandatory country-of-origin labeling program.   Respondents were also willing to pay an average of  $1.53 and $0.70 per pound more for steak and hamburger labeled as "U.S. Certified Steak" and "U.S. Certified Hamburger," which is equivalent to a 38% and 58%, respectively, over the initial given price.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22129

Almonds Lead Increase in Tree Nut Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buzby,   Jean C.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122962

Household Consumption of Snacks at Home and Away from Home
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boonsaeng,   Tullaya; Carpio,   Carlos E.; Zhen,   Chen.
This study identifies how key economic and demographic variables affect U.S. households' expenditures on snacks.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61159

Recent Trends and Economic Issues in the WIC Infant Formula Rebate Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oliveira,   Victor; Davis,   David E.
Over half of all infant formula sold in the United States is purchased through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Typically, WIC State agencies obtain substantial discounts in the form of rebates from infant formula manufacturers for each can of formula purchased through the program. The cost to WIC for each can of formula provided through the program has two components: (1) net wholesale price, which is equal to the wholesale price of formula minus the amount of the rebate; and (2)retail markup, which is equal to the retail price minus the wholesale price. This analysis suggests that retail markup accounts for most of the cost to WIC of infant formula in most States. However, both cost components have...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: WIC; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women; Infants; And Children; Infant formula; Rebates; Net wholesale price; Retail markup; Wholesale price; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7228

How do Different Countries use PDO/GI Standards: A Case Study Comparing Wisconsin Cheddar to Parmesan-Reggiano
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: House,   Lisa; Patel,   Payal; Thomas,   Spreen.
Protected Geographic Indicators (PGI) and Product Differentiation of Origination (PDO) are products that are linked to certain regions or countries that define them based on where they are produced, prepared and/or packaged before they are sold. However, the exact interpretation of PGI/PDOs is not synonymous around the world, leading to disputes over trade barriers between nations. The goal of this paper is to discuss the quality and safety control issues that go into the production of PGI/PDOs as well as trade regulations that are currently being discussed at the World Trade Organization’s Doha multilateral trade agreements meetings. A comparison of how countries mark PGI/PDO products is made by comparing two cheese industries: Wisconsin Cheddar from the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59176

FOOD INFLATION IN MALAWI: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ECONOMY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ularo,   Khonje Makaiko Gonapanyanja.
Despite consecutive years of good harvest, Malawi has experienced continuous price escalation of staple food commodities unsolved over the time. The real price of maize in Malawi has increased by 141 percent between 1998 and 2008, and has been rising along with the food prices of many other commodities over this period. This study therefore investigates the determinants of food inflation rate in Malawi and its effect on the economy. Monthly and annual data were collected from National Statistical Office and Reserve Bank of Malawi from 1978 to 2008. Data were analyzed by estimating an error correction model (ECM). The results show that fertilizer prices, crop diversification index, maize prices, diesel prices, real exchange rates and real interest rates...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Food inflation; ECM; Crop diversification; GDP; Economy; Malawi; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117802

Greenhouse Gas Emission Factor Module: Land Use in Rural New Zealand—Climate Version 1
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hendy,   Joanna; Kerr,   Suzi.
Several different New Zealand economic models produce measures of rural economic activity that have greenhouse gas implications. For climate change analysis, models need to translate economic activity into greenhouse gas emissions. This document estimates functions and creates projections for land-use related greenhouse gas emissions per unit of economic activity that are simple; are based on readily available data and strong science; are consistent with the national inventory in 2002; evolve so that implied net emissions approximately match past inventory totals (1990–2002); and can be linked easily to a variety of models so they can be used in simulations. We estimate dynamic greenhouse gas emission functions for five land uses: dairy, sheep, beef,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Greenhouse gases; Methane; Nitrous oxide; Carbon dioxide; Scrub; Forest; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98501

Using Linked Household-level Datasets to Explain Consumer Response to BSE in Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Xin; Maynard,   Leigh J.; Butler,   J.S.
Household-level Canadian meat purchases from 2002-2008, household-level egg purchases from 2002-2005 and Food Opinion Survey in 2008 were used to understand how consumers who have different concerns about nutrition react to BSE events and how beef consumption after BSE discoveries were shaped by consumers concerns of food safety and their trust of government and the industry decision makers. Three measures of beef purchased were used to explore consumers’ reaction. A random effects logit model was applied to test whether any beef purchased during a given month. Consumption in terms of unit purchases was measured with a random effects Negative Binomial model and consumption in terms of beef expenditure was measured with a standard random effects model....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: BSE; Mad cow disease; Food safety; Consumer behavior; Canada; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60859

La construcción del capital social comunitario en un entorno periurbano – Ejido de San Nicolás Totolapan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martinez,   Jorge Tovar.
La información presentada forma parte de la investigación realizada en la Comunidad Ejidal de San Nicolás Totolapan, realizada el año 2009, en relación a la integración y convivencia económico-territorial de la organización ejidal con la gran ciudad de México y sus habitantes, a través del diseño y la puesta en operación de estrategias de adaptación y cambio en sus usos y costumbres al interior de la comunidad, que se ubica en un espacio periurbano colindante con el Distrito Federal, capital federal de México, en donde 336 ejidatarios administran sus tierras en régimen de propiedad comunitaria, que esta conformada principalmente de áreas de bosque y otras tierras cultivables, y que en un momento dado por las circunstancias socio-económicas, deciden poner...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Capital social; Turismo rural; Ecoturismo; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95238

Food Chain Actors’ Perceptions of and Adaptations to Volatile Markets: Results of a Media Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: von Davier,   Zazie; Heyder,   Matthias; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
The volatility of agricultural markets has increased remarkably in recent years. In spite of this, the way in which supply chain actors perceive market volatility has only rarely been analyzed. This paper seeks to close this research gap by presenting empirical findings about how the volatility of agricultural markets is perceived, how increasing market volatilities are being explained, and what adaptations to the volatile external environments are being suggested. Based on a large‐scale media analysis, we have identified perceptions, which vary greatly over time, especially with regard to the perception of the threats and opportunities volatility creates for farms and firms and the most frequently identified reasons for volatile prices.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Media analysis; Public discourse; Shared assumptions; Volatility; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100472

FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS IN TWO COMMUNITIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mmakola,   D.J.; Kirsten,   Johann F.; Groenewald,   Jan A.
A survey on food consumption patterns was conducted in an urban black community and a rural black community. Urban consumers tend to consume more bread, and less maize meal than rural consumers. Urban consumers consume more meat than poverty-stricken rural dwellers. The same is true with respect to fruit and ready-made foods. Both quality and price are important considerations for consumers' food purchases, particularly rural consumers. Price appears to be less important to the higher income (&gt; R2000 per month) consumers in purchases of bread and meat, but rather important in vegetable purchases. Almost 60 per cent never consume food at away from home food establishments.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54950

The validity of risk estimates elicited via the Exchangeability Method: An experimental investigation of consumers’ perceived health risks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cerroni,   Simone; Notaro,   Sandra; Shaw,   W. Douglass.
The validity of risk estimates elicited through the Exchangeability Method (EM) has been theoretically questioned because the use of chained questions may undermine the incentive compatibility of the game even when subjects are rewarded with real monetary incentives. In this paper, we examine the validity of stated risks elicited via the EM by using a laboratory experiment. The risk under study is the presence of pesticide residues in apples. Taking inspiration from the de Finetti’s notion of coherence, we consider risk measures as valid if and only if they obey all axioms and theorems of probability theory. Our experiment consists of four treatments: in the first, subjects are provided with real monetary incentives, but in the second, they are not. Each...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124100

Developing Cost Effective Methods for Estimating Household Income and Nutrient Intake Adequacy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Rose,   Donald.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Downloads July 2008 - July 2009: 6.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11330

AJAE Appendix: Does Participation in the Food Stamp Program Increase the Prevalence of Obesity and Health Care Spending?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyerhoefer,   Chad D.; Pylypchuk,   Vuriy.
The material contained herein is supplementary to the Article named in the title and published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, forthcoming.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7045

Willingness to Pay for Irradiated Meat Products: A Comparison between Poultry and Pork
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Chung L.; Wolfe,   Kent; McKissick,   John C.
Food processors are interested not only to increase the safety of their products but also to reduce losses associated with foodborne illness problems. Irradiating food products provides one means of addressing the foodborne illness issue by significantly reducing the presence of foodborne bacteria and diseases. The objective of the study is to develop an empirical model to estimate the likelihood of consumers purchasing irradiated food products and their willingness to pay for irradiated poultry and pork products within a two-step decision-making process. The decision-making framework assumes that consumers decide first whether or not to buy irradiated foods. If so, the consumer then decides specifically how much that they are willing to pay. Thus, a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Irradiation; Probit; Double-bounded bidding; Socio-demographics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; D1; C21.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25416

Attributes Preferred and Premiums Offered for Naturally Produced Beef Cattle
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Springer,   Job D.; Biermacher,   Jon T.; Childs,   M. Dan; Alkire,   Deke O.; Grooms,   Brandon.
A growing number of beef cattle producers in the US are using limited information to determine whether or not it would be economical for them to grow naturally produced cattle.  The objective was to discover the attributes that marketing companies prefer for the naturally produced cattle they purchase, and to elicit the price premiums being offered for cattle that possess these attributes.  Results of a phone survey of companies that purchase natural cattle show that 27 out of 32 companies report their willingness to pay a premium of $5.95/cwt for cattle that have never received antibiotics, ionophores, hormones or animal by-products.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Key words: attributes; Beef; Cattle; Naturally produced; Premiums; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46859

Is Wine a Financial Parachute?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baldi,   Lucia; Vandone,   Daniela; Peri,   Massimo.
This paper analyzes the relationship between Global Wine Industry Share Price Indexes and composite stock market indexes using a Threshold Vector Error Correction Model (TVECM), aiming to investigate if investments in the wine sector play a role in determining financial risk and return to investors who include it in their portfolio. Whilst in most of the literature analyses the return of investments of fine wine, this paper places the focus to “normal” (i.e. non‐fine) wine, using data from the Mediobanca database covering companies in the wine industry listed on regulated stock market in France, US, Australia, Chile and China . The dataset cover the time period going from January 1, 2001, to the end of February 2009. The estimates of the TVECM lead to the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wine sector; Stock Market; Threshold Cointegration; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q11; G14; C32.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100506

The Political Economy of Nutrition and Health Standards in Food Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swinnen,   Johan F.M.; Vandemoortele,   Thijs.
This paper presents a general political economy model of standards. We use the model to derive political and social optima of nutrition and health standards in food markets, and to identify under which cases “understandardization” or “over-standardization” will result. The paper analyses the impact of trade and development on the political equilibrium as well as the role of the media and consumer perceptions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Political Economy; Standards; Food Markets; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44364

Neoclassical consumer theory and genetically modified food
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaye-Blake,   William.
Three axioms underpin consumer choice in neoclassical theory: weak order, independence, and continuity. Two of these axioms may not hold, however, for consumers’ choices regarding genetically modified (GM) food. Consumers may evaluate product attributes differently depending on whether the food is GM or not, violating attribute independence. Some consumers may not want GM food at all, violating continuity. The axioms were empirically investigated with a choice experiment survey. The paper discusses evidence of violations of both independence and continuity, as well as a non-neoclassical approach to modelling consumer choice.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetically modified food; Neoclassical; Bounded rationality; Choice modelling; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98511

IDENTIFYING A REDUCED SET OF SALIENT ATTRIBUTES THAT INFLUENCE CONSUMERS' CHOICE AMONG WHOLE, LOW-FAT, AND SKIM MILK FOR BEVERAGE USE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miles,   Heiko; Schwager,   Steven J.; Lenz,   John E.
Fishbein's Theory of Reasoned Action models behavior as based on beliefs and evaluations on a small set of salient attributes. Two methods of reducing large sets of potentially salient attributes into a smaller set of salient attributes are proposed. The methods are based on expectancy valuation analysis and logistic regression analysis. When applied to consumer beliefs and evaluations on 59 attributes over three milk types (whole, low-fat, and skim milk), both methods identify reduced sets of attributes. The reduced attribute sets are then used to model whether or not respondents drink a particular milk type. Results indicate that the reduced models are statistically significant in explaining choice of m"ilk type although there is some loss of information...
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Milk; Preferences; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123005

FOOD CHOICE, NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION AND FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS: AN EXPERIMENTAL AUCTION EMPLOYING BREAD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hellyer,   Nicole Elizabeth; Fraser,   Iain; Haddock-Fraser,   Janet.
In this paper we present the results of an experimental auction conducted to examine the influence of nutritional information on food choice and in particular estimate consumer willingness to pay for bread that contains functional ingredients which is used to make sandwiches. We find that consumers are willing to pay more for a whole grain and whole grain granary bread sandwich than other bread types. We also find that consumers do react positively to the provision of nutritional and health benefit information but that this effect occurs regardless of whether we supply specific or nonspecific health benefit information. We discuss information provision and health policy implications that emerge from our analysis.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Functional foods; Bread; Willingness-to-pay; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D44; I1.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116424

The Impacts of Food Safety Information on Meat Demand: A Cross-Commodity Approach Using U.S. Household Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Piggott,   Nicholas E.; Taylor,   Mykel R.; Kuchler,   Fred.
The potential impacts of a food safety event on consumer demand for meat is of significant concern to producers, packers, processors, retail businesses, and the USDA.  This study investigates whether publicized food safety information from the printed media on beef, pork, and poultry, impacts the demand for these commodities.  A four commodity complete demand system is employed using monthly household level data on meat purchases collected by the Nielsen Company, with separate food safety indices incorporated for beef, pork, and poultry.  Results from the analysis indicate that consumers purchase relatively high levels of pre-committed quantities of pork, chicken, and turkey, while beef consumption appears to be primarily from supernumerary expenditures....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9752

Broadening the Nutrition Safety Net (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pino,   Lisa J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62071

Consumer Attitudes toward Milk Products Produced from Cloned Cows
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Butler,   Leslie J.; Wolf,   Marianne McGarry; Bandoni,   Stacey.
The use of simulated test-marketing technology and concept exposure for a branded and priced milk product shows that consumers had similar purchase interest for the full-priced product and the product offered at a 25-percent discount when they were told that the reason for the discount was that the product was produced using biotechnology. Furthermore, there was a slight reduction in purchase interest in the discounted milk when consumers were told that the product was from cloned cows. However, when consumers were offered the conventional product at the market price and they were later told that the product was from cloned cows, the purchase interest dropped from 25 percent to only 6.3 percent. Thus if producers adopt the cloning process and do not...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55588

AN ANALYSIS OF IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDER AND ERADICATION STRATEGIES IN THE HIGH ATLAS MOUNTAINS OF MOROCCO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oldham,   Elizabeth Anne; Barrett,   Christopher B.; Benjelloun,   Sabah; Ahanou,   Brahim.
The population of the Ounein Valley in the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco is at high risk of iodine deficiency. We investigated local children’s iodine deficiency and goiter patterns as well as food consumption habits through a household survey. Median urinary iodine content and goiter analysis both reflect moderate iodine deficiency. Total fish consumption has a statistically significant, positive effect on urinary iodine content. Fish consumption, like that of salt, is closely related to market access. Respondents are uniformly unaware of the dietary etiology of goiter. An effective strategy to reduce the high incidence of iodine deficiency disorder among children in the valley must attend to four crucial issues: fish consumption, salt iodization,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Iodine deficiency; Micronutrient deficiency; Morocco; Nutrition education; Salt iodization; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28368

Bioenergy and Food Security: Markets, Institutions and Regulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carvalho,   Pacheco de; Bernardo,   M.T.
The discussion about bioenergy solutions and respective interaction with food security concerns continues to be a difficult subject in the international arena. The academic efforts to address the issue should be based on facts and models that allow a sound decision process. However, beyond theoretical considerations and model implications, the facts based on case studies provide, probably, the most powerful arguments, mainly when they are supported by some rationalization and a chosen reference model. The research we want to discuss is based on the study of the two major countries and “players” in the bioenergy initiatives and related agricultural changes driven by that process, USA and Brazil. The key factors to study the subject are markets, institutions...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100501

INCOME ELASTICITY OF RICE DEMAND IN JAPAN AND ITS IMPLICATIONS: CROSS-SECTIONAL DATA ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taniguchi,   Kiyoshi; Chern,   Wen S.
Researchers believe that rice in developed countries such as Japan became an inferior good a few decades ago.  This study employs the flexible complete demand system for the recent cross-sectional data in Japan.  Our results clearly show that rice in Japan is a normal good contrary to the preceding studies.  The objective of this research is to analyze the food consumption patterns and to conduct econometric analysis of food demand structure.  We use the monthly basis cross-sectional household data, Annual Report on the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) in 1997.  Food items are non-glutinous rice, bread, noodle, fresh fish, and shellfish, fresh meat, milk, eggs, fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, fats and oil, and food away from home.  We apply...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: AIDS model; Cross-section; Income Elasticity; Japan; Rice Consumption; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21755

Are Lower Income Households Willing and Able To Budget for Fruits and Vegetables?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stewart,   Hayden; Blisard,   Noel.
Households have a number of needs and wants that all compete for scarce resources. Given this situation, are low-income households, in particular, generally willing and able to budget for healthful foods like fruits and vegetables, or are other goods and services, including other foods, more of a priority? For six out of seven selected types of food, we find that households with an income below 130 percent of the poverty line spend less money than higher income households. However, we also find that these households, when given a small increase in income, will allocate more money to only two out of the seven products, beef and frozen prepared foods. These foods may be priorities for reasons of taste and convenience. For additional money to be allocated to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food expenditures; Fruits; Vegetables; Hierarchical demand; Low-income households; Food spending; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56446

Private, National, and International Food-Safety Standards
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buzby,   Jean C.; Mitchell,   Lorraine.
Just as international food and agricultural trade has increased over time, food safety has become increasingly important. This paper discusses the economic framework of food safety and international food trade. Both the private and public sectors within individual countries have incentives to improve food safety, and as a result they have taken many actions to reduce food-safety risks, often in the form of private, national, and international standards that they impose of firms. The first half of this article discusses these issues. Differences in standards across borders can lead to trade conflicts whose resolutions depend on the distribution of costs and benefits from the manufacture, trade, and consumption of safe food. The second half of this article...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8563

Fluid milk consumption in urban Qingdao, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bai,   Junfei; Wahl,   Thomas I.; McCluskey,   Jill J.
This study relates the social-demographic characteristics of urban Chinese consumers to their consumption of fluid milk. A Tobit model is estimated drawing on individual consumer survey data collected in urban Qingdao in China in 2005. The major results of this study indicate that fluid milk consumption in urban Qingdao is much higher compared to China’s national level. The effect of increased income on milk consumption is positive, as expected. The expansion of modern food retailers also appears to play a positive role by facilitating consumers’ fluid milk consumption and influencing their food shopping patterns. The young and old consume significantly more fluid milk than the middle-aged. Health consciousness of the elderly and the openness of youth to...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: China; Fluid milk consumption; Market participation; Qingdao; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118535

CONSUMER WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR PESTICIDE-FREE FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES IN ITALY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boccaletti,   Stefano; Nardella,   Michele.
The results and analysis of a survey of Italian consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for pesticide-free fresh fruit and vegetables are presented.  A consumer survey regarding WTP for organic produce was conducted in three large grocery stores in Northern Italy.  From the collected data, an ordered logit analysis was constructed to identify the impacts of relevant explanatory variables on the probability of consumers' WTP for different price premiums for the produce.  The results indicate that WTP is significantly and positively related to income and risk concern and negatively related to education.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34487

How Fast Do Urban Migrants Change Their Diets?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gibson,   John.
Rapid urbanization is a major cause of structural change in food demand. In West Africa, urbanization is associated with a switch from coarse grains to rice and wheat, in Melanesia the switch is from root crops to rice and wheat, while in much of Asia the switch is away from cereals (and within cereals to wheat). Although reasons why urban diets differ from traditional rural diets are well known, the rate at which recent arrivals from the countryside switch their diet has not been estimated. Evidence on the speed of this dietary change can help to show whether studies of urban food demand need to control for cohort effects and may also help producers forecast the size of their future urban markets. This paper uses cross-sectional household survey data from...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food demand; Migration; Urbanization; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; O15.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123806

Salmonellosis Control: Estimated Economic Benefits
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roberts,   Tanya.
Salmonellosis, a common human intestinal disorder primarily caused by contaminated meats and poultry, attacks an estimated two million Americans annually. Using a cost of illness approach, the medical costs and productivity losses alone were estimated to cost around one billion dollars in 1987. If pain and suffering, lost leisure time, and chronic disease costs could be quantified, the estimate would increase significantly. Other procedures for calculating the value of life could either raise or lower the estimated economic benefits of reducing human salmonellosis. Incorporating losses to farmers, whose animals have reduced feed efficiency, reduced weight gain, or deaths because of chronic salmonellosis, would also increase the estimates. Also excluded...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Salmonella; Salmonellosis; Foodborne disease costs; Economic costs; Risk assessment; Risk characterization; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115797

The relationship between spatial price transmission and geographical distance: the case of Brazil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hernandez-Villafuerte,   Karla Vanessa.
The objectives of this research are to investigate the influence of geographical distance on the cointegration relationship in order to increase knowledge on the issue, and to indentify its role in Brazilian agricultural markets. With this intention, the cointegration framework is applied allowing for the presence of multiple structural breaks in the long run equation. The inclusion of breaks is in response to the multiple changes of the agricultural system during the period of investigation. The spatial integration is calculated between each market pair. The cointegration coefficient and geographical distance relationship is calculated by means of an OLS regression, taking into account the quality of roads and the proximity to a border or port. The effect...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cointegration; Price transmission; Geographical distance; Structural breaks; Rice; Soybeans; Brazil.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95030

PREDICTING CONSUMER PREFERENCES FOR FRESH SALMON: THE INFLUENCE OF SAFETY INSPECTION AND PRODUCTION METHOD ATTRIBUTES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holland,   Daniel S.; Roheim,   Cathy A.
A rank-ordered logit model is estimated using data collected by a mail survey of consumers in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic United States.  The methodology, based on conjoint analysis, determines the average relative importance and value of three product attributes for fresh salmon (seafood inspection, production method, and price), and estimates the relative attractiveness of particular products to consumers.  When used in combination with demographic data and responses to questions on perceptions, the analysis suggests market segmentations and potential marketing strategies based on the heterogeneity in preferences among consumers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31513

Preferences of US and EU Undergraduates for Cloning
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Shonda R.; Fox,   John A.
Poster Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cloning; Consumer preferences; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61368

Price transmission in the Spanish bovine sector: the BSE effect
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hassouneh,   Islam; Serra,   Teresa; Gil,   Jose Maria.
A regime-switching vector error correction model is applied to monthly price data to assess the impact of BSE outbreaks on price relationships and patterns of transmission among farm and retail markets for bovine in Spain. To evaluate the degree to which price transmission is affected by BSE food scares, a BSE food scare index is developed and used to determine regime-switching. Results suggest that BSE scares affect beef producers and retailers differently. Consumer prices are found to be weakly exogenous and not found to react to BSE scares, while producer prices conversely adjusted. The magnitude of the adjustment is found to depend on the magnitude of the BSE scare.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: BSE crisis; Price transmission; Regime-switching; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Political Economy; Production Economics; C22; C32.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50121

A PROPOSAL FOR EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   Maurice.
The paper examines the performance of the agricultural sector over the 10 year period 1995-2004. Indicators suggest that investments in Agricultural Research and Development (used as a proxy for the quantum of technology generated) have had little impact on agricultural production.  In this regard, an assumption is made that technology generated has neither been adequately transferred nor adopted. Within the above context a holistic model for effective technology generation has been presented.  It is argued that effective technology generation is market driven technology is more likely to be transferred and adopted by agribusiness entities. To implement this process, strategic alliances should be forged in order to address resource limitations. The entire...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technology generation; Selective process; Added value products; CARDI; CARICOM; Commodities; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36973

Consumption of dairy products in urban China: results from Beijing, Shangai and Guangzhou
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fuller,   Frank H.; Beghin,   John C.; Rozelle,   Scott.
Using urban survey data collected by the authors in 2001–02, this paper analyses demographics, cultural factors and purchasing behaviours influencing the consumption of fresh milk, yogurt, ice cream and powered milk in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, China. Results from estimation of a double-hurdle model of consumption show that income and marketing channels are the key determinants of milk consumption levels; however, education, advertising and convenience play a more important role in consumption of other dairy products. There is some evidence that milk powder, as a consumer good, may be becoming an inferior product in urban China. Finally, the survey data suggest that the growing sophistication of China’s retail sector is influencing consumption of...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer demand; Demand analysis; Livestock; Market development; Marketing; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118526

Compare Your Area's Food Environment With the Rest of the Country
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Golan,   Elise H.; Breneman,   Vincent E.; Dicken,   Chris.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121440

LIVESTOCK PRODUCT CONSUMPTION PATTERNS IN URBAN AND RURAL CHINA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ma,   Hengyun; Huang,   Jikun; Rozelle,   Scott; Rae,   Allan N.
Chinese livestock products consumption behavior was analysed for both urban and rural households using a complete regional consumption dataset. Six livestock product expenditure share equations were estimated with an extended AIDS model. The results suggest that Chinese consumers will continue to increase their consumption of livestock products, but consumption patterns have changed in the 1990s. A large percentage of household livestock product expenditure is still on pork. However, the shares for beef, dairy products and poultry consumption will increase substantially. As a consequence the pork expenditure share will be gradually reduced as incomes grow and diet preferences change in both urban and rural households. There are significant differences in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23689

The Effectiveness of Farm-to-Chef Marketing of Local Foods:  An Empirical Assessment from Columbia County, NY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmit,   Todd M.; Lucke,   Anne; Hadcock,   Stephen E.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121634

Does taste beat food safety? Evidence from the “Pera Rocha” case in Portugal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Combris,   Pierre; Pinto,   Alexandra Seabra; Fragata,   Antonio; Giraud-Heraud,   Eric.
Until recently, fresh fruits such as pears were provided to markets as generic products. However, these products are now differentiated by cultivars, origins and appearances, as well as by companies’ production and processing methods. Therefore, we observe a lot of denominations of origin, retailers’ and private labels in order to signal the differentiation to the consumers, who are often willing to pay large price premiums for products with specific attributes.  Indeed the value consumers put on fruits depends on the degree of product-information that are available to them and this information derives mainly from tasting and from the label of the products. In this paper, we used an experimental auction to investigate how quality attributes information...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Experimental auction; Willingness to pay; Quality signals; Food safety; Fruits.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7879

Benchmarking International Food Safety Performance in the Fresh Produce Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garcia Martinez,   Marian; Poole,   Nigel D.; Briz,   Julian; de Felipe,   Isabel; Yalcin,   Ismet; Koc,   A. Ali; Messaho,   Driss.
The objective of this paper is to assess food systems performance in Mediterranean countries to deliver safe food (fresh produce), and to demonstrate the capacity to the satisfaction of private customers and public regulators. To that end, an international benchmarking exercise was developed to assess the quality performance gap in food standards across countries and food systems. The study was carried out in three Mediterranean countries: Spain, Morocco and Turkey and involved an audit of the citrus and tomatoes supply chains, and a comparison with existing "best practice" in infrastructure and management practices at both firm and industry level. The aim was to identify the gaps between fresh produce exporters and a best practice company. To that end,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Benchmarking; Performance; Quality and safety; Fresh produce; Mediterranean countries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24998

Chapter 02: SELF-PROTECTION, RISK INFORMATION, AND EX ANTE VALUES OF FOOD SAFETY AND NUTRITION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eom,   Young Sook.
This book was originally published by Westview Press, Boulder CO, 1995.
Tipo: Book Chapter
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Nutrition; Risk; Consumer information; Self protection; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25985

IDENTIFYING POLICY RELEVANT VARIABLES FOR REDUCING CHILDHOOD MALNUTRITION IN RURAL MALI
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Tefft,   James F.; Oehmke,   James F.; Staatz,   John M.
The paper uses OLS and Logit analyses of household survey data to identify and compare determinants of the health and nutritional status of Malian children living in three distinct agricultural production zones (cotton, millet/sorghum, and irrigated rice). These preliminary results suggest that improvements in health center coverage (e.g., reducing the average distance to a health center from 20 to 10 kilometers) and more diversity in complementary foods after six months of age (two or more different foods during a 24 hour period) have the potential to significantly improve standardized height for age scores. Other factors of importance are mother's incomes, prenatal visits, and parents' standardized heights (reflecting either genetic traits or generations...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11528

New Database Shows Substantial Geographic Food Price Variation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Todd,   Jessica E.; Leibtag,   Ephraim S.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121905

Updating the Farm Bill Safety Net in an Expanding Sea of Risk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harris,   Wesley L.; Lubben,   Bradley D.; Novak,   James L.; Sanders,   Larry D.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; H10.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93677

Comprendre et Reduire la Malnutrition au Mali: Resultats de Recherches Preliminaires du Projet sur les Liens entre la Nutrition Infantile et la Croissance Agricole (LICNAG)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tefft,   James F.; Kelly,   Valerie A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Downloads July 2008 - June 2009: 16.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11421

FSIS Food Defense Initiatives For Imported Products (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dreyling,   Erin.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51585

HOW DIFFERENTIATED IS THE SCOTTISH BEEF? AN ANALYSIS OF SUPERMARKET DATA PANEL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Lamprinopoulou-Kranis,   Chrysa; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Kupiec-Teahan,   Beata; Toma,   Luiza; Cacciolatti,   Luca.
The Scottish red meat industry is a major part of the Scottish agricultural economy and is known for producing high quality beef and lamb. Beef and lamb which are produced and processed in Scotland and according to a quality assured production specification, carry the EU ‘Protected Geographical Indications’ (PGI) name of ‘Scotch’. In addition, red meat in Scotland has to compete with high quality imported products (e.g., from Brazil or Argentina) or with meat from elsewhere in the United Kingdom. This paper focuses on the situation of Scotch beef and how differentiated it is in the eyes of consumers. For this purpose we use two years’ retailing data for Scotland (and by socio-economic group) from a major supermarket to estimate the conditional demand for...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Beef supply chain; Scottish agriculture; Product differentiation; Demand models.; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109392

Migration, Household Composition, and Child Welfare in Rural Northeast Thailand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cameron,   Michael P.; Lim,   Steven.
In many developing countries the composition of rural households is influenced by the migration of adult household members to urban locations in search of employment. Children may be left in the care of their mother alone, or in the care of grandparents when both parents have migrated. Using representative data from a household survey conducted in rural Northeast Thailand in 2003, this paper investigates whether household composition has any effect on the welfare of children, as measured by anthropometric measurements including height-for-age, weight-for-age, and weight-for-height. Our findings suggest that household types other than nuclear families result in some significantly worse child nutritional outcomes. The implication is that governments should...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Migration; Household composition; Children; Thailand; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; I31; O15; O18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98508

Food Safety and Habits in U.S. Meat Demand under Rational Expectations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhen,   Chen; Wohlgenant,   Michael K.
A consumer life-cycle demand system is built to investigate the presence of rational habits and the effects of food safety information on U.S. meat consumption. Information extracted from the popular press coverage of food safety events is used to approximate consumers' "true" perception of food safety. At quarterly frequencies, U.S. meat demand is found to be intertemporally nonseparable. During the post-1998 period, habit persistence is found to dominate inventory adjustment in beef demand. In general, food safety information is found to adversely affect meat demand. The ongoing research focuses on numerical simulations of consumer responses to alternative food safety event scenarios to evaluate the economic significance of food safety information and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21287

THE EFFECT OF FOOD STAMPS ON SPENDING FOR GROCERY PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Binkley,   James K.; Eales,   James S.
We constructed demographic profiles of each market area by aggregating circa-1990 county US census data.  We constructed a measure for market level food stamp benefits using 1990 county-level food stamp benefit data supplied by the USDA. This is the key explanatory variable in regressions in which sales of many specific foods and food aggregates are regressed on food stamp benefits and a large number of demographics, including a measure of poverty.  The percent of grocery sales accounted for by food stamps ranged from less than two in the Boston area to more than ten in Shreveport.   The primary interest is to evaluate the extent to which differences in food stamp usage across market areas alters the relative sales of grocery products.   Because food...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19690

Forecast and Simulation Analysis of Mexican Meat Consumption at the Table Cut Level: Impacts on U.S. Exports.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopez,   Jose Antonio; Malaga,   Jaime E.
This is the poster presentation. Please refer to the full paper for details.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Forecast of Mexican meat consumption; Forecast of Mexican imports; U.S. meat exports to Mexico; Mexican meat demand elasticities; Meat analysis at the table cut level; Censored demand system; Two-step estimation procedure; Stratified sampling; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Q11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52382

FOOD ASSISTANCE AND NUTRITION RESEARCH SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM:  EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES OF 2002 RESEARCH GRANTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tiehen,   Laura.
This report summarizes research findings from the Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Small Grants Program. The Economic Research Service created the program in 1998 to stimulate new and innovative research on food assistance and nutrition issues and to broaden the participation of social science scholars in these issues. The report includes summaries of the research projects that were awarded 1-year grants in summer and fall 2001. The results of these research projects were presented at the October 2002 Small Grants Program conference. The projects focus on food insecurity and hunger, nutritional status and diet quality, Federal food assistance program participation, and the role of private-sector organizations in the provision of food assistance. Some...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food assistance; Nutrition; Vulnerable populations; Food security; Food insecurity; Hunger; Hungry; Food assistance; Food spending; Well-being; Food Stamp Program; Food stamps; National School Lunch Program; WIC; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33829

PROJECTED CONSUMPTION OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grande,   Jorunn; Houck,   James P.; Olson,   Kent D.
The U.S. consumption pattern of livestock products has changed considerably and is expected to keep changing. The first part of this paper reviews the consumption trends and the price and nonprice factors affecting those trends. In the second part, future consumption patterns are projected. The projections of the constant income elasticity model and the Tornquist functions are rejected due to recent trends which do not receive enough weight in these models. A third model which projects consumption shares is selected as a more accurate predictor. By the year 2010, national consumption of beef is estimated to decrease by 5 to 10%; pork to increase by up to 5%. Lamb and mutton will continue to be consumed less. Poultry consumption will increase dramatically...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13642

Economic Criteria for Settling Federalism Disputes with an Application to Food Safety Regulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caswell,   Julie A.; Kleinschmit,   Jaana K.
Federal ism disputes arising from state regulations, particularly those pursuing health, safety, and environmental goals, are a common feature of the U.S . political system. Discussion of bases for settling such disputes often focuses on the in- and out-state incidence of benefits and costs but incidence is a complex concept that has not been systematically analyzed. We discuss five factors important to evaluating incidence and present spillover criteria for judging disputes based on them. When applied to a Massachusetts regulation of daminozide residues in heat-processed apple products, the criteria reach different conclusions on its appropriateness, although the main criteria suggest it should be invalidated by the courts or preempted by federal law. The...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116114

U.S. Food Safety Policy Enters a New Era
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoffmann,   Sandra A.
In late 2010, Congress passed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the most comprehensive reforms to Federal food safety laws since 1938. The farm-to-fork, preventive approach embodied in the Act reflects an established scientific/managerial consensus on how to improve food safety systems. Economic research on similar food safety initiatives by industry and government can help guide implementation of the FSMA.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120793

How Cool is C.O.O.L.?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dinopoulos,   Elias; Livanis,   Grigorios T.; West,   Carol Taylor.
This paper develops a partial equilibrium model of a small open-economy producing and trading an unsafe product that is supplied by perfectly competitive producers. The presence of product safety considerations, in this case risks to health, introduces a wedge between the market prices producers receive and the higher risk-adjusted prices consumers respond to. The size of the wedge depends positively on the per-unit cost of illness and the proportion of unsafe units embodied in the parent risky product. The model is used to analyze the welfare effects of trade with and without a country-of-origin labeling (COOL) program. Assuming imports are less safe than domestic production, the welfare gains from trade in the absence of COOL are ambiguous and may...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Country-of-origin labeling; Protection; Product safety; Welfare; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; F10; F13; L15.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15658

A THEORY ON INFORMATION AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE EFFECT OF LABELING ON FOOD PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sexton,   Richard J.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13450

A Study of Consumers' Perception of Risk on Organic Tea in Taiwan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Wei-Fang; Huang,   Wan-Tran.
Because the impact of Taiwan jointing WTO and Taiwanese initiative of health, nature and no burden of life principle, so as to spur Taiwan to start promoting new tide of drinking organic tea. However, the needs of the information concerning with risk perception for organic tea consumer are more curious, thus the organic tea industry should know what the demands and concerns of their consumers. Hence, the purposes of this paper are to analyze what the concerns for organic tea consumers are and what the risk perceptions for the organic tea consumers are. The data used by this paper were from the sampling survey to interview 387 consumers located in middle Taiwan. This paper adopted AIO (Activity, Interest, and Opinion) to analyze the characteristics of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Perception of risk; Cluster Analysis; Organic tea; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7777

Trust the Health Safety of Fruit - The Importance of Guarantees
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Markovina,   Jerko; Kovacic,   Damir; Radman,   Marija; Crep,   Robert.
Today there are many agricultural products in the market with different designations and certificates which are as a proof of product quality and adherence to health standards. However, consumers sometimes find it difficult to differentiate these certificates and they have variable degrees of trust for them. In this article we tried to determine the consumers' general degree of trust in food safety and in the health safety of the fruit offered in Croatia. A comparison is made between the trust degrees for domestic and imported fruit.  Consumers also expressed their opinion about the need for various certificates that guarantee the health safety of food products. In this respect, we also tried to determine the various degrees of trust for different...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health; Safety; Trust; Fruit; Guarantee; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7775

Consumer Reaction to Beef Safety Scares
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saghaian,   Sayed H.; Reed,   Michael R.
This study examines the impact of two beef safety scares on retail-level meat per capita consumption and prices in Japan. The objective is to investigate the Japanese consumer reactions to the news of FMD and BSE discoveries, as reflected in the quantity and price changes in the immediate neighborhood of each event. Better understanding of consumer reactions to beef safety scares helps the beef industry restore consumer confidence after food safety crises and provides opportunities for national-level product differentiation based on beef quality and traceability.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer behavior; Food safety; Beef; Japan.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8173

MODELING FRESH ORGANIC PRODUCE CONSUMPTION: A GENERALIZED DOUBLE-HURDLE MODEL APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Feng; Huang,   Chung L.; Lin,   Biing-Hwan.
Using actual retail data, this study is intended to profile consumers' social economic characteristics related to the growth of the fresh organic produce market with a generalized double-hurdle model. The nested test shows that the above model performs significantly better than Cragg's independent double-hurdle model and Tobit model.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35435

Hungarian meat sector restructuration in the post-EU accession period
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Konig,   Gabor; Nagy Orbanne,   Maria.
other Hungarian food industry sectors and also compared to the concentration level in West European countries. In the sector the share of foreign capital is also very low (17%). Because of the low share of foreign capital and relatively small concentration, structural and ownership changes were to be expected, resulting in a more concentrated and competitive sector. The restructuring process involved a number of steps. First of all, Sándor Csányi acquired Délhús and then later acquired Pick Szeged, and in 2005 these two corporations’ sectoral share was about 25%. As for the other two large corporations – R-KO-N and Carnex – in late 2005 the latter weakened significantly causing a loss in market share and the bankruptcy of two companies within its...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Pig; Food industry; EU Accession; Trade; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107655

Bailout with white revolution or sink deeper?: groundwater depletion and impacts in the Moga District of Punjab, India.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amarasinghe,   Upali A.; Smakhtin,   Vladimir U.; Sharma,   Bharat R.; Eriyagama,   Nishadi.
Moga District in Punjab, India, is a microcosm of the twin story of irrigation-induced growth and stress. The groundwater consumptive water use in agriculture exceeds the recharge by a substantial margin. Rice production contributes to a major part of this difference. The groundwater depletion is so critical that diversifying agriculture is the only way forward for sustainable agricultural growth. Reducing the rice area and intensifying milk production will be a win-win situation for both the farmers and the area reeling with a groundwater crisis.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Groundwater depletion; Groundwater irrigation; Water use; Rice; Wheat; Milk production; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108672

Evaluation the Effect of Food Subsidy Reduction on Iranian Household Calorie Intake: VAR Application
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kavand,   Hossein; Heidary,   Khalil.
In each year, Iranian government provides for food subsidy in its budget. Recently, the effect of food subsidy to the households has been controversial. In this Article we use vector autoregressive method for investigating the effect of food subsidy reduction on Iranian households' calorie intake. The results show that one unit standard error reduction in food subsidy without income compensation has a considerable negative effect on calorie intake in short-run and that it takes around five years for households to adjust themselves to the new condition. But, if the negative shock of food subsidy reduction occurs with the same amount of positive income, then the effect of income increasing not only removes the negative effects of subsidy reduction, but also...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32659

Can Foreign Producers Benefit from Geographical Indications under the New European Regulation?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marette,   Stephan.
This article discusses some economic issues linked to the 2006 European regulation regarding geographical indications. Economic implications of this regulation for foreign producers are investigated. The article examines whether or not the development of a geographical indication is a profitable strategy for foreign producers. The discussion here concludes that geographical indications may allow such producers access to a high-quality segment of the market, but efficient quality management is a necessary condition for reaching such a segment.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Geographical indications; Regulation; Quality; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48793

Report on Long Term Challenges and Opportunities for Future Competitiveness and Prosperity of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Industry - Chapter 1: Primary Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
This report is the first chapter of the final report prepared by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial (FPT) Working Group (WG) on Economic Analysis at the request of FPT Assistant Deputy Ministers (ADMs), in a joint FPT effort to study the challenges and opportunities facing the agriculture and agri-food sector.  The report is a compilation of data and information that presents a snapshot of the Canadian primary agricultural sector in relation to the financial position of farms and the challenges and opportunities facing the sector. It finalizes the analysis of the FPT WG by expanding and updating the information that was previously published in a Progress report on AAFC Online in February, 2006.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Primary agriculture; Structural change; Performance of farms; Farm family income; Aggregate cash income; Net farm income; Profitability; Productivity growth; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52707

Risk Ranking: Investigating Expert and Public Differences in Evaluating Food Safety Risks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Webster,   Kevin D.; Jardine,   Cindy G.; McMullen,   Lynn; Cash,   Sean B.
The allocation of resources with respect to food safety issues requires that decision-makers prioritize these issues, which may conflict with the public’s opinions on these matters. These differences between the experts’ perception of risk and that of the public were examined. A modified Carnegie Mellon risk ranking model was used to rank six food safety issues. The six food safety issues used in the discussions were: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, botulism, Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP), and acrylamide. Focus groups were conducted using public (n=29) and expert (n=21) participants, and a public survey was commissioned to further explore the focus group results. Key themes were identified from the focus...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Risk ranking; Food safety; Experts; Public; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D81; Q18; I18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45495

Factors Influencing and Steps Leading to the Adoption of Best Management Practices by Louisiana Dairy Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paudel,   Krishna P.; Gauthier,   Wayne M.; Westra,   John V.; Hall,   Larry M.
A logistic regression procedure was used to assess the impact of socioeconomic attributes on the best management practices (BMPs) adoption decision by Louisiana dairy farmers relative to cost-share and fixed incentive payments. Analysis of the steps in the BMP adoption decision process indicated visits between producers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture–Natural Resource Conservation Service significantly increase likelihood of BMP adoption. Producer willingness-to-pay results indicate that marginal increases in dairy BMP adoption and associated improvement in environmental quality require increased technical and financial assistance.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Best management practices; Bootstrap; Cost-share; Manure; Steps in BMP adoption; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q16; Q25; Q53.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45519

Americans Are More Realistic About the Quality of Their Diets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Variyam,   Jayachandran N.; Smith,   Travis A.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122152

Relational Contracting and Allocation of Decision Rights in the Agri-Food Industry: Producer Contracts and Food Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karantininis,   Kostas; Graversen,   Jesper T.; Rasmussen,   Hans Jacob Nymann.
We apply a formal theoretical model of adaptation to two empirical settings within the agri-food industry: specialized pig production and food safety in Denmark. The objective is to allocate decision rights ex ante so that actual decisions taken ex post will optimize the profit accruing to the two parties in a contractual or integrative relation. Two applications are presented in this paper: First an actual partnership between two pork producers in Denmark. Based on detailed budgets we develop detailed schedules for the “reneging temptations” of the two partners- These are the temptations to renege on the contract during the evolution of the partnership. Using a model developed by Baker, Gibbons and Murphy (2006) we calculate equilibria using the Folk...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Theory of the firm; Adaptation theory; Contracts; Decision Rights; Pig production; Food safety; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; D21; L2; Q1.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49877

Nutrition and health claims – call for and justification of governmental intervention from the consumers’ perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hartmann,   Monika; Lensch,   Anne Katrin; Simons,   Johannes; Thrams,   Sylvia.
In December 2006 the Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006 on the use of nutrition and health claims (NHCs) on foods was enacted in order to prevent consumer deception and to harmonise law within the EU. Against this background, this paper analyses the potential costs and benefits linked with NHCs and the necessity for governmental intervention to regulate NHCs within a theoretical and empirical framework. The theoretical investigation shows that NHCs can induce direct economic effects as well as spillover effects in the market of information. Whether those effects are beneficial or adverse depends on the truthfulness of the NHCs, and consumers’ perception and processing of such claims. As self regulatory forces of the market might not be sufficient to prevent...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Nutrition and health claims; Consumer deception; Information economics; Market transparency; Consumer protection policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97545

Competing conventions: The Big Branders’ struggle to incorporate new quality conceptions in the Norwegian food market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Borgen,   Svein Ole.
The paper addresses recent changes in the Norwegian agrifood industry from the analytical perspective of quality conventions. Storper and Salais’ “worlds of production” plus Boltanski and Thévenots’ “orders of worth” are used as a basis for the empirical study. First, the paper discusses how the largest Norwegian branders try to strategically adapt to “novel” quality attributes like health-enhancing food, origin/terroir, environmental sustainability and ethics. Second, the paper investigates the companies’ quality signalling strategy: How are these “novel” qualities communicated to consumers? Multiple options are available: Do they attempt to systematically incorporate “novel qualities” into their private brand equity (“conventionalizing qualities”)? Do...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food quality; Economics of convention.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57986

PREMIUMHANDELSMARKEN IM LEBENSMITTELEINZELHANDEL - EINE IMAGEANALYSE AM BEISPIEL VON REWE FEINE WELT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frank,   Kerstin; Obermowe,   Tim; Spiller,   Achim.
Aktuellen Beobachtungen im deutschen Lebensmitteleinzelhandel (LEH) zufolge treten die Handelsunternehmen mit der Einführung von Premiumhandelsmarken bzw. Genusshandels-marken (als sehr jungen Premiumhandelsmarkentyp) in direkte Konkurrenz zu entsprechen-den Herstellermarken und stellen Themen wie Qualität und Zusatznutzen in den Vordergrund. Der Schwerpunkt dieser Arbeit liegt zum einen in der thematischen Auseinandersetzung mit dem Begriff der „Premiumhandelsmarke“ sowie speziell der „Genusshandelsmarke“ und ihren Besonderheiten in der Praxis. Die Handelsmarke „REWE Feine Welt“ (RFW) wird aufgrund ihrer herausragenden Imagepolitik in diesem Rahmen repräsentativ für Premiumhandelsmarken ausgewählt. Zum anderen wird im Rahmen der Imageanalyse der Frage...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Lebensmitteleinzelhandel; Deutschland; Premiumhandelsmarke; Genusshandelsmarke; Imageanalyse; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114724

TOWARD UNDERSTANDING HOUSEHOLD PREFERENCE FOR MILLET VARIETIES IN THE WEST AFRICAN SEMI-ARID TROPICS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ndjeunga,   Jupiter; Nelson,   Carl H.
In this study, we evaluate the preference of consumers in Niger for different tuwo or couscous characteristics using conjoint analysis.  Data were collected through a structured survey administered at 4 sites.  Preferences are estimated for three products (couscous, fermented tuwo and nonfermented tuwo) made from 5 pearl millet cutivars.  We provide relative valuation for different traits by type of product.  Results show that product taste, visual characteristics, and textural attributes are important.  The different valuation of characteristics across products and ethnic groups, however, suggests that signals regarding preferences may be very noisy.  Consequently, it might be difficult to design pearl millet improvement programs, or food processing...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pearl millet genetics; Characteristics; Conjoint analysis; Food processing; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21883

FOOD SAFETY: TRADE BARRIER OR TRADE ENHANCER?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Unnevehr,   Laurian J.
Speech and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33151

Quality and Safety of Milk in Bangladesh: What do Consumers Believe in?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Islam,   S.M. Fakhrul; Jabbar,   Mohammad A.
Conjoint Analysis
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Milk quality and safety; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51100

NUTRICION Y POBLACION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Figuero,   Rolando; Rodriguez-Garcia,   Rosalia.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16154

Measuring the poverty impact of ACIAR projects: a broad framework
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pearce,   David.
This report sets out some broad ideas about how poverty evaluation could be conducted for ACIAR research projects. As with good benefit–cost analysis, there are good practices that need to be observed when undertaking poverty analysis. While poverty is a broad concept, and can be addressed through many means, these need to be grounded in some common understanding of the economics of poverty. This report is concerned mostly with quantitative evaluation, in the same sense that current ACIAR project evaluations are quantitative. That is, it is concerned with saying something about the order of magnitude of the effects of the project. Of course, qualitative analysis is important, and in most cases is a prelude to quantification — there is little point...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Poverty evaluation; Benefit-cost analysis; Poverty analysis; Economics of poverty; Quantitative evaluation; Analytical; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47697

Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: Looking Ahead to 2020
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Biing-Hwan.
Rising income, higher educational attainment, improved diet and health knowledge, more frequent eating out, and a growing population that will become older and more diverse in race and ethnicity are all shaping U.S. agricultural consumption. These effects are analyzed using data from the 1994-96 and 1998 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals. We then project the consumption of 25 food groups and 22 commodity groups, including various fruit and vegetable groups, to 2020.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33611

Business Dynamics with Scenarios on Dutch Agriculture and its Institutional Arrangements
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Poppe,   Krijn J.
This paper investigates the developments in the Dutch Agri‐Food innovation system. Main components of the system are agriculture and agribusiness, the promotion of interests in the lobby system and the knowledge system. Each has its own dynamics but they are until now tied together by institutional arrangements. Based on a historical description we formulate a simple business dynamics model. The robustness of the system is investigated by a scenario analysis. Results have been checked by interviews with experts.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agri‐food innovation system; Business dynamics; Scenario analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97234

DETERMINANTS OF NUTRIENT DEMAND: A NONPARAMETRIC ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramezani,   Cyrus A.
The influence of socioeconomic variables on nutrient intake is studied using nonparametric procedures that admit estimation of multivariate functions. The analysis indicates a nonlinear relation between intake, age, education, and income. Specifically, intake rises with income reaching an inflection point beyond which it is essentially flat. Socioeconomic variables influence intake primarily at lower income levels. Nonparametric procedures prove useful in avoiding ad hoc specifications that would fail to uncover these findings.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30936

Snap Freezing of Foodstuffs - Local and Overseas Developments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meaker,   R.D.; Williams,   J.R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8248

Household Food Stamp Program Participation and Childhood Obesity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Robinson,   Christina A.; Zheng,   Xiaoyong.
This study examines the dynamic relationship between a household’s Food Stamp Program (FSP) participation and the extent to which children in the household are overweight or obese. In contrast to previous studies employing static models, our results suggest that FSP participation significantly affects the deviation of current body mass index (BMI) from the ideal level in older male children who are currently underweight and for older female children who are already overweight. For older male children, the effect is desirable; for older females, however, our findings indicate that FSP participation has an adverse effect on their health and may contribute to being overweight or obese.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Child obesity; Food Stamp Program; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/105509

TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY: REDUCING TRANS FAT IN THE DIET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Reeves,   Robert M.
Paper and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32808

Perspectives on Traceability and BSE Testing in the U.S. Beef Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bailey,   DeeVon; Robb,   James; Checketts,   Logan.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93613

USING INFORMATIONAL LABELING TO INFLUENCE THE MARKET FOR QUALITY IN FOOD PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caswell,   Julie A.; Mojduszka,   Eliza M.
In the United States, the federal government is increasingly using requirements for informational labeling on food products to influence 1) consumers' knowledge and purchasing patterns and 2) manufacturers' product offerings and marketing practices.  We discuss the economic rationale behind these regulations and issues related to judging their success or failure.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food labeling; Food quality; Food safety; Information; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25989

Impact of the Administrative Regulations in the Wine Value Chain: The Spanish Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Felipe,   Isabel; Briz,   Miguel; Briz,   Teresa.
The wine value chain is characterized by its traditional nature. The transformation of the raw material makes lasting products with a high added value, which entails large price differences between producers and consumers. Given the socioeconomic important of this sector, it has specially been taken into account by the administration, with a high level of intervention. There is an ample range of interventions, from a qualitative and from a quantitative point of view. The main objective of all these policies is the intention of controlling the supply and stimulating the demand. The impact of these measures is considered in the short term, to solve the surplus problems. However, at the long run, it has a negative impact. The new framework of the wine...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wine; Regulations; Value chain; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59039

The Role of Consumer Acceptance in the Food Innovation Process: Young Consumer Perception of Functional Food in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Del Giudice,   Teresa; Pascucci,   Stefano.
This paper analysed the factors influencing the acceptance of functional foods (FFs) of three distinct groups of young Italian consumers. We implemented an ordered probit model based on data collected in a field survey carried out in southern Italy in 2008. The results showed that different sources of information and knowledge (e.g. the internet, newspapers and universities), judgements and motivations (e.g. taste and health effects credibility) are key elements in the acceptance of FFs. This implies the need to identify highly differentiated communication and marketing strategies for both public agencies and private firms in order to promote FF consumption.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Functional foods; Consumer acceptance; Ordered probit; Italy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97228

Low-cost options for reducing consumer health risks from farm to fork where crops are irrigated with polluted water in West Africa.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amoah,   Philip; Keraita,   Bernard; Akple,   Maxwell; Drechsel,   Pay; Abaidoo,   Robert Clement; Konradsen,   Flemming.
To identify interventions which reduce health risks of consumers where highly polluted irrigation water is used to irrigate vegetables in West Africa, scientists worked over 5 years with farmers, market traders and street food vendors in Ghana. The most promising low-cost interventions with high adoption potential were analyzed for their ability to reduce common levels of pathogens (counts of fecal coliforms and helminth eggs). The analysis showed the combination potential of various interventions, especially on-farm and during vegetable washing in line with the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. The tested market-based interventions were important to prevent new or additional contamination.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Urban agriculture; Consumers; Public health; Health hazards; Risk management; Vegetable growing; Wastewater irrigation; Irrigation methods; Irrigation practices; Wastewater treatment; Filtration; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108673

NUTRITION CONSIDERATIONS IN FOOD SELECTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rimal,   Arbindra; Fletcher,   Stanley M.; McWatters,   Kay H.
The importance of nutrition consideration to households in food selection is instrumental in the development of information programs to promote public health and to market healthy food.  Using a national telephone survey of 2880 U.S. households, this study examines the role and influence of socio-economic characteristics and lifestyle on a household meal planner’s consideration of four dietary components in food selection.  Household income, children in households, geographic location, and gender, age, education, and lifestyle of meal planners affected the consideration of dietary components in food selection.  The results provide a basis for developing education programs that focus on the particular dietary considerations of identified demographic...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34563

IDENTIFYING FACTORS INFLUENCING BEEF, POULTRY, AND SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: He,   Senhui; Fletcher,   Stanley M.; Rimal,   Arbindra.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27929

Effect of the Information on the Intention of GM Food Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martinez-Poveda,   Africa; Molla-Bauza,   Margarita Brugarolas; Martinez,   Laura Martinez-Carrasco; Gomis,   Francisco Jose Del Campo.
This work is focused on the study of consumption acceptance towards GM foods, analysing the level of knowledge and perceptions about them.  Conjoint Analyses will be used to determine the importance of different attributes on purchase intention and GM food consumption intention will be measured as well as the effect of information on consumption intention.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: GM foods; Information effect; Conjoint analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24616

A Qualitative Assessment of the Benefits and Costs of On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans in the Dairy Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gervais,   Jean-Philippe; Larue,   Bruno; Hobbs,   Jill E.; Kerr,   William A.; Gray,   Richard S.
This series of six reports entitled: "On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans: Identifying and Classifying Benefits and Costs" was initiated soon after the launch of the Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) in 2002. The APF recognized the importance of food safety and environmental concerns for the future growth of the agriculture and Agri-food sector. For this reason, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) commissioned this series of reports to develop a conceptual framework to strengthen our understanding of the potential benefit and cost implications of On-farm Food Safety (OFFS) and Environmental Farm Plans (EFP) that were key components of the APF. The reports were prepared by a group of academics with extensive knowledge of the agriculture...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55301

Identifying the Implications of most Warming Foods: A Pilot Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hines,   Peter; Zokaei,   Keivan; Evans,   Barry; Beale,   Jo; Miele,   Mara; Cole,   Matthew A.
The new found popular interest in sustainable development is highly skewed towards areas that are politically visible, such as transport and in particular the evils of air travel. This situation is mirrored in the academic community with an explosion of articles on sustainable transport (an EBSCO web search yielded 552 academic references to Sustainable Transport while for example Sustainable Livestock only found less than 10% of that number1). Nonetheless, only 14% of GHG’s actually result from transport, with as little as 2% coming from aviation, against 32% resulting from agriculture and land use – a major part of which can be directly attributed to the food chain (Stern, 2006). Moreover within the food system, certain areas such as livestock production...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49895

Opportunities and Investment Strategies to Improve Food Security and Reduce Poverty in Mali through the Diffusion of Improved Agricultural Technologies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Foltz,   Jeremy D.
This document reviews the potential agricultural technologies that exist or can feasibly be produced to help promote poverty reduction and food security in Mali in the next 5 to 10 years. Overall there are a plethora of good technologies either available, in the pipeline, or feasible with a small amount of research effort. In many cases succeeding in poverty reduction and increasing food security will not be about choosing the exact right technology, but about helping farmers access and know about a panoply of available technologies from which they can choose the  right one to maximize their future potential.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97141

Vegetable Consumption, Dietary Guidelines and Agricultural Production in New York State—Implications for Local Food Economies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peters,   Christian; Bills,   Nelson L.; Wilkins,   Jennifer; Smith,   R. David.
ocal food economies where local producers respond to regional consumers’ needs are gaining attention as a means for boosting agriculture and food production in New York State. Concurrent with this interest in local agriculture is a national concern over the health effects of American food consumption patterns and the capacity of agriculture to support nutritious diets. This study merges these areas of inquiry in the context of a nutritionally and economically important agricultural sector, namely New York State vegetable production. Three questions are examined in this research. 1) How does New York State vegetable production compare with the vegetable consumption by New Yorkers? 2) How do production and consumption of vegetables compare with the...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122636

Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Food Safety in Nairobi: The Case of Fresh Vegetables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lagerkvist,   Carl Johan; Hess,   Sebastian; Ngigi,   Marther W.; Okello,   Julius Juma.
Large urban areas in developing countries represent currently the most dynamically growing markets for food products. This study investigates the willingness to pay of consumers in Nairobi for safer leafy vegetables. We survey individuals’ perceived food safety across four major market categories, while also considering the explanatory role of trust and behavioral, psychological, and socio-demographic covariates. Results show that willingness to pay is market-specific and multi-faceted, with trust and perceived risks as important drivers, while income plays only a subordinate role. We conclude that policy makers should aim to reduce asymmetric information within the value chain without raising food prices such that safer vegetables would become...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Perceived risk; Willingness to pay; Regression tree; Urban agriculture; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114409

ASYMMETRY IN RAW MILK SAFETY PERCEPTIONS AND INFORMATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR RISK IN FRESH PRODUCE MARKETING AND POLICY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knutson,   Ronald D.; Currier,   Russell W.; Ribera,   Luis A.; Goeringer,   L. Paul.
Scientific evidence clearly indicates that consumption of raw milk carries substantial disease-inducing health risks. While federal U.S. policy mandates that milk moving in interstate commerce be pasteurized; within 41 of 50 states, raw milk can be obtained for consumption. Warning labels notwithstanding, a segment of U.S. consumers pays higher prices for higher-risk raw milk than for either organic or conventional milk. The behavioral factors leading to raw milk consumption are explored. The paternalistic regulatory options for reducing the risk associated with drinking raw milk are identified. Implications for fresh produce sold directly from farms to consumers or through farmers markets are drawn.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Raw milk; Pasteurization; Health risks; Behavioral economics; Bounded rationality; Paternalistic regulations; Public health; HACCP; GLOBALG.A.P.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; A12; A13; A14; D11; D18; D46; D71; D78; D82; I18; K23; K32; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116440

Analyzing Parental Influence on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maschkowski,   Gesa; Hartmann,   Monika; Grebitus,   Carola.
Most parents are aware of fruits and vegetables being healthy for children, but children's and adolescents's dietary intake of F&amp;V is still below the recommendations. The question to be investigated is: what fills the gap between parents' nutritional knowledge and children's diet? A mixed methods research was conducted to study parental perspective of children nutrition. Parental information needs were explored conducting a content analysis of 178 nutrition questions posed by parents 2008 contacting the helpdesk of a public funded consumer website. Each question was coded for main and sub topics, worries and fears, using a standardized coding form. Based on this study a questionnaire was developed inquiring parental knowledge, attitudes and perceived...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116413

Evaluierung der Übergangsregelung des Herkunftsschutzes bei Agrarprodukten und Lebensmitteln in Europa gemäß Verordnung (EG) Nr. 510/06 und Verbesserungsvorschläge für die anstehende Modifikation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Profeta,   Adriano; Balling,   Richard.
With the coming-into-effect of regulation (EC) Nr. 510/06 from the 20th March 2006 and the executive regulation (EG) Nr. 1898/06 the community-wide protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foods received a new legal basis. The new regulation replaces the old regulation (EG) Nr. 2081/92. Because some of the changes have great significance for new applications of producer groups and for their communication policy in this paper the most important modifications will be presented and evaluated. Furthermore proposals for possible future modifications are discussed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Protection of origin; Protected designation of origin; Protected geographical indication; Regulation (EC) Nr. 510/06; Executive regulation (EC) Nr. 1898/06; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96731

The Evolution of Grain Policy Beyond Europe: Ottoman Grain Administration in the Late Eighteenth Century
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Agir,   Seven.
During the second half of the eighteenth century, the Ottoman policy-makers adopted a more liberal attitude towards price formation in the Ottoman grain markets. This was accompanied by the fiscal and administrative centralization of the grain trade. These seemingly contradictory policy changes could, in part, be explained in the context of conjectural changes in grain demand and supply, which rendered pre-emptive privileges and price controls less effective. The policy change, however, was not only a practical response to the strains on the pre-existing supply network but also reflected a new concern with the state of agricultural production along with the emergence of emulation as a development strategy.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: B15; N33; N35; N43; N45; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Political Economy; Ottoman economic institutions; Grain markets; Liberalization.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107271

Measuring Price Sensitivity Differences for Inner-City and Suburban Consumers: An Analysis of Breakfast Cereals with Supermarket Scanner Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Eugene.
This paper uses supermarket scanner data to examine the purchasing behavior of suburban and inner-city shoppers in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Scanner data; Own-price elasticity; Cross-price elasticity; Expenditure elasticity; Price sensitivity; Inner-city shoppers; Suburban shoppers and purchasing behavior.; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103892

Governance Structure, Perception and Innovation in Credence Food Transactions: The Role of Community Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pascucci,   Stefano.
In this paper we use a combination of behavioral and new institutional economic perspectives to look at the transactions of “sustainable‐oriented” foods (e.g. organic food, fair trade, etc.) which often assume the characteristic of credence goods. When credence attributes are involved in the transaction (e.g. safety, fairness, etc.) information asymmetry and uncertainty tend to reduce the likelihood of different parties to enter in the transaction1. Because spot markets are unlikely to be used in this type of transactions, typical solutions are the use of hybrids, vertical integration and public monitoring (Vetter and Karantininis, 2002; Ménard and Valceschini, 2005). Moreover both consumers and producers (e.g. farmers) look at these products from a more...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100591

Private Requirements by European Retailers: Impact on French Exporters
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Latouche,   Karine; Chevassus-Lozza,   Emmanuelle; Persillet,   Vanessa; Harel,   Monique.
Based on recent development of international economics, this paper aims to evaluate in what extent private standards impact trade, and more precisely trade of French agri‐food firms. Our paper explores an original "handmade" database identifying French agri‐food firms which are certified with the International Food Standard – IFS– and/or the British Retail Consortium standard – BRC. From this dataset, one can analyse the characteristics and the export behaviour of certified firms compared to that of the non certified ones. First we look at the productivity of the firms; second, we look at export behaviour of the firms: does a certification such as BRC imply export orientation of the firm? Then we propose the estimation of Chaney’s model (2008) to test for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Private standards; IFS/BRC; Trade costs; Productivity; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100457

Consumer Demand for Meat Cuts and Seafood
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   Christopher G.; Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Yen,   Steven T.
Household at-home consumption of different types and cuts of meat and fish products is investigated by estimating a large censored demand system with a two-step procedure using ACNielsen's Homescan data. We find different price and expenditure elasticities between low-income and high-income households. High income households are less responsive to price changes, and the substitution patterns also differ between the low- and high-income households. Whereas the uncompensated elasticities suggest a mixture of gross substitutes and complements among the products for both low- and high-income households, the compensated elasticities suggest net substitution is the obvious pattern for the low-income households.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Censored dependent variables; Sample selection model; Meat; Fish; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; C34.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9855

HEALTHIER EATING AND RISING OBESITY IN THE UK: EXPLAINING THE PARADOX
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Srinivasan,   Chittur S.
Promotion of healthier eating choices and adherence to recommended dietary norms are important elements of the UK Government’s food strategy to combat the rising incidence of obesity. This paper explores the paradox of rising incidence of obesity over the last two decades even as consumers have moved towards healthier dietary choices. We analyse data from the UK’s National Diet and Nutrition Surveys over this period using quantile regression and counterfactual decompositions to identify the main elements underlying this paradox. We find that adherence to individual dietary norms in isolation has only very modest impacts on the obesity profile of the population. Efforts to promote compliance with some of the norms may have the unintended consequence of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Obesity incidence; Adherence to dietary guidelines; Impact assessment; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108787

Consumer Acceptance and Willingness to Pay for Blueberry Products with Nonconventional Attributes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hu,   Wuyang; Woods,   Timothy A.; Bastin,   Sandra.
Consumer acceptance and willingness to pay for three nonconventional attributes associated with six processed blueberry products was examined through an in-store conjoint experiment survey. Both credence and experience attributes were considered, including whether the products were produced locally, and whether they were organic or sugar-free. The results indicate heterogeneity in consumer preference and willingness to pay for different attributes across product categories. Local products and organic formulations generally received positive willingness to pay across all products. This information has implications for blueberry growers and retailers who are trying to create and position value-added products for maximum revenue.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Blueberries; Conjoint experiment; Kentucky; Willingness to pay; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48753

MANAGING FOOD SAFETY RISKS IN THE FOOD SYSTEM: POLICY OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXTENSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kramer,   Carol S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17126

Consumer Willingness to Pay for Locally Grown Products: The Case of South Carolina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carpio,   Carlos E.; Isengildina-Massa,   Olga.
The objective of this study is to evaluate South Carolina (SC) consumers’ willingness to pay for “SC grown” products. Results indicate that consumers in SC are willing to pay an average premium of 27% for local produce and 23% for local animal products. Premiums for local products are influenced by age, gender, and income.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Contingent valuation; Demand for local products; State branding and promotion programs; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6815

Factors Affecting Nutrient Intake of the Elderly
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weimer,   Jon P.
The rapid expansion of the population age 60 and older has a number of economic implications. The people in this group, about 18 percent of the population, account for about 30 percent of all health care expenditures. They use hospitals at nearly three times the rate of younger persons, average seven to eight medical visits per year, and occupy the majority of nursing residence beds. Providing information on the relationship of socio-economic and other factors to nutrient intake is basic to improving the health and well-being of the elderly. This exploratory investigation provides estimates of the effects of selected characteristics of the household and its constituents on individual nutrient consumption of elderly heads of households. Formal education was...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Elderly; Nutrient intake; Dietary status; Nutrition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33917

The Effect of Conflicting Health Information on Frozen Salmon Consumption in Alberta, Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nickoloff,   Megan; Maynard,   Leigh J.; Saghaian,   Sayed H.; Reed,   Michael R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55617

Taste and Visual Influences on Hispanic Consumers' Preferences and Willingness-to-Pay for Pasture-Fed Beef
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Luo,   Jie; Mainville,   Denise Y.; You,   Wen; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Experimental Economics methods are used to determine Hispanic consumers’ sensory acceptance of pasture-fed beef and evaluate visual and taste influences on their overall preferences and willingness-to-pay (WTP). Two hundred and thirty-one Hispanic consumers in four experimental sites in Virginia participated in a laboratory experimental procedure where they visually examined and tasted pasture-fed and conventionally produced grain-fed beef, and then participated in a non-hypothetical Multiple Price Lists (MPL) experiment to determine their WTP. Hispanic consumers perceived significant differences between pasture-fed and grain-fed beef’s appearance and taste. Visual and taste acceptances are closely correlated to and significantly influence overall...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pasture-Fed Beef; Experimental Economics; Multiple Price Lists; Preference; Willingness-to-pay; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49457

Organic food quality &amp; safety perception throughout Europe
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Naspetti,   Simona; Zanoli,   Raffaele.
Many more consumer s have tried at least once organic food, but despite higher consumer awareness, they still show a great concern about food quality and safety. Recent research showed that there is still little knowledge of how organic products are produced and processed and which characteristics are fundamental for the consumer with regard to quality and safety. In this scenario, primary producers, processors and other stakeholders in the organic supply- chain have the difficult task of understanding consumers' complex and sometimes contradictory wishes with regard to organic food. The aim of this study is to examine food quality and safety issues related to buying organic products. To provide better insight on the safety and quality issues in a cross -...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Laddering; Food safety; Food quality; Cross cultural study; Values; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10086

THE DEMAND FOR FOOD AWAY FROM HOME:  FULL-SERVICE OR FAST FOOD?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stewart,   Hayden; Blisard,   Noel; Bhuyan,   Sanjib; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Consumer spending at full-service and fast food restaurants will continue to grow over the remainder of this decade and the next. However, the larger increase is predicted to occur at full-service restaurants.  Simulations assuming modest growth in household income plus expected demographic developments show that per capita spending could rise by 18 percent at full-service restaurants and by 6 percent for fast food between 2000 and 2020. The assumed assumed increase in income alone causes such spending to rise by almost 15 percent and 7 percent at full-service and fast food restaurants, respectively. The increasing proportion of households containing a single person or multiple adults without live-at-home children will cause per person spending to rise by...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Full-service restaurants; Fast food restaurants; Food spending; Household income; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33953

FOOD SAFETY RISKS AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Preston,   Warren P.; McGuirk,   Anya M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26995

Assessing the potential impact of strengthening food safety regulations on developing countries: The US Food Safety and Modernization Act
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mosquera,   Mauricio; Evans,   Edward A.; Walters,   Lurleen M.; Spreen,   Thomas H.
This paper’s goal is to assess the extent to which producers in Developing Countries have coped stricter US food safety regulations. We approach the question by calculating refusals/imports ratios and their trends for a sample of Developing Countries. We conclude there is a learning process in low value added products.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Traceability; Value chain analysis; Trade; Latin America and the Caribbean; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119711

Buyer Alliances as Countervailing Power in WIC Infant-Formula Auctions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   David E.
State WIC agencies in infant-formula procurement auctions receive lower bids and final prices when they are in buyer’s alliances than when they are unallied. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) uses an auction to procure infant formula. Manufacturers bid on the right to be an agency’s sole supplier by offering a rebate on formula sold through WIC. A theoretical model of rebates shows that bidders may shade their bids and extract surplus from agencies. An empirical estimation shows that bids are lower to alliances suggesting that alliances countervail the power of bidders to extract surplus.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Auctions; Food assistance; Countervailing power; Buyer concentration; Oligopoly; WIC.; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; L13; D43; D44; Q18; I18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123863

Fast Food, Addiction, and Market Power
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.; Patterson,   Paul M.; Hamilton,   Stephen F.
Many attribute the rise in obesity since the early 1980's to the overconsumption of fast food.  A dynamic model of a different-product industry equilibrium shows that a firm with market power will price below marginal cost in a steady-state equilibrium.  A spatial hedonic pricing model is used to test whether fast food firms set prices in order to exploit their inherent addictiveness.  The results show that firms price products dense in addictive nutrients below marginal cost, but price products high in nonaddictive nutrients higher than would be the case in perfect competition.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Addiction; Brand loyalty; Fast food; Generalized method of moments; Hedonic pricing; Nutrients; Shadow values; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7077

“Pick the Tick” The Impact of Health Endorsements on Consumers’ Food Choices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mueller,   Simone C.; Umberger,   Wendy J.
To determine the efficiency of health-related endorsements in influencing consumer choice we report findings from two separate, unique discrete choice experiments (DCEs) involving fresh packaged beef steaks and seafood. In addition to quality and production-related attributes, the beef and seafood products also displayed a health endorsement: the Australian National Heart Foundation “Pick the Tick” certification. Another, more recently introduced health claim, “2 Serves a Week” was also included in the seafood experiment. Consumer awareness of the “Pick the Tick” certification was higher than any other extrinsic claim considered in the experiments. Furthermore, in both experiments, “Pick the Tick” had the highest impact and value relative to other...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health claims; Food labelling; Discrete choice experiment; Beef; Seafood; Visual presentation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D12; I12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116436

An Examination of New Food Product Development Processes: A Comparative Case Study of Two Hazelnut Candy Manufacturers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woods,   Timothy A.; Demiralay,   Aslihan.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Product development; Trends; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37868

ESTIMATING THE EFFECT OF HOUSEHOLD AGE-SEX COMPOSITION ON FOOD EXPENDITURES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Chung L.; Raunikar,   Robert.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30477

AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON OF PRICE AND INCOME ELASTICITIES FOR WINE CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Labys,   Walter C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23047

Analysing Wine Buying Behaviour in Hungarian Hypermarkets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szabo,   Zoltan; Szeles,   Zsuzsanna.
In Hungary the amount of money spent on wine marketing is much below the level as it should be and the amounts spent are largely to support direct selling. Choosing the right distribution channel is of key importance. My objective was to identify wine buying behavior of consumers in the hypermarket. I have chosen this type of distribution channel because it is the fastest growing one in Hungary and the largest in wine trade and compared to the international situation it plays a leading role. In the article I show the results of analyzing 578 questionnaires. According to the research fou r wine buyer segments were to identify the 'Drinking with friends', the 'Trendy guests', the 'Cognoscente', and the 'Average friends of wine'. These segments are clearly to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25235

Westland/Hallmark: 2008 Beef Recall;  A Case Study by The Food Industry Center
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Seltzer,   Jonathan M.; Rush,   Jeff; Kinsey,   Jean D.
A Humane Society video, made secretly at the Westland/Hallmark plant in late 2007 and released in early 2008, led to the recall of 143 million pounds of beef. This case study illustrates the complexity of the food industry and the food recall process.  Although ultimately, the incident had more to do with animal welfare than food safety — no sicknesses were tied to the recalled beef, it resulted in changes to the nation’s food safety procedures. The 2008 Westland/Hallmark beef recall, the largest beef recall in U.S. history, is a stepping-off point to examine the beef supply chain generally and the ground beef supply chain specifically.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58145

Converging Patterns in Global Food Consumption and Food Delivery Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frazao,   Elizabeth; Meade,   Birgit Gisela Saager; Regmi,   Anita.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123992

Estimation of a Composite Food Demand System for the United States—A Revisit
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Luo,   Haobo; Huang,   Chung L.; Lin,   Biing-Hwan.
We revisit the composite food demand system for the United States covering the period from 1953 to 2008. We were unable to produce elasticity measures that are as close or similar to those reported in Huang and Haidacher (1983), although the same demand system specification was employed. Our results based on the more recent data set of 1982-2008 show that most of the own-price elasticities are negative and statistically significant, varying from -.1861 (poultry) to -.9476 (nonfood). In general, the estimated own-price elasticities appear to be smaller in magnitude or more inelastic than previously reported. In contrast, we estimate the significant income elasticities for food vary from .5172 (dairy) to 4.6687 (fish), while Huang and Haidaicher (1983)...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Differential-form demand system; Iterative seemingly unrelated regression; Engel aggregation; Homogeneity; Symmetry; Uncompensated and compensated elasticities; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99446

The Economics of Health Behavior and Vitamin Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schroeter,   Christiane; Anders,   Sven M.; Carlson,   Andrea; Rickard,   Bradley J.
Conventionally, fruits and vegetables have been the major source of micronutrients. However, with the rising availability of nutritional supplements, U.S. consumers no longer need to rely on food alone for their nutritional needs. Time-pressured consumers with limited cooking skills and nutrition knowledge may find it easier to take vitamin supplements. The objective of this paper is to determine the impact of lifestyle, diet behavior including vitamin supplement consumption, and food culture on diet quality outcomes as measured by the Healthy Eating Index-2005 (HEI) and total energy intake. We use the 2003-04 U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to examine the relationship between HEI and caloric intake. Further, our specific...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Vitamins; Supplements; Fruits and vegetables; NHANES; Health production; Healthy Eating Index - 2005; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; I1; H2.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116391

The Demand for Organic Food in the U.S.: An Empirical Assessment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Jinghan; Zepeda,   Lydia; Gould,   Brian W.
This analysis examines the determinants of organic food purchase behavior of a random sample of U.S. food shoppers. We analyze food expenditures conditional upon whether a household purchases organic foods. The results from our econometric modeling effort identify shopping venue, awareness of the organic label, positive beliefs toward organic foods, a positive attitude toward cooking, and a lack of religious affiliation as being important determinants of organic food purchases. Income was not found to significantly affect the decision to buy organic foods. Our results suggest that the limiting factors of the organic food market are search cost, dietary patterns, and awareness of the organic food label. Given the recent “Wal-Mart” effect on the organic food...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46587

Innovations at the Borderline of Food, Nutrition and Health in Germany - A Systems' Theory Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Menrad,   Klaus.
This article deals with the innovation system in Germany at the borderline of food, nutrition and health. After an overview over existing concepts to analyse innovations in system theory, the major factors (technologies, economic competence, institutional infrastructure, development block) are studied which determine the innovation system in this area in Germany. Afterwards recommendations are outlined on how to modify the innovation system in future.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food; Nutrition; Health; Food industry; Functional Food; Innovation system; Technological System; Germany; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98905

Do Eating Patterns Follow a Cohort or Change Over a Lifetime? Answers Emerging from the Literature
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wendt,   Minh; Kinsey,   Jean D.
With the rapidly increasing American elderly population, food companies, healthcare workers, and policy makers alike are asking whether the dietary habits and food consumption patterns of this growing segment of the U.S. population will follow those of current and past elderly people or whether their cohort will eat like they did when they were younger. The purpose of this report is to review what is known about changes in nutritional intake and food consumption patterns that are associated with cohorts (generational) and with the aging process in the U.S. population. Recent literature on cohort and aging effects related to food consumption indicates that the aging effect is greater than the cohort effect. That is, diets change as people age, due to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food consumption; Cohort; Age effect; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7071

Response Procedures and Biosensor Technologies for Detecting Bio-Terrorist Threats in the Grain and Oilseed Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Allen,   Albert J.; Houston,   Jack E.; Shaik,   Saleem.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8558

Nutritional food label use: A theoretical and empirical perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Drichoutis,   Andreas C.; Lazaridis,   Panagiotis; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Over the last several years, there has been an increase of several chronic diseases that are linked to dietary and lifestyle factors. Obesity, especially, is rising at an alarming rate in several countries. Due in part to increasing diet related health problems caused, among others, by obesity, nutritional labelling has been regarded as an important topic mainly because it can provide consumers with nutritional information that can be used to make informed and healthier food choices. A number of studies have focused on the empirical perspective of nutritional food label use. None of these studies, however, have focused on developing a theoretical economic model that would adequately describe nutritional food label use based on a utility theoretic...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Label use; Nutritional information; Health; Nutrition knowledge; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10033

The Motivational Profile of Organic Food Consumers: a Survey of Specialized Stores Customers in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Idda,   Lorenzo; Madau,   Fabio A.; Pulina,   Pietro.
Organic food demand is becoming increasingly important throughout the world. Despite this relevance, however, not many attempts have been carried out to profile this food market segment. This paper aims to investigate on motivations that drive consumers towards purchasing organic foods in Italy. Through a survey carried out in some organic specialized stores sited in Sardinia, we explored organic consumer behaviour with specific emphasis on understanding reasons consumers have to buy organic products. A Multiple Correspondence Analysis has obtained four consumers’ motivational profiles and several findings. Furthermore, a Logit regression allowed us to evaluate the relationships between individual motivations and some socio-demographic characteristics of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic food purchase; Consumer’s motivational profilers; Logit regression.; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43946

RESEARCH PRIORITIES - FOOD PROGRAMS: A DISCUSSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hiemstra,   Stephen J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29660

HEALTH FACTOR IN SOFT DRINK CONSUMPTION, GERMAN EXAMPLE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lorinczi,   Krisztian.
Consumer lifestyle and health are relevant factors to understanding consumption preferences. The number of lifestyle diseases has dramatically increased worldwide. The main cause for these diseases is the change in lifestyle; including a lack of attention to physical activity and good nutrition. Health and lifestyle are important factors by purchase decision process. In accordance with these, I examine the consumer behaviour toward soft drinks with special regards to healthy lifestyle and the state of health. My examinations can be considered mainly as a qualitative research among German students, which can serve as a basis for further analyses and research, however, the conclusions and experience gained from it are worthy of consideration. I...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Soft drink; Health; Marketing; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53539

The Economics of Alternative Strategies for the Reduction of Food-borne Diseases in Developing Countries: The Case of Diarrhea in Rwanda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: von Witzke,   Harald; Kirschke,   Dieter; Lotze-Campen,   Hermann; Noleppa,   Steffen.
The paper provides a methodology which is suitable for the analysis of the social cost of disease and the benefits and cost of health intervention by integrating public health analysis and economics. The approach developed in the paper is applied to food-borne diarrhea in Rwanda. The results suggest that simple treatments such as Oral Rehydration Therapy have a higher social rate of return than consumer protection via education.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Public health; Consumer protection; Social cost; Economics of food-borne diseases; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I12; I18; Q12.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18830

TASTE CHANGES IN THE DEMAND FOR FOOD BY DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES: A NONPARAMETRIC EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cortez,   Rafael; Senauer,   Benjamin.
This study uses nonparametric techniques to analyze the stability of demand for 19 major food categories among various demographic groups in the United States. Households are divided into population groups by income, the head's age, and the spouse's education level. The data used are from the 1980-1990 Dairy portion of the Bureau of Labor Statistics annual Consumer Expenditures Surveys. The programming model developed by Sakong and Hayes is used to test for and measure taste changes. Substantial differences in preference trends between population groups are found for many of the food commodities.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14091

PRIVATE LABELS: A MECHANISM FOR FULFILLING CONSUMER DEMAND FOR HEALTHY FOOD?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weaver,   Robert D.; Moon,   Yongma.
As consumer preferences rapidly evolve with respect to health-related attributes of food, many have questioned the performance of the conventional food industry to fulfill new demand. As the structure of the industry has shifted toward conditions where retailers have access to and incentive to respond to rapidly changing information concerning consumer preferences, it is relevant to consider the conditions under which retailers will offer private labeled healthy food products not available from national brand manufacturers. This paper presents a theory of the dynamic, stochastic decision of retailers to offer private label products that are close substitutes to national brands. Within the context of salient features of healthy foods, we examine the role of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Private labels; Store brands; Health claims; Functional food; Real options; Product cannibalization; Food choice; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116397

CONSUMER DEMAND FOR ECOLABELED APPLES: SURVEY METHODS AND DESCRIPTIVE RESULTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blend,   Jeffrey R.; van Ravenswaay,   Eileen O.
This paper examines potential consumer demand for ecolabeled apples.  Since apples are purchased by 90% of U.S. households, we are able to investigate the choices of a large and diverse cross section of consumers.  Focusing on a single agricultural product such as apples enables us to investigate more specific and realistic consumer choices. This paper also examines how different types of ecolabel claims might affect consumer demand.  Ecolabels may vary in terms of the comprehensiveness of their environmental claims and the amount of proof substantiating claims.  Ecolabels might claim to reduce only a single environmental impact or they might claim to reduce multiple environmental impacts.  There may be no proof for the claims other than seller reputation...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11645

Social Meaning in Supermarkets as a Direct Route to Improve Parents’ Fruit and Vegetable Purchases
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Payne,   Collin R.; Niculescu,   Mihai.
Direct and indirect attempts to increase parents’ fruit and vegetable purchases have had little, if any, success. Most of the disappointing results are reported in the grocery environment. In this context, embedding messages with social meaning may have a significant impact on current campaigns. We use the focus theory of normative conduct as an alternative theoretical framework and suggest that social norms that are salient, easy to interpret, and easy to compare against individuals’ behavior may improve current attempts to increase parents’ fruit and vegetable purchases in retail environments.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Supermarket; Social norms; Intervention tools; Childhood obesity; Fruits and veg¬tables; Behavioral economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123320

Assessing the Impact of Stricter Food Safety Standards on Trade: HACCP in U.S. Seafood Trade with the Developing World
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anders,   Sven M.; Caswell,   Julie A.
Health risks associated with seafood products prompted the introduction of mandatory HACCP in the seafood industry in the United States in 1997. This paper quantifies the trade impact of this introduction by analyzing patterns of seafood imports to the U.S. over the period 1990 to 2004. The results of a gravity model using panel data suggest that HACCP had a negative and significant impact on overall seafood imports from the top 33 developing and developed countries selling into the U.S. For developing countries, the results support the view of “"standards-as-barriers"” versus "”standards-as-catalysts"” as the negative HACCP effect was experienced by developing countries, while the effect for developed countries was positive.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21338

Los sistemas agroalimentarios locales en México. Aportaciones teóricas y empíricas para el estudio de la gobernanza
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Torres Salcido,   G.
En este artículo se aborda una doble paradoja que envuelve la gobernanza de los SIAL: por un lado, la emergencia de un consumidor que demanda productos específicos y con características propias de los territorios, involucrándose en formas de comercio justo y redes éticas de intercambio; pero por otro lado, las crecientes exigencias que se ciernen sobre el productor, para garantizar la autenticidad del producto y el cumplimiento de normas ambientales mediante mecanismos de certificación, la mayor de las veces ajenos al productor, provocan nuevas formas de desigualdad y asimetrías en la organización y la acción colectiva tanto al interior de las comunidades como al exterior de las mismas. El artículo se divide en tres partes en las que se analizan las...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: SIAL; Gobernanza; México; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95237

Food Procurement by USDA's Farm Service Agency
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: MacDonald,   James M.; Handy,   Charles R.; Plato,   Gerald E.
USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) purchases food products for distribution through several of the Department's food assistance programs. This report describes FSA purchase methods and compares them to procurement strategies used by other Federal agencies and by private sector firms. It summarizes the principal policy issues faced by FSA in designing procurement strategies. And it uses a detailed statistical analysis to compare FSA prices to those realized in the private sector, and to identify the separate effects of agricultural commodity prices, seasonality, client location, purchase volumes, product characteristics, and competition on FSA product prices.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Procurement; Auctions; Food assistance; Competition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33925

BOOK REVIEW: Brian Wansink. Marketing Nutrition: Soy, Functional Foods, Biotechnology, and Obesity.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haines,   Pamela S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57705

The Food Stamp Scheme in Sri Lanka: Costs, Benefits, and Options for Modification
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Edirisinghe,   Neville.
Many developing countries attempt to assist low-income households to improve their nutritional intake by providing direct or indirect income transfers. The latter are more common and usually take the form of price subsidies on a range of staple foods. Direct transfers, such as issues of food coupons, are not as widely used as price subsidies. In this regard, the case of Sir Lanka is somewhat unusual, for over four decades it followed a policy of subsidizing food prices, and during the late 1970s, this policy was replaced by a direct transfer scheme in the form of food stamp program.  An analysis of the former food subsidy scheme of Sri Lanka was the subject matter of IFPRI Research Report 13, The Impact of Public Foodgrain Distribution on food Consumption...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Sri Lanka; Food Relief; Economic aspects; Government policies.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42173

Demand Interrelationships of At-Home Nonalcoholic Beverage Consumption in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dharmasena,   Senarath; Capps,   Oral, Jr.
In this study we modeled demand interrelationships of at-home nonalcoholic beverage consumption in the United States using a unique data set developed using Nielsen HomeScan panel data of household purchases of nonalcoholic beverages over the period January 1998 through December 2003. We used 72 monthly observations of expenditure shares, real prices and real per capita expenditures of 10 unique categories of nonalcoholic beverages in a full-blown AIDS model with an adjustment for seasonal (quarterly) variability in data.   Compared to similar studies done in the past, our study used a rich delineation of nonalcoholic beverage categories, and in particular introduced isotonics for the first time. Furthermore, our study provided more information about...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nonalcoholic beverage demand; AIDS model; Nielsen HomeScan data; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D11; D12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49443

Food quality and safety situation in Turkey: governance and barriers to success
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koc,   A. Ali; Asci,   Serhat; Alpas,   Hami; Giray,   Handan; Gay,   Stephan Hubertus.
The institutional environment for food quality and safety in Turkey is rapidly changing in the last decade but there are still some inconsistencies compared with the EU. High costs of establishing quality assurance systems (QAS), inefficient capacity of the institutional frame, unknown consumer attitudes, low level of production techniques and lack of awareness of producers and consumers are important weaknesses, when evaluating the current food quality and safety situation in Turkey. Whereas, rapid development of QAS, increase in consumer demands, harmonisation of legislation with the EU, increase in the research and incentives for quality production, and production potentials were determined as strong points. When analysing the socio-economic situation...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Quality Governance; SMEs Barrier for Food Quality; Food Quality Assurance; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58076

FIRMS, INCENTIVES, AND THE SUPPLY OF FOOD SAFETY: A FORMAL MODEL OF GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goldsmith,   Peter D.; Turan,   Nesve A.; Gow,   Hamish R.
Recent instances of significant food safety breeches in both meat and biotechnology challenge traditional safety efforts.  A formal model utilizing agency theory is used to explore the power relationships between the regulator and the firm.  Fundamental issues effecting firms’' supply of safety are demonstrated and alternative corrective mechanisms are discussed.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20343

Consumption of Blue Cheese by Minneapolis Families
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pavlick,   Anthony L.; Cox,   Rex W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1957
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47921

THE INFLUENCE OF SALMONELLA IN PIGS PRE-HARVEST ON SALMONELLA HUMAN HEALTH COSTS AND RISK FROM PORK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miller,   Gay Y.; Liu,   Xuanli; McNamara,   Paul E.; Barber,   David A.
Salmonellosis in people is a costly disease, much of it occurring because of food associated exposure. We develop a farm-to-fork model which estimates the pork associated Salmonella risk and human health costs. This analysis focuses on the components of the pork production chain up to the point of producing a chilled pork carcass. Sensitivity and scenario analysis show that changes that occur in Salmonella status during processing are substantially more important for human health risk and have a higher benefit/cost ratio for application of strategies that control Salmonella compared with on-farm strategies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20258

SCHOOL MILK DEMAND – INTERACTION BETWEEN POLICY AND OTHER FACTORS: SOME PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF A REGIONAL PROJECT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Christoph,   Inken B.; Peter,   Guenter; Rothe,   Andrea; Salamon,   Petra; Weber,   Sascha A.; Weible,   Daniela.
Given the recent steadily declining consumption of school milk in Germany, a research project was set up by the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, in affiliation with other institutions, to retrieve quantifiable information on the different influencing factors and to provide approaches for improving the school milk demand. Main objectives are to evaluate impacts of factors like price, attitudes and habits (especially consumption habits), social background, gender, economic situation, knowledge, product range and distribution form, as well as of nutritional education measures. Primary schools in North Rhine Westphalia were selected by stratified random sampling. Price impacts are derived by an experiment in which the price...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: School milk; Demand subsidy; Price experiment; Multilevel analysis; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C02.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116415

Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices?  An Economic Perspective-Food Spending Patterns of Low-Income Households:  Will Increasing Purchasing Power Result in Healthier Food Choices?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frazao,   Elizabeth; Andrews,   Margaret S.; Smallwood,   David M.; Prell,   Mark A.
The Food Stamp Program provides benefits that low-income households can use to purchase food in grocery stores. The rise in obesity has raised the question of whether food stamp participants would purchase more healthy foods, such as fruits and vegetables, if food stamp benefits were higher. This report examines household food spending patterns and how they differ across income levels to provide insight into how participants might change their food spending in response to additional income.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59430

Occasions, people and places for pork consumption in Europe. Empirical findings from the Q-Porkchains pan-European consumer survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perez-Cueto,   Federico J.A.; Verbeke,   Wim; Chryssochoidis,   George M.; Grunert,   Klaus G.; Scholderer,   Joachim.
Objective: to describe the occasions when, the places where and people with whom respondents reported pork meat consumption. Design &amp; Setting: Cross-sectional web based survey in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece and Poland, January 2008, with quota samples on gender (male, female), age categories (20- 44y and 45-70y), and locality of residence (urban, rural with low pig production density and rural with high pig production density). Subjects: 2437 respondents (51% women, 49% men; mean age 41.4 y SD 13.1). Methods: Online computer based survey, including sociodemographic information, anthropometrics (weight, height), and further questions on frequency of pork consumption (30 common items, 17 country-specific items), the occasions (working day, any day,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Occasions; Pork consumption; Europe; Q-Porkchains; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44236

WELFARE LOSSES FROM FOOD SAFETY REGULATION IN THE POULTRY INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goodwin,   Harold L., Jr.; Shiptsova,   Rimma.
Results of surveys sent to plant managers of eleven firms representing 25 percent of the U.S. broiler volume were used to estimate HACCP implementation costs for poultry kill plants and to perform welfare analysis.  First-year welfare losses were $70 million for the broiler industry.  There were also substantial consumer losses.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15780

An Exploration of the Relationship Between Income and Eating Behavior
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Susan E.; Liu,   Jing; Binkley,   James K.
This paper explores the relationship between income and eating behavior. To do this we examine choice in two food categories: milk and soft drinks. These categories have varieties differing in health qualities but either no differences in cost or lower cost for the healthier types. By examining food choices when there are no measurable cost differences but clear health differences, we are able to isolate the association between income and healthy eating behavior. We find a negative association between income and dietary intake of higher-calorie types of milk and soft drinks. Our estimates are consistent across the five sets of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals data that we study....
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Health behavior; Healthy eating; Low income; Milk; Soft drinks; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123315

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FOOD QUALITY ASSURANCE SCHEMES: THE CASE OF NEULAND AND EUREPGAP
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gay,   Stephan Hubertus; Schneider,   Andreas.
Food Quality Assurance Schemes (QAS) are widely applied in the European Union. Neuland and EurepGAP represent two different approaches. Neuland differentiates meat clearly by a strict emphasis on rules regarding animal welfare to provide consumers with meat produced at a high animal welfare standard. EurepGAP certifies the compliance to international accepted standards with regard to Good Agricultural Practise to ease the exchange of products throughout the supply chain. In terms of overall benefits and costs, the study showed that for both QAS the benefits clearly outweigh the costs. This paper compares the schemes and their implications for the agro-food chain.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Quality Assurance Schemes; Food policy; Food chain; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7591

CAUSES OF HUNGER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cohen,   Marc J.; Reeves,   Don.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16378

Willingness to Pay for Imported Beef and Risk Perception: An application of Individual-Level Parameter
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lim,   Kar Ho; Hu,   Wuyang; Maynard,   Leigh J.; Goddard,   Ellen W.
The controversy surrounding the Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) has attracted research attentions. A number of studies have reported consumers are willing to pay more for beef labeled with U.S. origin versus beef from unknown or other origins. Despite that, relatively little is known about what motivates consumers’ preference for origin-labeled food products (Lusk et al 2006). Using Individual-Level Parameters following a mixed logit model, we found that U.S. consumers were willing to pay significantly less for imported steak from Australia and Canada compare to U.S. steak. Further, we found that the negative willingness to pay is associated strongly with consumers’ perception of food safety on the exporting country.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beef; Country of origin; Mixed logit; Individual-level parameters; Stated choice experiment; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119755

AN INTERDISCIPLINARY FRAMEWORK FOR THE ANALYSIS OF FOODBORNE DISEASE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Steahr,   Thomas E.; McMullin,   Pamela.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116100

The Impact of Small Holder Commercialisation of Organic Crops on Food Consumption Patterns in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hendriks,   Sheryl L.; Msaki,   Mark M.
The impact of smallholder commercialisation on food consumption patterns in a rural community of South Africa was investigated. The consumption patterns, dietary diversity and nutrient intakes of certified and partially certified members of an organic farmers' organisation were compared to data from a random sample of non-member households. Two consecutive survey rounds (n = 200) conducted in November 2004 and March 2005 enabled comparison of dietary diversity, nutrient adequacy (in terms of per household adult female equivalents for energy, iron, and vitamin A) and expenditure elasticities between seasons. Households with members engaged in certified comm ercial organic farming enjoyed greater dietary diversity, improved nutrient intakes com pared to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food consumption; Nutrition; Farm households; Small holder; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D1; Q12.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25304

Do the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs Improve Children’s Dietary Quality?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Campbell,   Benjamin L.; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Silva,   Andres; Park,   John L.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Propensity score matching; National School Lunch Program; National School Breakfast Program; NHANES; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49440

Improving Nutrition Outcomes Through Community Health Initiatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wise,   Victoria; Ouattara,   Fatimata; Tefft,   James F.; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Staatz,   John M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Downloads July 2008 - June 2009: 12.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11311

FOOD AND THE MILLENNIAL GENERATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stegelin,   Forrest E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27646

Lebensmittelkennzeichnungen: in ihrer Wirkung überschätzt
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97602

A Qualitative Assessment of the Benefits and Costs of On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans in the Beef Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kerr,   William A.; Wasylyniuk,   Chad R.; Hobbs,   Jill E.; Larue,   Bruno; Gervais,   Jean-Philippe; Gray,   Richard S.
This series of six reports entitled: "On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans: Identifying and Classifying Benefits and Costs" was initiated soon after the launch of the Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) in 2002. The APF recognized the importance of food safety and environmental concerns for the future growth of the agriculture and Agri-food sector. For this reason, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) commissioned this series of reports to develop a conceptual framework to strengthen our understanding of the potential benefit and cost implications of On-farm Food Safety (OFFS) and Environmental Farm Plans (EFP) that were key components of the APF. The reports were prepared by a group of academics with extensive knowledge of the agriculture...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55299

Cycle of Knowledge in the Management of the Supply Chain of Corn for Human Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martinez Soto,   Moises E.; Rodriguez Monroy,   Carlos; Fuentes-Pila,   Joaquin; Morris,   Anne; Gil‐Araujo,   M.; Velasco,   Julia.
The objective of this study is to characterize the cycle of knowledge in the supply chain of the industry of corn for human consumption. White corn is cultivated almost exclusively for human consumption and it has a significant value in the food supply in countries whose diet has a high proportion of this variety of corn, such as: Venezuela, México and Colombia in America, and the Republic of South Africa and Sahel countries in Africa. Corn is produced in Venezuela, under rainfed conditions and in a highly mechanized production system. The cycle of knowledge is defined as a progressive spiral in which knowledge is created, stored, transferred, applied and preserved, in order to increase the competitiveness and sustainability of organizations and companies...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Knowledge Cycle; Industry of White Corn; Food Supply Chain; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100510

POLICY OPTIONS FOR OPEN BORDERS IN RELATION TO ANIMAL AND PLANT PROTECTION AND FOOD SAFETY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henson,   Spencer J.; Bredahl,   Maury E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16924

Empirical Analysis of Agricultural Growth and Unemployment in Nigeria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ayinde,   Opeyemi Eyitayo; Ayinde,   Kayode; Memudu,   I. J. B.; Ojehomon,   V.I.
Unemployment which has been identified as the major cause of poverty is a worldwide economic problem. Poverty alleviation has been a great concern to developing countries. The economic burden of unemployment on a society necessitates this study. Consequently, this study analyses the Nigerian agricultural growth rate, its contributions, and examines the linkage and dimension of agricultural growth and unemployment rates. Collected time series data were analyzed with the aid of t – test, Duncan Multiple Range test, Granger Causality test and regression analysis.   Results showed that Nigerian agricultural growth rate has an inverse relationship with unemployment and re – establish the Cobweb supply theory. In addition, increase in agricultural growth...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cobweb supply theory; Granger Causality test; Nigeria; Unemployment; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52147

THE IMPACT OF HEALTH INFORMATION AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES ON AGGREGATE MEAT DEMAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schroeter,   Christiane; Foster,   Kenneth A.
Over the past few decades, U.S. meat consumption patterns have changed.  Food consumption patterns are influenced by changing demographic characteristics, changing lifestyles, increasing health, and nutrition concerns.  Prior research suggests that these factors have significant influence on the demand for meat (Capps and Schmitz; Kinnucan, Hsia, and Jackson). By incorporating a demographic and a health information variable in the meat demand system, this study aims to quantify and interpret important non-price determinants of meat demand.  Demographic and health information variables might act as demand shifters in the model.  Evaluating the effects of changes on meat demand delivers information on the potential existence of structural change in the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20130

The Nutrition Transition in High and Low-Income Countries: What are the Policy Lessons?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Popkin,   Barry M.; Ng,   Shu Wen.
The world has seen a remarkable shift from a period when diets, activity patterns and body composition were characterized by the period termed the receding famine pattern to one dominated by nutrition-related non-communicable diseases (NR-NCDs). This presentation first examines the speed of these changes, summarizes dietary changes, and provides some sense of the way the burden of obesity is shifting from the rich to the poor not only in urban but also rural areas throughout the world. The focus is on the lower- and middle- income countries of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America but some examples will come from the United States, Australia, and the UK. After showing that changes are occurring at great speed and at earlier stages of countries'...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Diet composition; Price policy; Economic growth; Health effects; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25493

LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CANADIAN CATTLE INDUSTRY: NATIONAL ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION AND THE MAD COW
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lawrence,   John D.; Strohbehn,   Daryl; Loy,   Daniel D.; Clause,   Reginald J.
Canada implemented a national cattle identification system led and developed by the industry.  Initially a voluntary program beginning in July 2001, it became mandatory in July 2002 and achieved 92-95 percent compliance by that fall.  The system was low cost to initiate and operate and only requires that animals be tagged before leaving the farm of origin and the tags are read when the animal dies or is exported.  The national ID system did not protect Canadian cattle from a sole case of BSE, or Mad Cow Disease, found in the spring of 2002, but it did help speed and lend confidence to the investigation.  While the ID system was the objective of the study, the team also report on how markets and an industry behave in a crisis.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Animal identification; Traceability; BSE; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18686

Intra-Household Allocation and Consumption of WIC-Approved Foods: A Bayesian Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ishdorj,   Ariun; Jensen,   Helen H.; Tobias,   Justin.
WIC, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, is a widely studied public food assistance program that aims to provide foods, nutrition education and other services to at-risk, low-income children and pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women. From a policy perspective, it is of interest to assess the efficacy of the WIC program - how much, if at all, does the program improve the nutritional outcomes of WIC families? In this paper we address two important issues related to the WIC program that have not been extensively addressed in the past. First, although the WIC program is primarily devised with the intent of improving the nutrition of "target" children and mothers, it is possible that WIC may also change the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Nutrition; WIC; Bayesian econometrics; Treatment-response; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9239

Food Choice and Nutrition in Fiji
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hone,   Phillip.
Obesity related health problems are a potentially significant cost to Fiji. The factors driving the trend towards increased obesity are analysed. The potential for reducing the rate of increase in obesity by influincing individual food choice decisions is evaluated and a policy framework is developed for considering this issue. The analysis points to some tentative policy recommendations for food policy in fiji. The role of a systems perspective on the policy problem is highlighted and specific attention is focused on the role of a nutrient based food tax in a wider nutrition-health policy system.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food policy; Externalities; Nutrition; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59363

IMPUTED MISSING INCOMES AND MARGINAL PROPENSITY TO CONSUME FOOD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
This study has demonstrated the use of a type 2 tobit model to impute the incomes for nonresponding households.  The imputed incomes generated from the type 2 tobit model for nonresponding households indicate that average incomes of nonresponding households are slightly higher than those of responding households.  Furthermore, this study demonstrates that under the assumption that the predicted incomes derived from the type 2 tobit model are accurate, the deletion of nonresponsidng households would cause an overestimation of the impact of income on food expenditures for households with annual incomes of less than $20,000.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32253

Consumers' Demand for Pork Quality: Applying Semantic Network Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grebitus,   Carola; Bruhn,   Maike.
Consideration of consumers' demand for food quality entails several aspects. Quality itself is a complex and dynamic concept, and constantly evolving technical progress may cause changes in consumers' judgment of quality. To improve our understanding of the factors influencing the demand for quality, food quality must be defined and measured from the consumer's perspective (Cardello, 1995). The present analysis addresses the issue of food quality, focusing on pork-the food that respondents were concerned about. To gain insight into consumers' demand, we analyzed their perception and evaluation and focused on their cognitive structures concerning pork quality. In order to more fully account for consumers' concerns about the origin of pork, in 2004 we...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cognitive structures; Concept mapping; Food quality; Network analysis; Semantic networks; Spreading activation network model; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18402

The Profitability of Biodiesel Chain with Different Organizations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosa,   Franco.
The dir 30/2003 by fixing the 5,75% target of biofuel incorporation to fossil fuel for vehicles for 2010 has increased the interest for a further development of the agro-energies in the EU and generated a virtuous competition among the Member States. Purpose of this paper is to analyze the dimension and profitability of the integrated biodiesel chain with different organizations to analyze their effectiveness in different industrial organization contest. Possible improvement of the economic performance is related with the constitution of local biofuel districts where cluster of farms producing oil seed are integrated with processors to reduce production-processing transport costs: evidences of the last 15 years suggest a decline up to 20% in current €. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59202

Estimating the Effect of the Order of Information Revelation on Purchases: Expectations and Subjective Experience in the Wine Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gustafson,   Christopher R.
Recent research on consumer behavior has indicated that, contrary to most models in economics, information can affect consumers' subjective experience with a good. When consumers receive information about the quality of a good before experiencing the sensory characteristics of the good, the consumers' stated preferences for the goods have been affected. However, a study has yet to examine whether this affects consumers' purchasing decisions, or is limited to stated preference. This field experiment looks at the release of appellation information prior to and after tasting of wine, and uses sales of the two wines tasted as a dependent variable.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6256

Multiproduct Food Retail Sales: A Case Study for Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hansen,   Kristin; Loy,   Jens-Peter.
Temporary price reductions (sales) as a means of promotional measures have become an increasingly important tool in the marketing mix of German food retailers. Various models have been proposed to explain the rationales behind such pricing strategies. Recently these models have been extended to capture the multiproduct nature of retail business. In this paper German retail food scanner data over two years are used to estimate a three step procedure to explain breadth and depth of sales, and their impact on category revenues.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Retail Sales; Northern Germany; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6568

Do Health Beliefs or Food Technology Neophobia Affect Canadian Consumer Interest in Purchasing Health Enhanced Dairy Products?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Allen,   Shannon; Goddard,   Ellen W.; Farmer,   Anna.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123982

Las Ferias Agroalimentarias de Costa Rica: espacios para promocionar la agroindustria, los productos típicos y el turismo en los territorios rurales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blanco,   Marvin; Masis,   German.
Con el propósito de analizar las características y el impacto de las ferias agroalimentarias sobre la comercialización de productos agropecuarios, la diversificación de la producción agroindustrial y el desarrollo de nuevas opciones de turismo en los territorios rurales, se realizó una investigación preliminar y de tipo cualitativo de cuatro de las ferias que se realizan en Costa Rica, éstas son las del aguacate, naranja, pejibaye y queso. Los resultados del estudio señalan que las ferias se iniciaron con el impulso de una comisión productiva local y tienen un nivel de organización simple pero ágil y comprometida en la atención de las distintas actividades. Convocan la participación de los productores locales y sus familias, quienes participan en...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ferias Agroalimentarias; Agroturismo; Territorio.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95335

THE DEMAND FOR FOOD QUALITY IN RUSSIA AND ITS LINKAGE TO OBESITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Staudigel,   Matthias.
This study analyses whether Russian households differ in their choice of food quality when they differ in their number of overweight and obese members. Using survey data from the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) for the years 1995-2005, households are classified into three weight groups. Quality elasticities of expenditures are estimated by a fixed-effects panel model regressing unit values of several food groups on expenditures and a set of household characteristics. Coefficients for each weight group are received by including interaction terms of expenditures and weight group dummies. A set of Wald tests is applied to test for slope heterogeneity across weight groups. Descriptive statistics reveal that obese households actually purchase...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Unit values; Quality choice; Quality elasticity; Obesity; Russia; RLMS; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C23; D12; I10; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116444

Coordination Mechanisms along the Supply Chain: a Key-Factor for Competitiveness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carbone,   Anna; Galli,   Francesca; Sorrentino,   Alessandro.
The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the role of relationships between stakeholders in the supply chain as a potential source of competitive advantage. In the case study, we focus on the wine industry in the Lazio Region (Italy). We observe a significant loss of competitiveness in this industry and we suggest that a higher level of communication and different coordination mechanisms among stakeholders could help in recovering a better market position. We focus on the linkages between farmers and the other food chain stakeholders through the perspective of Institutional Economics and Economics of Organization, in order to identify the key factors that determine the competitiveness of the supply chain’s product. The Lazio...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Coordination; Netchain; Wine; Lazio Region (Italy).; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57992

An American BSE Crisis:  Has it Affected the Value of Traceability and Country-of-Origin Certifications for US and Canadian Beef?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Ruby A.; Bailey,   DeeVon; Jensen,   Robert.
Auction experiments are used to determine the pre- and post- effects of traceability and country-of-origin information on US consumer willingness to accept US and Canadian beef.  The December 2003 incident of  BSE in Washington has likely damaged US consumer demand for Canadian beef more than it has for US beef.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35515

FRUIT CONSUMPTION, DIETARY GUIDELINES, AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN NEW YORK STATE -- IMPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL FOOD ECONOMIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peters,   Christian; Bills,   Nelson L.; Wilkins,   Jennifer; Smith,   R. David.
Consuming locally produced foods offers many benefits to consumers, producers and the environment. As a result, local food economies are gaining attention as a means for boosting agriculture and food production in New York State. Concurrent with this interest in local agriculture is a national concern over the health effects of American food consumption patterns and the capacity of agriculture to support nutritious diets. This study merges these areas of inquiry in the context of a nutritionally and economically important agricultural sector, namely New York State fruit production. Three questions are examined in this research. 1) How does New York State fruit production compare with fruit consumption by New Yorkers? 2) How do production and consumption of...
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122109

Factor and Cluster Analysis of Willingness to Pay for Organic and Non-GM Food
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gifford,   Katie; Bernard,   John C.
A large segment of consumers appear to value niche products including organic, “non-GM,” “pesticide-free,” and “no antibiotics used” more in fresh products than in processed. About ten percent of the respondents were especially interested in non-GM products. These consumers feel that GM labeling is important, but felt that other types of food labels were relatively unimportant. The non-GM audience defied easy demographic profiling. Data were collected by both surveys and experimental auctions, with factor analysis and cluster analysis used to interpret the data. The survey and experimental auction data yielded different willingness-to-pay values but showed similar patterns of consumer preferences.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55973

A Multi-Criteria Approach to Assessing PDOs/PGIs: An Italian Pilot Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Galli,   Francesca; Carbone,   Anna; Caswell,   Julie A.; Sorrentino,   Alessandro.
The paper contribute to the assessment of PDO/PGI schemes by building an approach to measuring the actual performance of the PDO/PGI products in relation to the objectives of the European Regulation 510/2006. This is done through a multi-criteria ex-post analysis that compares the performance of different PDO/PGI products with respect to multiple criteria. The research presented, based on a small sample of Pdo cheese products in Italy, can be considered a pilot study that develops a comparative evaluation of the performance of PDO cheeses: i) relative to the different objectives of the schemes, ii) by using a set of suitable and informative indicators that can help to evaluate the effectiveness of a wide number of PDOs/PGIs with respect to the regulation’s...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Protected Designations of Origin (PDO); Protected Geographical Indications (PGI); Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis; Cheese; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121944

Chapter 03: MITIGATION, PRODUCT SUBSTITUTION, AND CONSUMER VALUATION OF UNDESIRABLE FOODBORNE EFFECTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weaver,   Robert D.
This book was originally published by Westview Press, Boulder CO, 1995.
Tipo: Book Chapter
Palavras-chave: Foodborne illness; Mitigation; Consumer valuation; Product substitution; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25980

The Relation Between Dietary Change and Rising U.S. Obesity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Binkley,   James K.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35896

Achieving Food Security in Mali: Key Issues and Investment Needs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Dembele,   Niama Nango; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Staatz,   John M.
A key role for USAID and its partners is to identify how their resources can best contribute to increasing the capacity of the private and public sectors in Mali to scale up their investments, and increase the impact of those investments, in relation to the food security dimensions of availability, access, utilization and stability. To fulfill this role will involve identifying opportunities presented in the Malian agricultural sector investment plan (PNISA) to address critical needs in each of these dimensions, the types of investment that will best address the needs, and the set of resources and skills that will enable Malian organizations and entrepreneurs to implement those investments successfully and at scale. Even with increased resources, however,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97139

Italian wine consumer behaviour and wineries responsive capacity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Malorgio,   Giulio; Hertzberg,   Anna; Grazia,   Cristina.
This paper analyzes habits and motivations behind wine consumption in Italy and focuses on the attributes affecting wine choice, through interviews and a choice experiment approach. We show that consumers are interested in a wide concept of quality, which covers the whole production process. Both the notoriety of the industrial brand and the designation of origin constitute important quality signals. However, the use of the designation of origin to assess quality at the moment of purchase requires a certain level of product knowledge and involvement. Supermarkets and stores play an increasing role in the commercialization of wine on the final market. Nevertheless, the appreciation of private label wines is relatively low. Finally, we provide some...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wine consumer behaviour; Choice experiment; Wineries strategies; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44419

FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS IN THE NEXT FARM BILL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paggi,   Mechel S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Policy; Food; Nutrition; Costs; Benefits; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q10; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109484

COMPARISONS OF HISPANIC HOUSEHOLDS' DEMAND FOR MEAT WITH OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lanfranco,   Bruno A.; Ames,   Glenn C.W.; Huang,   Chung L.
The objective of this research was to analyze the demand patterns of Hispanic households for meats in comparison with other ethnic groups using data from the 1998 Consumer Expenditure Survey. A system of demand equations of the LinQuad form were estimated for ten meat products using an incomplete system of censored equations. Hispanic households showed a clear preference for beef. Price, income and household size elasticities were estimated for each meat product by ethnic group. The demand for ground beef was the most income inelastic product regardless of ethnicity. Household size had a positive effect on the probability of consuming a particular meat product but a negative effect on actual item expenditures.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16710

Trade-offs Between Consumer Concerns: An Application for Pork Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meuwissen,   Miranda P.M.; van der Lans,   Ivo A.C.M.
This paper studies multiple attributes of pork production and analyses the trade-offs that consumers make between them. Results show that without considering the trade-offs, animal welfare and food safety are on average perceived as the most important attributes. However, including trade-offs, Taste and Price become major concerns. Conclusions are nuanced as for a number of segments and specific trade-offs Taste and Price are relatively less important. Results support the implementation of differentiated chain designs with distinct and innovative decisions for trade-offs to be made.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Customised conjoint analysis; Segmentation; Pork production; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24996

UNDERSTANDING AND REDUCING CHILD MALNUTRITION IN MALI: INTERIM RESEARCH FINDINGS FOR THE PROJECT ON LINKAGES BETWEEN CHILD NUTRITION AND AGRICULTURAL GROWTH (LICNAG)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tefft,   James F.; Kelly,   Valerie A.
The study of the Linkages between Child Nutrition and Agricultural Growth (LICNAG) seeks to understand the positive and negative repercussions that agricultural-led growth has on children's health and nutritional status. The project's  goal is to identify means of strengthening positive linkages between agricultural development and factors that influence child health and nutritional status.  To accomplish this, we conducted a study (May 2001 - April 2002) of 750 rural households located in three agricultural systems: an irrigated rice zone in the Office du Niger of the Ségou Region, a rain-fed cotton zone in the Sikasso Region, and a traditional millet and sorghum zone in the Mopti Region. This paper reports the results of preliminary analysis using the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Downloads July 2008 - June 2009: 16.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11665

A cross-cultural study of cereal foods' quality perception
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Krutulyte,   Rasa; Costa,   Ana I.; Grunert,   Klaus G.
Cereal foods' production and use show substantial heterogeneity across Europe. For a category central in most EU diets, cereal foods' quality perception is, nevertheless, surprisingly understudied. With this in mind, 357 Danish, Lithuanian and Portuguese citizens were inquired about the importance of several cues and dimensions in their evaluation of the perceived quality of bread, cookies, breakfast cereals, pasta and vodka. Portuguese and Lithuanians consistently gave a significantly higher average importance to all the cues and quality dimensions considered, for all products, than their Danish counterparts. Nevertheless, respondents in all three samples found expected quality dimensions to be much more important than both extrinsic and intrinsic cues...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cereal Foods; Consumer Quality Perception; Total Food Quality Model; Cross - cultural Study; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10073

How Mexico's Dairy Industry Has Evolved Under the NAFTA - Implications for U.S. Dairy Exporters and U.S. Investors in Mexico's Dairy-Food Businesses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dobson,   William D.; Proctor,   Richard.
This Discussion Paper shows that the demand for imported dairy products will continue to be strong in Mexico, especially after the 2001-2002 recession ends. However, Mexico's dairy markets have matured under the NAFTA. As part of the maturity, a larger number of strong domestic firms have emerged and powerful European multi-nationals have increased dairy product sales in Mexico. In addition, the expansion of U.S. exports of fluid milk, yogurt, dried whey, and lactose to Mexico will be slow in near future because U.S. market shares of imports of these products are already large. Thus, Mexico's dairy markets no longer represent "low hanging fruit" (if they ever did) for U.S. dairy exporters and direct investors
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: NAFTA; Maturing Mexican Dairy Markets; U.S. Dairy Exports to Mexico; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37628

Canadian Consumer's Willingness-To-Pay For Pesticide Free Food Products: An Ordered Probit Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cranfield,   John A.L.; Magnusson,   Erik.
A new crop production system has emerged in western Canada. Pesticide Free ProductionTM (PFPTM) emphasizes reduced pesticide use in conjunction with increased reliance on producer knowledge of agronomic practices that mitigate weed, insect and disease pressure. A contingent valuation survey was undertaken to determine if Canadian consumers would pay a premium for PFPTM food products. Over 65 percent of respondents would be willing to pay a one to ten percent premium relative to a conventional food product. Five percent of respondents would be willing to pay more than a 20 percent premium. Health and environmental concerns, willingness to switch grocery stores and youth are important characteristics of consumers who would be willing to pay higher premiums....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34381

IDENTITY PRESERVATION AND FALSE LABELING IN THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saak,   Alexander E.
The paper addresses two issues pertaining to the market differentiation between non-genetically modified (non-GM) and genetically modified (GM) food varieties. First, a cost-efficiency explanation is given for the discrepancy between the observed shares of identity preserved non-GM variety and the total supply of the variety. Second, the analysis shows that when products can be falsely labeled as non-GM, the share of false labeling depends on the level of identity preservation. In this context, the analysis demonstrates that the share of falsely labeled supply can increase in response to harsher fines.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18614

European System Related to Good Agricultural Practice (EUREPGAP)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baghasa,   Hajar.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: اليوروكاب، المعايير; EUREPGAP; Standards; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48803

EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS FOR FOOD SECURITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Teklu,   Tesfaye.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16372

Determining Consumer Perceptions of and Willingness to Pay for Appalachian Grass-Fed Beef: An Experimental Economics Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Evans,   Jason R.; D'Souza,   Gerard E.; Collins,   Alan R.; Brown,   Cheryl; Sperow,   Mark.
The focus of the current study was on the market potential for grass-fed beef in the Appalachian region, given that these products embody observed, experiential, nutritional, and process attributes that may appeal to a large consumer base. An in-store variant of the Becker-DeGroot-Marschack experimental auction mechanism was employed in the region to determine consumer preferences and willingness to pay. A majority of respondents preferred the grass-fed product over conventional grain-fed samples and were willing to pay a price premium to obtain it. Preferences for grass-fed were rooted largely in the associated superior nutritional content and core observed attributes.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Appalachia; Becker-DeGroot-Marschack; Beef; Experimental auction; Grass-fed; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117774

Continuous Food Safety Innovation as a Management Strategy: Private Sector Perspective (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Robach,   Michael C.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8087

Use of Spike Models in Measuring Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Non-GM Oil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hu,   Wuyang.
In this paper, Chinese consumers' preferences and their willingness to pay (WTP) for non-genetically modified (GM) vegetable oil were elicited by a payment card approach. In addition to the conventional model, spike models, which were originally developed to evaluate public goods, were adopted in this paper. These spike models recognize the possibility of zero WTP and provide opportunities to analyze two correlated decision stages: whether to pay a premium for non-GM oil and how much the premium is. Results show that consumers behaved consistently in the two decision stages and there is a premium associated with non-GM oil.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Chinese consumers; Non-genetically modified oil; Spike models; Willingness to pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; D12; C25.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43786

Household Food Purchase Patterns: The Case of Vegetables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dong,   Diansheng; Stewart,   Hayden.
A household’s purchase pattern for food can be described along three dimensions: how much food is bought, what types of food are bought, and how often food is bought.  We have proposed a model in which these three facets of purchase behavior are simultaneously determined.  Among other things, our model allows us to ask whether a household’s frequency of purchase influences how much food is bought on any shopping occasion.  This was not possible with past studies.  We find that, in fact, the more time has elapsed between purchases, the greater the quantity of product a household will buy on its next shopping occasion.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6428

Food Safety and Imports:  An Analysis of FDA Food-Related Import Refusal Reports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buzby,   Jean C.; Unnevehr,   Laurian J.; Roberts,   Donna.
This report examines U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) data on refusals of food offered for importation into the United States from 1998 to 2004. Although the data do not necessarily reflect the distribution of risk in foods, the study found that import refusals highlight food safety problems that appear to recur in trade and where the FDA has focused its import alerts, examinations (e.g., sampling), and other monitoring efforts. The data show some food industries and types of violations are consistent sources of problems both over time and in comparison with previous studies of more limited data. The three food industry groups with the most violations were vegetables (20.6 percent of total violations), fishery and seafood (20.1 percent), and fruits...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Adulteration; Food imports; Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Food safety; Misbranding; Labeling; Refusal; Shipment; Violation; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58626

Nutritional Contributions of Nonalcoholic Beverages to the U.S. Diet: 1998-2003
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dharmasena,   Senarath; Capps,   Oral, Jr.; Clauson,   Annette L.
Using data from U.S. households over the period 1998 to 2003, we examine economic and demographic factors affecting per capita daily intake of calories, calcium, caffeine, and vitamin C derived from the consumption of nonalcoholic beverages. Our study demonstrates the effectiveness of the USDA 2000 Dietary Guidelines in reducing such caloric and nutrient intake.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nonalcoholic beverages; Nutritional elements; Calories; Calcium; Vitamin C; Caffeine; And econometric analysis; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46386

Início Tardio da Campanha de Comercialização Agrícola 2009/10: Preços Altos Dominam a Comercialização
Provedor de dados: 31
Resultados das Investigações do SIMA-Departamento de Estatística e Departamento de Análise de Políticas MINAG - Direcção de Economia – Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97037

HOUSEHOLD SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD CONSUMPTION ACTIVITIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saleh,   Abdullah A.; Havlicek,   Joseph, Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29502

Traceability and the new CAP
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maraveyas,   Napoleon N.; Doukas,   Yannis El.
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was strongly criticized for the food safety crises of the 1990s which included Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), dioxin, foot and mouth disease and swine fever to name a few. Even though the first rules on food safety date from the very early days of the EU, a need was recognized to replace a number of these rules accumulated through the years, whose implementation was difficult to monitor, with a simpler and more comprehensive approach. The result was the General Food Law (REGULATION (EC) No 178/2002). A core concept introduced was traceability, namely “the ability to trace and follow food, feed, and ingredients through all stages of production, processing and  distribution”. Furthermore after the General...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; CAP reforms; Cross Compliance; Market Orientation; Rural Development; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58089

Production, Processing and Marketing of potato in Karnataka, India- An Economic Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhajantri,   Shrinivas.
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) popularly known as ‘The king of vegetables’, is grown in more than 100 countries in the world. Karnataka is one of the important Potato growing state in the country grown mainly in the districts of Hassan, Belgaum, Chikkaballapur and Kolar. The study was conducted to analyze Production, Processing and Marketing of Potato in Karnataka. The study reveals that Hassan district alone account for more than 41 percent potato production in the state. However production (0.40%) and productivity (9.22%) in the district during the last 5 years has shown insignificant growth rate. In Belgaum district potato production and productivity has increased with a growth rate of 5.23 and 10.26 percent which is significant. The potato processing...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Potato; Production; Processing; Marketing; Economic; Analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113945

La qualification territoriale des produits dans les processus d’activation des SYAL. Le cas des fromageries rurales en Amérique Latine
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boucher,   Francois; Bridier,   B.; Brun,   V.
En Amérique Latine, depuis la fin des années 1990, une nouvelle voie de développement de l’agro-industrie rurale (AIR) a été ouverte avec les Systèmes Agroalimentaires Localisés (SYAL). Elle est apparue à partir des relations qui existent entre des concentrations géographiques d’AIR et le territoire, pour faire face aux nouveaux défis posés par la mondialisation : recomposition des circuits de commercialisation, concurrence accrue avec les produits nationaux et importés, nouvelles exigences des consommateurs, notamment en termes de qualité. Cette dynamique est particulièrement notoire dans le secteur du lait et de la fromagerie rurale, où l’on constate l’existence de concentrations géographiques d’AIR que l’on peut assimiler à des SYAL du fait de leur...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: SYAL; Qualification territoriale; Action collective.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94988

Rethinking agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion: how to sustainably meet food needs, enhance ecosystem services and cope with climate change
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnston,   Robyn M.; Hoanh,   Chu Thai; Lacombe,   Guillaume; Noble,   Andrew D.; Smakhtin,   Vladimir U.; Suhardiman,   Diana; Kam,   Suan Pheng; Choo,   Poh Sze.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural production; Rice; Fisheries; Livestock; Farming systems; Coastal area; Flood plains; Climate change; Environmental effects; Food production; Ecosystems; Water management; South East Asia; Greater Mekong Subregion; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91465

Landwirtschaft, Lebensmittelnachfrage, Verbraucherverhalten und Gesundheit
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boecker,   Andreas.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Demand and Price Analysis; Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96728

Where and How: Low-Income Consumer Food Shopping Behavior
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leibtag,   Ephraim S.; Lynch,   Kara.
This paper investigates the food purchase behavior of low-income households across two dimensions: the types of stores they choose to shop at and the frequency of coupon usage for food purchases.  Expenditure share analysis shows little difference between income groups in terms of expenditure shares across store types.  The main difference occurs between metro and non-metro households.  Since metro areas tend to have more grocery stores and fewer supercenters, while rural, non-metro areas tend to have more supercenters, the key result from this section is that non-metro households spend a greater share of their food budget at supercenter and warehouse club stores.  We then segment consumers into coupon users and nonusers in order to better understand...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9961

NUTRITION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johns,   Timothy; Eyzaguirre,   Pablo.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16155

A Bilateral Comparison of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: U.S. and Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.; Patterson,   Paul M.
Many public programs promote diets rich in fruits and vegetables based on evidence on the derived health benefits. Sill, produce consumption in the U.S. lags behind other nations, even its most culturally similar neighbor–Canada. This study uses a structural latent variable model to test the role quality and health information play in explaining observed differences in produce consumption. The Alchian-Allen effect predicts that higher quality, higher absolute margin produce will be exported, suggesting that quality may be an important demand factor in importing nations such as Canada. The results show that dietary health information is significant in expanding demands. Quality also promotes fruit consumption in Canada.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Alchian-Allen effect; Fruit and vegetable trade; Health information; Produce quality; Latent variable; MIMIC model; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28538

Our products are safe (don't tell anyone!). Why don't supermarkets advertise their private food safety standards?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Russo,   Carlo; Perito,   Maria Angela; Di Fonzo,   Antonella.
Large retail chains have spent considerable resources to promote production protocols and traceability across the supply chain, aiming at increasing food safety. Yet, the majority of consumers are unaware of these private food safety standards (PFSS) and retailers are not informing them. This behavior denotes a pooling paradox: supermarkets spend a large amount of money for food safety and yet they forget to inform consumers. The result is a pooling equilibrium where consumers cannot discriminate among high quality and low quality products and supermarkets give up the potential price premium. This paper provides an economic explanation for the paradox using a contract-theory model. We found that PFSS implementation may be rational even if consumers have no...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115987

Economic Analysis of Options for Food Aid Policy in Honduras
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boland,   Michael A.; Brautigam,   Alena.
www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Economics; Food policy; Latin America; Nutrition; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93348

Ascertaining the Impact of the 2000 USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans on the Intake of Calories, Caffeine, Calcium, and Vitamin C from At-Home Consumption of Nonalcoholic Beverages
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dharmasena,   Senarath; Capps,   Oral, Jr.; Clauson,   Annette L.
Obesity is one of the most pressing and widely emphasized health problems in America today. Beverage choices made by households have impacts on determining the intake of calories, calcium, caffeine, and vitamin C. Using data from the Nielsen Homescan Panel over the period 1998–2003, and a two-way random-effects Fuller-Battese error components procedure, we estimate econometric models to examine economic and demographic factors affecting per-capita daily intake of calories, calcium, caffeine, and vitamin C derived from the consumption of nonalcoholic beverages. Our study demonstrates the effectiveness of the USDA 2000 Dietary Guidelines in reducing caloric and nutrient intake associated with nonalcoholic beverages.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Nielsen Homescan Panel; Nonalcoholic beverages; Nutrient and caloric intake; USDA Dietary Guidelines; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D10; D12; I10; I18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100632

El Proceso de Gobernanza de la Cadena de la Mora. Un Estudio de Caso en el Departamento de Caldas (Colombia)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tobasura,   A.I.; Ospina,   P.C.
La Mora (Rubus Glaucus Benth) es un cultivo relativamente pequeño en el contexto de la agricultura colombiana. No obstante, en la última década, se ha aumentado el área cultivada y la productividad por hectárea en diferentes zonas de Colombia, esto debido principalmente a la implementación de políticas públicas y estrategias gubernamentales articuladoras, que han generado interesantes dinámicas de cooperación y coordinación entre actores privados y públicos que intervienen en diferentes eslabones de la cadena de valor de la mora, con el objetivo de mejorar su desempeño económico y social. El caso de la “cadena de la mora” en el departamento de Caldas puede ser ilustrativo para analizar cómo se generan procesos de gobernanza en la construcción de cadenas de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sistemas Agroalimentarios; Gobernanza; Cultivo de mora.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95236

Politicas estratégicas de innovación en los sistemas vitivinícolas locales: la denominación de origen “Rias Baixas”
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Macias Vazquez,   Alfredo; Vence Deza,   Xavier.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95199

ZAHLUNGSBEREITSCHAFT VON KUNDEN IM GÄRTNERISCHEN EINZELHANDEL FÜR PFLANZENTÖPFE AUS NACHWACHSENDEN BZW. RECYCELTEN ROHSTOFFEN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gabriel,   Andreas; Klein,   Agnes; Menrad,   Klaus; Engelhard,   Katharina.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114725

USDA Food Plans (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lino,   Mark.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106170

Networking in Meat Production Systems: The Influence of Cooperative Structures on Farmers’ Participation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deimel,   Mark; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
Against the background of increasing competitive pressures and growing requirements with regard to food quality and safety, the significance of network-wide collaboration in food production has been pointed out in recent years. With this in mind, it is the objective of this paper to analyse pig farmers’ network participation in general and to explore whether cooperative structures in food supply chains influence the type as well as the quality of farmers’ network relations. Our results show that cooperative structures influence pig fattening farmers’ network participation concerning relationship quality with slaughterhouses as well as farmers’ choice of network partners for information exchange and consultancy. Furthermore, the results show that farmers...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Information exchange; Meat production; Network relationships; Relationship quality; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121843

Food Stamp Benefits Adjust to Earnings with and without Cross-Program Effects from TANF and SSI Cash Assistance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanson,   Kenneth; Andrews,   Margaret S.
As households participating in the Food Stamp Program and other public assistance programs work more, the additional earnings are partially offset by a reduction in food stamp benefits and cash assistance from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).  The rate at which food stamp benefits and TANF or SSI cash assistance are reduced with an increase in earnings is referred to as the program’s effective benefit reduction rate (EBRR).  This report derives FSP EBRRs for earnings with and without cross-program effects from adjustments to TANF or SSI cash assistance due to the additional earnings.  The estimated FSP EBRRs are combined with TANF EBRRs and SSI EBRRs to estimate an effective tax rate on earnings in terms...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9937

La certification des AOP-IGP: réflexions générales et analyse du cas de la Damassine AOC (Suisse)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bacci,   V.; Thevenod-Mottet,   Erik.
La reconnaissance de produits en Appellation d’Origine protégée (AOP) ou en Indication géographique protégée (IGP) est généralement perçue comme une opportunité pour les filières traditionnelles en termes d’organisation, de promotion et de marché. Mais cette reconnaissance est liée, dans la plupart des pays, à la mise e place d’un système normatif de contrôle et de certification dont les coûts et les conséquences organisationnelles restent largement ignorés par la littérature scientifique. Nous proposons une réflexion sur ce sujet, à partir du cas de la Damassine, une eau-de-vie AOP provenant d’une petite région de Suisse.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Indications géographiques; Certification.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94924

USING BEST WORST SCALING TO INVESTIGATE PERCEPTIONS OF CONTROL AND CONCERN OVER FOOD AND NON-FOOD RISKS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Erdem,   Seda; Rigby,   Dan.
This research locates a series of risks or hazards within a framework characterized by the level of control respondents believe they have over the risks, and the level of worry the risks prompt. It does this for a set of both food and non-food risks. The means by which this is done is novel and differs from past risk perception analyses in that it asks people directly regarding their relative assessments of the levels of control and worry regarding the risks presented. The cognitive burden associated with people ranking and scaling items in large sets is notoriously heavy and so this study uses an elicitation method designed to make the process intuitive and cognitively manageable for respondents. The substantive analysis of the risk perceptions has 4 main...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Best-worst scaling; Maximum Difference; Food; Risk; Perception; Novel Technology; E.coli; UK; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18; Q51; D03; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61518

Taxing Snack Foods: What to Expect for Diet and Tax Revenues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kuchler,   Fred; Tegene,   Abebayehu; Harris,   James Michael.
Health researchers and health policy advocates have proposed levying excise taxes on snack foods as a possible way to address the growing prevalence of obesity and overweight in the United States. Some proposals suggest higher prices alone will change consumers' diets. Others claim that change will be possible if earmarked taxes are used to fund an information program. This research examines the potential impact of excise taxes on snack foods, using baseline data from a household survey of food purchases. To illustrate likely impacts, we examine how much salty snack purchases might be reduced under varying excise tax rates and possible consumer price responses. We find that relatively low tax rates of 1 cent per pound and 1 percent of value would not...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Public Economics.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33607

ABSOLUTE VERSUS RELATIVE RISK PERCEPTIONS: AN APPLICATION TO ECONOMIC VALUES OF SEAFOOD SAFETY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Ju-Chin; Haab,   Timothy C.; Whitehead,   John C.
We examine the impact of multiple risks of related goods on consumption of a risky good. We argue that the consumption of a risky good depends on both its absolute risk level and its relative risks to other risky goods. Seafood consumption in eastern North Carolina is studied. We elicit, in a survey, the individual perceived risks as the reference points to derive the economic value of reducing health risk in seafood consumption. Revealed and stated data are combined to trace out demand changes in response to absolute and relative risk reductions. Our results show that seafood consumption is affected by the perceived absolute risk and by the relative risk to poultry, which confirms that individuals react to the multiple risks in a nonlinear way--as...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20731

Attitudinal Survey: Dallas Eating Establishments Toward Texas Fed Beef
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Branson,   Robert E.; Carpenter,   Zerle.
Report for Texas Cattle Feeders Association
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Texas; Beef; Attitude; Eating Establishments; Dallas; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96131

Les Marges De Commercialisation Et L’équité Du Commerce Des Produits Alimentaires Au Togo
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koffi-Tessio,   Egnonto M.; Tossou,   Kokou A.; Homevoh,   Etsri.
Face à l'inefficacité et l'inefficience des systèmes de commercialisation en ASS, la présente étude tente d’évaluer les marges commerciales et l’équité du commerce du maïs, du sorgho, du gari, de la tomate, de l’oignon, du poisson et du bétail au Togo. Elle conclut que les circuits commerciaux du pays s’intègrent dans un système commercial régional qui se traduit par des flux ouverts sur les pays voisins (Bénin, Ghana, Burkina) et lointains (Niger, Gabon). L’analyse des marges a permis de constater que le commerce des produits alimentaires est en général viable. Toutefois, les marges nettes demeurent modestes. L’analyse de l’équité révèle que la distribution des bénéfices sur les tronçons, n’est pas équitable. Certains acteurs amassent d’énormes profits...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marges commerciales; Équité du commerce; Sécurité alimentaire; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52125

Consumer Perception of Sorghum Variety Attributes in the Lake Zone Tanzania
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mafuru,   January M.; Norman,   David W.; Fox,   J.S.
Many sorghum varieties have been developed by research institutes in an effort to address food security problems in the semi-arid areas of Tanzania. Although sorghum is better adapted to drier areas than maize, farmer adoption rates for sorghum varieties are always lower than that of maize. In addition, maize based food is more acceptable to urban consumers than sorghum based food. In this study consumer evaluated quality attributes of sorghum ugali based on different varieties in order to determine marketing potential relating to the different improved sorghum varieties. A total of 231 consumers, randomly selected from urban and rural areas participated in a food panel to evaluate ugali prepared from five sorghum varieties (three improved, two local)....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Consumer perception; Conjoint analysis; Sorghum varieties; Tanzania; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52079

Mali's Agricultural Sector: Trends and Performance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Kelly,   Valerie A.
This selective brief on Mali’s agricultural sector trends and performance focuses on cereal, livestock and fisheries production. We also review recent developments in the fertilizer sector given the importance of sustainable intensification to reduce pressure on natural resources. We begin with a thumbnail sketch of Mali’s agricultural sector.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97137

Texas Fresh Citrus Shipments by Containers 1972-73
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Connolly,   Chan C.; Evans,   Rhea; Moore,   Roger.
Tipo: Preprint
Palavras-chave: Texas; Citrus; Shipments; Containers; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97271

The economic value of food labels: A lab experiment on safer infant milk formula
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goldberg,   Isabell; Roosen,   Jutta; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Enterobacter sakazakii, a pathogen that can be found in powdered infant milk formula, can cause adverse health effects on infants. Using Vickrey auction, this study examines parents' willingness to pay (WTP) for a quality assurance label on powdered infant milk formula. The influence of ambiguity with the incidence rate information and provision of safe-handling information on WTP are also evaluated using three experiments/treatments. The mean price premium parents are willing to pay for the safer and quality assurance labelled powdered infant milk formula ranges from 61 to 133 Eurocents per 100 grams depending on the treatment. While no ambiguity effects are generally found, provision of safe-handling information has a significant influence on WTP. When...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ambiguity; Food Safety; Health Risk Information; Lab Experiment; Powdered Infant Milk Formula; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10064

EVALUATING CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS AND PREFERENCES FOR PASTURE-RAISED PORK IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA OF ARKANSAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Armah,   Paul W.; Kennedy,   Donald.
This research provides baseline information about consumers' concerns, preferences, and market existence for pasture-raised pork in the Mississippi Delta area of Arkansas. Consumer preferences for pasture-raised pork are evaluated by examining the relationships between consumers' willingness to buy and their perception and acceptance of pasture-raised pork. The hypotheses were developed based on a market survey conducted during 1998. Using maximum-likelihood behavioral and demographic models, our results show consumer preferences drive the assured market that exists for pasture-raised pork in urban areas of the Delta among affluent, educated, health-conscious consumers who are prepared to pay a premium price for it.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Arkansas; Consumer preferences; Market potential; Mississippi Delta; Pasture-raised pork; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14714

Alveográfos mérések az őszi búza minőségvizsgálatában
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pongraczne Barancsi,   Agnes.
Magyarországon az utóbbi néhány évben kardinális szerepet kap a jó minőségű búza előállítása, mely mind elméletében, mind gyakorlatában jelentős felkészültséget igényel. Az őszi búza minőségvizsgálatakor elsősorban a külföldi, de egyre gyakrabban a hazai vásárlók is igénylik az alveográfos paraméterek megadását is. A „Pannon” minőségnek fontos paraméterei az alveográfos W és P/Lértékek. Acsekély számú hazai és külföldi szakirodalmi adatok, valamint saját tapasztalataink és vevőink igénye alapján alveográfos sütőipari kategóriákat állítottunk fel. Az osztályozás fontosságát az adta, hogy a vizsgált évek klimatikusan teljesen eltérőek voltak. Afajták eredményei tükrözik, illetve magukban foglalják a fajták eltérő évjáratban kifejeződött minőségét is....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Őszi búza; Chopin alveográf; Sütőipar; W érték; P/Lérték; Winter wheat; Copin alveograph; Baking industry; W value; P/Lvalue.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99195

The main problems of food allergic consumers concerning food labeling: an ethnographic study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Voordouw,   Jantine; Cornelisse-Vermaat,   Judith R.; Frewer,   Lynn J.
It has been estimated that 5–8% of children and 1–2% of the adults in developed countries are affected by food allergy, with symptoms ranging from discomfort to fatality. At present, avoidance of problematic foods is the only effective treatment strategy. As of November 25 th , 2005 food manufacturers in the EU are obliged to list 12 potentially allergic ingredients in food. Although the label is still not always fully understood by the consumer, or they get confused by precautionary labelling practices. This paper aims to gain insights into the information preferences of food allergic consumers regarding existing food labelling and additional information delivery systems. The results of this study will facilitate the development of best practices in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food allergy; Consumers; Food labelling; Information needs; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10041

Measuring Willingness to Accept for GM Food by Characteristics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tae-Kyun,   Kim; Hyun-Ji,   Lee; Na-Kyoung,   Hong.
Korean consumers' willingness to accept (WTA) for GM food are studied in this paper.  This study compares hypothetical and nonhypothetical responses to choice experiment questions. We test for hypothetical bias in a choice experiment involving GM rice with differing characteristic attributes and multinomial logit model is applied to predict the estimated results. In general, hypothetical responses predicted higher probabilities of purchasing GM rice than nonhypothetical responses. Thus, hypothetical choices overestimate willingness to accept for GM rice.  The results of this paper could contributes to government's GM food policies and subsequent studies, also improving economic welfare of farmers and consumers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: GM Food; Willingness to Accept; Choice experiment; Hypothetical bias; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103629

FARM-LEVEL COSTS FOR CONTROL OF SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS IN LAYING FLOCKS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morales,   Roberta A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Shell eggs; Traceback program; Farm-level control strategies; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25965

Evolution of olive oil import demand structures in nonproducing countries: the cases of Germany and the UK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kavallari,   Aikaterini; Maas,   Sarah; Schmitz,   P. Michael.
Consumption patterns of olive oil have changed over recent years influencing the supply chain. The consumption has increased in countries where olive oil is not part of the traditional diet as for example Germany and the UK, where the average consumption grew by 11 and 13% respectively during the period 1995-2003. The opening of new non-traditional markets has shifted exports and re-structured the supply chain. Mediterranean countries have been the traditional suppliers of olive oil with the EU Mediterranean Member States being the main exporters and with the non-EU Mediterranean countries trying to gain market shares in the EU markets in an attempt to benefit from the preferential access due to the Barcelona Agreement. This paper tries to identify which...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Olive oil; Gravity model; Import demand; Germany; UK; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58073

Nutritional &amp; Health Claimed Products Market Development in Serbia: Exploration of Findings Obtained from In Depth Interviews
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stojanovic,   Zaklina; Ognjanov,   Galjina; Dragutinovic-Mitrovic,   Radmila.
The main objective of this paper is to present the most relevant findings obtained from in depth interviews with processors and retailers about the N&amp;H claimed products market in Serbia. In our research we addressed the following set of topics: motivations and barriers to offer N&amp;H claimed products at domestic market and perception of consumer demand toward N&amp;H claimed products in Serbia. Significant differences between Serbia and other WBC are explored. Statistical testing includes nonparametric test based on two independent samples (Mann- Whitney test). Findings support overall conclusion that this market segment in Serbia is underdeveloped and rather producer than consumer driven.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: N&amp;H products market; Motivations; Barriers; Consumer demand; Development; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Q13; D21.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116446

Distribution Dynamics of Food Price Inflation Rates in EU: An Alternative Conditional Density Estimator Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liontakis,   Angelos E.; Papadas,   Christos T.
This paper examines the existence of convergence and distribution dynamics of food price inflation rates within the European Union. Differences in such specific price index inflation rates and changes in their regional distributions reflect largely differences and developments in market conditions and structures. Traditional measures and approaches to β-convergence and σ-convergence, fail to capture sufficiently the evolving distributional dynamics. The latter includes possible mobility prospects within distributions and potential formation of clubs. To deal with these issues, the paper adopts developments in the literature of non parametric econometric methods and employs an alternative conditional density estimator as well. Implementation of this...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Kernel density estimator; Convergence; Distribution dynamics; Food price inflation.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58084

South Africa's Consumer Price Index for Food (CPIF): A Comparative historical view
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vink,   Nick; Kirsten,   Johann F.; Woermann,   C.
The consumer price index was first used in 1707. In 1925 it became institutionalised when the Second International Conference of Labour Statisticians, convened by the ILO, promulgated the first international standards of measurement. These original standards have been revised three times and are currently under review. Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) compiles and disseminates different CPI aggregates, including the Consumer Price Index; the Core Index; CPIX; and the Food Price Index or CPIF. StatsSA has gone to considerable trouble in complying with international best practice in the calculation of the CPI. Nevertheless, three problems still remain, namely that StatsSA works with an unsatisfactory definition of rural areas, that no provision is planned...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9488

RE-ENGINEERING THE WELFARE SYSTEM - A STUDY OF ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES TO THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM: FINAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bell,   Loren; Pachikara,   Susan; Williams,   Susan Schreiber; Gabor,   Vivian.
All States in a recent study undertook at least one "re-engineering" activity in their Food Stamp Programs (FSPs) as a result of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). In addition, 35 States implemented changes in 3 or more re-engineering categories, while 24 States planned changes for fiscal year (FY) 2000 in 2 or more categories. PRWORA dramatically changed the systems that provide cash assistance and food stamps to low-income Americans. Along with mandatory changes in food stamp eligibility, States were given greater flexibility to administer their programs to meet their unique needs. While States had begun changing the way program services were delivered before passage of welfare reform legislation, PRWORA...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: PRWORA; Service delivery; Structure; Casework; Accessibility; Client tracking; Monitoring; Conforming; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33885

Asymmetric Intra-household Allocation of Calories in China: Implication for Demographic Bias and the Need for Demographic Targeting
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shimokawa,   Satoru.
This article questions the assumption of symmetric consumption behavior in the conventional analysis of intra-household calorie allocation. It proposes a framework that takes into account asymmetric consumption behavior due to liquidity constraints or loss aversion. Using panel data from China, we find that intra-household calorie allocation responds asymmetrically to expected declines and increases in household food availability, which is qualitatively consistent with the liquidity constraint model. Clarifying such asymmetric responses enables us to relate calorie elasticity estimates to the status of demographic groups within a household without requiring a full interpretation of the ordering of the estimates across demographic groups. Results also show...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Intra-household Allocation; Nutrition; Calorie; Targeting; China; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; International Development; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49115

Gestión del conocimiento y desarrollo rural Enseñanzas a partir del estudio de caso de una empresa familiar innovadora y socialmente responsable en la producción orgánica de leche y lácteos en México
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: del Valle Rivera,   Maria del Carmen.
En la actualidad, la producción y transformación de alimentos son actividades en las que se articulan estrategias locales y globales. De frente a la sociedad del conocimiento, se requiere la incorporación de conocimiento en la generación de valor, en particular el conocimiento introducido mediante la gestión que desempeñan las empresas en su relación con instituciones de investigación y educación superior y otras organizaciones internacionales, así como en el rescate de conocimiento tácito en la localidad o región en la que actúan, en tanto un proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje, que puede contribuir en el bienestar de la población local. El objetivo de esta ponencia es presentar el análisis y reflexión sobre las posibilidades de impulsar la actividad...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Gestión del conocimiento; Sistema de producción de leche orgánica; Desarrollo rural.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95010

Economic Aspects of Agricultural and Food Biosecurity in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hennessy,   David A.
Concerns about biosecurity in the food system raise a variety of issues about how the system is presently organized, why it might be vulnerable, what one could reasonably do to better secure it, and the costs of doing so. After presenting some facts about US agriculture and food, this paper considers three economic aspects of the general problem. One is the global problem, or the way biosecurity measures can affect how countries relate to each other and the global consequences that result. Another is how to best manage the immediate aftermath of a realized threat in order to minimize damage. The third is how to seek to prevent realization of the threat. Some policy alternatives are also presented.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agro-terrorism; Animal disease; Biosecurity; Epidemic; Food system policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9371

Market Opportunities for New Sauerkraut Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cuellar,   Sandra; Roberts,   John; Uva,   Wen-fei L.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121063

A DAY WITHOUT FAFH IS A DAY WITH BETTER NUTRITION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Binkley,   James K.
Two day food intakes from the continuing Survey of Individual Food Intake is used to compare nutrition of individuals who on one day had a FAFH meal and on the other did not.  It is found that nutrition on the FAFH day is consistently worse for almost all population subgroups.  In particular, significantly more calories are consumed on a day with FAFH meal.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21975

THE EVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TRADE REGIME FOR FOOD SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS: POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS FOR SASKATCHEWAN'S BEEF FEEDLOT INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wasylyniuk,   Chad R.; Bessel,   Kristan M.; Kerr,   William A.; Hobbs,   Jill E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23937

Agribusiness Firm Reactions to Regulations: The Case of Investments in Traceability Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heyder,   Matthias; Hollmann-Hespos,   Thorsten; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
Markets for agricultural and food products are characterized by high information asymmetries since producers, processors and retailers are in most cases much better informed about the quality of their products than consumers (Henson/Traill 1993). Often consumers are only at (prohibitively) high costs or not at all able to control important quality criterions such as food safety, nutritional value or region of origin. Such credence attributes can result in market failure due to a lack of credible information in the market (Akerlof 1970). As a result, attempts to protect consumers against food hazards, product adulteration and deception have gained much relevance in food supply chains (Deimel et al. 2008). Besides the more or less voluntary private...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59118

Labor requirements and profitability of alternative soil fertility replenishment technologies in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ajayi,   Olu Clifford; Akinnifesi,   Festus K.
Low soil fertility is a major concern in agricultural productivity and development policy discourse in sub-saharan Africa. The problem is exacerbated by government withdrawal from fertilizer input markets and the inability of private sector operators to fill the gap. This warranted a search for other nutrient sources to supplement chemical fertilizers. Based on field data collected in Zambia, this study assessed the labor inputs implications of “improved tree fallows”, continuous maize cropping with and without mineral fertilizer and, evaluated the financial profitability of the different land use systems. Results show that agroforestry-based land use systems are more profitable (NPV between $233 and $309 per ha) than farmers’ practice of continuous maize...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agroforestry; Improved tree fallows; Financial analysis; Production economics; Southern Africa; Sustainable agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52185

Governance Stucture, Perception and Innovation in Credence Food Transactions: The Role of Food Community Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pscucci,   Stefano.
Governance Stucture, Perception and Innovation in Credence Food Transactions: The Role of Food Community Networks
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Credence food; Food community network; Leisure; Involvement; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97026

The Food Costs of Healthier School Lunches
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Newman,   Constance.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed and adopted a new set of meal pattern requirements for the National School Lunch Program that will allow schools to claim 6 cents more in lunch reimbursement rates. This study analyzes the food costs of school menus in 2005 that met many of the proposed requirements. Overall, schools that served more, and more diverse, non-starchy vegetables had higher average food costs, and schools that served menus with lower calories had lower food costs. The food costs of school lunch menus that met the combined standards for dark green vegetables, orange vegetables, other vegetables, lowfat/fat-free milk, and fruit averaged 9 cents more per meal in 2005 dollars when other major factors that could affect food choices are...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: National School Lunch Program (NSLP); Food assistance; Nutrition; School food service; NSLP costs; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123310

Chapter 10: VALUING FOOD SAFETY: WHICH APPROACHES TO USE?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cropper,   Maureen L.
This book was originally published by Westview Press, Boulder CO, 1995.
Tipo: Book Chapter
Palavras-chave: Valuation methodologies; Averting behavior; Foodborne risks; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25984

Will Higher Shipping Costs Drive the U.S. to Source More Localized Produce?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woods,   Timothy A.; Saghaian,   Sayed H.; Ona,   Lucia Y.
The recent wide fluctuations in diesel fuel costs and subsequent trucking costs has raised speculation within the produce industry of potential structural shifts in the location of production.  Recent increases in demand for local produce seem to further support speculation toward this end.  A component pricing model is used to actually examine the impact of fuel prices on farm gate and retail produce prices for strawberries, lettuce, and potatoes.  The study finds that distribution costs, while significantly increasing in absolute value, have surprisingly little contribution to changes in retail prices even in markets distant to the primary production regions.  These results suggest that factors other than lower distribution costs for local produce will...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Produce; Local; Marketing margin; Fuel cost; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Q11; Q12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46872

INTRODUCING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH MALNUTRITION: AN ETHIOPIAN CASE STUDY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yigezu,   Yigezu A.; Sanders,   John H.
Many developing regions have excellent potential agricultural resources. However, historically population has become so concentrated on such small holdings that acute poverty and malnutrition now predominate. The food scientists’ response to the chronic nutritional problem has often been subsidized bio-fortification with nutritional supplements or more recently cultivars with higher nutrient levels. Where much of the population is in this inadequate nutrition category as in highland Ethiopia, the supplements are neither financially feasible nor sustainable. The cultivars can provide a few critical nutrients but are not a comprehensive solution. To improve nutrition, it is necessary to increase income so that an increased quality and quantitative diet can...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Agricultural technologies; Striga resistance; Inorganic fertilizers; Tied-ridges; Marketing strategies; Inventory credit; Nutrition; Income; Capped-lexicographic utility.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty; O13; O33; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36813

A Study of Households in Iowa that Left the Food Stamp Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jensen,   Helen H.; Garasky,   Steven B.; Wessman,   Cory; Nusser,   Sarah M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18656

Assessment of dietary outcomes in food environment research: A barrier to policy and programs to support healthy eating?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kirkpatrick,   Sharon I.; Butler,   Eboneé N.; Reedy,   Jill; McKinnon,   Robin A.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123988

UNDERSTANDING THE DYNAMICS OF PRODUCE MARKETS: CONSUMPTION AND CONSOLIDATION GROW
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaufman,   Phillip R.; Handy,   Charles R.; McLaughlin,   Edward W.; Park,   Kristen; Green,   Geoffrey M.
Mergers, acquisitions, and internal growth among grocery retailers, largely since 1996, have increased the share of grocery store sales accounted for by the largest 4, 8, and 20 food retailers nationwide. Similar consolidation is occurring among food wholesalers. At the same time, new packaged and branded produce items are gaining acceptance with consumers and vying for shelf space in the supermarket produce department. Growers, shippers, and their trade associations fear the possibility of fewer buyers for their products, particularly if new marketing and trade practices such as volume incentive rebates and slotting fees become widespread. This report uses data from the Censuses of Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade and industry sources to examine changes...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Produce; Market channels; Fresh fruit and vegetables; Consumption; Foodstores; Foodservice; Food-at-home; Food-away-from-home; Wholesalers; Supermarkets; Consolidation; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33747

Trade Enhancing Goals for Reducing Sanitary and Phytosanitary Barriers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sheesley,   Dan.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33385

The Effects of Farm Commodity Policies and Retail Food Policies on Obesity and Economic Welfare in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Okrent,   Abigail M.; Alston,   Julian M.
Replaced with revised version of paper 03/16/2011.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Obesity; Food Policy; Fat Taxes; Welfare; Market Model; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; I18; H2.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61675

Livestock Disease Indemnity Design When Moral Hazard is Followed by Adverse Selection
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gramig,   Benjamin M.; Horan,   Richard D.; Wolf,   Christopher A.
Averting or limiting the outbreak of infectious disease in domestic livestock herds is an economic and potential human health issue that involves both the government and individual livestock producers. Producers have private information about preventive biosecurity measures they adopt on their farms prior to outbreak (ex ante moral hazard), and following outbreak they possess private information about whether or not their herd is infected (ex post adverse selection). We investigate how indemnity payments can be designed to provide incentives to producers to invest in biosecurity and report infection to the government, while simultaneously addressing the information asymmetry between producers and the government. We show how addressing the adverse selection...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6542

The Economic Impacts of Direct Produce Marketing: A Case Study of Oklahoma's Famers' Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henneberry,   Shida Rastegari; Taylor,   Merritt J.; Whitacre,   Brian E.; Agustini,   Haerani N.; Mutondo,   Joao E.; Roberts,   Warren.
The IMPLAN model is used to estimate total (direct and secondary) economic impacts of farmers' markets in Oklahoma's economy. The results show that Oklahoma farmers' markets generate a total gross sale of $3.3 million, with a total economic impact of $7.8 million.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6785

Behavioral Economic Concepts To Encourage Healthy Eating in School Cafeterias:  Experiments and Lessons From College Students
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Just,   David R.; Wansink,   Brian; Mancino,   Lisa; Guthrie,   Joanne F.
Changing small factors that influence consumer choice may lead to healthier eating within controlled settings, such as school cafeterias. This report describes a behavioral experiment in a college cafeteria to assess the effects of various payment options and menu selection methods on food choices. The results indicate that payment options, such as cash or debit cards, can significantly affect food choices. College students using a card that prepaid only for healthful foods made more nutritious choices than students using either cash or general debit cards. How and when individuals select their food can also influence food choices. College students who preselected their meals from a menu board made significantly different food choices than students who...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Behavioral economics; Healthy eating; Diet quality; Food choices; School meal programs; Experimental economics; ERS; USDA.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56489

Consumer, Manufacturer and Retailer Responses to Health Price Policies: the example of EU Sugar Price Reform on the Soft Drink Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bonnet,   Céline; Requillart,   Vincent.
Healthier food diet is likely to prevent numerous non communicable diseases. Then there is a growing interest in evaluating the impact of food price taxation on food consumption. However, strategic reactions of both manufacturers and retailers are missing in empirical analyses. Rather, passive pricing is assumed. Ignoring strategic pricing might lead to under-estimate or over-estimate the impact of food taxation. Based on the example of the soft drink industry, we analyse the bias which is introduced when assuming passive pricing. Using structural econometric model, we first estimate models of vertical relationships between the beverage industry and the retail industry. After selecting the ’best’ model of vertical relationships, we then simulate different...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Vertical contracts; Two part tariffs; Competition; Manufacturers; Private labels; Retailers; Differentiated products; Soft drinks; Non nested tests; Sugar CMO; Passthrough; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108788

Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among College Students in Arkansas and Florida: Food Culture vs. Health Knowledge
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schroeter,   Christiane; House,   Lisa; Lorence,   Argelia.
This study determines the impact of demographics, dietary and health knowledge, and food culture on fruit and vegetable consumption of college students in Arkansas and Florida. Our empirical analysis demonstrates that food culture significantly impacts consumption of fruits and vegetables; a finding which emphasizes the need to target cultural aspects when developing effective and efficient management of agribusiness firms. Understanding the antecedents to consumption for products like fruits and vegetables is important to agribusiness industry, policy makers and organizations interested in evaluating the effectiveness of health education in promoting college students' health and decreasing the trends to obesity.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Fruit and vegetable consumption; College students; Food culture; Health knowledge; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8165

The USDA Fruit and Vegetable Pilot Program Evaluation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buzby,   Jean C.; Guthrie,   Joanne F.
National data on the diets of U.S. children and adolescents indicate they are consuming more fat and saturated fat than recommended while their intakes of fruits and vegetables fall well below recommended levels.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33757

CONVERGENCE IN U.S. AND E.U. FOOD SYSTEMS? THE CASE OF FOOD CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Traill,   W. Bruce.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food consumption; European Union; Market convergence; North America; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25949

Economics of Food and Safety: Risk, Information, and the Demand and Supply of Health
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Falconi,   Cesar; Roe,   Terry L.
A model of expected utility maximization and a stochastic health production function are used to show how consumer's beliefs, the certainty of beliefs, and the presence of information affects demand for goods as they are driven by the demand for health. Then, it is shown that competitive markets fail to account for the health implications of substances in the production of a commodity that affects health, nor are incentives provided to inform consumers of substance concentrations and its implications to health. This result is shown to not necessarily follow in concentrated industries. Finally, conditions are derived whereby a benevolent government, in the absence of rent seeking, chooses optimal levels of information and taxes to attain Pareto optimal...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Health; Expected utility; Government intervention.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7456

A Review of FDA Imports Refusals - US Seafood Trade 2000-2010
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anders,   Sven M.; Westra,   Sabrina.
The United States is the third largest consumer of seafood products in the world. The percentage of imported seafood consumed in the U.S. has steadily increased from 66% in 1999 to over 84% in 2009 (NOAA, 2010). Food safety, especially of imported foods and products from developing countries, has raised increasing concerns among American consumers and policy makers. Accordingly, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) (Ababouch et al. 2000) border inspection system is considered critical for ensuring the safety of domestic seafood consumers. However, the potential non-tariff barrier to trade posed by FDA regulations, especially for many developing country exporters have been frequently cited in the literature.  This paper investigates trends and patterns...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Import refusal reports; FDA; Import Alerts; Seafood; Trade barriers; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103877

MORE THAN FOOD IS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE GOOD NUTRITION BY 2020
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haddad,   Lawrence James; Bhattarai,   Saroj; Immink,   Maarten; Kumar,   Shubh K.; Slack,   Alison.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16332

Risk Characterization for Food Additives and Contaminants
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mauskopf,   Josephine A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25162

America's Eating Habits: Changes and Consequences
Provedor de dados: 31
Individual chapters in this book provide different perspectives on the nutrition problems in the United States: what are the economic costs associated with unhealthy eating patterns; how do dietary patterns compare with dietary recommendations; how do national income and prices, advertising, health claims, and trends in eating away from home affect nutrient intake; how much do people know about nutrition and how does nutrition knowledge and attitudes affect intake of fats and cholesterol; how do different government programs and regulations influence food expenditures and consumption; what are some public and private efforts to improve healthy eating; and what are potential impacts of healthier eating on domestic agriculture.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Diet; Nutrition; Health; Eating patterns; Nutrition education; Nutrition knowledge; Dietary guidelines; Food guide pyramid; Food supply; Food consumption; Food assistance programs; School lunch; Food away from home; Advertising; Health claims; Nutrition labeling; Agriculture; Economic costs; Healthy Eating Index; Healthy People 2000; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33604

FOOD PURCHASING OF DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLD TYPES IN TIMES OF RESTRICTED BUDGET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yildiz,   Juliane.
The second German National Nutrition Survey (NVS II) provides current data for the German population. From this study, data of food purchasing in times of restricted budget will be used for a secondary analysis. In a second step qualitative interviews will be conducted in which indepth information will be gained on consumers’ motives, attitudes, fears and response strategies (to a decreased household budget) regarding food purchases.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116396

A Structural Analysis of Contractual Innovations within the CIS Milk Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jackson,   Elizabeth; Gorton,   Matthew; White,   John.
Utilising primary survey data, this paper evaluates the relationships between a set of supplier development strategies and performance within the milk industry in Armenia and Ukraine. Improving supplier performance is a critical task for the dairy industry in the Former Soviet Union as, during the 1990s both the quantity and quality of agricultural output deteriorated sharply. Fragmented supply chains led to high transaction costs and, in some cases, market failure. Drawing on the work of Krause et al. (2000) and Doney and Cannon (1997), a theoretical framework is presented that proposes that, either directly or indirectly, supplier assessment strategies, supplier incentives, competitive pressure, direct involvement, and trust between buyers and sellers,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59181

Analyse der Kontroll- und Sanktionshäufigkeiten großer Ökokontrollstellen in Deutschland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zorn,   Alexander; Lippert,   Christian; Dabbert,   Stephan.
Replaced with revised version of paper 09/29/09.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ökolandbau; Ökokontrolle; Verbraucherschutz; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53268

Avaliação dos Impactos dos Programas de Monetização de Trigo e Óleos Comestíveis Não Refinados do Título II em Moçambique, 1997-2007.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donovan,   Cynthia; Zavale,   Helder; Tschirley,   David L.
De 1997 a 2007, os programas de monetização do Título II da Agência Americana para o Desenvolvimento Internacional (USAID) venderam mais de $200 milhões de trigo e óleos vegetais não refinados destinados à ajuda alimentar em Moçambique. Este estudo tem três objectivos: 1) documentar as lições aprendidas dos programas passados de monetização em Moçambique; 2) identificar os efeitos desejados e indesejados da monetização em Moçambique; e 3) documentar sucessos indirectos em resultado da utilização da monetização em Moçambique, se os houver. Os programas de monetização em Moçambique implementados até 1997 tiveram efeitos positivos sobre o desenvolvimento de mercados e contribuíram para a segurança alimentar num período crítico. Durante os períodos...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97057

The New Food Safety Regime in the US: How Will it Affect Canadian Competitiveness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nakuja,   Tekuni; Akhand,   M.; Hobbs,   Jill E.; Kerr,   William A.
The FSMA appears to be a major undertaking with a very large responsibility placed on the FDA. It would seem that bottlenecks to exporting are bound to appear which will be very frustrating for Canadian firms. It is important for Canadian firms and Canadian policy makers to work hard to ensure that temporary bottlenecks do not become permanent inhibitors of trade. The Canadian government needs to understand industry concerns and use any mechanisms – including those in the NAFTA – to initiate consultations with the US. Given the likely lags in implementation, North American food markets are likely to exhibit considerable disequilibrium over the near term. Trade flows will be affected. As the implementation programs of the FSMA become more transparent, more...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food; Safety; Competitiveness; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116852

Traceability as Part of Competitive Strategy in the Fruit Supply Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Canavari,   Maurizio; Centonze,   Roberta; Spadoni,   Roberta.
This paper discusses traceability as part of information management in fruit supply chains of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. A review of the rules in use for traceability distinguishes between a proper traceability and a traceability plus (T+), embedded of many value attributes.  Elements of competitive strategy, considered in the analysis of fruit supply chins of Emilia-Romagna, try to demonstrate that not only strategic but also operative choices determine the way a single firm or filiere manages traceability and information issues.  Applications of such elements to buyers and sellers selection as well as to competing retailers of fruit supply chain, verify the hypothesis.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Information management; Fruit supply chain; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; L1; Q13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25639

A stochastic dominance approach to program evaluation with an application to child nutritional status in arid and semi-arid Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Naschold,   Felix; Barrett,   Christopher B.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62013

FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS AND GLOBAL FOOD TRADE PATTERNS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Otsuki,   Tsunehiro; Wilson,   John S.
This study assesses the impact of adopting international food safety standards and regional harmonization of standards on global trade patterns of cereals, dried fruits and nuts. The paper develops econometric models to estimate the effect of aflatoxin standards in 15 importing countries on the export from 31 (21 developing ) countries in the world. Results are combined to predict how the direction of trade is altered by food safety regulations under alternative scenarios. Adopting international food safety standards recommended by Codex is found to increase the trade among these countries by 5.3 percent.  At the level where the increase and decrease in trade flow are break-even, EU countries increase both imports and exports whereas the decrease in trade...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20777

Dynamics in trade streams in international food supply networks. The case of fresh produce, meat, and cereals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deiters,   Jivka; Fritz,   Melanie.
The identification of the most relevant agri-food trade streams serves as the foundation and shows the trading volume in selected countries on which the later research of project e-Trust is based, with particular consideration of the specific role of trust in these transactions and its transfer in e-commerce afterwards. For the elaboration of the data collection, mainly the international statistical database of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAOSTAT) is used as a common basis of the comparison. The procedure has been applied to six European traders in agricultural products (Germany, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Greece and Spain) and three non-European countries (USA, Brazil and Turkey). According to the statistical sources mentioned...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trade streams; Dynamics; E-commerce; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95022

Analysis, Design and Implementation of Biodiesel Projects in Brazil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: da Silva Junior,   Aziz Galvao; Perez,   Ronaldo; de Oliveira,   Rodolfo Osorio.
During the oil crisis of the seventies, Brazil has developed a successful program for gasoline substitution by ethanol (Proálcool). Nowadays the biomass accounts for 27% of total national energy consumed in Brazil and the ethanol participates with 40% of the total national fuel consumption of Otto cycle vehicles. In 2004, the National Program for the Production and Use of Biodiesel (Biodiesel Program) was launched. One priority of the Biodiesel Program is the inclusion of family agriculture and smallholders into the production chain. The Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) has developed a software for the analysis of biodiesel projects with the participation of family agriculture. Results of production chain analysis and economic indicators calculated by...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49840

Trust and attitude in consumer food choices under risk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Graffeo,   Michele; Savadori,   Lucia; Lombardi,   Luigi; Tentori,   Katya; Bonini,   Nicolao; Rumiati,   Rino.
In this paper, attitude and trust are studied in the context of a food scare (dioxin) with the aim of identifying the components of attitude and trust that significantly affect how purchases are determined. A revised version of the model by MAYER et al. (1995) was tested for two types of food: salmon and chicken. The final model for salmon shows that trust is significantly determined by perceived competence, perceived shared values, truthfulness of information and the experiential attitude (the feeling that consuming salmon is positive), but trust has no impact on behavioural intentions. Consumer preferences seem to be determined by a positive experiential attitude and the perception that breeders, sellers and institutions have values similar to those of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Trust; Trust antecedents; Attitude; Food scare; Purchase intention; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97499

FOOD SAFETY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henson,   Spencer J.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16573

Gendered Impact of Irrigated Rice Schemes’ Governance on Farmers’ Income, Productivity and Technical Efficiency in Benin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kinkingninhoun-Medagbe,   Florent M.; Diagne,   Aliou; Agboh-Noameshie,   Afiavi R.; Adegbola,   Patrice Ygue.
Collective actions groups have many advantages and are sometimes essential, yet they can reinforce or perpetuate inter-and intra-gender inequalities when their functioning is left entirely subject to internal community dynamics and they are not well managed. This is well illustrated by the case of Koussin-Lélé rice scheme in the central Benin. This paper apply inequality indices and frontier production function to data from a sample of male and women rice farmers to analyze the gender inequalities in access to land and the governance of the groups, and their gender-differentiated impacts on farmers' productivity, technical efficiency and income. The results show that women are particularly discriminated against with regards to access to land, with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Gender; Land distribution; Rice; Technical efficiency; Productivity; Income; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52156

Potential Risks and Benefits of Food Irradiation: A Review of the Literature
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ekanem,   Enefiok P.; Muhammad,   Safdar; Thompson,   Cindy.
This Research Update discusses a USDA/CSREES Food Safety Research Initiative grant awarded to Tennessee State University. The research will build a collaborative network of institutions (private and public) to conduct research on effective strategies for communicating potential risks and benefits of food irradiation to high-risk consumers: the young, the old, and consumers with compromised immune systems. Extensive and comprehensive review of the literature on the risks and benefits of food irradiation continue as part of this research project.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26745

Quality Dispersion Among Organic Milk Channels
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dong,   Fengxia; Hennessy,   David A.; Jensen,   Helen H.; Park,   Timothy A.
The most widely used measure of milk hygiene is Somatic Cell Count (SCC), where low SCC values indicate more wholesome milk. Dirt, often associated with grazing, carry bacteria and these bacteria can cause mastitis. Milk from cows with mastitis generally has higher SCC levels and cows with mastitis are most readily treated with antibiotics. Milk with high SCC is penalized by distributers as it is difficult to process and is not considered as wholesome in fluid markets. Grazing cows is common for many organic farmers. However, regulators prohibit antibiotic use under organic production. Intensive management protocols, maintaining equipment, and closely managing the herd’s environment offer substitutes for antibiotics use. Organic milk carries with it a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Milk; Organic; Quality; Quantile; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61137

Ex-Ante Evaluation of Nutrition and Health Benefits of Biofortified Cassava Roots in Nigeria: The Dalys Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Manyong,   Victor M.; Bamire,   A.S.; Sanusi,   I.O.; Awotide,   D.O.
Cassava is a major staple that supplies more than 50% of daily energy to more than 200 million persons in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Cassava roots are known to be low in micronutrients such as vitamin A, iron, and zinc. Micronutrient deficiencies threaten the lives of millions of poor households and those located in remote rural areas of SSA often not targeted by fortification programmes. This paper presents results from an ex-ante evaluation of nutrition and health benefits of increased vitamin A status of cassava roots through biofortification for at-risk-target-groups using the disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) approach. Results showed that Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) causes an annual loss of about 553,000 years of “healthy” life in Nigeria with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cassava; Biofortification; DALYs; Economics; Health; Nigeria; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9542

A Quarterly Food-at-Home Price Database for the U.S.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Todd,   Jessica E.; Mancino,   Lisa; Leibtag,   Ephraim S.; Tripodo,   Christina.
This report provides a detailed description of the methodology used to construct ERS’s Quarterly Food-at-Home Price Database (Q-FAHPD). As the name suggest, these data provide quarterly observations on the mean price of 52 food categories for specific U.S. markets. We provide a description of the Nielsen Homescan data that was used to create this database, the methodology used to classify foods into food groups, how we determined the appropriate the level of aggregation (sub-regional markets) and our calculation of average prices for each food group. This report also contains an overview and summary of the resulting data.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nielsen Homescan; Food prices; Diet quality; Market prices; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53341

Adding value to local resources specifically tailored for developing São Paulo State’s vitiviniculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verdi,   Adriana Renata; Otani,   Malimiria Norico; Fredo,   Carlos Eduardo.
São Paulo state’s vitiviniculture ranks second in Brazil, being characterized by the production of table grapes and wines derived from American and hybrid varieties. Despite its economic, social, and environmental benefits, the state’s vitiviniculture has witnessed an increasing dependence on grapes produced in other states over the last decade. Besides adding to the cost of producing wine in São Paulo, grape imports from the state of Rio Grande do Sul compromises not only product quality, but also the process of creating an identity for the product. To give a new impetus to the production of grapes and wines in São Paulo, the State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) developed a project called “Revitalizing São Paulo’s Vitivinicultural Chain,” a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Territorial resources; Development; Vitiviniculture.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95240

DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND THE CONSUMPTION OF DIETARY FOODS: AN ILLUSTRATION FROM AN ECONOMY IN TRANSITION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Florkowski,   Wojciech J.; Moon,   Wanki; Resurreccion,   Anna V.A.; Paraskova,   Pavlina; Beuchat,   Larry R.; Chinnan,   Manjeet S.; Jordanov,   Jordan.
The market for functional foods in industrialized nations has shown rapid growth over the last decades, sales being estimated at $9 billion in 1995.  The emerging market economies of Central and Eastern Europe provide a unique opportunity to study consumer behavior regarding the consumption of functional foods.  This paper examines demographic and socio-economic factors affecting consumer beliefs in dietary properties of food in Bulgaria, one of the economies in transition.  Estimated results are expected to provide information useful for developing marketing strategies for dietary food product marketing and assist in the formulation of policies and education programs to assure that consumers make informed choices in product selection.  Educational...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16664

Water as an economic good: a solution, or a problem?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perry,   Christopher J.; Rock,   Michael; Seckler,   David.
Discusses the potential opportunities and pitfalls of introducing market forces into the process of water allocation. Proposes several preconditions for beneficial privatization of water allocation and argues for a more sophisticated form of analysis than that generally allowed by proponents of basic needs or of free market approaches.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; Economic aspects; Economic analysis; Irrigated farming; Water rights; Pricing; Privatization; Marginal analysis; Water market; Water policy; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61113

Effect of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy on Consumption and Beef Meat Market in Croatia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mijic,   P.; Tolusic,   Zoltan; Rimac,   D.
Occurrence of cattle disease known as Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has caused great fluctuations in production and consumption of beef meat in the European Union. Croatia does not have enough cattle to meet demands of domestic market. However, there is not one case of BSE in cattle reported in Croatia to date. This fact can be used as an advantage on the beef meat market, presupposing that Croatia has implemented quality programs to increase number of cattle. Research results show that 70% of examinees consume beef at least once a week up to several times a month, and 70.5% have not reduced beef consumption after the disease occurred.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Market; Consumption; Beef meat; BSE; Croatia; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24588

Multi-criteria analysis for the impact assessment of food safety policies: The case of EU regulation on dietary arsenic
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ragona,   Maddalena; Mazzocchi,   Mario; Alldrick,   A.J.
Developments in knowledge concerning the toxicology and occurrence of dietary arsenic suggest that levels of exposure in some groups of the population within the EU are a cause for concern. This applies also in the case of individual Member States where local regulatory limits exist. The situation is such that some foods on the market are already the subject of consumer advice provided by government agencies. In the light of these considerations, some have suggested that Member States’ legislation concerning arsenic in foods should be modified and harmonised to reflect such developments. An evaluation of alternative policy initiatives is considered in this work. It employed a computer-based, fuzzy multi-criteria impact assessment tool for the...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multi-criteria analysis; Fuzzy; Regulatory impact assessment; Food safety regulations; Arsenic; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C02; C65; D81; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124122

New developments in fruit and vegetables consumption in the period 1999-2004 in Denmark - A quantile regression approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hansen,   Aslak H.
The development in the consumption of fruit and vegetables in the period 1999-2004 in Denmark was investigated using quantile regression and two previously overlooked problems were identified. First, the change in the ten percent quantile samples decreased. This could have been caused by changes in the distribution of covariates. Therefore, the counterfactual decomposition of Machado and Mata (2005) was used and the methodology established that the change was not caused by alterations in the distribution of covariates but by changes in the coefficients and therefore a change in behaviour. The reason for this development is probably due to low income groups becoming relatively more income constrained since the gap to the high income group have grown...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Quantile regression; Counterfactual decomposition; Expenditure distribution; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44190

INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO FOOD SAFETY RESEARCH: OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIP
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hooker,   Neal H.; Murano,   Elsa A.
Material from two interdisciplinary research projects, conducted by the Center for Food Safety at Texas A&amp;M University (one completed, one ongoing), is presented. These international projects respectively assess the comparative costs of adopting various pathogen reduction strategies in beef slaughter plants in Australia and the food safety risks (and recommended strategies to alleviate any risks) in cantaloupe and cabbage production and packing in Texas and Mexico. The economic component of each project is introduced, along with findings (for the completed project) and methodologies to be adopted (for the ongoing project). The vital role of stakeholders in conducting this research is stressed to provide lessons for similar partnerships in the future.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27425

FOOD EXPENDITURES BY U.S. HOUSEHOLDS:  LOOKING AHEAD TO 2020
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blisard,   Noel; Variyam,   Jayachandran N.; Cromartie,   John.
By 2020, the effects of demographic changes and income growth will increase per capita spending on food 7.1 percent. Income growth alone, which will effect spending increases of almost 10 percent on away-from-home foods and 3 percent on at-home foods, will raise per capita food spending about 6 percent. Expansion of the Nation's population will drive growth in food demand and, combined with rising incomes and other demographic changes, is projected to boost total U.S. food spending 26.3 percent. On a national level, the slow but steady growth of the population will result in little variation among expenditure growth levels of individual food groups. The largest projected increase is for fruits, up 27.5 percent, while the smallest is for both beef and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Household food expenditures; Income; Demographics; Projections; Consumer Expenditure Survey; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34045

Characteristics of Price Fluctuation of Agricultural Products in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guo,   Xiao-hui; Ge,   Dang-qiao.
This paper introduces the basic trend of the price of agricultural products in China, and analyzes the causation of rigid rise of agricultural product price. We also study on the fluctuation characteristics of the prices of Chinese and classification agricultural products.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural product price; Fluctuation characteristics; Trend; China; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53515

Eat Your Fruits and Veggies: Who Informs Consumers about Produce Choices and Nutrition?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nurse-Schorre,   Gretchen; Thilmany,   Dawn D.; Keeling Bond,   Jennifer J.; Bond,   Craig A.; Bunning,   Marisa.
Food consumption trends in the U.S. may be affected by and/or contributing to the growth in food- and nutrition-related information channels. Information channels are increasing in number, as are the sources (McCluskey &amp; Swinnnen 2004) that provide information. This paper examines consumer perceptions of the relative desirability of various food and nutrition information sources and education methods as well as the relative credibility of various food and nutrition sources. Using data from a 2006 nationwide consumer survey, comparative summary statistics show significant differences between information delivery methods and sources that consumers use and trust. By understanding how consumers receive and value information we can better target consumer...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55618

CONSUMER FOOD SAFETY CONCERNS AND FRESH PRODUCE CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henneberry,   Shida Rastegari; Piewthongngam,   Kullapapruk; Qiang,   Han.
The linear approximation of an almost ideal demand system model was used to measure the impacts of prices, expenditures, and consumer food safety concerns on the consumption of 14 major fresh produce categories in the United States for the period 1970-92. The changes in fresh produce consumption due to food safety concerns was calculated. The results indicate that risk information has not had a significant impact on the consumption of most of the fresh produce items studied.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30865

Legitimating Business Activities Using Corporate Social Responsibility: Is there a Need for CSR in Agribusiness?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heyder,   Matthias; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
result, enterprises in the agribusiness sector are increasingly exposed to the public eye (Jansen/ Vellema: 2004). The perception of consumers and other stakeholders - which are according to Freeman “any group or individual who can affect, or is affected by, the achievement of the organization’s objectives” - is of growing criticism and risk-consciousness and manifests itself in changed attitudes towards food production (Jäckel/Spiller: 2006; Haddock: 2005). The use of GMO in agriculture, e.g., is regarded to be morally reprehensible (Becker: 1999). The BSE-crisis and other food scares led to growing consumer uncertainty and resulted in decreased meat consumption and in the increasing percentage of outspoken vegetarians and low-meat consumers (von...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49851

EMERGING TRENDS IN THE NEW FOOD ECONOMY: CONSUMERS, FIRMS AND SCIENCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kinsey,   Jean D.
Seven trends that emerge in the new global economy will be identified followed by a discussion of how they evolved and what they imply for public policy and for various types of firms and consumers.  Some have called it the "brave new world" of food production and consumption.  Some dislike what they see, others fear it, and many embrace it.  The new food economy involves many non-food firms that provide ancillary services and products.  They go way beyond the familiar farm input suppliers to consulting firms for software and data analysis, to electronic system designers, to engineers of food and packaging, to biological and physical scientists who redesign the food itself. Together, they make the food system work for consumers and for those firms that are...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14575

OUTSOURCING DECISIONS OF PIG PRODUCERS IN BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hess,   Sebastian.
The global trend of industrializing agriculture increasingly transforms farms and firms into specialized component suppliers within a multi-stage food processing chain, which creates intraindustry trade between- and within geographical regions. This can be analyzed within the framework of a hypothetical multiregional food-processing firm that benefits from outsourcing of various ‘tasks’ to other sub-contracting regions, in order to utilize lower production cost there. This paper demonstrates how this can be modeled as a multi-output cost minimization problem of the processing firm, and it is argued that with respect to agriculture, the outsourcing opportunities for the firm are determined by economies of diversification. Trade is implicitly reflected as...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Outsourcing; Trade of Tasks; Economies of Diversification; Pig Production; Schweineproduktion; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114509

Are Fishers Loss Averse? Evidence from the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ran,   Tao; Keithly,   Walter R., Jr.; Kazmierczak,   Richard F., Jr.; Niu,   Huizhen.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61710

Milk-Marketing: Impact of Perceived Quality on Consumption Patterns
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grebitus,   Carola; Yue,   Chengyan; Bruhn,   Maike; Jensen,   Helen H.
Consumers’ use of quality characteristics to make milk purchase decisions reveal opportunities to create successful marketing strategies. Such a strategy could concern food quality. In this case, three core areas influence consumers’ quality perception: the perception process, the physical product itself and the communication about it (Grunert et al., 1996). Beyond this background, this article analyzes the impact of certain quality characteristics and socio-demographics on consumption patterns regarding whole fat milk, skim milk and organic milk. These milks were chosen because of the increasing awareness of different fat contents in the meaning of lower fat contents being healthier and the increasing importance of the organic food market. Steenkamp’s...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Milk; Marketing; Consumption patterns; Perceived quality; Ordered logit; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; D12; Q13; M3.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7867

Recent Trends in Food Availability and Nutritional Well-Being
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Poleman,   Thomas T.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121549

Chapter 20: IRRADIATION AND FOOD SAFETY: CONSUMER ATTITUDES AND AWARENESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Misra,   Sukant K.; Fletcher,   Stanley M.; Huang,   Chung L.
This book was originally published by Westview Press, Boulder CO, 1995.
Tipo: Book Chapter
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Irradiation; Consumer attitudes; Consumer survey; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25974

Consumer valuation of health attributes in food
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smed,   Sinne; Hansen,   Lars Garn.
In modern societies it seems that the pleasures of taste often encourage the consumption of fatty, salty and sweet foods, whereas growing health awareness discourages consumption of the same foods. Numerous studies find that education and diet healthiness are highly correlated and one possible explanation is that consumers with a longer education are better at understanding and appreciating the health implication of their diet than are consumers with a short education. In this study we estimate a hedonic model of consumer’s valuation of food characteristics that allows nutrients to influence utility both through their perceived effects on health and their effects on the taste of food. The model is estimated using purchase data from a consumer panel with...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedonic model; Taste; Health; Food consumption; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; I12.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122730

VOLUNTARY RESTRICTIONS ON TELEVISION ADVERTISING FOR CARBONATED SOFT DRINKS: THE IMPACT ON CONSUMER DEMAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berning,   Joshua P.
The health implications and costs associated with increasing levels of obesity are a widespread global issue. In the United States, there is a growing interest in identifying methods to reduce obesity levels. Particular focus has been given to advertisements for unhealthy foods, especially advertisements directed at young children as a number of studies conclude that advertising influences the perceptions, requests and short-term consumption behavior of young children. Recently, several of the largest global food producers began voluntary selfregulation of their advertisements to children under the age of 12. The group of participants includes the two largest carbonated soft drink (CSD) manufacturers. We estimate the demand for CSDs in the US over 15...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Advertising restrictions; Demand system; Carbonated soft drinks; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Q18; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116418

Access to Local Agriculture and Weight Outcomes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berning,   Joshua P.
Recent studies examine the impact of the built environment on health outcomes such as obesity. Several studies find for certain populations that access to unhealthy food has a positive effect on obesity, whereas access to healthy choices has a negative effect. Given the growth and popularity of locally grown food, we examine how individual weight outcomes are affected by access to direct-to-consumer local food. After controlling for potential endogeneity, we find that greater access to local food has a negative association with individual weight outcomes. We also find a negative association with greater weight loss over a one-year period. These results provide evidence that local food access can have potential indirect benefits.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Local agriculture; Obesity; Food access; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123313

Breeding and feeding pigs in Australia and Vietnam
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.; Wilson,   Clevo.
This report establishes that ACIAR Research Project AS2/1994/023, ‘Breeding and feeding pigs in Australia and Vietnam’ (supported by ACIAR from July 1995 to the end of 2000) has yielded an extraordinarily high rate of economic return on the funds invested. The collaborating agencies were the Department of Primary Industries, Queensland, James Cook University and The University of Queensland in Australia, and the Institute of Agricultural Sciences of South Vietnam in Vietnam. The best estimate benefit–cost ratio for investment in this project is at least 159:1 with a corresponding internal rate of return of 900% and a net present value of A$496 million. This is a total value, not an annual value. To give context to the number A$496 m, in 2000, 1.3 million...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Pig; Vietnam; Australia; Breeding; Feeding; High rate of return; High impact; High economic return; DPI QLD; James Cook University; University of QLD; Institute of Agricultural Sciences of South Vietnam; Benefit-cost ratio; Net present value; Internal rate of return; Significant returns; Genetic; Nutrition; Pork; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47695

Will Consumers Pay a Premium for Clone-free labeled Meat products?  Evidence from the 2009 Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Ghangela; Jennings,   Shauntez; Ibrahim,   Mohammed; Whitehead,   Jackie.
This paper examines consumer willingness to pay (WTP) for clone-free meat labels. Data were collected at the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition (Ag Expo) in Moultrie, Georgia using a consumer survey instrument. Survey results show that majority (59.45%) of the respondents said they were willing to pay for clone-free labels. Results suggest that bid amount, gender and education are factors that influence WTP for clone-free labels.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Willingness to pay; Clone-free; Label; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57269

Sales of Farm Produce at Alexandria and Sussex Street, Sydney, March, 1948
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9042

Nutrition Knowledge, Sensory Characteristics and Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Pasture-Fed Beef
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xue,   Hong; Mainville,   Denise Y.; You,   Wen; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Nutritional value is an important attribute of foods whose benefits can only be experienced by repetitive consumption in long run. Consumers’ knowledge about the importance and usefulness of specific nutrients in a food product may influence their subjective expectation of the product’s health benefits which in turn is translated into their perception of the product’s value. At the same time, the sensory characteristics of food products affect consumers’ immediate consumption gratification. This study makes a unique contribution to the literature by exploring the roles that nutrition knowledge and sensory evaluation play in shaping consumers’ pasture-fed beef purchasing behavior through economic experiments. Our results suggest that beef products’ sensory...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49277

Quality Agro-Food Districts, typical Products, local Governance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Montresor,   Elisa; Pecci,   Francesco; Pontarollo,   Nicola.
The paper investigates the coexistence of different organisational patterns of local productions and evaluate which local governance may be more appropriate in a globalized agro-food scenery. We analyze, through the spatial analysis tools and the use of suitable indicators at municipality level, some PDO/PGI products in two Italian regions, Veneto and Emilia Romagna, which adopted very different strategies. The regional institutions in Veneto preferred to individualize "from the top" the quality agro-food districts at provincial level. In Emilia Romagna, instead, the policy makers decided to recognize the initiatives from the "bottom", born through various types of agreements. The spatial analysis allows to select the most appropriate indicators in order...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95204

Retail Food Price Outlook: 2007 (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leibtag,   Ephraim S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8054

Trust as a Determinant of Consumer Behaviour in Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dierks,   Leef H.
Against the background of diverse food scandals this article investigates the role of trust as a determinant of consumer behaviour in Germany. As empirical analyses indicate the impact of trust on consumer behaviour in a quotidian and presumably safe setting is to be neglected. In the environment of a food scandal, however, trust proves to be a crucial element with regard to a more in-depth understanding of consumer behaviour under uncertainty. Moreover, it is analysed whether different values of trust allow for deriving coherent population segments and whether these can likewise be identified on the basis of consumers’ socio-economic features.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer behaviour; Uncertainty; Food safety; Trust; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7723

COMPLIANCE TO HACCP AND COMPETITIVENESS OF OMAN FISH PROCESSING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zaibet,   Lokman.
Exports of fish products are very important for the Sultanate of Oman to diversify sources of income and achieve higher standards of living to fishermen.  In the past government regulations and support were sufficient to reach markets such as the European Union and the United States.  During the last decade, however, there has been more focus on the application of more stringent quality regulations according to international norms namely Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP).  This paper investigates the perception and compliance of Oman fish companies to HACCP and consequences for corporate success and competitiveness.  The paper provides and overview of international and national fish market regulations and the development of seafood regulations...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34481

Estratégias de las Vinícolas en el Estado de São Paulo, Brasil: Un Estudio de Casos Múltiples
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sato,   Geni Satiko; Alves,   Humberto Sebastiao; Strehlau,   Vivian.
El objetivo de esta investigación fue a de identificar las estrategias adoptadas por las vinícolas en Brasil, en la región de las ciudades de San Roque, Louveira, Jundiaí y Sao Paulo. La metodología utilizada fue el estudio de casos múltiples. Fueron realizadas entrevistas con los propietarios y visitas a las vinícolas. El turismo rural es el principal canal de distribución para los vinos, licores, frutas y dulces, Están presentes en las vinícolas una diversificación de actividades, como tiendas, restaurantes y hacer un recorrido a las vinícolas. Los propietarios se caracterizan por ser pequeños agricultores familiares y descendientes de italianos y sus familias están en esta actividad por 2-3 generaciones. Las vinícolas buscan crear un paisaje rural dónde...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Vinícolas; Estratégias; Brasil.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95230

Assessing willingness to pay for organic products in Africa: the case of Malawi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nkana,   Fiskani Esther; Gao,   Zhifeng.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61799

THE IMPACT OF HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL DETERMINANTS OF CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION: CROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE FROM WEST AFRICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Penders,   Christopher L.; Staatz,   John M.
Poor child health and nutrition persist throughout West Africa.  This research analyzes the impact of key economic variables, including income, education and background characteristics, on child health and nutrition across nine different countries.  The results are interpreted in the context of differing levels of economic development among these nations.  The findings do not show wealth and parental education to be robust across the sample, but maternal background characteristics have a positive, statistically significant and highly consistent effect across all the countries.  The importance of mothers' height does not simply represent a genetic influence, but can be interpreted to signify that women with a healthier upbringing, and hence taller, have...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: West Africa; Economic Development; Health; Nutrition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20586

Filling in the Gaps: Eight Things to Recognize about Farm-Direct Marketing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lev,   Larry; Gwin,   Lauren.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Local Food; Organic Food; Market Channels; Niche Meat; Community Supported Agriculture; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93823

Non-Credit Services of Group-Based Financial Institutions: Implications for Smallholder Women’s Honey Income in Arid and Semi Arid Lands of Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Otieno,   Peter Shimon; Nyikal,   Rose Adhiambo; Mugivane,   Fred Inuani.
This paper analyses the effect of non-credit services of joint liability credit institutions on smallholder women beekeepers’ honey income. The non-credit services offered to the beekeepers are mainly enterprise development services (training on marketing, business, production and subsector analysis). The study uses cross-sectional data from a survey of women beekeepers participating in group-based credit programmes; the survey was conducted in September 2005 in Makueni district of Kenya. The findings indicate that the number of enterprise development related trainings attended by women beekeepers that are offered by the group-based financial institutions positively and significantly influence honey income. The results confirm that non-credit services...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Credit; Finance; Honey; Makueni; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52152

Chapter 18: MEASURING THE FOOD SAFETY RISK OF PESTICIDES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Day,   Kelly A.; Kuhn,   Betsey A.; Vandeman,   Ann Marie.
This book was originally published by Westview Press, Boulder CO, 1995.
Tipo: Book Chapter
Palavras-chave: Pesticides; Food safety; Risk weighting; Total risk; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25982

Value Sharing and Food System Dynamics for Milk, Tomato, and Cereals Food Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bertazzoli,   Aldo; Ghelfi,   Rino; Rivaroli,   Sergio; Samoggia,   Antonella.
The aim of the paper is to analyse value sharing and food system dynamics of milk, tomato, and cereals food chains, so to explore the agro‐food enterprises capacity to be competitive and sustainable. The paper is based on the functionalist approach of Malassis and the notion of the system of the General Systems Theory. The methodology is aimed at creating a consolidated financial statement for each food chain so to re‐create the chain value and identify how this is shared among the different food chain stages. The analysis is carried out on primary and secondary data: around 2400 financial statements concerning 480 enterprises from 2003 to 2007 and stakeholders’ interviews. Results show that value is usually created in the processing and distribution...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food chain; Value system; Economic performance; Potato; Fruit; Cheese.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101285

The Impact of Food Commodity and Energy Costs on Retail Food Prices (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Urbanchuk,   John M.
Research suggests that in the short run, the  production, distribution, and consumption of  ethanol will create about 20 percent fewer  greenhouse-gas emissions than the equivalent  processes for gasoline. In the long run, the result is less clear. If increases in the production of ethanol led to a large amount of forests or grasslands being converted into new cropland, those changes in land use could more than offset any reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions. This presentation will discuss both of these issues in the context of current economic and market conditions with an eye toward future impacts of alternative fuels.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62073

NISIN and the Market for Commercial Bacteriocins
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Eluned; Salin,   Victoria; Williams,   Gary W.
This report provides a background analysis of the market for nisin and other commercially available antimicrobial food additives. The report concludes that there is a potential role for a new U.S.-based entity to compete with a nisin product that is cost-competitive or provides quality guarantees to satisfy U.S. buyers who have tight specifications for ingredient sourcing and food safety and quality oversight.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: NISIN; Bacteriocins; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90779

Consumer acceptance of genetically modified rapeseed-oil: A discrete-choice-experiment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Klein,   Agnes; Zapilko,   Marina; Menrad,   Klaus; Gabriel,   Andreas.
This paper deals with consumer acceptance of genetically modified rapeseed-oil in Germany and analyzes under which conditions consumers would buy such products. To investigate this subject a Discrete-Choice-Experiment was performed within the framework of a cross-European consumer survey in spring 2007. The results show that consumers’ utility is increased by an organically produced product and decreased by a GM product. Thereby the association with individual advantages (health benefits) decreases consumers’ utility less compared to the association with environmental benefits. Additionally, it could be shown that German consumers prefer locally produced rapeseed-oil compared to imported. If GM products exhibit a considerable price discount compared to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer behavior; GM food; Rapeseed-oil; Discrete-Choice-Experiment; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53264

COMMODITY INDEX FUNDS AND PRICE SWINGS: CONDITIONS OF CAUSALITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gohin,   Alexandre; Cordier,   Jean.
The role played by “speculators” during the 2007/08 food price spike is lively disputed. Our analysis focuses on the increasing participation of index funds in agricultural commodity futures markets before the food price spike. Our central theme is to determine if their prespike massive entry does prepare the subsequent crisis by maintaining low stock levels. We develop a theoretical model explaining the behaviour of speculators and traders on futures and cash markets. We allow index funds to inflict an informational externality on commercial traders that is supposed to induce a lower desire to hold stock. We find out that, once the production decisions of commercial traders are taken into account into the model, the increased net long position of index...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Futures markets; Commodity price; Index funds; Stocks; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91283

CHANGING FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS, THEIR EFFECT ON THE U.S. FOOD SYSTEM, 1972-1987: AN INPUT-OUTPUT PERSPECTIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schluter,   Gerald E.; Lee,   Chinkook.
Output growth of the U.S. Food System is examined to apportion first the importance of domestic food demand and then the importance of components of domestic food demand. Growth of U.S. food processing output is heavily dependent upon domestic food demand and particularly its personal consumption expenditures components - food purchased for off-premise consumption and purchased meals and beverages.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27065

Empirical Evidence Showing The Relationships Between Three Approaches For Pollution Control
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   Clevo.
Willingness to pay models have shown the theoretical relationships between the contingent valuation, cost of illness and the avertive behaviour approaches.  In this paper, field survey data are used to compare the relationships between these three approaches and to demonstrate that contingent valuation bids exceed the sum of cost of illness and the avertive behaviour approach estimates. The estimates provide a validity check for CV bids and further support the claim that contingent valuation studies are theoretically consistent.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Avertive Behaviour; Contingent Valuation; Cost of Illness; Willingness to Pay; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48952

Self-Perception of Weight and Health and Dietary Quality
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Chung-Tung Jordan; Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Perception; Dietary quality; Obesity; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61266

Perfil de consumo de nutrientes nas principais regiões metropolitanas do Brasil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rodrigues,   Cristiana Tristao; Coelho,   Alexandre Braganca; Braga,   Marcelo Jose; Gomes,   Adriano Provezano.
The main objective of this study was to analyze the pattern of nutrient intake in major metropolitan region of Brazil, seeking to identify the nutrient intake adequacy in the Brazilian families, and their evolution over time. The Almost Ideal System (AIDS) model was employed to estimate the demand for nutrients. The data used are from the Household Budget Survey of 1995 and 2003. The results indicated that the nutrient demand of the population has poor sensitivity to changes in prices. In addition, families tend to demand relatively more fat, cholesterol and carbohydrates than vitamins and minerals. It was found that there was worsening in the pattern of intake for most nutrients from 1995 to 2003, in relation to daily nutrient recommendations. Thus,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Nutrient demand; Household Budget Survey; Almost Ideal Demand System Model; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102082

Compétitivité de la filière anacarde au Bénin: une analyse des effets aux prix de référence
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oloukoi,   L.; Adegbola,   Patrice Ygue.
La politique agricole du Bénin connaît depuis quelques années, de profonds changements. En effet, les différentes imperfections du marché et les risques liés à la monoculture ont amené l’Etat à opter pour une diversification agricole. Ainsi, neuf (09) filières dont la filière anacarde sont identifiées comme prioritaires. Cette étude utilise la Matrice d’Analyse des Politiques (MAP) pour évaluer la compétitivité des différents segments de la filière anacarde au Bénin. A cet effet, une enquête quantitative est menée auprès des différents acteurs à savoir 198 producteurs, 61 commerçants et 7 transformateurs. Les résultats issus de l’étude montrent que les systèmes de production, de commercialisation et de transformation de la filière sont tous compétitifs....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51998

THE DECLINE IN FOOD STAMP PROGRAM PARTICIPATION IN THE 1990'S
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilde,   Parke E.; Cook,   Peggy; Gundersen,   Craig; Nord,   Mark; Tiehen,   Laura.
The Food Stamp Program saw an unprecedented decline in participation from 27.5 million participants in 1994 to 18.2 million participants in 1999.  A strong economy and changes in social welfare programs drove this change.  An econometric model with State-level data calculated that 35 percent of the caseload decline from 1994 to 1998 was associated with changing economic conditions and 12 percent with program reform and political variables.  Household-level data from the Current Population Survey lead to the conclusion that 28 percent of the total change in participation was associated with a decrease in the number of people with low income (below 130 percent of the poverty line)and 55 percent was due to a decline in the proportion of low-income people who...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Welfare reform; Economic conditions; Caseload dynamics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33793

Higher Calorie Intakes Related to Higher Incomes in Northern Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rose,   Donald; Strasberg,   Paul J.; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Tschirley,   David L.
Resultados das investigações do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MAP-Direcção de Economía
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food consumption; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55211

The Potential for Mobile Markets to Improve Food Access and Affordability: A Market Basket Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frisvold,   George B.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90633

Food Consumption Patterns and their Implications for Sustained Agricultural Development in Trinidad and Tobago
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McIntosh,   Curtis; Sinha,   Dinesh; Pierre,   Dow.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption in Trinidad and Tobago; Food Nutrition and Health; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45597

Who Are More Sensitive to Food-Borne Risks in Japan, Consumers or Politicians?: A Political Economy Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arahata,   Katsumi.
The purpose of this paper is to examine what kind of mechanism exists behind recent government decisions concerning food-borne risks in Japan. To fulfill this purpose, a conceptual model was built and applied to the contemporary Japanese political situation. Three major findings of this study are as follows:     First, theoretically, excessively sensitive response to food-borne risks can be explained by the behavioral pattern presented by the Prospect Theory. There is a high possibility that politicians may magnify such consumer response if they act primary to maximize their probability of being re-elected.     Secondly, when a food-borne risk is of great concern, it is possible that the politically optimum level of adopted preventive measures regarding...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food-borne risks; Politicians’ behaviors; Prospect Theory; Median Voter Theorem; BSE; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; H89.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21256

THE IMPACT OF REDUCED AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL USE ON FOOD: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE FOR THE UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Senauer,   Benjamin.
Concerns about food safety and environmental quality have increased in recent years.  Consumers are particularly concerned about the health risks posed by pesticide residues in food and the environmental impact of agricultural chemicals.  These concerns have stimulated a considerable amount of recent research to assess the effects of reduced agricultural chemical use.  This paper focuses on the research in the United States which has examined the impact of reduced agricultural chemical use on food, including food prices, consumer acceptance, food quality, and food demand and consumption. This review is divided into three major sections.  The first gives an overview of consumer concerns and behavior, using the results of the annual Food Marketing Institute...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14450

RUSSIA'S FOOD ECONOMY IN TRANSITION: WHAT DO REFORMS MEAN FOR THE LONG-TERM OUTLOOK?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: von Braun,   Joachim; Serova,   Eugenia; Seeth,   Harm Tho; Melyukhina,   Olga.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16327

PROGRESS IN DEVELOPING AN INFANT AND A CHILD FEEDING INDEX: AN EXAMPLE USING THE ETHIOPIA DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY 2000
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arimond,   Mary; Ruel,   Marie T.
Summary indicators for measuring and assessing infant and child feeding practices are needed for research, communication and advocacy, and program evaluation. This paper reports on progress in developing a summary measure of infant and child feeding practices that addresses the following two challenges: infant and child feeding is multidimensional, and appropriate practices vary by age of the child. Much previous research in the area of infant and child feeding has focused on single practices over a narrow age range and so has not addressed the determinants and impact of adequate or optimal infant and child feeding. Using data from the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey, an infant and child feeding index is constructed, summarizing a range of key...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16388

ATRIBUTOS CONSIDERADOS IMPORTANTES NA DECISÃO DE COMPRA DOS COMPRADORES DE CARNE SUÍNA EM BELO HORIZONTE-MG
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Truocchio,   Tania Batista Ribeiro; Antonialli,   Luiz Marcelo.
O objetivo da presente pesquisa foi identificar os atributos considerados importantes na decisão de compra dos compradores de carne suína em Belo Horizonte-MG. Quanto à metodologia, trata-se de uma pesquisa de natureza quantitativa cujos dados foram coletados por meio de um levantamento do tipo survey aplicando-se um questionário estruturado em uma amostra de 399 compradores de carne suína em Belo Horizonte-MG. Utilizou-se para análise dos dados técnicas de estatística descritiva e multivariada (análise de cluster, análise discriminante e análise de variância) por meio do software SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). Como conclusões da pesquisa destaca-se que os compradores de carne suína estão mais exigentes quanto à aparência, qualidade e...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Carne de suínos; Comportamento de compra; Análise multivariada; Meat of pork; Purchasing behavior; Multivariate analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108602

An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
This 2009 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 response to various factors; and  background data and information to inform public discussions on challenges and opportunities facing the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system.  Charts and tables with brief accompanying texts are used to summarize information and to provide base performance indicators.  The 2009 report begins with a special feature which describes indicators to benchmark competitiveness of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector at the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agri-food; Competitiveness; Consumers; GDP; Employment; Exports; Imports; Innovation; Inflation; Farm typology; Income; Government support; Program payments; Profitability; Processing; Concentration; Water; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59885

Trade Liberalization in the South African Livestock Industry: implications for rural development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oyewumi,   Olubukola Ayodeju; Jooste,   Andre; Britz,   Wolfgang; van Schalkwyk,   Herman D.
Livestock farming is an important facet of agriculture and livelihood in South Africa. It forms the essence of rural agriculture contributing food, socio-economic stability, employment and income. After the liberalization of the agricultural sector and phasing out of past protection mechanisms South Africa introduced a process of tariff reform. Furthermore, a system of tariff rate quotas was introduced in compliance with WTO regulations. A partial equilibrium comparative static model was used to investigate the impact of further liberalization in the livestock industry of South Africa, particularly in meat products using four policy scenarios. Specific emphasis was given to the liberalization of the current TRQ regime. The implication of the results are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51997

INVESTING IN HEALTHY CONSUMERS FOR A HEALTHY INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stenzel,   Thomas E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33026

Comparison of Grocery Purchase Patterns of Diet Soda Buyers to Those of Regular Soda Buyers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: James,   Binkley; Golub,   Alla A.
The ultimate effect of regular and diet carbonated soft drinks on energy intakes depends on possible relations with other dietary components.  With this motivation, this study compared grocery purchase patterns of regular and diet soft drink consumers using a large sample of US single person households. We tested for differences in food spending shares allocated to 43 food categories chosen mainly for their desirable/undesirable nutritional properties.  We also investigated whether differences in purchased quantity of diet soft drinks are associated with differences in purchases of other food categories. We found a large number of significant differences, virtually all showing that more diet soda prone consumers make better nutrition choices, particularly...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Diet soda; Food purchase pattern; Homescan consumer panel data; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9963

Rising Food and Energy Prices: Projections for Labor Markets 2008-18 and Beyond
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffman,   Wallace E.
The objective of this paper is to examine how the likely growth in the ethanol industry over the next decade will impact U.S. labor markets, especially migrant crop labor, which is largely immigrant labor. To build the background for making projections for 2008-2010 and beyond, the paper reviews and critiques: (i) the size and composition of the U.S. farm labor market, (ii) the demographics and wage of hired farm workers, (iii) the supply of farm workers, and (iv) the factors affecting the demand for farm labor, including new technologies. The final section provides some projections for agricultural labor markets, taking account not only of likely trends in energy prices but also new technologies that will affect labor demand in the future.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food prices; Energy prices; Migrant labor; Immigrant labor; Agricultural labor; Labor intensive agriculture; Agricultural technologies; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44874

CERTIFYING ELIGIBILITY IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM:  FOOD ASSISTANCE RESEARCH BRIEF
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gundersen,   Craig; Morrison,   Rosanna Mentzer; Ghelfi,   Linda M.
Each school day, millions of U.S. children receive free or reduced-price meals provided through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Recent studies have indicated that many students who are not eligible for free or reduced-price NSLP meals are receiving the meals. How large is this certification error problem? Would stricter certification procedures deter many eligible students from participating?
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33841

SOUND SCIENCE AND PROSPECTS FOR SUGAR CONSUMPTION (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Briscoe,   Andrew C., III.
PowerPoint presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33031

Heterogeneity in the Evaluation of Quality Assurance Systems: The International Food Standard (IFS) in European Agribusiness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schulze,   Holger; Albersmeier,   Friederike; Gawron,   Jana-Christina; Spiller,   Achim; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
Due to the growing demands of customers and several food crises, quality assurance schemes have become increasingly popular in agribusiness. With this trend in mind, it seems worthwhile to take a closer look at the satisfaction of participating European companies. The study focuses on the IFS, which has gained much relevance in the food industry. A questionnaire concerned with perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of the IFS was answered by 389 companies. The results indicate that the overall evaluation of the IFS is primarily affected by the perceived usefulness of the catalogue of requirements and its evaluation. Furthermore, a cluster analysis was conducted and three clusters were identified, representing heterogeneous evaluations of the IFS.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Evaluation; Quality assurance systems; International Food Standard; Agribusiness; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q10; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53727

The Changing Food Assistance Landscape: The Food Stamp Program in a Post-Welfare Reform Environment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gundersen,   Craig; LeBlanc,   Michael; Kuhn,   Betsey A.
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) dramatically transformed and continues to transform the food assistance landscape in the United States. The Act cut more funds from the Food Stamp Program than it did from any other program, through reductions in benefits per person and restrictions in eligibility. Despite these cuts, food stamps now have a more prominent role in the post-welfare reform social safety net because the largest cash-assistance entitlement program, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), was replaced with the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, a nonentitlement program. This leaves the Food Stamp Program as one of the only remaining entitlement programs available to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food stamps; Transfer payments; Food consumption; Nutrition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33993

ESTIMATION OF A DIRECT UTILITY FUNCTION FOR FOOD EXPENDITURES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Young,   Nathan; Senauer,   Benjamin.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13737

EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS ON CONSUMPTION OF SELECTED FOOD NUTRIENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
The effects of socioeconomic and demographic factors on the consumption of food energy, protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, calcium, phosphorus, and iron are examined.  Socioeconomic and demographic factors analyzed are urbanization, region, race, ethnicity, sex, employment status, food stamp participation, household size, weight, height, age, and income.  Several of these factors significantly affect consumption of certain nutrients.  Income is an important factor affecting the consumption of vitamin A, vitamin C, and calcium.  Income elasticities are relatively small at low income levels.  For example, income elasticities range from 0.016 for calcium to 0.123 for vitamin C at an income level of $20,000.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31452

CAPACITY BUILDING ON FOOD SAFETY: FOCUSING ON EDUCATION AND SOCIAL COMMUNICATION  (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garcia,   Genaro.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32848

How Do Taxes Affect Food Markets?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Canning,   Patrick N.; Tsigas,   Marinos E.
Several food market indicators would change if a flat income tax system -- that is, a system without exemptions, deductions, credits, and deferrals-replaced the current system.  Our findings support the widely held view that even though a flat income tax system would increase national income, gains for consumers would be only modest.  Nor would economic growth be universal.  A federal flat tax structure would lead to smaller farm industries with lower than average growth rates, larger food industries with higher than average growth rates, slightly lower food production costs and consumer food prices, reduced net farm exports, and reduced net food imports.  If states were to enact similar reforms, consumer food prices would drop 2.2 percent overall and over...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Public Economics.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33789

WHO IS MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING  THE MEAT WE EAT IS SAFE?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Erdem,   Seda; Rigby,   Dan; Wossink,   Ada.
We report results of an analysis of the attribution of relative responsibility across the stages of the food chain for ensuring food safety. Specifically, we identify perceptions of the share of the overall responsibility that each stage in the food chain has to ensure that the meat people cook and eat at home does not cause them to become ill. Results are reported for two groups of stakeholders: consumers and farmers, and for two types of meat: chicken and beef. The stakeholders’ opinions regarding the relative degrees of responsibility of the sequential food chain stages (feed supplier, farmer, livestock transportation, abattoir,… consumer) are elicited via surveys using the Maximum Difference technique (best-worst scaling). The data are analyzed using...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Maximum Difference; Best Worst Scaling; Responsibility; Food Safety; Perception; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q18; Q51; D03; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61642

Persevere in depending on policy; technology and increase input, to ensure Chinese food safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhai,   Huqu.
The current price in food market is widespread to up, and the safety problem of food again become the focus problem that all society pay attention to. This text analyses the outstanding reason and to be faced with challenge for the future of safety problem of food, which point out some measure to ensure Chinese food safety, such as increasing input, implementing policies, quickening the innovation of agricultural technology.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31944

NEW AND NOTEWORTHY IN NUTRITION - Issue 40, May 20, 2003
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gillespie,   Stuart.
Headlines:  Southern Africa; Child Growth &amp; Development; Nutrition Policy; Obesity; Micronutrients; The Back Page.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16519

Organic Rural Innovation Systems and Networks: Findings From a Study of Ethiopian Smallholders
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spielman,   David J.; Davis,   Kristin E.; Negash,   Martha; Gezahegn,   Ayele.
Agriculture in Ethiopia is changing. New players, relationships, and policies are influencing the ways in which information and knowledge are used by smallholders. While this growing complexity suggests opportunities for Ethiopian smallholders, too little is known about how these opportunities can be effectively leveraged to promote pro-poor processes of rural innovation. This paper examines Ethiopia’s smallholder agricultural sector from an innovation systems perspective to understand the changing roles, responsibilities, and interactions of diverse actors in relation to smallholder livelihoods. The paper uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative research tools to paint a picture of the innovation landscape at both the system and local levels....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ethiopia; Agricultural development; Innovation; Technology; Social networks; Social learning; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52096

Cereal price instability in Ethiopia: An examination of sources and policy options
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shahidur,   Rashid; Meron,   Assefa.
Managing food price instability is a long standing policy challenge, which, with mixed experiences of agricultural price policy reforms, has re-emerged as a contemporary policy issue. This is particularly true for Ethiopia, where managing food price stability continues to be a formidable policy challenge. The objective of this paper is to examine the underlying causes of cereal price instabilities and to assess the policy options to manage them. It undertakes three tasks: (a) analyzes the sources and degree of cereal price instability, (b) discusses the viability of various policy options, and (c) critically reviews the country’s past, ongoing, and emerging policies for food price stabilization. The results show that the determinants of price...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cereal; Policy; Price instability; Ethiopia; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51999

HEALTH, FOOD SAFETY AND MEAT DEMAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Flake,   Oliver L.; Patterson,   Paul M.
For nearly two decades, the U.S. beef industry has faced a long term structural change, which has resulted in consumers shifting from beef to chicken.  This shift has occurred due to consumer concerns on cholesterol consumption.  More recently, this industry has confronted new challenges on the safety of beef, due to the potential presence of biological contaminants.  This study incorporates a measure on food safety with a measure on health information in a meat demand system.  Beef safety information is found to have a modest impact on beef demand, but is dominated by health information.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Meat demand; Health; Food safety; LA/AIDS; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21648

Technical Barriers to Interstate Trade: Noxious Weed Regulations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gopinath,   Munisamy; Min,   He; Buccola,   Steven T.
We focus on regulations controlling the spread of noxious weeds, especially the trade effects of regulatory differences across U.S. states. We specify a gravity model for each state’s seed, nursery product, and commodity trade with each other state. Within the gravity model, we examine the role of cross-state regulatory congruence arising from ecological and agronomic characteristics and interest-group lobbying. A spatial-autoregressive Tobit model is estimated with a modified expectation-maximization algorithm. Results show that weed regulatory congruence positively affects interstate trade. By fostering cross-state regulatory differences, consumer and commodity-producer lobbying reduce the value of interstate trade by about two percent per annum.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Interstate trade; Invasive species; Rent-seeking; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Public Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; F1; H7; Q5.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100527

The Demand for Food in the United States: A Review of the Literature, Evaluation of Previous Estimates, and Presentation of New Estimates of Demand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Okrent,   Abigail M.; Alston,   Julian M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61674

The Compliance Process of Food Quality Standards on Primary Producer Level: A Case Study of the EUREPGAP Standard in the Moroccan Tomato Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chemnitz,   Christine.
Fruit and vegetable sectors are principally seen as sectors where small producers are able to participate due to their low demand on land and their high labor requirements. However, the concern exists that small producers’ participation in the international fruit and vegetable trade could be diminishing as a result of the increasing prevalence of food quality standards in the sector. Standards define the terms of chain membership, imply rules and conditions for participation, and hence lead to processes of (re)distribution within the chain (Gibbon and Ponte, 2005). For some producers, standards may open up new opportunities as they permit market access to particular market segments. At the same time, the process of (re)distributing market shares is...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10286

Farm-Level Risk Management Using Irrigation and Weather Derivatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Shanshan; Mullen,   Jeffrey D.; Hoogenboom,   Gerrit.
An agronomic crop growth model—the Decision Support System for Agro-Technology Transfer—and a constant relative risk aversion utility function are used to examine corn irrigation strategies in Mitchell County, Georgia. Precipitation contracts are designed to help farmers manage risk. Three conclusions originate from the findings. First, the optimal irrigation strategy can greatly increase producers’ certainty-equivalent revenue. Second, changes in water pricing policy would have a limited impact on the amount of water used. And third, across levels of risk preference, the precipitation contracts are not effective in increasing certainty-equivalent revenue or reducing cumulative water use.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Irrigation risk management; Water pricing policy; Weather derivative contract; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D8; G22; Q15; Q25.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46986

European food quality policy: the importance of geographical indications, organic certification and food quality insurance schemes in European countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Becker,   Tilman C.; Staus,   Alexander.
The protection of geographical indications, organic certification and food quality assurance schemes are the cornerstones of European food quality policy. In this paper the importance of these voluntary quality policy schemes in the different Member States of the European Union is investigated. Member States may be grouped into four cluster according to the food quality orientation.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food quality policy; Protected geographical indications; Organic certification; Quality assurance schemes; Europe; Cluster; PDO; PGI; TSG; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44455

Did HAS Scores Impact Economic Incentives? - A Study of Hygiene Scores in the U.K.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shang,   Wenjing; Hooker,   Neal H.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20427

A structural model of wealth, obesity and health in the UK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mazzocchi,   Mario; Traill,   W. Bruce.
Based on a household health production framework, this paper exploits the combination of socioeconomic, health and nutrition information from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey to analyze the endogenous relationship among wealth, nutrition, weight and the final health outcomes. Results show that higher wealth determines lower weight and better health as expected, but through a better diet rather than extra exercise or lower calorie consumption.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Structural Equation Modelling; Body Mass Index; Diet; Blood Pressure; Income; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43968

Foreword: Special Issue on the Economics of Local Food Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Just,   David R.; Blalock,   Garrick.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106066

Socioeconomic Factors and Its Influence in Vertical Price Transmission: The Case of the Mexican Tortilla Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Araujo-Enciso,   Sergio Rene.
The present document provides evidence of how prices along the Mexican Tortilla Industry are related and co-integrated, furthermore it attempts to derive a formal relationship between market integration and socioeconomic variables that affects transaction costs and therefore price transmission. Although not conclusive, it sets the ground for further steps on achieving such objective by implementing more advanced techniques.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Maize tortilla industry; Vertical price transmission; Socioeconomic variables.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94922

Development of a Healthy Meal-Restaurant Index and a Healthy Retail Food Store Index: Obesogenic Environment Brazilian Study (ESAO)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duran,   Anna Clara.
Introduction: The food environment has been associated with food choices and obesity however tools to measure the food environment in middle-income countries are yet unavailable. Objectives: To propose two indexes to evaluate the food environment: Healthy Meal-Restaurant Index (HM-RI) and Healthy Retail Food Store Index (HRSI). Methods: All restaurants and retail food stores located in 52 census tracts across 13 districts of São Paulo city were audited. ANOVA analyses were performed according to SES and store types. Results: In total, 472 restaurants and 313 retail food stores were found. Mean HM-RI score was 2.66 (Standard deviation - SD=0.96), 50.2% of stores scored up to 2. Higher mean scores were found in high SES areas (p&lt;0.001) and among full...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food environment; Index; Restaurants; Food stores; Retail; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123389

Consumers' choice of broiler meat in Finland: the effects of country of origin and production methods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pouta,   Eija; Forsman-Hugg,   Sari; Heikkila,   Jaakko; Isoniemi,   Merja; Makela,   Johanna; Paananen,   Jaana.
Among consumers there is an increasing interest and concern about the ways food is produced. This calls for the poultry industry to differentiate their products and production methods to directions valued by the consumers. In this study we use choice experiment to analyse the importance of broiler production method and the country of origin for the Finnish consumers. In the experiment, we offer several alternatives for regular broiler, including products that have been produced using organic methods, as well as products produced by emphasising animal welfare or consumer health aspects. The conditional logit model of consumer preferences for broiler meat in Finland revealed the very strong positive perceptions of domestically produced broiler products....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Latent class analysis; Preference heterogenity; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43543

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL MEETING S-216 REGIONAL PROJECT FOOD DEMAND AND CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   Christine K.
Over the past few years the S-216 Regional Project has devoted one day of the two-day annual meeting for a symposium. This year's symposium incorporated presentations by scholars from a number of fields: economics, agricultural economics, anthropology and social psychology. The latter two fields were represented by Mahadev L. Apte and David Brinberg who elucidated the perspectivesoftheirrespective disciplines and enhanced ourunderstanding ofhowthose disciplines conceptualize and empirically study food demand and consumption behavior. Prof. Apte's paper is included as the first in this proceedings volume. Because Prof. Brinberg's work on the role of and means for measuring the effect of attitudes on food consumption decisions (the basis for his...
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122818

DAIRY COW OWNERSHIP AND CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN KENYA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nicholson,   Charles F.; Mwangi,   Lucy; Staal,   Steven J.; Thornton,   Philip K.
Dairy cow ownership has been widely promoted by a number of development projects in Kenya (and other countries in East Africa) for the last two decades, and the country has the largest population of smallholder producers with dairy cows in sub-Saharan Africa. Supporters of dairy development efforts often have assumed that there will be positive nutritional impacts from increased milk consumption by dairy cow-owning households. This expectation has been further strengthened by recent research findings about the micronutrient benefits of animal product consumption. However, the nutritional impacts of more intensive dairying have received relatively little study to date in East Africa. This paper develops a conceptual framework that identifies key pathways...
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122122

Australian consumers' willingness to pay and willingness to purchase a hypothetical lower cholesterol pork product
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bellhouse,   Amy; Malcolm,   Bill; Griffith,   Garry R.; Dunshea,   Frank.
This study investigated whether there would be an increase in consumer willingness to pay and purchase if reduced cholesterol pork was introduced to the Australian market. A stated choice analysis was used, with the following questions addressed. How are current purchases of fresh pork affected by concerns about cholesterol content?  What financial premium, if any, would consumers place on reduced cholesterol pork?  Would consumers buy more pork if a low cholesterol option were available?  Is there a group of consumers, such as those with high cholesterol, who have an increased willingness to pay for or purchase reduced cholesterol pork when compared to consumers without this health problem? Results from this study indicated that at present the majority of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Pork; Cholesterol; Choice analysis; Australian pork; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114414

Public Attitudes And Perceptions Of The Vulnerability Of The U.S Food Chain To Agroterrorism
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Onyango,   Benjamin M.; Turvey,   Calum G.; Hallman,   William K.
This study uses results from marginal effects estimates across the foods and points of the food chain to rank the foods and food chain points in order of intensity of likelihood of a terrorist attack. The results show that young people, low incomers (&lt;$35,000), those with medium to low knowledge about food chain and food safety, those skeptical about grocery abilities on food safety, and those with low education were likely to feel that certain foods are more likely to view likelihood of terrorist attacks possible.  The results underscores the importance of consumer concerns about terrorist threats at the farm level, processing, grocery stores, or food transport calling for measures to secure such foods or segments of the food chain by all concerned....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19535

The Role of Commodity Prices in Food Inflation in the United States (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lapp,   Bill.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50588

THE IMPACT OF HACCP ON FACTOR DEMAND AND OUTPUT SUPPLY ELASTICITIES OF RED MEAT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nganje,   William E.; Mazzocco,   Michael A.
This study uses firm-level data during the hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) implementation period (1997 - 2000) to analyze the impact of HACCP on input demand and output supply elasticities of firms in the red meat industry and derive implications for efficiency and moral hazard issues associated with the implementation of HACCP systems.  The results show that HACCP causes factor demand for labor, material, and capital to be less inelastic while the elasticity of output supply did not change significantly.  The interdependent relationships among HACCP and input prices and output result in efficiency gains.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: HACCP; Factor demand; Elasticities of substitution; Output supply elasticities; Translog cost function; Efficiency; Red meat; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35995

Chapter 16: CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING RESULTS OBTAINED FROM CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Belzer,   Richard B.; Theroux,   Richard P.
This book was originally published by Westview Press, Boulder CO, 1995.
Tipo: Book Chapter
Palavras-chave: Contingent valuation; Willingness to pay; Elevation criteria; Reliability; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25987

UK Consumers' Willingness-to-Accept (WTA) GM Food
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moon,   Wanki; Rimal,   Arbindra; Balasubramanian,   Siva K.
Our study uses contingent valuation survey data (WTA and WTP) collected in the UK to examine consumers' behavioral intention with regard to GM food.  In particular, we characterize respondents who selected "Don't Know" and "Protest" options in WTP questions in terms of what they would do when offered discount for GM food.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Contingent valuation; WTA; WTP; Genetically modified food; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34973

Food Chain Concept in Food and Rural Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bertazzoli,   Aldo; Ghelfi,   Rino; Rivaroli,   Sergio; Samoggia,   Antonella.
Food chain concept was firstly used as a private sector concept applied in order to optimise chain organisation and to create value along the chain. It is now becoming an approach to understand relations within a socio-economic area, both for economic and production aims and to gain a territorial and rural development perspective. Currently food chain policy is often the result of a negotiating process involving different socio-economic policy areas and many stakeholders. The objective of the present paper is to analyse the food chain concept in rural and food policy context, to explore its interconnections with other socio-economic policy areas, and to identify the main policy perspectives in which the concept of food chain was used. A significant number...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food chain; Food policy; Rural policy; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59037

Asian Ethnic Consumers' Perceptions and Behavior toward Buying Produce from Ethnic Stores: A Study in the Northeastern United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nemana,   Aparna; Govindasamy,   Ramu; Puduri,   Venkata S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8551

Demand-driven and Cost Effective Production: What the Farmers Ought to know. A case of Local Chicken Enterprise in Masindi District-Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alum,   W.; Kanzikwera,   R.; Sanginga,   Pascal.
Most African communities depend on agriculture for both income generation and food security and yet farming has faced and is still confronted with a lot of production and market related hardships. Despite all these constraints, farmers are stuck on agriculture as it’s the only definite way of earning a living. The mistake farmers and other agricultural practitioners continuously make is to produce first and look for the market later. This is where buyers and the middle men in particular exploit and a conclusion is eventually made by the producer that,” there is no money in agriculture.” Farmers including those who want to reap from agriculture need to first change their attitudes towards it and secondly produce what the markets are demanding at particular...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52093

MYCOTOXIN FOOD SAFETY RISK IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhat,   Ramesh V.; Vasanthi,   Siruguri.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16571

Consumers and sellers heterogeneity, search costs and spatial price dispersion in retail food markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anania,   Giovanni; Nistico,   Rosanna.
— Price dispersion, i.e. a homogeneous product sold at different prices by different sellers, is among the most replicated findings in empirical economics. The paper assesses the extent and determinants of spatial price dispersion for 14 perfectly homogeneous food products in more than 400 retailers in a market characterized by the persistence of a large number of relatively small traditional food stores, side by side with large supermarkets. The extent of observed price dispersion is quite high, suggesting that, despite their large number, monopolistic competition prevails among sellers as a result of the heterogeneity of services offered. When prices in an urban area (where the spatial concentration of sellers is much higher and consumer search costs...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Price dispersion; Retail pricing; Food markets.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94921

A Discriminant Analysis of Factors Associated with The Adoption Of Certified Organic Farming By Smallholder Farmers in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kisaka-Lwayo,   Maggie.
Discriminant analysis was used to identify the characteristics that distinguish between fully-certified organic, partially-certified organic and non-organic farmers in Umbumbulu district, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa (SA) during October- November 2004. 200 farmers interviewed were drawn by purposively selecting the 151 members of the Ezemvelo Farmers’ Organisation (EFO), and by random sampling 49 non-organic farmers in wards neighbouring EFO. Results from the two estimated discriminant functions suggested that farmers with higher household sizes, incomes, input costs per hectare and number of chickens owned, locations further from innovators and less risk aversion were more likely to be certified as organic. Household location should be considered in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Organic; Discriminant Analysis; South Africa; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52155

WHAT CAN FOOD POLICY DO TO REDIRECT THE DIET TRANSITION?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haddad,   Lawrence James.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15958

Are Restaurants Really Supersizing America?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Michael L.; Matsa,   David A.
Replaced with revised version Feb. 24, 2010.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Economics of regulation; Health production; Obesity; Fat tax; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; D12; H25; I12; I18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37652

FOOD PRODUCT RECALLS, AGBIOTECH AND CONSUMER RESPONSE: THE CASE OF STARLINK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vickner,   Steven S.; Marks,   Leonie A.; Kalaitzandonakes,   Nicholas G.
Using a conditional nonlinear AIDS model and three years of syndicated, national-level weekly point-of-purchase scanner data, we empirically estimate the consumer response to the Starlink recall while controlling for relative prices, per capita real expenditure, holidays, post-recall demand trends and the media. In the salted snacks product category, acute media coverage reduced the expenditure share for the recalled products and those shares nearly recovered 12 months post-recall. Expenditure shares in the chili seasonings product category were unaffected by the recall and media coverage.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22050

Structure, Coûts Des Transactions Et Integration Spatiale Des Marches Des Produits Alimentaires Au Togo
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koffi-Tessio,   Egnonto M.; Sedzro,   Kossi; Tossou,   Kokou A.; Yovo,   Koffi.
Le présent travail évalue d'une part la structure des coûts de transaction des principaux produits commercialisés au Togo (maïs, sorgho, oignon, gari, tomate, poisson, volaille et gros bétail), et d'autre part le niveau de l'intégration du marché de maïs qui est devenu le produit dominant dans le système de production, de consommation et de commercialisation au Togo. L'analyse des coûts de transaction réalisée à partir des données primaires a débouché sur le constat global que les coûts de transport représentent le facteur le plus déterminant dans les coûts de transaction. L'analyse de l'intégration du marché de maïs réalisée au moyen de la technique de co-intégration et du modèle de Ravallion appliqués sur des séries de prix a permis de dresser trois...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marche; Couts transaction; Integration; Co-integration; Securite alimentaire; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52187

TRACING THE IMPACTS OF FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ON AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMERS: A COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanson,   Kenneth; Golan,   Elise H.; Vogel,   Stephen J.; Olmsted,   Jennifer.
Changes in food assistance policy can have impacts on economic activity and household income across the economy. Using a Computable General Equilibrium model focusing on food assistance, we found that both a hypothetical cut in food stamp benefits and a hypothetical cash-out of the Food Stamp Program led to reductions in food demand and farm production. In addition, this hypothetical cut in food stamp benefits resulted in a decline in transfer income for low-income households that was not compensated for by increased labor income. The cash-out triggered general equilibrium effects that led to higher taxes and reductions in labor income, chiefly for high-income households. The Food Assistance Computable General Equilibrium model includes modeling...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: General equilibrium analysis; Computable general equilibrium model; Food stamps; Food stamp cash-out; Food assistance policy; Agricultural linkages; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33831

U.S. Demand for Food and Nutrition in the 20th Century
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beatty,   Timothy K.M.; LaFrance,   Jeffrey T.
A great deal of research on farm and food policy and consumer choice focuses on the link between food consumption and nutrition. This paper presents and applies a new method to analyze the demand for food and nutrients, and consumer welfare. The foundation for this method is the recent extension of the Gorman class of exactly aggregable demand models to incomplete demand systems. The purposes of this approach are to derive and implement coherent, flexible empirical models of food and nutrient demand, to estimate the model parameters consistently with aggregate data, and to make inferences on the impacts of farm and food policy changes on food and nutrient demand and consumer welfare of those policies. We apply this framework to annual per capita U.S....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Aggregation; Agricultural policy; Food demand; Gorman Systems of Demands; Nutrition; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25105

The New Food Safety Regime in the US: How Will it Affect Canadian Competitiveness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nakuja,   Tekuni; Akhand,   M.; Hobbs,   Jill E.; Kerr,   William A.
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) which was signed into law in January, 2011 represents a major initiative to improve food safety in the US. The legislation mandates the US Food and Drug Administration with developing a regulatory system to implement the Act. As yet, the full effect of the Act cannot be evaluated because the regulatory requirements are yet to be developed. There is little doubt, however, that those firms, both domestic and foreign, that wish to supply US consumers with food will face a considerable increase in regulatory costs.  This paper outlines the major requirements of the FSMA and suggests how the regulatory burden may fall on foreign versus US domestic suppliers. Areas where Canadian firms may be disadvantaged relative to US...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Competitiveness; Food safety; Regulatory burden; SPS; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116847

IMPLICIT ADDITIVE PREFERENCES: A FURTHER GENERALIZATION OF THE CES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Preckel,   Paul V.; Cranfield,   John A.L.; Hertel,   Thomas W.
The CES is generalized by extension of the work of Hanoch (1975) resulting in implicit, direct and indirect relationships between utility and consumption.  Expressions for substitution and income elasticities are developed and observed to be variable, rather than constant as in the CES case.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19373

Food Safety, Market Power and Private Standards: An Analysis of the Emerging Strategies of Food Operators
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Charlier,   Christophe; Valceschini,   Egizio.
Together with expected implications on food safety, the European Regulation 178/2002 has important consequences shaping the agrifood sector. This regulation gives latitude to operators in front of specific food safety objectives and promotes self‐control. Private standards are a way of addressing this problem. The paper shows that as soon as producers and retailers have different private standards, a problem of coordination among operators has to be solved. This coordination is important for the sanitary aims but involves strategic aspects too. The coordination problem is tougher when the standards developed by producers and retailers can be considered as two substitutes, even if each operators considers that a coordination of their practices shall be...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Private standards; Food safety; Operators responsibility; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97227

CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING AND VULNERABILITY IN THE ZONE LACUSTRE, MALI
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harrower,   Sarah; Hoddinott,   John.
This paper explores risk sharing in the Zone Lacustre, Mali, as viewed through the lens of consumption smoothing. We find that idiosyncratic shocks appear to have little impact on consumption, and that households respond to these shocks in a variety of ways. In general, nonpoor households are more likely to enter into new income-generating activities while poor households are more likely to engage in credit or gift exchange or to ration consumption. When we construct a stronger test for consumption smoothing, we find that changes in household income lead to modest changes in consumption. Covariant shocks, as measured by village/round dummies, always lead to changes in consumption. These results are robust to concerns regarding bias resulting from...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16396

Promoting sustainable food consumption: the case of nutrition education programs in public schools
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gorgitano,   Maria Teresa; Sodano,   Valeria.
Within the realm of public policies for a sustainable food system, the focus has gradually shifted from production oriented towards consumption oriented interventions. Whilst changing consumer behavior can have a long-lasting positive environmental impact, choosing effective sustainable consumption policy instruments may be a challenging task. In the case of food consumption, the choice of interventions is particularly difficult because of the multiple aspects- psychological, cultural, economic, religious- associated with eating habits. The paper deals with one of the most commonly used forms of intervention, nutrition education programs in public schools. The main conclusion of the paper is that a major effort should be made by the Ministry of Education,...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainable consumption; Nutrition education; Welfare economics; Food governance; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I0; Q01; D10.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124379

Acrylamide: The Next Food Safety Issue?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Viator,   Catherine; Muth,   Mary K.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93696

European Food Quality Policy: The Importance of Geographical Indications, Organic Certification and Food Quality Assurance Schemes in European Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Becker,   Tilman C.
In the early 1990s reform of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy led to a change in emphasis away from price into policies to promote rural development, in part through improvements to food quality. Geographic indicators are only one of a range of EU policies designed to foster these goals. Geographic indicators are put within the context of the wider quality enhancement policies that include quality assurance schemes and organic production. There appears to be considerable regional differences within the EU when it comes to the use of the various quality-enhancing policies available. The member states of the EU can be grouped into four different clusters, each characterized by a different quality policy strategy.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: European Union; Food quality; Geographic indicators; Regional differences; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48796

HOUSEHOLD FLUID MILK EXPENDITURE PATTERNS IN THE SOUTH AND UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Chung L.; Raunikar,   Robert.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30150

A Dietary Assessment of the U.S. Food Supply: Comparing Per Capita Food Consumption with Food Guide Pyramid Serving Recommendations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kantor,   Linda Scott.
Most American diets do not meet Federal Food Guide Pyramid dietary recommendations. On average, people consume too many servings of added fats and sugars and too few servings of fruits, vegetables, dairy products, lean meats, and foods made from whole grains compared with a reference set of Food Guide Pyramid serving recommendations appropriate to the age and gender composition of the U.S. population. In addition, while the healthfulness of diets has improved over time, the pace of improvement has been uneven. For example, while Americans consumed record amounts of fruits and vegetables in 1996, consumption of caloric sweeteners also reached a 27-year high. This report is the first dietary assessment to use ERSís time-series food supply data to compare...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food; Food consumption; CSFII; Food Guide Pyramid; Dietary Guidelines for Americans; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34079

Hysterisis in Food Safety Investments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.; Nganje,   William E.; Acharya,   Ram N.
Concerns regarding the safety and integrity of the fresh produce supply chain are becoming all too common in the media. In 2006, an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 from farms in Central California sickened almost two hundred people and lead to the deaths of three. Estimated costs to the industry ranged from $100 per month to $200 million until spinach sales returned to normal. By some accounts, the spinach industry has yet to recover and may not for years to come. The incident, however, has lead to a host of initiatives from industry officials, legislators and fresh produce retailers to ensure the safety of fresh produce. The necessary technology and best practices knowledge exists, yet some growers have not made the investment required to ensure that such...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49888

Distortions in a Multi-Level Co-Financing System: The Case of the Agri-Environmental Program of Saxony-Anhalt
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kirschke,   Dieter; Hager,   Astrid; Jechlitschka,   Kurt; Wegener,   Stefan.
In this paper we analyze the impact of the EU multi-level co-financing system on regional policy-making and priority setting taking the case of the agri-environmental program of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. The implications of several co-financing scenarios are analyzed and compared to respective lump-sum transfers using an interactive linear programming approach. The results reveal that regional choices on agri-environmental measures are strongly influenced by the co-financing system leading to distortions. The extent of these distortions depends on the specific regional preferences and restrictions to be considered in the policy-making process.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-environmental programs; Co-financing; Federalism; Interactive programming; Policy-making; Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C61; H72; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25365

Comparación de rentabilidad entre la producción de maíz convencional en Chile y la producción de maíz transgénico en Argentina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diaz,   Jose; Padilla Bravo,   Carlos Antonio; Jara,   Roberto.
Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chile
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Grain corn; Profitability; Chile-Argentina; Genetically modified organism.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97366

Technical Considerations in Evaluating of Fluid Milk Sales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Branson,   Robert E.; Nichols,   John P.; Stelly,   Randall.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Evaluation; Fluid Milk; Milk; Sales; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96416

ESTIMATING CONSUMER WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY FOR COUNTRY OF-ORIGIN-LABELS FOR BEEF PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loureiro,   Maria L.; Umberger,   Wendy J.
Country-of-origin labeling is now being considered as an alternative by the U.S. Senate. Research is still needed  to determine what attributes consumers value in domestic versus imported beef, and to quantify the value that consumers place on country-of-origin labels.  Preliminary results suggest that U.S. consumers perceived domestic beef as being safer than imported beef, and overall they are willing to pay a premium to obtain U.S. certified beef.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19745

THE EFFECT OF FOOD LABEL USE ON NUTRIENT INTAKES:  AN ENDOGENOUS SWITCHING REGRESSION ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Sung-Yong; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Capps,   Oral, Jr.
This study examines the impact of consumers'’ use of food labels on selected nutrient intakes of Americans. Endogenous switching regression techniques are employed to control for heterogeneity in the label use decision. When the nutrient intakes of label users and the expected nutrient intakes of label users in the absence of labels are compared, food label use decreases individuals'’ average daily intakes of calories from total fat and saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium by 6.90%, 2.10%, 67.60 milligrams, and 29.58 milligrams, respectively. In addition, consumer nutrition label use increases average daily fiber intake by 7.51 grains.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30831

NUTRITION AND POPULATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Figuero,   Rolando; Rodriguez-Garcia,   Rosalia.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16158

PATHOGEN REDUCTION OPTIONS IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING THEIR ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Narrod,   Clare A.; Malcolm,   Scott A.; Ollinger,   Michael; Roberts,   Tanya.
Foodborne pathogens cause millions of human illnesses annually, many resulting in death or  chronic illnesses. Universal methods to evaluate microbial risks and their associated costs have yet to be developed.  Typically, risk analysis and economic analysis have been carried out independently.  In this paper, we link a risk analysis model based on typical slaughterhouse practices with a decision model to evaluate the cost effectiveness of various combinations of pathogen reducing technologies.  We describe technological change with regard to pathogen reduction in meat and compare the use, effectiveness, and the degree to which different control technologies have penetrated the market. We follow with the description of a cost-effectiveness framework for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21562

L’approche Syal comme démarche pour le développement territorial de l’Amazonie brésilienne et la Pampa argentine.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beber,   Caetano Luiz; Cerdan,   Claire.
Notre communication s’intéresse à de grands espaces agricoles , la PAMPA argentine et l’AMAZONIE brésilienne, qui se caractérisent par la présence de multiples acteurs, agricultures familiales, agroindustriels qui juxtaposent ou associent des modèles différents de développement dans le territoire. Nous proposons ici de discuter à partir d’une revue des travaux sur les SYAL dans quelle mesure cette approche peut être considérée comme clé de lecture pour ces dynamiques spatiales de grande échelle. Quels sont ses atouts et ses limites? Comment penser les processus de spécification des ressources territoriales, de coordination entre acteurs privés et acteurs publiques dans ces régions au profil si particulier.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: SYAL; Économie et développement rural; Développement territorial durable; Brésil et Argentine.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94928

IMPLICATIONS OF QUALITY DETERIORATION FOR PUBLIC FOODGRAIN STOCK MANAGEMENT AND CONSUMERS IN BANGLADESH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dorosh,   Paul A.; Farid,   Naser.
In the late 1990s, government policy in Bangladesh shifted in favor of increased public foodgrain stocks, setting official minimum stock targets of 1.0 to 1.2 million tons, as compared to operational targets of about 700 to 800 thousand metric tons in the early 1990s. Because no mechanism for stock rotation involving simultaneous buying and selling grain at a wholesale level exists, higher stock levels with no increase in distribution led to an increase in average age of stocks and problems of stock quality deterioration. This paper extends earlier analyses of stock policy by focusing on a key aspect of stock management in Bangladesh: the economic costs of stock quality deterioration in storage, including the implicit costs to recipients of Public Food...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16225

Food Safety as a Global Public Good: Is There Underinvestment?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Unnevehr,   Laurian J.
Globalization of the food system is shaped by demand trends that bring about deep integration of agricultural production and marketing. As diets and food quality become more similar around the world, risks are shared across borders, creating global public "goods" and "bads." Examples of globally shared food safety risks include acute risks such as microbial pathogens, as well as chronic risks, such as those arising from pesticide residues or mycotoxins. Food safety is addressed as a global public good through private sector efforts, institutional innovations such as the SPS agreement under the WTO, and trade capacity building efforts to improve food safety management for developing country exports. Data on food safety import violations from the U.S. and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Global public good; Trade facilitation; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q17; Q18; O19.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25733

Do retail coffee prices increase faster than they fall? Asymmetric price transmission in France, Germany and the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gomez,   Miguel I.; Koerner,   Julia.
This investigation examines price transmission asymmetries (PTA) between international and retail coffee prices in the US, France and Germany. Differences in price transmission mechanisms provide evidence for disparities in market structure and market performance across countries. Although all processors of roasted coffee purchase green coffee at the same price in the international markets, one finds significant differences in retail prices among these countries. The study develops an Error Correction (EC) representation model to assess PTA of non-stationary models. Finally, it claims that identifying differences in price transmission asymmetry is an approach to compare market structure across countries.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Coffee; Markets; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55930

The impact of crop protection on agricultural production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Popp,   Jozsef; Hantos,   Krisztina.
Chemical pesticides will continue to play a role in pest management for the future. In many situations, the benefits of pesticide use are high relative to the risks or there are no practical alternatives. The number and diversity of biological sources will increase, and products that originate in chemistry laboratories will be designed for particular target sites. Innovations in pesticide delivery systems in plants promise to reduce adverse environmental impacts even further. The correct use of pesticides can deliver significant socioeconomic and environmental benefits in the form of safe, healthy, affordable food; and enable sustainable farm management by improving the efficiency with which we use natural resources such as soil, water and overall land...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop protection; Pesticide; Biopesticide; Crop losses; Cost and benefit; Agriculture; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102401

Co-regulation and voluntarism in the provision of food safety: lessons from institutional economics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hussain,   Salman.
Traditional regulation in the food safety domain has been in the form of mandatory, inflexible food safety controls that are applied to firms. There has been a trend away from this regulatory paradigm towards more co-regulation and self-regulation by industry. This paper investigates the potential for systemic failure in the provision of safe food that might arise as a consequence of this new regulatory paradigm. These systemic failures occur owing to the fact that the food safety outcome depends on the behaviour of the three sets of agents (firms, consumers and the regulator). These populations of agents have generally been treated in the literature as homogeneous in terms of their behaviour and strategies. Further, the actions taken by any one agent are...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Co-regulation; Strategic behaviour; Food safety; Ex ante regulation; Institutional economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45996

Business Process Modelling in Demand‐Driven Agri‐Food Supply Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verdouw,   Cor N.; Beulens,   Adriaan J.M.; Trienekens,   Jacques H.; Wolfert,   Sjaak.
Agri‐food companies increasingly participate in demand‐driven supply chains that are able to adapt flexibly to changes in the marketplace. The objective of this presentation is to discuss a process modelling framework, which enhances the interoperability and agility of information systems as required in such dynamic supply chains. The designed framework consists of two parts: an object system definition and a modelling toolbox. The object system definition provides a conceptual definition of business process in demand‐driven supply chains from a systems perspective. It includes an application of the Viable Systems Model of Stafford Beer to supply chains, and classifications of business processes, control systems and coordination mechanisms. The modelling...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100477

Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs and Obesity:  1976-2002
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ver Ploeg,   Michele; Mancino,   Lisa; Lin,   Biing-Hwan.
The Food Stamp Program and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) address poor nutrition among low-income adults, infants, and children in the United States. Higher rates of obesity among the populations these programs serve have led to concern that the programs may, ironically, contribute to the problem. To analyze the relationships between program participation and body weight, the study used cross-sectional data spanning the period 1976-2002. The authors compared participants with nonparticipants subdivided into three income categories: income-eligible for food and nutrition assistance, moderate income, and higher income. Results were most striking for adult women receiving food stamps. The most recent data...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food and nutrition assistance programs; Food stamps; WIC; Overweight; Obesity; Body Mass Index; Weight trends; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55965

A Comparison of Consumer Willingness to Pay for Four Types of Sweeteners
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deng,   Xueting; Saghaian,   Sayed H.; Woods,   Timothy A.
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, artificially maple flavored syrup, sorghum syrup and molasses. Results suggest that consumers who are at high household income level (above $80,000) and with a smaller household size are likely to pay more for Kentucky grown maple syrup. Results show that there is no statistic difference for the annual household consumption among the four types of sweeteners.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Artificial sweeteners; Kentucky; Maple syrup; Molasses; Sorghum; Willingness to pay; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119811

Segmentation Analysis of Grocery Shoppers in Alabama
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mukiibi,   Michael L.; Bukenya,   James O.
Using survey responses from over 500 responses, this paper conducts a market segmentation of grocery shoppers in Alabama. By employing cluster analysis technique, Alabama grocery shoppers are segmented into three different groups based on the relative importance of factors that describe their shopping experiences.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6943

THE ROLE OF SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS AND LIFESTYLE VARIABLES IN ATTITUDE AND THE DEMAND FOR GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heiman,   Amir; Just,   David R.; Zilberman,   David.
Consumer resistance is a key barrier to the diffusion of genetically modified foods (GMFs). Several studies have shown that consumers in general have a negative attitude toward GMFs. Through analysis of a survey conducted in Israel, we find consumer attitudes toward GMFs to be context specific, differing based on the available alternatives. Consumers responded positively to genetically modified meats when given the alternative choice of meats produced with hormones or dyes.  We also address the importance of gender, education, and being religious on the consumer's attitude toward GMFs. Both education and being religious have significant effects on attitude, while gender does not.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; Consumer attitudes; Diffusion; Genetically modified foods; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14713

LAS VIAS PECUARIAS Y LA PLANIFICACION TERRITORIAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guaita Pradas,   Inmaculada; Barrachina Martinez,   Isabel; Fuensanta,   Marin Soler.
La creciente demanda de activos ambientales por la sociedad, hace que recursos ambientales que hoy están en desuso sean susceptibles de tener nuevos valores por la utilidad que proporcionan, no solo a los habitantes del medio rural donde están inmersos, sino también a los habitantes del medio urbano que los pueden utilizar con finalidades recreativas y de contacto con la naturaleza. Un buen ejemplo de este tipo de recurso son las vías pecuarias, que han sido utilizadas durante más de 500 años para el paso del ganado; coincidiendo con el auge económico del sector agropecuario en España. Debido al proceso de desarrollo económico industrial se han ido abandonando paulatinamente, llegando en la actualidad a un estado de deterioro en algunos casos irreversible....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Canada Real; Valoracion contingente; Disposicion a pagar; Eleccion racional del consumidor.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95331

Why Is the Obesity Rate So Low in Japan and High in the U.S.? Some Possible Economic Explanations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Senauer,   Benjamin; Gemma,   Masahiko.
More than one billion adults are overweight worldwide, and more than 300 million of them clinically obese, raising the risk of many serious diseases.  Only 3.6 percent of Japanese have a body mass index (BMI) over 30, which is the international standard for obesity, whereas 32.0 percent of Americans do.  A total of 66.5 percent of Americans have a BMI over 25, making them overweight, but only 24.7 percent of Japanese.  This paper examines the reasons Japan has one of the lowest rates of obesity in the world and the United States one of the highest, giving particular attention to underlying economic factors that might be influenced by policy changes.  The average person in Japan consumes over 200 fewer calories per day than the average American.  Food...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Obesity; Food consumption; Food prices; Physical activity; Walking; Automobile costs; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; D12; I 11.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14321

Using Market Segmentation to Assess Consumers' Acceptance of Organic Eggs in Taiwan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Wan-Tran; Chien,   Chun-Yu.
The needs of the organic eggs are increasing; therefore, the farmers of chicken-egg (FCE) provide the best eggs to their consumers to satisfy their needs and wants.  Because the FCE cannot satisfy every consumer’ needs, FCE has to focus on some specific groups to satisfy their needs and wants.   This paper is to clarify the segmentation of the customers in middle Taiwan and build the empirical model via Cluster Analysis.  The 460 samples are taken randomly without some adjustment, but only 341 samples are used.  As the results, this paper gets the segmentations of product oriented, economic oriented, and production oriented, and which would be the target markets that the FCE should focus on.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic eggs; Cluster analysis; Market segmentation; Product Position; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7739

FLUID MILK PURCHASE PATTERNS IN THE SOUTH: EFFECTS OF USE OF NUTRITION INFORMATION AND HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jensen,   Kimberly L.
This study measures the impacts of use of nutrition information and household socioeconomic characteristics on market participation and amount purchased of whole-fat and low-fat milks in the South. Data are from the 1987-88 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey. The results showed that use of nutrition information had little effect on purchases on the basis of nutritional benefits through health professionals and product packaging are useful tools for the dairy industry to attract market participation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Fluid milk; Household purchases; Market participation; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15280

A MULTI-COUNTRY ASSESSMENT OF CONSUMER ATTITUDES OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR NEW LABELING SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Hyun Seok; Kim,   Kwansoo.
This paper estimates the willingness to pay (WTP) for non-genetically modified (GM) vegetable oil and tofu in Korea by using contingent valuation (CV) method and compares this WTP with Japan, Norway, Taiwan and the U.S. It also recovers the distribution of WTP by using a bootstrapping approach to provide a better measure of consumer's WTP on non-GM foods. Especially, we pay attention to the different characteristics of vegetable oil and tofu; vegetable oil made from GM soybeans doesn't have genetically altered protein, but tofu made from GM soybean has genetically altered protein. For this reason, vegetable oil made from GM soybeans is excluded from mandatory GM labeling system in Korea. Therefore, in this paper, the potential differences between WTP for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19989

Observer les circuits courts à l’échelle d’un territoire : proposition d’un modèle d’analyse spatiale des données, en termes de systèmes d’information géographique.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scheffer,   Sandrine; Dalido,   Anne-Laure.
Notre contribution est issue de recherches conduites dans le cadre d’un programme interrégional PSDR1 (Liproco- Liens Producteurs – Consommateurs) portant sur « les démarches de valorisation des produits alimentaires et activités connexes fondées sur les proximités producteurs – consommateurs. ». Soulignant l’intérêt croissant tant des consommateurs qui s’interrogent sur leurs modes de consommation, que des acteurs qui en saisissent les enjeux pour leur territoire, nos travaux portent notamment sur les articulations existant entre les circuits courts et les problématiques de développement territorial. L’analyse cartographique multiscalaire constitue à notre sens un outil précieux permettant de relier et d’analyser les dynamiques de localisation des...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Circuits courts; Systèmes d’Information Géographique; Dynamiques spatiales.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95005

Discourses of Implementing Information Systems in Corporate Merger: A Case Study from the Food Exporting Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alm,   Kristian; Engelseth,   Per; Karlsen,   Anniken.
In 2007 five different industrial food producers merged to become one single firm. This paper places focus on the challenge these actors had in deciding on, implementing, and using an information system to support mainly their raw material purchasing and finished product sales function. Studies show that a large part of information system implementation failures are related to insufficient alignment between various aspects or parts of an organization and the new technology (Miller 2001, Wognum 2004). A report of a working group from The Royal Academy of Engineering and The British Computer Society concerning the challenges of complex IT project (RAEng, 2004) supports this view stating that the most pressing problems are related to the human aspect of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59189

Tea Farming Enterprise Contribution to Smallholders’ Well Being In Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mwaura,   Francis; Muku,   Ogise.
Poverty reduction among smallholders has remained a major priority for the Kenyan government. Efforts have been geared to have a streamlined agri-business system like emulated by the tea sub-sector. In the smallholder tea sub-sector, farmers are organized to private companies, owns factories, engage in produce assembling, processing, contract experts for profession services, have micro-financing institutions serving them, and procure fertilizer from overseas in bulk to distribute it to its members. While the success of the organization and operations are visible the impact of the enterprise returns are unknown. The paper discusses the tea farming enterprise contribution to the well being of the smallholders’ tea farmers in central and western highlands of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52127

Can Taxes on Calorically Sweetened Beverages Reduce Obesity?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Todd,   Jessica E.; Zhen,   Chen.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beverage tax; Obesity; Overweight; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; H2; I18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95754

Effects of policy instruments on farm investments and production decisions in the Spanish cop sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kallas,   Zein; Gil,   Jose Maria; Serra,   Teresa.
Our paper asses the impacts of the partially decoupled (PD) scheme, implemented during the 1990s and first half of the 2000s in the framework of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), on on-farm investment as well as on other production decisions. The Spanish COP sector was taken as a case study due to its economic and political relevance. The empirical analysis is applied on farm-level data from the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN), observed from 2000 to 2004, based on. We use a reduced-form application of the dual model of investment under uncertainty and a system of censored and non censored equations is estimated. PD payments are found to increase short-run production and to generate a statically significant increase in the investment in farm...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm investments; Common Agricultural Policy; Decoupling; Production.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58036

Umweltwirkungen der Ernährung - Ökobilanzierung des Nahrungsmittelverbrauchs tierischer Produkte nach Gesellschaftsgruppen in Deutschland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meier,   Toni; Christen,   Olaf.
Der Artikel stellt Ergebnisse einer attributiv-modularen Ökobilanzierung des Nahrungsmittelverbrauchs in Deutschland auf Basis konsistenter Umwelt- und Ernährungsdaten vor. Vor dem Hintergrund einer zunehmenden Umweltrelevanz des Agrar- und Ernährungssektors wird mit den Ergebnissen einerseits ein Beitrag zur Quantifizierung der entsprechenden Umweltwirkungen geleistet, andererseits wird der gesellschaftlich heterogene Nahrungsmittelkonsum zum Gegenstand der ökobilanziellen Betrachtung gemacht. Referenzjahr der Untersuchung ist das Jahr 2006. Als Datengrundlage dienen neben repräsentativen Verbrauchs- und Verzehrsstatistiken Umweltdaten der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft, die einen top-down-Ansatz im Rahmen der Untersuchung ermöglichen. Mittels der...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Input-Output-Analyse; Attributional LCA; CAPRI; Nationale Verzehrsstudie II; DLUC/LU; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114503

WHO EATS WHAT, WHEN, AND FROM WHERE?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlson,   Andrea; Kinsey,   Jean D.; Nadav,   Carmel.
The popular impression that over half of our food does not come from a retail food (grocery) store is based on food expenditure data and is misleading. This research set out to learn where people obtain the food they report eating and to determine whether there are significant differences between people who buy most of their food from retail food stores and those who do not.  Research on food consumption often focuses on household expenditures at retail food stores and various types of restaurants, but tracking the volume of various types of foods purchased from various retail places is not well established.    The Continuing Survey of Food Intake of Individuals survey for 1994 showed that 72 percent of the volume of food consumed was from retail food...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14312

Effects of Post-Harvest Treatment Requirements on the Markets for Oysters
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muth,   Mary K.; Karns,   Shawn A.; Anderson,   Donald W.; Murray,   Brian C.
Because of public health concerns, regulators are considering requiring post-harvest treatment of halfshell and shucked oysters by wholesalers and processors.  Two recently developed post-harvest treatment technologies may actually reduce the costs of producing shucked oysters, but would increase the costs of halfshell oysters. An interregional model of the wholesale oyster industry is developed to estimate the effects of treatment requirements on prices, output, and employment. If post-harvest treatment is required for all Gulf oysters, price increases are estimated to be less than 20% and, in some cases, prices decrease.  Results indicate producer and consumer losses in the halfshell market are partially or more than offset by gains in the shucked market.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31388

State-Branded Programs and Consumer Preference for Locally Grown Produce
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nganje,   William E.; Hughner,   Renee Shaw; Lee,   Nicholas E.
Revitalization of state brands is deemed important to several constituencies. Stated preference with choice experiment methods were used to elicit consumer preferences for two locally grown products: spinach, which has had a well-publicized food safety incidence, and carrots, which have had no such incidence in recent history. A full factorial design was used to implement the choice experiment, with each commodity having four identical attributes varying at different levels. Findings reveal that consumers are willing to pay a premium for locally grown spinach marked with the Arizona Grown label over locally grown spinach that was not labeled. This premium was higher than the premium that would be paid for state-branded carrots. This difference highlights...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: State-branded produce; Certification; Food safety; Traceability; Discrete choice models; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107472

Imbalances of chain performance: the case of the traditional food sector in the EU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molnar,   Adrienn; Gellynck,   Xavier.
Purpose: Measure chain performance in the traditional food sector and identify the main relationship measures determining performance. Methodology: Survey with 271 chain members from 91 traditional food chains from 3 European countries in 6 traditional food product categories. First 12 types of performance imbalances are distinguished and subsequently, cluster analysis is carried out. Finally, the nature of imbalances is linked to the quality of chain relationships. Findings: Three clusters are demarcated. Cluster one represents chains being characterized by higher performance of both suppliers and focal companies as compared to customers, while cluster three represents chains with high customer and focal company performance as compared to suppliers....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Chain performance imbalances; Chain relationships; Traditional food; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58102

Taste Changes and Demographic in Spanish Seafood Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Millan,   Joaquin A.; Aldaz,   Natalia.
This study analyses seafood consumption at home in Spain using three different cross-sectional survey data-sets for 1980, 1990 and 1998.  Households are analysed in eleven different types, according to size and composition.  Price indices for seafood and meats are calculated for each household type.  Discrete participation and continuous consumption decisions are studied.  Socio-economic variables sometimes play an important role but not with a regular pattern.  Economic fundamentals follow a common pattern for all household types.  Seafood demand is inelastic in 1980 and very elastic and meat complement in 1990 and 1998.  Expenditure elasticity does not decrease between 1980 and 1998.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Seafood consumption; Seafood price elasticity; Seafood and meat substitution; Demographic characteristics; Spain; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; D12; Q11.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56078

The Transmission of Price Trends from Consumers to Producers and Tests of Market Power
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lkassbi,   Driss; West,   Gale E.; Clark,   J. Stephen.
This study examines the competitiveness of four Canadian agricultural industries (eggs, milk, chicken and turkey) using a general equilibrium farm to retail pricing model developed by Wohlgenant (1989). The model generates retail and farm pricing equations that are estimated using maximum likelihood developed by Johansen (1992). The results indicate that in all cases, long-run constant returns is rejected, indicating market power within the Canadian retail to farm marketing sector. The model also finds more cointegrating vectors than predicted by theory, also inconsistent with competitive markets. Results are based on commercial disappearance as a proxy for consumer demand and therefore confounding between uncompetitive markets and quality differences may...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Market power; Food processing; Cointegration; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D41; L66; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45497

The Effects of a "Fat Tax" on the Nutrient Intake of French Households
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Allais,   Olivier; Bertail,   Patrice; Nichele,   Veronique.
This article assesses the effects of a "fat tax" on the nutrient intake of French households across different income groups using a method that estimates the nutrient elasticities of French households. We estimate a complete demand system by aggregating an individual demand system over cohorts. The use of a cohort model is justified by the incompleteness of our data. We find that a "fat tax" would have ambiguous and extremely small effects on the nutrient intake of French households, and its associated economic welfare costs would be similarly weak.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Household survey data; Demand system; Nutrient elasticities.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43967

Emerging Research and Public Policy Issues for a Sustainable Global Food Network
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kinsey,   Jean D.
This paper presents research questions and policy issues related to three emerging issues pertinent to developments in the global food and agricultural supply network. Developments in the production and delivery of food to consumers are rapid, prolific, and extreme. We have gone from a farmer-centric to a consumer-centric food system. The changes are forcing us to revise our thinking about the organization and operation of the food supply chain one-hundred and eighty degrees, to challenge old assumptions about who sets standards and who decides what will be produced. Public policies, which typically lag the world of commerce, will need to learn their relevance and catch-up with dramatic changes in the way business is being conducted. Three examples come to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Supermarketization; Private standards; Diet transition; Obesity; Food defense; Terrorism; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14298

Meeting Total Fat Requirements for School Lunches:  Influences of School Policies and Characteristics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Newman,   Constance; Guthrie,   Joanne F.; Mancino,   Lisa; Ralston,   Katherine L.; Musiker,   Melissa.
Concerns about child obesity have raised questions about the quality of meals served in the National School Lunch Program. Local, State, and Federal policymakers responded to these concerns beginning in the mid-1990s by instituting a range of policies and standards to improve the quality of U.S. Department of Agriculture-subsidized meals. Schools have been successful in meeting USDA nutrient standards except those for total fat and saturated fat. This report uses school-level data from the School Nutrition Dietary Assessment-III to calculate statistical differences between the fat content of NSLP lunches served by schools with different policies (e.g., menu planning) and characteristics like region and size. Positive associations are found between a meal’s...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: National School Lunch Program (NSLP); Obesity; Nutrition; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55957

FEEDING LOW-INCOME CHILDREN WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT - THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gordon,   Anne; Briefel,   Ronette.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), funds meals for children in low-income areas when school is not in session. The first comprehensive study of the SFSP since 1986 found that, in fiscal year 2001, more than 4,000 local sponsors provided about 130 million meals at more than 35,000 feeding sites. The number of children served in July 2001 (2.1 million per day) was about 14 percent of the number who received free or reduced-price school meals each day during the previous school year. On average, SFSP meals provided the levels of key nutrients recommended for school meals. However, breakfasts were slightly lower in food energy than recommended, and lunches were higher in fat. Half the SFSP sponsors were school...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Summer Food Service Program; SFSP; Child nutrition programs; Nutrient content; Plate waste; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33817

Food Security and Nutrition in Bangladesh: Progress and Determinants
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hossain,   Mahabub; Naher,   Firdousi; Shahabuddin,   Quazi.
For Bangladesh food security was synonymous with achieving self-sufficiency in rice production and stabilization in rice prices. The country has made good progress in increasing rice production through technological progress, facilitated by private sector investment in small scale irrigation. But, it is difficult to sustain the progress made in view of the growing pressure of population on scarce land resources. Domestic food grain production remains susceptible to floods and droughts thereby perpetuating the threat of major production shortfalls, inadequate food availability, and vulnerability from fluctuation in prices. The availability of other foods has not increased, and the progress in nutritional outcome has remained slow. Forty percent of the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Bangladesh; Food security; Nutrition; Poverty; Safety nets; Natural disasters; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/110131

Food Away From Home: How much does it really influence diet quality?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mancino,   Lisa; Todd,   Jessica E.; Lin,   Biing-Hwan.
This study confirms that eating food away from home (FAFH) adversely affects dietary intake. By looking at changes within individuals’ dietary intake over two days, thus controlling for self-selection issues, we find that FAFH causes increased caloric intake and reduced diet quality. Our estimates on the effect of specific meals show that lunch and dinner consumed away from home have the largest effect on total daily caloric intake, but that breakfast has the largest negative effect on total diet quality. In particular, eating breakfast away from home decreases intake of fruit, whole grains and dairy and increases the percent of calories from saturated fats and solid fats, alcohol and added sugar. Eating lunch and dinner away from home also reduce diet...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Obesity; Food choice; Obesity; Fixed effects; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49251

Voedselveiligheid, ketens en toezicht op controle
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bondt,   Nico; Deneux,   S.D.C.; van Dijke,   I.; De Jong,   O.; Smelt,   A.; Splinter,   Gerben M.; Tromp,   S.O.; de Vlieger,   J.J.
This AFSG, RIKILT and LEI report reviews legislation and private quality control systems related to food safety. For the IKB Pigs case, it then investigates which legal requirements are also incorporated in this private regulation. The report further describes how compliance with this system is safeguarded in practice. Finally, in relation to 'Audit Monitoring', several conclusions and recommendations are made.  In dit rapport van AFSG, RIKILT en LEI wordt een overzicht gegeven van de met het oog op voedselveiligheid relevante wet- en regelgeving en private kwaliteitsborgingsystemen. Vervolgens is voor de case IKB Varkens nagegaan welke wettelijke eisen ook in deze pri-vate regeling zijn opgenomen. Tevens is in beeld gebracht hoe de naleving van dit...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29120

LEGISLATIVE AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE FOOD SAFETY CONTROL OF LIVE ANIMALS IN CHINA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Xiaoyong; van den Roest,   Joop.
In 2002, both China and the EU suffered from a trade dispute over animal products. The aim of the report is to document this framework, in order to make a constructive contribution towards bridging the gap of understanding and accessibility of the countries' procedures in particular and of their trade relations in general. This report illustrates how the Chinese legal and institutional system differs from that in the EU. Laws, administrative documents and regulations are all part of the Chinese legal system and have an equally binding force. The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) are the two most important institutions monitoring food safety in China.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29103

The Role of Trust in European Food Chains: Theory and Empirical Findings
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fritz,   Melanie; Fischer,   Christian.
In Europe, consumer trust in food has become one of the most important factors for the stability of the food sector. An essential prerequisite for the ability to communicate the trustworthiness of food to consumers (B2C) is the creation, maintenance, and communication of trust between companies across the entire food value chain (B2B). For the management and preservation of trust in food chains it is important to know whether differences occur across European countries or whether distinct product chains show variations regarding trust. Based on a survey in five European countries with 747 respondents, this paper assesses the current level of trust between companies together with its influencing structural factors in European food chains and determines...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Trust; Levels of trust; Determinants to trust; Food chain management; Trust management; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8185

Health Information and the Choice of Fish Species: An Experiment Measuring the Impact of Risk and Benefit Information
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marette,   Stephan; Roosen,   Jutta; Blanchemanche,   Sandrine; Verger,   Philippe.
Replaced with revised version of paper 06/10/07.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Experimental economics; Fish consumption; Health information; Nutrition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18425

LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS' EXPENDITURES ON FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blisard,   Noel; Stewart,   Hayden; Jolliffe,   Dean.
This report analyzes fruit and vegetable expenditures by low-income households and higher income households, and compares the sensitivity of both groups' purchases to changes in income. On average, low-income households spent $3.59 per capita per week on fruits and vegetables in 2000 while higher income households spent $5.02-a statistically significant difference. In addition, a statistical demand model indicates that marginal increases in income received by low-income households are not spent on additional fruits and vegetables. In contrast, increases in income received by higher income households do increase their fruit and vegetable expenditures. One interpretation of this finding is that low-income households will allocate an additional dollar of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Low-income; Food expenditures; Fruits and vegetables; Stochastic dominance; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34041

Ethnic food preferences in the Spanish market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Camarena-Gomez,   Dena M.; Sanjuan,   Ana Isabel.
A labelled choice experiment is conducted in order to investigate preferences of Spanish consumers towards ethnic cuisines. In particular, the three best known cuisines, Mexican, Arab and Asian, are considered, across three consumption situations: restaurant, take-away and at home. Wald statistics are applied in order to assess the differential marginal utilities of ethnic food in alternative consumption situations, and the appropriateness of considering a linear effect in price.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Ethnic food; Consumers; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44421

Intergenerational Use of and Attitudes Toward Food Labels in Louisiana
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McLean-Meyinsse,   Patricia E.; Summers,   Jock J.
Results from a random sample of 1,300 households in Louisiana suggest that seniors are the most frequent users of food labels, but they are also more likely to agree that labels are hard to interpret. Consumers in the 18-to-25 age group are more likely to use friends, relatives, and food-company publications as their main sources of nutritional information.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55615

Soda Taxes and Substitution Effects: Will Obesity be Affected?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fletcher,   Jason.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Obesity; Soft Drink Taxation; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I12; H20; H71.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117066

Economic Impacts of Foreign Animal Disease
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paarlberg,   Philip L.; Hillberg,   Ann; Lee,   John G.; Mathews,   Kenneth H., Jr.
This report presents a modeling framework in which epidemiological model results are integrated with an economic model of the U.S. agricultural sector to enable estimation of the economic impacts of outbreaks of foreign-source livestock diseases. To demonstrate the model, the study assessed results of a hypothetical outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). The modeling framework includes effects of the FMD episode on all major agricultural products and assesses these effects on aggregate supply, demand, and trade over 16 quarters. Model results show a potential for large trade-related losses for beef, beef cattle, hogs, and pork, though relatively few animals are destroyed. The swine and pork sectors recover shortly after assumed export restrictions end,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Animal disease; Epidemiology; Foot and mouth disease (FMD); Sector model; Trade; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56453

Consumer behaviour in the Hungarian beer market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hajdu,   Istvanne; Major,   Anita; Lakner,   Zoltan.
In the Hungarian food economy beer marketing remains something of an enigma. Based on a direct-question survey, focussing mainly on educated younger consumers, this article offers an overview of the most important characteristics of Hungarian beer consumption. It is important to stress that beer consumption is situational, meaning tied to specific consumption situations. Research results prove that logistic regression analysis is a suitable method for determining why consumers opt for specific beverages in specific consumption situations. To analyse targeted marketing, the application of heuristic methods, and decision trees provide a high degree of accuracy. This has proven true for consumers that drink non-alcoholic beers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Direct-question survey; Consumer study; Logistic regression; Decision tree approach; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47016

Does Information Change Behavior?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffman,   Wallace E.
This paper reviews and synthesizes the theory of information economics and empirical evidence on how information changes the behavior of consumers, households and firms. I show that consumers respond to new information in food experiments but perhaps not in retirement account management. Some seeming perverse consumer/investor decision making may be a result of a complex decision with a low expected payoff.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Information economics; Consumer behavior; Behavioral economics; Moral hazard; Adverse selection.; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55938

Medição do Impacto dos Activos Públicos e Privados Sobre a Renda de Culturas de Agregados Familiares em Moçambique Rural, 2002-2005
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mather,   David.
This paper aims to better understand the determinants of household crop income, by using the TIA panel household survey of 2002-2005 to measure the impact of various private and public assets on crop income. We build upon Walker et al.’s (2004) analysis of TIA02 crop income by utilizing the econometric advantages of panel econometrics to obtain improved estimates of the impact of various private and public assets on crop income. Our principal focus is to measure the effect on household crop income of factors which are assumed to have a positive effect on crop productivity and profitability, including: private assets such as landholding; household use of improved inputs (fertilizer, animal traction) and diversification into tobacco or cotton; and access to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97038

Incentives and nutrition for rotten kids:  intrahousehold food allocation in the Philippines
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dubois,   Pierre; Ligon,   Ethan.
Using data on individual consumption expenditures from a sample of farm households in the Philippines, we construct a direct test of the risk-sharing  implications of the collective household model. We are able to contrast the  efficient outcomes predicted by the collective household model with the outcomes  we might expect in environments in which food consumption delivers not only utils,  but also nutrients which affect future productivity. Finally, we are able to  contrast each of these two models with a third, involving a hidden action problem  within the household; in this case, the efficient provision of incentives implies  that the consumption of each household member depends on their (stochastic)  productivity.   The efficiency conditions which...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120421

Tajikistan’s Vulnerability to Climate Change
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lerman,   Zvi.
Tajikistan is classified by the World Bank as one of the CIS countries that are most vulnerable to climate change risks. This paper provides a closer look at a set of variables that determine Tajikistan’s vulnerability to risk in general and to climate change risk in particular. After presenting some background information on Tajikistan (Chapter 1), we provide a conceptual introduction to vulnerability and discuss some quantitative approaches to vulnerability assessment that have been recently applied in the literature (Chapters 2-4). We then use official statistical data for Tajikistan to assess quantitatively a range of basic variables that are recognized in the literature as determinants or drivers of vulnerability (Chapter 5). These variables include...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Tajikistan; Climate change; Vulnerability; Land management; Food insecurity; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120259

Drivers and Barriers to Innovation in the Food Processing Industry Continued. A Comparison of the Netherlands and the Shanghai Region in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fortuin,   Frances T.J.M.; Omta,   S.W.F. (Onno).
This paper aims at comparing the innovative potential of leading food processing companies in emerging and developed economies. We asked ourselves how the clearly differing economic and social conditions of two areas that are only comparable in terms of their number of inhabitants (about 16 to 18 million), namely a fast growing emerging economy (the Shanghai area in China) and a developed economy (The Netherlands) affect competitiveness and innovation of their leading prospector companies. Our study population consisted of 31 respondents (CEOs, CTOs and R&amp;D directors) from 18 leading prospector companies in the food processing industry: nine in the Netherlands and nine in Shanghai. We focus on how the combination of external forces exerted by actors in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59198

Chapter 05: CONTINGENT VALUATION OF HEALTH RISK REDUCTIONS FOR SHELLFISH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Chung-Tung Jordan; Milon,   J. Walter.
This book was originally published by Westview Press, Boulder CO, 1995.
Tipo: Book Chapter
Palavras-chave: Health risk; Shellfish; Contingent valuation; Willingness to pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25971

Consumers' Trust in Government and Their Attitudes Towards Genetically Modified Food: Empirical Evidence from China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qiu,   Huanguang; Huang,   Jikun.
Understanding the determinants of consumer's acceptance towards genetically modified food (GMF) is critical important for future biotechnology development. Among many factors, consumers' trust in government has increasingly received great attentions in the literature. However, accurately quantifying impact of consumers' trust in government on their GMF attitudes is difficult because researchers often encounter many difficulties in empirical estimation. Overall goal of this study is to empirically quantify the impact of consumers' trust in government on their attitudes towards GMF in China. An econometric model on consumer's trust in government and their attitude towards GMF is developed and estimated based on a unique data set collected by the authors in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trust in government; Genetically modified food; Consumer's attitude; Acceptance; China; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q13; Q18; O13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25741

The Effect Demographics Have On The Demand For Orange Juice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   Andrew; Gunderson,   Michael A.; Brown,   Mark G.; House,   Lisa.
This paper investigates how the demand for orange juice is affected by the demographics of consumers. There are many variables in the orange juice demand equation and demographics are only one. Demographic variables are important in determining the tastes and preferences of different regions. The data that has been collected is weekly data over a two year period of time. The seemingly unrelated regression method will be used to examine the data. This project will be beneficial to orange juice advertising firms and companies that sell orange juice.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6794

Genetically modified animals in the food and pharmaceutical chains: economics, public perception and policy implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mora,   Cristina; Menozzi,   Davide; Aramyan,   Lusine H.; Valeeva,   Natasha I.; Pakky,   R.; Zimmermann,   Karin L.
This paper presents ongoing results of the EU project PEGASUS (Public Perception of Genetically modified Animals – Science, Utility and Society, 7th FP).The overall objective is to provide support for future policy regarding the development, implementation and commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) animals, both terrestrial and aquatic, together with the foods and pharmaceutical products derived from them. Food products derived from GM animals have not yet entered the market. Nonetheless, the ongoing discussion about GM crops and the recently initiated discussions about the safety and ethics of foods and pharmaceutical products derived from cloned animals have set the stage for the socio-economical issues that will surround the introduction of GM...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetically modified animals; Public perception; Economic impact; Policy implications; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q16; D18; I12.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124121

Multivariate Typology of Farm Households Based on Socio-Economic Characteristics Explaining Adoption of New Technology in Rwanda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bidogeza,   J.C.; Berentsen,   Paul B.M.; De Graaff,   J.; Oude Lansink,   Alfons G.J.M.
The challenge for agricultural policymakers and planners, particularly in the context of Rwanda with high population density and consequently food insecurity, is how to enable farmers to adopt new technology. It is known that adoption of new technology may vary among farm households because of socio-economic characteristics. This paper intends to typify farm households in Rwanda based on the exploration of factors explaining adoption of new technology. Ultimately, typical farms obtained from the typology will be used, later as basis to develop representative mathematical programming models. Multivariate statistical techniques offer the means of creating such typologies, particularly when an in-depth database is available. This multivariate analysis...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52107

Accounting for Product Substitution in the Analysis of Food Taxes Targeting Obesity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miao,   Zhen; Beghin,   John C.; Jensen,   Helen H.
We extend the existing literature on food taxes targeting obesity. First, we incorporate the implicit substitution between sugar and fat nutrients implied by a complete food demand system and by conditioning on how food taxes affect total calorie intake. Second, we propose a methodology that accounts for the ability of consumers to substitute leaner low-fat and low-sugar items for rich food items within the same food group. This substitution is integrated into a demand system in addition to substitution among food groups. Simulations of a tax on added sugars show that the impact of the tax on consumption patterns is understated and the effect on welfare loss overstated when abstracting from this substitution within food groups.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Discretionary calories; Fat; Food demand; Health policy nutrition; Low-fat; Low-sugar substitutes; Obesity; Sugar; Sweeteners; Tax; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103320

Does food trade save water?: the potential role of food trade in water scarcity mitigation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
This Water Policy Briefing is based on the CA Research Report 4: Does International Cereal Trade Save Water? The Impact of Virtual Water Trade on Global Water Use (CA Research Report 4) by Charlotte de Fraiture, Ximing Cai, Upali Amarasinghe, Mark Rosegrant and David Molden; and on Investing in Water for Food, Ecosystems and Livelihoods (BLUE PAPER, Stockholm 2004, Discussion Draft) by David Molden and Charlotte de Fraiture; and on Is Virtual Water Trade a Solution for Water Scarce Countries? by Charlotte de Fraiture and David Molden, Bridges 2004. By the year 2050 there will be an additional 3 billion people to feed. Food production may need to increase by 70-90 percent from levels in 2000 to meet this global food demand. Without improvements in the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food production; Trade; Water conservation; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113014

Les Communes Rurales du Mali: Un Catalyseur Potentiel Pour Amebliorer la Nutrition Infantile?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tefft,   James F.; Keita,   Daouda; Wise,   Victoria; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Staatz,   John M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Downloads July 2008-June 2009: 6.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11347

Food Spending Adjustments During Recessionary Times
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kumcu,   Aylin; Kaufman,   Phillip R.
During the 2007-09 recession, inflation-adjusted food expenditures by U.S. households fell 5 percent—the largest decrease in at least 25 years. Spending patterns differed by income level, with middle-income households curbing expenditures the most. Households responded to the recession by cutting back on eating out and by economizing on grocery purchases.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120969

2006 Retail Food Price Outlook (Power Point Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leibtag,   Ephraim S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33369

RESTAURANT DINER'S’ ATTITUDES AND RESPONSES TO A HEALTHY DINING CAMPAIGN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Acharya,   Ram N.; Patterson,   Paul M.; Schmitz,   Troy G.; Foerster,   Susan B.; Hill,   Esther; Jones,   Anita; Bohm,   Erica.
This study examines the impact of a healthy dining campaign on consumer's menu choices.  Four restaurant chains operating in the greater San Diego area participated in the "Treat Yourself Well" (TYW) campaign.  Menu entrees, which contain at least 2 servings of fruits and/or vegetables and less than 30% calories from fat or less than 20 gram of fat, were identified as healthy items and promoted.  The study area was divided into experimental and control region and various promotional activities including paid advertising, public relations, networking with health providers, and in-restaurant and neighborhood promotions were conducted in experimental region.  Consumer surveys were conducted in both experimental and control regions at the beginning and towards...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Social marketing campaign; Reminder and attitude effects; Consumer food choices; Simultaneous equation model.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19707

Trust within the Organic Food Supply Chain: The Role of the Certification Bodies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Canavari,   Maurizio; Pignatti,   Erika; Spadoni,   Roberta.
In the Organic Agriculture Supply Chain (OASC), the creation of trust finds its formal application into a process and product certification guaranteed by independent inspectors of the Organic Agriculture Certification Bodies (OACB). This study is aimed at analysing the role of OACB in creating trust between the actors involved into the OASC in Italy. Information about sixteen Italian OACB structures, field activities and factors constituting trust within the OASC were collected, through web-site exploration and direct surveys. Results show that the Ministry and final customers are valued as the more important subjects to OACB reputation building. Moreover, creating trust for OACB relies more on internal performance.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trust; Organic food; Certification Bodies.; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7736

Coordinating on Reducing Advertising: Carbonated Soft Drinks Industry and Combating Obesity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berning,   Joshua P.; McCullough,   Michael.
Replaced with revised version of paper 06/08/11.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Television advertising; Carbonated soft drink; Oligopoly advertising; Pulse advertising; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Marketing; I18; L13; M37.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103594

THE MARKET FOR GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS: CONSUMER CHARACTERISTICS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baker,   Gregory A.; Burnham,   Thomas A.
Conjoint analysis was used to explore consumer preferences for food products that are the product of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).  The results of a cluster analysis indicated that consumers fell into three homogeneous groups based on their preference for a branded, low-priced, or GMO-free product.  There were some differences between the segments based on the sociodemographic characteristics of age, education, and income.  However, consumers in the segment that wished to avoid GMOs were most easily distinguished from consumers in the other two segments based on their high level of risk averseness and belief that GMOs do not positively affect the quality or safety of food products.  Implications for food marketers and policymakers are discussed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34457

Matching Diverse (Quality of) Supply with Market Differentiation Opportunities in the Pork Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trienekens,   Jacques H.
Currently, in most pork chains there is still a mismatch between delivered quality and expected quality, leading to unsatisfied customers and value losses because products are not sold against the best possible price. Differentiation of quality of pork starts already in the breeding stage, depends on feeding and living conditions of the animals at the farmer stage and is also influenced by the way the animals are transported and slaughtered. At the breeding stage a lot of research is being done that will eventually make it possible to use DNA technology to help guide breeding programs and to better predict the quality of animals and meat. However, because pigs are living creatures with a natural variation, 100% prediction accuracy is not to be expected and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100470

Retail Test Marketing and Consumer Evaluation of Frozen Lamb
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sporleder,   Thomas L.; Branson,   Robert E.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Retail; Marketing; Consumer Evaluation; Frozen Lamb; Lamb; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96414

Health Information Availability and the Consumption of Eggs: Are Consumers Bayesians?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chang,   Hung-Hao; Just,   David R.
This study uses a generalized Bayesian updating model to estimate the impact of health information appearing in the popular media on the consumption of eggs. The framework permits us to explore the possible effects of several known psychological biases in learning. Generalized Bayesian learning allows media publications to have a decaying effect on behavior. Our primary finding is that health information has a significant impact on U.S. egg consumption. Furthermore, the reaction to health information is found to be temporary. Health information will, on average, decay to a point of unimportance in a matter of a few weeks without a constant and consistent stream of confirming information.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Generalized Bayesian model; Health knowledge; Information; Psychological bias; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8602

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Financial Stress, and Childhood Obesity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burgstahler,   Rebecca; Gundersen,   Craig; Garasky,   Steven B.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest nutritional assistance program addressing food insecurity in the United States. Due to the program’s reach, SNAP has been called upon to address other nutrition-related challenges facing low-income Americans, including childhood obesity. This study considers the effect of SNAP participation on child weight outcomes after controlling for household financial stress, an important determinant of child overweight status that disproportionately affects low-income households. Using data from the Survey of Household Finances and Childhood Obesity and instrumental variable methods, we find that SNAP participation is negatively associated with obesity among eligible children.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Food Stamp Program; Financial stress; Childhood obesity; Poverty; Nutrition; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123311

FOOD SAFETY ISSUES, PROTECTION AND TRADE (WITH RESPECT TO MEAT PRODUCTS)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Robin; Hillman,   Jimmye S.; Petrey,   Allen.
This paper was presented at the INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS SYMPOSIUM in Auckland, New Zealand, January 18-19, 2001.  The Symposium was sponsored by: the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium, the Venture Trust, Massey University, New Zealand, and the Centre for Applied Economics and Policy Studies, Massey University.  Dietary changes, especially in developing countries, are driving a massive increase in demand for livestock products.  The objective of this symposium was to examine the consequences of this phenomenon, which some have even called a "revolution." How are dietary patterns changing, and can increased demands for livestock products be satisfied from domestic resources? If so, at what cost?  What will be the flow-on...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14553

Purchasing Patterns for Nutritional-Enhanced Foods: The Case of Calcium enhanced Orange Juice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Golub,   Alla A.; Binkley,   James K.; Denbaly,   Mark.
In recent times there has been a growing awareness of the importance of nutrition and the nutritional aspects of various foods. Products are now marketed by emphasizing their nutritional properties, and new products are often designed to serve a particular nutritional purpose.  Nutrition concern has become an important force in successfully shaping food marketing.  Nevertheless, obesity and other nutrition-related health problems have not abated, and in fact have worsened.  A possible explanation for these disparate trends is that a subset of nutritionally-concerned consumers– - consumers in less need of improved nutrition- is responsible for the majority of healthy food purchases, with most others ignoring the nutritional message.  Thus, an important...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20221

Texas Fresh Citrus Market Shares by Markets, 1972-73
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Degner,   Robert L.; Connolly,   Chan C.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Texas; Citrus; Shares; Market; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97272

What about the food ‘quality turn’ in South Africa? Focus on the organic movement development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vermeulen,   Hester; Bienabe,   Estelle.
This paper depicts how the general turn from mass consumption toward increased qualitative differentiation of products - the ‘quality turn’ - manifest in the South African agro-food system. The strong influence of these quality trends on agro-food systems evolution has been widely discussed in Europe and North America. We show that identifying quality related dynamics is bringing an interesting perspective into understanding some of the evolution of the local agro-food system. The discussion is mainly based on the perspective of the organic sector. Most domestic retailers' food quality positioning is in line with consumer trends, being general and price orientated. However, the retail sector has been entering and driving quality related niche markets,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Quality; Organic food; Retail sector; South Africa; Consumer behaviour; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7865

An Analysis of a Special Cheese Promotion Program: Houston, Texas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nichols,   John P.; Stelly,   Randall.
Report for American Dairy Association of AMPI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cheese; Promotion; Houston; Texas; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96141

A Bilateral Comparison of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: United States and Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.; Patterson,   Paul M.
Many public programs promote diets rich in fruits and vegetables based on evidence of the derived health benefits. Still, produce consumption in the United States lags behind other nations, even its most culturally similar neighbor--Canada. This study uses a structural latent variable model to test the role played by quality and health information in explaining observed differences in produce consumption. The Alchian-Allen effect predicts that higher quality, higher absolute margin produce will be exported, suggesting quality may be an important demand factor in importing nations such as Canada. The results show that dietary health information is significant in expanding demands. Quality also promotes fruit consumption in Canada.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Alchian-Allen effect; Fruit and vegetable trade; Health information; Latent variable; MIMIC model; Produce quality; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31217

How Local and Seasonal is the Consumption of Soft Fruit in Scotland?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Kupiec-Teahan,   Beata; Lamprinopoulou-Kranis,   Chrysa.
The main implication of the food miles indicator is that in order to protect the environment consumers should purchase food locally and seasonal. However, something that it is missing in all discussions is the evidence about how bad or good - in terms of locality and seasonality- is the actual consumption of food. This is probably due to the fact that food consumption statistics are available as aggregated annual data. In this paper we analyse the purchases of food, in particular the purchases of soft fruits in Scotland, which not only have marked production seasonality but also are imported from the rest of the UK and from abroad. For the analysis we use the Kantar Worldpanel dataset for the period 2006 until 2009. The results indicate that Scottish soft...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Scotland agriculture; Soft fruits; Agricultural marketing; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108775

Transparency in Food: A Challenge for Research and Sector Initiatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schiefer,   Gerhard.
Transparency in the Food Sector and especially towards consumers is an issue which receives increasingly attention in public and research. There is widespread agreement that the present state of transparency is not sufficient and needs engagement by research and the sector to move forward. A Strategic Research Agenda on Transparency (SRA) identifies opportunities and challenges for research to contribute to improvements in transparency supporting consumers’ trust in food and the society’s interest in food that is safe and considers the evolving environmental and social concerns
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Transparency; Food chains; Research; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121851

Consumer Support for Food Tracing with RFID Technology
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Larson,   Ronald B.; Rana,   Kulmani.
Foodborne illness continues to be a significant problem and food traceability may help reduce the number and severity of outbreaks.  One technology that could improve food tracing is radio frequency identification tags or RFID.  However, some consumers may oppose the use of this technology because of its potential for reducing personal privacy.  A survey of consumers asked about their support for an RFID tracing system for produce and for meat.  Results suggest that some consumer privacy attitudes and privacy behaviors were negatively related to support for RFID tracing.  Proponents of traceability with RFID may need to spend more time explaining the technology to consumers to reduce their concerns and anxieties.  In addition, the results for produce...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Traceability; RFID technology; Consumer Survey; Meat Tracing; Produce Tracing; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103672

Factors Influencing the Body Mass Index of Adults in Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cranfield,   John A.L.
This paper explores socio-demographic, economic and behaviour factors influencing body mass index (BMI) amongst 20 to 64 year old adults in Canada. BMI scores in Canada have increased, with gains stemming from disproportionate increases in female BMI. Econometric results indicate higher BMI scores for males, those born in Canada, those in food insecure homes and whites. Age-gender interactions suggest different patterns of BMI adjustment over the life of males and females; a pronounced inverse quadratic relationship between with age and male BMI is noted, while female BMI increases with age. Education, used as a gauge of inequality, is inversely related to BMI, while income has a muted effect. BMI is inversely related to level of physical activity, an...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Obesity; BMI; Canada; Socio-demographic; Economic; Adults; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I10; J1.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6837

Investigating the Sources of Agricultural Growth in Africa: Factor Accumulation, Total Factor Productivity, and Technology Absorption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nkamleu,   Guy Blaise.
This paper investigates sources and determinants of agricultural growth in Africa, concentrating on the growth path during the last three decades. The analysis employs the broader framework provided by empirical growth literature and recent developments in Total Factor Productivity (TFP) measurement to search for fundamental determinants of growth in African agriculture. One main contribution and new findings in this analysis is the quantification of the contribution of the productivity growth and the contribution of different inputs such as land, labor, tractor and fertilizer in the agricultural growth. Growth accounting computation highlights the fact that factor accumulation rather than TFP accounts for a large share of agricultural output growth and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Growth accounting; TFP; Factor accumulation; Capital absorption; Africa; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; N50; O47; D24.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52108

DISCUSSION: REGIONAL MARKETS FOR FOOD AND INTERREGIONAL COMPETITION: IMPLICATION FOR SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Myers,   Lester H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30066

Food safety and quality, strategic levers for European products in emerging markets: the case of China.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caracciolo,   Francesco; Cembalo,   Luigi; Cicia,   Giovanni; Del Giudice,   Teresa; Grunert,   Klaus G.; Krystallis,   Athanasios.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114321

An Assessment of the Potential Consumption Impacts of WHO Dietary Norms in OECD Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Srinivasan,   Chittur S.; Shankar,   Bhavani; Irz,   Xavier T.
The member countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) have recently endorsed its Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health. The strategy emphasizes the need to limit the consumption of saturated fats and trans fatty acids, salt and sugars, and to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables in order to combat the growing burden of non communicable diseases. Adherence to the norms recommended by the WHO would call for major changes in the consumption, production and trade of several key food products and several sectors of the food industry have expectedly raised serious concerns about the potential impact of these norms on their future growth prospects. This paper attempts a broad quantitative assessment of the consumption impacts of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24564

The Rise of Obesity in Transition: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Russia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffman,   Sonya Kostova; Rizov,   Marian.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49972

The Florida oranges local agro-food system – Geographical Indication or Commodity?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perret,   Anna O.; Thevenod-Mottet,   Erik.
When considering the Florida oranges as a local production system, two questions currently arise: is this system frightened by a globalization of the orange juice as a commodity whereas it is integrated to a globalized system? And is there any specific local asset remaining, such as a special quality and reputation which would justify a recognition as a geographical indication? Our findings demonstrate that there is a dilemma, for the State authorities as well as for some actors of the system, between an origin product approach and a sectorial commodity one.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Geographical indications; Commodity; Globalization.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95215

IN-KIND TRANSFERS AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD CONSUMPTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR TARGETED FOOD PROGRAMS IN BANGLADESH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: del Ninno,   Carlo; Dorosh,   Paul A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15991

Can Organically Produced Foods Attract South Korean Consumers?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Florkowski,   Wojciech J.; Nambiar,   Padmanand Madhavan; Suh,   Dong-Kyun.
Differences in perception of organic and conventional foods matter to food suppliers and retailers. Using survey data collected from 1,100 female residents of seven urban centers in Korea this study applies the logit technique to identify consumer and household characteristics that influence the perception differences regarding six attributes. Results indicate the importance of household income with regard to organic food preference and the opposite effect of education. Perceptions also differed across locations, while the effects of other characteristics varied in case of the six attributes. Food marketers must account for income, education and location of consumers to plan sales strategies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56505

PRICE REACTIONS AND ORGANIC PRICE PREMIUMS FOR PRIVATE LABEL AND BRANDED MILK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhuang,   Yan; Dimitri,   Carolyn; Jaenicke,   Edward C.
Using Nielsen Homescan data set from 52 markets in the United States, this paper assesses the price interactions among the four fluid milk categories (organic private label, organic national brand, non-organic private label and non-organic national brand), how demographic variables and product properties in a market affect milk prices, and the impacts of private label and organic milk market shares on milk prices. We find several types of price competition exist among the four milk categories, including for example symmetric cooperative (non-organic private label vs. non-organic branded milk) and asymmetric dominant-fringe (both organic branded vs. organic private label and non-organic national brand vs. organic national brand. We also find that the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D43; Q13; C30.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116388

Food safety risk perceptions as a tool for market segmentation: The USA poultry meat market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Onyango,   Benjamin M.; Rimal,   Arbindra; Miljkovic,   Dragan; Hallman,   William K.
This study uses data from a 2006 survey on potential AI outbreak in USA to explore application of risk perceptions as a segmentation tool in the poultry meat market. Preliminary results from principal component analysis (PCA) suggest that the poultry meat specific safety level will drive people consumption choices in AI outbreak. Based on the perceived safety level, poultry meat product market was categorized into: (1) the home cooked and familiar brands; (2) the technological/novel; and (3) organic/fast food poultry products. The results further show differential public trust AI advice across institutions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Avian Influenza; Market segmentation; Poultry industry; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46743

Industry Perspectives on Incentives for Food Safety Innovation: “"Economic Incentives for Food Safety in the Pre-Cut Fruit and Vegetable Industry"”  (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ajeska,   Susan.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20426

Modeling Consumption with Limited Dependent Variables: Applications to Pork and Cheese
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yen,   Steven T.; Jensen,   Helen H.
The double-hurdle and infrequency-of-purchase models are applied to pork and cheese consumption using the 1987-88 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey data. The models are generalized with the inverse hyperbolic sine transformation in the dependent variable, and this transformation results in a more flexible parameterization and error distribution than the untransformed models.  Nonnested LR tests suggest that the IHS double-hurdle model provides better characterization of the data-generating process in household pork consumption than the IHS infrequency-of-purchase model but the elasticities derived from these models are similar.  For household cheese consumption, the two models fit the data equally well.  The IHS double-hurdle model and the IHS...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18682

EUROPEAN CONSUMER PREFERENCES FOR U.S. AND DOMESTIC BEEF: WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR SOURCE VERIFICATION, HORMONE-FREE, AND GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM-FREE BEEF
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tonsor,   Glynn T.; Schroeder,   Ted C.
The European Union (EU) ban on the production and importation of meat derived from animals treated with growth-promoting hormones has spurred considerable debate. However, relatively little research has considered how EU consumers have been affected or how they feel about the ban.  The purpose of this research is to determine beef product preferences of EU consumers and to elicit how much, if anything, these consumers are willing to pay for their preferred attributes.  More specifically, this study uses a non-hypothetical choice experiment to evaluate how EU consumers value beef steaks from animals produced using growth hormones, fed genetically modified feeds, and from U.S. origin relative to their typical, domestically produced steaks.  Results reveal...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21974

WHO DO CONSUMERS TRUST FOR INFORMATION: THE CASE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffman,   Wallace E.; Rousu,   Matthew C.; Shogren,   Jason F.; Tegene,   Abebayehu.
To be effective, groups that disseminate information need the trust of consumers.  When multiple groups provide conflicting information on a new product or process like GM-foods, consumers place different levels of trust in the various sources.  We present a model of the contributions of personal and social capital of a consumer, and test a multinominal logit model of relative trust in five different sources of information on genetic modification using a unique data set.  Among our findings is that an increase in consumer's education lowers the probability of trusting information from government, private industry/organizations, consumer and environmental groups, or other sources relative to information from an independent, third-party source, and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18205

An Innovative Tool to Assess Marketing Capabilities of Traditional Producers within the European Food Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banterle,   Alessandro; Carraresi,   Laura; Stranieri,   Stefanella.
The purpose of this paper is to assess the marketing management capabilities of SMEs producing traditional food products in EU throughout the development of a benchmarking tool. SMEs represent the greater part of European food firms and they find it very difficult to adapt to market changes, and to compete with big enterprises. In this context, marketing management plays a key role in good SMEs performances in the market. The benchmarking tool, utilised to assess marketing capabilities, is aimed at improving critical points in the marketing area of traditional food firms by following the example of the best ones. This method is developed in the innovative form of an interactive questionnaire published on the Web. At the moment the sample is composed by 60...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing capabilities; Traditional food; Benchmarking; Cluster analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; L25; L66; M31; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49769

WHAT IS FOOD QUALITY?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferree,   Marie.
Presents the various aspects of food quality from the consumers' viewpoint.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27676

The Impact of Media Coverage on Proposed Strategies for Preventing Future Food Scandals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bohm,   Justus; Schulze,   Holger; Kleinschmit,   Daniela; Spiller,   Achim; Nowak,   Beate.
At the beginning of the year 2005 the German meat industry frequently featured in the media with reports on tainted meat. Since then, a huge number of new problems concerning meat production and trade have arisen which have uncovered weaknesses in food quality control, and highlighted the explosive nature of this subject matter. It is unclear what effect the media involvement has had on the political process of regulatory decision-making in the food industry, and to what extent it has influenced this process. The following article examines these issues with regard to the presentation of food safety scandals in the media, as the role of press coverage will continue to increase in importance in the coming years. This research is based on the content analysis...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Media Analysis; Political Decision Making; Media Effects; Tainted Meat; Content Analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Political Economy; Productivity Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59190

CONSUMER'S PERCEPTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS AND THE DEMAND FOR FOOD SAFETY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Veeman,   Michele M.; Adamowicz,   Wiktor L.
Public concern regarding food safety has emerged as a major policy issue. Chemicals and biotechnological processes are perceived as risks of food safety despite their contribution to an efficient, low cost agriculture and food industry. Increases in uses of biotechnological processes for foods are expected to be a major potential source of productivity improvements for Alberta and Canadian agriculture in future years. However, the demand for food safety involves increasing awareness and concern by consumers of chemical inputs and biotechnological processes in the agriculture and food industries. Nonetheless, there is a lack of basic economic and agricultural economic theory and methodology to analyze these issues and a need for policy, socioeconomics and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24040

Gender Contribution and Constrains to Rural Agriculture and Household Food Security in Kenya: Case of Western Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Omwoha,   J.N.
This study examined the contribution of gender with special emphasis on women farmers towards rural agriculture as well as factors constraining access to rural agricultural production and consequently household food security in Western Province of Kenya. Data were collected from a total of 161 women farmers, 32 women groups as well as 254 individual males farmers engaged in small-scale production of various food crops in Western Province in Kenya for a period of 1 year. Data were collected using questionnaires and interviews administered to the sampled individual farmers and women groups. Outputs from individual farm productions were used as a measure of agriculture production. Comparisons were made between exclusively female owned farms, women groups and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food security; Gender; Kenya; Women Cooperatives; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52148

Impacto económico y ambiental de la quesería en el Valle de Tulancingo, Hidalgo (México).
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Escoto,   Fernando Cervantes; Alcantara,   Antonio Gomez; Cardenas,   J. Reyes Altamirano.
La industria quesera es un sector de gran importancia en el sistema alimentario mexicano, considerado estratégico por tres razones: primero, la leche y derivados son alimentos básicos que elevan la calidad de vida de la población que los consume; segundo, por los efectos de dicho sistema en el ingreso y empleo rural; y tercero, por su potencial para articular varios sectores productivos. La presente investigación consistió en analizar la rentabilidad de las empresas queseras y el impacto ambiental que se genera con esta actividad. Desde el punto de vista económico, la quesería del Valle de Tulancingo, Hidalgo resultó ser rentable, el indicador de rentabilidad obtenido resultó positivo, con relación al valor de activos invertidos en maquinaria y equipo,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Queso; Beneficio; Daño-ambiental; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94992

A multi-level cost benefit approach for regulatory decision support in food safety and quality assurance scenarios
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fritz,   Melanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
In complex policy decision situations where policy objectives can only be reached through appropriate activities of individual actors with own decision authority and individual objectives, the classical approaches for measuring the effects of regulatory initiatives through cost-benefit or related types of analysis do not provide the appropriate information for decision support. This paper discusses a framework for a multi-level analysis approach that could provide decision support in multi-level policy decision situations.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cost-benefit analysis; Multi-level analysis; Policy decision support; Impact assessment; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44274

Investigating Changes in Canadian Consumers' Food Safety Concerns, 2003 and 2005
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Veeman,   Michele M.; Li,   Yu.
Building on the results of an initial analysis of risk ranking data collected from a representative group of some 850 Canadian respondents in early 2003, this study assesses a similar set of risk ranking questions applied to a somewhat larger representative group of some 1500 Canadians in late 2005.  We also compare the 2003 and 2005 risk rankings.   In both surveys, risk rankings for eight food safety issues (bacteria contamination, pesticide residuals, use of hormones in food production, use of antibiotics in food production, BSE (mad cow disease), food additives, use of genetic modification/engineering in food production, fat and cholesterol in food) and six environmental safety issues (water pollution by chemical run-offs from agriculture, soil...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food safety risks; Risk perceptions; Environmental risk; Canadian agriculture; Ordered probit models; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C25; D12; I 19; Q 18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7710

Processor Willingness to Adopt a Crawfish Peeling Machine: An Application of Technology Adoption under Uncertainty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.; Lewis,   Darius.
Crawfish processors’ ex ante adoption rates of three hypothetical crawfish peeling machines are assessed using a polychotomous-choice elicitation format. Adoption rates would likely range from 23% to 70%, depending upon which machine was offered and whether it was purchased or leased. Processors most likely to adopt are determined using ordered probit analysis. Likely adopters would be larger, more diversified processors with greater resources and longer planning horizons.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crawfish; Ex ante technology adoption; Peeling machine; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; D81; Q16.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45532

Tax evasion and widening the tax base in Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sennoga,   Edward B.; Matovu,   John Mary; Twimukye,   Evarist P.
Uganda still lags behind in its tax collections at the domestic level. For most of the commodities the tax collection effort is not more than 5 percent relative to the statutory rate of 18 percent. This results into a situation where the government has to rely a lot on foreign financing. From the analysis, there is a lot of improvement where URA can be able to increase its tax effort. this could be achieved by targeting commodities that are under-taxed and excluding food items for equity purposes. Increasing domestic collection would also result into less over reliance on taxing a few commodities especially fuel which is interlinked with a lot of other sectors and could indeed harm growth in the long-run. We also find that the tax effort on imports is...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Taxation; Tax base; Domestic taxes; Import duty; Sennoga; Twimukye; Matovu; EPRC; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Public Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54802

Using Ethnographic Decision Tree Modelling to Explore Farmers’ Decision-making Processes: a Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roth,   Hein; Botha,   Neels.
Agriculture is the foundation of the Manawatu/Wanganui region’s economy, which consists of 300,000 ha of highly erodible land. Past land management practices caused a major threat to the long-term sustainability of the region. Horizons Regional Council introduced Whole Farm Plans (WFP) as part of a variety of tools to protect and conserve the land. This paper discusses the progressive findings of a study about farmers’ WFP adoption decisions. Following Gladwin’s (1989) ethnographic decision tree modeling (EDTM) approach, qualitative interviews were held with a sample of 15 WFP adopters and 14 non-adopters across the Region to develop the adoption decision tree. Key findings were that hill country farmers’ decision to develop, or not develop, a WFP was...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Erosion; Hill country farmers; EDTM; Whole Farm Plan; Decision-making model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97157

Faciliter l’adoption d’interventions de securite alimentaire dans le secteur des aliments de rue et dans les champs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karg,   Hanna; Drechsel,   Pay; Amoah,   Philip; Jeitler,   Regina.
This chapter discusses the implementation challenges of the WHO Guidelines on safe wastewater use pertaining to the adoption of the so-called ‘post-treatment’ or ‘non-treatment’ options, like safer irrigation practices or appropriate vegetablewashing in kitchens. Due to limited risk awareness and immediate benefits of wastewater irrigation, it is unlikely that a broad adoption of recommended practices will automatically follow revised policies or any educational campaign and training. Most of the recommended practices do not only require behaviourchange but might also increase operational costs. In such a situation, significant efforts are required to explore how conventional and/or social marketing can support the desired behaviour-change towards the...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Restaurants; Public health; Social behaviour; Wastewater irrigation; Vegetables; Guidelines; West Africa; Ghana; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124376

Two Sides of the Same Coin? Analysis of the Web-Based Social Media with Regard to the Image of the Agri-Food Sector in Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boehm,   Justus; Kayser,   Maike; Spiller,   Achim.
Never before has food been as safe and secure as it is today, but simultaneously, society has become increasingly critical towards agricultural and food related issues. This two-sided development between society and agribusiness will be analyzed using Framing Theory. A quantitative semantic analysis was applied to evaluate the web-based social media in Germany. 50,931 web posts were collected covering 21 issues identified as relevant for the agri-food sector. The results show that all contentious issues are mainly framed in a two-sided way. The modern productivity-driven industry is judged as a negative development, trends returning to a more natural food production are seen as positive.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agri-food industry; Framing; Image; Issue management; Social media; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97029

Conocimiento sobre riesgos y benefi cios del consumo de distintos tipos de carne en la Región de La Araucanía, Chile
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schnettler,   Berta; Fica,   Deisi; Sepulveda,   Jose; Sepulveda,   Nestor; Denegri,   Marianela.
Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chile
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Meat consumption; Nutritional awareness; Hierarchical clustering; Chile.; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97378

Assessing Food Safety Concepts on the Dairy Farm: The Case of Chemical Hazards
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Valeeva,   Natasha I.; Meuwissen,   Miranda P.M.; Oude Lansink,   Alfons G.J.M.; Bergevoet,   Ron H.M.; Huirne,   Ruud B.M.
Adaptive conjoint analysis was used to elicit farmers' and experts' preferences for attributes of improving food safety with respect to chemical hazards on the dairy farm. Groups of respondents were determined by cluster analysis based on similar farmers' and experts' perceptions of food safety improvement.  Results show differences in priority of the more important attributes. However, respondents in all groups valued "identification of treated cows" as one of the most important attributes. The results provide the processing industry and extension service with a better understanding of aspects that may form farmers' perceptions of improving food safety, and thus help to define the message for targeting different farmer groups.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Dairy farm; Conjoint analysis; Cluster analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24979

Finding True Consumer Attitudes: Do Validation Questions Help?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gao,   Zhifeng; House,   Lisa; Bi,   Xiang.
A survey with validation question was delivered to 3475 respondents to study the impact of using validation question to improve data quality. Results show that The respondents who passed the validation question had significantly older ages, higher median incomes and higher education levels. The WTP estimates with and without the respondents who fails the validation question differ significantly.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Survey data quality; Validation question; Willingness to pay; Seafood; Choice experiment; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123922

COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIZE NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS (CNMP)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyer,   Daniel E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33008

Pesticide Residue Risks, Produce Choice, and Valuation of Food Safety: A Random Utility Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eom,   Young Sook.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116113

Patterns and determinants of dietary micronutrient deficiencies in rural areas of East Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ecker,   Olivier; Weinberger,   Katinka; Qaim,   Matin.
Micronutrient malnutrition is a large public health problem in many developing countries, but its dimensions and determinants are not yet clearly understood, especially with respect to sub- Saharan Africa. Based on 24-hour recall data from rural households in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania, this study analyzes dietary patterns to provide a comprehensive picture of the risk of micronutrient deficiencies, with particular emphasis on bioavailable vitamin A, iron and zinc intakes. The results confirm that micronutrient deficiencies are widespread and positively correlated with calorie deficiency. Regression analysis suggests that income growth will bring about important nutritional improvements. However, more targeted interventions are needed, especially for...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Micronutrient deficiency; Determinants; Nutrient intake; Dietary patterns; East Africa; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93867

THE LIFE CYCLE OF MALNUTRITION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gillespie,   Stuart; Flores,   Rafael.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16180

2011 Outlook of the U.S. and World Corn and Soybean Industries, 2010-2020
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Richard D.; Koo,   Won W.
This report evaluates the United States and world corn and soybean markets for the 2010-2020 period using the Global Corn and Soybean Policy Simulation Model. This analysis is based on a series of assumptions about general economic conditions, agricultural policies, weather conditions, and technological change. Corn-based ethanol production has influenced United States corn industry. As long as the production of corn-based ethanol remains strong, corn prices will likely remain at a level higher than the long term average. However, changes in the U.S. Federal government subsidies or mandates could significantly impact the world corn market. Under the current assumptions in the model, corn price is expected to remain in a range between $4.68 and $5.35 per...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Corn; Soybeans; Production; Exports; Consumption; Ethanol; Ending stocks.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115564

Willingness to Pay for Enhanced Food Quality: Rice Parboiling in Benin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Demont,   Matty; Zossou,   Esperance; Rutsaert,   Pieter; Ndour,   Maimouna; Mele,   Paul Van; Verbeke,   Wim.
In Benin, traditional parboiling is still widely practiced among rice processors, resulting in inferior grain quality. A new parboiler was introduced to improve the milling yield and quality of local rice. We conducted Vickrey second price auctions followed by a consensus session to elicit rural Beninese consumers’ willingness to pay for rice obtained through the new parboiler and two locally innovated parboilers. Relative to traditionally parboiled rice, consumers were willing to pay price premiums of 9–13% for rice obtained through a local parboiler using a container of which the bottom is a perforated metal, 27% for rice obtained through a local parboiler using wooden sticks at the bottom of the pot, and 25–34% for rice parboiled through the improved...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sub-Saharan Africa; Food processing; Experimental auction; Food quality; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114443

Improving Nutrition as a Development Priority: Addressing Undernutrition in National Policy Processes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Benson,   Todd.
Undernutrition has, fortunately, risen on the policy agenda in Africa in recent years. In 2004, an international IFPRI 2020 conference held in Kampala on food and nutrition security in Africa drew attention to the issue, and high-level policymakers noted the problem and the need for action much more than they had before. Still, undernutrition remains a fundamental challenge to achieving improved human welfare and economic growth in Sub- Saharan Africa. To address that challenge, national governments must undertake appropriate policies and actions. Politically, however, a high prevalence of undernutrition is not seen as anomalous and indicative of the inability of governments to fulfill their duties to their citizens. This report examines the findings from...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Nutrition policy; Africa Sub-Saharan; Food supply; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37875

Obesity, BMI, and Diet Quality: How does the South Measure Up?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duffy,   Patricia A.; Zizza,   Claire A.; Kinnucan,   Henry W.
This paper examines regional differences in obesity rates, Body Mass Index (BMI) and dietary quality, using data from the 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Mobile Examination Center (MEC).  For women, BMI and obesity prevalence may be higher in the Deep South states, but the difference is explained by demographic characteristics.  Diet quality was found to be lower in the South.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Obesity; Diet quality; Food insecurity; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I10; I30.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46558

Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices?  An Economic Perspective-Stretching the Food Stamp Dollar:  Regional Price Differences Affect Affordability of Food
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leibtag,   Ephraim S.
Significant regional differences in food prices affect how far food stamp benefits can go toward enhancing the diet of low-income consumers in a given region. In regions where average food prices exceed the national average, food stamp benefits may not provide the same level of coverage as the same benefit would in below-average-price regions. This report measures average prices paid across U.S. regions. Results show that a household made up of a family of four in the East or West could spend $32-$48 more per month for a similar amount of food than the average U.S. household, whereas a household in the South and Midwest could spend $12-28 less per month than the average U.S. household.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59428

AN ECONOMETRIC MODEL OF THE DEMAND FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: LaFrance,   Jeffrey T.
A flexible, full rank two model of food consumption that is globally consistent with economic theory, aggregates across income, demographic variables, and variations in micro demand parameters, and accommodates tradeoffs between tastes and nutrition is derived.  The econometric demand model is estimated with per capita U.S. consumption of 21 foods on the time period 1919-1994, excluding the World War II years 1942-1946.  An approach for inferring the percentage of nutrients available from individual commodities in the U.S. food supply is derived and implemented empirically on the time period 1949-1995 for the nutrients energy, protein, total fat, carbohydrates, and cholesterol.  The two sets of model results are combined to generate time paths for income...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Aggregation; Demand; Food; Nutrition; Hicksian Compensated Price Elasticities; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25004

EFFICIENT QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT OF JUMP PROCESSES: IMPLICATIONS FOR FOOD SAFETY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nganje,   William E.
This paper develops a dynamic framework for efficient quantitative risk assessment from the simplest general risk, combining three parameters (contamination, exposure, and dose response) in a Kataoka safety-first model and a Poisson probability representing the uncertainty effect or jump processes associated with food safety. Analysis indicates that incorporating jump processes in food safety risk assessment provides more efficient cost/risk tradeoffs. Nevertheless, increased margin of safety may lead to reduction in food safety expenses on areas that have relative advantage in reducing mean risk. The paper also develops an alternative measure for the value of risk reduction associated with uncertainty of jump processes and the cost of food safety.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Efficient regulation; Quantitative risk assessment; Poisson jump processes; Value of risk reduction; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23662

Sustainable Relations in International Development Cooperation Projects: The Role of Organizational Climate
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rota,   Cosimo; Zanasi,   Cesare.
The importance of the human side of project management to assess the success of international development project has not been fully considered yet. An analysis of the literature on the project success definition, focused on the success criteria and success factors, was carried out. The organization’s effectiveness, in terms of Relations Sustainability, emerged as a criteria integrating the “time, cost, performance” approach to define a project success. Based on previous research contributions on the factors influencing the organization’s effectiveness, the paper expands the analysis of the influence of Organizational Climate on the Relation Sustainability between project manager and project team involved in international cooperation for development. The...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Relations sustainability; Organizational climate; Organizational effectiveness; Project management; Project success; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121845

The Impact of Environmental and Health Motivations on the Organic Share of Produce Purchases
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Durham,   Catherine A.
As demand and supply of organic produce has increased, it has become possible to distinguish between the many individuals that express a preference for organic and the share of their purchases that is organically produced. This study examines the share of a consumer’s produce purchases that are organic, and how that is influenced by economic factors, environmental and health motivations, and demographic characteristics. Results from a model of organic preference are compared to those from a model of organic buying proportions. Buying proportion models are also estimated separately for those that preferred organic and those that preferred conventional produce. A limitation in this study is that it evaluates stated buying proportions rather than actual...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic produce share; Health; Environment; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44705

SHELF LABELING OF ORGANIC FOODS: EFFECTS ON CUSTOMER PERCEPTIONS AND SALES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Reicks,   Marla; Splett,   Patricia; Fishman,   Amy.
The organic food industry is undergoing tremendous expansion.  Retail grocers and organic food suppliers are interested in promoting organic foods to customers in mainstream grocery stores.  The purpose of this study was to determine if point of purchase (POP) signage in retail grocery stores affects customer perceptions of organic foods and organic food purchasing behavior (sales).   An experimental study was designed in which control and two levels of POP signage were tested in two grocery store environments in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.  Ten stores were involved; six from an upscale chain and four from a discount/warehouse chain.  A customer intercept interview method was used to determine the perceptions of approximately 400 customers in each...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14307

Enhancing Linkage between Military and Agro-Food Industry Sectors in Korea
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Sounghun.
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) is the biggest governmental consumer in the Korean agro-food sector. In 2006, the quantity of purchased agricultural products was about 260 thousand tons and the MND spent about 300 billion won for this purchase. The purpose of this paper is to review the current status of the food purchase system of MND and to suggest renewed roles of MND and the agro-food sector for better alliance. After evaluating the current food purchase system of MND, two main roles of MND were suggested: offering opportunities for Korean agro-food suppliers to sell their high-quality products and developing a purchase system to promote competition among suppliers. As the roles of the agro-food sector, stable supplying of cheap agro-food and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agro-food industry; Food purchase system of the Ministry of National Defense; Linkages; Korea; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45685

Compliance with International Food Safety Standards in Kenya's Green Bean Industry: A Paired Case Study of Small and Large Family Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Okello,   Julius Juma; Swinton,   Scott M.
This study uses two farm case studies to explore how Kenyan green bean farmers are meeting European food safety standards. For green bean farmers, the standards increase the fixed costs and the transactions costs of producing beans; the standards also alter how bean quality is assessed. Both the small and the large farm use contracts to protect their specific investments in complying with the standards.  However, while the large farm invests in improved facilities using its own equity, the small farm uses a marketing group to spread investment costs and reduce the transaction cost to buyers of monitoring the performance of small units. Green bean buyers face the asymmetric information problem of creating incentives for farmers to comply voluntarily with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety standards; Farmer compliance; Transaction costs; Principal-agent; Economies of size; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19241

Offsetting Behavior and the Benefits of Food Safety Policies in Vegetable Preparation and Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ndembe,   Elvis; Nganje,   William E.; Miljkovic,   Dragan.
Foodborne disease outbreaks have a tremendous impact on society, including foodborne illnesses, hospitalizations, lost work time, and deaths. These food-safety events have a significant influence in shaping consumer's perception of risk. In food consumption, outbreaks of foodborne illnesses also have an effect on the development of public health policy. Due to these safety-related uncertainties in the food supply chain, various regulatory safety and health policies are implemented to decrease potential harm to likely victims. The expected effect of these food-safety policies forecasted in terms of reduction in foodborne illnesses, mortality, and food-related diseases may be overstated if consumer's offsetting behavior is overlooked. Reduction and in some...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Consumer Behavior; Food Safety Policies; HACCP; Offsetting Behavior; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6505

Food safety and nutritional quality – Firms’ strategies and Public intervention
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hammoudi,   Abdelhakim; Nguyen,   Huong-Hue; Soler,   Louis-Georges.
The aim of our paper is to determine the conditions under which firms tend to offer the best nutritional quality of food products, and the public regulation required to obtain this in a context where diet and nutritional status plays an important part in maintaining health and preventing disease, and with increasing pressure for public intervention on food quality in developed countries.  To this end, we develop a duopoly model where products can be horizontally (variety) and vertically (quality) differentiated. We analyze the perfect Nash equilibriums in a two period competition game where in the first stage, the firms decide simultaneously on the variety and the quality of the product to be sold and in the second stage, firms set prices. The model...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Nutritional product; Health cost; Public regulation; Vertical and horizontal differentiation.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; L13; L15; L51; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51749

Greene Gardens
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baker,   Gregory A.; Hanson,   Kirk O.
The case describes the 2006 E. coli outbreak in the California spinach industry. The case unfolds over a period of about one month, with four separate eventful days described in detail. At the end of the narrative for each day, the reader is asked to decide how he or she would respond to the events and justify his or her decision.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Business ethics; Communication; Crisis management; Spinach; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q10; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53747

Innovative approaches to agricultural water use for improving food security in Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Inocencio,   Arlene; Sally,   Hilmy; Merrey,   Douglas J.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigated farming; Water use; Food security; Water resources; Water supply; Rain; Water harvesting; Wetlands; Food production; Groundwater management; Urbanization; Recycling; Effluents; Waste waters; Water reuse; Water demand; Crop production; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92701

Mali’s Food Security Challenges: An Overview
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Staatz,   John M.; Dembele,   Niama Nango.
Mali has a high incidence of malnutrition. The fourth Demographic and Health survey reports that in 2006 the incidence of wasting, stunting and underweight children under 5 years of age was 13.8%, 37.9% and 24.5% respectively in rural areas, and 12%, 24% and 25% respectively in urban areas. While malnutrition is found in all regions of Mali, the regions of Timbuktu and Sikasso have higher than average levels for all three indicators, while the region of Kidal has high levels of wasting. For a detailed analysis of food security indicators see Ward (2010).
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97138

Local Food Marketing: Factors for Growth of Small Agri‐food Businesses in the UK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hingley,   Martin; Boone,   Julie; Haley,   Simon.
This study aims to understand local food and explore the barriers to development for small innovative food businesses. Research was conducted through depth interviews and a survey in North‐West England. Results indicate that small business success can be subjective and performance dependent on business aims. Identified were issues concerning access to finance, burden of regulations and the need for support from industry networks and government. Lack of an official and recognised definition of the term “local food” had implications for marketing strategy. Small businesses recognise that customers are increasingly concerned with food provenance and traceability, but that they and their representative associations need to do more to make these links.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Local; Food; Small‐business; Growth; UK; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100458

Expanding the Agricultural Finance Frontier: A Kenyan Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kibaara,   Betty; Nyoro,   James K.
Agriculture is the mainstay of the Kenyan Economy. However, agriculture has experienced low productivity over the years. Poor access to agricultural finance has been identified as a contributing factor to low crop productivity. Kenyan agriculture has undergone some fundamental changes which have profoundly affected agricultural financial services. In addition, most financiers shy away from lending to the agricultural sector because of the covariant risks related to rain-fed agriculture. Given this background, we undertake a comparative analysis of emerging models of agricultural finance that have expanded the agricultural finance frontier to the smallholder farmers. Key findings indicate that demand for farming credit takes the highest proportion of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52109

Changes in Soy Based Food Consumption, 2001 and 2007
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rimal,   Arbindra; Moon,   Wanki; Balasubramanian,   Siva K.
Two-stage regression models were used to estimate the effects of the perceived attributes of soy food and socio-economic variables on participation decision and consumption frequency decision for soy products. While households consuming soy products increased from 2001 to 2007 by nearly two percentage points, the frequency of consumption declined considerably.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6888

Conflict, Food Price Shocks, and Food Insecurity: The experience of Afghan households
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: D'Souza,   Anna; Jolliffe,   Dean.
Revised version submitted December 2012.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Afghanistan; Food security; Conflict; Nutrition; Poverty; Spatial distribution; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; D12; I3.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123323

Pricing Games in Poultry Markets: The Cases of Eggs in Australia and Chicken in Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shank,   Benjamin; Goddard,   Ellen W.; Freebairn,   John W.; Griffith,   Garry R.
Given the increasing concentration in numerous markets recent interest in market structure and performance has grown dramatically. The empirical research revolves around theories of industrial organization and non-cooperative game theory. Research in this area uses participant strategic action not only to define market structure but also participant conduct. In the Australian egg market and Canadian fresh chicken market we reject the more competitive assumption of Bertrand-Nash behavior in favor of Stackelberg/leader-follower relationships. In Australia Pace Farms emerges as the industry leader while in Canada generic product overwhelmingly controls the market.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59707

FOOD SAFETY IN FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD TRADE
Provedor de dados: 31
Contents:  Overview, by Laurian J. Unnevehr; Food safety as a public health issue for developing countries, by Fritz K. Kaferstein; Mycotoxin food safety risk in developing countries, by Ramesh V. Bhat and Siruguri Vasanthi; Trends in food safety standards and regulation: implications for developing countries, by Julie A. Caswell; Food safety issues in international trade, by Spencer Henson; Balancing risk reduction and benefits from trade in setting standards, by John Wilson and Tsunehiro Otsuki; Case study: Guatemalan raspberries and cyclospora, by Linda Calvin, Luis Flores, and William Foster; Case study: Kenyan fish exports, by Richard O. Abila; Case study: the shrimp export industry in Bangladesh, by James C. Cato and S. Subasinge; Case study:...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16033

CASE STUDY -- REDUCING PESTICIDES RESIDUES ON HORTUCULTURAL CROPS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Norton,   George W.; Sanchez,   Guillermo; Clarke-Harris,   Dionne; Traore,   Halimatou Kone.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16561

Assessing Korean Consumers’ Valuation for Domestic and Imported Rice: Importance of Country of Origin and Food Miles Information
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Han,   Doo Bong; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Lee,   Ji Yong; Yoon,   Jong Min.
The aim of this paper is to determine Korean consumers’ valuation for domestic rice and imported rice from China and the US. Using revealed preference data from random nth price auction mechanism, our results generally suggest that consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for domestic rice is higher than the WTP for imported rice. Results also suggest that while country of origin and food miles information positively influences consumers’ WTP for domestic rice, country of origin information provides higher valuation for domestic rice than food miles information. Country of origin and food miles information has no statistically significant effect on WTP for the imported Chinese rice product but food miles information has a negative effect on WTP for the imported...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rice; Country of origin information; Food mile information; Experimental auction; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119817

Financing agricultural inputs in Northern Togo through an inventory credit system: an economic analysis of institutional response
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Konlambigue,   Abdou.
Agricultural intensification is widely seen as a condition sine-qua-non for enhanced food security and as a major driver for overall economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In this process, the financial system has an important role to play, especially to finance agricultural inputs. However in SSA, the financial institutions initiated by governments and donors have in general not lived up to the expectations, in particular not for the agricultural sector, because of inappropriate design and weaknesses in implementation. Even the microfinance institutions which were supposed to support the small-scale farmers have deflected for their goals due to the risks that the agricultural sector represents. To date, the economic research tends to concentrate on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Financing; Agricultural inputs; Inventory credit; Togo; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52100

Fresh Meat and Traceability Labelling: Who Cares?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stranieri,   Stefanella; Banterle,   Alessandro.
Within the framework of European food safety measures, Reg. 1760/2000 and 1825/2000 have introduced mandatory traceability and relevant labelling into the beef sector. The paper analyses whether information on meat labels can be considered a useful instrument for consumers, facilitating the verification of quality. The purpose of the paper is, first, to evaluate whether meat information is used during food purchase, and secondly, by focussing on specific meat information, to assess consumer interest in some mandatory and voluntary information cues and to identify the determinants affecting the use of such cues. Data were collected by a telephone questionnaire in a survey conducted in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. The sample consisted of 1,025...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Meat; Consumer preferences; Logit analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58710

PUBLIC REGULATION AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR TRUST IN QUALITY FOOD MARKETS. WHAT IF THE TRUST SUBSTITUTE CANNOT BE FULLY TRUSTED?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anania,   Giovanni; Nistico,   Rosanna.
Most food products can be classified as "credence" goods and regulations exist to provide consumers with a substitute for the lacking information and trust. The paper presents an analysis of the decisions of producers and consumers about a "credence" good in three institutional scenarios, which reflect different levels of credibility of the regulation. The first scenario is a reference scenario in which the regulation is fully credible. In the second case considered there is no regulation, or, if there is, it is totally ineffective. In the third scenario a regulation only partially credible provides consumers with an imperfect substitute for the information and trust they lack. Some of the producers of "low" quality goods share with the producers of "high"...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25924

DEMAND FOR HEALTHY FOOD IN THE UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Feng,   Xudong; Chern,   Wen S.
This study investigates the demand for selected healthy food groups in the United States. The original linear approximate almost ideal demand system (LA/AIDS) is modified by the use of a Laspeyres index and a normalization in order to compute demand elasticities identically to the AIDS model. The results of this study suggest that poultry is the most price elastic while cereals are the least price elastic. Fresh fruits and fresh vegetables are more price elastic than processed fruits and processed vegetables. Increasing income would induce the increases in the consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits more than that of cereals and bakery products, while increasing health risk concerns would induce the decreases in the consumption of bakery products and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: AIDS model; Elasticity; Healthy food; Household demand; United States; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21857

Control of Newcastle Disease in Village Chickens
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Centre for International Economics.
Between 1983 and 1992, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) invested A$3 million in research to find a vaccine that could provide protection from Newcastle disease in chickens and be applied in village environments in developing countries. A further $160 000 was invested in follow up projects which ended in 1996. Village chickens often provide the only source of protein to poor villagers living in remote areas and Newcastle disease frequently devastates unvaccinated village flocks. The ACIAR-sponsored research was highly successful in developing a heat resistant vaccine (HRV4) which could be readily used in the field by coating it onto chicken feed. The vaccine was commercialised by an Australian company which subsequently...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Newcastle disease; Chickens; Poultry; Vaccine; Malaysia; Vietnam; ACIAR; Australia; Developing country; Village; Africa; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47190

Convergence in Food Demand and Delivery: Do Middle-Income Countries Follow High-Income Trends?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Regmi,   Anita; Takeshima,   Hiroyuki; Unnevehr,   Laurian J.
This study uses food expenditures and food-sales data from 1990 to 2004 to examine whether food-consumption patterns and food-delivery-mechanism trends are converging across 47 high- and middle-income countries. Results point to a high degree of convergence in global food systems. Middle-income countries appear to be following trends in high-income countries. Convergence is apparent in most important food-expenditure categories and in indicators of food-system modernization such as supermarket and fast food sales.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55621

Valuing agricultural externalities in Canterbury rivers and streams
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tait,   Peter R.; Cullen,   Ross; Bicknell,   Kathryn.
Water quality and quantity concerns in Canterbury are intrinsically related to agriculture. Monetary values for impacts on streams and rivers is lacking in policy debate. This paper employs choice modelling to estimate values of three impacts on rivers and streams in Canterbury associated with agriculture: health risks of E coli from animal waste, ecological effects of excess nutrients, and low-flow impacts of irrigation. This study provides a valuation of outcomes for public policy implemented in Canterbury such as The Dairy and Clean Streams Accord, Living Streams, and The Restorative Programme for Lowland Streams.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Non-market-valuation; Choice experiment; Agricultural externalities; New Zealand; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96445

Childhood Obesity Prevention: What Should We Be Doing? (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baranowski,   Tom.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62083

Urban Demand for Edible Oils and Fats in China: Evidence from Household Survey Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fang,   Cheng; Beghin,   John C.
Using urban household-level survey data from 1992 to 1998, we provide estimates of final demand for edible vegetable oils and animal fats in three regions of China based on the LinQuad incomplete demand system. For each region, the demand for the major "staple" oil is price inelastic. The demand for "condiment" or flavoring oils is more price responsive. All edible oils and fats have positive income elasticity, but smaller than one. Using the LinQuad parameter estimates, we provide exact measures of urban consumer  welfare losses associated with trade restrictions on vegetable oil imports. Consumers suffer a significant welfare loss of the order of $ 392 million (1998 dollars).
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: China; Consumer demand; Oils and fats; Urban; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18574

THE DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS ACROSS COUNTRIES AND OVER TIME
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhagowalia,   Priya; Chen,   Susan E.; Masters,   William A.
Malnutrition is manifested in various degrees of both underweight and overweight, with large differences and rapid changes in their prevalence and severity. This paper introduces a new approach to characterizing the distribution of a population’s nutritional status, to help analyze changes in that distribution over time and across countries. Our method draws on the poverty literature to construct Foster-Greer-Thorbecke measures for the incidence and severity of under and overweight, based on deviations in either direction from the median of a healthy population. We apply this median-based measure to the nutritional status of over 400,000 preschool children, as measured in 130 DHS surveys covering 53 countries over a period from 1986 to 2006. Unlike...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Underweight; Overweight; Malnutrition; Poverty; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; I12; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6147

Promoting Fruit and Vegetable Consumption:  Are Coupons More Effective Than Pure Price Discounts?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dong,   Diansheng; Leibtag,   Ephraim S.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture administers food and nutrition assistance programs that promote fruit and vegetable consumption. But consumption remains relatively low among program recipients as well as among the general U.S. population. The perceived high cost of produce is often cited as a deterrent to more consumption. This study looks at coupons and price discounts, two methods of lowering the cost of fruits and vegetables, and uses household purchase data and a consumer demand model to examine each method. Coupons influence consumer behavior through a price-discount effect and an informational/advertising effect. Because of this dual effect, the use of a coupon to increase fruit and vegetable purchases may be more effective than a pure...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Fruit and vegetable consumption; Coupons; Price discounts; Consumer demand; Dual effect of coupons; Informational advertising effects; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94853

Heterogeneity in Alcohol Consumption: The Case of Beer, Wine and Spirits in Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramful,   Preety; Zhao,   Xueyan.
This paper examines Australians’ participation in beer, wine and spirits consumption using a trivariate probit model and unit-record data from the National Drug Strategy Household Surveys. It estimates the effects of social, economic and demographic factors on an individual’s decisions of alcohol participation. The trivariate probit formulation allows for the potential correlation across the demand for the three products through unobserved personal characteristics. All three beverages are shown to have negative own-price elasticities and to be substitutes in participation. An alarming proportion of young Australians are found to be drinking spirits regularly due to the increasing popularity of pre-mixed sweet drinks.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25359

Relationship between Social Capital and Livelihood Enhancing Capitals among Smallholder Farmers in Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abenakyo,   Annet; Sanginga,   Pascal; Njuki,   Jemimah M.; Kaaria,   Susan; Delve,   Robert J.
Social capital is an important characteristic of a community and is one of the components of the asset pentagon of the sustainable livelihood framework. The study aimed at assessing the levels and dimensions of social capital and how social capital influences other livelihood capitals. A Cross-sectional survey of a random sample of 208 households was conducted in Masindi and Hoima Districts in Uganda to assess the current livelihood conditions and strategies for improving rural livelihoods. An Index of social capital was generated using density of group membership and three levels of social capital where generated i.e. high, medium and low.  Two dimensions of social capital (bonding and bridging) were considered. Results showed that households with high...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Relationship; Social Capital; Livelihood Capitals; Smallholder Farmers; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52191

Bio-energy production in the sugar industry: an integrated modeling approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haque,   Imdadul; Rozakis,   Stelios; Ganko,   Ewa; Kallivroussis,   Leonidas.
Recent reforms in the Common Agricultural Policy and the sugar regime caused serious concerns for the future of the European sugar industry. At the same time, the European Commission considers transportation bio-fuels as a key factor for reducing reliance on imported fuels, emission levels of greenhouse gases and to meet rural development goals. Matching the sugar sector with bio-ethanol production may create opportunities for sustainable management of the existing sugar industry infrastructure and also serve bio-fuel policy targets. A partial equilibrium economic model is used in order to evaluate the shift from sugar to bio-ethanol production in Thessaly, Greece. In the agricultural feedstock supply and industrial processing sub-models are articulated...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sugar beet; Grain; Ethanol; Mathematical programming; Greece; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58026

Standard and Shuffled Halton Sequences in a Mixed Logit Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Staus,   Alexander.
Modeling consumer choice in different areas has lead to an increase use of discrete choice models. Probit or Multinomial Logit Models are often the base of further empirical research of consumer choice. In some of these models the equations to solve have no closed-form expression. They include multi-dimensional integrals which can not be solved analytically. Simulation methods have been developed to approximate a solution for these integrals. This paper describes the Standard Halton sequence and a modification of it, the Shuffled Halton sequence. Both are simulation methods which can reduce computational effort compared to a random sequence. We compare the simulation methods in their coverage of the multi-dimensional area and in their estimation results...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Simulation; Mixed logit; Halton sequence; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C15; C25.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93856

Food Expenditures: The Effect of a Vegetarian Diet and Organic Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guillemette,   Ann-Renee; Cranfield,   John A.L.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123391

Chapter 5: The Case of Korea
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Dong Hwan.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Marketing; D20; D40; L.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60676

ARE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE STAMP POLICIES COST-EFFECTIVE?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Mouzon,   Olivier; Requillart,   Vincent; Soler,   Louis-Georges; Dallongeville,   Jean; Dauchet,   Luc.
In many countries, consumption of fruits and vegetables (F&amp;V) is below recommended levels. We quantify the economic and health effects of F&amp;V stamp policy designed for low income consumers. The analysis combined two models: an economic model which predicts how F&amp;V consumption is affected by a change in policy and a health model which evaluates the impact of a change in F&amp;V consumption in terms of death avoided (DA) and life-years saved (LYS). Finally we computed the costs per DA and LYS as the ratio between the taxpayer cost of the policy and the number of DA and LYS. The main findings of the present study are: (1) F&amp;V stamp policy has a positive and significant impact on the consumption of small F&amp;V consumers of the targeted...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cost-effectiveness analysis; Fruits and Vegetables; Health Impact Assessment; Health Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D61; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116416

NATIONAL DEMAND FOR ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL BABY FOOD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thompson,   Gary D.; Glaser,   Lewrene K.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36139

Does Where We Live Matter?  Understanding the Link Between Obesity and the Market for Food
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Susan E.; Florax,   Raymond J.G.M.; Snyder,   Samantha D.
Paper is under revision.  Removed at author's request 10/27/08.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Incidence of obesity and overweight; Spatial lag model; Spatial dependence; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; C21; D1; I18; J10.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9682

USING FARM ASSURANCE SCHEMES TO SIGNAL FOOD SAFETY TO MULTIPLE FOOD RETAILERS IN THE U.K.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Northen,   James R.
It is argued that privately run farm assurance schemes in the U.K. have been developed predominantly to signal the presence of desired level of food safety (and other credence) attributes to domestic multiple food retailers.  It is hypothesized that these food retailers will only buy 'farm assured' meat from abattoirs, therefore abattoirs must buy and process 'farm assured' livestock.  Other factors, including abattoir size, procurement policy, level of processing and hygiene levels, are also hypothesized to affect the probability of an abattoir selling meat to large multiple retailers.  The hypotheses are tested through a survey of abattoirs in the United Kingdom and a logistic regression is used to assess significance.  It is found that buying farm...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34363

BIOTERRORISM AND FOOD SYSTEM DISRUPTIONS  (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Franz,   David R.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32815

ECONOMIC FACTORS AFFECTING US SUGAR CONSUMPTION (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blamberg,   Margaret.
PowerPoint presentaition
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32978

Determinants of Selected Agricultural Export Crops in Nigeria: An Ecm Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yusuf,   Sina A.; Yusuf,   W.A.
This study examines the factors that determine the export performance of three major agricultural exportable commodities of cocoa, rubber and palm-kernel in the context of liberalization. Using time series data covering thirty three years and to avoid spurious result, error correction model was applied in the analysis. The unit root test is in line with the a priori expectation that macroeconomic variables are not stationary at their level. Virtually all the variables tested were differenced once before attaining stationarity. Each of the three equations indicated that the dependent variables cointegrated with their arguments at 1 percent level. There is the existence of short term and long term equilibrium relationships between the dependent variables and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural exports; Cointegration; ECM; Nigeria; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52181

Determinants of Bilateral Food Related Disputes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goetz,   Christian; Heckelei,   Thomas.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61773

Are E-Grocers Serving the Right Markets?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berning,   Casie; Ernst,   Stanley C.; Hooker,   Neal H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93335

Demand for Organic and Conventional Fruits
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Yen,   Steven T.; Huang,   Chung L.
We examine consumer demand for organic and conventional fruits by estimating a censored demand system, using Nielsen's Homescan data. Sociodemographic characteristics and income are found to be significant factors of organic fruit consumption. Consumers are responsive to own-price changes in selected organic fruits, while the own-price elasticities for conventional fruits are much smaller. Asymmetric cross-price effects are found between organic and conventional fruits, suggesting that a change in relative prices will more likely cause consumers of conventional fruits to "cross-over" to organic fruits, while the reverse is less likely to happen such that organic consumers will "revert" to conventional fruits.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic fruit; Homescan data; Censored demand system; Two-step estimation; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6440

U.S. DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO FOOD MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kinsey,   Jean D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13264

Consumer Market for Functional Foods in South Brazil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Barcellos,   Marcia Dutra; Lionello,   Rafael Laitano.
This study aims at investigating the consumer market for functional foods (FF) in Porto Alegre, South Brazil. Functional food is any healthy food claimed to have a health-promoting or disease-preventing property beyond the basic function of supplying nutrients. Health has been named as the most significant trend and innovation driver in the global food and drinks market. Brazil is one of the leading countries in food production and consumption, and the market for functional foods have been growing 10% per year, three times more than the market for conventional foods. Although this food category is considered mature in some developed markets (such as in Japan, in the Nordic countries and in the U.S), it is still unknown for many consumers, especially those...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Functional foods; Consumer market; Attitudes; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121853

FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE KEY DRIVERS OF COMPETITIVENESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jatib,   Ines.
Under an institutional and organizational collapsed environment caused by Argentine cracked economical and political situation, farmers and producers are forced to add value through technological innovation designs in order to be competitive at the international market.  Food safety and Quality Assurance systems appear as key drivers of competitiveness.  Three emerging models are comparatively analyzed, evaluating real agribusiness that are developing HACCP, Quality &amp; Origin Protocol and ISO 9001 Quality Management.  As a result, the different level of success and impact of those agribusinesses immersed in the aforementioned external constraints and no less precarious internal limitations based on cultural, technological and financial limitations are...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34302

Public-Private Partnerships Strengthening the Animal Health-Food Safety-Public Health Continuum (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Robach,   Michael C.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50577

The Value to Consumers of Health Labeling Statements on Breakfast Foods and Cereals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muth,   Mary K.; Zhen,   Chen; Taylor,   Justin; Cates,   Sheryl; Kosa,   Katherine M.; Zorn,   David; Choiniere,   Conrad J.
Food manufacturers have an incentive to include nutrient content claims, health claims, or other types of labeling statements on foods if they believe that consumers will be willing to pay more for products with specific attributes. We estimated semi-log hedonic price regressions for five breakfast bar and cereal product categories using Nielsen ScanTrack scanner data for 2004 and found that labeling statements for these foods are often associated with substantial increases in consumer willingness to pay. The largest effects were associated with “carb-conscious” carbohydrate labeling (reflecting the time period of the data), followed by fat and sugar content labeling statements.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labeling statements; Nutrient content claims; Health claims; Scanner data; Willingness to pay; Hedonic; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50333

Territorializando la producción ecológica. Acciones colectivas y políticas públicas en Andalucía
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lozano,   C.; Aguilar,   E.
Este trabajo analiza una experiencia de territorialización de la producción ecológica en la comarca de la Sierra de Segura (Andalucía, España) y plantea la posibilidad de hablar de un SIAL “Agricultura ecológica-Sierra de Segura”. De una forma más concreta, estudia cómo se han desarrollado diversas estrategias colectivas para dotar de arraigo a esta actividad y para vincular esta certificación genérica a las características naturales, pero también socioculturales de la zona. En este trabajo se analizarán las formas de coordinación territorial y las redes establecidas entre los diferentes actores del SIAL, las acciones colectivas estructurales y funcionales que se han ido desarrollando en el territorio, la incidencia de las políticas públicas en el...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultura Ecológica; Sistemas Agroalimentarios Localizados; Andalucía; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95198

SOME CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF FOOD INDUSTRY CONDUCT: A SIMULTANEOUS ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zellner,   James A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115805

Endowments and Investments within the Household: Evidence from Iodine Supplementation in Tanzania
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adhvaryu,   Achyuta; Nyshadham,   Anant.
Standard theories of resource allocation within the household posit that parents’ investments in their children reflect a combination of children’s endowments and parents’ preferences for child quality. We study how changes in children’s cognitive endowments affect the distribution of parental investments amongst siblings, using data from a large-scale iodine supplementation program in Tanzania. We find that parents strongly reinforce the higher cognitive endowments of children who received in utero iodine supplementation, by investing more in vaccinations and early life nutrition. The effect of siblings’ endowments on own investments depends on the extent to which quality across children is substitutable in parents’ utility functions. Neonatal...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Endowments; Intra-household; Child health; Tanzania; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; International Development; Labor and Human Capital; I14; I15; I18; O12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107270

Revisiting Barriers to Trade: Do Foregone Health Benefits Matter?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Sidi; Kerr,   William A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Trade health wto policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54974

The role of consumers’ perceptions in the valuation of food safety and convenience attributes of vegetables in Vietnam
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mergenthaler,   Marcus; Weinberger,   Katinka; Qaim,   Matin.
Food systems in developing countries are undergoing a profound transformation characterized by the emergence and expansion of modern retailers and integrated supply chains. Appropriate policies are needed to guide this transformation, presupposing a good understanding of consumer preferences. We analyze consumers’ valuation of different vegetable attributes in metropolitan areas of Vietnam, using contingent valuation techniques and a mediation framework for two specific examples. Consumers are willing to pay an average price premium of 60% for Chinese mustard that is free of chemical residues and of 19% for different convenience attributes of potatoes. Income levels and media have positive impacts on the willingness to pay, partly mediated through...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Contingent valuation; Convenience; Food quality; Food safety; Mediation framework; Transformation of food systems; Vietnam; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Marketing; D12; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51629

FQPA IMPLEMENTATION TO REDUCE PESTICIDE RESIDUE RISKS: PART I: AGRICULTURAL PRODUCER CONCERNS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Batie,   Sandra S.; Swinton,   Scott M.; Schulz,   Mary A.
The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA) transforms the regulation of pesticide residues on food in the United States.  Three changes are prominent.  First, under the FQPA, the U.S.  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is authorized to develop uniform pesticide residue tolerances for both fresh and processed foods.  These tolerances must be based on a conservative standard appropriate for infants and children, rather than the adult-based tolerances that prevailed previously for fresh-market produce.  Second, under the FQPA, pesticide registration will be based upon aggregate risk to the most susceptible consumers from all pesticides sharing a common biochemical mode of action in humans.  Third, the FQPA expands the scope of health effects included...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11813

Rural Household Labour Demand, Contract Choice, Hoarding Cost and Poverty: Evidence from Western Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gathungu,   E.; Musyoka,   M.P.
This study determines the factors that influenced contract choice, labour demand and examines the existence of labour hoarding practice in Western region of Kenya. Data from Egerton University’s Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development was used for the analysis.. A two step Heckman model was employed to estimate the extent of engagement in daily and semi-permanent contracts conditional on choice of contract. Results from the study show that casual and semi-permanent contracts are substitutes.  Family labour negatively influences engagement in daily and semi-permanent contracts hence it is a substitute to the two forms of the contracts. Increase in wages paid to casual contracts is negative and significant to the extent of daily contract...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Contracts; Kenya; Labour; Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52159

ASSESSMENT OF WIC COST-CONTAINMENT PRACTICES; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kirlin,   John A.; Cole,   Nancy; Logan,   Christopher.
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides both nutrition education and supplemental foods containing nutrients determined by nutritional research to be lacking in the diets of pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children. State WIC agencies have implemented practices designed to reduce the cost of food packages containing these prescribed foods. For instance, one of the WIC program's primary cost-saving practices is negotiating rebate contracts with manufacturers of infant formula. Additional practices include limiting authorized vendors to stores with lower food prices; limiting approved brands, package sizes, forms, or prices; and negotiating rebates with food manufacturers or...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: WIC Program; Cost-containment; Food-item restrictions; Vendor restrictions; Manufacturers' rebates; Food package costs; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33823

Away-From-Home Lamb Consumption in the United States: Implications for Australia and New Zealand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
A logit model was developed to investigate the decision to eat lamb away from home in the United States. Using data from the United States Department of Agriculture's 1987-88 National Food Consumption Survey, this study identified several socio-demographic and economic characteristics of consumers who have eaten lamb away from home. The information derived from this study is useful for lamb processors and producers in Australia and New Zealand who wish to anticipate future market changes and derived demands for their products in the United States.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9624

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AND FOOD POLICY TO COMBAT IRON DEFICIENCY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bouis,   Howarth E.
Breeding for food-staple plant varieties that load high amounts of iron and zinc in their seeds holds great promise for making a significant, low-cost, and sustainable contribution to reducing iron and zinc deficiencies in humans in developing countries. This strategy also may well have important spinoff effects for increasing farm productivity in developing countries in an environmentally-beneficial way. Understanding how household incomes, food prices, and culturally-based preference patterns interact to drive food consumption and nutrient intake patterns can provide crucial background information for designing effective nutrition intervention programs. Research in both of these areas is being pursued under a five-year project organized by the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49996

Dairy Cow Ownership and Child Nutritional Status in Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nicholson,   Charles F.; Mwangi,   Lucy; Staal,   Steven J.; Thornton,   Philip K.
This study examines the hypothesis that dairy cow ownership improves child nutritional status.  Using household data from coastal and highland Kenya, three econometric model formulations are estimated.  Positive impacts on chronic malnutrition are observed for coastal Kenya.  No negative effects on acute or chronic malnutrition are found for either region.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22154

SAFE HANDLING OF DELICATESSEN FOODS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rishoi,   Don C.
Points up the need for education on proper sanitation methods by food industry employees.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27684

Challenges for chain based finance in the Romanian dairy chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pieniadz,   Agata; Hanf,   Jon Henrich; Voicilas,   Dan Marius; Goetz,   Linde.
This paper investigates the different types of vertical coordination mechanism and the spread institutional arrangements (i.e. contracting) as well as identifies opportunities to expand innovative solutions that help to create and maintain the linkages among the famers and downstream businesses for dairy in Romania. In particular, we address the various modes of access to production factors, such as capital, specific inputs and know-how, as reasons for the varied development of Romanian dairy supply chains and its respective actors (farmers, processors). The paper draws on results from a recent study supported by the World Bank. The findings are based on semi-structured telephone and face-to-face interviews conducted in January-March 2009. The interviews...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Vertical coordination; Structural change; Farm assistance; Romania; Dairy.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58112

Will Local Foods Influence American Diets?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thilmany,   Dawn D.; Low,   Sarah A.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Dietary Guidelines; Consumer Behavior; Local Foods; Fruit and Vegetable Production; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q1; I1; H3.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122797

INDUSTRY APPROACHES TO FOOD SAFETY REGULATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hodges,   James H.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17928

Consumers' Short- and Long-Term Response to "Mad Cow": Beef Consumption and Willingness-to-Pay for Organic Beef in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Corsi,   Alessandro.
This paper aims at assessing: 1) consumers' habits concerning beef consumption and their responses to the BSE both immediately and at a longer term; 2) consumers' attitudes and willingness to pay for organic beef, an obvious alternative to regular beef in terms of safety. It is based on two random telephone surveys, the first one conducted in 2001 (few months after the BSE crisis) and the second one in 2003. The analysis shows that though the effect of the BSE crisis has weakened along with time distance, it left some permanent signs in consumers' behaviour. The analysis of the effect of the time distance from the BSE crisis on consumers' attitudes towards organic beef leads to the main conclusion that the demand for organic beef reduced, but that in the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: BSE; Organic beef; Willingness to pay; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q21.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24569

Urban wastewater:  A valuable resource for agriculture - A case study from Haroonabad, Pakistan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van der Hoek,   Wim; Ul Hassan,   Mehmood; Ensink,   Jeroen H.J.; Feenstra,   Sabiena; Raschid-Sally,   Liqa; Munir,   Sarfraz; Aslam,   Rizwan; Ali,   Nazim; Hussain,   Raheela; Matsuno,   Yutaka.
Farming communities in water-scarce regions increasingly practice the use of urban wastewater in agriculture. Untreated urban wastewater is generally considered unacceptable for direct use because of potential health risks. However, in many parts of the world, poor farmers in peri-urban areas use untreated wastewater. This situation is considered likely to continue even in the foreseeable future due to the high investment cost associated with the installation of treatment facilities.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Waste waters; Irrigation water; Water reuse; Economic analysis; Soil properties; Households; Water availability; Water use; Water quality; Groundwater; Public health; Risks; Case studies; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44566

IDENTIFYING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT MICROBIOLOGICAL FOODBORNE RISKS TO PUBLIC HEALTH: A NEW RISK-RANKING MODEL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoffmann,   Sandra A.; Taylor,   Michael R.; Morris,   Joe; Krupnick,   Alan J.; Batz,   Michael B.
This paper presents a decision-analytic model for ranking the social burden of foodborne illness.  The availability a consistent, transparent model allowing use of alternative ranking criteria and data assumptions will facilitate discussions between agencies committed to different criteria.  By use of multiple criteria, the model highlights overlooked food safety problems.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20291

Agricultural Value Chain Development in West Africa – Methodological framework and case study of mango in Benin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Melle,   Cathelijne; Coulibaly,   Ousmane; Hell,   Kerstin.
Globalization and competitiveness of agricultural commodities could have significant potential benefits for food security and poverty reduction in West Africa. Participation in global trade and economy is potentially important but not enough to ensure benefits at all levels of the chains and equitable distribution of income for each participant. Efficiency is key in the commodity value chain, but effective support functions and services, infrastructure, legal and policy environment are important. This paper presents the framework of value chain concept and analysis, as a guide to enhance competitiveness of commodities at national, regional or global level. The paper applies the value chain framework to a case study on mango in Benin, West Africa. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Benin; Mango; Value chain; West Africa; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51994

End Material
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99776

FOOD SAFETY RISK PERCEPTION GAP BETWEEN CONSUMERS AND PROCESSORS OF SPECIALTY MEAT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nganje,   William E.; Taban,   Thomas.
Consumers and processors of specialty meats continue to have different perceptions of food safety risk.  This creates difficulties in formulating policy initiatives aimed at resolving these issues to enable marketing of specialty meats to move beyond niche markets.  This study analyzes the risk perception gap, and provides an insight into methods by which perception issues can be resolved.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16596

ANALYSIS OF TRENDS AND FORECASTS IN COFFEE PRICES AND CONSUMER CONSUMPTION IN THE NORTHEAST AND UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bonnell,   D.; Toensmeyer,   Ulrich C.; Bacon,   J. Richard; Perez,   A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26990

Nutrient Demand Elasticities with Noisy Measures of Household Resources
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gibson,   John.
Many studies suggest that changes in household economic resources (incomes and expenditure) have little effect on nutrient intakes and child malnutrition in developing countries. This paper examines the impact that errors-in-variables have on inferences about the importance of household incomes to the calorie and protein demands of households. Results are based on a new household survey from Papua New Guinea, with repeated observations on households during the year. These repeated observations allow regression estimates to be corrected for the differing reliabilities of the explanatory variables.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Errors-in-variables; Income; Nutrition; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I32; O15.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123807

Caracterización de la Producción de Frijol (Vigna sp.) en los Municipios Turén y Santa Rosalía del Estado Portuguesa (2000-2005)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Torres,   Andrew; Paredes,   Franklin.
En esta investigación se caracteriza la producción de frijol (Vigna sp.) en los Municipios Turén y Santa Rosalía del estado Portuguesa. Se aplicó una encuesta a los productores de la Unidad de Estudio, luego se determinaron diversas estadísticas descriptivas. Se aplicó un Análisis Factorial de Componentes Principales (AFCP) a fin de identificar variables subyacentes. Entre los resultados destacan: 1) los productores consideran importante la integración empresarial, sugiriendo que existe una gran oportunidad en este sentido; 2) los productores están dispuestos a recibir adiestramiento; 3) las familias de los productores consideran que el Frijol puede ser mejor aprovechado; 4) hay una actitud positiva hacia la innovación, lo que posibilita elevar el valor...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural; Competitividad e integración.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95346

Household Food Expenditures Away From Home by Type of Meal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Miaoru; Kasteridis,   Panagiotis P.; Yen,   Steven T.
This paper investigates expenditures of food away from home (FAFH) by husband-and-wife households with children, determines the differentiated impacts of economic and demographic variables on FAFH by type of meal and across household types. Using the 2008 and 2009 Consumer Expenditure Survey, the system of expenditures on breakfast, lunch, and dinner is estimated with a multivariate sample selection estimator and results are compared with the Tobit system estimates. Statistical significance of error correlations among equations justifies estimation of the sample selection systems. Differentiated effects of variables on probabilities and expenditure levels highlight advantages of the sample selection system over the Tobit estimator. The effects of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103713

Mandatory vs. Voluntary Approaches to Food Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Segerson,   Kathleen.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25188

Factor Analysis of Consumer Attitudes toward Farm Direct Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cheng,   Hsiang-Tai; Dang,   Lili; Lamb,   Donna.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8544

Quantitative description of the fruit industry and fruit supply chains in Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lemanowicz,   M.; Krukowski,   A.
The development of consumer-driven, efficient, responsive and innovative supply chains is crucial for the growth of fruit consumption in Europe and for a competitive, sustainable fruit sector. Currently, fruit supply chains are characterized by a relatively low level of consumer orientation and consumer-driven innovations. The awareness of the functioning of supply chains in the European fruit sector should be increased to be able to increase the level of consumer-drivenness, efficiency, and responsiveness of fruit supply chains. This paper presents the results of review of fruit supply chains’ from the fruit industry in Poland. The analysis of supply chains is preceded by a review of fruit consumption, fruit production, trade characteristic and trends....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fruit production; Fruit consumption; Fruit industry; Fruit supply chains; Trade; Horticulture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58083

A meta-analysis of the response of calorie demand to income changes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ogundari,   Kolawole; Abdulai,   Awudu.
Over the past three decades, several studies have analyzed the response of calorie intake to income with varying and inconclusive results. This paper review these studies and employs meta-analysis to examine the potential bias in the calorie-income elasticity, as well as the impact of specific study attributes on these elasticities reported in the empirical literature. A total of 40 studies which yielded 99 estimated elasticities were considered. The results show the presence of publication (reporting) selection bias in the reported elasticities. Besides, the estimates revealed evidence of positive and significant empirical effect of income on calorie intake from all the studies that goes beyond publication bias. Study attributes such as ranking of the...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Calorie-income elasticity; Heterogeneity; Meta-analysis; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; C01.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123287

Investigating Thai Shopping Behavior: Wet-Markets, Supermarkets and the ‘Big Middle’
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gorton,   Matthew; Sauer,   Johannes; Supatpongkul,   Pajaree.
Drawing on the Big Middle theory of retail evolution, an analysis of primary survey data on Thai shopping behavior seeks to understand the relative satisfaction of consumers with wet markets and supermarkets, identifying the factors that affect frequency of visit to, and purchase behavior within, these retail outlets. This provides the basis for engaging in a wider debate on the possibility of a ‘Global Big Middle’ for food retailing. On all salient attributes affecting retail outlet choice, supermarkets perform better than wet markets. However for fresh produce, wet markets continue to account for the majority of expenditure, albeit to a far lesser extent than in previous studies. A bootstrapped bivariate ordered probit model identifies that supermarkets...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Big Middle; Food retailing; Thailand; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; D12; L81; P46.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50332

Impact of the Introduction of an e-CRM Solution in the Feed Industry: The Case of Progeo-Mangimi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zanasi,   Cesare; Marconi,   Gianni.
Feed industry is very demanding in terms of logistics. This activity implies supplying, processing and, most of all, distributing perishable products (raw materials and feed), to a very large number of clients, often scattered in wide market areas (animal farms) with different qualitative, quantitative and timing needs. So far the use of ICTs within the feed industry in Italy regarded mostly the production phase in terms of feed composition optimisation, and the internal logistics. External relationships like e-CRM, etc.. have so far been rarely adopted. For many Italian small and medium enterprises, mostly in the agro-food sector, the diffusion of ICTs solutions for the management of their client relationship has been quite slow. The aim of this paper is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49894

Controlling Campylabacter in the Chicken Meat Chain: A Cost-Utility Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mangen,   Marie-Josee J.; Havelaar,   Arie H.; Nauta,   Maarten J.; de Koeijer,   Aline A.; de Wit,   G. Ardine.
The aim of this study was the estimation of cost-utility of interventions to control Campylobacter contamination of broiler meat. The relative risk, the intervention costs, the disease burden (expressed in DALYs) and the costs-of-illness for the various interventions were necessary inputs for the cost-utility analysis. The cost-utility is expressed in net costs per reduced DALY. The most cost-effective interventions are: reduction of faeces leakage in the slaughter line and decontamination of the carcass by dipping in a chemical solution. Phage therapy might be another cost-effective intervention, depending on assumed costs/chicken. Irradiation is the most efficient intervention, but the least cost-effective.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Cost-utility; Disease burden; Campylobacter; Chicken meat; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D61; D81; I18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24763

Demand for Organic Food: Focus Group Discussions in Armidale, NSW
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zepeda,   Lydia; Chang,   Hui-Shung (Christie).
In Australia, the retail value of organic food production was estimated at A$250 million, with farm gate value at around A$90 million, and exports at around A$40 million.  The current share of organic sales in total food sales in Australia is about 1 per cent.  The growth rate in organic production was forecast to continue at 10-30% per annum.  Despite the positive outlook, there are concerns about consumer confusion over product recognition, organic certification, and misleading advertising.  To understand how demand for organic products is changing, it is important to investigate consumer attitudes and knowledge about these issues.  The objective of this study is to identify issues that may hinder or promote demand.  Given the qualitative nature of these...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Organic agriculture; Consumer perceptions; Organic certification; Focus group; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12926

The Role of Specialty Food Stores and Farmers' Markets in the Procurement of Local Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wixson,   Sarah E.; Katchova,   Ani L.; Woods,   Timothy A.; Hu,   Wuyang.
The demand for locally produced foods has been increasing.  Concurrently, specialty food stores focusing on specific food attributes have also grown in popularity along with farmers’ markets.   This study examines how the importance that consumers place on whether specific foods are locally produced affects the likelihood to shop at specialty food stores and farmers’ markets. The major findings indicate that consumers who value locally produced fruits and vegetables are more likely to shop at these markets. Therefore, these markets are well positioned within local food networks to take advantage of the increasing demand for local foods, particularly for fresh products.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Stores; Farmers Markets; Local Foods; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97969

IMPACT OF HEALTH INFORMATION ON DEMAND FOR FATS AND OILS IN JAPAN: COINTEGRATION AND A COMPLETE DEMAND SYSTEM APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Sam-Ryang; Chern,   Wen S.; Jones,   Eugene.
This paper deals with the structural change for fats and oils in Japan focusing on the possible influence of health information.  The newly developed fat and cholesterol information index appears to reflect the changing health information on fat and cholesterol much better than the ad-hoc cumulative index.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20802

NUTRIENT EFFECTS ON CONSUMER DEMAND: A PANEL DATA APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dhehibi,   Boubaker; Gil,   Jose Maria; Angulo,   Ana Maria.
The objective of this paper is to analyze the Spanish demand for food taking into account the consumer's concern about the relationship between food diet and health.  This concern is forcing food demand analysts to assume that consumer utility is a function of nutrients instead of simply the food products themselves.  A CBS demand model has been considered to model the new demand function obtained, which is estimated with a complete panel data set.  Ten broad categories, nine nutrients and the most relevant socio-economic variables have been considered.  Finally, after an appropriate model selection strategy, expenditure, price and nutrient elasticities, as well as main sociodemographic effects, have been calculated.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutrients; Demand for food; CBS; Panel data; Spain.; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25881

Consumers’ Purchasing Intentions for Vegetable Oil in the Presence of Generic or Specific Information on Genetic Modification
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hu,   Wuyang; Chen,   Kevin Z.
In combination with the emergence of genetically modified (GM) food, there has been an urgent call for GM labeling to provide relevant information disclosure. Using data collected in Beijing, China, this study attempts to address the issue of whether different types of information may have distinct impacts on consumers’ stated purchasing decisions. Three types of information are used in this study: one is generic and the other two are linked with two important implications of GM technology—human health and the environment. Results verify that consumers’ purchasing decisions are affected by different types of information through their attitudes and personal characteristics. This finding has potential implications for establishing various GM marketing...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: China; Genetically modified (GM) food; Labeling information; Probit model; Vegetable oil; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90639

European Consumers’ Acceptance of Beef Safety-Improving Interventions at Different Stages of the Beef Chain: Primary Production, Slaughtering, Processing and Packaging
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Van Wezemael,   Lynn; Verbeke,   Wim; Kugler,   Jens O.; Scholderer,   Joachim; Ueland,   Oydis.
Following the occurrence of meat safety incidents during the nineties (Verbeke et al., 1999), considerable effort has been done to improve safety in the beef chain, both by policy and beef chain actors. Nowadays, a wide array of interventions to improve beef safety is applied at different stages through the beef chain. As a result the microbiological safety risk has been significantly reduced (Koohmaraie et al., 2005). Although the benefits for the sector and the end users seem to be rather obvious, the application of interventions and technologies that are used to enhance beef safety is not always communicated to consumers. Currently, communication related to technologies and processes used in beef production and processing from the sector to consumers is...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122016

Understanding the U.S. Generic Advertising System and Its Role in Information Management Among Commodities and Food Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Ronald W.
Understanding the U.S. Generic Advertising System and Its Role in Information Management Among Commodities and Food Systems
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Generic promotions; Checkoff; Demand; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97023

Spatial Variations in the Food Environment of Manhattan, NY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dimitri,   Carolyn; Geoghegan,   Jacqueline; Hansen,   Laura.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123979

Consumption of Pork Products: Now and to the Year 2020
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   Christopher G.; Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Yen,   Steven T.
Data from the recent USDA'’s food consumption surveys are used to describe pork consumption patterns, to estimate a censored demand system for pork cuts, and to forecast pork consumption.  Results indicate that between 2000 and 2020, pork consumption is predicted to grow for all cuts mainly due to population growth.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20168

Co-Management of Food Safety and Conservation (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baumgartner,   Jo Ann.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106150

Food Prices, Social Unrest and the Facebook Generation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verpoorten,   Marijke; Arora,   Abhimanyu.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114230

Value chain development for mountainous areas: Relation between animal breed and territory. The case of H’mong beef in Cao Bang, Vietnam
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dao,   The Anh; Trinh,   Van Tuan; Hoang,   Xuan Truong.
In a market economy, poor breeding farmers usually face many difficulties due to the lack of information exchange in advanced technology and science, market and breeding experience. Cao Bang Province in the mountainous North of Viet Nam has the highest household poverty ratio, with 40% in 2007. The H’mong minority settled recently in the agro-ecological setting of the high mountains of Northern Vietnam, including Cao Bang, with small-scale land; therefore intensive livestock has become a main source for their livelihood. Cao Bang has two main local cattle races namely, “Small yellow” and “H’mong” registered in the Vietnam animal breed Atlas. H’mong beef accounts for 30% number of total animal. H’mong beef is indigenous breed, fairly weight, mature male...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: H’mong beef; Farmer group; Territory.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95008

Conjoint Analysis of Consumer Preferences for Lamb Meat in Central and Southwest Urban Albania
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Imami,   Drini; Chan-Halbrendt,   Catherine; Zhang,   Quanguo; Zhllima,   Edvin.
The IFAMR is the Official Journal of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association: www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Conjoint Choice Experiment (CCE); Latent class analysis; Lamb meat; Consumer preferences; Albania; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; D12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114711

WIC PARTICIPATION AND THE NUTRIENT INTAKE OF PRESCHOOLERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Variyam,   Jayachandran N.
Quantile regression is used to evaluate the effect of WIC participation on the nutrient intakes of WIC-eligible preschoolers.  Estimates based on 1994-96, 1998 CSFII data show that the WIC effects vary by quantile for iron and zinc while the effects are equal across quantiles for calcium.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20623

Consumers’ willingness to pay for food safety: the case of mycotoxins in milk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sckokai,   Paolo; Moro,   Daniele; Cuomo,   Enrica.
European statistics show that one of the most widespread source of health risks related to food is mycotoxins. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the Italian consumers’ perception of the mycotoxins’ risk and, more specifically, their willingness-to-pay (WTP) for a hypothetical bottle of milk obtained by cows in which the feed ration contains maize certified for the ‘good practices’ that reduce such risk. For this purpose, a web-based stated choice (SC) experiment involving a representative sample of 973 Italian consumers has been carried out and WTP has been measured using the panel data version of a Random Parameters Logit (RPL) model. The results show that Italian consumers are willing to pay a rather high average price premium for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Mycotoxins; Willingness to pay; Mixed logit; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C35; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116411

Product Quality and the Demand for Food: The Case of Urban China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dong,   Diansheng; Gould,   Brian W.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55030

THE EFFECT OF FOOD-SAFETY RELATED INFORMATION ON CONSUMER PREFERENCE:  THE CASE OF THE BSE OUTBREAK IN JAPAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jin,   Hyun Joung; Sun,   Changyou; Koo,   Won W.
This paper uses a nonparametric approach for testing whether there is a structural change in the meat demand of Japanese consumers due to the BSE (mad-cow disease) outbreak in the country.  The axiom of revealed preference is utilized to test the stability of preference in Japanese meat consumption.  The matrix of weak form of revealed preference (WARP) is partitioned and Kruskal-Wallis statistics are derived to evaluate whether the switches of preference are transitory or due to a structural change.  Empirical results show that Japanese meat demand is currently unstable and has undergone a structural change, synchronized with the BSE outbreak in Japan in mid-September 2001.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: BSE (Mad-Cow Disease); The Revealed Preference Test; WARP; Structural change; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23636

Economics of Private Strategies to Control Foodborne Pathogens
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roberts,   Tanya.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93486

QUANTIFYING THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ON FIRMS' FOOD SAFETY RESPONSIVENESS: THE CASE OF RED MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSING SECTOR IN CANADA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayasinghe-Mudalige,   Udith K.; Henson,   Spencer J.
This study assesses quantitatively the economic incentives for firms to adopt food safety controls and the potential impact of a number of firm and market-specific characteristics on this behavior, focusing on the red meat and poultry-processing sector in Canada.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety controls; Economic incentives; Adoption; Food processing sectors in Canada; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20419

MARKETING OF BIOTECH FUNCTIONAL FOODS IN THE US
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chema,   Kambua; Marks,   Leonie A.; Parcell,   Joseph L.; Bredahl,   Maury E.
To date, most research in Europe and the United States has focused on eliciting consumer WTP for biotech foods without directly addressing strategies for marketing them.  We use means-end theory to link consumers' knowledge about functional attributes, to their knowledge about consequences and core values, in order to gain insights into valued attributes for developing potential marketing strategies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20284

Economics, Ecology and GMOs: Sustainability, Precaution and Related Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.
Ecological, evolutionary and economic issues involved in introducing genetically modified organisms (GMOs), mainly in agriculture, are discussed. The ecological and evolutionary impacts identified hamper (economic) valuation of GMOs and their biosafety regulation and creates difficulties for planning for sustainable development. Assessment of the desirability of releasing GMOs is difficult because of lack of communal agreement about the risks involved, about how much precaution should be exercised given collective risks, and disagreement on the appropriate social criterion to apply. Changes in legal liability are not always economic and cannot eliminate the social conflict generated by GMOs. The economics of developing and marketing GMOs is explored,...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity; Biosafety; Genetically modified organisms; GMOs; Intellectual property rights; Market structure; Sustainable development; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122726

Integrating Economic Analysis with a Randomized Controlled Trial: Willingness-to-Pay for a New Maternal Nutrient Supplement
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adams,   Katherine P.; Vosti,   Stephen A.; Lybbert,   Travis J.; Ayifah,   Emmanuel.
Maternal nutrition during pregnancy can have significant implications for a child’s prenatal growth and development, and undernutrition experienced during the prenatal period increases the risk of early childhood morbidity and mortality and can permanently impair a child’s physical growth and cognitive development.  We use new data from Ghana generated using contingent valuation and experimental auction techniques to estimate willingness-to-pay (WTP) for LNS, a new nutrient supplement aimed at preventing maternal undernutrition during pregnancy.  We also explore the relative importance of individual and household characteristics as well as information about the long-term benefits of preventing undernutrition on WTP.  We find that WTP is positive for a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economic Development; Nutrition; Willingness-to-Pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; International Development.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103793

EFFECTS OF THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM ON FOOD CONSUMPTION IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chavas,   Jean-Paul; Yeung,   M.L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29582

Developing country farmers strategic response to  developed country food safety standards: The case of Kenyan greenbean family farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Okello,   Julius Juma; Sindi,   Julius.
Replaced with revised version of paper 11/01/06.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21425

CONSUMER DEMAND FOR TRACEABILITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hobbs,   Jill E.
Consumers have become more discerning in their food consumption choices.  Food safety and food quality issues have moved to the forefront of consumer concerns, industry strategies, and in some cases, government policy.  A variety of private sector and public policy traceability initiatives have emerged, partly with the objective of reducing consumer information asymmetry with respect to food safety and food quality attributes.  This paper examines the role of traceability systems in the food industry and distinguishes between ex-post traceback systems and ex-ante quality verification systems.  Examples of voluntary private sector livestock traceability systems and public sector traceability programs are discussed, including the trade implications of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14614

Can Local Food Go Mainstream?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: King,   Robert P.; Gomez,   Miguel I.; DiGiacomo,   Gigi.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Local Food; Relocalization; Supermarket; Distribution Center; Economies of Size; Transportation Efficiency; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93824

Food Consumption Parameters for Brazil and their Application to Food Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gray,   Cheryl Williamson.
As success is achieved in raising agricultural output and incomes in general, increased attention is being paid to improving the incomes and nutritional status of the lower-income, more disadvantaged peoples. Food subsidies have become an increasingly important means of transferring income to the poor. Because low-income people spend a much higher proportion of their income on food, food is a relatively efficient area for use of subsidies. They increase nutritional status more than other sources of income (see IFPRI Research Report 5, Impact of Subsidies Rice on Food Consumption and Nutrition in Kerala, by Shubh Kumar), and they have greater political acceptance among those with higher incomes, making them an attractive means if innocent transfer. However,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Nutrition surveys; Brazil; Nutrition policy; Malnutrition; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42214

Evaluating the Nutrition Label: Its Use in and Impact on Purchasing Decisions by Consumers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Godwin,   Sandria L.; Speller-Henderson,   Leslie; Thompson,   Cindy.
Nutrition labels on food products-which are required for most prepared foods, such as breads, cereals, canned and frozen foods, snacks, desserts, drinks, etc.-were first mandated in the early 1970s. They were revised extensively in 1992 as part of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA). Recently the Food and Drug Administration called for public comment on proposed changes to the program and solicited research related to the use and impact of the current label. In response to this request, a short consumer survey was conducted with 160 persons to see if they use the label, and, if so, which parts they use and their opinions about the usefulness of the current label. The majority of the respondents said they read the label most of the time before...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8572

THE ROLE OF ECONOMICS IN EATING CHOICES AND WEIGHT OUTCOMES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mancino,   Lisa; Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Ballenger,   Nicole.
We use data from the USDA's 1994-96 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals and the 1994-96 Diet and Health Knowledge Survey to ascertain whether economic factors help explain weight differences among adults. Weight differs among demographic subgroups, and differences in specific behaviors, health awareness, and eating patterns can be linked to weight outcomes. An economic framework helps explain how socioeconomic factors affect an individual's ability to achieve good health. Our results suggest that income, household composition, and formal education help explain variation in behaviors and attitudes that are significantly associated with weight outcomes.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Obesity; CSFII; DHKS; Weight; Age; Income; Education; Race/ethnicity; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33781

Food choice and health across the life course: A qualitative study examining food choice in older Irish adults
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Delaney,   Mary; McCarthy,   Mary.
Ireland has experienced much economic and social change in recent times along with rising levels of overweight. Two-thirds of adults are now overweight or obese. Excess weight is a major risk for chronic disease for all ages which heralds a great societal burden and presents challenges and opportunities for the food industry. Individual food choice is an important and complex factor to be understood in order for food manufacturers to enable healthy choices. It can be understood as a process in which patterns arise and change over time, influenced by a range of personal factors and environmental influences. This study aimed to gain insight into the key contextual influences on food choice patterns in older Irish adults of varied health status who have lived...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food; Health; Food life experiences; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58004

The Economics of Eating Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: Recognizing Discernible Patterns for Obesity Differences among Lower- and Higher-Income Consumers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Eugene.
Fresh fruits and vegetables are perceived to be nutritious and healthy, but more costly than some less nutritious foods.  Supermarket scanner data are used to analyze the purchase behavior of higher- and lower-income consumers for produce.  Eight sub-categories of fruit are identified; six of vegetables.  A SUR model is specified and used to estimate a series of own-price and cross-price elasticities.  Prices paid per ounce in each sub-category are calculated and these prices show lower-income consumers paying lower prices for every sub-category except bananas.  Lower-income consumers are also shown to have higher own-price elasticities
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35317

European School Fruit Scheme in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) - Does it work?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wingensiefen,   Sarah; Maschkowski,   Gesa; Hartmann,   Monika.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123986

Food Safety and Demand: Consumer Preferences for Imported Pork in Urban China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ortega,   David L.; Wang,   H. Holly; Wu,   Laping.
China’s transition into a developed economy is driving changes in consumer preferences and demand for foods. The objective of this study is to assess and measure consumers’ preferences for and attitudes toward imported pork in urban China. Estimated logit models based on a consumer survey conducted in 2008 reveal that individuals’ age, shopping location, and food safety concerns significantly influence their willingness to pay for U.S. pork. Factors affecting purchasing behavior of Western-style pork cuts versus traditional Chinese cuts are also evaluated. Consumers’ food safety concerns were linked to a previous lean-meat additive scare and a lack of confidence in the Chinese food inspection system.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99757

Chain Management: All about Success
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gagalyuk,   Taras; Hanf,   Jon Henrich.
Nowadays food products are produced in vertically collaborating networks. The questions of how such chain networks have to be designed and which governance structure fits best have been addressed in several well known articles. However, questions dealing with chain strategy and management are not discussed satisfyingly. Neither is the understanding of what is success of chain management distinguished.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Chain management; Network goals; Success; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49845

Bacterial Foodborne Disease: Medical Costs and Productivity Losses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buzby,   Jean C.; Roberts,   Tanya; Lin,   Chung-Tung Jordan; MacDonald,   James M.
Microbial pathogens in food cause an estimated 6.5-33 million cases of human illness and up to 9,000 deaths in the United States each year. Over 40 different foodborne microbial pathogens, including fungi, viruses, parasites, and bacteria, are believed to cause human illnesses. For six bacterial pathogens, the costs of human illness are estimated to be $9.3-$12.9 billion annually. Of these costs, $2.9-$6.7 billion are attributed to foodborne bacteria. These estimates were developed to provide analytical support for USDA's Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems rule for meat and poultry. (Note that the parasite Toxoplasma gondii is not included in this report.) To estimate medical costs and productivity losses, ERS uses four severity...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cost-of-illness; Foodborne pathogens; Lost productivity; Medical costs; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33991

Securing the Border from Invasives:  Robust Inspections Under Severe Uncertainty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moffitt,   L. Joe; Stranlund,   John K.; Osteen,   Craig D.
Two important features of agricultural quarantine inspections of shipping containers for invasive species at U.S. ports of entry are the general absence of economic considerations and the severe uncertainty that surrounds invasive species introductions. In this article, we propose and illustrate a method for determining an inspection monitoring protocol that addresses both issues. An inspection monitoring protocol is developed that is robust in maximizing the set of uncertain outcomes over which an economic performance criterion is achieved. The framework is applied to derive an alternative to Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (AQI) for shipments of fruits and vegetables as currently practiced at ports of entry in the United States.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Inspection; Invasive Species; Uncertainty; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Public Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18; Q57; D81.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53127

Time Spent for Food Information Search and Obesity: North-South Dualism in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cavaliere,   Alessia; Banterle,   Alessandro.
In industrialized countries, the last 40 years has seen a marked change in the average level of per capita calorie intake, which has led to increased growth in overweight and obesity rates. There are many reasons to encourage public intervention aimed at facing the problems associated with excess body weight, and to promote healthy dietary habits. Among the public policies set out to reduce obesity rates, an important role is played by information measures. The purpose of this work is to analyse for the consumers the importance of food information in the allocation of free time, and to investigate the variables that affect the search for information. Following Drichoutis et al. (2008) we developed a conceptual framework through variables that affect the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114315

INTERNATIONAL EVIDENCE ON FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Seale,   James L., Jr.; Regmi,   Anita; Bernstein,   Jason.
The analysis presented here suggests that low-, middle-, and high-income countries all respond differently to changes in income and food prices and, furthermore that low-income countries are more responsive than high-income countries to such changes. These conclusions are based on a two-stage, cross-country demand system fit to the 1996 International Comparison Project (ICP) data for nine broad categories and eight food sub-categories of goods across 114 countries. The broad consumption groups include: food, beverage, and tobacco; clothing and footwear; education; gross rent, fuel, and power; house furnishings and operations; medical care; recreation; transport and communications; and other items. The food sub-groups include bread and cereals, meat, fish,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Consumption; Cross-country demand; Complete demand system; Food demand; Elasticity; Heteroskedasticity; Maximum likelihood; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33580

From Farm to School: An Alternative Market for Texas Citrus
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Campbell,   Benjamin L.; Park,   John L.; Silva,   Andres; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55626

Partial Implementation of COOL: Economic Effects in the U.S. Seafood Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Joseph,   Siny; Lavoie,   Nathalie; Caswell,   Julie A.
Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL) was implemented on seafood in the United States on April 4, 2005. MCOOL exempts the foodservice sector and excludes processed seafood from labeling. This paper contributes to understanding the economics of the MCOOL law for seafood by showing that current partial implementation may have unintended consequences on the domestic supply chain. While labeling satisfies the market demand for information provision in one market, exemptions in the other market may create incentives for the diversion of imports, which are assumed to be lower in quality than domestic seafood, to the non-labeled sector. Analyzing alternate scenarios such as voluntary labeling shows that total welfare may be greatest under this scenario...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Country of origin labeling; Product differentiation; Information asymmetry; Seafood; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; L15; L22; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55921

Competitiveness and revealed comparative advantage in the SADC maize industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mutambatsere,   Emelly.
This paper evaluates the production and trade trends for maize and maize products in southern Africa, individual countries’ revealed comparative advantages in producing these products, and the expected implications of freer trade in this sector. The analysis employs mainly annual bilateral trade data for the period 1996-2004, evaluated using comprehensive descriptive measures and the Revealed Comparative Advantage index. Results indicate that at least half of the countries in the SADC region are deficit producers of maize and maize products, and that only South Africa is a net exporter of all products considered. Substantial cross-hauling is observed, and the bulk of locally produced products are traded regionally, with over 90% regional bias for half of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51996

Trust: The Importance of Distinguishing between Different Actors and Dimensions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Jonge,   Janneke; van Trijp,   J.C.M.; Renes,   Reint Jan; van der Lans,   Ivo A.C.M.; Frewer,   Lynn J.
Many consumers lack insight into today’s complex food production systems. This paper investigates the relationship between consumer confidence in the safety of food in general and consumer trust in particular institutions and organisations. The first aim of the study was to develop and validate a scale to measure general consumer confidence in the safety of food. From the analysis, two distinct dimensions emerged that were labelled ‘optimism’ and ‘pessimism’. The second aim of this study was to investigate to what extent general consumer confidence in the safety of food was related to consumer trust in institutions and organisations responsible for the management of food safety, taking into account three underlying dimensions of trust, namely competence,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trust; Confidence; Food safety; Optimism; Pessimism; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7731

The effect of childhood obesity on social welfare
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szucs,   Robert Sandor; Csapo,   Zsolt.
The young generation is the most influenced and vulnerable segment of the market. Food with high level of fat, sugar and/or salt are popularised for this segment. At the same time nearly 7 people die of obesity or from complications of obesity in Hungary each hour - one every 9 minutes. Approximately 119 million Americans, or 64.5 percent, of adult Americans are either overweight or obese. 17.5 million obese young persons live in the European Union. The result is the drastic elevation of the hygienic expenses. The average health care cost of overweight persons is higher by 42% than normal bodyweight ones. Per capita spending on fast foods is unbelievable and rising. The value of average spending was 2.5 € in 2002. Fast food sales continue to boom despite...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fast food; Childhood obesity; Cost; Youth; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109404

Modelling Reference-Dependent and Labelling Effects in Consumers’ Functional Food Choices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zou,   Ning Ning (Helen).
This paper examines the reference-dependent and labelling effects when consumers make choices about functional foods, and explores how changes in reference points could alter individuals’ preferences. Functional food (Omega 3 milk) and regular food (regular milk) are used as examples to explore the potential reference-dependent effects and labelling effects. A consumer utility model with reference point effects is developed. The paper also explores how to model the effects of different labelling (health claim) policies, which could influence consumer preferences by changing consumers’ reference points.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labelling Effects; Reference Dependent Effects; Functional Food; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46725

Product Differentiation and Market Segmentation in Applesauce: Using a Choice Experiment to Assess the Value of Organic, Local and Nutrition Attributes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: James,   Jennifer S.; Rickard,   Bradley J.; Rossman,   William J.
Recently there is much interest among horticultural producers concerning the marketing of organically- and locally- produced food. Here we developed a consumer survey that asked respondents to choose an applesauce product from a list of products differentiated by price and four attributes. The products were differentiated by labels that described fat content, nutrition content, and whether the product was grown organically and/or locally. The survey was distributed to 3,000 residents in rural Pennsylvania and over 1,500 responses were collected yielding a response rate of 56%. Survey results were used to assess consumers’ willingness to pay for the product attributes in applesauce, and we found that consumers were willing to pay more for locally-grown...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Applesauce; Choice experiment; Consumer demand; Fruit and vegetable markets; Locally grown; Multinomial logit model; Organic; Pennsylvania; Willingness to pay; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48916

DETERMINANTS OF CONSUMER AWARENESS OF FOODBORNE PATHOGENS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Chung-Tung Jordan; Jensen,   Kimberly L.; Yen,   Steven T.
Each year, microbial pathogens cause millions of cases of foodborne disease and result in many hospitalizations and deaths. Effective consumer education programs to promote safer food handling practices and other averting behaviors may benefit from consumer awareness of microbial pathogens. This paper investigates U.S. consumers’' awareness of four major microbial pathogens (Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria and E. coli) as food safety problems, using a multinomial probit model. The awareness varies among pathogens and the variations appear to be related to differences in the number and severity of illnesses associated with these pathogens. Our findings suggest that awareness of microbial pathogens is associated with food safety perceptions, awareness of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20301

THE GROWING ELDERLY CROWD AND THEIR FOOD HABITS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kinsey,   Jean D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14069

NUTRICION Y COMMUNIDADES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shrimpton,   Roger.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16148

PREVENTABLE FOOD BORNE ILLNESS WITH DOSE-RESPONSE DAMAGES: OPTIMAL SHARING OF PREVENTION BETWEEN CONSUMERS AND PROCESSORS AND THE EFFECT OF PRODUCT LIABILITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roe,   Brian E.
As public concern for food safety burgeons concerned policy makers search for ways to manage the risk inherent to food consumption.  Product liability laws may serve as efficient means to induce socially optimal levels of care or may efficiently complement regulation of potentially injurious activities.  However, two characteristics common to many food borne illness cases are often not considered in the standard liability economics model that yields these prescriptions: dose-response damage functions and victim damage prevention. This paper explores how dose-response relationships common to the biology and epidemiology of food borne illness may effect the shape of resulting social welfare functions and privately chosen prevention efforts under different...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food borne illness; Dose-response; Liability; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21668

Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices?  An Economic Perspectives--Overview:  Can Food Stamps Do More To Improve Food Choices?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guthrie,   Joanne F.; Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Ver Ploeg,   Michele; Frazao,   Elizabeth.
The increased food purchasing power offered by the Food Stamp Program can promote food security and improve the overall economic well-being of low-income households. Now, as Americans struggle with obesity and other diet-related health problems, there is interest in whether the program can be more effective in encouraging participants to make healthy food choices. ERS has compiled economic research to provide decisionmakers with information on the likely effects of various proposed strategies for improving the food choices of food stamp program participants. This overview summarizes the findings, which are presented in more detail in a series of individual briefs.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59422

Consumer Willingness to Pay for Fair Trade Coffee: A Chinese Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yang,   Shang-Ho; Hu,   Wuyang; Mupandawana,   Malvern; Liu,   Yun.
Coffee consumption in China has seen a significant rise in recent years. This study seeks to explore the determinants of coffee consumption in China with a specific focus on fair trade coffee. In a survey of 564 respondents in Wuhan City, consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP)for fair trade labeled coffee was measured. This study uses an interval regression to investigate individual demographic and consumption characteristic impacts on WTP. Results show that on average, consumers were willing to pay 22% more for a medium cup of fair trade coffee compared with traditional coffee. In addition, other variables that indicated a higher WTP included female consumers, consumers who made their own coffee, and consumers who planned to consume more coffee in the...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: China; Fair trade coffee; Interval regression; Willingness to pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; D12; Q13.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120449

Who Eats Yellow Maize? Preliminary Results of a Survey of Consumer Maize Preferences in Maputo, Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Santos,   Ana Paula.
During April and May, 1994, the questionnaire was completed with the person in each household who was responsible for food purchases. At this time, white maize availability was increasing due to the recent harvest, while yellow maize availability was beginning to decline after a long period of great oversupply and very low prices. The questionnaire included sections on family structure; supply sources of maize grain and meals; purchase behavior for maize grain, maize meals, and rice; two "price games" in which consumers were asked to make choices between products at differing prices; and a series of sections meant to quantify household income, including agricultural production and remittances. This brief paper presents some preliminary results from this...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Maize; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Downloads May 2008-July 2009: 29; R20.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54697

REDUCING THE RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woteki,   Catherine E.
Speech and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33085

An Economic Analysis of Quarantine:  The Economies of Australia's Ban on New Zealand Apple Imports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arthur,   Matthew.
The quarantine policy decision-making process in Australia is subject to the principles of the World Trade Organisation's SPS Agreement. It is primarily based on the risks and associated economic costs accruing to producers in the event of disease entry. The costs of a quarantine measure in terms of forgone trade benefits are not considered. The impact associated with this asymmetric approach is identified by demonstrating the gains to consumers which may arise through liberalised markets using a case study of the Australian apple industry. A partial equilibrium analysis is used to show the impacts of apple market liberalisation, which can be expected to yield gains to consumers which are greater than the economic costs to on producers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Quarantine; Trade; Liberalisation; Apples; Welfare; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31959

DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABILITY IN U.S. CONSUMER RESPONSIVENESS TO CARBONATED SOFT-DRINK MARKETING PRACTICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rhodes,   Charles.
Using three years of Nielson Homescan and advertising data from 16 major metropolitan areas across the U.S. to construct a panel data set that follows weekly consumer purchasing behavior, this paper investigates the impact of marketing activities on a representative cross-section of U.S. consumers. Because many consumers do not participate in the market week-in and week-out, I apply Heckman’s econometric selection model to recover the impact of pricing, advertising, and promotion on a wide range of consumer segments. Reduced-form estimates of consumer responsiveness to these marketing activities reveal different effects across consumer segments, which have numerous implications for marketing policy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Carbonated soft drink; Marketing-mix models; Demographic segmentation; Econometric selection models; Nielsen panel data; Food marketing policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D12; L66; M38.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116419

NUTRITION CONSIDERATION IN FOOD CHOICE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: He,   Senhui; Fletcher,   Stanley M.; Rimal,   Arbindra.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27112

The Influence of Agro-Terrorism on Consumer Buying Behavior: An Analysis Based on New Jersey Consumers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govindasamy,   Ramu; Turvey,   Calum G.; Puduri,   Venkata S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26742

Primary Packaging Cost Analysis for Fresh Beef from Packer to Retail Distribution Center: A Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sporleder,   Thomas L.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Beef; Cost Analysis; Packaging Costs; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96424

SOBRE O VALOR ECONÔMICO DO SISTEMA DE IDENTIFICAÇÃO ANIMAL DOS EUA (NAIS): NOTÍCIAS A RESPEITO DO MAU DA VACA LOUCA AFETAM O CONSUMO DE CARNES?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Resende Filho,   Moises de Andrade; Buhr,   Brian L.
Esse artigo investiga os efeitos de notícias a respeito do mau da vaca louca ou BSE sobre o consumo das carnes bovina, suína e de aves nos EUA. Presume-se que o sistema nacional de identificação animal (NAIS) poderia em tese atenuar a percepção de risco dos consumidores sobre contrair o mau da vaca louca ao consumir carnes. Sistemas de equações de demanda são estimados incorporando-se, como proxy da percepção de risco do consumidor, três séries de índices de segurança do alimento separadamente construídos para as carnes bovina, suína e de aves considerando-se notícias veiculadas sobre BSE ou mau da vaca louca na imprensa escrita. Essas séries de índices são construídos somando-se o número de referências nos principais jornais norte americanos à problemas...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sistema nacional de identificação animal; Segurança do alimento; Sistema de equações de demanda; Setor de carnes; EUA; Animal Identification System; Food Safety; System of Demand Equations; Meat Industry; USA; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112719

PREMIA FOR DIFFERENTIATED PRODUCTS AT THE RETAIL LEVEL: CAN THE MARKET PUT A VALUE ON THE MOUNTAIN ATTRIBUTE?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Lamprinopoulou-Kranis,   Chrysa; Kupiec-Teahan,   Beata.
The purpose of this paper is, by comparing products with a mountain provenance with those from non-mountain areas, to explore whether the market puts a premium on the „mountain attribute‟. First, we present a theoretical framework on attributes and cues that helps answering the question what is “mountain” representing in a products or in other term, is it an attribute or a cue. Second, based on a shelves survey collected as part of the EuroMARC, we analyse for several products (apples, sausages, water and cheese) and countries (Austria, France, Norway, Scotland and Slovenia) using a hedonic price regression approach whether a premium is paid for mountain food products in comparison with identified similar non-mountain food products. The results indicate...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Mountain quality food products; Attributes and cues; Hedonic regression; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112887

Can local be the new organic? Food choice motives and willingness to pay
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roosen,   Jutta; Kottl,   Barbara; Hasselbach,   Johanna.
Due to growth and changing distribution channels for organic food in Germany, there is some concern that organic food will lose against local food in the competition for conscious consumers. In this paper we will present the results of a survey in Bavaria searching for consumer motives and label recognition. A choice experiment using different prices, brands and labels is conducted for bread, beer and milk. Results show the importance of local production to the surveyed consumers, similarly for conventional as for organic products.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123512

Consumers Willingness to Pay to Avoid Transgenic Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ribeiro,   Francis Lee; de Noronha,   Jose Ferreira; Noronha,   Cassia Maria Silva.
The debate on transgenic, which is embebed in asymmetrical information, has as a focal point, the risks and uncertainties to them associated. Many are the concerns and questions about the risks for the human health and the environment. Considering the interests of the productive sector in the transgenic technology, the matter sets itself in terms of how fast it wants to be settled taking into consideration the incapability of establishing certainties about the damages or benefits within the process. With the recent liberation by the Brazilian government for its production the sector starts showing segmentation. Therefore, this issue reflects in the market itself. The question is: are the consumers willing to buy transgenic? As an attempt to answer this...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Transgenic; Contingent Valuation; Measure of Well-being; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24221

Les "villages de métier" du delta du fleuve Rouge (Vietnam) : Périodisation, Spatialisation, Spécialisations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fanchette,   Sylvie.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95017

Conducting HACCP Audits Down on the Farm
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stegelin,   Forrest E.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55631

Determining Consumer Acceptance and Willingness to Pay for U.S. Farm-Raised Freshwater Prawns
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanson,   Terrill R.; Hudson,   Darren; Coggins,   Patti; Anderson,   Robert.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55628

CONTRIBUTIONS OF NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO THE U.S. DIET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Capps,   Oral, Jr.; Clauson,   Annette L.; Guthrie,   Joanne F.; Pittman,   Grant; Stockton,   Matthew C.
This report analyzes consumer demand and nutritional issues associated with nonalcoholic beverages purchased for at-home use by looking at demographic variables such as household size, household income, education level, and region. The beverages include milk, carbonated soft drinks, bottled water, fruit juices, fruit drinks, coffee, tea, and isotonics (sports drinks). The report's focus is on the impact of nutritional quality from beverage purchase choices that a household makes, looking at the household's availability of calories, calcium, vitamin C, and caffeine from these beverage choices. Using the Daily Values on the Nutrition Facts portion of the food label as a reference, we find that nonalcoholic beverages purchased for at-home consumption...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Nonalcoholic beverages; Nutrient intake; Cross-tabulations; Regression analyses; Probit analyses; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33592

Redesigning Food Safety: Using Risk Analysis to Build a Better Food Safety System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Michael R.; Hoffmann,   Sandra A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10784

UK Consumers Priorities for Sustainable Food Purchases
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clonan,   Angie; Holdsworth,   Michelle; Swift,   Judy; Wilson,   Paul.
Although interest in ‘sustainable food’ has grown substantially in recent years, an official definition for sustainability has yet to be agreed upon. ‘Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming’ provide guidance to consumers wishing to make more sustainable food purchases, in the form of seven guiding principles. Using these principles, this study seeks to assess UK consumer’s priorities towards sustainable food. A detailed structured questionnaire explored shopping habits, attitudes to sustainable food components (organic, fair-trade, local food and animal welfare), stated purchasing behaviour and demographic information. Questionnaires were sent to 2,500 randomly selected Nottinghamshire (UK) residents. A response rate of 35.6% was achieved. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer; Sustainable food; Purchasing behaviour; Free range; Local; Animal welfare; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91948

USDA's Healthy Eating Index and Nutrition Information
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Variyam,   Jayachandran N.; Blaylock,   James R.; Smallwood,   David M.; Basiotis,   P. Peter.
A comprehensive model is developed to measure the extent that nutrition knowledge and diet-health awareness, among other factors, influence an individual's Healthy Eating Index (HEI), USDA's measure of overall diet quality. This is the first study that rigorously attempts to examine variation in the index across population groups by controlling for personal and household characteristics and nutrition information levels, as well as test for the endogeneity of nutrition information. Results indicate that one's level of nutrition information has an important influence on one's HEI and that nutrition information and the HEI are simultaneously determined. Other factors explaining variations in HEI's across individuals are income and education levels, race,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Diet quality; Healthy Eating Index; Nutrient demand; Nutrition knowledge; Health inputs; Health production; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33588

A CROSS SECTIONAL ANALYSIS OF CONSUMER TRENDS IN RED MEAT CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Riechers,   Robin; Schupp,   Alvin R.; Dellenbarger,   Lynn E.
Food consumption patterns have received considerable attention lately, especially changes in red meat consumption. This article examines and analyzes changes in meat consumption patterns in a southern state. Differences are reported based on demographics and consumer expressed preferences. The results reaffirm the negative role of health concerns and fat on red meat consumption and the positive influence on poultry and seafood. The findings agree with related other studies and suggest that further research into the changing meat consumption patterns is warranted.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26957

LONG-RUN EFFECTS FROM CONSUMER REACTION TO THE SPREAD OF FOODBORNE PATHOGENS: THE CASE OF E. COLI CONTAMINATION OF BEEF AT JACK IN THE BOX RESTAURANTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhen,   Chen.
Using news coverage of food safety as an indicator of public attention to food pathogen issues in meat products, we found the 1993 E. coli O157:H7 contamination of hamburgers likely permanently changed consumers' perception of beef safety. A food consumption model with rational habit persistence is developed to examine whether consumers make forward-looking consumption decisions accounting for expectations of future food safety. We document clear evidence of forward-looking consumption behavior, which suggests that government regulations implemented subsequent to the 1993 event to protect consumers from ignorance or cognitive defects may be ineffective.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Habit persistence; Linear rational expectations model; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; D18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51341

THE ROLE OF HEALTH INFORMATION ON FRUITS AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Acharya,   Ram N.
A three-equation partially-recursive econometric model is  specified linking consumer awareness, beliefs, attitude, and dietary behaviors. The results show that older, better educated and higher income households are more likely to meet five-a-day servings of fruits and vegetables than those who are poor and less educated.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20704

Economic Aspects of Food Safety and Nutritional Behaviour: A Research Agenda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Campo,   Isabelle Schluep.
The problem of overweight / obesity is increasing in Switzerland, especially among children. A comparison with the US shows that although the share of obese adults in Switzerland is significantly lower than in the US, Switzerland might soon catch up with the US rates of obesity. Overweight / obesity does not only occur in the Western World. In fact, many developing countries face a double burden of undernourishment and overweight / obesity. Market failure plays an important role in many respects: There is an information asymmetry with, for example, missing labeling of restaurant food - which leads to inadequate food choices. The external costs of eating too many calories are not included in the market prices. This means that also people with healthy...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32011

El patrimonio cultural de las hacienda del Municipio de Aculco de Espinoza: posibilidades para un desarrollo agroturístico.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guerrero,   Marisol Orozco; Roman,   Gullermo Miranda.
En México desde la década de los noventas, el turismo se ha diversificado, presentando diversas modalidades, siendo el agroturismo una de las de mayor crecimiento, ya que en la se implementan programas para recibir a los visitantes que acuden a estos lugares, los cuales están integrados por múltiples manifestaciones tangibles e intangibles que son testimonio fehaciente de las comunidades rurales. En este sentido las haciendas son espacios estrechamente ligados a la vida de los campesinos, ya que en muchos casos la existencia de ellas marcó sustancialmente la vida familiar de pueblos enteros, la forma de organizarse, las costumbres y tradiciones, la economía, entre otros aspectos. Es decir, las haciendas en México eran algo más que un conjunto de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Aculco de Espinoza; Hacienda; Agroturismo; Patrimonio cultural tangible; Patrimonio cultural intangible.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95211

Spillover Effects of SBP and NSLP on Academic Performance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Capogrossi,   Kristen; You,   Wen.
The School Breakfast Program (SBP) and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) are two federally assisted school meal programs that currently serve over 31.7 million children each day. Most of the existing literature examines the nutritional quality of school meals with a handful studying the impacts on child weight. A couple of studies also examine whether SBP has impacts on academic performance, and, to our knowledge, no studies examine the direct or indirect effects of NSLP participation on performance. Using full-information maximum likelihood, we simultaneously estimate the child weight and academic performance production functions along with child choice equations and program participation equations to examine potential spillover effects of SBP and NSLP...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Child weight; Academic achievement; School meal programs; Structural equation models; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123836

What's Driving Food Prices? March 2009 Update
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abbott,   Philip C.; Hurt,   Christopher; Tyner,   Wallace E.
In the spring and early summer of 2008, the temperature of the rhetoric in the food-versus-fuel debate was skyrocketing right along with the prices of corn, soybeans and crude oil. Farm Foundation is not about heat or fueling fires. Our mission is to be a catalyst for sound public policy by providing objective information to foster deeper understanding of the complex issues before the food system today. We commissioned Purdue University economists Wallace Tyner, Philip Abbott and Christopher Hurt to provide a comprehensive, objective assessment of the forces driving food prices. Released in July 2008, What’s Driving Food Prices? identified three major drivers of prices—depreciation of the U.S. dollar, changes in production and consumption, and growth in...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48495

ANALYSIS OF FOOD LABELS FOR AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mclennon,   Everald; Harrison,   R. Wes.
Conjoint analysis is used to measure consumer preferences for alternative biotech labeling formats.  The study found that consumers overwhelmingly support mandatory labeling of biotech foods.  Results also showed that the preferred labeling format is a text disclosure that describes the benefits of biotechnology in combination with a biotech logo.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35221

Gradual Switching Structural Changes of Meat Consumption in Taiwan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hsu,   Jane Lu.
This paper utilized a linear approximate version of the Almost Ideal Demand System to evaluate structural changes of meat consumption in Taiwan. Time transition paths for each product were identified and first-order autocorrelation was taken into consideration. Structural changes of beef consumption (1979-1984) were completed before structural changes of other products had started. Shifting in consumption patterns of pork (1990-1995) and poultry (1988-1994) took about the same time length. Structural changes of fishery products (1994-1996) occurred toward the end of the time period. With the gradual switching time paths, estimated elasticities show that own-price elasticities for pork, beef, and fishery products became more responsive to their own-price...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Gradual switching structural changes; Meat consumption; LA/AIDS; Time transition paths; Elasticities; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123663

NUTRITION AND COMMUNITIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shrimpton,   Roger.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16159

NEW AND NOTEWORTHY IN NUTRITION - Issue 39, January 31, 2003
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gillespie,   Stuart.
Contents:  Famine; HIV/AIDS; Food security, hunger &amp; politics; Micronutrients; Child survival, growth &amp; development; Obesity; The back page.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16505

A Methodological Review of the Impacts of Risk and Trust on Consumer Behaviour Towards Food Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lobb,   Alexandra E.
Consumers' attitudes to trust and risk are key issues in food safety research and attention needs to be focused on clearly defining a framework for analysing consumer behaviour in these terms. By creating a platform, or benchmark, it is hoped that more succinct policy programmes may be initiated to better communicate relevant issues to consumers. In order to achieve this, a detailed review of the recent literature surrounding risk, trust and, the relationship between the two must be conducted. This paper aims to collate the literature in the fields of consumer attitudes to trust and risk. It provides an insight into the economic and other modelling procedures available to measure consumers' attitudes to risk and trust in food safety and specifically notes...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trust; Risk; Consumer attitudes; Food safety; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24994

HEALTH VALUE IN FOOD SAFETY SURVEILLANCE INITIATIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amanor-Boadu,   Vincent; Mowat,   David; Boland,   Michael A.
Recognizing the increasing concern about the potential health effects of genetically modified foods, this research provides a framework for economic value of monitoring genetically modified food for their potential long-term human health effects.  This is with the view of helping policy makers improve resource allocation decisions in the face of competing public health initiatives.  Using a hypothetical population exposed to a hypothetical product, we estimate the health value associated with a post-market surveillance initiative.  The analysis indicate that the principal challenge confronting decision makers in the implementation of post-market surveillance initiatives is prioritising products for monitoring given the uncertainty associated with outcomes...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35225

Continuous Food Safety Innovation as a Management Strategy: How to Start One / How to Maintain One (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Theno,   David M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20433

Farmer’s objectives as determinant factors of organic farming adoption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kallas,   Zein; Serra,   Teresa; Gil,   Jose Maria.
Our paper seeks to assess the decision to adopt organic farming practices. More specifically, we use Duration Analysis (DA) to determine why farmers adopt organic farming and the timing of adoption. We extend previous studies by including farmers’ objectives, risk preferences and agricultural policies as covariates in the DA model. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used as a multi-criteria decision-making methodology to measure farmers’ objectives. The empirical analysis uses farm-level data collected through a questionnaire to a sample of vineyard holdings in the Spanish region of Catalonia. Farmers’ objectives are found to influence the conversion decision. Moreover, farmers who are not risk averse are more prone to adopt organic farming. Results...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming adoption; Duration Analysis; Analytical Hierarchy Process; Farmers’ objectives.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58035

Food Safety Standards for the U. S. Fresh Produce Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Palma,   Marco A.; Ribera,   Luis A.; Paggi,   Mechel S.; Knutson,   Ronald D.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93684

A Game Theoretic Approach to Organic Foods: An Analysis of Asymmetric Information and Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McCluskey,   Jill J.
Demand for healthy, safe, and environmentally friendly food products has been increasing. In response, producers are marketing organic and other quality-differentiated foods, sometimes claiming to have followed sound environmental and animal welfare practices. These products frequently have unobservable quality attributes. If the profitmaximizing producer is able to deceive the consumer with a false claim, then he or she will enjoy a higher price with lower production costs (compared to the full disclosure outcome). The analysis described in this paper shows that repeat-purchase relationships and third-party monitoring are required for high-quality credence goods to be available. Policy implications of this analysis for national organic food standards are...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Credence goods; Organic foods.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; L15; Q13.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123706

LL601 Contamination and Its Impact on U.S. Rice Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Yarui; Wailes,   Eric J.; McKenzie,   Andrew M.; Thomsen,   Michael R.
LL601 is a genetically modified rice variety and unapproved for commercial use. Its presence was found in commercial shipments of U.S. rice in 2006. This article explores its impact on prices and volume marketed for both the United States and Thailand, the major export competitor. The results show a significantly adverse but short duration effect on the U.S. rice market and little to no effect on the Thai rice market.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cointegration; Error correction model; Event study analysis; GM contamination; LibertyLink Rice 601; U.S. rice exports; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; C10; C32; Q11; A52.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57154

A Two-Stage Choice Experiment Approach to Elicit Consumer Preferences
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gao,   Zhifeng; Yu,   Xiaohua.
Another version will replace the current draft
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Milk; Attribute information; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103472

Using involvement to understand responses to biosecurity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bewsell,   Denise; Bigsby,   Hugh R.; Cullen,   Ross.
The effectiveness of biosecurity measures at national borders is influenced by the behaviour and levels of involvement of travellers. Involvement is the importance or relevance of an object or situation to an individual. Involvement helps regulate the way in which people receive and process information and thus influences the extent of information searching for decision making, and information processing and persuasion. In this study, we drew on the concept of involvement to investigate the response of individuals to New Zealand biosecurity requirements. A range of people associated with the agricultural and food processing sectors were surveyed using a five item scale of involvement to measure their level of involvement in biosecurity. The results...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Behaviour; Involvement; Biosecurity; Travellers; Information processing; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97134

Technology Transfer in the Irish Food Industry: Researcher Perspectives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henchion,   Maeve M.; Kelly,   Debbie; O'Reilly,   Paul.
The public R&amp;D system represents an important part of the framework conditions for carrying out innovation activities and creating commercially applicable knowledge (Drejer and Jørgensen, 2004). It is an important source of information for companies, particularly those that are developing new products (Tijssen, 2004). However, Rubenstein (2003) stated that there has been a perception that public research capacity and results were not being optimally used and thus that potential economic benefits were not entirely realised. It is also suggested that research conducted in the public sector is not efficiently or successfully transferred to industry (Markman et al, 1999) and that it is necessary to understand and improve the means of technology transfer...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49850

Disparities in Retail Store and Fruit and Vegetable Access by Area Racial Segregation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adu-Nyako,   Kofi; Okafor,   Ralph.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123987

Are Diets Converging Globally? A Comparison of Trends Across Selected Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Regmi,   Anita; Unnevehr,   Laurian J.
Converging food demand is tested in two ways. First, the convergence of food expenditures among 18 high-income countries is examined from 1990 to 2004. Convergence is apparent in total expenditures, cereals, and meats, but not in other categories. Second, specific food-retailing and product-introduction patterns are examined for selected countries. These indicate increasing shares for retail outlets selling standardized products and increased preference for convenience, upscale, and natural product attributes across all the countries examined.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8573

Farmers Markets: Consumer Trends, Preferences, and Characteristics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govindasamy,   Ramu; Zurbriggen,   Marta; Italia,   John; Adelaja,   Adesoji O.; Nitzsche,   Peter; VanVranken,   Richard.
This study provides an overview of attitudes, preferences and characteristics of consumers who shop at farmers’ markets. Besides demographics, the characteristics examined in this report include consumption trends of fresh fruits and vegetables in terms of quantity and variety, preferences for organic produce, amount spent per visit, frequency of visits, number of farmers’ markets patronized, retail outlets visited by consumers during 1996, factors affecting where to purchase produce and consumers intentions to visit farmers’ markets in 1998. In addition, consumers’ expectations of quality, variety and the prices of farmers’ market produce compared to other retail facilities and a rating of farmers’ market characteristics are also presented. The results,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36722

Product Information and Willingness-to-Pay: A Case Study of Fair Trade Coffee on Chinese Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yang,   Shang-Ho; Guan,   Huanda; Hu,   Wuyang; Liu,   Yun.
Poster Presentation
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Product information; Willingness-to-pay; Fair trade coffee; Chinese market; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; D12; Q13.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124360

CULTIVATING NUTRITION: A SURVEY OF VIEWPOINTS ON INTEGRATING AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Levin,   Carol E.; Long,   Jennifer; Simler,   Kenneth R.; Johnson-Welch,   Charlotte.
Over the past decade, donor-funded policies and programs designed to address undernutrition in the Global South have shifted away from agriculture-based strategies toward nutrient supplementation and food fortification programs. Given the potential benefits resulting from agriculture-based nutrition interventions, this study uses Q methodology to explore the views of a range of stakeholders from both developed and developing countries on the value of-and constraints related to-gender-sensitive, nutrition-oriented agricultural projects. The three distinct viewpoints that emerge from this exercise all support the use of agricultural strategies to improve nutrition and underline the importance of gender-sensitive approaches. The viewpoints differ, however, on...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Nutrition; Agriculture; Gender; Q Methodology; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16454

Let's Eat Out:  Americans Weigh Taste, Convenience, and Nutrition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stewart,   Hayden; Blisard,   Noel; Jolliffe,   Dean.
Whether eating out or buying carry-out, Americans are consuming more and more of their calories from full-service and fast-food restaurant fare. The share of daily caloric intake from food purchased and/or eaten away from home increased from 18 percent to 32 percent between the late 1970s and the middle 1990s, and the away-from-home market grew to account for about half of total food expenditures in 2004, up from 34 percent in 1974. Analysis of a survey of U.S. consumers indicates that respondents want convenience and an enjoyable dining experience, but the desire for health also plays a role as does diet-health knowledge.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Diet-health knowledge; Food consumption; Food expenditures; Food away from home; Nutrition; Nutrition education; Preferences; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59411

Self Control and Food Consumption at Home and in the Wild - Empirical Evidence of the Age Cohorts in Taiwan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chang,   Hung-Hao; Just,   David R.; Chang,   Ta-Chuan.
As the increasing prevalence of obesity in the world, how to prevent increasing body weight has became important policy issue. This paper addresses this issue using the behavioral economic models to empirically test food consumption behaviors and self-control problem. In contrast to replying on experimental evidence of the behavioral economic studies, age cohort data are constructed for households in Taiwan and food away from home and several categories of food consumption at home are recognized. Results show that self-control problem are evident for food away from home, and the effects are more pronounced for younger age cohorts. In contrast, staple and secondary food consumption at home are more stable across life-time periods and no self-control problem...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cohort analysis; Food expenses; Self-control; Behavior economics.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61335

The European Policy for Food Quality and the Fischler’s Reform
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carbone,   Anna; Sorrentino,   Alessandro.
Fischler’s Reform of the Cap has introduced economic support to reinforce the range of instruments aimed at promoting food quality. Before the Reform, European Union market intervention for food quality was confined to the regulatory ground. The paper discusses the economic justifications for financial aid in the case of quality improvement and in the case of information circulation and provision of assurance to consumers. The possibility to add new Quality Schemes at the existing ones is criticized because of the information overcrowding. Furthermore, it is argued that a “race to the bottom” mechanism could be enforced as a result of the introduction of the possibility to settle Quality Schemes on a national basis. The paper also shows that the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Quality Schemes; Cap Reform; Information; Reputation; Economic Support; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7766

Chapter 6: The Case of Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herrmann,   Roland; Moser,   Anke; Weber,   Sascha A.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Marketing; D20; D40; L.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60677

CONSUMER RISK PERCEPTION PROFILES FOR THE FOOD-RELATED BIOTECHNOLOGY,  RECOMBINANT BOVINE GROWTH HORMONE (rbGH)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grobe,   Deana; Douthitt,   Robin; Zepeda,   Lydia.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer risk perception; Biotechnology; Bovine growth hormone; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25953

The Influence of Endogenous Nutrition Knowledge on Consumers’ Willingness-To-Pay for Grass-Fed Beef
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xue,   Hong; Mainville,   Denise Y.; You,   Wen; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
The relationship between nutrition knowledge and consumers’ food behavior has been debated for years. This may be partially attributed to the difficulty introduce by endogeneity of nutrition knowledge in econometric modeling. Using grass-fed beef as a vehicle, this paper investigates the impacts of consumers’ nutrition knowledge on their willingness to pay by accommodating the endogeneity problem using instrumental variable approach. Our results suggest that consumers’ nutrition knowledge significantly influences their willingness to pay for grass-fed beef. Gender and education are influential factors of consumers’ nutrition knowledge level.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutrition Knowledge; Endogeneity; Willingness to Pay; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61222

Will Eating More Vegetables Trim Our Body Weight?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wendt,   Minh; Lin,   Biing-Hwan.
The purpose of the study is to examine the dietary consequences of greater consumption of vegetables by type and source. Dietary outcomes include calorie intake, USDA’s healthy eating index (HEI) scores, and intakes of fiber and sodium. We fit a fixed-effects model with two-day intake data from the 2003-4 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Our results suggest that the effect of vegetable consumption on diet varies greatly by type of vegetables and where the food is prepared. As stated in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, ―Eating [vegetables and fruits] instead of higher calorie foods can help adults and children achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Our results support the statement and call for attention to how to incorporate...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumption; Calories; Fruits and Vegetables; Fixed-effects; NHANES; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103438

Eating a Healthy Diet: Is Cost a Major Factor?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlson,   Andrea; Lino,   Mark; Fungwe,   Thomas V.; Guenther,   Patricia M.
We examine the association between food expenditure and overall diet quality using a model where we assumed dietary quality is a function of health conditions, life style choices, total food expenditures, and socio-economic status.  We use cross-sectional data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001-02 and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion Food Prices Database.  Diet quality is measured using the USDA Healthy Eating Index-2005.  Our findings suggest that there is no statistically significant association between total diet quality and diet cost for men, but a small association for women.  Compared with diet cost, health conditions, life style choices, and socio-economic...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Diet quality; Food expenditure; HEI-2005; Food prices data; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49259

What Can We Learn from Best Practices Regarding Food Chain Transparency?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molnar,   Adrienn; Van Lembergen,   Katrien; Gellynck,   Xavier; Sebok,   Andras; Berczeli,   Attila.
This paper reports on food chain transparency. The research specifically aims to investigate best practices. Therefore, inductive research was conducted, starting with the identification of best practices. Further, underlying patterns were investigated to derive hypotheses and to develop a theoretical framework. These were confronted with literature findings which resulted in the validation of the hypotheses and the theoretical framework. Overall it can be concluded that several types of food chain transparency exist, whereas the different types represent a hierarchy of transparency domains, and that the basis mainly applies to information quality. In addition, it is shown that performance indicators measure directly or indirectly the success of...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Inductive research; Best practices; Transparency; Food chain; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122030

MANAGEMENT VON QUALITÄTSDATEN - EINE EMPIRISCHE ANALYSE IN WERTSCHÖPFUNGSKETTEN DER ÖKOLOGISCH WIRTSCHAFTENDEN SCHWEINEBETRIEBE IN DEUTSCHLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoffmann,   Christa; Doluschitz,   Reiner.
A1_3
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Informationsmanagement; Ökologische Schweinefleischproduktion; Wertschöpfungskette; Qualität; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93933

Canadian Consumer Concerns About Food Safety Issues and Confidence in Food Products: Comparison of Beef and Pork
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muringai,   Violet; Goddard,   Ellen W.
In examining consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for food attributes, one approach is to use economic experiments, sometimes associated with consumers sensory testing. In this particular research project different types of pork chops are examined to identify consumer WTP for pork chop credence attributes such as traditionally raised, Canadian Pork labelled or identified as coming from a farm with on farm food safety accreditation (CQA). However, the results of the research are only useful for the national industry if the participants’ values can be extrapolated to the Canadian population. The participants in the research completed a survey that was similar in many respects to a national on-line survey completed in Canada two months earlier. Comparing the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61878

COMPETITION VS. QUALITY IN AN INDUSTRY WITH IMPERFECT TRACEABILITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rouviere,   Elodie; Soubeyran,   Raphael.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Entry; Externality; Minimum Quality Standard; Quality; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; L15; L5.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116407

Padrão de consumo de alimentos no Brasil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coelho,   Alexandre Braganca; Aguiar,   Danilo Rolim Dias de; Fernandes,   Elaine Aparecida.
Food purchasing in Brazil has undergone major changes in the last few decades caused by structural shifts such as urbanization, changes in demographic characteristics and increase in participation of women in the labor force. Therefore, it is necessary to identify thoroughly new consumption patterns of families, especially concerning determinants of food purchasing decision. The objective of this study was to understand the consumption pattern of Brazilian families for food products by means of a qualitative response variable model including eighteen food products using POF 2002/2003 data. The Probit model was chosen to estimate this decision. Estimation results showed that purchasing probabilities of staple foods were negative related to family monthly...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Purchase; Brazilian Household Budget Survey (POF); Probit Model; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; C25; R22.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60306

URBAN SPRAWL AND OBESITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bernell,   Stephanie L.; Plantinga,   Andrew J.; Wu,   JunJie.
In the U.S., urban sprawl and the rise in obesity rates have been two powerful trends during the latter half of the 20th century.  Previous empirical work has found that obesity rates are influenced by labor market outcomes that are fundamentally shaped by the spatial pattern of developed land.  We examine these potential linkages in an urban spatial model augmented to include time allocation and weight.  Residents maximize utility defined over housing, weight, and food subject to a fixed time budget allocated to commuting, calorie expenditure, and work.  We examine how weight is affected by commuting distance, food prices, and the rate of calorie expenditure; how a reduction in transportation costs affects weight throughout the city; and how initial...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22004

AN ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLD FOOD EXPENDITURE SYSTEMS IN TANZANIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mafuru,   January M.; Marsh,   Thomas L.
This paper analyzes urban and rural food consumption in Tanzania using the Generalized Translog (GTL) expenditure system. We reject a pooled model in favor of two separate urban and rural models.  Results indicate that subsistence consumption has significant effect on food demand in rural areas, but it is less important in urban areas. Hence, ignoring differences between urban and rural regions can lead to incorrect inferences and policy recommendations.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36007

Los saberes colectivos locales como factores del anclaje territorial. El SIAL de la Rosa Mosqueta rubiginosa de la Patagonia Argentina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barros Biscari,   Rosario Magdalena.
En el SIAL los saberes haceres son un factor preponderante en la construcción de una inteligencia territorial para la valorización de los recursos locales. En un entorno sociocultural donde se producen continuos enlaces entre sus partes componentes, la transferencia, difusión y uso particular de conocimiento es considerado de modo general junto al movimiento de bienes, capital y trabajo, elementos clave en el proceso contemporáneo de integración global asociándolo con las nociones de progreso y desarrollo. Sus mecanismos de transmisión y aprendizaje, pueden asegurar su continuidad y potenciar su crecimiento reforzando el anclaje de los productos territoriales. Como objeto de aplicación del conocimiento, se propone estudiar la especie silvestre Rosa...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Saberes colectivos; SIAL; Anclaje territorial.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95326

Consumer Demand for Major Foods in Egypt
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fayyad,   Basem S.; Johnson,   Stanley R.; El-Khishin,   Mohamed.
This study provides information on the structure of the consumer demand for major foods in Egypt. The information is in the form of key parameters for consumer demand systems. The modern theory of consumer behavior is the basis for estimating systems of demand equations. These systems yield estimates of own and cross price elasticities. The Linear Almost Ideal Demand System (LAIDS) model is applied in estimating a system of demand equations for food commodities. A full demand matrix results with a coherent and consistent set of price and expenditure elasticity estimates. Using the estimated own and cross price and expenditure elasticities, food and agricultural policies during the transformation to the market economy can be analyzed. A framework for...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18619

THE ECONOMICS OF IMPROVING FOOD SAFETY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crutchfield,   Stephen R.; Allshouse,   Jane E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17927

Grocery Purchasing in the Food Desert Environment: Constraints Outweigh Preferences
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zachary,   Drew A.; Palmer,   Anne M.; Surkan,   Pamela J.
Data show that the food desert environment is correlated with high risk of diet-related illness in low-income urban communities. Using an empirical model of grocery purchasing decision processes, we explained how specific components of the economic and structural environment influenced purchasing decisions that conflicted with shoppers understanding of healthy eating. In this paper we describe how the policy environment and suppliers influence purchasing; why interventions to increase healthy purchases must be designed using an understanding of food desert system dynamics; and why several intervention approaches are incomplete. We recommend a complex of evidence-based strategies to facilitate healthy purchasing in urban American food deserts.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123976

Evaluacion de preferencias hacia las mandarinas en el mercado britanico. Aplicacion de las subastas Vickrey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martinez-Carrasco,   Laura; Vidal,   Fernando; Poole,   Nigel D.
El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar las preferencias de los consumidores británicos hacia cinco variedades de mandarinas (dos de ellas españolas) en tres condiciones de información diferentes: inspección visual, pelado y cata. Se aborda por tanto el proceso de compra desde dos perspectivas: antes y después de experimentar el producto, y considerando tanto atributos de búsqueda como atributos de experiencia. Se pretende asimismo estudiar las posibilidades de mercado de las variedades españolas en el mercado británico. La metodología empleada ha sido la subasta experimental Vickrey de segundo precio con dos tratamientos experimentales: la mitad de los grupos realizó una valoración hedónica de las frutas antes de emitir las pujas, mientras que la...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Experimental auctions; Willingness to pay; Hedonic test; Citrus; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; M31; Q13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8004

Can Information Costs Affect Consumer Choice?—Nutritional Labels in a Supermarket Experiment—
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kiesel,   Kristin; Villas-Boas,   Sofia Berto.
This paper investigates whether information costs under currently regulated nutritional labeling prevent consumers from making healthier food choices. We implement five nutritional shelf label treatments in a market-level experiment. These labels reduce information costs by highlighting and summarizing information available on the Nutritional Facts Panel. Following a difference-in-differences and synthetic control method approach, we analyze weekly store-level scanner data for microwave popcorn purchases from treatment and control stores. Our results suggest that consumer purchases are affected by information costs. Implemented low calorie and no trans fat labels increase sales. In contrast, implemented low fat labels decrease sales, suggesting that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutritional labeling; Information cost; Scanner data; Market-level experiment; Difference-in-differences; Synthetic control method; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C93; D01; D18; D83; L51.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116433

THE ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clements,   Kenneth W.; Selvanathan,   Saroja.
In this paper is presented an analysis of the consumption patterns of beer, wine and spirits for Australia using data for the period 1955/56-1985/86. The validity of the demand theory hypotheses demand homogeneity and Slutsky symmetry has been tested using recently developed distribution• free  procedures. The findings were that (i) beer and wine were necessities and spirits a strong luxury; (ii) beer and spirits are specific complements; and (iii) the homogeneity and symmetry hypotheses are acceptable. Preference for wine consumption seems to be independent of preference for beer and spirits.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22766

I Will Not Eat It with a Fox; I Will Not Eat It in a Box: What Determines Acceptance of GM Food for American Consumers?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Puduri,   Venkata S.; Govindasamy,   Ramu; Lang,   John T.; Onyango,   Benjamin M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93602

The Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans, 2007
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlson,   Andrea; Lino,   Mark; Fungwe,   Thomas V.
The Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans, three fundamental parts of the U.S. food guidance system, have been revised by USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, with assistance from USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service, Economic Research Service, and Agricultural Research Service. The plans provide representative healthful market baskets at three different cost levels. This revision maintains the same inflation-adjusted costs as those of the previous three food plans, last revised in 2003. In line with previous food plans, an assumption used to develop these plans was that all purchased food is consumed at home. The newly revised (2007) Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans differ from, and improve upon, the previous versions in...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: USDA Food Plans; Low-Cost Food Plan; Moderate-Cost Food Plan; Liberal Food Plan; Diet Quality; Cost of Food; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45850

Genetic Resources: Vital Software for Food, Health and Security (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Stephen C.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8102

A MINŐSÉGMENEDZSMENT A HAZAI BAROMFI-FELDOLGOZÁSBAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mikaczo,   Andrea.
A vizsgálatok alapján megállapítható, hogy a magyar baromfi-feldolgozó iparág megfelelően teljesíti mind a hazai, mind az EU-s előírásokat, követelményeket. Az élelmiszerbiztonsági előírásoknak való megfelelés valamennyi érintett vállalkozásban elsődleges szempont. A magas minőségi színvonal elérésére és teljesítésére irányuló további módszereket, mint pl. az integrált menedzsment irányítási rendszereket is alkalmazzák a vállalkozások, de az ezekre való törekvést nem a vállalat belső igénye, hanem a piac indukálja. Remélhetőleg a jövőben egyre több élelmiszeripari vállalkozás ismeri fel az ISO 22000 szabvány alkalmazásának előnyeit, ami ötvözi a HACCP és az ISO 9001 alkalmazását, és kifejezetten az élelmiszeripari termelésre specializált szabványként...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Élelmiszerbiztonság; Minőség; Menedzsment; Irányítási rendszer; Food security; Quality; Management; Control system; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57665

Quantifying the Structure of Food Demand in China Using a Generalized Quadratic AIDS Specification
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hovhannisyan,   Vardges; Gould,   Brian W.
This manuscript is used to examine food demand structure and its dynamics for 11 commodities in urban China. The analysis is based on household-level expenditure survey data for two cross-sectional surveys of Chinese households pertaining to food expenditure patterns during 1995 and 2003. A major focus of this presentation is on the pre-committed component of demand that is not accounted for by economic and demographic characteristics. We use the generalized quadratic almost ideal demand system (GQAIDS) for its empirical superiority to the GAIDS, and estimate the associated parameters via a full information maximum likelihood procedure (FIML) procedure, where we test for whether total food expenditure for home consumption (FAH) is endogenous. We also use...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Generalized Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System; Pre-committed demand; Expenditure endogeneity; Food preferences.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D11; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56422

Obesity and Diabetes, the Built Environment, and the 'Local' Food Economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salois,   Matthew J.
Obesity and diabetes are increasingly attributed to environmental factors, however, little attention has been paid to the influence of the ‘local’ food economy. This paper examines the association of measures relating to the built environment and ‘local’ agriculture with U.S. county-level prevalence of obesity and diabetes. Key indicators of the ‘local’ food economy include the density of farmers’ markets and the presence of farms with direct sales. This paper employs a robust regression estimator to account for non-normality of the data and to accommodate outliers. Overall, the built environment is associated with the prevalence of obesity and diabetes and a strong 'local' food economy may play an important role in prevention. Results imply considerable...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community-intervention; Diabetes; Food environment; Famers’ market; Leverage points; ‘local’ food; Robust regression; Obesity; Outliers.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103649

Cairo Evaluation Clinic: Thoughts on Randomized Trials for Evaluation of Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karlan,   Dean S.
We were asked to discuss specific methodological approaches to evaluating three hypothetical interventions. This article uses this forum to discuss three misperceptions about randomized trials.  First, nobody argues that randomized trials are appropriate in all settings, and for all questions.  Everyone agrees that asking the right question is the highest priority.  Second, the decision about what to measure and how to measure it, i.e., through qualitative or participatory methods versus quantitative survey or administrative data methods, is independent of the decision about whether to conduct a randomized trial.  Third, randomized trials can be used to evaluate complex and dynamic processes, not just simple and static interventions.  Evaluators should aim...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Program evaluation; Randomized control trial; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Public Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; B41; O12; H43; J08; H54; D73; D12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51913

Food-Product Recalls in the U.S., 2000-2003
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salin,   Victoria; Darmasena,   Senarath; Wong,   Alex; Luo,   Ping.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8557

Consumers’ Willingness To Pay for Value-Added Food Products; Abstract Only
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tsakiridou,   Efthimia; Mattas,   Konstadinos; Mpletsa,   Zoi.
The increasing importance of food quality and food safety has led to an increased consumer concern for certified quality products. However, the market share of certified quality products still remains very small. The aspect of “quality” has also been accepted as an important ingredient of marketing that offers producers a great opportunity to differentiate themselves in the market and add value to their products (Jervell and Borgen, 2004). In the case of agricultural products producers may view a quality certification (either it is a certification of traceability or a quality label) as a tool that protects them in an environment of distrust and as a promotion strategy that will add value to their products and justify higher prices for them. However, in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7850

EFFECTS OF ADVERTISING, FOOD SAFETY AND HEALTH CONCERNS ON MEAT DEMAND IN CANADA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lerohl,   Mel L.; Goddard,   Ellen W.; Lomeli,   Jose L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27141

Insights from the Guatemalan food system: an application of exploratory spatial data analysis techniques for food security analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alcaraz V.,   Gabriela; Zeller,   Manfred.
The achievement of food security for all remains one of the main development objectives worldwide. Most commonly, non-spatial models are developed for either explaining the underlying determinants of food insecurity and undernourishment or for predicting their changes, so as for identifying vulnerable groups for targeting support. Such approach ignores geographic determinants and the spatial dependency of food security and nutrition outcomes. This paper seeks to address this issue. We use nationally representative data from Guatemala, which faces high and rising rates of undernourishment and child stunting in spite of the efforts engaged on their reduction. Through exploratory spatial data analysis and overlay techniques, some elements embedded in the food...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food-system; Spatial; Guatemala; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51488

Food Safety Audits, Plant Characteristics, and Food Safety Technology Use in Meat and Poultry Plants
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ollinger,   Michael; Muth,   Mary K.; Karns,   Shawn A.; Choice,   Zanethia.
Food safety technology can increase a company’s capacity to prevent a foodborne contamination. A food safety audit—a quality control tool in which an auditor observes whether a plant’s processing practices and technologies are compatible with good food safety practices—can indicate how effectively food safety technology is being used. Fast food restaurants, grocery stores, and other major customers of meat and poultry processing plants conduct their own audits or hire auditors to assess the soundness of a plant’s processing operation. Meat and poultry plants can also audit themselves as a way to help maintain process control. In this report, we document the extent of food safety audits in meat and poultry processing plants. We also examine the associations...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Meat and poultry processing; Safety standards; Product recalls; Food safety technology; Food safety audits; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117989

MEAT TRACEABILITY:  ARE U. S. CONSUMERS WILLING TO PAY FOR IT?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dickinson,   David L.; Bailey,   DeeVon.
This article reports the results from a series of laboratory auction markets in which consumers bid on meat characteristics.  The characteristics examined include meat traceability (i.e., the ability to trace the retail meat back to the farm or animal or origin), transparency (e.g., knowing that the meat was produced without growth hormones, or knowing the animal was humanely treated), and extra assurances (e.g., extra meat safety assurances).  This laboratory study provides non-hypothetical bid data on U. S. consumer preferences for traceability, transparency, and assurances (TTA) in red meat at a time when the U.S. currently lags other countries in development of TTA meat systems.  Our results suggest that U.S. consumers would be willing to pay for such...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19670

Retail Wastelands: Characteristics and Influential Factors of Food Deserts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dutko,   Paula; Ver Ploeg,   Michele; Farrigan,   Tracey L.
Applying a census tract-level definition of food deserts, areas with limited access to affordable and healthy food, ERS has identified over 6,500 food desert tracts in the U.S. based on data from the 2000 Census of the Population. In this report, we examine the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of these tracts to see how they differ from other tracts. We describe the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of food desert census tracts compared with all other census tracts and how these tract characteristics have changed over time. Then, using multivariate logit analysis and data from the 1990 Census and 2000 Census, we attempt to isolate which characteristics separate food desert tracts from other low-income census tracts, to help...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123201

The Establishment of an Organic Farmers’ Market as a Training Case Study and Research for Graduate Students of Organic Agriculture at the University of Palermo
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schifani,   Giorgio; Inglese,   Paolo; Noto,   Francesca; Migliore,   Giuseppina.
Despite the modest regional consumption of organic products, Sicily is one of the most important European regions in surface area per number of companies active in organic farming. The University of Palermo, as early as 2000, to promote the development and success in this industry, the Faculty of Agriculture, introduced two major degree programs in "Organic Farming". The objective of these courses is to train graduates who are technically capable of supporting the organic farmers market, to promote and facilitate the expansion of the consumption of organic products, and to create employment opportunities for young graduates. At the end of 2009, in the area of these activities, a training and research program involved numerous students in the creation of an...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Critical consumption; Solidarity Purchase Groups; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121949

Traceability in Food Systems: An Economic Analysis of LGMA and the 2006 Spinach Outbreak
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nganje,   William E.; Skilton,   Paul F.; Jensen,   Helen H.; Onyeaghala,   Raphael.
This case study presents an in-depth review of network structures and costs associated with the implementation of traceability systems in California leafy green production, distribution, and retailing. The 2006 spinach outbreak is used to assess the economic impact of trace back/forward response time of the LGMA system, an example of a tightly coupled, linear supply network. Results suggest that the benefits of traceability systems may far outweigh the costs and that costs vary significantly by technology used and by grower size. Implications are derived for cost-effectiveness of rapid response, targeted trace back/forward systems in other types of supply networks.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Produce; Supply networks; Cost-effectiveness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Q18; I18; L51.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108776

FOOD SAFETY IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Murano,   Elsa A.
The past decade has taught us that pathogenic microorganisms are adapting themselves to processing treatments and environmental conditions once thought to be effective in controlling their proliferation. Genetic exchange is sprouting new varieties of bacterial strains with increased abilities to cause disease. The scientific community must adopt a proactive approach, including an aggressive research agenda that seeks to determine the ecology of the food production and processing environments, as well as the basic biology of pathogenic organisms. In addition, it is crucial that we develop a well-integrated educational strategy that seeks to educate industry and consumers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27415

Measuring the Consistency of Phytosanitary Measures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bigsby,   Hugh R.
The paper presents a model for quantifying quarantine-related phytosanitary measures by combining the two basic components of pest risk assessment, probability of establishment and economic effects, into a single management framework, Iso-Risk. The model provides a systematic and objective basis for defining and measuring acceptable risk and for justifying quarantine actions relative to acceptable risk. This can then be used to measure consistency of phytosanitary measures. The Iso-Risk framework is applied using a database of USDA phytosanitary risk assessments. The results show that the USDA risk assessment system produces assessments that are not consistent across a range of intermediate values for consequence or likelihood of occurrence.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Iso-Risk; Phytosanitary risk assessment; Pest risk assessment; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97131

Estimating The Demand For Food And Non-Food Items Using An Almost Ideal Demand System Modelling Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Agbola,   Frank W.
An Almost Ideal Demand System model is used to examine consumer behaviour in India using household survey data for the period 1973-74 through to 1993-94. The empirical results indicate that, for commodity groups, demand is inelastic, except for other foods and non-foods. The expenditure elasticity estimates indicate that milk and non-foods are luxury goods, while pulses, cereals, edible oil, meats, fruits and vegetables and other foods are necessities in the Indian diet. The results indicate that, for any increase in future expenditure, the largest percentage increase will be allocated to non-foods, followed by cereal, other foods, milk, fruits and vegetables, edible oil, pulses and meats, in that order. Estimates of future food supply and demand growth in...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: AIDS and LA/AIDS models; India; Demand for food and non-foods.; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123589

Situation Nutritionnelles des jeunes enfants au Rwanda: Une analyse de données anthropométriques collectées par l'Enquête sur les Conditions de Vie des Ménages 1999-2001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wise,   Victoria.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP)1 et Division des Statistiques Agricoles (DSA) Ministère d'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et des Forêts MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Nutrition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55379

Mudanças nos Padrões de Consumo na Zona Sul: Que Opções Alimentares Para as Camadas mais Pobres?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arlindo,   Pedro; Mabota,   Anabela; Paulo,   Antonio M.; Donovan,   Cynthia; Tschirley,   David L.
Resultados das Pesquisas do SIMA-DEST e Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER-Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55237

Will Calorie Labeling in Restaurants Make a Difference?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morrison,   Rosanna Mentzer; Mancino,   Lisa; Variyam,   Jayachandran N.
ERS research shows that away-from-home meals and snacks tend to contain more calories and to be of lower nutritional quality than food prepared at home. Recent legislation will require chain restaurants across the United States to list calorie information on their menus and menu boards. Calorie disclosure may prompt consumers to substitute menu items that lower their caloric intakes and may encourage restaurants to offer lower calorie options.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121239

Do Environmental Interventions Impact Elementary School Students’ Lunchtime Milk Selection?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Waite,   Alexandra; Goto,   Keiko; Chan,   Kenny; Giovanni,   Maria; Wolff,   Cindy.
This research examines whether environmentally based intervention strategies increase elementary students’ selection of white milk. At intervention school one, white milk was easily accessible, but students had to ask for chocolate milk. As an outcome, students increased their selection of white milk compared to control school students (p≤0.001). At intervention school two, the visual cue of a threefold greater quantity of white compared to chocolate milk did not significantly alter selection patterns. This research indicates that requiring students to ask for an item rather than self-serve can help modify food selections and serve as a tool for obesity prevention.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Milk consumption; School lunch; Behavioral economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; A12; I10.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123513

QUALITY RESTRICTIONS AS BARRIERS TO TRADE:  THE CASE OF EUROPEAN COMMUNITY REGULATIONS ON THE USE OF HORMONES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peterson,   E. Wesley F.; Paggi,   Mechel S.; Henry,   Guy.
Sanitary regulations, product definitions, grades, production or processing regulations, and other qualitative standards are generally applied to both domestic production and imported goods.  These quality restrictions can be seen as trade barriers, although it is often difficult to determine whether a given restriction is based on legitimate health or safety concerns or is simply an alternative device for protecting producers.  The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the welfare effects of a recent quality regulation, the European Community ban on the use of hormones in livestock production.  A conceptual framework is developed to analyze the effects of the ban on the market for edible offals.  The results indicate that Community prices for edible offals...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32154

VALUE-AT-RISK AND FOOD SAFETY LOSSES IN TURKEY PROCESSING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Siaplay,   Mounir; Nganje,   William E.; Kaitibie,   Simeon.
Food safety risks and microbial outbreaks have significant health impacts on society as a whole, as well as economic loss to food processing firms.  According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), an estimated 76 million foodborne illnesses occur each year in the United States.  Of these cases, 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths occur each year (Mead et al., 1999).  The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Services (USDA-FSIS) (1996) estimated that approximately 4,000 deaths each year are attributed to contamination in meat and poultry products.  For food processing firms, microbial outbreaks often result in significant economic losses: food recalls, lost market share, and decreased consumer confidence.  The intangible...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: PR/HACCP; Value-at-Risk; Salmonella; Turkey Processing; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23556

Combining Consumer Valuation Research with Sensory Science Techniques: A Laboratory Experiment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gustafson,   Christopher R.; Lybbert,   Travis J.; Sumner,   Daniel A.
In this research, we integrated an experimental auction with sensory science techniques—namely, trained sensory panels used to analyze the sensory attributes of wines—to examine the effects of objective and sensory information in the market for California-produced Cabernet Sauvignons. The experiment permitted observation of consumer valuation for sensory attributes of wine, appellations, expert ratings, and wineries.  Participants submitted bids each time they received new information about the wines.  The balanced experimental design permits evaluation of the effects of consumer characteristics on attribute valuation.  We had 236 people participate in the research, which consisted of nine rounds of bidding and one round of hedonic liking scores. Rounds...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Experimental Economics; Willingness to Pay; WTP; Wine; Consumer Valuation; Hedonic Pricing; Sensory Analysis; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103430

THE DETERMINANTS OF FOOD CONSUMPTION AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS AMONG PRESCHOOL CHILDREN: EVIDENCE FROM THE RURAL PHILIPPINES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Senauer,   Benjamin; Garcia,   Marito.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14257

Value-Added Meat: Measuring Past Successes and Predicting Future Winners
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goddard,   Ellen W.; Schram,   Craig; Huang,   Wenzhao; Yang,   Jun; Drescher,   Larissa S.
Livestock industries are significantly affected by changes in consumer behaviour. In order to add value to meat and livestock production, many firms and farms are supporting the development of new products – these products can differ by credence attribute, by degree of processing and by marketing strategies. The literature suggests that one of the most important determinants of success in product innovation is an understanding of the market the product is introduced into. In this report consumer preferences for meat products, by animal species including minor meats, and by type of processing are examined. Responses to economic variables such as price, advertising and income are identified as are responses to food safety and meat related health issues....
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Meat; Consumer behavior; Value-added; Strategic behaviour; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; D12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107191

Quality Warranties and Food Products in Argentina. What Do Consumers Believe In?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berges,   Miriam E.; Casellas,   Karina S.
Consumers increasingly demand multiple-quality attributes in food products and value reliable means to identify them. For producers, the effective communication of their products quality is a marketing strategy. Therefore, another market of information associated with the new food markets emerges. This market is closely linked to the institutional environment and the level of trust in different information sources. In this article the emphasis will be put on how the different quality signals provided by the firms in their products affect the consumers´ behaviour. The objective is to investigate domestic consumers' perceptions and beliefs about food quality information in Argentina to identify the mechanisms that fully guarantee this quality. The results...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food quality; Quality warranties; Consumers; Argentina; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; L15.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25526

Consumer Knowledge and Meat Consumption in the US
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Yen,   Steven T.; Davis,   Christopher G.
We investigate the roles of consumer knowledge and sociodemographic factors in the consumption of meat products at home and away from home, using data from the Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals and its companion Diet and Health Knowledge Survey conducted by the US Department of Agriculture. The sample used contains individuals not consuming some of the products. In addition, diet knowledge is potentially endogenous because it is likely to be affected by unobserved factors which also affect meat consumption. It is well known that traditional estimation procedures not accounting for censored dependent variables or simultaneity produce biased estimates. These econometric issues are addressed by developing a simultaneous -equations system,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25258

Manufacturers (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Faber,   Scott.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106156

An Econometric Evaluation of Producers’ Preferences for Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Modified Food Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chembezi,   Duncan M.; Chaverest,   E'licia L.; Wheelock,   Gerald; Sharma,   Govind C.; Kebede,   Ellene; Tegegne,   Fisseha.
This study uses multivariate statistical procedures to assess producers’ preferences for mandatory labeling of genetically modified (GM) products. The analysis is based on a sample of 1,887 farm producers in ten Southern states of the U.S. who claimed to be “somewhat knowledgeable” about biotechnology. A logistic regression model was employed to isolate characteristics of producers assumed to influence their perceptions of biotechnology and preferences for mandatory labeling. The study highlights a number of important findings with significant implications. It reveals that most producers in the ten states are older (average age is 58 years) and have some college education but remain part-time farmers, dependent largely on off-farm income for their...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55602

The Impact of the E.coli Spinach Outbreak on Acreage Decisions Under Uncertainty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mohr,   Belinda Acuna.
This article quantifies the effect of the 2006 food-borne illness spinach outbreak on harvested acreage for the fresh spinach market.  In September 2006, fresh spinach contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 caused hundreds of consumer illnesses across the U.S. and a few deaths.  The outbreak was detrimental to the spinach industry causing a significant decrease in the demand for spinach.  Spinach growers were prohibited from harvesting spinach until more was known about the contamination.  According to the Census of Agriculture, harvested spinach acreage for the fresh market fell by 17% from before the outbreak.  Due to the unanticipated effects resulting from the outbreak, farms potentially decreased their acreage of fresh market spinach to reduce profit...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Production; Acreage; Uncertainty; Spinach outbreak; Food safety; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103520

Antecedents Factors that Influence Soy Consumption: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Balasubramanian,   Siva K.; Moon,   Wanki; Rimal,   Arbindra; Coker,   Kesha.
We propose a structural model of antecedent factors that affect the frequency of soy consumption. This model, suggests that soy-general knowledge influences perceptions about nutrition concern, health benefits of soy, soy related personal beliefs and personal attitudes toward soy. Health benefits of soy, in turn, impacts soy-related personal beliefs and personal attitudes toward soy. Additionally, soy-related personal beliefs influence personal attitudes toward soy. Finally, both nutrition concern and personal attitudes toward soy drive the frequency of soy consumption. Elaborate tests with calibration and validation samples (derived from a large and nationally representative survey) provide robust empirical support for the proposed model. Implications for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49593

Adoption and impacts of zero tillage as a resource conserving technology in the irrigated plains of South Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Erenstein,   Olaf; Farooq,   Umar; Malik,   R.K.; Sharif,   Muhammad.
The recent stagnation of productivity growth in the irrigated areas of the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia has led to a quest for resource-conserving technologies that can save water, reduce production costs and improve production. The present synthesis of two detailed country studies confirmed widespread adoption of zero tillage (ZT) wheat in the rice-wheat systems of India’s Haryana State (34.5% of surveyed households) and Pakistan’s Punjab province (19%). The combination of a significant “yield effect” and “cost-saving effect” makes adoption worthwhile and is the main driver behind the rapid spread and widespread acceptance of ZT in Haryana, India. In Punjab, Pakistan, adoption is driven by the significant ZT-induced cost savings for wheat...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Zero tillage; Rice; Wheat; Water conservation; India; Pakistan; Haryana; Punjab; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91816

Prospects for Uganda's Dairy Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dobson,   William D.; Combs,   David K.
The East African country of Uganda might not be thought of as the location of a viable, growing dairy industry. However, Uganda recorded a threefold increase in milk production from 1991 to 2004. While Uganda's dairy industry faces important challenges, the industry possesses advantages that can lead to further increases in milk production if additional, profitable markets can be found for Uganda's milk and dairy products. A major advantage possessed by Uganda's dairy industry is a favorable climate for milk production. Uganda's farmers also have demonstrated a willingness to accept new technologies that can increase milk production. The biggest challenges facing the industry are those associated with poor milk quality and pronounced seasonality of milk...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Uganda Dairy Industry; Uganda's Political and Economic Environment; Pasture-Based Dairy Industry; Poor Milk Quality; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Public Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37492

SYSTEMIC FAILURE IN THE PROVISION OF SAFE FOOD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hennessy,   David A.; Roosen,   Jutta; Jensen,   Helen H.
Many deficiencies in the capacity of a food system to deliver safe products are systemic in nature. We suggest a taxonomy of four general ways in which a systemic failure might occur. One relates to the connectedness, or topology, of the system. Another arises from mistrust on the part of downstream parties concerning signals on product attributes, production processes, and the performance of regulatory mechanisms. A third arises when asymmetric information leads to low incentives for preserving food quality. Finally, inflexibilities in adapting to different states of nature may leave the system vulnerable to failures. Innovations in information technology and institutional design may ameliorate many problems, while appropriate trade, industrial...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18601

Overview of USDA Homeland Security Efforts - Current and Future Initiatives to Protect the Agriculture and Food Sectors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Granger,   Larry; El-Lissy,   Osama; Otto,   Ralph; Maczka,   Carol; Spence,   Joseph.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33334

Self-Reported Dietary Behavior and It’s Effects on Healthcare Expenditures For Wellness Participants at the University of Kentucky
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kibler,   Michelle.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103970

A non-compensatory choice modeling analysis of Japanese consumers’ preferences for beef: A choice experiment approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aizaki,   Hideo; Sawada,   Manabu; Sato,   Kazuo; Kikkawa,   Toshiko.
The purpose of this paper is to examine, using choice experiments, the Japanese consumers’ valuation of domestic Wagyu beef, domestic dairy beef, Australian beef, and US beef when considering their bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) test status. Some Japanese consumers give high priority to food safety while purchasing beef; this is expected to cause a non-compensatory valuation of food safety. As compared to the results derived from a compensatory utility model, a random parameters logit (RPL) with a non-compensatory utility model provides estimation results that are fitter for the respondents’ decision-making rules and also provides more valid willingness to pay (WTP) for each type of beef. The results suggest that the RPL with the non-compensatory...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: BSE; Food safety; Consumers' valuation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty; Q13; D18; D12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51656

Consumer Acceptance of Irradiated Meat and Poultry Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frenzen,   Paul D.; Majchrowicz,   T. Alexander; Buzby,   Jean C.; Imhoff,   Beth.
The Federal Government began allowing food manufacturers to irradiate raw meat and meat products to control pathogenic microorganisms in February 2000. Consumer acceptance of irradiated foods could affect public health because many foodborne illnesses occur when consumers handle or eat meat or poultry contaminated by microbial pathogens. However, food manufacturers have been slow to adopt irradiation, partly because of the perception that relatively few consumers are willing to buy irradiated foods. A recent survey by the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) confirmed this perception: only half of the adult residents of the FoodNet sites were willing to buy irradiated ground beef or chicken, and only a fourth were willing to pay a...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33616

Consumers' Perception of Food-System Vulnerability to an Agroterrorist Attack
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Turvey,   Calum G.; Onyango,   Benjamin M.; Hallman,   William K.; Condry,   Sarah C.
This paper uses results from a 2004 survey (N=1,010) on consumer attitudes toward agroterrorism and food-system security to investigate heterogeneous attributes affecting vulnerability including risk perceptions and fear. Using 15 separate multinomial PROBIT regressions we distinguish between vulnerability on a number of aspects of food-system security including food type and position in the food-supply chain. Vulnerability is not found to be common across food groups or respondents, and a variety of distinguishing characteristics can be used to investigate how individuals might perceive vulnerability.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46588

Estimating Plate-Lunch Demand: A Bottom-Line Assessment of the Competitive School Food Environment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pham,   Matthew V.; Roe,   Brian E.
Direct regulation of school lunch content seems an intuitive approach for improving the nutrition of many American children. However, little is known about substitution patterns in response to such efforts, particular the likelihood that children and parents will turn to competitive foods outside the control of schools such as packed lunches. To our knowledge, no previous work documents if increasing the healthfulness of school lunches leads children to leave the school lunch line for potentially less nutritious options. To address this paucity of information we estimate the demand for school lunches as a function of calories provided and entrée protein source for a single elementary school. Our results suggest a highly inelastic response to a meal’s...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Environment; Nutrition; Revealed Preference; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124097

COMPARATIVE PRODUCER COSTS OF GAP AND GHP STANDARDS: CAN THE PLAYING FIELD BE MADE LEVEL?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paggi,   Mechel S.; Yamazaki,   Fumiko; Ribera,   Luis A.; Knutson,   Ronald D.; Anciso,   Juan; Palma,   Marco A.; Noel,   Jay E.
A number of microbial contamination incidents have continued to raise questions regarding the safety of the U.S. food supply with calls for improved food safety control initiatives and standards by both the private and public sectors. As a reaction to these incidents, there have been increased efforts to enhance food safety by the government and industry groups. Increasingly, process standards are being specified that recommend or prescribe Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) standards for production, Good Handling Practices (GHP) standards for handling products, and Good Management Practices (GMP) for responsibilities in overseeing production and handling operations. A primary concern is the potential that the costs associated with implementing food safety...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Citrus; Fresh produce; And regulatory costs; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Q12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116406

REDUCING THE RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS: A STATE PERSPECTIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saunders,   Doug.
Speech and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33076

HOW ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCE THE NUTRIENT CONTENT OF DIETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Kuo S.
Economic factors such as food prices and consumer income affect food choices with consequences for the availability of nutrients.  A model is developed to estimate how the availability of 28 nutrients would change as consumers alter their food purchases in response to changes in food prices and income.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20847

Impacto del programa Juntos sobre nutrición temprana
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jaramillo,   Miguel; Sánchez,   Alan.
Desde fines del 2005, el programa Juntos brinda transferencias monetarias condicionadas a los hogares ubicados en los distritos pobres del Perú. En el año 2010, había alrededor de 420 mil hogares beneficiados. Si bien se evidencian mejoras en los indicadores nutricionales de los niños afiliados al programa, la pregunta de la investigación es: ¿hasta qué punto estas mejoras serían consecuencia de Juntos? Esta pregunta es válida dado que durante el periodo de estudio existe una tendencia clara hacia la reducción en los niveles de desnutrición crónica a nivel nacional. Según cifras oficiales, la desnutrición crónica disminuyó de 28.5% en 2007 a 23.2% en 2010.   Los resultados evidencian que Juntos habría favorecido a aquellos niños ubicados en los percentiles...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Evaluación de programas; Programas sociales; Nutrición; Salud infantil; Perú; Programme evaluation; Social programmes; Nutrition; Child health; Peru; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; H43; I12; I38; O15.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120319

LIQUOR AND BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION IN CHINA:A CENSORED DEMAND SYSTEM APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pan,   Suwen; Fang,   Cheng.
This paper estimated the Liquor and Beverage Consumption based on a Chinese survey data. The results showed that beer consumption has been relatively stable during the past 10 years.  However, there exists large potential wine market in china.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22215

The Role of Nutrition Programs in Agriculture: From Tractor to Table (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hatcher,   Jennifer.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106157

Demand for Food-Away-From-Home: A Multiple Discrete/Continuous Extreme Value Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.; Mancino,   Lisa.
Obesity is a complex problem with many causes, from genetic and behavioral disorders to environmental factors, including access to calorie-dense fast food meals. Economists and epidemiologists disagree on the importance of access to fast food as a causal factor for obesity, but agree that any policy regulating access to fast food will likely use the price system, through taxes or other means to raise the relative cost of buying fast food. Yet, little is known of the structure of demand for food-away-from-home (FAFH). This study provides estimates of the price-elasticity of demand for four di¤erent types of FAFH using a novel new dataset from NPD, Inc. By including physiological measures of obesity, physical activity and health status as additional...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123390

Economic background of families – is it vital for food decisions? A case study of school milk orders in Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weible,   Daniela; Buergelt,   Doreen; Christoph,   Inken B.; Peter,   Guenter; Salamon,   Petra.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123985

A CHOICE-EXPERIMENT BASED ANALYSIS OF PROTECTION MOTIVATION THEORY: HEALTH RELATED BEHAVIOR OF CONSUMERS WITH CELIAC DISEASE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Jing; Steiner,   Bodo E.
The underlying components of protection motivation theory (PMT; Rogers 1983) are explored through choice experiment-based analysis within a random utility framework, to account for some of the motivational, cognitive, and affective processes that likely affect celiacs’ propensity to use a novel health-risk reducing product. Those four groups of variables that are aimed to capture threat appraisal and coping appraisal processes as part of the standard PMT (Rogers 1975, 1983; Floyd et al. 2000) are found to contribute significantly to explaining the adaptive response of celiacs. Self-assessed vulnerability and perceived product efficacy form a most significant part of respondents’ threat appraisal process. Standard socio-demographic and lifestyle...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Celiac disease; Protection motivation theory; Choice experiments; Confidence; Risk perceptions; Vulnerability; Efficacy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D03; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116454

Corn Records Near Record High, But What About Food Costs?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leibtag,   Ephraim S.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123990

Farm Operators No Longer Have Lower Levels of Educational Attainment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahearn,   Mary Clare.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124018

European Consumers' Acceptance and Rejection of Novel Beef Technologies: A Qualitative Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barcellos,   Marcia Dutra de; Kugler,   Jens O.; Grunert,   Klaus G.; Van Wezemael,   Lynn; Pothoulaki,   M.; Ueland,   Oydis; Verbeke,   Wim.
As part of ProSafeBeef, an integrated research project funded by the European Commission, the present qualitative study was carried out with European consumers to obtain insights into their acceptance or rejection of eight selected novel beef production and processing technologies, identified here as concepts: 1) marinating by injection for increased healthiness; 2) marinating by injection for increased safety; 3) marinating by injection for increased eating quality; 4) marinating by submerging for increased eating quality; 5) nutritional enhancement; 6) shock wave treatment; 7) muscle profiling and 8) thermal processing. In total, 65 adults between 19- 60 years of age participated in eight focus groups that were performed in Spain, France, Germany and the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59041

Tax, Subsidy, and/or Information for Health: An Example from Fish Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marette,   Stephan; Roosen,   Jutta; Blanchemanche,   Sandrine.
A calibrated model is used to determine the welfare impacts of various regulatory instruments for improving health. The results of a lab experiment are integrated in a partial equilibrium model representing demands for two kinds of fish, one with higher nutritional benefits (canned sardines) and one with higher contamination risks (canned tuna) in France. In the laboratory, information about health effects leads to a statistically significant decrease (increase) in the willingness to pay for tuna (sardines). Simulations with the laboratory results show that, for most cases, a per-unit tax on tuna and a per-unit subsidy on sardines without any information revealed to consumers lead to the highest welfare, because both the tax and subsidy directly...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Health; Information; Regulation; Taxation; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8508

Evolution of urban chicken consumption in Southern countries: a comparison between Haiti and Cameroon
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Laroche Dupraz,   Catherine; Awono,   Cyprien.
Since the beginning of 2000s, in order to let poor people accede to meat consumption, several developing countries have opened their domestic chicken market to foreign imports, by reducing import tariffs. Thus local chicken meat competes with frozen pieces of chicken imported from the European Union or America, causing the loss of many jobs in the local chicken food chain. In order to highlight the determinants of urban consumer’s choice relative to chicken types, and assess the opportunity for local chicken to restore its market share, investigations have been done in 2005 and 2006, in Yaoundé (Cameroon) and at Port-au-Prince (Haiti) applied to 180 urban households in each country. While imported frozen pieces of chicken have almost entirely substituted...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Chicken; Urban consumption; Developing countries; Globalisation; Cameroon; Haiti.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43938

Future Scenarios of the Food System: Insights from the Consumers’ Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Contini,   Caterina; Casini,   Leonardo; Fabbrizzi,   Sara; Travaglini,   Irene.
A careful analysis of contemporary society shows a radical evolution of the role and function of consumption. So-called post-modernity, along with the technological, economic and social transformations that have brought it on, inaugurate a different way of conducting relationships, of existing and of consuming. So consumptions evolve, assuming new expressions in extremely heterogeneous ambits, including that of food consumptions. The past decades have witnessed a progressive increase in the complexity of food consumptions due to the affirmation of increasingly more differentiated trends sensitive to territorial specificity and, at the same time, open to the globalisation of tastes. This topic represents a theme as interesting from the scientific viewpoint...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122008

Preliminary Findings on the Linkages between Agricultural Productivity Growth and Child Nutritional Status in Mali
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tefft,   James F.; Ouattara,   Fatimata; Penders,   Christopher L.; Yade,   Mbaye; Keita,   Daouda; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Staatz,   John M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Productivity Analysis; Downloads July 2008-June 2009: 9.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11380

Product Quality in the Canadian Dairy Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nogueira,   Lia; Baylis,   Katherine R.
Supply management has been shown to increase the price of milk. Technological change has induced (and allowed) processors to substitute alternative inputs, many of which can be imported tariff-free, for the traditional ingredients to lower costs and maximize profit. Meanwhile, there has been a great deal of consolidation in the dairy processing industry. We analyse the effect of these trends on cheese quality by measuring the increase in casein imports. Results suggest that supply management is negatively affecting cheese quality, by increasing casein imports due to the higher milk price. Furthermore, we were able to calculate that approximately 9.8% of specialty cheese is produced used casein. A 22% ad valorem tariff is needed to drive casein imports down...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34201

An Analysis of Generic Dairy Promotion in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaiser,   Harry M.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122997

The Effect of Food-Away-from-Home and Food-at-Home Expenditures on Obesity Rates: A State-Level Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cai,   Yongxia; Alviola,   Pedro A., IV; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Wu,   Ximing.
Using state-level data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, we investigate the effects of household food-away-from-home and food-at-home expenditures on overweight rates, obesity rates, and combined rates. Our random effects model estimates suggest that food-away-from-home expenditures are positively related to obesity and combined rates, while food-at-home expenditures are negatively related to obesity and combined rates. However, the magnitudes of these effects, while statistically significant, are relatively small. Both food-at-home and food-away-from-home expenditures do not significantly influence overweight rates.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food-at-home expenditures; Food-away-from-home expenditures; Obesity; Overweight; Random effects model; State-level analysis; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46990

Horizontal price transmission of the Finnish meat sector with major EU players
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Xing.
The integration of the Finnish meat market in the EU has important implications for domestic agricultural policy. Our aim is to estimate the characteristics of the Finnish pork and beef markets in relation to those of Germany and Denmark. Our analysis uses symmetric and asymmetric threshold error correction models. Both pork and beef prices in Finland are found to have slowly cointegrated with German prices, but the cointegration relationship of the two counties is only found to be symmetric for pork prices, while it is asymmetric for beef prices. The producer price for pork in Finland is symmetrically cointegrated with the Danish price, but the Finnish and Danish beef prices show a random walk. This implies that the price transmission to the Finnish pork...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cointegration; Asymmetric; Error correction; Thresholds; Pork and beef prices; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100215

An Economic-Psychological Model of Sustainable Food Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lombardini,   Chiara; Lankoski,   Leena.
This paper proposes a novel economic-psychological model of individual food consumption and food waste that recognizes individuals as social and moral beings who are boundedly rational and have limited capacity for self-control. The model identifies five components of individuals’ utility that correspond to five modes of being or selves: the hedonic agent, the social agent, the moral agent, the health-conscious agent and the habits-driven agent. In the model, individuals maximize this composite utility given their budget and effort constraints. We apply the model to analyze policies that can support the adoption of sustainable food consumption practices.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bounded rationality; Bounded self-control; Habits; Identity; Social and moral norms; Sustainable food consumption; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D03; D11; D12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114403

BIOTERRORISM AND FOOD SECURITY --ISSUES AND CHALLENGES -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mattson,   Jeremy W.; Koo,   Won W.
Introduction:  A conference titled Bioterrorism and Food Security: Issues and Challenges was held on October 28 and 29, 2002 at the Ramada Plaza Suites and Conference Center in Fargo, North Dakota. The conference was organized by the Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies and the Great Plains Institute of Food Safety, North Dakota State University. Sponsors of the conference were the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, and the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics. Speakers included U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan, U.S. Representative Earl Pomeroy, Lieutenant Governor Jack Dalrymple, government officials, and members of academia and private industry. The purpose of this conference was to address emerging issues related to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23067

ECONOMIC ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD SAFETY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crutchfield,   Stephen R.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17042

Food Price Spikes and Strategic Interactions between the Public and Private Sectors:  Market Failures or Governance Failures.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Tschirley,   David L.
When food prices shoot over import parity, this often leads to social and political unrest and even the toppling of governments. If markets behaved efficiently and in the absence of trade barriers, food prices should not exceed the price in world markets plus the cost of importing it to domestic markets (i.e., import parity). However, food prices routinely soar above import parity in several countries of East and Southern Africa, causing widespread hunger and asset depletion among the poor.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97142

FACTORS AFFECTING SCHOOL STUDENTS' CONSUMPTION OF PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICHES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: He,   Senhui; Fletcher,   Stanley M.; Chinnan,   Manjeet S.; Shi,   Zhaolin.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27133

How Much Do Americans Pay for Fruits and Vegetables?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Reed,   Jane; Frazao,   Elizabeth; Itskowitz,   Rachel.
This analysis uses ACNielsen Homescan data on 1999 household food purchases from all types of retail outlets to estimate an annual retail price per pound and per serving for 69 forms of fruits and 85 forms of vegetables. Among the forms we priced, more than half were estimated to cost 25 cents or less per serving. Consumers can meet the recommendation of three servings of fruits and four servings of vegetables daily for 64 cents.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33653

Food Safety: Setting and Enforcing Standards
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Unnevehr,   Laurian J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93731

Traceability and Assurance Protocols in the Global Food System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Eluned; Poghosyan,   Arsen; Gonzalez-Diaz,   Francisco; Bolotova,   Yuliya.
In the 21st century, the food supply chain has become a complex, interconnected system with strategies that are aimed at creating improved products to satisfy consumers' demand for safer foods. To stay competitive and ensure consumer confidence, agribusiness firms develop and implement strategies that take into account not only traditional economic factors driving the food demand, but also issues such as food safety and quality. Traceability and assurance protocols help agribusiness companies improve and refine their production processes, thus providing better control over, and transparency of, food quality and safety throughout the food supply chain. This paper reports on the empirical results of focus interviews conducted during the 2004 IAMA conference...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food; Safety; Quality; Traceability; Assurance; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8154

COHORT ANALYSIS OF FOOD CONSUMPTION: A CASE OF RAPIDLY CHANGING JAPANESE CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mori,   Hiroshi; Lowe,   Everett G., III; Clason,   Dennis L.; Gorman,   William D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34287

NAREA Awards
Provedor de dados: 31
NAREA Outstanding Master's Thesis Award, NAREA Master's Thesis Award of Merit, NAREA Distinguished Member Awards, NAREA Award for Outstanding Public Service Through Economics, and NAREA's Journal Article of the Year for 2008
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Political Economy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55555

Assessing design options for a Nutrient Trading System using an integrated model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lock,   Kelly; Kerr,   Suzi; Cox,   Tim; Rutherford,   Kit.
Water quality in many New Zealand waterways is currently declining leading to lakes and rivers being closed for contact recreation such as swimming and potentially threatening our clean, green image. Much of this decline is associated with an increase in the nutrient loss from agriculture in the surrounding catchment. Nutrient trading systems are being considered in a number of catchments across the county to restrict the nutrient loss entering the waterways and thus improve the water quality. Such a system is currently being implemented in Lake Taupo and Environment Bay of Plenty is exploring actively the use of such a system to manage nutrient loss in the Lake Rotorua catchment. Yet the design of such systems is challenging. In a collaborative effort...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96443

Got (Safe) Milk? Chinese Consumers’ Valuation for Select Food Safety Attributes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ortega,   David L.; Wang,   H. Holly; Wu,   Laping; Bai,   Junfei; Olynk,   Nicole J.
Food safety issues often arise from problems of asymmetric information between consumers and suppliers of food with regards to product-specific attributes or characteristics. Food safety concerns in China are having a drastic impact on consumer behavior, commodity markets, international trade and food security. An additional challenge to the problem of asymmetric information lies in the inherent structure of the governing bodies which oversee food safety and quality. Unlike the United States and other developed countries, China’s food safety is regulated by several government entities with different and sometimes overlapping responsibilities. As a result consumers don’t have a comprehensive food safety and quality system on which to base their economic...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Choice experiment; Mixed logit; Latent class logit; Food safety; Preference heterogeneity; Willingness-to-pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98723

What is it Consumers really want, and how can their preferences be influenced? The Case of fat in Milk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andersen,   Laura M.; Smed,   Sinne.
In this paper we investigate preferences for fat in milk through a structural characteristics model. The data includes information about daily purchases and social and demographic characteristics of more than 1,100 households. We find that consumers who prefer milk with a high fat content do not react to information about health effects, but can be influenced by prices, while consumers who prefer milk with a low share of fat are influenced by information, but are less price sensitive. Therefore, when attempting to decrease consumption of fat from milk, prices are more efficient than information.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fat in milk; Characteristics model; Hedonic prices; Information; Panel data; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122728

The U.S. Grain Consumption Landscape:  Who Eats Grain, in What Form, Where, and How Much?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Yen,   Steven T.
The U.S. Government is promoting whole-grain foods, responding to mounting evidence of their association with maintaining a healthy weight and reducing the risk of heart problems and other diseases. This study compared Americans’ consumption of grains with the recommendations in the Government’s 2005 Dietary Guidelines, using data from USDA’s Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals, 1994-96 and 1998. The analysis confirmed a national preference for refined grains—only 7 percent of survey respondents met the 2005 whole-grain recommendation. The authors compared grain consumption by economic and demographic characteristics of consumers, and also examined the effects of consumers’ social, economic, and demographic characteristics and dietary...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Whole grain consumption; Grain consumption; Dietary guidelines; Food consumption survey data.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55967

Economics, Policy, and Obesity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loureiro,   Maria L.; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
The US population now leads the world in obesity rates. The estimated societal cost of the overweight and obesity issue exceeds $115 billion. Policy may play a role if economically justifiable but conflicting interests exist.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94016

FOOD SAFETY PERCEPTIONS AND BEHAVIOR OF CONSUMERS IN THE SOUTHERN BLACK BELT OF THE U.S.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adu-Nyako,   Kofi; Thompson,   Alton.
A new data set is used to study differences in the food safety perceptions and behavior of black and white consumers in the Southern Black Belt of the US. Analysis of general food safety risk perceptions and ethnic origin indicate no significant differences in the perceptions of blacks and whites. Further, the issue of 'misperception' by consumers of the origin of most foodborne illness is not explained by sociodemograhic factors but rather consumers information sources and awareness of foodborne pathogens.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Risk perception; Ethnic; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21611

Two Sides of the Same Coin? Analysis of the Web‐based Social Media with Regard to the Image of the Agri‐food Sector in Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kayser,   Maike; Boehm,   Justus; Spiller,   Achim.
The agri‐food industry has improved its productivity, especially in developed countries, in an unparalleled way. This development has, however, estranged the agri‐food sector in parts from society over the years. Never before has food been as safe and secure, but simultaneously, society has become increasingly critical towards agricultural and food related issues. In the following, this two‐sided development between society and agribusiness ‐ the existence of two sides of the same coin ‐ will be analyzed using framing theory, which is based on media research that complex issues are simplified and reduced in order to improve understanding. An innovative technique was applied, analyzing the web‐based social media in Germany. 50,931 web posts were collected...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri‐Food Industry; Framing; Image; Issue Management; Social Media; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100587

Brand-Based Competition in the Agri-Food Sector: Evidences from Italian SMEs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: DelVecchio,   Pasquale; Ndou,   Valentina; Sadguy,   Nezha.
In a scenario characterized by the globalization of the markets, the competitiveness of firms across the industries and mainly in the agri-food sector is linked to their capability to make distinguishable their products and communicate their uniqueness. Branding can concretely answer to these needs allowing firms to compete by communicating the quality and all that set of factors that differentiate their own offer by the competitors. Anyway, brand management in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is a field of study in its infancy, and one in which real interest was shown only during the final decade of the previous century. Although considerable literature has been published about brand management in general, all theory and case studies are focused only...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49890

Supply Chains and Social Network Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mueller,   Rolf A.E.; Buergelt,   Doreen; Seidel-Lass,   Linda.
Judged by its currency, the supply chain is one of the more successful metaphors in economics. The metaphor borrows from mechanics the idea of the chain, that is something that consists of elements that are linked to each of their two immediate neighbors and which jointly provide a strong but flexible connection. The metaphor transplants the chain-idea into the sphere of economics where, before the introduction of supply chains, chains were, for most economists, things best left in the care of ironmongers. More than twenty years after its introduction the "supply chain"-metaphor appears to be losing its luster and a competition is underway in the literature where authors forge complicated arguments in support of metaphors which recognize that supply chains...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49883

Who Will China Feed?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lohmar,   Bryan; Gale,   H. Frederick, Jr.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122872

An Analysis of Food Grain Consumption in Urban Jiangsu Province of China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zheng,   Zhihao; Henneberry,   Shida Rastegari.
The impacts of economic and demographic variables on the demand for food grain commodities in urban Jiangsu province of China are estimated, using both the QUAIDS and the AIDS models. Results show that the demands for wheat flour and coarse grains are price-elastic while the demands for rice and grain products are price-inelastic. Certain demographic variables show as having a significant impact on food grain demand. Finally, a decomposition of causes of changes in rice consumption over the period of 1995–2007 is performed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: AIDS model; China food grain demand; China urban household demand; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Production Economics; Public Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; D12; Q18; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90677

Health benefits of biofortification - an ex-ante analysis of iron-rich rice and wheat in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stein,   Alexander J.; Meenakshi,   J.V.; Qaim,   Matin; Nestel,   Penelope; Sachdev,   H.P.S.; Bhutta,   Zulfiqar A.
Hunger is acknowledged to impose a heavy burden on humankind with severe negative health consequences. Micronutrient malnutrition, or "hidden hunger", is an even more widespread problem, to which economic development and income growth alone are not expected to provide a solution any time soon. Existing micronutrient interventions like pharmaceutical supplementation or industrial fortification have their limitations and can be complemented by a new approach: breeding food crops for higher micronutrient densities. Knowledge about the cost-effectiveness of this new tool, also termed biofortification, is scarce. In this study, a framework for economic impact analysis is developed, which is then used for evaluation of iron-rich rice and wheat in India. Health...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19468

THE NUTRITIONAL TRANSITION AND DIET-RELATED CHRONIC DISEASES IN ASIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR PREVENTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Popkin,   Barry M.; Horton,   Susan; Kim,   Soowon.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16002

RESOURCE QUALITY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AND FOOD SECURITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosen,   Stacey L.; Wiebe,   Keith D.
USDA's Economic Research Service estimates that about 33 percent of the developing world's people suffer from insufficient food intake.  Growth in agricultural productivity is critical to improvements in food security.  We will examine the impact of changes in acreage and fertilizer response on production in 67 study countries and review the implications for food security.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20737

Local Food Procurement and Promotion Strategies of Food Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Katchova,   Ani L.; Woods,   Timothy A.
Replaced with revised version of paper 11/3/11.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food consumer cooperatives; Local foods; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98853

Farm Household Well-Being: Comparing Consumption-  and Income-Based Measures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Carol Adaire; Milkove,   Daniel; Paszkiewicz,   Laura.
Household economic well-being can be gauged by the financial resources (income/ wealth) available to the household or by the standard of living enjoyed by household members (consumption). Based on responses to USDA’s annual Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS), a joint effort by the Economic Research Service (ERS) and the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, ERS has long published estimates of farm household income and wealth. This report presents, for the first time, estimates of consumption-based measures of well-being for farm households based on new questions in ARMS. The consumption measure provides a different perspective from income or wealth on farm households’ well-being relative to that of all U.S. households.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Household consumption; Household income; Household well-being measures; Farm households; Self-employed households; Permanent income; Permanent income hypothesis.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58299

USDA's Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans: Development and Expenditure Shares
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlson,   Andrea; Lino,   Mark; Fungwe,   Thomas V.
The Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans represent nutritious diets at various costs.  This revision of the market baskets of each food plan using a mathematical optimization model reflects recent changes in dietary guidance and incorporates updated information on food composition, consumption patterns, and food prices at the same inflation-adjusted cost of the previous food plans.  This analysis shows how food expenditures need to change to obtain a healthful diet.  The analysis is particularly significant because average food expenses exceed the cost of the Low-Cost Food Plan.  Hence, Americans could achieve a healthful diet at less the cost than they are currently paying.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6216

Strategic Planning Approaches and Concepts: Potentials for Improving Commodity Subsector Performance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woods,   Timothy A.; Sterns,   James A.; Ricks,   Donald J.; Bitsky,   Randy.
Subsector, or industry strategic planning is a potentially useful tool that can be designed to enhance the overall performance and competitiveness of a commodity industry across the industry's inter-dependent vertical segments. Industry strategic planning provides a framework for industry stakeholders to consider future strategic directions and to facilitate needed adjustments and progress on certain issues of common interest.  Industry strategic planning is particularly well suited for facilitating efforts by regional and national commodity industries to enhance their competitiveness in today's business setting, including global markets -- a major objective of industries throughout the world. The paper discusses possible relationships between strategic...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37869

Innovative Food Safety Training Systems  (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fread,   Gary L.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20434

Did the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Increase in SNAP Benefits Reduce the Impact of Food Deserts?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andrews,   Margaret S.; Bhatta,   Rhea; Ver Ploeg,   Michele.
Public policy discussion of the problem of food deserts has concentrated on proximity to retail food stores providing nutritious, affordable foods. Because they offer a wide array of healthful products at lower prices, physical access to a supermarket or supercenter has come to be the standard of adequacy. Less attention has been given to how economic incentives influence access to retail food stores in the wider food environment. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) enacted a sizable increase in SNAP benefits effective April 2009. Though the primary purpose of the increase was to stimulate the economy, we argue that it had a secondary effect of encouraging SNAP participants to redeem more of their benefits at larger, lower-priced retailers....
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123520

European Preferences for Pork Product and Process Attributes: A Generalized Random Utility Model for Ranked Outcome
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caracciolo,   Francesco; Cembalo,   Luigi; Cicia,   Gianni; Del Giudice,   Teresa.
The agri‐food sector and food consumption models have experienced both worldwide and in Europe a process of change that still appears ongoing. The main effects of this change are clearly visible in a whole series of new developments. The most interesting of these appears to be the role played by food product quality as a basis on which to implement modern marketing policies targeting an increasingly segmented market. This obviously makes it necessary for food consumption analysts to shed light on what it means, within today’s European and world consumption scenarios, to produce quality goods. On this point, in recent years the concept of quality may be said to have undergone rapid evolution. Quality has gone from meaning only intrinsic product attributes,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100466

PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FOOD SAFETY CONTROL MECHANISMS: INTERDEPENDENCE AND EFFECTIVENESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mojduszka,   Eliza M.
In this paper, we propose new research methods and approaches in the area of food safety economics that would improve the allocation and effectiveness of private and public resources and efforts in ensuring food safety. The focus is on approaches that would build a comprehensive understanding of the interdependence between private and public food safety control mechanisms, including direct regulation by process and performance safety standards, traceability requirements, product liability, and product liability insurance; contribute to the development and analysis of loss control functions related to food safety hazards and to the assessment of the insurability of agricultural producers and food processors from such risks; as well as evaluate the impact of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety control mechanisms; Food safety recall insurance; Product liability; Traceability; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q130; L110; L150.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19987

WIC Participation Patterns:  An Investigation of Delayed Entry and Early Exit
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jacknowitz,   Alison; Tiehen,   Laura.
USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides nutritious foods, nutrition counseling, and referrals to health and other social services to low-income women and their infants/children up to age 5. Despite the health benefits of WIC participation, many eligible women do not participate during pregnancy, and many households exit WIC when a participating child turns 1 year old. The authors of this report use the first two waves of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) to understand these transitions into and out of WIC. Findings show that households that are more economically advantaged are more likely to delay entry into the program or exit after a child turns 1 year old. Some of the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women; Infants; And Children; WIC; Participation dynamics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102759

Retail Food Prices Vary Significantly Across U.S. Region
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leibtag,   Ephraim S.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124017

Nutrition Mapping in Tanzania: An Exploratory Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Simler,   Kenneth R.
For effective decision-making, policymakers and program managers often need detailed information about the welfare of the population, including knowledge about which specific areas are most affected by poverty and undernutrition. Household sample surveys are an important source of information, yet because the typical sample size is only a few thousand observations, the information is only useful for inferences at high levels of aggregation, such as the nation or large regional units. In contrast, data sources with wider coverage, such as national censuses, rarely capture detailed information on welfare levels. Recently small-area estimation techniques have been applied to the study of poverty to produce estimates of poverty, or poverty maps, for small...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Nutrition mapping; Malnutrition; Anthropometry; Small area estimation; Tanzania; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55899

The Impact of Pork Advertising on US Meat Demand in the Presence of Competing Beef Advertising and Food Safety Events
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Piggott,   Nicholas E.; Zhen,   Chen; Beach,   Robert H.; Wolhlgenant,   Michael K.
We examine the effects of domestic advertising and promotion expenditures on meat demand, extending previous efforts in several areas, including the use of more recent data, employing a complete demand system and simultaneously measuring the impacts of generic pork and beef advertising and food safety information on the demand for beef, pork, and poultry. Using the Generalized Almost Ideal Demand System (GAIDS), own- and cross- beef and pork advertising and own- and cross- beef, pork, and poultry food safety effects are measured jointly and consistently. To allow for a more complex dynamic response of advertising and food safety effects, the flexible distributed lag technique of Mitchell and Speaker (1986) is employed. The coefficients on pork advertising...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Generalized Almost Ideal Demand System; Generic advertising; Meat demand; Polynomial inverse lag; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9235

CONSUMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR MILK QUALITY ATTRIBUTES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berges,   Miriam E.; Casellas,   Karina S.
This study was financed by Project ALCUE-FOOD. Work package 3 (INTA, COPAL, EMBRAPA, CIRAD, CECYT, INIA, INAP). “From European fork to Latin American farm”: an innovative networking platform for EU–LAC partnerships in food quality and safety R&amp;D
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Willingness to pay; Quality attributes; Fluid milk; Contingent Valuation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C25; D13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51746

High food prices: The what, who, and how of proposed policy actions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: von Braun,   Joachim; Ahmed,   Akhter U.; Asenso-Okyere,   Kwadwo; Fan,   Shenggen; Gulati,   Ashok; Hoddinott,   John; Pandya-Lorch,   Rajul; Rosegrant,   Mark W.; Ruel,   Marie T.; Torero,   Maximo; van Rheenen,   Teunis; von Grebmer,   Klaus.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48293

Consumer Preferences for Fresh Citrus: Impacts of Demographic and Behavioral Characteristics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gao,   Zhifeng; House,   Lisa; Gmitter,   Fred G., Jr.; Valim,   M. Filomena; Plotto,   Anne; Baldwin,   Elizabeth A.
www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Fresh citrus; Consumer preference; Attitude; Cluster analysis; Market segmentation; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100769

The importance of obtaining a more balanced relationship between the long and short food chain in the worldwide market for farm and food produce. A contribution to the debate on the capabilities of the short chain.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sini,   Maria Paola.
This paper is intended as an approach to the complex matter of the co-existence of long and short chains. It introduces a stimulus to further study these questions more thoroughly, which current market situations lead us to believe will be an interesting field, and one well worthy of consideration. The potentials and limits of short chain efficiency are analyzed in different contexts, in order to help identify its correct collocation in the search for the best combination of the different ways by which products can be released on the markets, with specific reference to the coexistence of the short and long chain. On this regard, a brief examination is also made of the effects of growing wholesaler power and the possibilities of a relevant control. Amongst...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Market; Short chain; Globalisation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95342

Relative Importance of Factors Affecting Customer’s Decisions to Buy Pick-Your-Own Versus Preharvested Fruit at North Carolina Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carpio,   Carlos E.; Wohlgenant,   Michael K.; Safley,   Charles D.
This study identifies the most important factors affecting customers’ decisions to buy pickyour- own versus prepicked strawberries and muscadine grapes at direct-market operations in North Carolina. The relative importance analysis identified the region of location of the operations and prices as the explanatory variable explaining most of the variation observed in the customer’s decision to choose the type of fruit to purchase. The estimated price elasticities indicate that sales of each type of fruit are very sensitive to prices.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Conditional and random parameters logit models; Demand analysis; Pick-your-own fruit; Relative importance; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47272

EFFECTS OF DIET IN IMPROVING IRON STATUS OF WOMEN
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16139

WHAT BUYERS ARE SAYING ABOUT MICHIGAN CELERY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wysocki,   Allen F.; Peterson,   H. Christopher.
No abstract available.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11613

Agriculture and The Challenge to Reduce Poverty in East Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lazaro,   Evelyne A.; Makindara,   Jeremia R.
The three East African (EA) countries Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda have a population of about 95 million people and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of USD 34.2 billion. In recent years efforts has been made among the three East African countries, towards forging economic and regional co-operation by establishing the East African Community (EAC). The premise for economic and regional co-operation has been underpinned for the need for a common market and boost regional trade. The ultimate goal of these efforts is to achieve one of the international development objectives of increasing growth to 7% a year that is required to reduce income poverty. One of the challenges that East African countries need to tackle in the face of globalisation is the ability to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52104

Issues and Options for the Multilateral Regulation of GM Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buckingham,   Donald E.; Phillips,   Peter W.B.
As genetically modified food commodities have entered markets in recent years, domestic regulators have attempted to manage consumer, environmental and citizen concerns about these new products. One result has been incomplete and at times inconsistent domestic regulation, which has created international conflicts about market access. A number of international institutions have attempted in recent years to bridge the gulf between exporters and importers. This paper reviews recent international developments and offers options for different strategies for reducing the current tensions in international markets.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23861

Comparative Analysis of the Safe Training Performance about Farmers Use Pesticide -Sichuan Province of China as an example
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wenting,   Song; Xinhong,   Fu; Deping,   Xiong; Yan,   Wang; Lian,   Huang.
The Ministry of Agriculture of People’s Republic of China put in practice in non-hazardous food production and high-toxicity pesticides elimination, which aim at human, food and environmental safety. To investigate 491 farmers in Sichuan Province, the paper analyzes comparatively training content, fixed-point samples, different areas and training influence. The training content focuses on pesticide purchase, label reading, personal protection, container disposal, sprayer maintenance and sprayer cleaning. The results of SPSS statistical software show that there is a significant difference in 30 fixed-point samples between before and after training, and each index has obvious performance. And the results of component score and comprehensive scores of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Training performance; Farmers; Pesticide; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Q16.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49973

La construction de ressources territoriales : l’échalote du plateau dogon (Mali) face à la mondialisation du marché des alliacées.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fournier,   S.; Chabrol,   D.; de Bon,   H.; Meyer,   Anne.
This communication aims at the analysis of the construction process of territorial resources which allowed the local system of production / processing of shallot to remain on the Dogon plateau. Complex resources, putting in relation specific know-how and local organizational and institutional devices carried the development of this production and conferred it a certain specificity, recognized by the consumers. It was so able to resist to the new competitions, national, then international. The interest and feasibility of the recording of this product as Geographical Indication is questioned nowadays. If this project can allow opening new markets, fighting against phenomena of usurpation and strengthening local organizations, it is raising the issue of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resources; Shallot; Mali; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95495

THE INFLUENCES OF PERCEIVED FOOD ATTRIBUTES ON CONSUMER PREFERENCES FOR ORGANIC AND GMO FOODS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tavernier,   Edmund M.; Onyango,   Benjamin M.; Pray,   Carl E.
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 characteristic constrains the predicted probabilities to a range between zero and one.  In particular, the model examines the process that shapes food preferences in the absence or presence of specific food attributes.  The paper finds that food attributes related to health, naturalness, familiarity, vegetarian-vegan, production location, and availability are critical in the acceptance of the organic and/or GM foods. The results show that food naturalness is pivotal to the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic food; Consumer willingness; Food naturalness. GMO. Food attributes; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36969

ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL FOR FOOD-BASED STRATEGIES TO REDUCE VITAMIN A AND IRON DEFICIENCIES: A REVIEW OF RECENT EVIDENCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ruel,   Marie T.; Levin,   Carol E.
This paper reviews current knowledge and experience with food-based approaches to reduce vitamin A and iron deficiencies. It presents a review of recently published literature, highlights some of the lessons learned, and identifies knowledge gaps and research priorities. The main strategies reviewed are food-based interventions that aim at (1) increasing the production, availability and access to vitamin A and iron-rich foods through the promotion of home production; (2) increasing the intake of vitamin A and iron-rich foods through nutrition education, communication, social marketing and behavior change programs to improve dietary quality among vulnerable groups; and (3) increasing the bioavailability of vitamin A and iron in the diet either through home...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16433

Modelling Pricing Behavior with Weak A‐Priori Information: Exploratory Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Russo,   Carlo; Sabbatini,   Massimo.
In the absence of reliable a priori information, choosing the appropriate theoretical model to describe an industry’s behavior is a critical issue for empirical studies about market power. A wrong choice may result in model misspecification and the conclusions of the empirical analysis may be driven by the wrong assumption about the behavioral model. This paper develops a methodology aimed to reduce the risk of misspecification bias. The approach is based on the sequential application of a sliced inverse regression (SIR) and a nonparametric Nadaraya‐Watson regression (NW). The SIR‐NW algorithm identifies the factors affecting pricing behavior in an industry and provides a nonparametric characterization of the function linking these variables to price. This...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100478

SETTING PRIORITIES IN FOODBORNE PATHOGEN DATA: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESPONSE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jensen,   Helen H.; Roberts,   Tanya; Unnevehr,   Laurian J.; Hamm,   Shannon.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Foodborne pathogens; Foodborne illness; Cost of illness; Databases; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25957

Local, Organic, Conventional— Asymmetric Effects of Information and Taste on Label Preferences in an Experimental Auction
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Costanigro,   Marco; Kroll,   Stephan; Thilmany,   Dawn D.
We endowed consumers with conventional apples and auctioned local, organic and organic-local apples to elicit consumers’ valuation and the response to two experimental treatments: scientific information and taste. For both labels, which participants valued as partial substitutes, positive WTP is conditional on distrusting the governmental food agencies. Information documenting the inconclusive scientific evidence in favor of organic and local production has little effect; while participants with positive valuation reacted to organoleptic characteristics only when the new information favored the labeled apples. The observed behavior is more consistent with polarization against conventional products, rather than in favor of local and organic.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123199

FOOD DECISION, INFORMATION AND PERSONALITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loheac,   Youenn; Combris,   Pierre; Issancou,   Sylvie.
This study introduce measures of personality traits in an experiment which associate willingness to pay for food and sensory analysis tools in order to explore potential links between personality and food decisions. Measure of personality traits comes from experimental economics (risk aversion and time preference) and from psychology (sensation seeking and impulsivity). We introduce them in the analysis of behaviours of participants in their food decisions (purchase intent, willingness to pay, reaction to new information), and underline some significant links.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food decision; Information; Experimental methods; Risk aversion; Time preference; Personality traits; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C91; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116434

HOW SOY LABELING INFLUENCES PREFERENCE AND TASTE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wansink,   Brian; Park,   Sea Bum; Sonka,   Steven T.; Morganosky,   Michelle A.
Using a “Phantom Ingredient” taste test, this article demonstrates how the use of soy labels and health claims on a package negatively biased taste perceptions and attitudes toward a food erroneously thought to contain soy.  Consumers who ate products which mentioned soy on the package described the taste more grainy, less flavorful, and as having a strong aftertaste compared to those who ate the product but saw no soy label.  Yet, while putting “soy” on a package negatively influenced taste-conscious consumers, when combined with a health claim, it improved attitudes among consumers who are health-conscious, natural food lovers, or dieters.  Our results and discussion provide better direction for researchers who work with ingredient labeling as well as...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34571

Canadian Consumer Attitudes and Purchasing Behaviour of Omega-3 Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nilsson,   Tomas K.H.; Chase,   Darren; Emunu,   John Paul; McCann-Hiltz,   Diane; Peng,   Yanning.
The development of innovative functional food products is a major trend in today's food industry. The growth of this industry is driven by increased consumer awareness of their own health deficiencies, increased understanding of the possible health benefits of functional foods, development in formulation technologies, a positive regulatory environment and changing consumer demographics and lifestyles. While there has been a proliferation of omega-3 products such as milk, eggs, yogurt, and margarine in the Canadian food market, very little is known about consumers of omega-3 products.  In our study we use ACNielsen HomescanTM data combined with ACNielsen Panel TrackTM survey data to develop profiles of omega-3 consumers in Canada. The focus of the study is...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Omega-3 fatty acids; Nutritional labelling; Health benefits; Ordered probit model; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C81; D12; I19; Q19.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7713

Taxing Sweets: Sweetener Input Tax or Final Consumption Tax?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miao,   Zhen; Beghin,   John C.; Jensen,   Helen H.
In order to reduce obesity and associated costs, policymakers are considering various policies, including taxes, to change consumers’ high-calorie consumption habits. We investigate two sweet tax policies aimed at reducing added sweetener consumption. Both a consumption tax on sweet goods and a sweetener input tax can reach the same policy target of reducing added sweetener consumption. Both tax instruments are regressive but the associated surplus losses are limited. The tax on sweetener inputs targets sweeteners directly and causes about five times less surplus loss than the final consumption tax. Previous analyzes have overlooked this important point.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumption tax; Sugar; Added sweeteners; Demand; Health policy; Soda tax; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61511

CONSUMPTION OF CONVENIENCE MEAT PRODUCTS: RESULTS FROM AN EXPLORATORY NEW JERSEY SURVEY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Farooq,   Zafar.
This exploratory study examines the effect of various factors on the decision to consume convenience meat products. Factors important to the decision by consumers to try convenience meat products are fat consciousness, number of adults and children in the household, education level, ownership of a microwave oven, average time to cook dinner, age, and to some extent, income.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26676

FOR WHOM REDUCED PRICES COUNT: A CENSORED QUANTILE REGRESSION ANALYSIS OF VEGETABLE DEMAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gustavsen,   Geir Waehler; Rickertsen,   Kyrre.
Low consumption of vegetables is linked to many diseases. From a health perspective, the distribution of consumption is at least as important as mean consumption. We investigated the differential effects of policy changes on high- and low-consuming households by using 15,700 observations from 1986 to 1997. Many households did not purchase vegetables during the two-week survey periods and censored as well as ordinary quantile regressions were estimated. Removal of the value added tax for vegetables, income increases, and health information are unlikely to substantially increase purchases in low-consuming households. Nevertheless, information provision is cheap and best targeted at low-consuming households.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20172

LOW INCOME AND POOR HEALTH CHOICES: THE EXAMPLE OF SMOKING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Binkley,   James K.
People with low incomes tend to make less healthy consumption choices than do high income people. In the case of food, agricultural economists have investigated whether this is due to the cost of a healthy diet. Studies of various aspects of the nutrition-income nexus have generally been inconclusive. We investigate a different possibility, motivated by the fact that low income individuals are most likely to be smokers, which cannot be due to limited budgets. Drawing on a body of related literature, we develop a model in which income serves not only as a budget constraint but also as a source of future utility. We test the model by estimating logistic models of beginning and quitting smoking. We find support for the idea that low income consumers make less...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Income; Food Choice; Smoking; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; D12; I12; I18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58419

Environmental Labeling, Protected Geographical Indications and the Interests of Developing Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grote,   Ulrike.
Among developing countries, one can identify both proponents and opponents of extending the use of geographical indications (GIs) beyond wines and spirits. Such an extension is currently being discussed under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of the World Trade Organization. While labeling is mostly based on private initiatives, GIs are considered to be long-term public rights. Proponents therefore regard GIs as the stronger tools for protecting their national property rights and offering them new opportunities to develop their export markets. Opponents, however, consider GIs to be new barriers to trade that impede their export opportunities. This article clarifies these positions and pulls together some...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Developing countries; Geographical indications; Labeling; WTO; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48795

Impacts of the Westernization of Food Preferences on Medical Costs in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Curtis,   Kynda R.; McCluskey,   Jill J.
The dietary changes in China to include more meat, dairy, and processed foods, are commonly attributed in literature to income increases, urbanization, and the availability of western food products. As seen in other Asian countries, these new food habits may increase obesity, diabetes, and other degenerative diseases among the Chinese people. These new health concerns will likely have economic consequences in terms of productivity losses and increased health care costs. This paper uses a Tobit model to analyze the influence of household demographics and food consumption on household medical costs in China. Results show that dietary choice has a definite impact on medical costs for the 800 households sampled. A nationwide dietary educational campaign in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Dietary patterns; Medical expenditure; Westernization; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58399

Identification and Quantification of barriers to HACCP implementation: Evidence from the Ontario Food Processing Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herath,   Deepananda P.B.; Henson,   Spencer J.
This article explores the barriers that prevent the adoption of HACCP system by food processing firms in Ontario, Canada.  The study identifies four key groups of barriers that prevent firms from adopting HACCP system in their food safety control programs, namely questionable appropriateness, scale of change, low priority and financial constraints.  The severity of barriers is significantly different between the HACCP implementers and non-implementers while such differences are substantially higher for the barriers that have been grouped into questionable appropriateness of HACCP system relative to other barriers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19363

Household Snack-Food Purchases: Does Nutrition Matter?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rimal,   Arbindra; Fletcher,   Stanley M.
Purchase patterns for two types of snack foods--pretzels and popcorn, and potato, corn, and tortilla chips--were analyzed using the data from a national survey. The study examined the effect of socio-economic and lifestyle factors including nutritional awareness and exercise habits of household respondents on snack-food purchase. A geometric-hurdle count-data model that distinguished between market-participation and purchase-frequency decisions revealed that the decision to participate in the market for snack food was separate from the purchase-level decision. Pretzels and popcorn consumers were unaffected by nutrition consideration of any kind. However, respondents who were overly concerned about desirable nutritional factors were unlikely to be buyers or...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27324

Micro-Demand Systems Analysis of Non-Alcoholic Beverages in the United States: An Application of Econometric Techniques Dealing With Censoring
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alviola,   Pedro A., IV; Capps,   Oral, Jr.; Wu,   Ximing.
A censored Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) and a Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (QUAIDS) were estimated in modeling non-alcoholic beverages. Five estimation techniques were used, including the conventional Iterated Seemingly Unrelated Regression (ITSUR), two-stage methods such as the Heien and Wessells (1990) and the Shonkwiler and Yen (1999) approaches, the generalized maximum entropy method and the Amemiya-Tobin framework of Dong, Gould and Kaiser (2004). Our results based on various specifications and estimation techniques are quantitatively similar and indicate that price elasticity estimates have a greater variability in more highly censored non-alcoholic beverage items such as tea, coffee and bottled water as opposed to less censored...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Censored demand systems; AIDS; QUAIDS; Two-Step Methods; Generalized Maximum Entropy; Amemiya-Tobin Framework; Non-Alcoholic Beverages; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C34; D12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60462

A Methodological Framework to Design and Assess Food Traceability Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bendaoud,   Mhamed; Lecomte,   Catherine; Yannou,   Bernard.
The International Food and Agribusiness Management Review is published quarterly by IFAMA. www.ifama.org
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Food tracing; Food safety; Performance system; Information system; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty; L66; Q.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120861

Does Price or Income Affect Organic Choice? Analysis of U.S. Fresh Produce Users
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Travis A.; Huang,   Chung L.; Lin,   Biing-Hwan.
This study analyzes consumer purchasing behavior of organic fresh fruits and vegetables using the 2006 Nielsen Homescan panel. An ordered logit model was estimated to quantify the impacts of economic and socio-demographic factors on the probability of a household belonging to a specific organic user group—devoted, casual, or nonuser. Results suggest that price and income, to some extent, affect consumer purchases of organic produce. Additionally, the profile of an organic produce user is most likely to consist of an Hispanic household residing in the Western United States with children under 6 years old and a household head older than 54 years with at least a college degree.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Nielsen Homescan data; Ordered logit; Organic fruits and vegetables; User groups; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C25; D12; M31; Q11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56659

Willingness to Pay (WTP) a Premium for Non-GM Foods versus Willingness to Accept (WTA) a Discount for GM Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moon,   Wanki; Balasubramanian,   Siva K.; Rimal,   Arbindra.
In a survey of UK consumers, we elicited their willingness to accept (WTA) a discount for GM foods and willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for non-GM foods in order to assess their valuation on the non-GM characteristic in food products. Mean WTA is found to exceed mean WTP, suggesting the valuation of the non-GM characteristic reflects an endowment effect, imperfect substitutability between GM and non-GM foods, or both. Regression results show that perceived risks (benefits) associated with GM foods significantly increase (decrease) WTA and WTP estimates. Additional regression models using the difference between WTA and WTP as the dependent variable indicate that risk (benefit) perceptions increased (decreased) the discrepancy between WTA and WTP...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Contingent valuation; Endowment effect; Genetically modified food; Prospect theory; WTA-WTP divergence; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8638

Giving Chance to Indigenous Knowledge In Developing Sustainable Nutrition Improvement Interventions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kondwani,   Charles Nanchukwa.
A study was conducted in Nsanje district in Malawi to find out the potential of locally available resources in coming up with sustainable nutrition interventions. 60% of malnourished children had their nutrition states improved within twelve days of feeding on locally available foods.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52213

OBESITY AND NUTRIENT CONSUMPTION: A RATIONAL ADDICTION?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.; Patterson,   Paul M.; Tegene,   Abebayehu.
This study tests for a rational addiction to food nutrients as a potential explanation for the obesity epidemic.  A random coefficients (mixed) logit model applied to household scanner data finds evidence of a strong, forward-looking addiction to carbohydrates.  Consequently, price-based policies may be effective in controlling excessive nutrient intake.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20079

Media Analysis on Volatile Markets’ Dynamics and Adaptive Behavior for the Agri-Food System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: von Davier,   Zazie; Heyder,   Matthias; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
The volatility of agricultural markets has increased remarkably in recent years. In spite of this, the way in which supply chain actors perceive market volatility has only rarely been analyzed. This paper seeks to close this research gap by presenting empirical findings about how the volatility of agricultural markets is perceived, how increasing market volatilities are being explained, and what adaptations to the volatile external environments are being suggested. Based on a large-scale media analysis, we have identified perceptions, which vary greatly over time, especially with regard to the perception of the threats and opportunities volatility creates for farms and firms and the most frequently identified reasons for volatile prices
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Media analysis; Public discourse; Shared assumptions; Volatility; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97024

Policy Space for Mexican Maize: Protecting Agro-biodiversity by Promoting Rural Livelihoods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wise,   Timothy A.
Since the introduction of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994, traditional maize farmers in Mexico have faced difficult economic conditions. In barely more than a decade, as many as one million farmers may have abandoned their land under economic pressure from rising imports, low prices for maize and other traditional crops, weak local and regional demand, and large reductions in public sector support for agriculture. The losses are environmental as well as economic. With the loss of traditional maize, there has been a documented loss of the agricultural biodiversity of which these farmers and their ancestors have been stewards for centuries. With maize trade scheduled to be fully liberalized under NAFTA in 2008, many farm groups are...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37278

Supply Chain of Organic Products in Bulgaria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mishev,   Plamen Dimitrov; Stoyanova,   Zornitsa D.
The market of organic products in Bulgaria enlarged significantly in the last few years. Although the share of organic food products in general food market in the country is relatively small-less than 5 %, the total area under organic products in Bulgaria/cultivated and wild collected/ is more than 250 thousand ha. The development of organic production is considered for one of the priority for development of the agricultural sector and food market. One of the factors considered to an obstacle for development of organic farming are the problems in the supply chain of organic products. The paper will provide a comprehensive overview of current status and prospects for development of organic food chain. It will be based on a research utilized the primary data...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Supply chain; Organic products; Food market.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58092

OILSEED PROTEINS - PRESENT UTILIZATION PATTERNS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilding,   M. Dean.
Emphasizes the importance of soybeans as a source of protein in the human diet.  Provides examples of soy-protein products on the market today and speculates as to their future.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27008

What do Haitians need after the earthquake?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andre,   Rock; Lusk,   Jayson L.
The earthquake that hit Haiti in the beginning of 2010 led to tremendous international solidarity in the recovery effort. Despite the tons of aid sent to Haiti, relatively little is known about the effectiveness of the aid or about the continuing needs of the Haitians. Using data collected from in-person surveys with over 1,000 Haitians, we sought to quantify some of the impacts of the earthquake while determining people’s relative preferences for food and other basic needs in the aftermath of the Haiti’s earthquake. The results indicate that almost two-thirds of Haitians lost a friend in the earthquake, and nearly half lost a family member.  People report spending more on food in the aftermath of the earthquake, and the level of food aid received does not...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Best-worst scaling; Aid relief; Earthquake; Survey; Disaster; Haiti.; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98631

Time to Eat? The Relationship Between Household Proxies of Time Resources and Food Spending Patterns.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Llobrera,   Joseph.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123528

THE INFLUENCES OF AVIAN INFLUENZA, BSE, AND H1N1 INFLUENZA ON ATTITUDINAL CHANGES IN MEAT SAFETY ISSUES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hsu,   Jane Lu; Liu,   Kang Ernest; Lee,   Hwang-Jaw; Huang,   Min-Hsin; Hung,   Kelsey  Jing-Ru.
Consumption patterns for chicken and eggs have changed since the outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza (AI) throughout the world, but its potential impact on demand has not been thoroughly unveiled. Our study examines some important factors influencing behavioral changes and estimates their marginal effects by employing the censored regression model to survey data in Taiwan. Results showed that risk perceptions, overall knowledge and some socio-demographic characteristics were profound in determining changes in consumption of chicken and eggs. Public health education programs informing consumers about the AI threat may reduce their negative perceptions; therefore, consumption of chicken and eggs would not be decreased significantly enough to damage related...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Avian influenza; Knowledge; Risk perceptions; Censored regression model; Taiwan; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C21; D12; M30.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116405

Optimal Levels of Inputs to Control Listeria monocytogenes Contamination at a Smoked Fish Plant
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tauer,   Loren W.; Nightingale,   Cameron; Ivanek,   Renata; Wiedmann,   Martin.
Reducing the incidence of listeriosis from contaminated food has significant social health benefits, but reduction requires the use of additional or higher quality inputs at higher costs. We estimate the impact of three inputs in a food processing plant on the prevalence of L. monocytogenes contaminated finished cold smoked salmon. These three inputs were non-contamination of the raw fish fillets, non-contamination of the plant environment, and rate of glove changes on workers. We then estimate the levels of these inputs to use such that the marginal cost of these inputs become equal to the increased social health benefit of reduction in human listeriosis. Since the costs of these inputs are borne by the food processing plant, which may not be able to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19423

Transaction costs and transaction benefits associated with the process of PGI/PDO registration in Austria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Penker,   M.; Klemen,   F.
Since 1992, the European Union protects names of regional foods as Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) or Protected Geographical Indication (PGI). Besides direct benefits such as higher prices or the protection from unfair competition, researchers and rural development agents emphasize the indirect benefits resulting from an intensified interaction of producers, processers and retailers during the registration process. Based on a comparative case study in Austria, this paper analyses the relation of transaction costs and transaction benefits associated with the registration process of two PGIs. Whereas one case was based on extensive outsourcing to a private consultancy (for just under 50,000 Euro + 160 working hours invested by the producers over 3.5...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Transaction costs; Registration process; Protected Geographical Indication; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95213

Water for rural development:  Background paper on water for rural development prepared for the World Bank
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molden,   David J.; Amarasinghe,   Upali A.; Hussain,   Intizar.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Water management; Irrigation management; Rural development; Water resources development; Small scale systems; Land management; Groundwater; Environment; Health; Water policy; Institutions; Food consumption; Water supply; Water demand; Water allocation; Crop yield; Cereals; Water scarcity; Food production; Food security; Crop production; Population growth; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92777

THE IMPACT OF CHANGING CONSUMER PREFERENCES ON BABY FOOD CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harris,   James Michael.
This study examines the relationship between processed baby food consumption, socioeconomic factors, and attitudes and awareness concerning baby food safety and nutrition. The results are consistent with the view that recent concerns about safety may have negatively impacted consumption. Several socioeconomic factors were also found to be significant in explaining consumption.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26787

Creating A More Coordinated Agro-Food System for Non-GM Grains - A Case Study of Japanese Mandatory Labeling System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tachikawa,   Masashi; Inoue,   Sotaro; Watanabe,   Yasuo.
n August 1999, the Japanese government decided to introduce mandatory labeling for genetically modified (GM) food starting from April 2001. Under the labeling system, certain types of processed food such as oil and sweeteners from corn are exempted from labeling, since scientific verification tests detecting GMO ingredient cannot be applied persuasively. The result of the introduction of labeling system was contrary to the initial expectation of the Japanese government. That is, the shift from conventional grain, which might contain GMO, to Non-GMO has been observed very rapidly among various actors consisting of the US-Japanese agro-food system. Those actors made a major effort to create an identity preserved (IP) handling system to procure Non-GM grains...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6993

Analysis of the Effects of a Healthy Dining Campaign on Sales of Healthy Menu Items
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Patterson,   Paul M.; Acharya,   Ram N.; Schmitz,   Troy G.; Foerster,   Susan B.; Hill,   Esther; Jones,   Anita; Bohm,   Erica.
Although so-called "“Heart Healthy”" menu items exist, restaurateurs rarely promote them and consumers seem to avoid them.  Still, concerns over obesity and poor nutrition have become priority policy issues.  This study evaluates the effectiveness of a social marketing campaign in promoting the sale of healthy menu items.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19892

IFPRI RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES - Volume 22, No.1, Spring 2000
Provedor de dados: 31
Headlines: Improving Human Nutrition Through Agriculture: The Role of International Agricultural Research; Conway Speaks at 25th Anniversary; Commentary- The World Trade Organization: What It Is and How It Really Works; Point Of View- WTO Struggles In Seattle; Biotechnology Conference- Conference On Biotechnology Draws 400 Participants; The Urban Poor- Complex Problems Face Developing Countries As Urbanization Rises; UN Report On Nutrition- Nutrition Challenges From The Womb To Old Age; Recent Publications.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16487

Oyster Demand Adjustments to Counter-Information and Source Treatments in Response to Vibrio vulnificus
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morgan,   O. Ashton; Martin,   Gregory S.; Huth,   William L.
A web-based contingent behavior analysis was developed to quantify the effect of both negative and positive information treatments and post harvest processes on demand for oysters. Results from a panel model indicate that consumers of raw and cooked oysters behave differently after news of an oyster-related human mortality. While cooked oyster consumers take precautionary measures against risk, raw oyster consumers exhibit optimistic bias and increase their consumption level. Further, by varying the source of a counter-information treatment, we find that source credibility impacts behavior. Oyster consumers, and in particular, raw oyster consumers, are most responsive to information provided by a not-for- profit, nongovernmental organization. Finally, post...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer behavior; Information treatments; Non-market valuation; Optimistic bias; Oyster demand; Source credibility; Vibrio vulnificus; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Q18; Q13; Q58.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56656

The Growing Global Obesity Problem: Some Policy Options to Address It
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmidhuber,   Josef.
The last few decades have seen fundamental changes in food consumption patterns around the world. These changes were characterized not only by an increase in overall calorie intakes but also by a shift in the composition of the diet towards more meat, eggs, dairy products as well as more fats and oils, i.e. a shift towards high calorie diets that are also much richer in saturated fats and cholesterol. The main drivers of this transition include factors such as: (i) rapidly falling real prices for food; (ii) urbanization with the development of new marketing channels and the spread of supermarkets into developing countries; (iii) and freer trade and globalization with the emergence of large, trans-nationally operating food companies. This diet transition...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Nutrition transition; Obesity; NCDs; Policy options; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12003

The Determinants of Survival of Spanish Consumers Fronting the BSE Crisis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Radwan,   Amr; Gil,   Jose Maria; Serra,   Teresa.
The impact of food scares on meat consumption has been traditionally investigated by estimating food demand systems using aggregated time series. Only a few have considered micro data but none of them has tried to quantify consumers’ reaction to food scares and the speed of such reactions. In this study we apply duration analysis techniques with the aim of analysing the effect of different explanatory variables on both the risk of reducing beef consumption and the timing of this reduction. Our results suggest that the maximum hazard occurs during the few months after the occurrence of the food crisis and then the reducing consumption hazard tend to diminish. Moreover, economic factors such as prices and income could be considered as the most determinant...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food scare; BSE; Duration analysis; Reaction timing; Spain; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; C41; D1.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62008

Total Lunchroom Makeovers: Using the Principle of Asymmetric Paternalism to Address New School Lunchroom Guidelines
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanks,   Andrew S.; Just,   David R.; Wansink,   Brian.
A key goal of the Healthy, Hungry-Free Kids Act of 2010 is to ensure that children have access to healthy foods in schools. While the new policy mandates that healthy items must be included on the lunch line—and even that children must take certain foods—there is concern both over whether children will choose to eat the healthier fare, and what the ultimate cost may be to schools that comply. We propose a series of behavioral nudges–the total lunchroom makeover–that may help lead children to make healthier choices at little cost the schools in accordance with the goals of the new legislation.. We report the results from a field experiment in which a series of nudges lead to significant increases in the consumption of fruits and vegetables—a substantive...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123388

CONSUMER OPINIONS CONCERNING FOOD SAFETY AND ORGANICALLY PRODUCED PRODUCE IN THE DELMARVA REGION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muller,   H. Reed; Bacon,   J. Richard; Toensmeyer,   Ulrich C.; German,   Carl L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26977

A Statistical Profile of the Pork Supply Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bonti-Ankomah,   Samuel.
The agriculture and agri-food sector faces a number of challenges such as rapid technological change, increased competition and changes in consumer requirements. The sector therefore needs to adjust to keep up with the changes and become more competitive. This report provides information about the pork supply chain and highlights the structural changes that have occurred over time in the pork industry. The report uses tables, charts and figures to describe performance indicators and structural changes within the industry and shows that the Canadian pork supply chain is healthy, growing and export-oriented.
Tipo: Dataset
Palavras-chave: Agricultural supply chain; Market demands; Performance indicators; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55302

SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND THE STRUCTURAL CHANGE OF DIETARY INTAKE IN HUNGARY: A PANNEL STUDY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bakucs,   Lajos Zoltan; Ferto,   Imre; Marreiros,   Cristina.
Typically, big changes in the economic system lead to alterations on the disposable income of families and thus on their spending for different type of products, including food. These may imply, in the long run, a structural modification of the quality of diet of the population. After the fall of the socialist system, in the past two decades Central and Eastern European countries, including Hungary, went through a profound, and sometimes difficult transition of their political and economic systems, shifting from a centralized planned economy to an open market economy, and more importantly, the European Union integration. Economic change in lower-income and transitional economies of the world appears to coincide with increasing rapid social change. With...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Transition economy; Food consumption patterns; Cluster analysis; Logit analysis; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116402

Quantifying the impact of phytosanitary standards with specific reference to MRLs on the trade flow of South African avocados to the EU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scheepers,   S.; Jooste,   Andre; Alemu,   Zerihun Gudeta.
In this study a gravity model was used to investigate the impact of country specific MRLs that are more stringent than the MRLs set by CODEX on avocado exports by South Africa to the EU with specific reference to Prochloraz. The results revealed that the more stringent Prochloraz MRLs indeed have an impact on avocado exports to the EU. The simulation results show that the revenue foregone due to the more stringent Prochloraz MRLs is US$15.27 million. In relative terms this is significant, and should the Prochloraz MRLs be relaxed to the CODEX levels the contribution of the avocado industry to the gross domestic value of agricultural products would increase significantly. Furthermore, several studies have revealed the potentially negative impacts of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Impact of Phytosanitary Standards; Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs); Codex Standards; Trade Flows; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10125

Do Low Prices for Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Increase Children's Weight?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wendt,   Minh; Todd,   Jessica E.
This paper tests whether prices of soda, fruit drinks, and other selected foods influence children’s BMI measures. Child and household data are drawn from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey, Kindergarten cohort (ECLS-K), which is merged with market prices available from the Quarterly Food at Home Price Database (QFAHPD) by county of residence. The results show that lagged prices for foods and drinks have more significant effects on children’s BMI compared to contemporaneous prices. This indicates that policies that affect food prices such as taxing or subsidizing would take time to have an effect on children’s weight.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Childhood obesity; Food prices; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61479

FOOD AID AND CHILD NUTRITION IN RURAL ETHIOPIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Quisumbing,   Agnes R.
This paper uses a unique panel data set from Ethiopia to examine the determinants of participation in and receipts of food aid through free distribution (FD) and food-for-work (FFW). Results show that aggregate rainfall and livestock shocks increase household participation in both FD and FFW. FFW also seems well-targeted to asset-poor households. The probability of receiving FD does not appear to be targeted based on household wealth, but FD receipts are lower for wealthier households. The effects of FD and FFW on child nutritional status differ depending on the modality of food aid and the gender of the child. Both FFW and FD have a positive direct impact on weight-for-height. Households invest proceeds from FD in girls’ nutrition, while earnings from FFW...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food aid; Child nutrition; Ethiopia; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16393

Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Additional Information on Food Quality and Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Latvala,   Terhi; Kola,   Jukka.
Most quality properties of food products can be considered as credence characteristics, quality of which cannot be inferred before the purchase, and sometimes not even after the purchase. Our objective is to assess how much consumers are willing to pay (WTP) for meat products, of which e.g. origins and production practices are known, especially with regard to safety issues. Results indicate that 59 % of Finnish consumers are willing to pay more to get information about safety and quality of beef products. Consumers are most concerned with diseases caused by food of animal origin.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beef; Information; Credence attributes; Willingness to pay; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24980

COST OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACQUIS COMMUNAUTAIRE IN THE HUNGARIAN DAIRY SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kiss,   Piroska; Weingarten,   Peter.
The implementation and enforcement of the acquis communautaire is a precondition for joining the European Union (EU). However, there is only little information on the compliance costs in the acceding countries. In this paper, the investment needs and annual costs of compliance with the part of the acquis communautaire relevant for the dairy sector is assessed at different stages of the agri-food chain in Hungary. The assessment is mainly based on a classification of farms and processors according to their level of compliance with EU standards concerning milk hygiene in 2000/01 and calculations of necessary investments in buildings, milking and cooling facilities and delivery trucks. The raw milk quality in Hungary has steadily improved since the early...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Hungary; Acquis communautaire; Milk hygiene; Dairy sector; Modernisation; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q130; Q180.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14881

RECENT FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERN OF JAPANESE HOUSEHOLDS: DRIVING FORCES BEHIND WESTERNIZATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tokoyama,   Yuki; Takagi,   Shingo; Ishibashi,   Kimiko; Chern,   Wen S.
A complete demand system for 11 aggregated food categories with 24 demographic variables, is specified following QUAIDS and is estimated using Japanese household level data.  The estimation results suggest that westernization is due to the income effect and the tendency is further enhanced by the demographic factors.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19712

Strategic Decision Criteria in an Emergent Company Confronted to Important Institutional Changes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Achabou,   Mohamed Akli.
During these last years, Algeria, like some other developing countries is undergoing important institutional changes. The structural adjustment plan (1990s), and the association agreement signed with the European Union (2005) are some of political tools that guide these profound changes that have considerable impacts on the strategic behavior of local enterprises. Beyond these mutations at national level, important policy changes are observed at international level, like the recent reform of the European sugar policy that constitutes a considerable shifter on the behavior of enterprises operating in the Algerian sugar refining industry. The present research aims to measure the weight of the institutional criteria on the strategic decision of sugar refining...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Institutional change; Strategy; SWOT-AHP; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49764

Food Safety. Commodity Science Point of View
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zalewski,   Romuald I.; Skawinska,   Eulalia.
The paper addresses "food safety" and 'food quality' from the position of commodity and food science rather than economy. The various descriptions of both terms in literature are reviewed in connection with customer/supplier ability to evaluate food safety and quality by examination of various characteristics. Food safety has been described as opposite to food risk. Differences in perception of food risk by customer, producer/supplier and official agencies are discussed in this paper. The objective safety (and quality) of food can be evaluated using three categories of food risk (biological, chemical and physical) measured on a seven step intensity scale by producers and official agencies but not by customers. This leads to formulating food safety policy...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Food quality; Risk; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q18; M31.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25734

An American BSE Crisis: Has it affected the Value of Traceability and Country-of-Origin Certifications for US and Canadian Beef?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Ruby A.; Bailey,   DeeVon; Jensen,   Robert T.
With a BSE incident in the United States (US) in December of 2003, questions arose about the effect of the incident on consumers in the US. The purpose of this paper is to determine if traceability systems for beef can help preserve consumer demand following the discovery of BSE. Auctions were conducted approximately 3 weeks before and after the December 2003 BSE incident in the U.S It was found that overall there was no effect on the size of the bribes needed by the BSE incidence. However, for some groups there were important changes. The results indicate that information about traceability and country of origin is valuable to consumers. They also suggest that greater uncertainty about certifications and assurances for beef existed among the participants...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: BSE; Traceability; Country-of-origin; Beef market; Auctions; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8160

Commodity Price Volatility and Nutrition Vulnerability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verma,   Monika; Hertel,   Thomas W.
In this paper we examine the impact of commodity price volatility on nutritional attainment of households at the nutritional poverty line in Bangladesh. We focus on the first two moments of the distribution of nutrition and consider the differential impacts across socio-economic groups within the country. We also examine the direction and magnitude of the shift in these moments as a result of implementation of special safeguards measures aimed at preventing import surges.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Price volatility; Calories; Vulnerability; Food consumption; Poverty; Household data; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49344

A Hedonic Price Analysis for the New Zealand Wine Industry: Preliminary Results
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bicknell,   Kathryn; Friesen,   Lana; MacDonald,   Ian.
This paper presents preliminary results from a hedonic price analysis of premium wines in New Zealand over the vintages 1994 – 2003. Implicit prices are presented for a sensory quality rating, as well as wine variety and regional reputation. Results show that the price premium associated with Michael Cooper's five-star quality rating is highly significant and increasing in magnitude over the study period. Trends in regional and varietal preferences are also explored.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedonic pricing; New Zealand wine; Quality; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98502

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CO-REGULATORY APPROACHES TO FOOD SAFETY CONTROLS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hussein,   Mohamud; Fearne,   Andrew; Martinez,   Marian Garcia; Di Falco,   Salvatore.
Food safety controls are currently enforced in the UK by a variety of regulatory approaches that considerably differ in their efficiency and effectiveness in achieving social goals of safe food supply and improved consumer confidence. Aim of this study is to establish whether a coregulatory enforcement of these controls is more cost-effective than the traditional command-and- control enforcement modes. First of its kind, the study reviewed a vast theoretical literature on economics of food safety and incentives to develop a conceptual framework and appropriate methodology for comparative cost-effectiveness analysis of co-regulatory approaches to food hygiene controls in the UK meat industry. A panel data on costs and compliance of 710 meat firms operating...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cost-effectiveness; Co-regulation; Food safety; Incentives; Panel data modelling; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C23; K32; Q18; Q28.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91725

Weight Control Strategies and Diet Quality
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Chung-Tung Jordan; Gao,   Zhifeng; Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Obesity; Diet quality; Nhanes; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I00.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103538

Smallholder marketed surplus and input use under transactions costs: maize supply and fertilizer demand in Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arega,   D.A.; Manyong,   Victor M.; Omanya,   G.; Mignouna,   H.D.; Bokanga,   M.; Odhiambo,   George D.
This paper assessed the effects of transactions costs—relative to price and non-price factors—on smallholder marketed surplus and input use in Kenya. A selectivity model was used that accounts not only for the effects of fixed and variable transactions costs but also for the role of assets, technology, and support services in promoting input use and generating a marketable surplus. Output supply and input demand responses to changes in transactions costs and price and non-price factors were estimated and decomposed into market entry and intensity. The results showed that while transactions costs indeed have significant negative effects on market participation, cost-mitigating innovations—such as group marketing—are also emerging to mitigate the costs of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Commercialization; Marketed surplus; Fertilizer use; Transactions cost; Kenya; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52074

TRACEABILITY, INSPECTION, AND FOOD SAFETY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Starbird,   S. Andrew; Amanor-Boadu,   Vincent.
Traceability exists in many food supply chains for valid economic reasons, one of which is improving food safety and quality.  Some politicians and consumer groups are calling for increased identity preservation in systems where traceability has not yet been adopted.  In this paper, we explore the implications of adding traceability to a food supply chain that already includes an inspection protocol.  Our objective is to determine whether the addition of traceability will change the feasibility of a market for safer food and whether it will change the allocation of profits between producers and processors.  We find that the addition of traceability to this system does influence whether or not the market will be feasible.  If traceability is too high, then...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20381

The environmental feature in consumer purchasing preferences: The case of Genetically Modified foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rodriguez-Entrena,   Macario; Sayadi,   Samir.
Progress in Biotechnology (Gene Revolution) tends to be compared with that of the Green Revolution in the sixties and seventies. This process is developing in a context of increasing concern by the consumers for food safety and environmental conservation, stirring controversy in the scientific community and society about the potential benefits and possible risks of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In this context, the purpose of the present study is to estimate consumer preferences in relation to genetically modified (GM) foods, emphasizing the relative importance of environmental attribute, to develop an understanding of the factors influencing consumer purchasing decisions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetically Modified Foods; Consumers’ Preferences; Conjoint Analysis.; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43973

A REEXAMINATION OF CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOR FOR BEEF, PORK, AND CHICKEN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Menkhaus,   Dale J.; St. Clair,   James S.; Hallingbye,   Stig.
The objective of this study is to estimate demand parameters for beef, pork, and chicken using budget share equations derived from the translog indirect form of the utility function for the period 1965-81.  Estimates of uncompensated direct and cross  price elasticities, expenditure and income elasticities, and Allen elasticities are the used to make inferences concerning changes in consumer behavior in the purchases of beef, pork, and chicken.  When pressure on real income forces reductions in total expenditures for meats, the brunt of the reduced consumption will be felt by beef; pork consumption will decease slightly; and consumption of chicken may actually increase.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32518

PREFERENCE HETEROGENEITY AMONG GERMAN CONSUMERS REGARDING GM RAPESEED-OIL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zapilko,   Marina; Klein,   Agnes; Menrad,   Klaus.
Paper prepared for presentation at the Fourth International Conference on Coexistence between Genetically Modified (GM) and non-GM based Agricultural Supply Chains (GMCC) Melbourne (Australia), 10th to 12th November 2009
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetic engineering; Consumer behaviour; Germany; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; M39; R20.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91302

THE OBESITY CRISIS: CHALLENGE TO THE FOOD INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Senauer,   Benjamin.
Rising rates of overweight and obesity pose a major challenge to the food industry. The industry has the opportunity to take positive steps to become part of the solution, rather than part of the problem, which is the increasing perception. By 1999-2000 almost two-thirds of American adults were overweight or obese. The percentage of overweight children and adolescents rose by about three fold between 1980 and 2000. Overweight and obesity are now considered a serious health care crisis, with increased risk of many serious diseases. The added health care costs have been estimated at $732 annually for every American.  The gain in weight is the result of eating more combined with less physical activity. Three areas are getting particular attention. The...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Marketing.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14309

Obesity: Health and Food Policy Dilemma
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miljkovic,   Dragan.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I12; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94432

CONSUMER RESPONSE TO GMO FOODS: BRANDING VERSUS GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baker,   Gregory A.; Mazzocco,   Michael A.
The debate over the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMO's) has varied greatly in intensity. In Europe, the debate has been vigorous and European consumers have, in general, been extremely skeptical of the  technology and unwilling to assume the risks associated with GMOs. Many retailers in Europe have promised that they will not sell food products that contain GMOs. In the U.S., consumer reaction to GMOs has been more muted. While some surveys have shown that a majority of Americans support the use of biotechnology, others have found that many Americans have reservations about the technology. Most of the research published to date has focused on consumer opinions regarding GMOs. Relatively little research has focused on understanding the basis of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16614

Fruit and vegetable consumption in Malaysia: a count system approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yen,   Steven T.; Tan,   Andrew K.G.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115969

Desarrollo metodológico para la valoración de los elementos funcionales de Sistemas Agroalimentarios Localizados
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rodriguez-Borray,   Gonzalo.
El problema operativo principal de la multifuncionalidad es valorar las diferentes funciones que desempeñan los sistemas de producción agrícola, teniendo en cuenta que la mayor parte de estas funciones corresponden a bienes o servicios no comerciales, que no tienen un precio especificado en el mercado. Con el fin de desarrollar una metodología de identificación y valoración de las funciones relevantes de los Sistemas Agroalimentarios Localizados se adelantó un estudio aplicado a tres concentraciones de agroindustria rural basadas en la producción de panela en Colombia1.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multifuncionalidad; Agroindustria Rural; Panela.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95225

The Costs and Benefits of Introducing Mandatory Hygiene Regulations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cao,   Kay; Johnson,   Robin.
In an idealised model the costs of capital and maintenance and the resulting flow of income benefits over a period of years enables the analyst to produce computations of present values and internal rates of return that summarise the whole investment process in a micro environment. In approaching an industry investment problem like mandatory hygiene regulations with benefits or costs to other entities involved, identifying the appropriate capital and maintenance costs and the industry and non-industry benefits is a giant task. In this paper, we report an attempt to identify the extra costs involved in the introduction of the regulations where industry recorded data is not available, and an attempt to identify industry and non-industry benefits from...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: HACCP/RMP; Benefit Cost Analysis; Meat; New Zealand; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31976

NUTRITION AND POVERTY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haddad,   Lawrence James.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16166

Indicators
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124015

Households Food Expenditures Behaviours And Socioeconomic Welfare In Italy: A Microeconometric Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bagarani,   Massimo; Forleo,   Maria Bonaventura; Zampino,   Simona.
The paper aims to investigate food expenditure behaviours and dynamics of Italian households, by identifying the main characteristics of different socioeconomic groups. In particular, the study focuses on relevant food categories in terms of healthy diet to investigate different food styles consumers. In this framework, the paper stresses the linkages between food demand behaviours and socioeconomic characteristics to give some insights on the difference between wealthy/not wealthy consumers. The analysis uses the 2000 and 2006 Consumption Expenditure Surveys at household level, implemented by the Italian National Statistical Institute (ISTAT), that provide useful data on households socioeconomic conditions and consumption expenditures dynamics on a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food expenditures determinants; Econometric methods; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57976

Is Co-Regulation more Efficient and Effective in Supplying Safer Food? Insights from the UK (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garcia Martinez,   Marian; Fearne,   Andrew.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20423

CHANGES IN NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF FOOD PRODUCT OFFERINGS AND PURCHASES:  A CASE STUDY IN THE MID-1990's
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mojduszka,   Eliza M.; West,   Dennis B.; Caswell,   Julie A.; Harris,   James Michael.
This report provides a new economic approach and methodology for analyzing nutritional quality change in manufacturers' food product offerings and food products purchased using a case study of five food product categories in the mid-1990's. Two approaches were used to analyze nutritional quality change in product offerings. The first approach uses a composite nutritional index to measure changes. A second approach, nutrient-by-nutrient analysis, was also used to measure quality change. Overall, the nutrition index analysis showed no significant change in the average nutritional quality of products offered for sale in the five categories.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Nutrition quality; Quality index; Quality; Food product offerings; Nutrition labeling; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33556

Should Russia comply with EU food safety norms in the wheat sector?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Khachatryan,   N.; Schuele,   H.; Khachatryan,   Armen; Zeddies,   Jurgen.
The impressive volumes of wheat production in Russia on the one hand, and the good baking quality of Russian wheat on the other hand enabled Russia to become one of the important wheat producers and exporters of the world since the recent few years. However Russia has a long way to go in the “front” of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS), i.e. food safety, standards. As part of a larger study, financed by the German Research Foundation, the current research addresses the objective of estimating the potentials of wheat production in Russia under more stringent food safety standards as the current Russian national SPS regulations are. The comparative advantage analysis based on the Domestic Resource Cost approach (DRC) is applied to estimate the possible...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: DRC; Wheat; Food safety standards.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58074

Controlling Phalaris Minor in the Indian Rice-Wheat Belt
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vincent,   David P.; Quirke,   Derek.
The ACIAR-managed project CS1/1996/013, Herbicide-resistant weeds of wheat in India and Australia: integrated management, was designed to find a long-term method of control of Phalaris minor, a problem weed of the rice–wheat cropping system of north-western India. By 1993, the weed had developed resistance to isoproturon, a herbicide which had delivered effective weed control for 15 years. The short-term solution, implemented before the ACIAR project commenced, involved identification and registration of a new set of herbicides. But these new herbicides were expensive. To ensure high adoption they needed to be combined with changes in wheat-growing techniques that would provide cost savings to help farmers pay for them. And to avoid the re-emergence of...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Herbicide-resistant weeds; Wheat; Weed; India; Australia; Integrated management; Phalaris minor; Rice-wheat cropping systems; Chemical resistance; Weed management; Zero tillage; Cost saving; Net present economy; High benefits; Profitable technology; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Production Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47696

DINNER PLATE TO THE FARM GATE: HOW WILL NEW DIETARY DIRECTIONS AFFECT FARMING? (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lechtenberg,   Victor L.
PowerPoint presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33030

BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN FARMERS AND CONSUMERS: VALUE CREATION AND MEDIATION IN “PASTURE-RAISED BEEF” FOOD NETWORKS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bedoin, Florence; Kristensen, Troels; Noe, Egon.
The aim of this article is to explore how different quality dimensions (safety, aesthetics, ethics and rooted ness) are created in food networks; how these qualities are transferred until the consumers; and how this process is supported by the organisation of the food network. Our postulate is that combining the quality and organisation dimensions and exploring the link between them will provide an interesting perspective for improving the sharing of values in food networks. This framework is applied to five case studies of “pasture-raised beef” food networks in France, representing a diversity of organisations such as public label scheme, cooperate owned brand and direct sell from farmer to consumer. The results highlight the importance of the role of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Grassland; Meat quality; Sustainability; Food labeling; Case study; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57475

Demand for improved food safety and quality: a cross-regional comparison
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Doherty,   Edel; Campbell,   Danny.
This paper explores the demand for improved safety and quality for meat products among consumers in two regions using a discrete choice experiment methodology. The study takes account of preferences from consumers across Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. The features explored in the choice experiment include food safety, traceability, animal health and welfare, region of origin and price. The results suggest a large difference between willingness to pay and implicit ranking of attributes across regions. Meat products that come from ‘Ireland’ are most highly demanded among the features for Irish consumers, whereas consumers based in Great Britain value enhanced testing and animal health and welfare standards highest. Furthermore, a high correlation...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108791

The Impact of Price Intervention Policies to Improve Dietary Quality in Spain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gil,   Jose Maria; Angulo,   Ana Maria; Mtimet,   Nadhem.
Many commentators have claimed that farm subsidies have contributed significantly to the “obesity epidemic” by making fattening foods relatively cheap and abundant and, symmetrically, that taxing “unhealthy” commodities or subsidizing “healthy” commodities would contribute to reducing obesity rates. This paper makes three contributions. First, we review evidence from the literature on the impacts on food consumption and obesity resulting from subsidies applied in the past to production or consumption of farm commodities. Second, we develop and present new arguments and preliminary evidence on the impacts of past government investments in agricultural R&amp;D on food consumption and obesity—through research-induced increases in agricultural productivity and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Spain; Taxes; Food demand; Dietary quality; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53337

How Much Lower Are Prices at Discount Stores?  An Examination of Retail Food Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leibtag,   Ephraim S.; Barker,   Catherine; Dutko,   Paula.
Nontraditional stores, including mass merchandisers, supercenters, club warehouse stores, and dollar stores, have increased their food offerings over the past 15 years and often promote themselves as lower priced alternatives to traditional supermarkets. How much lower are food prices at these stores? In order to better understand nontraditional stores’ impact on the cost of food, ERS analysts evaluate food price differences between nontraditional and traditional stores at the national and market level using 2004-06 Nielsen Homescan data. Findings show that nontraditional retailers offer lower prices than traditional stores even after controlling for brand and package size. Comparisons of identical items, at the Universal Product Code (UPC) level, show an...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Retail food prices; Price variation; Nielsen Homescan; Supercenter; Club warehouse store; Dollar store; Traditional food retailers; Nontraditional food retailers; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96767

Does Healthy Food Cost More in Poor Neighborhoods? An Analysis of Retail Food Cost and Spatial Competition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hatzenbuehler,   Patrick L.; Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.; O'Neil,   Carol E.
The organization of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, retail food industry was analyzed to determine whether spatial competition influenced the cost and availability of food items. Using a spatial competition gravity variable, the costs of two separate market baskets were analyzed in January 2009, and the factors influencing spatial competition were determined. Store type (chain or supercenter) was found to be the most significant determinant of food costs, validating findings of past studies. Although food was not found to be more expensive in low-income areas, results suggest that residents in low-income and rural areas have disincentives to purchase affordable, available healthy food due to the spatial organization of their local food market.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Retail food cost; Food availability; Spatial retail competition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123312

FOOD SAFETY IN THE MEAT INDUSTRY: A REGULATORY QUAGMIRE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goldsmith,   Peter D.; Turan,   Nesve A.; Gow,   Hamish R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34306

How Local and Seasonal is the Consumption of Soft Fruits in Scotland?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Kupiec-Teahan,   Beata; Lamprinopoulou-Kranis,   Chrysa.
The main implication of the food miles indicator is that in order to protect the environment consumers should purchase food locally and seasonal. However, something that it is missing in all discussions is the evidence about how bad or good - in terms of locality and seasonality- is the actual consumption of food. This is probably due to the fact that food consumption statistics are available as aggregated annual data. In this paper we analyse the purchases of food, in particular the purchases of soft fruits in Scotland, which not only have marked production seasonality but also are imported from the rest of the UK and from abroad. For the analysis we use the Kantar Worldpanel dataset for the period 2006 until 2009. The results indicate that Scottish soft...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Scotland agriculture; Soft fruits; Agricultural marketing; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109421

Determinants of Affordability of Healthy Food in the Rural Counties: case of the Brazos Valley Area. The relationship between neighborhood characteristics and the affordability of fresh fruits and vegetables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lotade-Manje,   Justus; Dunn,   Richard A.; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Sharkey,   Joseph R.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49511

Assessing the Consumer Acceptance and Market Potential of Alternative Meats
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Steiner,   Bodo E.; Srivastava,   Lorie; Gao,   Fei.
Introduction, project objectives and project background:  This initiative to this project, including the original project proposal, goes back to Professor Kevin Chen (he is no longer with the Department of Rural Economy). The project was initially scheduled to begin on 2004/05/01. When I took over this project and started to work as Principal Investigator on January 1, 2005, the following objectives were to be fulfilled (taken from Professor Kevin Chen's initial proposal): 1) Documentation of consumer awareness, attitude, and choice regarding alternative meats "At what level and to what extent are consumers aware of alternative meats?" What is consumer interest level in alternative meats and their willingness to change consumption behavior (i.e. how much...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7708

CONSUMER CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW FAT, LOW CHOLESTEROL FOODS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
This study identifies several characteristics and factors of individuals who are more likely to try low-fat, low-cholesterol foods.  The analysis was performed using logit analysis.  The results imply that the following individuals are more likely to try low-fat, low-cholesterol foods: those with high incomes, whites compared to blacks, females, those with smaller households, those with high body mass index, those who have a better perception of their own health, those who are aware of the link between diet and disease, nonsmokers, and those who do not agree that people are born fat or thin and that there is nothing one can do about it.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34322

Food Prices and Blood Cholesterol
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rahkovsky,   Ilya; Gregory,   Christian A.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) cost Americans hundreds in billions of dollars. High cholesterol levels, which are closely related to diet habits, are a major contributor to CVD. In this paper we study whether changes in food prices are related to cholesterol levels and whether taxes or subsidies of particular foods would be effective in lowering cholesterol levels and, consequently, CVD costs. We find that prices of vegetables, processed foods, and whole milk and whole grains significantly affect the blood cholesterol levels. Having analyzed the costs and benefits of government interventions, we find that a subsidy of vegetables and whole grains would be the most efficient way to reduce CVD expenditures.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cholesterol; CVD; Cardio-vascular; Food prices; Health; Welfare; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; D04; D12; D62; H23; I19; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103566

Assessing Tennessee Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Food Protection
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tegegne,   Fisseha; Nahashon,   Samuel; Aziz,   Ahmad.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55633

Pastoral Farmer Goals and Intensification Strategies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Small,   Bruce; Murphy-McIntosh,   Andrea; Waters,   Warwick; Tarbotton,   Ian S.; Botha,   Neels.
Focus groups were held with four pastoral sectors (sheep, dairy, deer, and beef) to investigate intensification strategies available to each sector. Focus groups first identified drivers of intensification in their sector, then identified the strategies they perceived as available, and evaluated the identified strategies in terms of favourability. For a researcher selected intensification strategy in each pastoral sector, benefits, barriers and solutions, and the relationship between farmer goals and the selected strategy was examined. The three main drivers of intensification in the sheep industry were profit, higher land values and return on capital. The researcher chosen strategy, high fecundity sheep, was viewed by the focus group as having benefits of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98513

TRENDS IN FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS AND REGULATION -- IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caswell,   Julie A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16567

Examination of the value system and food preferences in the institutional catering market in light of primary research carried out in Békés county
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fodor,   Monika.
In my present paper I try to characterise the differences present at the level of food preferences by means of examining the value system as, in my opinion, differences in the value system are reflected in concrete product choices and thus also in food selection. By using factor and cluster analysis I have proven that consumer groups formed alongside the value system also differ regarding food consumption viewpoints. Furthermore, in my paper I also aim to characterise food preference as a determining factor of modes of daily eating. Based on the results, I have concluded that the impact of time-related preferences on food selection can be felt in consumers’ opinions, but cannot be regarded as dominant. In the system of food selection viewpoints, internal...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food consumption preferences; Value system; Factor analysis; Cluster analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48095

The Contribution of Tourism to Economic Growth and Food Security
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   Robert B.
Many developing countries have managed to increase their participation in the global economy through development of international tourism. Tourism development is increasingly viewed as an important tool in promoting economic growth, alleviating poverty, and advancing food security. This briefing note aims to review the relationship between tourism and poverty reduction, and to explore how investment in tourism development in Mali may contribute to national development goals. Numerous studies have demonstrated that tourism can play a significant role in balanced sustainable development, and that it can be effectively harnessed to generate net benefits for the poor (UNWTO, 2002). Tourism is a principal export for 83% of developing countries, and it is the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97140

Comparative analysis of the national biosafety regulatory systems in East Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jaffe,   Gregory.
This paper analyzes the current and proposed biosafety systems in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda using a set of components and characteristics common to functional and protective biosafety regulatory systems. It also assesses how those systems take into account the major international legal obligations that relate to biosafety, such the Cartagena Biosafety Protocol. The paper identifies certain areas in each country’s biosafety regulatory systems where further development and clarification would improve the biosafety system, making it more functional and protective. Those areas include: (1) the addition of procedures to ensure the food safety of genetically engineered organisms; (2) the inclusion of the standard and criteria for making an approval decision;...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Biosafety; Food safety; Genetically modified organisms; Genetic engineering; Regulatory systems; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55425

Food insecurity and childhood obesity: beyond categorical and linear representations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kuku-Shittu,   Oluyemisi; Gundersen,   Craig; Garasky,   Steven B.
Previous work on the relationship between food insecurity and childhood overweight has lead to a wide array of answers – some have found a positive relationship, others no relationship, and still others a negative relationship. This previous work has shared one thing in common – all have used parametric models. In this paper we move beyond parametric models by using non-parametric models. With data from the 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and a wide array parametric methods, we find evidence across different samples of a positive relationship, no relationship, and a negative relationship between childhood overweight and food insecurity. When we turn to non-parametric methods, however, this ambiguity across samples is not...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6163

How do obese people afford to be obese? Consumption strategies of Russian households
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Staudigel,   Matthias.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116065

NUTRITIONAL STUDIES OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spence,   Joseph.
PowerPoint presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33016

Food quality and product export performance. An empirical investigation of the EU situation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fischer,   Christian.
The relationship between product quality (as indicated by unit value) and export performance, both measured in absolute (per capita) and relative terms, is investigated.  Five EU countries (DE, UK, FR, ES, IT), three product categories (cheese, meat preparations and wine), three export destinations (intra EU, extra EU and world) and two time periods (1995-1999 and 2000-201) are analysed.  The estimation results show that the connection between quality and export performance is positive for Italy, Spain and France but depends on the product category (but not on the period), and differs (but not in all cases) according to the export destination.  While the signs of the estimated slope coefficients are stable, the obtained statistical significance levels for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food quality; International trade; EU.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7877

MARKET EXPECTATIONS OF ECOLOGICAL PRODUCTS IN HUNGARIAN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Foldes,   Fruzsina; Goda,   Matyas; Molnar,   Barna.
Within agricultural technologies the environment consciousness, environment saving approaches have become increasingly significant in recent years. The main objective of this trend is to find the proper balance within the human-plant-animal environment. In the last few years, rural policies also encouraged the sustainable way of production in agriculture. Organic farming is one of the opportunities of introducing these theoretical approaches into practise. The paper evaluates the results of a survey made of ecological animal keeping farms. It was found that producers were mainly motivated by their commitments to environmentalism. Considering prospects for the future – taking also aspects of profitability into account – they are optimistic about forthcoming...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Changes in consumption habits; Questionnary - fenntarthatóság; Fogyasztói szokásváltozások; Kérdőíves felmérés; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54408

Food retail provisioning, dietary behavior and weight outcomes in North Carolina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adu-Nyako,   Kofi; Okafor,   Ralph.
Aspects of the built environment may be contributing to the upward trend in obesity through constrained availability and affordability of healthful foods. The neighborhood food environment factors such as the availability of food retail stores is increasingly being recognized as playing an important role in health behaviors and health outcomes. We examine the local availability of retail food stores and their influence on the risk of obesity in North Carolina. Data on food stores were linked through county codes to individual data from the BRFSS data and multilevel modeling was employed to assess their associations with BMI. In regressions that included fruit and vegetable servings, and food store types as explanatory variables, our result show that BMI...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Environment; Dietary Behavior; Obesity; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56474

The Dynamics of the Innovation System for Functional Foods in South Brazil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Barcellos,   Marcia Dutra; Pozzo,   Daniele; Ferreira,   Gabriela Cardozo; Lionello,   Rafael Laitano.
This study aims at identifying the dynamics of the innovation system for functional foods (FF) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Functional food is any healthy food claimed to have a health-promoting or disease-preventing property beyond the basic function of supplying nutrients. Health has been named as the most significant trend and innovation driver in the global food and drinks market. Brazil is one of the leading countries in food production and consumption, and the market for functional foods have been growing 10% per year, three times more than the market for conventional foods. Although this food category is considered mature in some developed markets (such as in Japan, in the Nordic countries and in the U.S), it is still unknown for many consumers,...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122032

Impact of the food safety policies on the reduction of poverty in Tunisian rural areas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Khaldi,   Raoudha; Dhraief,   Mohamed Zied; Haddad,   Samia; Rached,   Zouhair; Padilla,   Martine.
The observed trend of decreasing poverty in Tunisian rural areas, where agriculture is still dominated by family and where illiteracy rate and family size are high, questions may be raised about the economic policies adopted by the state. This article puts the analyses of these policies in the framework of food safety issue as food and poverty are tightly related and as food safety objective is multi-sectorial and multi-disciplinary. In economic development plans, food safety objective took the place of self-sufficiency. The analysis of food safety policy is based on a macro-economic analysis of the offer (policies of production pricing and subsidizing, investment policies) and demand (Policies of consumption subsidies and consumer prices) as well as the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Rural area; Structure adjustment; Food safety; Agricultural and food policies.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7928

THE ROLE OF ASYMMETRIC PRICE TRANSMISSION AND STRUCTURAL BREAKS IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COSTA RICAN MARKETS OF LIVESTOCK CATTLE, BEEF AND MILK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hernandez-Villafuerte,   Karla Vanessa.
The research analyzes the price transmission among the Costa Rican markets of cattle, beef and milk, accounting for asymmetric behavior and structural breaks. Monthly price data covering the first month of 1998 to the fourth month of 2008 were used. Price transmission between each market pair was found. The Price adjustment is consistent at 1% of significant with the behaviour expected. Cattle prices adjust in the milk - cattle relationship, beef meat prices adjust in the cattle - beef meat relation and in the milk - beef meat relation. This finding supports the statement regarding the leading position of “Dos Pinos” as the main player in the market. The results of the asymmetric analysis are not as expected. The coefficients of both adjustments (positive...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Asymmetric prices transmission; Structural breaks; Livestock; Beef; Milk; Costa Rica.; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; C32; Q11; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51697

El papel del capital social en la activación y consolidación de los sistemas agroalimentarios localizados. El caso de las indicaciones geográficas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mancebo Azor,   S.
The establishment of Geographical Indications (GI) can be considered like an instrument, that from initiative of public policies of rural development, can have application for the protection of territorial agri-food productions that present tipicity. In the case of being Local Agri-food Systems (LAFS) with a little level of productive organization, the GI Regulatory Board can be considered like a key local institution, from which programs directed to the structuring of the sector are undertaken, affecting the professionalization and building social capital between the agents who compose the LAFS. In this case the Regulatory Board will assume a determining role in the transmission of knowledge and innovations in the LAFS.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: LAFS; Social Capital; Geographical Indications (GI).; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95218

A Consumer Test of Canned Seasoned Salad Tomatoes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Degner,   Robert L.; Connolly,   Chan C.; Nichols,   John P.; Stephens,   Thomas S.; Lime,   Bruce J.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Consumer; Canned Tomatoes; Salad Tomatoes; Seasoned Tomatoes; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96428

South Korean Millers’ Preferences for the Quality Characteristics of Hard White Wheat that is Used in Producing All-purpose Flour
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   Jaehong; Henneberry,   Shida Rastegari.
Using the choice-based conjoint analysis and self explicated approach, I elicited South Korean millers’ preference and willingness to pay for the quality characteristics of hard white wheat that is used in producing all-purpose flour. In specified seven attributes, test weight, moisture, and price significantly affect to South Korean millers’ utility but protein contents, ash, dockage, and falling number does not. South Korean millers are more willing to pay to change the quality characteristics related to the milling yields and profitability, such as test weight, moisture and dockage. But their willingness-to-pay for protein content is not as big as common expectation. Along with the research of Srinivasan (1997), we found that the self-explicated...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hard White Wheat; South Korean wheat market; Choice-based conjoint analysis; Self-explicated approach; Conditional logit model; Willingness-to-pay; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56327

An Exploratory Modeling of The Decision Process of New Product Selection by Supermarket Buyers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McLaughlin,   Edward W.; Rao,   Vithala R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115801

Agri-food supply chains and sustainability-related issues: evidence from across the Scottish agri-food economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leat,   Philip M.K.; Lamprinopoulou-Kranis,   Chrysa; Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Kupiec-Teahan,   Beata.
This paper examines the influence of agri-food supply chains on the sustainability-related activities and decisions of Scottish farmers, as well as the treatment of sustainability issues by food processors and retailers themselves. It is based on 8 whole chain case studies covering some of Scotland‘s major agricultural products. The cases identify differing levels of understanding and activities related to sustainability, but widespread acknowledgement that sustainability involves the development of chains within which all parties can achieve acceptable profits. Indeed, collaborative supply chains, which seek improved economic performance, frequently assist environmental and social sustainability. The main drivers of sustainability are found to be the cost...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Food; Supply chain; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108952

Willingness to Pay for Imported Beef and Perceived Risk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lim,   Kar Ho; Hu,   Wuyang; Maynard,   Leigh J.; Goddard,   Ellen W.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123977

« Femmes et Coquillages » pour une gestion durable des ressources conchylicoles dans le Delta du Saloum au Sénégal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fatou,   Ndoye; Pascale,   Moity-Maizi.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95207

Relationship Quality and Innovation Capacity of Chains: The Case of the Traditional Food Sector in the EU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gellynck,   Xavier; Kuhne,   Bianka; Weaver,   Robert D.
The purpose of the paper is to explore how the perceived relationship quality is related to the innovation capacity in chains of the traditional food sector. Based on suggestions from theory and previous studies, empirical evidence is drawn from a survey of 90 traditional food chains including 270 companies from 3 European countries in 6 traditional food product categories. Heterogeneity across these chains is first examined based on cluster analysis that identifies three distinct clusters interpreted as reflecting three levels of intensity in innovation capacity: high, medium, and low. Next, we define measures of the chain relationship quality through characteristics such as trust, conflict and reputation. The quality of the chain relationship is then...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Innovation capacity; Chain relationship quality; Traditional food products; SMEs; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100498

Dietary Assessment of Major Trends in U.S. Food Consumption, 1970-2005
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wells,   Hodan Farah; Buzby,   Jean C.
This report examines major trends in the amount of food available for consumption in the United States between 1970 and 2005 using data from the ERS Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System. The report also estimates whether Americans are meeting Federal dietary recommendations for each of the major food groups by comparing the data with dietary recommendations in the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the MyPyramid Food Guidance System. Findings show that Americans do not meet the Federal dietary recommendations. In order to meet them, Americans would need to substantially lower their intake of added fats, refined grains, and added sugars and sweeteners and increase their consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lowfat milk and milk...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Added fats and oils; Added sugars and sweeteners; Dairy; Dietary Guidelines for Americans; Dietary recommendations; Eggs; Food; Food consumption; Fruits; Meat; MyPyramid Food Guidance System; Nutrients; Grains; Nuts; Vegetables.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58641

INDUSTRY ROLE IN FOOD SAFETY RESEARCH PRIORITIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Allen,   Dell M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food industry; Cost/benefit analysis; Food safety; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25939

Consumers Show Strong Brand Loyalty in Cheese Purchases
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arnade,   Carlos Anthony; Gopinath,   Munisamy; Pick,   Daniel H.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124165

Institutional arrangements for land drainage in developing countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Freisem,   Claudia; Scheumann,   Waltina.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Drainage; Infrastructure; Irrigable land; Farmer participation; Financing; Land reclamation; Flood control; Irrigated farming; Social aspects; Economic aspects; Environment; Case studies; Operations; Maintenance; Waterlogging; Salinity; Productivity; Food security; Institutional constraints; Communal irrigation systems; Water users' associations; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92776

Are Agricultural Policies Making Us Fat? Likely Links Between Agricultural Policies and Human Nutrition and Obesity, and their Policy Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alston,   Julian M.; Sumner,   Daniel A.; Vosti,   Stephen A.
Rates of obesity among adults and children in the U.S. are soaring, with potentially huge private and social costs. Increasing attention is being paid to agricultural policies as both the culprits through their perceived roles in reducing the relative prices of energy-dense foods, and as the potential saviors through their perceived ability to do the opposite. However, the effects of agricultural policies on human nutrition and obesity are not well understood. This paper considers (1) trends in agricultural commodity prices, and the contributions of commodity policies and agricultural R&amp;D policies to those trends, (2) the links between changes in commodity prices and changes in food prices; and (3) the implications of price-induced changes in food...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: H5; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; Q16; I0.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25343

FOOD FOR WORK PROGRAMS:  AN ANALYSIS OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND LIMITATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andrew,   Christopher O.
This paper focuses on one section of the Food For Peace program.  Essentially, it emphasizes combing surplus labor and food in a work program to accelerate development and expand future income flows.  An analysis of potential contributions and limitations of food for work programs requires raising a number of specific questions.   The problem at hand for this section of the Food For Peace program is to favorably induce:  changes in consumption patterns and human welfare, improvements in human dexterity and fitness, development of physical capital, and mobility of resources.  The problem for food for work programs includes uniting surplus labor and food to effectively achieve these goals.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1966
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10959

The impact of dynamic technical inefficiency on investment decision of Spanish olive farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lambarraa,   Fatima; Stefanou,   Spiro E.; Gil,   Jose Maria.
Spain occupies a first ranking position in worldwide production and exportation for olive oil and table olives. Such position is enforced by the positive evolution of investment demonstrated by an increase of approximately 5% of area dedicated to this cultivation during the last 6 years. This study analyzes Spanish olive sector investment decision taking into consideration the technical efficiency as a relevant element that could impact that decision by integrating the real option approach and a dynamic stochastic frontier model. This analysis has been applied to a 158 Spanish olive farms using FADN data set. The results show that the technical inefficiency persistence parameter is fairly low to unity, which means that small technical inefficiency is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Investment; Olive sector; Dynamic technical efficiency.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58080

Driving factors for school milk demand in Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Christoph,   Inken B.; Gonzalez-Mellado,   Aida A.; Peter,   Guenter; Petra,   Salamon; Weber,   Sascha A.
School milk consumption has declined steadily in Germany. A research project was set up to retrieve quantifiable information on the different factors of influence and to develop solutions to improve the school milk consumption.. The main goal is to evaluate the impact of price, product range, distribution form, information campaigns, regional situation, county based social index, socially-funded school milk distribution, and gender shares, as well as the immigration background share within a class. A total of 400 primary schools were selected by stratified random sampling. Surveys for principals and school milk managers were used to gain information on distribution problems throughout the milk chain, on the handling, and their attitudes towards school milk...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: School Milk; Demand Subsidy; Food Demand; Multilevel Analysis.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58032

EXPIRATION DATES AND STIGMA: WHY DON’T WE OBSERVE HEDONIC MARKETS FOR PERISHABLE PRODUCTS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kerley,   Deborah; Messer,   Kent D.; Wansink,   Brian; Kaiser,   Harry M.; Schulze,   William D.
Consumers indicate on surveys that price and freshness are important to their purchase decisions.  If this is true, then why don’t retailers sell milk differentiated by the date it was pasteurized or why are meats not displayed with several different prices based on time since butchering?  Our experimental results suggest that the addition of an expiration date led consumers to consider milk to have a consistent level of freshness until the expiration date in contrast to them assuming a more linear decline.  Our findings indicate that expiration dating substantially alters consumers’ beliefs on milks’ freshness and potentially enhances firms’ profits.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6547

Raising rivals’ costs strategy: test on two LAFS in Europe
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jeanneaux,   Philippe; Barjolle,   Dominique; Meyer,   Dorothee.
Some Localised Agro-Food Systems (LAFS) are traditionally qualified as success stories (Comté PDO in France, Gruyere PDO in Switzerland, Parmigiano Reggiano PDO in Italy), whilst other PDOs (as for example the Cantal PDO from France) pay the same price for the milk as standard milk. The price difference may reach between 10 and 25% over a long period. To explain this difference, we assume that the agents who make up the LAFS developed a collective action to protect their localized cheese production system against unfair competition and to promote their product outside its region of origin. The aim of this communication is to shed light on levers which the agents activate to assure their uniqueness is irrevocable, and uphold the benefits of their LAFS. We...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: PDO; Localised agro-food system; Raising rivals’ costs; Regulation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95040

Can an Industry Voluntary Agreement on Food Traceability Minimize the Cost of Food Safety Incidents?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McEvoy,   David M.; Souza Monteiro,   Diogo M.
In the recent past the United States has had a number of severe food-safety outbreaks in the produce, vegetable and beef industry that greatly disrupted the food system. In all these outbreaks here were severe disruptions on sales that affected the whole industry, and it took an extended period of time to correctly locate the source of the outbreak. Traceability can be an effective tool to reduce the impact of food safety incidents my expediting the search for the origin of outbreaks. This paper investigates to what extent an industry-led voluntary agreement for providing traceability can reduce the cost of a food-safety outbreak. We find that a voluntary agreement on traceability can successfully reduce the cost of a food-safety outbreak but will unlikely...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Voluntary agreements; Food safety; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43860

Network Governance at the Firm and Network Level: Goals, Routines, and Social Mechanisms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ziggers,   Gerrit Willem; Gagalyuk,   Taras; Hanf,   Jon Henrich.
This article contributes to the general understanding of governance in networks and the achievement of private and common goals. Integrating transaction costs and social network theory, a simple integrated framework is provided for understanding why firms collaborate and under which conditions they establish durable networks that succeed in achieving goals. Network theory is extended by explicitly distinguishing between firm and network level governance, and by identifying governance mechanisms that adapt, coordinate, and safeguard customized exchanges. This way issues as how networks evolve, how they are governed, and ultimately, how collective outcomes might be generated can be better comprehended. This is especially relevant to policy planners and those...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Network governance; Social network theory; Governance mechanisms.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101286

The Allocation of Advertising and Research Dollars in the Florida Orange Juice Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.; Spreen,   Thomas H.
This study considers the allocation of Florida citrus-grower money between advertising and research programs to maximize grower revenue net of program costs. The allocation depends on the impact of advertising on demand and the impacts of research on the cost of production and supply. A number of studies have estimated the impact of advertising on OJ demand, but little is known about the impact of research. Research on citrus greening, a disease that has no known cure, is examined in the present study. There are no past studies to reliably gauge the impact of this research. The approach taken here is to ask if a given amount of research dollars is needed to reduce average production costs by certain amount, then what should be spent on advertising based on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59191

Produits agro-alimentaires locaux et développement territorial: la coordination difficile entre la tradition et la protection institutionnelle de la qualité liée au terroir. L’aubergine d’AOP Tsakonique du Péloponnèse (Grèce)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koraka,   Antonia; Anthopoulou,   Theodosia.
La crise de l'agriculture d’une part (remise en cause du modèle productiviste, réduction des revenus agricoles) et d’autre part les risques alimentaires survenus dernièrement poussent aussi bien les producteurs que les consommateurs vers des produits dits locaux, localisés ou de terroir. En Grèce, comme plus généralement dans les pays méditerranéens, le riche patrimoine agroalimentaire ainsi que l’attachement important au pays d’origine font que les consommateurs s’intéressent vivement aux produits traditionnels locaux. La demande croissante pour la protection de la provenance géographique des aliments (en Grèce il y a 63 étiquettes AOP et 23 IGP) et l'organisation de nombreuses fêtes de campagne et de festivals de produits locaux dans tout le pays...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95043

Developing country consumers’ demand for food safety and quality: Is Mumbai ready for certified and organic fruits?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Birol,   Ekin; Roy,   Devesh; Deffner,   Katharina; Karandikar,   Bhushana.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51689

Moving Toward the Food Guide Pyramid: Implications for U.S. Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Young,   C. Edwin; Kantor,   Linda Scott.
Recent studies show that average diets differ considerably from Food Guide Pyramid recommendations. The gap between current consumption and recommendations is particularly large for caloric sweeteners, fats and oils, fruits, and certain vegetables, notably dark-green leafy and deep-yellow vegetables, and dry beans, peas, and lentils. The change in food consumption needed to meet Food Guide Pyramid serving recommendations will result in adjustments in U.S. agricultural production, trade, nonfood uses, and prices. The net adjustment in crop acreage is projected to be relatively small, about 2 percent of total cropland in 1991-95. However, this small net adjustment masks larger anticipated changes for some sectors, particularly sweeteners, fats and oils, and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food; Food consumption; Food Guide Pyramid; Crop production; Commodity prices; Trade; Dietary recommendations; 1996 Farm Act; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34071

THE EFFECT OF STOCKING PROCEDURE ON CONSUMPTION OF SHELF LIFE IN REFRIGERATED SEAFOODS DISPLAYED IN FULL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haby,   Michael G.; Miget,   Russell J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26488

Promotional Food Retail Sales: Frequency Versus Depth
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loy,   Jens-Peter; Hansen,   Kristin.
Temporary price reductions (sales) as a means of promotional measures have become an increasingly important tool in the marketing mix of German food retailers. Various models have been proposed to explain the rationales behind such pricing strategies. Recently these models have been extended by Richards (2006) to capture the multiproduct nature of retail business. In this paper German retail food scanner data over two years are used to estimate a three step procedure to explain breadth and depth of sales, and their impact on category revenues.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Retail Sales; Northern Germany; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9785

INCREASES IN DEMAND FOR FOOD IN CHINA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR WORLD AGRICULTURAL TRADE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koo,   Won W.; Lou,   Jianqiang; Johnson,   Roger G.
China is experiencing rapid economic growth, resulting in increased demand for food. Estimates are made of Chinese production and consumption of rice, wheat, corn, and soybeans to the year 2005. Results indicate that China will become a large net importer especially of wheat, corn, and soybeans. China's grain shipping and handling industries will need to be expanded to handle the increased imports.   Note: Figures are not included in the machine readable copy--contact the authors for more information.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Trade; Food Consumption; Grain Production; Rice; Wheat; Corn; Soybeans; China; Agriculture; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23418

Assessing Consumer Attitudes and Perceptions Towards Food Quality: The Case of Consumption of Tetra-Packed Fresh Milk in Sri Lanka
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kariyawasam,   Sumudu; Jayasinghe-Mudalige,   Udith K.; Weerahewa,   Jeevika.
The objectives of this study are (i) to assess consumer perceptions on fresh milk that are stored in tetra-packs, and (ii) to determine the relationship between the perceptions and the socio-economic characteristics of the consumers. Using Caswell's four subsets of food quality (i.e. food safety, nutrition, value, and packaging) two indices, namely Mean Attribute Score (MAS) and a Food Quality Responsive Index (FQRI) were developed, which describe how important each of these four subsets and various attributes included in each subset for a consumer to be "loyal" with fresh milk in a tetra-pack instead of spending that part of money on close substitutes. A sample of 664 consumers were randomly selected and interviewed using a structured questionnaire at 10...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34173

The Impact Of Socio-Demographic Factors And Political Perceptions On Consumer Attitudes Towards Genetically Modified Foods: An Econometric Investigation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Antonopoulou,   Lina; Papadas,   Christos T.; Targoutzidis,   Antonis.
This survey-based paper investigates the impact of socio-demographic factors, along with political perceptions, as expressed by attitudes towards globalization, on consumer attitudes towards GM foods, in Greece. Different aspects of consumer attitudes regarding GM foods are examined, such as general preference, banning, labeling, intention to purchase them at a sufficiently low price, the nutritional category of food product and the proximity of the genetic modification to the final product. Econometric analysis using Logit and Probit models was conducted. Estimates clearly show that in general, attitudes towards GM foods are not affected by socio-demographic characteristics. However, political perceptions are a significant influential factor.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Globalization; Political; Genetically modified food; Econometric; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; M31; R22.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58062

ECONOMICS, FOOD CHOICES, AND NUTRITION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blaylock,   James R.; Smallwood,   David M.; Kassel,   Kathleen; Variyam,   Jayachandran N.; Aldrich,   Lorna M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32947

Sweden's Success with Private Insurance for Salmonella Control in Broilers (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roberts,   Tanya; Andersson,   Hans.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20428

ARE US CONSUMERS TOLERANT OF GM FOODS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rousu,   Matthew C.; Huffman,   Wallace E.; Shogren,   Jason F.; Tegene,   Abebayehu.
Many countries require labeling for GM food products.  These countries often have different levels of genetic modification that they will tolerate before a food product must be labeled as genetically modified.  For example, the European Union and Australia allow up to one percent of any ingredient in a food product to be GM before the product must be labeled as genetically modified.  Japan allows 5% of any ingredient to be genetically modified before the product must be labeled as such.   The United States currently does not require mandatory labeling of GM labeled foods and has no standards for what percentage of an ingredient in a food product can be genetically modified for the product to still be labeled non-GM.  For the official "organic"...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19889

CONTRACTING STRATEGIES FOR EU TRACEABILITY REQUIREMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   William W.; Dahl,   Bruce L.
A principal-agent problem was specified to define the equilibrium solution of a contracting strategy for a U.S. supplier exporting wheat to meet EU traceability requirements.  The buyer (principal) offers a contract, the supplier (agent) accepts the contract, and then the supplier decides whether to offer a contract to the farmer.  Nature at each level of the supply chain represents uncertainty due to adventitious commingling and imperfect information.  Results indicate farmers would require 9 c/bu and suppliers 8 c/bu to induce their participation in the contracting strategy.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Principal-Agent; Contracting; Genetically Modified; Wheat; European Union; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23535

Socio-economic Determinants of the Performance of Informal Women Co-operatives in Enugu state, Nigeria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Opata,   Patience I.; Nweze,   Noble Jackson.
Paper to be presented for International Conference of Women in Africa and African Diaspora (WAAD) at Yaradua Conference Centre Abuja, August 3-11, 2009
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Women; Credit and Savings; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51554

A Game Theoretic Approach to Analyse Cooperation between Rural Households in Northern Nigeria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gerichhausen,   M.; Berkhout,   Ezra D.; Hamers,   H.J.M; Manyong,   Victor M.
To improve the livelihood of the poor in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) much attention has been paid to the development of new agricultural technologies. We hypothesize that farmers can also improve their livelihood through cooperation. Partial cooperation, in which knowledge is shared or bargaining power improved, is relatively common in SSA, while cooperation where all resources are fully shared, which we address, has rarely been investigated. An important pre-requisite to establish such cooperation, is the need for a fair division rule for the gains of the cooperation. This paper combines linear programming and cooperative game theory to model the effects of cooperation of (individual) households on income and farm plans. Linear programming establishes...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperations; Linear Programming; Nigeria; Livelihood; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52146

Fat Taxes and Health Outcomes: An Investigation of Economic Factors Influencing Obesity in Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cash,   Sean B.; Goddard,   Ellen W.; Lacanilao,   Ryan D.
Tax policy has been proposed as a possible instrument for reducing the incidence of obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases. This has become popularly known as the "fat tax" approach. Also, physical access to energy-dense, nutrition-poor food items has been suggested as a causal factor for rising obesity rates. This project investigates both the role that food price interventions and physical access to “fast food” may play in population levels of obesity.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Obesity; Health Policy; Fat taxes; Fast food; Food access; Built environment; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Public Economics; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6841

Aflatoxin Redux: Does European Aflatoxin Regulation Hurt Groundnut Exporters from Africa?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xiong,   Bo; Beghin,   John C.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/02/10.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Standards; Aflatoxin; Maximum Residues Limit; Groundnut; Gravity equation; Africa; Market access; EU; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Q17; F13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61314

Farmers’ strategies for adapting to climate change in Ogbomoso agricultural zone of Oyo state
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ajao,   A.O.; Ogunniyi,   L.T.
The climate is changing and global mean temperatures have increased this is expected to have profound effects on food security. Long-term changes in climate will disproportionately affect tropical regions, meaning poor farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa will likely bear the brunt of adverse impacts. Adaptation plays an important role in reducing vulnerability to climate change and is therefore critical and of concern in developing countries, particularly in Africa where vulnerability is high because ability to adapt is low. This study examined farmers’ strategies for adapting to climate change in Ogbomoso agricultural zone of Oyo State of Nigeria. One hundred and fifty farmers were interviewed to obtain information from using a multistage sampling procedure....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Climate; Probit; Mulchin; Adaptation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; GA; IN.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116378

Individual and context factors determine gender-specific behaviour: the case of school milk in Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salamon,   Petra; Weible,   Daniela; Buergelt,   Doreen; Christoph,   Inken B.; Peter,   Guenter.
A German federal research was established to analyse determinants on school milk demand. Among those, individual factors, like children’s eating habits, attitudes, preferences and socio-economic variables were considered but also contextual factors like attitudes and habits of class teachers and school variables were regarded; and more, price effects on demand were derived via a price experiment. As girls order significantly less school milk than boys this paper aims to analysis gender-specific decisions. In the analysis, a database is used in which individual order information are merged with survey results concerning pupils, parents, class teachers, school principals and school milk managers of the sampled schools. A multilevel analysis is applied,...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Gender differences; Multilevel analysis; School milk; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123532

Sales Loss Determination in Food Contamination Incidents: An Application to Milk Bans in Hawaii
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Mark E.; van Ravenswaay,   Eileen O.; Thompson,   Stanley R.
This article presents a procedure for estimating sales loss following a food contamination incident with application to the case of heptachlor contamination of fresh fluid milk in Oahu, Hawaii in 1982. A major finding is that media coverage following the incident had a significant impact on milk purchases and that negative coverage had a larger effect than positive coverage. This conclusion implies that public statements by producers or government to assure the public of safe food supplies may be ineffective in restoring consumer confidence following the discovery of a food safety problem. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, August, 1988.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food contamination; Food safety policy; Milk demand; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115803

Consumer Acceptance of Biotechnology: Lessons From the rbST Experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aldrich,   Lorna M.; Blisard,   Noel.
The controversial introduction of rbST, a laboratory version of bST, a growth hormone that stimulates milk production in cows, may provide hopeful lessons for other foods produced by biotechnology. Milk sales remained steady after rbST became available to dairy farmers, even though a multitude of public opinion surveys documented widespread concern about food safety and biotechnology, and some analysts predicted a drop in milk consumption of up to 20 percent. The undiminished consumer demand for milk may indicate that consumers will also accept other animal food products from biotechnology. The rbST experience suggests that, while scientific evidence of food safety will not prevent controversy over biotech foods, controversy will not necessarily inhibit...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33663

Public Policies and the Demand for Carbonated Soft Drinks: A Censored Quantile Regression Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gustavsen,   Geir Waehler.
Heavy consumption of soda may contribute to obesity, strokes, and cardiac problems. From a health perspective, the distribution of the consumption is at least as important as the mean. Censored as well as ordinary quantile regression techniques were used to estimate the demand for sugary soda based on household data from 1989 to 1999. It was found that heavy drinkers are more price- and expenditure-responsive than are light drinkers. The study shows that increasing the taxes on carbonated soft drinks will lead to a small reduction in consumption for small and moderate consumers and a huge reduction for heavy consumers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Soda demand; Quantile regression; Taxes; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; I10.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24737

DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC INFLUENCES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD SAFETY IN FOOD SHOPPING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Chung-Tung Jordan.
The perceived importance of food safety is instrumental in the success of consumer information programs to promote public health and to market safer foods.  This paper examines how the belief of a household's main meal planner about the importance of food safety in food shopping is influenced by the person's or the household's demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.  Results suggest food safety is more important to main meal planners who are female, older, more educated, non-working, have at-risk household members (elderly, young children, and pregnant women), or live in the Northeast and the South.  Implications of the results on consumer education are discussed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31592

CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Hsin-Yi; Chern,   Wen S.
Results from an Ohio survey indicate that respondents are willing to pay a premium, ranging from 5% for non-GM vegetable oil to 28% for non-GM salmon. Estimated consumer willingness to pay for non-GM foods varies among demographic groups with female, those aged between 35 and 60, and non-White respondents willing to pay a higher premium than others.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19758

Does Consumer Knowledge Affect Meat Consumption in the US?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   Christopher G.; Yen,   Steven T.; Lin,   Biing-Hwan.
We investigate the roles of consumer knowledge and sociodemographic factors in the consumption of meat products at home and away from home. Results indicate that health knowledge decreases consumption of beef and pork and increases consumption of poultry at home and away from home but does not affect fish consumption.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34905

Consommation alimentaire et revenu familial dans la zone périurbaine de Hanoi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ton,   Vu Dinh; Dang Thang,   Phan; Duquesne,   Brigitte; Lebailly,   Philippe.
Une enquête a été menée de janvier à octobre 2009 auprès de 240 familles de deux districts situés dans la zone périurbaine de la ville de Hanoi. Il s’agissait d’évaluer l’impact de la crise économique sur les revenus des ménages et, plus particulièrement, sur leur consommation alimentaire afin de déterminer les stratégies à envisager pour garantir sécurité alimentaire et revenus. Une approche d’identification des systèmes agroalimentaires a permis de distinguer 3 typologies distinctes: activité de production agricole seule, activité de production agricole associée à des activités extra – agricoles, activité de commercialisation. Le revenu de la production agricole, seule ou en association avec des activités extra – agricoles, concerne 82 % des familles de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Revenu agricole mixte; Consommation alimentaire; Vietnam; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95014

CURRENT SITUATION OF FOOD SECURITY IN THE D.R. CONGO: DIAGNOSTIC AND PERSPECTIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tollens,   Eric.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31853

Assessing U.S. Household Purchase Dynamics for Dietary Fiber
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henry-Osorio,   Miguel; Dong,   Diansheng.
This study updates existing literature on consumer/household demand for fiber by examining household purchase dynamics for dietary fiber. It uses a dynamic Tobit model that allows past purchase occasions to affect current purchase decisions for fiber in a framework that captures simultaneously state dependence, unobserved households heterogeneity preferences, and serial correlation caused by a stationary first-order choice process. The model controls for the unobserved heterogeneity by adopting a Gaussian random effects specification. It also captures variations in prices over time and controls for left-censoring. The dynamic model is estimated using the Geweke-Hajivasssiliou-Keane recursive probability simulator and a unique dataset that contains detailed...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Temporal dependence; Household choice dynamics; Habits; GHK recursive simulator; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D10; Q11; C23; C61.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123954

Japanese Consumers’ Valuation of U.S. Beef and Pork Products after the Beef Trade Ban
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peterson,   Hikaru Hanawa; Burbidge,   Linda D.
Analysis of survey data indicates that Japanese consumers discount their willingness to pay for U.S. beef and pork relative to that of domestic products, but that the discounts have declined from 2006 to 2009. The discounts for U.S. products were greater than those imported from other countries in 2006, but the 2009 discounts were statistically indistinguishable across origins. Our findings also suggest than Japan is a receptive market for meat produced with GM-free feed and for meat products meeting full organic standards.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Beef; Choice experiment; County of origin; Japan; Organic; Pork; U.S. exports; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Political Economy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122305

Consumer Preferences for Fruit and Vegetables with Credence-Based Attributes: A Review
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moser,   Riccarda; Raffaelli,   Roberta; Thilmany,   Dawn D.
www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Credence goods; Consumer preferences and attitudes; Sustainable fruit and vegetables; Consumer research.; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103990

Market Response to Two Alternative Packages for U.S. No. 2 Grapefruit
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nichols,   John P.; Connolly,   Chan C.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Packages; U.S. No. 2 Grapefruits; Grapefruit; Alternatives; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96627

Shock de precios y vulnerabilidad alimentaria de los hogares peruanos
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zegarra Mendez,   Eduardo; Tuesta,   Jorge.
El presente estudio está orientado a cuantificar los efectos económicos del súbito aumento de los precios de alimentos en los hogares peruanos en el período 2007-2008 e identificar a los hogares en situación de vulnerabilidad alimentaria. El estudio se enmarca en una serie de recientes esfuerzos por cuantificar los efectos económicos del pronunciado shock de precios de alimentos ocurrido entre el 2007 y el tercer trimestre del 2008 en diversos países. A diferencia de otros estudios recientes que se centran en pocos alimentos y efectos sobre el gasto alimentario y las líneas de pobreza, en este trabajo usamos el déficit calórico de las familias como indicador central para el análisis del impacto del shock de precios en el caso peruano. Estimamos funciones...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Alimentos; Consumo de alimentos; Precios; Deficiencia calorica; Peru; Food; Food consumption; Calorie deficiency; Prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; Q11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59688

Las nociones de calidad percibidas por productores queseros de Tandil, Argentina: diversidad de estrategias y tensiones en procesos de desarrollo territorial
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Velarde,   Irene; Vimo,   P.; Corradetti,   M.A.; Vertiz,   P.; Otero,   J.; Raimundi,   J.; Fernandez,   L.; Lozano,   C.; Espinoza,   F.
El partido de Tandil tiene una larga historia y tradición en la producción láctea y la elaboración de quesos. La actividad quesera en la zona comienza a mediados del siglo XIX. Tradicionales, locales y naturales son los significantes asociados a los quesos tandileros, cuyo saber hacer se ha trasmitido a través de generaciones. Desde fines de los ´90, en un contexto de crisis económica, se produce un nuevo impulso a la quesería, debido: a) a las dificultades que la crisis impuso a muchos tambos su reconversión a queseros; y b) al crecimiento de la demanda de productos artesanales causado, entre otros, por el desarrollo del turismo interno. La búsqueda de la valorización de la tipicidad de los productos de Tandil, se verifica en un conjunto de iniciativas...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Productos típicos; Convenciones de calidad; Valorización; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95239

Online-Survey of Keepers of Rare Animals or Plants about their Activities and Attitudes in Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Efken,   Josef.
Zusammenfassung: Ziel der Studie ’Online-Befragung von ErhalterInnen seltener Nutztiere oder Nutzpflanzen zu Ihren Aktivitäten und Einstellungen’ ist es, erstmalig für Deutschland beziehungsweise den deutschsprachigen Raum diesen Personenkreis zu charakterisieren. Dazu wurde eine Online-Befragung durchgeführt, die sich mit Hilfe von einschlägig bekannten Organisationen gezielt an interessierte Personen richtete. Es konnten detaillierte Erkenntnisse über Einstellungen und Ausgestaltung des Engagements gewonnen werden sowie über Art und Umfang der unmittelbaren Erhaltung seltener Nutzpflanzen beziehungsweise Nutztiere: Es werden verschiedenste Arten und Rassen beziehungsweise Sorten erhalten. Vermarktungsaspekte sind wichtig und ’Erhalten durch Essen’ wird...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Genetische Ressourcen; On Farm Management; Online-Befragung; Genetic resources; On-farm management; Online survey; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; H44; Q13; Q57.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102644

Thrifty Food Plan, 2006
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlson,   Andrea; Lino,   Mark; Juan,   WenYen; Hanson,   Kenneth; Basiotis,   P. Peter.
The Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), a fundamental part of the U.S. food guidance system and the basis for maximum food stamp allotments, has been revised by USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP), with assistance from USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Economic Research Service (ERS), and Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The TFP provides a representative healthful and minimal cost meal plan that shows how a nutritious diet may be achieved with limited resources. The Plan assumes that all purchased food is consumed at home. The TFP was last revised in 1999. The newly revised (2006) TFP differs from, and improves upon, the previous TFP in a number of ways. The 2006 TFP: • Is based on the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans as well as...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Thrifty Food Plan; USDA Food Plans; Diet Quality; Food Stamps; Cost of Food; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42899

Consumer Willingness to Pay for GM Food Benefits: Pay-off or Empty Promise? Implications for the Food Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Onyango,   Benjamin M.; Govindasamy,   Ramu.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93593

L’impact socio-économique du VIH/SIDA sur les familles rurales ET SUR l’éducation des jeunes AU CAMEROUN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nkendah,   Robert.
Au Cameroun comme dans beaucoup d’autres pays en Afrique subsaharienne, les recherches sur le VIH/SIDA se sont confinées dans les zones urbaines et ignorant en quelque sorte les zones rurales. C’est ainsi que ses liens avec l’agriculture et le développement rural n’ont reçu que peu d’attention en raison, dit-on, du manque des données et de la faible prévalence de la maladie dans les zones rurales par rapport aux zones urbaines. Pourtant, les liens réciproques entre la pandémie du VIH/SIDA et le développement rural est aujourd’hui reconnu par tous. La communauté internationale, y compris le Cameroun, cherche à mesurer l’impact de cette maladie sur la population rurale dont les jeunes occupent souvent une place importante. La présente communication vise à...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52130

The economic forces driving the costs of food safety regulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ollinger,   Michael; Moore,   Danna L.
The cost of compliance with the Pathogen Reduction Hazard Analysis Critical Control Program (PR/HACCP) rule of 1996 has been controversial from the time it was first proposed.  Recent survey evidence indicates costs of about $0.01 per pound.  These estimates may capture actual costs but do not indicate how different components of the rule itself, such as HACCP tasks, and indirect influences, such as plant size, affect costs differently.  The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine these direct and indirect influences.  Preliminary results suggest that plant size has a small, if any influence on costs.  The most substantial direct cost is the cost of performing sanitation and tasks associated with a plant's HACCP process control plan.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21214

AGEING AND CONSUMPTION – THE IMPACT OF DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE ON FOOD EXPENDITURE PATTERNS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anders,   Sven M.
Populations in most developed countries are ageing while fertility is declining. Policy makers and researchers expect this demographic shift to induce major shifts in most Western societies, economies and public policies. Moreover, changing requirements, demands and public health pressures (e.g. diabetes) of ageing populations are expected are likely to alter food expenditure patterns for various goods categories, including food products. The objective of this paper is to investigate to what extent household's food expenditure patterns shift around retirement age and what role changes in time use spend on home production play in this context. More specifically this paper reviews literature relevant to economic literature that has evolved around Modigliani...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Life-cycle hypothesis; Retirement consumption puzzle; Food expenditure; Canada; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116442

COSTS OF IMPROVING FOOD SAFETY IN THE MEAT SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jensen,   Helen H.; Unnevehr,   Laurian J.; Gomez,   Miguel I.
Recently enacted food safety regulations require processors to meet product standards for microbial contamination in meat products. An analysis of the cost-effectiveness of several technological interventions for microbial control in beef and pork processing shows that marginal improvements in food safety can be obtained, but at increasing costs. The additional food safety intervention costs represent about 1% of total processing costs for beef and pork. Some interventions and combinations are more cost-effective than others.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Meat processing; Regulation; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15090

IMPACT OF ELIMINATION OF THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM'S PURCHASE REQUIREMENT ON PARTICIPANTS' FOOD PURCHASES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salathe,   Larry E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29497

DETERMINANTS OF CONSUMERS' USE OF NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION ON FOOD PACKAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
This study examines how sociodemographic characteristics of a household's main meal planner affect use of nutritional information concerning ingredients, health benefits, calories, sodium, vitamins/minerals, fiber, fat, cholesterol, and sugar content on food packages. Results generally suggest that well-educated, female main meal planners are more likely to use various types of nutritional information than others. Main meal planners who place more importance on nutrition but less importance on taste and those who have a higher perception of the healthfulness of their diet are more likely to use nutritional information on packages than others. Household size, race, employment status, urbanization, region, age, and income are also significant factors.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food packages; Food shopping; Labels; Nutritional information; Sociodemographics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15122

Constructing Nutrition Information Trend Indicators from the Media and Scientific Journals for Demand Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shiratori,   Sakiko.
U.S. Consumers have become increasingly concerned with health problems. Nutrition is one of the factors which directly affects health, thus credible nutritional information has become more valuable to individuals. Understanding the impact of nutritional information on consumers’ food choices will contribute to the development and implementation of effective communication strategies related to diet and health. This will not only help policy makers design regulatory and legal polices that promote health, but will also help the food industry to develop products that better match consumers’ interests. The purpose of this study is to present the number of articles or transcripts in the media, which will be used to produce information trend indicators, and to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53387

Rational Addiction Evidence From Carbonated Soft Drinks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xiaoou,   Liu.
This paper applies the Becker-Murphy (1988) theory of rational addiction to the case of carbonated soft drinks, using a time-varying parameter model and scanner data from 46 U.S. cities. Empirical results provide strong evidence that carbonated soft drinks are rationally addictive, thus opening the door to taxation and regulation. Taking rational addition into account, estimated demand elasticities are much lower than previous estimates using scanner data.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rational addiction; Carbonated soft drinks; Time-varying parameter model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51620

Are Geographical Indications a Worthy Quality Signal? A Framework on Protected Designation of Origin with Endogenous Quality Choice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Desquilbet,   Marion; Hassan,   Daniel; Monier-Dilhan,   Sylvette.
The paper provides a theoretical framework to analyze the welfare effects of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) labelling and of quality choices inside and outside the label on different types of consumers and producers, depending on whether quality is intrinsically linked to the territory of production or not.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21466

Technical Barrier Effects of a Food Safety Measure – a Case of Finnish Salmonella Control Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Niemi,   Jyrki S.; Peltola,   Jukka; Simola,   Antti.
In this paper, indirect costs of Finnish Salmonella Control Program (FSCP) due to its trade effects are evaluated. FSCP is a part of Finnish biosecurity policies intended to shield Finnish food supply and consumption chain from salmonella outbreaks. The program directly increases costs of importing by e.g. requiring costly certificates for imports. Additionally, it may cause anxiety to suppliers of imports as there are added uncertainties in the import process. As similar requirements apply to domestic suppliers, the program should not be thought of as a technical trade barrier (TBT), however, it may affect trade flows indirectly and effects may be assessed in a similar manner as those of TBT’s. The evaluation of the trade effects is performed using a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International trade; Biosecurity; Welfare analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43953

Effects of a Traceability System on the Economic Impacts of a Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Jason; Carlberg,   Jared G.; Pendell,   Dustin L.
The research reported in this paper created an epidemiological foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) spread model for Ontario. Disease simulations were constructed to reflect three levels of the cattle identification and movement recording system. Outputs generated by the epidemiological model are used to calculate the direct disease control costs of a FMD outbreak. Welfare effects caused by a FMD outbreak are also calculated for each level of cattle traceability using an equilibrium displacement model. Parameter sensitivity was tested for both the epidemiological and economic model results. It is found that the benefits to the beef cattle industry of increasing the ability to trace direct animal contacts during a FMD disease outbreak in Ontario are less than the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: NAADSM; Disease spread model; Equilibrium displacement model; Traceability; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98781

Does the Participation in the Microcredit Programs Increase Consumption of Participating Households? The Case of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chowdhury,   M. Jahangir Alam.
This paper assesses empirically the impact of the participation in the microcredit program of the Grameen Bank on consumption of participating households.  A household level survey was carried out for collecting data (N=521). The results of the empirical estimations indicate that the participation of a household in the microcredit program of the Grameen Bank increases consumption of participating households significantly. But there is non-linearity in the increasing trend in consumption of participating households. The consumption level goes up gradually with the increase in the membership duration up to five years of membership, but the growth rate starts declining after that period of membership.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Microcredit; Consumption; Impact Assessment; Grameen Bank; Bangladesh; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46545

CONSUMER PREFERENCE AND DEMAND FOR ORGANIC FOOD: EVIDENCE FROM A VERMONT SURVEY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Qingbin; Sun,   Junjie.
While organic farming has been identified as an effective way to improve food safety and environment quality, the adoption of organic production and processing is highly determined by the market demand for organic food products.  To assess the market potential for organic apples and milk, a conjoint analysis is conducted in the state of Vermont to examine consumer evaluation of major product attributes and their tradeoffs.  Results suggest that there is likely a significant niche market for organic apples and milk and many consumers, especially people who have purchased organic food products, are willing to pay more for organic apples and milk produced locally and certified by NOFA.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22080

Do Consumers Trust the National Inspection Exemption Brands?  Evidence from Infant Formula in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jin,   Yanhong H.; Lin,   Liguo; Yao,   Lan.
Consumers are often uncertain about product quality and have to rely on different information, either given or pursued, to assess quality. Developing countries may lack institutional and technical resources to rigorously monitor and enforce product quality standards and/or to implement market-based instruments where market failures are common. The information-based instruments on product quality may work well in these countries as they reduce information asymmetry between firms and consumers. This study investigates one particular information-based instrument, the National Inspection Exemption (NIE) system in China.  China launched the National Inspection Exemption (NIE) System in various industries in 2000 to award firms who are in compliance with the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Brand choice; Food safety; Product quality; National inspection exemption; Quality standards; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103766

The Future and Practice of Healthy Foods, Summary, October 1, 2007, Minneapolis, MN
Provedor de dados: 31
On October 1, 2007, The Food Industry Center presented its Fall Symposium, “The Future and Practice of Healthy Foods.” Leaders from the food industry, academia, and the public sector discussed sustainable and healthy food systems, and the efforts currently underway to make the food supply system in the United States safer, healthier, less wasteful, more sensitive to the environment, and more egalitarian.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47508

Can Low-Income Americans Afford a Healthy Diet?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Golan,   Elise H.; Stewart,   Hayden; Kuchler,   Fred; Dong,   Diansheng.
Low-income households that receive maximum food assistance benefits usually can afford a healthy diet; others may have more difficulty.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122581

FOOD SAFETY AND GM CROPS -- IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING-COUNTRY RESEARCH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cohen,   Joel I.; Quemada,   Hector; Frederick,   Robert.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16559

Agriculture in the Uruguay Round: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petrey,   L.A.; Johnson,   R.W.M.
In this paper the sanitary measures for the meat trade in Pacific Rim countries are assessed from the perspective of the current GATT negotiations on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures. These negotiations include harmonisation of standards, greater transparency of domestic technical regulations, better risk assessment, promoting area freedom and improved dispute settlement procedures. It is concluded that greater coordination of SPS measures can overcome the potential misuse of some domestic policy sanitary instruments that impede international agricultural trade.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9626

TACKLING MALNUTRITION - CHALLENGE TO THE FOOD INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gordon,   Richard S.
Suggests the nutritionally complete, "total meal concept" as a means of dealing with this Nation's impending health crisis as well as problems of overpopulation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27021

Does Health Information Matter for Modifying Consumption? A Field Experiment Measuring the Impact of Risk Information on Fish Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verger,   Philippe; Marette,   Stephan; Blanchemanche,   Sandrine; Roosen,   Jutta.
Replaced with revised version of paper 03/28/07.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Econometrics; Field experiment; Fish consumption; Health information; Nutrition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18454

EXPLORING THE SUPPLY OF SAFER FOODS: A CASE STUDY OF OYSTER DEPURATION IN DIXIE AND LEVY COUNTIES, FLORIDA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Chung-Tung Jordan; Adams,   Charles M.; Degner,   Robert L.; Dunning,   Rebecca D.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Shellfish depuration; Economic feasibility; Restaurant; Consumer acceptance; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25958

CONSUMER TRENDS IN MILK BASED BEVERAGES (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boatright,   Clay.
PowerPoint presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33013

Emerging Markets for GM Foods: A Study of  Consumer's Willingness to Pay in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deodhar,   Satish Y.; Ganesh,   Sankar; Chern,   Wen S.
A random utility approach is used to estimate logit equations which indicate what factors affect the likelihood of consumption of non-GM and GM foods, and, whether or not consumers are willing to pay a premium for non-GM/GM foods.  Ceteris paribus as the price difference between non-GM and GM food rose, people were more likely to consume GM foods.  Likelihood of GM food consumption was higher in the middle income brackets.  Consumers were willing to pay an expected premium of 19.5% and 16.12% for golden rice and GM edible oil respectively.  In case of chicken, consumers seemed to pay a very negligible premium for non-GM fed chicken.  Overall, it appears that GM foods may be acceptable in the Indian market.  However, basic awareness about the GM foods may...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: GM Foods; Golden Rice; Bt cottonseed oil; GM fed chicken; Willingness to Pay; Random utility approach; Logit; India.; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; D12.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6348

NUTRITION AND EDUCATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jukes,   Matthew; McGuire,   Judith; Method,   Frank; Sternberg,   Robert.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16151

Consumers and the Evolution of New Markets: The Case of the Ethical Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amanor-Boadu,   Vincent; Schnitz,   Casey.
Changes in consumer preferences have frequently created new markets for new products. This paper explores the antecedents of the changes in consumer preferences and the factors influencing the evolution of niche markets into commodity markets and its speed. The results show that the more embedded characteristics products have and more consumption is driven by attitude, the longer products are able to maintain their uniqueness and the slower their evolution to commodities.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ethical consumers; New Markets; Consumer choice; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6752

Producers (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Enright,   Cathleen.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106155

EX ANTE VS. EX POST BIOTERRORISM MITIGATION: BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elbakidze,   Levan; McCarl,   Bruce A.
This article examines a tradeoff between ex ante mitigation costs and ex post costs of response to a potential introduction of animal disease such as Foot and Mouth (FMD).  In a simplified case study setting we examine the conditions for optimality of enhanced detection systems considering various characteristics of a potential FMD outbreak, costs of program implementation, severity of the disease outbreak, and relative effectiveness of surveillance and response strategies.  We show that the decision to invest in ex ante detection activities depends on such factors as likelihood of disease introduction, disease spread rate, relative costs, ancillary benefits and effectiveness of mitigation strategies.  While for slow spreading disease the investment in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19191

Using Income Classes to Estimate Consumption Parameters for Food Policy Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fabiosa,   Jacinto F.; Mohanty,   Samarendu; Smith,   Darnell B.; Meyers,   William H.
This paper develops an approach to estimate consumption parameters by income classes.  It combines price elasticities estimated from aggregated market data and income-class-specific income elasticities derived from household expenditure surveys using Slutsky relationships to calculate income-class-specific price elasticities.  The approach was applied to estimate income-class-specific price elasticities for major agricultural commodities consumed in Jamaica.  The importance of these elasticities for food policy analysis is demonstrated by using an econometric simulation model framework.  Food policy analysis based on aggregate consumption parameters may introduce bias into the results.  This is particularly true in the case of developing countries where...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18578

Measurements of Response to Generic Promotion of Food Products: Seminar Proceedings
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henderson,   Peter; Banks,   Seymour; Myers,   Lester H.; Hochman,   Eithan; Hochman,   Oded; Ward,   Ronald W.; Eiler,   Doyle A.; Forker,   Olan D.; Branson,   Robert E.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97273

Will Changing Demographics Affect U.S. Cheese Demand?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   Christopher G.; Blayney,   Donald P.; Dong,   Diansheng; Yen,   Steven T.; Johnson,   Rachel J.
U.S. cheese consumption has grown considerably over the last three decades. Using a censored demand model and Nielsen Homescan retail data, this study identifies price and non-price factors affecting the demand for differentiated cheese products. Own-price and expenditure elasticities for all of the cheese products are statistically significant and elastic. Results also reveal that a strong substitution relationship exists among all cheese products. Although demographic influences are generally smaller than those related to prices and expenditures, empirical findings show that household size, college educated female heads of household who are age 40 and older, residing in the South, Central, and Western regions of the United States, as well as Black heads...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cheese form; Cheese purchase; Demand elasticities; Demographic and economic factors; Nielsen Homescan data; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; C25; D12; Q11.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104621

An Action Plan to Strengthen Linkages between Agricultural Productivity Growth and Improved Childhood Nutrition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tefft,   James F.; Staatz,   John M.; Penders,   Christopher L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Productivity Analysis; Downloads July 2008-July 2009:  10; Downloads July 2008-June 2009: 10.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11443

Economic factors affecting obesity: an application in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cavaliere,   Alessia; Banterle,   Alessandro.
The World Health Organization has stated that obesity is spreading around the world like a “global epidemic”.  In 2004 the percentage of obese people in the Italian population was 9%, but the trend s increasing in recent years.  Focusing on this country, the purpose of the paper is to analyze the socio-economic variables affecting obesity by means of a survey conducted in a consumer sample. Our analysis is based on a survey conducted in Italy, and the sample was composed of 999 consumers.  We used a binary logit model and the dependent variable is body mass index (BMI), expressed in a dichotomic way (seriously overweight and obese, value 1, and normal weight, value 0).  The results show that the condition of the seriously overweight and obese increases...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economics of obesity; BMI and consumer; Logit model; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44324

COMPREHENSIVE NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS: POLICY AND PROSPECTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Christensen,   Thomas W.
Speech and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33113

Transparency in Meat Production – Consumer Perception at the Point of Sale
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deimel,   Mark.
As a result of a large number of food scandals, societal interest in transparency in the food sector has grown considerably. Deficits have been discovered, which new legal frameworks of the EU and the German legislative body have attempted to address. Hence, the creation of transparency in the production process has been the focus of the legislation. In this context, traceability systems for animal-based foods, for instance, have been established (Regulation (EC) 178/2002). In addition to tracking and tracing, one finds in the public discussion an increasing number of demands for further information, for instance information on food safety, animal and environmental protection and generally for sustainability of the production processes for foods. This is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Transparency; Pork production; Adaptive conjoint analysis.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94923

PKN: The Challenge of Building a Virtual Knowledge Network to Address Food and Agribusiness Management Research, Service and Training Needs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Braga,   Francesco S.; Antorini,   Matteo; Gandolfi,   Pietro.
The Parma Agribusiness Research &amp; Management Knowledge Network, PARMaKN (PKN in the article) is an innovative public-private partnership, focused on the development of advanced food and agribusiness management research and service activities. PKN was launched in Parma in July 2007 by Societa’ Parmense per gli Insediamenti Produttivi (SPIP), the economic development corporation of the City of Parma. This paper presents the vision, mission and medium term activity plan of PKN.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49771

Developments In World Dairy Markets, 2002-2006--Implications For The U.S. Dairy Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dobson,   William D.
This discussion paper summarizes important points from other Babcock Institute discussion papers dating between 2002 and 2006.  The author pulls out points from what he feels are important discussion papers and relates them to the U.S. dairy industry.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Diary Trade Issues; Country Study Issues; Developments in the Diary Industries of Mexico Argentina and Brazil; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37384

EVALUATION OF THE 2006/7 AGRICULTURAL INPUT SUBSIDY PROGRAMME, MALAWI. FINAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dorward,   Andrew; Chirwa,   Ephraim; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Slater,   Rachel; Boughton,   Duncan.
This report evaluates the 2006/7 Malawi Government Agricultural Input Subsidy Programme (AISP). The main objective of the evaluation is to assess the impact and implementation of the AISP in order to provide lessons for future interventions in growth and social protection. The evaluation combined qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis. Quantitative data were collected through a national survey in 2007 of 2,491 households who were previously interviewed in the 2004/05 Integrated Household Survey, a survey of retail shops selling inputs in six districts and data on stocks and sales from manufacturers, large-scale importers and dealers of fertilizers and seeds. The quantitative data was triangulated by qualitative data from focus...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97143

HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Belot,   Michele; James,   Jonathan.
This paper provides field evidence on the effects of diet on educational outcomes, exploiting a campaign lead in the UK in 2004, which introduced drastic changes in the meals, offered in the schools of one Borough – Greenwich - shifting from low-budget processed meals towards healthier options. We evaluate the effect of the campaign on educational outcomes in primary schools using a difference in differences approach; comparing educational outcomes in primary schools (key stage 2 outcomes more specifically) before and after the reform, using the neighbouring Local Education Authorities as a control group. We find evidence that educational outcomes did improve significantly in English and Science. We also find that the campaign lead to a 15% fall in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Child nutrition; Child health; School meals; Education; Natural Experiment; Placebo effect; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; J13; I18; I28; H51; H52.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56207

CONSUMERS’ PREFERENCES, CREDENCE GOODS AND THE WTO SPS AGREEMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: MacLaren,   Donald.
The SPS Agreement in the WTO exists to regulate the use of import barriers to protect, inter alia, human health. Yet consumers’ preferences for food safety or for other information about food, play no part in the Agreement. The purpose in this paper is to argue that consumers’ preferences should be taken into account for food products which possess the credence characteristic, quality.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57915

Does Limited Access at School Result in Compensation at Home? The Effect of Soft Drink Bans in Schools on Purchase Patterns Outside of Schools
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Rui; Kristin,   Kiesel.
This paper investigates the effects of banning soft drinks in schools on purchases outside of school. We utilize unique household-level and store-level data sources in combination with time-series and cross-sectional variation of state-level regulations in a difference-in-differences (DD) approach. We detect a decrease in the overall trend in sales, but observe this downward trend in households with and without children, as well as in states with and without regulation. Controlling for advertising allows us to further reject that leading brands intensify their advertising efforts and target children to potentially offset their reduced presence at schools. Finally, we find no evidence of substitution effects among possible beverage product alternatives. Our...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Soft drink bans; Soft drink consumption; Scanner data; Schools; Regulation; Difference-in-differences; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D12; D18; L51; C93.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116417

Securing Food Quality in the Danish Broiler Supply Chain - an Economic and Organizational Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Graversen,   Jesper T.; Bramsen,   Jens-Martin; Lund,   Mogens; Sondergaard,   Janus.
Using the Danish broiler sector and an ongoing food quality project as a case study, the paper provides a dicussion of how new food safety and food quality standards might be implemented. In the paper the design of new payment schemes is seen as an important part of the realignment of the poultry supply chain. The basic principles of such a new scheme is outlined and suggestions for a redesign of the incentive structures are discussed. Furthermore economic and organizational issues, related to the structural realignment of the supply chain raised by the development and implementation of a chain-wide HACCP system, are discussed. It is concluded that successfully implementation of HACCP principles in a sector as a whole, not only is a matter of describing...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: HACCP; Broilers; Chain perspective; Incentive structures; Payment schemes; Vertical coordination; Transaction costs; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24997

Quality Markers and Consumer Communication Strategies: Empirical Evidence in the 'Very Fresh' Sector in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arfini,   Filippo; Giacomini,   Corrado; Mancini,   Maria Cecilia.
Quality is a key factor when consumers choose agri-food products, but at the same time is difficult for them to assess. On the demand side, consumers require protection measures, and on the supply side, efficient communications need to be available to all operators, including those who cannot afford to supply their own. In this context, quality markers such as logos, brands and indications or denominations that distinguish a product from its competitors can be a strategic way of transmitting information, especially for firms which cannot afford resources for communications or their own brand name. This research analyses and assesses the role of brands and territorial markers (PDO, PGI) in enhancing and promoting “very fresh” food products, in particular...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49767

WIC AND THE NUTRIENT INTAKE OF CHILDREN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oliveira,   Victor; Gundersen,   Craig.
After controlling for self-selection bias, participation in the WIC program (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) has a significant positive effect on children's intakes of iron, folate, and vitamin B-6.  Iron is one of the five nutrients targeted by the program, the others being protein, calcium, vitamin A, and vitamin C.  Folate and vitamin B-6, along with zinc, were recommended by a 1991 USDA study as nutrients that the program should also target.  The data set used, the 1994-96 Continuing Survey of Food Intake by Individuals, reflects the dramatic increase during the 1990's in the number of children in the program.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: WIC; Nutrient intake; Self-selection bias; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33803

Risk, Information and Trust in the Food Chain: Factors Explaining  Consumer Willingness to Pay
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Latvala,   Terhi.
The safety of food in the food chain has become an increasingly interesting issue to consumers and the media. It has also become a source of concern, as the amount of information on the risks related to food safety continues to expand. The purpose of this study was to identify factors contributing to consumers’ willingness to pay for increased quality information. The second purpose of this study was to examine what kind of information flows are required to ensure quality and safety in the food chain for beef, and who should produce that information. Studying the willingness to pay of consumers makes it possible to determine whether the consumers consider the quantity of information available on the safety and quality of beef sufficient. The empirical...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100594

Consumer Response to Package Downsizing: An Application to the Chicago Ice Cream Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cakir,   Metin; Balagtas,   Joseph Valdes.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123980

TIERING INCREASES CACFP SPONSORS' ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS:  FOOD ASSISTANCE RESEARCH BRIEF
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ghelfi,   Linda M.
The two-tiered meal reimbursement system instituted in 1997 within the child care homes portion of the Child and Adult Care Food Program added new duties for sponsoring organizations. Is the reimbursement of sponsors' administrative costs adequate now that tiering has added income status determination and accounting to their duties? As the number of sponsors declines, is the CACFP readily accessible to family child care homes?
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33825

IQF Catfish Retail Pack: A Study of Consumers' Willingness to Pay
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Quagrainie,   Kwamena K.
The grocery retail channel represents a potential for increased sales for catfish products because of the competitive nature that imported catfish fillets pose at foodservice market channels. The study examined the potential for selling a household-size pack of IQF 6-fillets of catfish through the grocery market channels, and consumers' willingness to pay for the product. Data used were obtained from a survey conducted in selected southern U.S. cities. Results suggest that households will purchase such grocery retail packages and will be willing to pay an average price of $4.37/lb. Important factors found to affect willingness to pay include; fish buying patterns, household size, race, age and gender.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Catfish marketing; Willingness-to-pay; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8195

Rising demand for livestock products in India: nature, patterns and implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vasant,   P. Ghandi; Zhang-Yue,   Zhou.
With a large population and recent growth in consumer income, India’s demand for food has increased. However, research continues to emphasise basic foods, and the demand for livestock products remains poorly understood. This study examines the demand for livestock products by Indian consumers using national sample survey data. The study shows that there has been a rapid rise in the demand for livestock products in India. Within the livestock products group, milk and milk products hold the dominant share. Our analysis further suggests that India’s rapid rise in the demand for livestock products may far outpace its domestic supply. Implications are discussed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock products; Demand and supply; India; Trade implications; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114421

Liability Rules, Collective Organizations and the Provision of Food Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goodhue,   Rachael E.; McCarthy,   Nancy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114620

The Impact of Changes in Income Distribution on Current and Future Food Demand in Urban China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zheng,   Zhihao; Henneberry,   Shida Rastegari.
The impact of changes in income distribution on food demand in the urban Jiangsu province of China is estimated in this study. Findings suggest that changes in income distribution have a considerable impact on the demand for individual food commodity groups. Therefore, given that a significant change in income distribution has occurred in urban China, food demand projections should account for expected changes in future income distribution.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: China food demand; Income distribution; Urban income inequality; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61058

ÖKONOMISCHE BEWERTUNG VON LEBENSMITTELSKANDALEN: THEORETISCHE ÜBERLEGUNGEN UND ERSTE EMPIRISCHE BEFUNDE AM BEISPIEL DES DIOXIN-VORFALLS 2011
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Belaya,   Vera; Hansen,   Heiko.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114722

Information-Sharing and Strategy by Food Industry Firms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baker,   Derek; Hjorth Lind,   Kim Martin; Hansen,   Henning Otte.
This study investigates the strategic behaviour of food industry firms. Its two goals are to: (i) characterise strategies being employed; and (ii) identify distinct approaches to information-sharing Data from an interview-format survey of Danish food industry firms are used to characterise strategy at two levels: 11 “strategic orientations”; each of which is composed of 3-6 of a total 57 “strategic actions”. Principal components were identified and two complementary cluster analysis techniques were used to assemble clusters that are composed of firms either with distinct strategies, or sets of strategies occurring in distinct combinations. Eight clusters emerge, with reasonable procedural performance. The clusters are distinct in a surprisingly large...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49849

Imports From China and Food Safety Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gale,   H. Frederick, Jr.; Buzby,   Jean C.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) increased attention to food imports from China is an indicator of safety concerns as imported food becomes more common in the United States. U.S. food imports from China more than tripled in value between 2001 and 2008. Addressing safety risks associated with these imports is difficult because of the vast array of products from China, China’s weak enforcement of food safety standards, its heavy use of agricultural chemicals, and its considerable environmental pollution. FDA import refusal data highlight food safety problems that appear to recur in trade and where FDA has focused its import alerts and monitoring efforts. FDA refusals of food shipments from China suggest recurring problems with “filth,” unsafe...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: China; Food imports; Food safety; U.S. Food and Drug Administration; FDA; Misbranding; Labeling; Refusals; Shipment; Violation.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58620

A Principal-Agent Model for Investigating Traceability Systems Incentives on Food Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Resende Filho,   Moises de Andrade.
This article investigates the effects of contingent payments and a traceability system's expected traceback rate of success on the food safety effort exerted by raw material suppliers. This sheds light on when contingent payments and the reliability of a traceability system are substitutes and complements to each other in terms of inducing raw material suppliers to exert higher food safety effort. In addition, the effect of higher penalties and costs of food safety crisis on the effort to be induced by buyers (principal) on suppliers (agents) is investigated under a symmetric information setting. Finally, the asymmetric information setting is formalized as a principal-agent model and left to be explored in a future work. Some numerical exercises are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Information Asymmetry; Identity Preservation; Food Traceability; Supply Chain Management.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D82; D86; C61.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7897

Profiles of Participants in the National School Lunch Program: Data From Two National Surveys
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Newman,   Constance; Ralston,   Katherine L.
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) serves more than 29 million children each day, but there is little information on the characteristics of those children. This study reports new estimates of NSLP participant characteristics using two national surveys: the 2001 Panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) and the 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Study results also show that these two surveys are suitable sources of data on NSLP participants since they are consistent with more aggregated administrative data of the Food and Nutrition Service. The surveys supplement periodic characteristics data available from the School Nutrition and Dietary Assessment (SNDA) surveys.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: NSLP; Participant characteristics; SIPP; NHANES; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7085

Consumer Responses to New Food Quality Information: Are Some Consumers More Sensitive than Others
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gao,   Zhifeng; Schroeder,   Ted C.
In the main approaches used to elicit consumer preference for food attributes, only limited attribute information are present. Though useful for ranking and revealing consumer preferences, these methods are not appropriate when results may be dependent upon the information set presented in the surveys. Studies have found out that additional quality information in surveys significantly affected respondents’ attitudes to or WTP for a specific product attributes. By using cluster analysis we are able to classify respondents into different consumer groups and investigate the difference in responses to new attribute information across consumer groups. Results show that different types of consumer’s WTP for beef steak attributes varies significantly and their...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Attribute; Willingness-to-Pay; Choice Experiment; Cluster Analysis; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6168

Human Capital Investment and the Gender Division of Labor in a Brawn-Based Economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pitt,   Mark M.; Rosenzweig,   Mark R.; Hassan,   Md. Nazmul.
﻿We use a model of human capital investment and activity choice to explain facts describing gender differentials in the levels and returns to human capital investments. These include the higher return to and level of schooling, the small effect of healthiness on wages, and the large effect of healthiness on schooling for females relative to males. The model incorporates gender differences in the level and responsiveness of brawn to nutrition in a Roy-economy setting in which activities reward skill and brawn differentially. Empirical evidence from rural Bangladesh provides support for the model and the importance of the distribution of brawn.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Brawn; Health; Schooling; Gender; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; International Development; Labor and Human Capital; O1; J1; J2.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93916

STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE DEMAND FOR FOOD IN ASIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Jikun; Bouis,   Howarth E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16322

How Much Do Fruits and Vegetables Cost?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stewart,   Hayden; Hyman,   Jeffrey; Buzby,   Jean C.; Frazao,   Elizabeth; Carlson,   Andrea.
Federal dietary guidance advises Americans to consume more vegetables and fruits because most Americans do not consume the recommended quantities or variety. Food prices, along with taste, convenience, income, and awareness of the link between diet and health, shape food choices. We used 2008 Nielsen Homescan data to estimate the average price at retail stores of a  pound and an edible cup equivalent (or, for juices, a pint and an edible cup equivalent) of 153 commonly consumed fresh and processed fruits and vegetables. We found that average prices ranged from less than 20 cents per edible cup equivalent to more than $2 per edible cup equivalent. We also found that, in 2008, an adult on a 2,000- calorie diet could satisfy recommendations for  vegetable and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food prices; Food budgeting; Fruit and vegetable consumption; 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101280

Perspectives of small retailers in the organic market: Customer satisfaction and customer enthusiasm
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bolten,   Jan; Kennerknecht,   Raphael; Spiller,   Achim.
In this paper we discuss the impact of customer satisfaction and enthusiasm on the performance of small retailers in the organic food market. The analysis of customer satisfaction and shop data confirm essential economic effects. The study is based on 948 customer interviews and an analysis of management ratios of 12 organic food shops in Germany. The results show that customer satisfaction is a relevant key to sales performance. Regression analysis reveals that overall customer satisfaction accounts for 32 % of sales per square meter sales area. An additional factor analysis identifies service and product quality as main determinant s of customer satisfaction. Consumer s consider the freshness of fruit and vegetables as representative for the quality of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Retail marketing; Success factor; Organic marketing; Regression analysis; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10042

American Opinions of GM Food: Awareness, Knowledge, and Implications for Education
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hallman,   William K.; Hebden,   W. Carl.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93596

A TRAJETÓRIA DAS POLÍTICAS DE SEGURANÇA ALIMENTAR E NUTRICIONAL NO BRASIL: ANÁLISE DO CONSUMO DE ALIMENTOS.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oliveira,   Nadia Rosana Fernandes De; Dalbianco,   Vinicius Piccin; Peroni,   Neimar Damian; Vela,   Hugo Anibal Gonzalez.
O trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar alguns elementos que nortearam as políticas públicas de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional nos anos desde 1970 até os dias atuais, que permitam discutir o papel de iniciativas de segurança alimentar e nutricional e os impactos no consumo o consumo de alimentos da população brasileira. Foram investigadas as pesquisas de órgãos dos governos que evidenciaram a temática da alimentação e da segurança alimentar e analisados dados relativos à situação de consumo de alimentos. As análises desenvolvidas neste trabalho alertam para a grave situação de insegurança alimentar vivenciada por 40% da população brasileira. As tentativas de enfrentamento desta realidade constituem um marco importante, sobretudo no âmbito da...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional; Políticas Públicas; Consumo alimentar; Agricultura familiar; Feeding and Nutritional Security; Public Policies; Food consumption; Family agriculture; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109229

DEVELOPMENTS IN BRAZILIAN FOOD SAFETY POLICY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salay,   Elisabete; Caswell,   Julie A.
Brazil is an important case study of food safety policies because it is the eighth largest economy in the world in terms of Gross Domestic Product.  Analysis of the policy and quality management initiatives of the Brazilian government shows that recent activities are more strongly oriented toward assuring access to international markets than to assuring the safety of food sold in domestic markets.  This orientation has important implications for agribusiness firms operating in Brazil.  Consumer awareness and consumer protection activities are increasing within the Brazilian economy, often with government support.  However, developments in Brazil’s food safety policy are likely to continue to emphasize quality assurance for the export market.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34426

IMPACTS OF SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES ON THE IMPLICIT VALUES OF BREAKFAST CEREAL CHARACTERISTICS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shi,   Hongqi; Price,   David W.
The implicit values of nutrient and nonnutrient characteristics of breakfast cereal were estimated using the 1987-88 household portion of the USDA’'s Nationwide Food Consumption Survey data. The effects of sociodemographic variables on cereal characteristic values were also estimated. The conceptual framework of the hedonic price model, used for food products, has traditionally focused on the nutritional characteristics of these products. This framework was extended to incorporate nonnutritional characteristics. Findings indicate that consumers'’ sociodemographic characteristics significantly affect the implicit values of both nutritional and nonnutritional cereal characteristics. Results generally met with prior expectations.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31178

Quality Standards for Food Products - A Particular Burden for Small Producers in Developing Countries?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chemnitz,   Christine; Grethe,   Harald; Kleinwechter,   Ulrich.
This paper develops an analytical framework which structures the problem of whether, how and to what extent small producers in developing countries are disadvantaged by the increasing prevalence of food quality standards. Based on a literature review, the empirical evidence is structured and research gaps are identified. The paper finds that small and medium producers rarely comply without support from downstream actors. In case of well-educated and relatively wealthy farmers, forward integration is also found. No empirical support exists for the intuitively appealing hypothesis of a lower cost of compliance per unit of output for large producers
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7926

Working Parents Outsource Children's Meals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guthrie,   Joanne F.; McClelland,   Ket.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124067

A multi-regional general equilibrium model to assess policy effects at regional level
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lovo,   Stefania; Magnani,   Riccardo; Perali,   Carlo Federico.
In this paper we develop a multi-regional general equilibrium model (MEG-R) to compare the social desirability of the CAP reform in the three Italian macro-regions: North, Center and South. The model employs a mixed complementary framework that allows for the decision of not producing a particular crop in one or more regions and presents an attempt to model interregional trade flows. The model incorporates the links between production and consumption that characterize farm household’s behavior and allows for heterogeneous household responses across regions. Results show a general tendency to reallocations from cereal crops to forage that appear more severe in the South. In this region, the reduction in crops cannot be translated into an effective expansion...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multi regional general equilibrium model; Farm households; Interregional trade.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95059

Parental Response to Health Risk Information: A Lab Experiment on Evaluating Willingness-to-Pay for Safer Infant Milk Formula
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goldberg,   Isabell; Roosen,   Jutta; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Enterobacter sakazakii, a pathogen that can be found in powdered infant milk formula, can cause adverse health effects on infants. Using Vickrey auction, this study examines parents' willingness to pay (WTP) for a quality assurance label on powdered infant milk formula. The influence of ambiguity with the incidence rate information and provision of safe-handling information on WTP are also evaluated using three experiments/treatments. Results generally suggest that parents are willing to pay for quality assurance label. The mean price premium parents are willing to pay for the safer and quality assurance labelled powdered infant milk formula ranges from 61 to 133 Eurocents per 100 grams depending on the treatment. While no ambiguity effects are generally...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ambiguity; Food Safety; Health Risk Information; Lab Experiment; Powdered Infant Milk Formula; Willingness-to-Pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; D18; D80; I12; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25672

Lack of Easy Accessibility as a Potential Barrier to Adequate Fruit and Vegetable Consumption by Limited-Resource Individuals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Godwin,   Sandria L.; Tegegne,   Fisseha.
Encouraging people to use their resources to purchase more fruits and vegetables is often at the top of the list of topics addressed by nutrition educators. Still, most populations are not consuming nearly enough fruits and vegetables according to a 2003 FAO/WHO Expert Report on Diet, Nutrition, and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases. This is particularly troubling given the surge of new research suggesting that fruits and vegetables can help prevent nutrient-deficiency disorders and also reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Low-income individuals and households tend to spend less on and consume fewer fruits and vegetables than do their higher-income counterparts. A survey by the Economic Research Service (2004) shows that 19% of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8566

Modelling the determinants of wine choice among South Africa’s “Black Diamonds”
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ndanga,   Leah Z.B.; Louw,   Andre; van Rooyen,   C.J.; Chikazunga,   Davison.
This paper uses a choice based conjoint analysis in an attempt to develop a consumer profile for the new market for black consumers. Although the different statistical packages used variants of the MNL model, the results were significantly similar with no contradictions in their results and the model provided here had the best statistical significance. Despite the models’ imminent statistical insignificance, they suggested valuable notions about black consumers’ wine choice determinants. Age, gender and the choice of favourite red wine may be used to segment the market and the other significant coefficients will affect the marketing and distribution choices to be followed by wine companies.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Random utility models; Wine choice; Determinants; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108001

Using Experimental Economics to Measure the Role of Parental Generosity and Food Control in Childhood Obesity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ehmke,   Mariah D.; Morgan,   Kari; Schroeter,   Christiane; Larson-Meyer,   Enette; Ballenger,   Nicole.
This research uses experimental economics to measure the effect of parental generosity and child response on childhood overweight and obesity. The 'Carrot-Stick' experiment, an adaptation of the standard dictator game in which the respondent (the child) can punish or reward the dictator (the parent) based on the dictator's generosity, served as basis of our examination. Two treatments are conducted, in which the child spends his or her earnings on non-food and food items. Our empirical analysis shows significant relationships between parental weight and their level of generosity regarding food items. We conclude that child response behavior, obesigenic factors in the household, and the child's tendency toward being overweight and obese are significantly...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Overweight; Obesity; Childhood; Family; Bargaining; ‘Carrot-Stick; ’ Dictator; Experimental Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9859

Country-of-Origin Labeling for Uruguayan Beef
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perez,   Lautaro; Boland,   Michael A.; Schroeder,   Ted C.
The objective of this research is to identify Chilean consumer attitudes towards COO (Country-of-Origin) labeling, determine the importance of COO, and identify consumers who are most likely to buy COO-labeled beef products from Uruguay. The results suggest that age, number of children at home, whether the interviewee was the primary person responsible for meal selection, and whether interviewees purchased beef from different countries were significant determinants of whether a Chilean interviewee regarded COO as important. Age, income level, beef purchase frequency, and homemaker were significant determinants of whether an interviewee would purchase COO-labeled beef from Uruguay. These results suggest that COO is not a particularly important variable to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34383

CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. VEAL CONSUMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henderson,   Jason R.; Foster,   Kenneth A.
In response to a steady decline in U.S. veal consumption, veal producers have responded by searching for new demand opportunities. Results from descriptive analysis and a probit model of veal consumer characteristics indicates that veal is typically consumed away from home by an older, caucasian, male professional living in a metropolitan area in the Northeast. Promotion programs targeting this demographic group may provide limited gains. Promotion strategies that target consumers in other geographic regions and demographic groups for at home consumption could potentially lead to larger gains in veal consumption.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28629

Food Safety in the U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Awareness and Management Practices of Producers in Kentucky
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oger,   Raphaelle; Woods,   Timothy A.; Jean-Albert,   Pierre; Allan,   Daniel.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31981

INITIATIVES AND PARTNERSHIPS INFLUENCING AMERICA'S DIET (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berry,   Barbara.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33125

THE IMPACT OF HACCP ON COSTS AND PRODUCT EXIT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hooker,   Neal H.; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Siebert,   John W.
Detailed information on firm level food safety costs is reported.  Survey data for small and very small meat processors are modeled.  Economies of scale in implementing Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems are investigated.  Results indicate that even after controlling for scale, ver small plants incur higher compliance costs.  Diseconomies of scope are assessed using the probability and number of products discontinued due to HACCP.  Such "partial exit" is positively related to the current range of items produced and the need for facility modification.  However, no evidence is found for higher levels of partial exit in very small plants.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: HACCP; Economies of scale; Firm and product exit; Food safety strategies; Meat processing; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15513

The Impact of Mad Cow Disease in Quebec: What to Do with Animal Carcasses?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bergeron,   Nancy; Gagnon,   Marie-France.
In recent years, after the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or mad cow disease) crisis in Europe, and after the first case of BSE was found in Alberta, both regulation and producers’ initiatives have lead to an ever smaller demand for meat meal and animal fat used in animal feed. Meat meal and animal fat were produced in great part from the rendering of carcasses, i.e., animals that died on the farm due to disease or accident. In Quebec, agricultural producers used to sell the carcasses to rendering plants. Now however, demand for meat meal and animal fat has all but disappeared, so producers must instead pay the rendering plants to dispose of the carcasses. The financial burden gives producers an incentive to get rid of the carcasses in less costly...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46358

Analysis of economic issues relating to the dairy sector, with emphasis on price transmission
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Popovics,   Peter Andras.
The dramatic decline in consumption after 1990 was an important problem during the analysis of the sector. Even today, consumption is still below the degree that was before the political change, and significantly lags behind the EU level. The importance of this topic is emphasized by the fact that surplus milk could be marketed through the increased domestic consumption; this would create a more stable and calculable situation for farmers. Therefore, I considered it important to reveal what factors and by what shares influence the consumption of milk and dairy products. The relationship, time series and cross-sectional analysis based on national and international databases demonstrate the relationship between the consumption of milk and dairy products and...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Milk production; Dairy sector; Price transmission; Asymmetry; Oligopolistic market structure; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48338

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY REGULATIONS:  IMPACTS ON GRAIN, FEED AND PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keith,   Kendell W.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32962

CONSUMER KNOWLEDGE OF SELECTED NUTRIENT CONTENT OF NINE FRESH MEAT CUTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Reed,   Debra; Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.; Downer,   Robert; Schupp,   Alvin R.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and the medical profession, among others, have attempted to broaden consumers' knowledge of the nutritive content of foods.  Retailers provide information by supplying point-of-purchase nutrition information and/or nutrition labels on fresh meats.  The availability of nutrition information on packaged fresh meats is relatively new.  A survey of Louisiana households provided estimates of their knowledge of the fat, cholesterol, and protein content of selected combinations of fresh beef, pork, chicken, and turkey meats.  Permutation analysis and tabular analyses were used to assess households' nutrition knowledge of the selected fresh meats.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef; Chicken; Consumer knowledge; Nutrient content; Permutation analysis; Pork; Turkey; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14731

CONSUMER ATTITUDES TOWARDS FOOD SAFETY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH MEAT PROCESSING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schroeter,   Christiane.
A focus group study with 37 residents of Manhattan, Kansas, was conducted to examine consumers' risk perceptions of foodborne illnesses from beef. The four focus-group sessions were designed to determine (1) relative preferences for alternative combinations of public food safety (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points(HACCP), carcass pasteurization, irradiation) and private protection (home preparation of rare, medium, and well-done hamburgers); (2) how who is at risk (children vs.adults)influences preferences; (3) whether consumers would pay a premium for the higher levels of product safety arising from the adoption of three different innovations in processing plants; and (4) how to improve risk communication about foodborne illnesses and ways to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26468

Consumer Attitudes towards Sustainability Attributes on Food Labels
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tait,   Peter R.; Miller,   Sini; Abell,   Walter L.; Kaye-Blake,   William; Guenther,   Meike; Saunders,   Caroline M.
Concerns about climate change and the general status of the environment have increased expectation that food products have sustainability credentials, and that these can be verified. There are significant and increasing pressures in key export markets for information on Greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of products throughout its life-cycle. How this information is conveyed to consumers is a key issue. Labelling is a common method of communicating certain product attributes to consumers that may influence their choices. In a choice experiment concerning fruit purchase decisions, this study estimates willingness to pay for sustainability attributes by consumers in Japan and the UK. The role of label presentation format is investigated: text only, text and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Willingness to pay; Choice experiment; Food labelling; Sustainability; Cross-country comparison; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; Q51; Q56.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100716

MISASSESSED RISK IN CONSUMER VALUATION OF FOOD SAFETY: AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Jennifer; Cranfield,   John A.L.; Henson,   Spencer J.
This study estimates Canadian consumers' willingness to pay for food safety improvements and identifies systematic misassessments of food-borne risks. Non-hypothetical experimental auctions were used to elicit consumer valuations of food safety improvement. Consistent with behavioural research, results suggest that subjects generally overestimate the likelihood of becoming ill due to food-borne disease relative to scientifically-estimated odds.  Subjects were willing to pay a positive amount to reduce food-safety risk. Risk reductions' valuations increased with higher initial risk, supporting arguments of diminishing marginal value for risk reductions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22194

The Effect of Farm Labor Organization on IPM Adoption. Empirical Evidence from Thailand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beckmann,   Volker; Irawan,   Evi; Wesseler,   Justus.
This paper examines the effect of labor organization on integrated pest management (IPM), using cross section data collected from a participatory farming system survey of 157 durian growers in Chanthaburi, Thailand, in 2005. In contrast to many studies of IPM adoption, this work uses the form of farm labor organization as an endogenous factor for identifying the rate of IPM adoption among durian growers. The instrumental variables method was employed to econometrically relate a set of alleged variables as instruments of labor organization to the rate of IPM adoption. Results show that, among others, farms employing hired labor have a significantly lower adoption rate of IPM.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Labor Organization; IPM Adoption; 2SLS; Farm Labor; Agricultural Extension; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q16; J2; J43.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55767

OVERCOMING CHILD MALNUTRITION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: PAST ACHIEVEMENTS AND FUTURE CHOICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Lisa C.; Haddad,   Lawrence James.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16239

A Long Memory Conditional Variance Model for International Grain Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jin,   Hyun Joung.
The study explores a long memory conditional volatility model on international grain markets, demonstrating importance of modeling both temporal effects of volatility and long memory process. This study adopts six different volatility models, nested in an ARMA(p,q)- FIGARCH(P,D,Q), to capture dependence of grain cash price volatility and compares the performance of the six models. It also visits a related question about non-normal behaviors of grain prices and adopts the student-t density intended to account for fat-tailed properties of the data. We find suitability of the FIGARCH type models under the student-t distribution and competitiveness of the parsimonious FIGARCH(1,d,0) for modeling long memory volatility.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International grain markets; Stochastic volatility; FIGARCH; Non-normality; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45654

IMPROVING COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS FOR HACCP AND MICROBIAL FOOD SAFETY: AN  ECONOMIST'S OVERVIEW
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Unnevehr,   Laurian J.; Roberts,   Tanya.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: HACCP; Cost/benefit analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25947

Editorial: Food System Dynamics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fritz,   Melanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
The food system involves all actors, activities, resources, and environments that produce and provide food to people wherever they are. It serves basic human needs and is as such of core relevance for human survival. It is global in production, consumption, and environmental impacts. But it is also deeply rooted in the social, cultural, natural, political, and legal environments of society. It needs to serve a diversity of consumer needs and lifestyles and has to cope with an organizational complexity where, a.o. small scale farms or enterprises interact with globally active industry or retail groups and where rural sites of production are remote from the urban and ever growing centers of consumption.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Editorial; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91145

Traceability: Formation and Implementation of an Economic Efficient System in the Fruit and Vegetable Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94361

Commercialization of Food Consumption in Rural China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gale,   H. Frederick, Jr.; Tang,   Ping; Bai,   Xianhong; Xu,   Huijun.
Rural households in China have traditionally consumed food mostly grown on their own farms. While they continue to rely on self-produced grains, vegetables, meats, and eggs for a large portion of their diet, rural households are now purchasing more of their food as they enter the mainstream of the Chinese economy. Cash purchases of food by rural Chinese households increased 7.4 percent per year from 1994 to 2003. Consumption has shifted from self-produced to purchased food at a rate faster than can be explained by income growth or changes in other household characteristics. The move away from self-produced food is associated with lower consumption of staple grains, the most important self produced food in rural Chinese diets. Food consumed away from home...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: China; Food; Consumption; Expenditures; Rural; Commercialization; Subsistence agriculture; Engel analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7256

Does More Cooking Mean Better Eating? Estimating the relationship between time spent in food preparation and diet quality
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mancino,   Lisa; Gregory,   Christian A.
In this study, we use a unique dataset designed by researchers at the University of Chicago and collected by Mathematica Policy Research to investigate whether there is a significant correlation between diet quality and time spent preparing food. Overall, our results indicate that, when controlling for unobserved factors that may affect both preparation time and diet quality, time spent in food preparation influences diet quality only for obese persons. However, the improvements in diet quality are minimal. Our results also indicate that foods eaten away from home play an important role in understanding the effects of time spent in food preparation on food away from home.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Determinants of diet quality; Time use; Nutrition; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124025

EFFECTS OF FOOD ASSISTANCE AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS ON NUTRITION AND HEALTH, VOLUME 1, RESEARCH DESIGN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hamilton,   William L.; Rossi,   Peter H.
This is the first of four reports in the "Nutrition and Health Outcome Study," which assesses the effects of USDA's food assistance and nutrition programs on nutrition and health outcomes. This report reviews the research designs available to evaluators for assessing the effect of USDA's food assistance and nutrition programs. The random assignment experiment is the "gold standard" design for such an evaluation. Where random assignment is impossible, quasi-experimental designs are used to infer what would have happened to program participants if the program had not existed. Eight types of quasi-experimental design are identified as having been used in evaluations of food assistance and nutrition programs, although none can guarantee unbiased estimates of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: USDA’s food assistance and nutrition programs; Nutrition and health outcomes; Research design; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33805

DEMAND ESTIMATION IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNOBSERVABLE PRODUCT ATTRIBUTE: THE CASE OF MINT QUALITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Toro-Gonzalez,   Daniel; Yan,   Jia; Gallardo,   Rosa Karina; McCluskey,   Jill J.
This article estimates the demand for mint-flavored gum products using grocery store sales data and accounting for consumers’ valuation of quality.  Unobserved product attributes, such as flavor quality, are important elements to consider when estimating the demand for gum.  The estimation results suggest that gum is an inelastic product.  A positive relationship between willingness to pay and unobserved quality was identified, implying that gum industry should be able to command a premium for higher quality mint flavored products.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Quality Differentiation; Unobserved Product Attributes; Demand Estimation; Gum; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123518

Can health warnings and nutritional information lower welfare?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perloff,   Jeffrey M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Benefit-cost analysis; Competition; Health; Monopolies; Nutrition; Welfare economics; Food Security and Poverty; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47006

International Standards for Regulating Trade When BSE Is Present: Why Are They Being Ignored?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kerr,   William A.; Loppacher,   Laura J.; Hobbs,   Jill E.
The discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada and the United States in 2003 prompted an immediate and decisive reaction from importers, with the closure of most markets to beef and cattle exports from Canada and the United States. Two years later, many of these bans have not been lifted or have been only partially lifted. These bans were put in place by national authorities attempting to protect the health of their citizens and may have been justified in the immediate period following the discoveries, but their long-term continuance is not supported by science. Trade regulations can be a powerful weapon in the fight against the spread of diseases and to protect health, but they can also unnecessarily restrict trade. Internationally...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46385

Alliance Performances in the Dutch Biotechnology Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garbade,   Philipp J.P.; Fortuin,   Frances T.J.M.; Omta,   S.W.F. (Onno).
In the biotechnology sector small R&amp;D intensive firms play a fundamental role to keep innovation rates high. With less bureaucratic burdens, low level of hierarchy and high internal flexibility they are able to move fast and to make most efficient use of unique competences. Still their shortage in resources, related to company size, makes them dependent on a strong network of alliances to get access to missing competences and materials. This paper aims at establishing the influence of alliance characteristics on the innovation performance of firms in the biotechnology sector. It presents a conceptual model to clarify the special role of collaboration intensity and how human resource exchange is related to innovation performance of biotechnology...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Collaboration intensity; Human resources exchange; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121999

Market Response to a Food Safety Shock: The 2006 Foodborne Illness Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Linked to Spinach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arnade,   Carlos Anthony; Calvin,   Linda; Kuchler,   Fred.
In 2006 FDA announced that consumers should not eat fresh spinach in the wake of a large foodborne illness outbreak of E. coli O157:H7.  This paper investigates response of consumers to the announcement.  We use an AIDS demand model with 5 food safety shock variables and retail scanner data to analyze market response.  Even fifteen months after the outbreak, predicted sales of spinach in bags were still down 10 percent from what they would have been in the absense of the food safety shock.  After the outbreak, consumers shifted to other leafy greens such as bulk iceberg lettuce, other bulk lettuce, and bagged salads without spinach.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6448

Animal Disease Pre-Event Preparedness versus Post-Event Response:  When is it Economic to Protect?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elbakidze,   Levan; McCarl,   Bruce A.
We examine the economic tradeoff between the costs of pre-event preparedness and post-event response to the potential introduction of an infectious animal disease.  In a simplified case study setting, we examine the conditions for optimality of an enhanced pre-event detection system considering various characteristics of a potential infectious cattle disease outbreak, costs of postevent response actions.  We show that the decision to invest in pre-event preparedness activities depends on such factors as probability of disease introduction, disease spread rate, relative costs, ancillary benefits, and effectiveness of mitigation strategies.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal disease; Economic balance; Mitigation strategies; Preparedness; Response; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries; Q1; Q18; D81.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43768

A Comparison Of Choice Experiments And Actual Grocery Store Behavior: An Empirical Application To Seafood Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hudson,   Darren; Gallardo,   Rosa Karina; Hanson,   Terrill R.
In this paper we compare results from an in-store field experiment and a mail survey choice experiment (CE) to investigate CE’s capacity in predicting grocery store market share. For the comparison, we used three seafood products: freshwater prawns, marine shrimp, and lobster. CE estimates were obtained via four econometric models: the conditional logit, the random parameter logit, the heteroskedastic extreme value, and the multinomial probit. We found that the level of control in the grocery store experiment and the choice of econometric model influenced the capacity of CE to predict grocery store market shares.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Grocery store; Hypothetical bias; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; C35; Q13.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120453

VALUE OF BEEF STEAK BRANDING: HEDONIC ANALYSIS OF RETAIL SCANNER DATA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schulz,   Lee L.; Schroeder,   Ted C.; White,   Katharine L.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/18/10.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beef steak; Brand premium; Hedonic modeling; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61596

Effects of Meat Recalls on Futures Market Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schroeder,   Ted C.; Lusk,   Jayson L.
The number of meat recalls has increased markedly in recent years. This research examines the impact of beef and pork recall announcements on nearby daily live cattle and lean hog futures market prices, respectively. Results indicate medium-sized beef recalls that are of serious health concerns have a marginally negative impact on short-term live cattle futures prices. However, results are not robust across recall size and severity. This research suggests that if there is any systematic change in cattle and hog demand due to meat recalls, it likely occurs over an extended period of time and only in certain cases does it noticeably affect daily futures prices.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31477

The Effect of Television on the Amount and Quality of Food Children Consume
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Todd,   Jessica E.; Wendt,   Minh.
In experimental studies, children exposed to television food ads chose less healthy snacks and consumed more food overall, as compared with children exposed only to ads for toys. These findings, however, do not indicate that TV viewing causes a decrease in diet quality or an increase in weight. Other factors correlated with TV watching, such as neighborhood and parent and child characteristics, may be more to blame. We estimate the effect of an additional hour of television on total calories and the quality of food consumed during a day for children 6 to 18 years old. This research is the first to use a first difference (fixed effects) estimation strategy to investigate the impact of television on daily food consumption among children in the United States.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Television; Children; Diet quality; Calorie intake; Fixed effects; CSFII; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60967

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Trade in Urban Kenya: Implications For Policy and Investment Priorities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ayieko,   Miltone W.; Tschirley,   David L.; Mathenge,   Mary K.
This study looks at the urban consumption patterns of fresh fruits and vegetables and the major supply chain systems used in the distribution of fresh produce. The study integrates issues of supply chain organization and performance into the analysis of consumer demand for fresh produce. In particular, the study looks at how system organization and performance affects the ability of the system to satisfy consumer demand for fresh produce. The study pursues these main objectives, namely, to estimate the household consumption of fruits and vegetables per adult equivalent; to examine the shopping patterns of fresh produce consumers as compared to other food purchases; and to examine the various supply chain systems for fresh produce.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Consumption; Consumer Demand; Kenya; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55164

INUNDACIONES, ASISTENCIA EN ALIMENTOS Y MERCADOS DE ALIMENTOS EN BANGLADESH: LIDIANDO CON UNA EMERGENCIA NACIONAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: del Ninno,   Carlo; Dorosh,   Paul A.; Smith,   Lisa C.; Roy,   Dilip.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16512

Naturalness and Consumer Choices: The Case of Microfiltered Milk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coppola,   Adele; Verneau,   Fabio.
Food is a very sensitive area and the most intimate form of consumption. Consumer choice is known to be strongly affected by emotional factors usually not taken into account in economic analysis. At the same time it is clear that such emotional factors can affect consumer behaviour and market reactions above all when there are scandals and concerns. One of the emotional aspects that seems to dominate consumer behaviour in the food sector is so‐called magical thinking which leans on two different pillars: the contagion principle and the similarity principle. The contagion principle affects the concept of naturalness which, according to cognitive psychologists, is a key factor in determining consumer preferences. The main element stemming from this...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food technology; Consumer perception; Contagion principle; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100468

Food QUALITY VERIFICATION: WHO DO CONSUMERS TRUST?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hobbs,   Jill E.; Innes,   Brian G.; Uzea,   Adrian D.
Food markets are increasingly characterized by an array of quality assurances with respect to credence attributes, many of which relate to agricultural production methods. A variety of organizations are associated with these quality assurance claims, including private, third party and public sector organizations. How do quality verifications from different sources affect consumer food choices? Who do consumers trust for assurances about credence attributes? This paper draws upon two recent studies to explore Canadian consumer attitudes toward environmental quality claims in a bread product and animal welfare quality claims in a pork product, along with attitudes toward quality verification from different sources. Analysis from two discrete choice...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Animal welfare; Environment; Quality verification; Heterogeneity; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Q13; Q18; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116425

WHY IS CHILD MALNUTRITION LOWER IN URBAN THAN RURAL AREAS? EVIDENCE FROM 36 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Lisa C.; Ruel,   Marie T.; Ndiaye,   Aida.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15955

A Dynamic Approach to Estimate Theoretically Consistent US Meat Demand System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sulgham,   Anil K.; Zapata,   Hector O.
The paper conducts an empirical investigation of the US meat demand system using quarterly data on per capita meat consumption and prices. SUR maximum likelihood is used to estimate a static and dynamic (error correction) linear almost ideal demand systems. Results compare static and dynamic model elasticities.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35441

FOOD SAFETY AND THE U.S. BEEF INDUSTRY, THE CASE FOR STRUCTURAL CHANGE (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nalivka,   John S.
PowerPoint presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33017

ISSUES IN MODELING BIOTERRORISM IN THE AGRIFOOD SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huff,   Karen; Meilke,   Karl D.; Turvey,   Calum G.
When considering the possibility of a bioterrorist attack on the United States food system it is generally agreed that U.S. agriculture is vulnerable to such an attack. In addition to the importance of being able to predict the likelihood of such an event and thereby attempt to prevent it, it is equally important to address the health and economic implications of an actual occurrence of a bioterrorist attack to provide insight into the potential costs resulting from such an unfortunate incident.  Given the scarcity of funds to spend on prevention an understanding of the economic costs is important information for policy makers faced with the difficult decision of where to allocate such spending.  The objective of this study is to examine the economy-wide...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16603

A Nutraceutical Industry: Policy Implications for Future Directions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Unterschultz,   James R.; Lerohl,   Mel L.; Peng,   Yanning; Gurung,   Rajendra Kumar.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24051

An Analysis of Food Safety Events on Consumers’ Confidence and Consumers Attitude towards Preparedness of U.S. Food System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hill,   Jessica I.; Bharad,   Abhishek Bhagwat; Harrison,   R. Wes; Kinsey,   Jean D.; Degeneffe,   Dennis J.
Every year hundreds of food recalls are made due to contamination. The main focus of this paper is to examine the effects of specific food events on consumers’ confidence in food safety as well as their preparedness regarding the United States food system. The food events studied in this are major food-borne illnesses outbreaks and recalls that have occurred since May 2008. The three events chosen included: the salmonella outbreak in jalapeno and Serrano peppers occurring in 2008, the salmonella outbreak in peanut butter occurring in 2009, and the E.coli outbreak in Nestle cookie dough occurring in 2009. An ordered probit model was used to measure the effects that these specific foodborne illnesses had on consumers’ confidence. The results revealed that...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Food system; Food recalls; Ordered probit; Consumer confidence; Consumer attitudes; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123174

THE ROLE OF ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAHPIC VARIABLES IN MEXICAN FOOD CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vega,   Jose De Jesus Garcia; Gracia,   Marcial Canales.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27410

SUPPLY CHAINS MAY DELIVER SAFER TOMATOES AND STRAWBERRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kilmer,   Richard L.; Stevens,   Thomas J., III.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15675

Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations: Clinic Measures of Iron, Folate, Vitamin B12, Cholesterol, Bone Density, and Lead Poisoning
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frazao,   Elizabeth.
The Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations study examined several eating behaviors for children and adults using 1988-94 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES-III) data. This summary focuses on the nutritional biochemistry blood tests and bone density measures that showed differences between income groups. The measures provide a baseline to monitor eating behaviors of Americans, focusing on the low-income population.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33635

Quality Differentiation as a Strategy for the Viability of Traditional Olive Farming in Trás-os-Montes Region
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baptista,   Alberto; Biswas,   Pradip.
Despite special quality of the olive oil of Trás-os-Montes (TM), producers fail to create niche market and raise price commensurate with the high cost. Some local manufacturers made some attempts to establish special brands for their oil and the association of the local producers (AOTAD) made the required efforts to bring the product of the region under PDO, designated as Azeite de Trás-os-Montes DOP. Only a small part of the marketed product is sold under PDO (4%) and a fraction of which is sold under some brand till date. The cost structure of olive oil depends on multiple factors - the type of production system (traditional or intensive), plant variety, inclination of plots and productivity, among others. The harvesting cost in general represents more...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Olive Oil in Trás-os-Montes; Quality Differentiation; Viability; Traditional Farming; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95325

Staple Food Consumption Patterns in Urban Kenya: Trends and Policy Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muyanga,   Milu; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Argwings-Kodhek,   Gem; Ariga,   Joshua.
This study examines current consumption patterns of the main staple carbohydrate products in Nairobi -- maize, wheat, rice, and cooking bananas -- in an effort to update policy makers’ knowledge of current urban food consumption patterns. The study also identifies the factors driving changes in the amount and form of urban maize meal consumption, in order to better understand how food security policy should be designed to respond to the needs of low-income consumers. The study reveals how consumption and expenditure patterns differ according to household income. The study also examines whether the marketing channels used by the poor to secure their staple carbohydrate products differ from those used by relatively high-income consumers. The data used in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Maize; Wheat; Rice; Kenya; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55163

Foodborne Illness in the Elderly Population of the United States, 1987-1993
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Steahr,   Thomas E.
The purpose of this study is to identify the level of foodborne illness in the elderly population of the United States and to examine changes over time in these patterns.  The analysis is based upon the National Hospital Discharge Survey done by the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1987 to 1993.  A list of foodborne illness is developed using International Classification of Disease Codes, 9th Revision.  Major findings are that the amount of foodborne illness for patients 65 years of age and older who were discharged form hospitals is increasing.  Demographic characteristics of age, sex, marital status, and race are associated with different levels of foodborne illness.  The specific diseases of other...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25199

Post-Moratorium EU Regulation of Genetically Modified Products: Triffid Flax
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Viju,   Crina; Yeung,   May T.; Kerr,   William A.
The regulatory regime for contamination permits the imposition of import bans with neither a scientific justification nor a risk assessment. No scientific assessment of Triffid flax was done prior to the import ban. The import regime put in place to deal with the contamination of flax with the GM-flax CDC Triffid provides no rationale for the thresholds of safety established for the testing regime. The EU is consistently pushing for commercial, economic and social considerations to be included, along with science, in decision-making. Such considerations are often perceived as avenues for economic protection to creep into EU decision-making. Such considerations can, however, cut both ways. The Canada-EU testing regime for Triffid makes provision for, but...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: GMO; Food; EU; Triffid Flax; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116849

Estimation of a Censored Demand System in Stratified Sampling: An Analysis of Mexican Meat Demand at the Table Cut Level.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopez,   Jose Antonio; Malaga,   Jaime E.
Evidence of meat trade in the form of table cuts suggests that consumer preferences and tastes vary across meat cuts. Unlike previous studies, this paper estimates demand elasticities at the table cut level from a Mexican survey of household incomes and expenditures, which is a stratified sample. The study uses the two-step estimation of a censored demand system proposed by Shonkwiler and Yen (1999) but incorporates stratification variables into the estimation procedure. Parameter estimates are reported and its standard errors are approximated by using the bootstrap procedure.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Censored demand system; Two-step estimation procedure; Stratified sampling; Mexican meat demand; Elasticities; Adult equivalent scales; Bootstrap standard errors; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46294

Food Prices and Markets (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Policinski,   Chris.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52567

ESTIMATING THE EFFECT OF THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN (WIC) ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlson,   Andrea; Senauer,   Benjamin.
Data from NHANES are used to analyze the effect of the WIC program on the health of U.S. preschool children's health.  A household health production model shows that WIC does improve the health of children, along with a higher  poverty income ratio.  Region of the country or county is also significant.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19762

National Conferencs on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka, Volume 3; Proceeding of the Policies, Institutions and Data Needs for Water Management, BMICH, Colomba June 9-11, 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; Water governance; Organizations; Institutions; Water policy; Water rights; Irrigation management; Participatory management; Farmers organizations; Capacity building; Irrigation efficiency; Water demand; Water supply; Irrigation schemes; Operations; Maintenance; Groundwater management; Models; Economic analysis; Food security; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Political Economy; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118415

Consumption Profiles for Various Food Groups in Greece
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mihalopoulos,   Vassilis; Demoussis,   Michael.
Adult Equivalent Scales (AES) in household consumption analysis are profoundly more appropriate and more revealing than the "average per capita" consumption, which treats every household member on an equal basis. This paper provides estimates of AES parameters for five important food groups of the typical Greek diet (meat, fish, fruits and vegetables, dairy products and legumes). Data from the 1993/94 Household Budget Survey were used and a Tobit limited dependent variable model was employed for estimation purposes. The results of the empirical analysis indicate that the age and gender composition of Greek households is a major determinant of food demand and consumption. In addition, the true household size varies substantially among the examined food...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26453

Traceability, Liability and Incentives for Food Safety and Quality
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pouliot,   Sebastien; Sumner,   Daniel A.
In this paper we focus specifically on the implications for additional traceability in the context of liability for food safety problems.  We model formally the linkage between traceability and food safety and establish the implications of an increase in traceability-liability for food safety and related economic outcomes. The capacity to trace the origin of food increases the possibility of legal remedy and compensation in case of food safety event. Traceability also allows parties to more easily document that they are not responsible for harm.  Therefore, traceability systems create incentives for firms to supply safer food.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21121

TRANSLATING LATENT TRENDS IN FOOD CONSUMER BEHAVIOR INTO NEW PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gellynck,   Xavier; Kuhne,   Bianka; Van Wezemael,   Lynn; Verbeke,   Wim.
For successful product development it is important to explore the latent changes in consumer behavior prior to the product development process. The identification of a latent trend before the manifestation moment can be achieved by trend analysis. Trend analysis delivers insights that explore the future in order to identify prospective consumers and new product ideas, but also includes a feeling for the currents in market and technology. Hence, the aim is to identify emerging weak signals in consumer behavior that have potential as large revenue opportunities when implemented into new products. Therefore, the objective of our paper is to provide a novel tool for this identification and how the identified trends can be translated into new products. Until...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: New Product development; Trend analysis; Novel trend implementation tool; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; M31; O31; O32.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116422

DO NUTRITIONAL CLAIMS MATTER TO CONSUMERS? AN  EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS CONSIDERING EUROPEAN REQUIREMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banterle,   Alessandro; Baldi,   Lucia; Stranieri,   Stefanella.
Paper accepted after the review process for presentation at the 8th International Conference on Management in AgriFood Chains and Networks Ede-Wageningen, The Netherlands, May 28–30, 2008
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutritional claims; Consumer; Logit model; European Union; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Q11; Q18; I18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37839

Industry-mandated testing to improve food safety: the new US marketing order for pistachios
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brunke,   Henrich; Alston,   Julian M.; Gray,   Richard S.; Sumner,   Daniel A.
Food safety shocks can threaten the health of consumers, create havoc within an industry and result in severe losses to producers. Governments often attempt to aid food safety by mandating standards and inspection of food products to supplement the efforts by private firms and industries. This article assesses a form of collective action that falls between typical government mandates and purely private action. The California pistachio industry recently established a U.S. federal marketing order, which sets quality standards and inspection to reduce the likelihood of dangerous or poor quality pistachios. Simulation results indicate that, across the full range of parameters used in the analysis, the benefit-cost analysis was always favorable to the new...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Food scare; Collective action; Marketing orders; Pistachios; Public good; Food regulations; Cost-benefit analysis; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97502

Estimating Asymmetric Advertising Response: An Application to U.S. Nonalcoholic Beverage Demand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zheng,   Yuqing; Kaiser,   Harry M.
We propose a regime-switching model that allows demand to respond asymmetrically to upward and downward advertising changes. With the introduction of a smooth transition function, the model features smooth rather than abrupt parameter changes between regimes. We apply the model to nonalcoholic beverage data in the United States for 1974 through 2005 to investigate asymmetric advertising response. Results indicate that a decrease in milk advertising had a more profound impact on milk demand than an increase did. An increase in milk advertising had no impact on milk demand, but a decrease could have an own-advertising elasticity up to 0.049.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Asymmetric advertising response; Demand system; Negative asymmetry; Nonalcoholic beverage demand; Positive asymmetry; Regime switching; Smooth transition function; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C32; M37; Q11.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47262

Consumer Preferences for Quality Foods from a South European Perspective: A Conjoint Analysis Implementation on Greek Olive Oil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Krystallis,   Athanasios; Ness,   Mitchell.
The objective of the present study is to describe the preferences of younger, more educated and higher income Greek consumers for "quality" olive oil brands - quality being defined as a bundle of extrinsic quality cues such as quality assurance labels, health-related information, country-of-origin indication, bottling material and price. The aim of the research is, with the implementation of a conjoint analysis task, to describe and analyze consumer preferences using a random, stratified, sample of urban consumers. The extrinsic quality attributes of olive oil, strongly linked to a previous qualitative, Means-end Chains (MEC) analysis survey, is used as starting points for the development of conjoint profiles. Special emphasis is given to the development...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Quality extrinsic cues; Conjoint analysis; Segmentation; Market shares; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8161

MERCHANDISING SEAFOOD AT RETAIL: FOOD MARKETING AND CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Farquhar,   John W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27745

Benefit Evaluation of the Country of Origin Labeling in Taiwan: Results from Auction Experiment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chern,   Wen S.; Chang,   Chun-Yu.
This research is aimed at investigating the consumer’s preference for food produced in Taiwan and the economic benefits for the country of origin labeling. The study uses both experimental auction and contingent valuation method (CVM) to investigate factors that affect the consumer’s willingness to pay (WTP) for products under country-of-origin labeling (COOL).  Experimental auctions of Taiwan and China preserved olives as well as Taiwan, China and Vietnam oolong teas were conducted using the Vickrey’s second price sealed bid auction. For CVM, the study used the double-bounded dichotomous choice method in which we started assuming the same base price for all products in the first question and then varied the prices in the second CV question. The products...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Country-of-origin labeling; Experimental auction; Tobit model; Contingent valuation method; Logit model; Multinomial logit model; Willingness to pay; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; D12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49215

UMA ANÁLISE COMPARATIVA ENTRE OS CLUSTERS ECOLÓGICOS DA LAGOA RODRIGO DE FREITAS E DE BOULDER, COLORADO.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zopelari,   Andre Luiz; Cesar,   Aldara da Silva; Pimenta,   Marcio Lopes; Silva,   Dayanne Renata Timoteo Da; Salvador,   Luis Otavio.
O propósito deste artigo é estabelecer uma comparação entre duas cidades importantes no cenário mundial de Clusters Ecológicos, no que se refere à geração de vantagens competitivas locais na Arena Competitiva dos Alimentos e Produtos Naturais e Orgânicos. Os resultados obtidos neste trabalho são decorrentes do emprego de uma visão teórica cunhada por Porter (1999) e complementada por Lima (2003) a respeito da formação de organizações em rede – clusters – em localidades no perímetro dos centros das cidades, com enfoque em produtos associados à idéia de conservação do meio-ambiente e às inovações em seu âmbito, circunscrita pelo método de análise documental. As cidades que integram a arena competitiva a ser tratada neste artigo são respectivamente: Boulder;...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Arenas competitivas; Alimentos orgânicos; Clusters; Competitive arenas; Organic food; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114018

Testing Separability between Import and Domestic Commodities: Application to U.S. Meat Demand in a Dynamic Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boonsaeng,   Tullaya; Wohlgenant,   Michael K.
The results indicate that a dynamic specification of the AIDS model is superior to the static AIDS model. The separability test for both the static and dynamic AIDS models conclude that imported meat consumption is non-separable from the U.S. consumption so domestic meat should be included in the analysis of U.S. import meat demand.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35267

Indicators for March 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124084

Analyse des verbraucherorientierten Qualitätsurteils mittels assoziativer Verfahren am Beispiel von Schweinefleisch und Kartoffeln
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bruhn,   Maike; Grebitus,   Carola.
Consumers’ quality judgement depends on their knowledge concerning certain quality attributes. Against this background this paper presents the results of a consumer survey conducted in 2004. We focus on measuring consumers’ cognitive structures regarding pork and potatoes. On this account we apply a free-association technique and a variation of concept mapping. Our analysis shows that consumers’ cognitive structures are quite complex and heterogeneous. Product characteristics such as ‘taste’ and ‘fat content’ dominate consumers’ knowledge. To predict the eating quality of pork consumers prefer intrinsic quality cues. In contrast to that extrinsic quality cues are used to predict the origin of the given product. With regard to potatoes the intrinsic quality...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food quality; Cognitive structure; Memory schemata; Quality of pork and potatoes; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96755

De la Producción Agroalimentaria al Afianzamiento de Redes de Cooperación Solidaria en una Comunidad de México
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramos Chavez,   Hector Alejandro.
El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo abordar la discusión de uno de los enfoques alternativos que ha cobrado interés y vigencia entre los círculos de investigación vinculados al desarrollo rural, el de los Sistemas Agroalimentarios Locales (SIAL), que conjunta diversos planteamientos teóricos previos, como el de las economías derivadas de la localización de la industria, los Distritos Industriales (DI) o clusters, los Sistemas Productivos Locales (SPL) y la Agroindustria Rural (AIR), y que con el transcurso de los años, se le han ido agregando otros factores y conceptos que enriquecen el análisis del enfoque, entre los que destacan: la importancia cultural, la visión del territorio como espacio de proximidades, la activación de recursos específicos, la...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nopal; Accion Colectiva; Sistemas Agroalimentarios Locales.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95220

Whither Aquaculture R&amp;D? Results from a Delphi Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stricker,   Susanne; Guettler,   Stefan; Mueller,   Rolf A.E.; Schulz,   Carsten.
In the summer of the year 2008 a worldwide online Delphi study on the future of R&amp;D in aquaculture was conducted. The Delphi method is widely used to survey experts on the anticipated developments within a specific domain. We employ this method to ascertain the likely future directions of aquaculture research in developed, high-income countries. For the convenience of our respondents we conducted the survey on the web. Results of the survey show that aquaculture experts agree that aquaculture research in general has made substantial achievements and will continue to make even more achievements in the future and also aquaculture research achievements will have very large impact on the productivity of the aquaculture farm as well as on the quality of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59187

Front Material
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Editorial Information; Contents Pages
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99486

Has Country of Origin Labeling Influenced Salmon Consumption?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wozniak,   Shawn J.
Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) legislation for fish and shellfish was passed as part of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. Farm-raised and wild-caught seafood items caught after December 4, 2004, began COOL in April 4, 2005. COOL requires retailers to display the country of origin on seafood. Using a nonlinear AIDS model the demand for 3 salmon products was estimate--precooked, uncooked fresh, and uncooked frozen. COOL had no significant impact on consumer demand for the three products. The 3 salmon products were all found to be inelastic, but uncooked fresh was found to be more price sensitive than precooked and uncooked frozen salmon.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Salmon; COOL; Country of origin; AIDS; Nonlinear; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56460

The Effect of Altruism on Consumer Behavior in Japan: an Analysis on Rice Consumption using Scanner Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ujiie,   Kiyokazu.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116094

DETERMINANTS OF FAST FOOD CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fanning,   Jasper; Marsh,   Thomas L.; Stiegert,   Kyle W.
Replaced with revised version of paper 03/24/03.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36637

Food Chain Disruptions and Trade: The Importance of North American Market Integration
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosson,   C. Parr, III; Adcock,   Flynn J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93492

Relating diet, demographics and lifestyle to increasing US obesity rates
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schroeter,   Christiane.
Changes in the American lifestyle are putting more individuals at risk due to the declining quality of their diets. In the last 20 years, the readily available high-fat foods (e.g., "fast foods") combined with the decreased caloric requirements due to lower physical activity levels is assumed to be the major factor in the sharp rise in the prevalence of obesity. The typical away-from-home meal is less healthy than food at home, since it tends to contain more total fat and saturated fat, less calcium, fiber, and iron, and fewer servings of fruits and vegetables. Furthermore, due to the super-sizing trend that is sweeping the market, when Americans eat out, they eat more. Thus, a rising away-from-home consumption appears to establish a significant barrier to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Obesity; Food source; Fast food; Diet; Lifestyle; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97501

OBESITY AND HYPERBOLIC DISCOUNTING: AN EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.; Hamilton,   Stephen F.; Pofahl,   Geoffrey M.
Behavioral economists maintain that addictions such as alcoholism, smoking and over-eating represent examples of present-bias in decision making that is fundamentally irrational. In this article, we develop a model of present bias and apparently hyperbolic discounting that is fully consistent with rational behavior. We construct an experiment to test our hypothesis and to determine whether discount rates differ for individuals who engage in behaviors that could endanger their health. Our results show that discount functions are quasi-hyperbolic in shape, and that obesity and drinking are positively related to the discount rate. Anti-obesity policy, therefore, would be best directed to informing individuals as to the long-term implications of short-term...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Addiction; Discounting; Experiments; Hyperbolic; Obesity; Time-inconsistency; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C91; D12; D91; I18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116410

WHO PAYS THE COSTS OF NON-GMO SEGREGATION AND IDENTITY PRESERVATION, AND WHO IS TO BLAME?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Desquilbet,   Marion; Bullock,   David S.
The paper analyzes the welfare effects of the introduction of GMO technology into a market in which a fraction of consumers refuses to buy GMOs.   Our theoretical model recognizes that segregation and identity preservation (IP) of non-GMOs may create costs for both IP producers and non-IP producers.  Our results show how GMO-hating consumers may win or lose from the introduction of GMO technology.  If IP creates costs for non-IP producers, indifferent consumers and GMO producers may be made worse off because others refuse to consume GMOs.  If GMO rejection is strong, IP producers win when GMOs are introduced, even though they do not produce GMOs.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22011

Functional Ingredients and Food Choice: Results from a Choice Experiment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fraser,   Iain; Bitzios,   Michael; Haddock-Fraser,   Janet.
In this paper we present the results of a Choice Experiment (CE) conducted to examine how the inclusion of an attribute for a functional ingredient affects consumer food choice. Specifically, we examine consumer attitudes towards bread and the inclusion of a functional ingredient (eg, inulin), which can be added to bread to increase the quantity and the effectiveness of fibre in the final product A novel feature of the design of this CE was the use of Means-End-Chain analysis via semi-structured interviews to reveal key attributes to be included in the CE. In addition, the CE included the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (DEBQ) so as to collect information on all participants underlying eating behaviours. Preliminary analysis of the data reveals that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Functional Food; Bread; Choice Experiment; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I10; Q10; R22.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91755

Importance of standardizing raw milk quality for the enhancement of Croatian market competitiveness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tolusic,   Zoltan; Mijic,   P.; Tolusic,   M.
In the European Union member states (EU), it is necessary to evaluate hygienic condition of milk in order to determine milk price. Similar requirement was set by the Republic of Croatia in 2000. The Rulebook defines minimal quality criteria that fresh raw milk must have in order to be purchased. Upon completion of analysis, milk is classified into quality classes, each having a defined price. Increased value of somatic cell count (SCC) (higher than 400.000/ml) and MO (higher than 100.000/ml) directly decreases the raw milk price, while higher content of fat and protein causes its increase. Since the system of market milk price formation was established, producers have been stimulated to produce milk of higher quality: in a total of milk being purchased,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Milk quality; Competitiveness; Market; Croatia; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10060

FIBRAA BASE DE FRUTAS, VEGETALES Y CEREALES: FUNCIÓN DE SALUD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duarte,   Patricia Rayas; Romero Baranzini,   Ana Lourdes.
Dietary fiber has many health benefits, including positive impact on numerous chronic and life threatening diseases. Whole grain foods, legumes, fruits and vegetables are important sources of dietary fiber. In this article, the definitions of soluble and insoluble fiber, their mechanism of action and impact on health are discussed. Further, the characteristics and advantages of resistant starch, a high fiber product used by the food industry are outlined. There is a Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) for fiber in place for adults and children; it is recommended to cover that amount with natural food sources rather than in form of capsules. However, there are also natural high fiber supplements on the market; one of these food sources is Plantago psyllium,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Dietary fiber; Soluble and insoluble fiber; Food sources of fiber; Recommended consumption; Fibra dietaria; Fibra soluble e insoluble; Fuentes de fibra; Recomendaciones alimentarias de fibra dietaria.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45841

Overview: Globalizing Food Chains: Producer, Company, and Policy Responses
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94439

Chapter 01: VALUING FOOD SAFETY AND NUTRITION: THE RESEARCH NEEDS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Ravenswaay,   Eileen O.
This book was originally published by Westview Press, Boulder CO, 1995.
Tipo: Book Chapter
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Nutrition; Valuation; Health production; Health maintenance; Market failure; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25976

Innováció a javából: a dohányzásról leszoktató cigaretta
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hajdune Borsos,   Adrienn.
A füstmentes társadalom megvalósításáról szól az írás. Alapja pályázati forrásból kidolgozott új gyártmány, melynek használatával feloldható a dohányzás szenvedélye, a leszokás kellemetlen fiziológiai kínjai nélkül. Az eredmény: tudatos egészségvédelem, jelentős gazdasági előnnyel! Az alapgondolat Szőke Éva professzor asszonytól származik, miszerint a lobélia addicionálja a nikotin hatását. Ebből indult ki az az innováció, ami az alapanyag-termelésen keresztül eljutott a „0” széria előállításáig, majd a szabványos degusztáció igazolta a kísérlet hipotézisét. A „kísérleti készítményt” a gyógynövénykészítmények közé indokolt sorolni, esetleg ANTINIKOTEX találó néven. Elterjesztése érdekében „közegészségügyi” besorolása ajánlható – társadalmi jelentősége...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Dohány; Szenvedély; Egészségkockázat; Lobélia; Gazdaságos életvitel; Tobacco; Abuse; Health risk; Lobelia; Economical lifestyle; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119923

Assessing the Adequacy of Diets: A Brief Commentary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carriquiry,   Alicia L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18289

Research Areas
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124046

Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations: Body Weight Status
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Biing-Hwan.
The Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations study examined several measures of body weight status for children and adults using 1988-94 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. The measures provide a baseline to monitor the weight status of Americans, focusing on the low-income population.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33615

Die Märkte für Fleisch und Fleischprodukte
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burchardi,   Henrike; Hansen,   Arne; Herzfeld,   Thomas; Thiele,   Silke; Thiele,   Holger D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96741

WHAT CAN FOOD POLICY DO TO REDIRECT THE DIET TRANSITION?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haddad,   Lawrence James.
The dietary transition in the developing world is accelerating toward an increased burden of chronic disease. It is increasing human mortality and disease burdens, and it is lowering economic productivity. The dietary transition is driven by changing preferences fueled by growing incomes, changing relative prices, urbanization, and food technology and distribution systems. This paper identifies policy options from the food supply and demand sides that can influence the transition toward increasingly healthy outcomes. These options have had mixed success in industrialized countries, and the policy tradeoffs in the developing world will be even more complicated. Additional technical research is needed to assess competing risks and help develop policy...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16445

THE IMPACT OF MARKET MECHANISMS AND HACCP REGULATION ON FOOD SAFETY QUALITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ollinger,   Michael.
Economists have long debated the relative effectiveness of markets and regulations in reaching socially desirable outcomes.  This empirical study of meat and poultry food safety regulation suggests that market mechanisms and flexible regulatory instruments, e.g. HACCP systems, have a greater impact on food safety quality than less flexible regulatory instruments.       Subject code: 9 (Food Safety and Nutrition).
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20150

Empezando a conocer el mercado doméstico: Análisis de la oferta de productos de carne bovina.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lanfranco,   Bruno A.; Reyes,   Maria L.; Risso,   Juan M.
El presente estudio procura conocer mejor la demanda de productos de carne bovina para tres áreas geográficas de Montevideo que representan diferentes niveles socioeconómicos de la población, a través de la oferta observada en los dos principales formatos de comercialización: supermercados y carnicerías. En la zona de mayor nivel socioeconómico (AG1) se comercializa el 21% del volumen total de estos productos mientras que en la de nivel medio (AG2), con mayor concentración poblacional, se comercializa el 47%; el restante 32% se vende en la zona de menor nivel (AG3). Los resultados obtenidos mostraron que a medida que disminuía el nivel socioeconómico de los consumidores aumentaba la demanda por cortes más económicos (aguja, paleta, falda y asado) en...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Meat products; Marketing strategies; Domestic consumers; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D1; D4; L81.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121754

The Economics of Traceability for Multi-Ingredient Products: A Network Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Souza Monteiro,   Diogo M.; Caswell,   Julie A.
The consumption of multi-ingredient foods is increasing across the globe as consumers spend less time preparing meals. Traceability is now extensively used to reduce information imperfections in food markets and recent EU law suggests it will be implemented for manufactured meals as well. We present a model developed to understand how information on different ingredients flows through supply chains for multi-ingredient food products. The network model has three tiers linked by contracts for levels of quality and information. The model is useful for analyzing tradeoffs and network effects emerging in the choice of traceability levels.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Multi-ingredient foods; Network models; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19143

HÁBITOS DE CONSUMO E ATRIBUTOS VALORIZADOS NA COMPRA DE LEITE PELO PÚBLICO DA TERCEIRA IDADE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Magdalena,   Hechrisson Zanforlin; Scare,   Roberto Fava; Casanova,   Anna Carolina Pirani.
Devido às previsões de envelhecimento da população brasileira para os próximos anos e a importância da cadeia produtiva do leite dentro do agronegócio brasileiro, esse trabalho buscou identificar os atributos mais valorizados pelos idosos bem como os seus hábitos de consumo do leite, além de tentar de verificar a demanda por um produto específico para sua faixa etária. Foram entrevistadas 100 pessoas da terceira idade, em dois centros de convivência sendo, um particular, e outro mantido pela prefeitura da cidade de Campo Grande-MS. Os hábitos mais importantes detectados foram: a maioria dos idosos toma leite todo dia, compra o produto em supermercados e prefere as embalagens longa vida. Além disso, a qualidade aparece como principal atributo decisivo na...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Leite; Terceira idade; Comportamento de compra; Milk; Elderly people; Consumer behavior; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109585

Impediments to Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Scale Maize Milling Enterprises in South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Orefi,   Abu.
The maize milling industry is highly characterised by continuous growth in maize milling and retailing margins in real terms (Traub and Jayne, 2004) despite the benefits and opportunities brought about by the deregulation of the South African maize market in 1997. This may be indicative of the inability of small and medium-scale maize milling enterprises (SMSMMEs) to emerge and compete with large-scale maize millers. This paper examines the constraints faced by SMSMMEs in South Africa. Data were collected with the aid of a structured questionnaire. Millers were asked to identify the various challenges facing their enterprises. Some key constraints identified were; high transport costs, high maize prices, brand name establishment and government policies...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Enterprises; Maize; Milling; South Africa; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52123

A HEALTHY SCHOOL MEAL ENVIRONMENT:  FOOD ASSISTANCE RESEARCH BRIEF
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ralston,   Katherine L.; Buzby,   Jean C.; Guthrie,   Joanne F.
A "healthy school meal environment" not only gives students opportunities to make healthy meal choices but also encourages them to do so. The extent to which a healthy school meal environment affects the success of USDA's school meals programs is currently a subject of debate. The policy strategies that can be used to encourage such an environment for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP)also are subjects of debate.  Environmental factors considered to be important include: (1) the nutritional quality, variety, and acceptability of program meals; (2) meal scheduling; (3) nutrition education; and (4) sales of non-USDA ("competitive") foods. Other factors contributing to an overall healthy nutrition environment in...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33845

What Are the Economic Welfare Effects of Local Food Marketing? Exploring Impacts with the Case of Colorado Apples
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hu,   Wenjing; Onozaka,   Yuko; Thilmany,   Dawn D.
This paper explores the welfare changes as a result of changes in prices and quantities of Colorado labeled apples relative to domestically produced apples, using equilibrium displacement model with two-regions: Colorado State and the rest of the United States. The results showed that in the short run producers would lose $300, while in the long run producers would increase supply to capture $263,000 in increased surplus.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Local food marketing; Marketing channel; Market segmentation; Equilibrium displacement model; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103500

Vertical price formation in the Finnish food chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karikallio,   Hanna; Arovuori,   Kyösti; Pyykkonen,   Perttu.
In this paper we analyse, how food prices have been spread between different actors in the Finnish food chain in 2000-2007. In addition, we compare price formation in Finland to eight other countries. We argue that the main factors explaining different food price behaviour between different countries especially in Europe are; the level of processing in the consumed food products, domestic competition, availability of substitute products, domestic consumption structure and consumers’ preferences. Our results show, that retailers’ share of food prices has increased in Finland, while both the farmers’ and processors’ share has been decreasing. This development differs significantly between countries. Yet, it seems that the lack of competition gives retail...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food chain; Price formation; Finland; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58037

STRENGTHENING CAPACITY TO IMPROVE NUTRITION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gillespie,   Stuart.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15934

Rising Food Prices and Declining Food Security: Evidence from Afghanistan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: D'Souza,   Anna.
In Afghanistan, the 2007/08 rapid rise in wheat prices impacted urban and rural household food security, with observed declines in food consumed, calories, protein, and dietary diversity. Households traded off quality for quantity, moving away from micronutrient-rich foods like meat, fruit, and vegetables toward staples. Food price shocks can exacerbate chronically low levels of nutrient intake in countries with large populations living in poverty with generally poor diets.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121011

Economic, Environmental, and Endowment Effects on Childhood Obesity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wendt,   Minh.
Replaced with revised version of paper 08/01/08.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6571

Efficiency Cluster in Organic Grassland Farming in Germany – Methodological and Practical Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lakner,   Sebastian.
This paper investigates regional cluster of organic grassland farms with respect to technical efficiency. The data-base consists of organic grassland and mixed farms in Germany from 1994/95 to 2005/06. In a first step five inputs and one output are analyzed by means of a stochastic frontier production function, allowing for heteroscedasticity and technical effects. The selection of determinants of technical efficiency is based on location theory. Since organic farming has regional centers, technical efficiency (TE) of organic farms is found to be affected by regional variables (such as agglomeration effects). In a second step we identified regional clusters of organic farms and analyzed the technical efficiency of the regional clusters. The results show...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Efficiency; Agglomeration Effects; Organic Farming.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95053

WHAT IS IT CONSUMERS REALLY WANT AND WHY? THE CASE OF FAT IN MILK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andersen,   Laura M.; Smed,   Sinne.
In this paper we investigate preferences for fat in milk through a structural characteristics model. The data includes information about daily purchases and social and demographic characteristics of approximately 2500 households. We find that consumers who prefer milk with a very high fat content can be reached both by information and prices, while consumers who prefer milk with a moderate to high fat share are not influenced by information, but are price sensitive. This is of great importance since these households drink a lot of milk and thereby get a considerable amount of fat through milk
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fat in milk; Characteristics model; Hedonic prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116455

Consumer Purchasing Behavior in Response to Media Coverage of Avian Influenza
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beach,   Robert H.; Zhen,   Chen.
Understanding consumer response to food safety information is important for quantifying consumer response to food safety events, predicting market impacts, and developing appropriate risk communication strategies. In this study, we present a methodology for analysis of consumer response to media coverage of avian influenza and an application using Italian data.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Avian influenza; Food safety; Italy; Meat demand; Media index; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6750

A BILATERAL COMPARISON OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION: U.S AND CANADA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.; Patterson,   Paul M.
A structural latent variable model tests the role quality and information play in explaining observed differences in Canadian and U.S. produce consumption (5.0 vs. 3.5 servings/day).  Dietary health information is significant in expanding demands.  Quality promotes fruit consumption in Canada, consistent with the Alchian-Allen prediction.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21891

Increased efficiency of straw utilisation by cattle and buffalo
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: George,   P.S.
The Australian Centre of International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) has sponsored several research projects with the aim of increasing the efficiency of straw utilisation by cattle and buffaloes in some Australian and Indian situations. These projects involved research on upgrading technology and field testing specific feed formulations to determine their impact on improving livestock production in India. This report contains an economic assessment of three interrelated projects supported by ACIAR over a period of nine years, starting 1983–84. Apart from validating the feasibility of improving the efficiency of strawbased diets through strategic supplements, the projects under review had played a significant role in the commercial introduction of urea...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Cattle; Buffalo; Straw; Feed; Australia; India; Efficiency; Livestock production; Economic assessment; Urea molasses blocks; Bypass protein feed; Dairy; Milk; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47191

Promoting Demand for Organic Food Under Preference and Income Heterogeneity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eerola,   Essi; Huhtala,   Anni.
We examine the design of policies for promoting the consumption of green products under preference and income heterogeneity using organic products as an example. Two instruments are considered: a price subsidy for the organic products and a tax on the conventional products. Under income disparity, consumers with high income always prefer a socially optimal subsidy to a socially optimal tax, while low-income consumers prefer a tax on conventional products. When environmental policy is determined by the median voter, the policies implemented tend to be stricter than socially optimal policies if income differences are large.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Taxation; Preference heterogeneity; Income disparity; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24664

Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices?  An Economic Perspective--How Can We Tell If We Are Making a Difference?  ERS Efforts To Improve Evaluation of Nutrition Outcomes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frazao,   Elizabeth; Guthrie,   Joanne F.; Smallwood,   David M.
Currently, the effects of the Food Stamp Program on the food choices and diet quality of participants are the subject of much debate. Improved evaluation of the nutrition and health effects of the program would be of use to program and policy officials, but most of the existing research is limited by three key factors: the difficulty in separating the effect of the program itself from other factors that may be related to program participation (that is, selection bias); relative age of the data (which do not capture current programs or population behaviors); and use of outdated dietary standards and assessment methods. This brief describes current ERS activities to address these problems and improve evaluation.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59439

AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE ON FOOD SAFETY IN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kagan,   Albert.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33264

Principaux facteurs qui affectent l’état nutritionnel et de santé des enfants exposés à l’aflatoxine au Bénin: Application du model Probit
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Allomasso,   R.; Coulibaly,   Ousmane; Glitho,   I.; Hell,   Kerstin.
Une enquête diagnostique a été conduite en zones agro-écologiques côtière et guinéenne du Bénin pour évaluer le niveau d’exposition à l’aflatoxine d’origine alimentaire et l’état nutritionnel et de santé des enfants de moins de 5 ans. La régression multiple et une analyse économétrique (Probit) ont été effectuées pour identifie les principaux facteurs qui affectent l’état nutritionnel et de santé de ces enfants. Les résultats de l’analyse du sang montrent que presque tous les enfants (99%) sont testés positifs à l’aflatoxine avec un taux moyen de concentration de 0,56 pg/ml de sang. Les principaux facteurs socioéconomiques dont le revenu hebdomadaire du ménage, la superficie de culture emblavée et le niveau d’éducation formelle font diminuer la...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Facteurs; Aflatoxine; Santé; État nutritionnel; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52212

Overview of the Development and Applications of a Conceptual Framework for Analyzing Benefits and Costs of On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hobbs,   Jill E.; Gervais,   Jean-Philippe; Gray,   Richard S.; Kerr,   William A.; Larue,   Bruno; Wasylyniuk,   Chad R.
This series of six reports entitled: "On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans: Identifying and Classifying Benefits and Costs" was initiated soon after the launch of the Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) in 2002. The APF recognized the importance of food safety and environmental concerns for the future growth of the agriculture and Agri-food sector. For this reason, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) commissioned this series of reports to develop a conceptual framework to strengthen our understanding of the potential benefit and cost implications of On-farm Food Safety (OFFS) and Environmental Farm Plans (EFP) that were key components of the APF. The reports were prepared by a group of academics with extensive knowledge of the agriculture...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55296

Pfadabhängigkeiten und Effizienz der Betriebsstrukturen in der ukrainischen Landwirtschaft. Eine theoretische und empirische Analyse.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nedoborovskyy,   Andriy.
Ukrainian agriculture is currently in a growth phase, but it is yet not clear whether this growth is sustainable. The contrast between the potential of agricultural enterprises and their present desolate condition remains very striking. At the same time, the role of individual subsidiary holdings in agricultural production has increased substantially. The general economic crisis in agriculture encouraged growth in the number of individual subsidiary holdings (ISH) and made them the most important agricultural producers in Ukraine. The goals of this dissertation are (1) to analyse the development of organisational forms in Ukrainian agriculture, taking into account historical factors, (2) to determine differences between successful and unsuccessful...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93081

Consumer Food Safety Perceptions: Do they Differ across Products, Species, and Specific Risks?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tonsor,   Glynn T.
No known research has directly evaluated the relationship between perceived risk on a particular food safety issue and perceptions of other risks (e.g., H1N1 perceptions and E-Coli O157:H7 perceptions).  Similarly, no known study has evaluated the appropriateness of assuming perceived food safety risks are equivalent for all products of a given species (i.e., perceived risk of E-Coli O157:H7 in ground beef and beef steak).  The focus of this working paper is to shed new light on these previously unevaluated issues and draw implications for future mitigation strategies regarding meat food safety risks.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Beef; Consumer perceptions; Food safety; Pork; Risk perceptions; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61044

Effects of WIC Program Participation on Food Consumption and Diet Quality
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chandran,   Ram.
This paper examines the effect of WIC program Participation on food consumption and diet quality of U.S. children between 2 and 4 years of age.  Diet quality is assessed using the Healthy Eating Index, U.S. Department of Agriculture's instrument for measuring overall diet quality incorporating ten recommended components of dietary guidelines. The study has found that WIC program participation has significant positive influence in improving diet quality as measured by HEI and several of its components. The analysis has also indicated that the WIC program has significant positive influence in reducing sugar consumption by children. This research and the results presented have potential significance for researchers, economists and policy makers focusing on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22226

PERISHABLE REFRIGERATED PRODUCTS AND HOME PRACTICES SURVEY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Labuza,   Theodore P.; Szybist,   Lynn M.; Peck,   Joann.
The "Perishable Refrigerated Products and Home Practices Survey" was a two-part survey developed to better understand consumers' perceptions and their current level of understanding regarding the proper handling and storage of perishable refrigerated foods. Past studies (e.g. Anonymous, 1997a; Anonymous, 1999a) have demonstrated a lack of consumer knowledge in such areas involving food safety practices.    In recent years, there have been a number of large food recalls (i.e. Anonymous, 1997b; Anonymous, 1999b; CDC, 1999) due to the presence or possible presence of foodborne pathogens. Part of this study analyzed consumers' knowledge and attitudes towards the recalled products. A large number of foodborne outbreaks also occur in the household.  After...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14337

Determinación de Preferencias del Consumidor de la Región Metropolitana hacia la frutilla blanca (Fragaria chiloensis). Un Análisis Conjunto y una Prueba Sensorial
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adasme,   C.; Spiller,   Achim; Diaz,   Jose.
Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chile
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beach strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis); Conjoint analysis; Consumer preferences; Origin denomination; Potential market; Sensory test.; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97351

Modelling physical quantities of food and nutrients consumed from aggregate data – with an application to Finland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Irz,   Xavier T.
Anticipating the impact of changes in economic incentives on dietary quality and nutritional health requires knowledge of how physical quantities of food consumed respond to price and income variations. A problem arises, however, because physical quantities are: 1- not consistent aggregates in demand models; and 2- not measured at final/retail level in national statistics. The paper develops a solution by establishing explicitly the theoretical link between composite demand and physical quantities, from which a novel empirical approach to the estimation of nutrient elasticities is derived. It is applied to Finnish aggregate data from the National Accounts and Food Balance Sheets over the 1975-2006 period, and the results are used to assess the potential...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand analysis; Aggregation theory; Physical consumption; Nutrition; Nutrient elasticity; Finland; Fat tax; Nutritional policy.; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I10; Q18; Q11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50324

Salvadoran Consumption of Ethnic Foods in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Batres-Marquez,   S. Patricia; Jensen,   Helen H.; Brester,   Gary W.
The U.S. Salvadoran population is the largest group of Central and South American people living in the United States today. This study investigates the U.S. market for thirty Salvadoran foods and the demographic characteristics and attitudes of Salvadorans toward these foods. Original data were obtained from a survey conducted through personal interviews of Salvadoran residents of Los Angeles, California and Houston, Texas. Salvadorans surveyed were predominantly low income, without a high school degree, and living in large families. The Salvadoran foods consumed by most respondents were tortilla flour, red beans, loroco (a vegetable), semita (a sweet bread), queso duro (a hard cheese) and horchata (a cold drink). Four groups of households were determined...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27322

Consumer’s thoughts about and willingness to pay for traffic-light labeled food and financial products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Drescher,   Larissa S.; Stephan,   Marette; Roosen,   Jutta.
Paper removed at the request of the primary author, October 2013.  Please contact them for further information.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123200

MEAT TRACEABILITY AND CONSUMER ASSURANCE IN JAPAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clemens,   Roxanne.
Japanese consumers are sophisticated, highly conscious of food quality and safety, and willing to pay for attributes they believe define a high-quality, safe product. A recent series of domestic and international food safety crises have elevated the importance of meat safety among Japanese consumers. The Japanese government and food industry are implementing new policies and systems intended to assure consumers that the food supply is safe and wholesome. Given that these systems tend to focus heavily on consumer assurance programs and traceability, this paper examines the demand for such programs from the perspective of Japanese meat importers, processors, and retailers. The paper discusses Japan's recent history of food safety crises, some of the consumer...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumer assurance programs; Food safety; Japan; Product differentiation; Red meat exports; Traceability; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18711

THE IMPACT OF THE VALUE OF WOMEN'S TIME ON FOOD AND NUTRITION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Senauer,   Benjamin.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14144

Eating Out in the British Isles
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keelan,   Conor D.; Henchion,   Maeve M.; Newman,   Carol F.
This paper presents a comparative analysis of the foodservice industries in both Ireland and the UK. Each industry is analysed separately using the most recently available Household Budget Survey datasets for Ireland and the most recent Expenditure and Food Datasets for the UK and is disaggregated into quick-service (fast food and takeaway) and full-service (hotel and restaurant meals), the two largest components of each industry. A double hurdle model, adjusted for misspecification, is used in this analysis. A number of variables affect both dependent variables in the same way, for example, income and age and the number of workers variable, but differences are apparent throughout the discussion. Perhaps the most interesting point to highlight is how...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food-Away-From-Home; Quick-service; Full-service; Double Hurdle Model; Box-Cox Transformation.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; D13; C34; R2.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36859

Assessing Consumer Willingness to Pay for Value-Added Blueberry Products Using a Payment Card Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hu,   Wuyang; Woods,   Timothy A.; Bastin,   Sandra; Cox,   Linda J.; You,   Wen.
This study offers insights on consumer acceptance and willingness to pay for three value-added blueberry products. A modified payment card approach was used. The analytical framework adopted allows the researcher to attach straightforward economic interpretation to the estimated impacts of willingness to pay factors. Results show consumer socio-economic characteristics are important determinants but play different roles depending on the products. Information on health benefits may also be important. However, it is found that outside information or consumer self-stated awareness of blueberries’ health benefits have different impacts. These impacts may function as substitutes rather than complements to each other.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Blueberry; Payment card contingent valuation; Value-added; Willingness to pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; D12; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104617

Consumer Uses and Evaluation of Texas Fresh Early Oranges
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Connolly,   Chan C.; Degner,   Robert L.; Nichols,   John P.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97282

USING FOOD STAMPS TO IMPROVE NUTRIENT INTAKE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: You,   Wen; Mitchell,   Paul D.; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
The current Food Stamp Program uses fixed benefit payments that do not provide incentives for participants to improve their nutrient intake.  This paper examines an alternative contract using a transfer that increases with expenditures on high nutrient foods as a way to increase nutrient intake among food stamp participants.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21967

The Cost of Biotechnology Regulation in the Philippines
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bayer,   Jessica C.; Norton,   George W.; Falck-Zepeda,   Jose Benjamin.
This paper identifies direct costs and opportunity costs of bio-safety regulation for four transgenic products in the Philippines: Bt eggplant, Bt rice, ringspot-virus resistant papaya, and virus resistant tomatoes. It finds that direct regulatory costs while significant, are generally smaller than the research costs for technology development. However, both research and regulatory costs are overshadowed by even a relatively brief delay in product release, which may occur due to unexpected regulatory delays.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6507

Private Sector Research in Nutrition Marketing (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kennedy,   Eileen T.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8047

School Milk Consumption in Germany - What are Important Product Attributes for Children and Parents?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Christoph,   Inken B.; Peter,   Guenter; Rothe,   Andrea; Salamon,   Petra; Weber,   Sascha A.; Weible,   Daniela.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114294

Household Food Security in the United States, 2007
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nord,   Mark; Andrews,   Margaret S.; Carlson,   Steven.
Eighty-nine percent of American households were food secure throughout the entire year in 2007, meaning that all household members had access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life. The remaining households (11.1 percent) were food insecure at least some time during the year. About one-third of food-insecure households (4.1 percent of all U.S. households) had very low food security—meaning that the food intake of one or more adults was reduced and their eating patterns were disrupted at times during the year because the household lacked money and other resources for food. Prevalence rates of food insecurity and very low food security were essentially unchanged from those in 2005 and 2006. The typical food-secure household spent 35 percent...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food insecurity; Food spending; Food pantry; Soup kitchen; Emergency kitchen; Material well-being; Food Stamp Program; National School Lunch Program; WIC; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56483

IMPACT OF FOOD STAMP AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON FOOD GROUP EXPENDITURE AND NUTRIENT INTAKE OF LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   Carlton George; Neenan,   Pamela H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30033

THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WATER RESOURCES IN SOUTH AFRICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Juana,   James S.; Strzepek,   Kenneth M.; Kirsten,   Johann F.
Most of the climate change models for South Africa predict a reduction in freshwater availability by 2050, which implies that water availability for sectoral production activities is expected to decline. This decline has an impact on sectoral output, value added and households’ welfare. Using a computable general equilibrium approach, this study investigates the possible impact of global change on households’ welfare. The simulation results show that water scarcity due to global change can potentially lead to a general deterioration in households’ welfare. The poor households, whose incomes are adversely impacted, are the most vulnerable to the consequences of the impact of global change on water resources in South Africa. This vulnerability can only be...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climate Change; Water Resources; Sectoral Output; Value Added; Households' Welfare; Computable General Equilibrium; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51927

The Nature and Extent of Innovation in the Canadian Food Processing Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bonti-Ankomah,   Samuel.
Innovation is considered one of the critical determinants for improved competitiveness and economic performance of the food processing industry, if Canada is to meet the challenges of the rapidly changing global food market and to exploit niche markets for products and remain competitive in the long run. The report provides useful information about innovation in the food processing industry by examining the nature and extent of innovation, drivers behind its implementation, the challenges facing innovating establishments and the significance of support services. The report shows that the tendency of establishments to conduct R&amp;D or innovate may be influenced by their characteristics, and there are several challenges to innovation.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Processing; Product innovation; Process innovation; Research and Development; Innovation impediments; Collaboration; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52701

OBSERVING CHANGES IN CANADIAN DEMAND FOR FOOD DIVERSITY OVER TIME
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Drescher,   Larissa S.; Goddard,   Ellen W.
Research on food diversity is interdisciplinary in nature, and is highly relevant for different research fields. Eating a variety of foods has been linked to the nutritional well-being of the household. From an economic perspective, food diversity can be used to derive important conclusions regarding the economic well-being of a population under study. This paper attempts to fill two main research gaps. The first objective of this paper is to analyze the demand for food diversity in Canada for the first time. This includes observing the extent of food diversity and the identification of respective socio-economic determinants. The second main objective is to compare changes in the cross-sectional demand for food diversity over time using three data sets of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6357

An Illustrated Guide to Research Findings from USDA's Economic Research Service
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Economic Research Service.
This book contains a sampling of recent ERS research illustrating the breadth of the Agency’s research on current policy issues: from biofuels to food consumption to land conservation to patterns of trade for agricultural products. What you won’t find in this collection is any mention of economists’ favorite analytic tools (regression analyses, for example, and coefficients of variation). We wanted this guide to highlight results, not process. Even so, the findings on display here are all based on rigorous and robust application of such tools as well as use of the latest econometric techniques.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Policy; Risk Management; Food Consumption; Food Nutrition Assistance; Conservation Policy; Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs; Food Security; Agricultural Productivity in the U.S.; Farm Structure; Rural Population; Environmental Interactions; Invasive Species Management; Bioenergy; Global Food Markets; NAFTA; Organic Agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58341

IS ORGANIC FOOD A QUALITY ATTRIBUTE OR A PRODUCT CATEGORY?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Denver,   Sigrid; Christensen,   Tove.
The present study investigates the relationships between consumer categorization of organic versus non-organic food products, consumers’ underlying perceptions of organic food, and their propensity to consume organic foods. A choice experiment is used to test these relations in a case study involving consumer preferences for attributes relating to milk. First and foremost, we find a strong link between how consumers categorize food and their organic profile. Second, our study supports earlier findings which indicate that certain socio-demographic variables are important drivers of organic demand together with beliefs in organic foods possessing positive attributes. Third, we find that knowledge concerning a claim stating that milk from grazing cows is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic demand; Separability; Perception of organic foods; Mixtures of logit; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116389

Supply Chain Competences: The Case of the Traditional Food Sector in the EU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molnar,   Adrienn; Kuehne,   Bianca; Sebok,   Andras; Gellynck,   Xavier.
Since over the last twenty years the reduction of trade barriers, the increasing liberalisation, the advancement in ICT have determined a growth in the horizontal and vertical competition among firms in the chain. Therefore, today more than ever they are pressured to develop appropriate strategies in order to become more competitive (Montgomery and Porter, 1993; Grant, 1996; Porter, 1996). However, firms nowadays no longer compete as independent entities, but as chains (Fearne, 1998; Van der Vorst et al., 1998; Sahay, 2003; Green and Inman, 2005; Green et al., 2006; Hult et al., 2007; Ketchen and Hult, 2007; Sezen, 2008) and consequently, the dynamic and mutually dependent character of relations in these chains cause a challenge for these firms towards the...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Supply chain; Food sector; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121998

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AND CONSUMER USE OF NUTRITIONAL LABELS: THE ISSUE REVISITED
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Sung-Yong; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Capps,   Oral, Jr.
The role of health knowledge in consumer use of nutritional labels on food packages is explored using data from the 1995 Diet and Health Knowledge Survey.  Two types of label use models, a binary choice label use model and a level of label use model, are employed with particular attention given to the endogeneity of health knowledge.  The binary choice model is concerned with factors affecting the probability of label use.  The level of label use model deals with factors affecting the number of food products in which label use occurred.  The results show that health knowledge has a significant role in increasing label use.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31605

Securite Sanitaire Des Aliments: Fausse Alerte Et Vraie Crise
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cahuzac,   Eric; Hassan,   Daniel; Monier-Dilhan,   Sylvette.
These last years, a fall in consumer's confidence in food safety encouraged false alerts which sometimes led to actual crisis. This paper studies a crisis due to an alert concerning a risk of listeria on a raw milk camembert brand. The investigation relies on individual data. Two results of risk economy are confirmed. Firstly, information has asymmetric effects, according its positive or negative aspects. Secondly, punctual alerts have only temporary effects on consumption. In this crisis, education and consumer's habits did not pay any role.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Information; Risk; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9439

Retailer-led Regulation of Food Safety : Back to Spot Markets?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giraud-Heraud,   Eric; Hammoudi,   Abdelhakim; Soler,   Louis-Georges.
At the end of the 1990s European retailers had significantly contributed to restructuring fresh agricultural product food chains (meat, fruit and vegetables), and had turned away from spot markets in order to create their own supply chains, based on private technical requirements and verification systems usually managed from within the firm. However, over the last few years a second type of system has appeared, as the range of standards adopted by retailers has been broadened to include generic standards common to several retailers. A telling example of this new approach is provided by the EUREPGAP protocol. In this paper we propose a theoretical analysis of this new procedure and its possible impacts.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Spot markets; Retailer; Supply chain; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24544

Food Certification Schemes as Private Institutions of Sustainability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mondelaers,   Koen; Lauwers,   Ludwig H.; Van Huylenbroeck,   Guido.
institutions of sustainability (PIoS), which are sets of rules that a series of private actors voluntary follow to reach a sustainability target. Within PIoS, a strong position on sustainability themes is used as a mean to maximize private utility. Consequently, there is a potential win-win situation for both the private actors and the society. Typical for these multistakeholder PIoS is their hybrid configuration. Ménard (2004) introduced the concept of hybrids as an intermediate between pure anonymous spot markets and firms as hierarchies. It is a governance structure where actors have transferred part of their autonomous property rights to others, in order to allow for some coordination between partners. One of the main examples of PIoS in the food...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121993

Café de Marcala - Honduras' GI Approach to Achieving Reputation in the Coffee Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Teuber,   Ramona.
The objective of the present article is to investigate the importance of geographical indications (GIs) in the coffee market, particularly for Honduran coffees. Geographical indications for coffee have emerged only recently, and only a few scientific studies have been carried out on this topic so far. The present article addresses this lack of research by highlighting recent developments in the coffee market and by presenting the results of a hedonic price analysis that used internet auction data for specialty coffees. The aim of this analysis is to investigate the influence of the region of origin on the achieved auction price of Honduran specialty coffee, controlling for other coffee attributes. The results indicate that coffees from the region Marcala,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Doha Round; Pace of negotiations; Stakeholders; WTO; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48798

Rural-urban food, nutrient and virtual water flows in selected West African cities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Drechsel,   Pay; Graefe,   Sophie; Fink,   Michael.
Impacts of increasing population pressure on food demand and land and water resources have sparked interest in nutrient and water balances and flows at a range of scales. In IWMI Research Report 115, it was tried for the first time to quantify rural-urban food flows for selected cities in Ghana and Burkina Faso to analyse their dependency on food supplied from rural vs. peri-urban vs. urban farming. Both, the urban nutrient and water footprints are closely interlinked. Currently, 80-95 percent of the domestic water used and the nutrients consumed go to waste without treatment or resource recovery. The economic dimensions are significant. Options to reduce the environmental burden by closing the rural-urban water and nutrient cycles are discussed.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food consumption; Water quality; Nutrients; Urban agriculture; Food production; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44518

FOOD SAFETY  RISK PERCEPTION AND CONSUMER CHOICE OF SPECIALTY MEATS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nganje,   William E.; Kaitibie,   Simeon.
Consumer perception issues and recent microbial outbreaks in the livestock industry continue to stifle demand for specialty meats in the United States.  This study was designed to explore impacts of risk perception issues on consumer choice of bison meat.  A stated preference discrete choice random utility model, a joint risk perception/product choice model, and a probability of frequency method to aggregating risk scenarios, were used for a range of food safety/certification regimes.  Perceived risk reduces bison consumption, but its effect declines with shifts to more regulatory control inherent in the different certification regimes.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Bison; Specialty meat; Nested logit model; Risk perception; Product  choice; Discrete choice experiment; Probability of frequency method; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23606

A Household Level Analysis of Food Expenditure Patterns in Urban China: 1995-2000
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aguero,   Jorge M.; Gould,   Brian W.
With China's admission into the WTO, there is the potential for dramatic increases in U.S. agricultural exports to China. As China's economy continues to develop, there is general consensus that there will be an associated change in the population's diet. Currently, dairy products account for a small proportion of total food consumed, but that has been increasing in importance over the last two decades. As Chinese markets become more open to U.S. food products, it is important that U.S. manufacturers and traders obtain a better understanding of the determinants of food expenditures in China. This paper addresses the question of how changes in household income may impact food demand in general and dairy products in particular.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: China's Food Consumption; Chinese Markets; Chinese Household Income; World Trade Organization; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37598

Nutrition, Education and Development: The Case of Vitamin D Milk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schwab,   Benjamin.
Micronutrient deficiencies that reduce the health of children risk impeding human capital investments critical for economic development. While the developed world has largely eliminated the most pernicious of these deficiencies, they remain widespread in poorer countries. This study looks at the effects of the introduction of fortified milk, which contributed to the decline of one such micronutrient deficiency in the United States: vitamin D. At the time of vitamin D milk’s introduction in the early 1930s, vitamin D deficiency, manifested most prominently in the form of rickets, affected large numbers of children. Using previously unexamined historical sources, I compile and introduce an original dataset describing the rollout of vitamin D fortified milk...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103614

FACTORS INFLUENCING CONSUMER KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD INGREDIENT FUNCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tecklenburg,   Elaine.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27874

Do the Poor Pay More for Food? Item Selection and Price Differences Affect Low-Income Household Food Costs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaufman,   Phillip R.; MacDonald,   James M.; Lutz,   Steve M.; Smallwood,   David M.
Low-income households may face higher food prices for three reasons: (1) on average, low-income households may spend less in supermarkets--which typically offer the lowest prices and greatest range of brands, package sizes, and quality choices; (2) low-income households are less likely to live in suburban locations where food prices are typically lower; and (3) supermarkets in low-income neighborhoods may charge higher prices than those in nearby higher income neighborhoods. Despite the prevailing higher prices, surveys of household food expenditures show that low-income households typically spend less than other households, on a per unit basis, for the foods they buy. Low-income households may realize lower costs by selecting more economical foods and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34065

A Study of the Spanish‐Chinese Export‐Import Pork Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ji,   Chen; Pena,   Sara; Briz,   Julian; de Felipe,   Isabel.
China opened its pork import market to Spain in 2007. With this background, we introduce the concept of the Spanish‐Chinese Export‐Import pork chain. An explorative study based on the interview of 22 Spanish meat companies and two experts from meat exporting promotion institutions is conducted. The study gives an example and evidence to international chain management studies. It identifies the main problems of the chain and generates conclusions accordingly, as a first step for the Spanish pork industries to develop market strategies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Spanish‐Chinese pork chain; International chain management; International trade; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100512

Does Price Cause Demand or Vice Versa? Evidence from Demand Analyses for Soft Drinks in the US
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kwon,   Dae-Heum.
For the full use of the theoretical development to derive three alternative specifications of the direct, inverse, and mixed demand systems, the following empirical procedure is proposed to address three issues of the identification, functional form, and comparisons among three specifications: (i) the graphical causal methods of the PC and GES algorithms are applied to obtain an empirical guidance for the specification choice among three demand specifications; (ii) the inferred specifications are estimated with the generalized functional forms, which extend the synthetic approach based on the differential functional form framework; and the statistical tests of synthetic coefficients are used to choose the best parameterizations among the Rotterdam,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6520

GM food technology abroad and its implications for Australia and New Zealand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym; Jackson,   Lee Ann.
The potential economic benefits from agricultural biotechnology adoption by ANZ need to be weighed against any likely loss of market access abroad for crops that may contain genetically modified (GM) organisms. This paper uses the global GTAP model to estimate effects of other countries' GM policies without and with ANZ farmers adopting GM varieties of various grains and oilseeds. The benefits to ANZ from adopting GM crops under a variety of scenarios are positive even in the presence of the ban on imports from GM-adopting countries by the EU (but not if East Asia also applied such a ban).
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; GMOs; Regulation; Trade policy; Computable general equilibrium; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C68; D58; F13; O3; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58365

Reformulation for healthier food: a qualitative assessment of alternative approaches
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Traill,   W. Bruce; Bech-Larsen,   Tino; Gennaro,   Laura; Koziol‐Kozakowska,   Agnieszka; Kuhn,   Sofia; Wills,   Jo.
Many prepared and take‐away foods contain high levels of ‘unhealthy’ nutrients such as salt, trans and saturated fats and sugar. As diets have developed to include higher proportions of these products, consumers intakes have grown beyond World Health Organisation recommended maximum levels. Countries have responded by regulatory action (Denmark’s banning of trans fats) or collaborative (voluntary) measures with industry. This paper presents findings from case study research in Denmark, the UK, Italy and Poland and at the EU level to address the research questions: Have reformulation actions been effective and cost‐effective? Is collaborative action between government and industry more likely to be effective than industry acting alone? Are there...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123511

Trust in the US‐EU Fruit and Vegetable Chain: Do US Exporters Understand EU Importers?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ameseder,   Christoph; House,   Lisa; Haas,   Rainer; Meixner,   Oliver; Fritz,   Melanie; Dahl,   Ellie; Hofstede,   Gert Jan.
Research on organizational and inter‐organizational trust has become an important field in management and marketing literature, as it is perceived as a pivotal aspect of business transactions. However, clarifications are still needed on the issue of whom we trust; is the person whom we are trading with trusted, or the organization, or just the product‐quality? Not only has this question not been answered within this field of research, neither have cultural differences have been described to any great extent. Additionally, if the perceived factors important to establish trusting relationships may or may not be the same on the buyers and the sellers side in international business transaction in food chains. The primary objective of this research study...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trust; Perceived trust; Importance of trust factors business transaction; Supply chain; Fruit and vegetable; US; EU; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100473

Analysis of Economically Optimal Nutrition and Marketing Strategies for Paylean® Usage in Hog Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Ning; Preckel,   Paul V.; Foster,   Kenneth A.; Schinckel,   Allan P.
An approach to the development of the economically optimal dietary concentration of Paylean, duration of the Paylean feeding, and dietary lysine concentration for finishing hog production is presented. A simulation model describing daily growth of hogs under different Paylean and lysine concentration combinations was adapted for optimizing nutrition and marketing when feed is supplemented with Paylean. Net returns per pig space per day under four alternative payment schemes are maximized based on 10-year average price levels and production costs. Profitability of Paylean is investigated, and management strategies for swine production with Paylean are developed for two representative finishing operations.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Paylean®; Actopamine; Swine production; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31097

TRACEABILITY, TRADE AND COOL: LESSONS FROM THE EU MEAT AND POULTRY INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buhr,   Brian L.
The traditional food supply chain is arranged as a complex array of producers, handlers, processors, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.  As the food supply chain grew in complexity over time, little emphasis was placed on  reserving information regarding the origin of raw materials and their transformation, often by multiple handlers, into consumer ready products.  This paper provides case illustrations of the implementation of information systems for support of traceability in Europe.  Emphasis is on the firm level costs and benefits as well as the broader market structure and governance issues inherent in information economics of the firm.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Economics of the firm; Information systems; Internet; Food supply chain; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14577

Gender issues and women's participation in irrigated agriculture:  The case of two private irrigation canals in Carchi, Ecuador
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bastidas,   Elena P.
Defines the degree of women's involvement in irrigated agriculture and water users associations in two private irrigation canals in Ecuador and identifies factors that limit their involvement. Analyzes the effects of intra-household dynamics and the women's urban/rural backgrounds on participation.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Women in development; Gender; Labor; Privatization; Households; Irrigated farming; Irrigation canals; Water users' associations; Participatory management; Water allocation; Case studies; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44576

ASSESSING THE ECONOMICS OF FOOD SAFETY ACTIVITIES: STUDIES OF BEEF SLAUGHTER AND MEAT PROCESSING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hooker,   Neal H.; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Siebert,   John W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24003

Economic Development, Rural Zones and Farms in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fanfani,   Roberto.
Because of the growing influence of China, the rapid economic development and the transformation of Chinese society have attracted the attention of analysts, politicians and mass media. There are, however, many aspects of these changes that are less well known. This is not only because of the sheer size of China ‐ with a population of more than 1.3 billion – but also because of the lack of information on the enormously large and varied rural areas, where still now more than 55% of the Chinese population lives. The great reform of the Chinese economy began 30 years ago in 1978. The basic change was liberalization of foreign trade, the so‐called “Open Door Policy”. This involved a deep reform of the economy and in particular of agriculture, which entailed...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100511

Business Dynamics with Scenario's on Dutch Agriculture and its Institutional Arrangements
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Poppe,   Krijn J.
This paper investigates the developments in the Dutch Agri-Food innovation system. Main components of the system are agriculture and agribusiness, the promotion of interests in the lobby system and the knowledge system. Each has its own dynamics but they are until now tied together by institutional arrangements. Based on a historical description we formulate a simple business dynamics model. The robustness of the system is investigated by a scenario analysis. Results have been checked by interviews with experts.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-food innovation system; Business dynamics; Scenarion analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59038

Perceived Risks of Agro-Biotechnology and Organic Food Purchases in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rimal,   Arbindra; Moon,   Wanki; Balasubramanian,   Siva K.
This study examines the role of consumers' perceived risks and benefits of agro-biotechnology in shaping purchase patterns for organic food among U.S. consumers. Perceived risks and benefits of biotechnology, general purchase behavior, knowledge of GM technology, and socio-demographic variables are examined in relation to their impact on organic food purchases. Consumers who are concerned about negative attributes of agro-biotechnology, including long-term health and environmental hazards, inequity in the distribution of benefits from the technology, and adverse effects to small and medium farms, are the potential organic food consumers. Growth in the organic food market is largely dependent on continued reinforcement of consumers' belief that organic...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9087

Household Grocery Shopping Destination Allocation: Have Local Stores Caught on with the Rise of Local Foods?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhou,   Guzhen; Hu,   Wuyang; Batte,   Marvin T.; Woods,   Timothy A.; Ernst,   Stanley C.
Locavorism and the Local Food Movement have captured attention of consumers, production suppliers and academic researchers.  Local food advocates emphasize the benefits of locally grown food from fresher to better tastes and to more energy efficient due to shorter transportation distance.  However, limited studies have been done about household grocery purchase allocations in the awakening of local food, especially for individuals who stick with the “locavore” principle.  Through a recent survey conducted in Ohio, this study found that mainstream food suppliers (national grocery chains or retailers) still claim most market shares, however, locally owned food stores and farmers’ markets are gaining popularity.  The study also found that education attainment...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Local food; Grocery; Seemingly Unrelated Regression; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103378

FOOD SAFETY LAWS AND THEIR EFFECT ON FOOD MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vieira,   Ernest R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26584

BEEF DEMAND AND HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY RISKS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grier,   Kevin.
The purpose of this paper is to provide an update on beef demand. More specifically, however, the purpose of the paper is to show how Canadian producers, processors and industry associations have helped to improve beef demand as a result of determined, focused efforts. By having the courage to address sensitive topics like health and safety, the beef industry has helped to improve the most important issue that they faced: the demand for their product.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18116

Consumers' Acceptability and Rejection of Food Traceability Systems, a French-German Cross-Comparison
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Halawany,   Rafia; Bauer,   Caroline; Giraud,   Georges; Schaer,   Burkhard.
Food traceability is mandatory since 1st January 2005 in the EU. Traceability of products and activities in the food supply chain is a new factor of competitiveness in agribusiness that connects producers to consumers and is deemed to be an important criterion of perception of food product quality and safety for consumers. Within the food industry, traceability is absolutely essential to provide consumer assurance about the sources and safety of food, to allow identification of the source of infected or substandard product, for disease control and residue monitoring, for support measure verification, and to satisfy the requirements of labelling regulations. Despite growing interest in traceability systems and recognition of the need to act more market...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Traceability; Focus Groups; Means-end Chains; Consumer Attitudes; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6567

Focus on Babies: A Note on Parental Attitudes and Preferences for Organic Babyfood
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maguire,   Kelly B.; Owens,   Nicole N.; Simon,   Nathalie B.
The motivation behind purchases of organic foods is not necessarily straightforward. Some individuals may purchase organic foods for health reasons, while others may do so because of concern for the environment. The issue is even more complicated when thinking about babyfood. Because of children’s developing systems, parents and other care givers could be more concerned about the effects of pesticides in conventional foods. However, this issue is relatively unexplored. This study reports results from focus groups with parents of small children regarding their attitudes and preferences, including risk perceptions, toward organic and conventional babyfood.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Children’s health; Organic foods; Risk perceptions; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62277

Supply Chain Response to Institutional Markets’ Demand for Healthy and Sustainable Food Options
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abate-Kassa,   Getachew.
Institutional food buyers in the U.S. are increasingly demanding food products that are safe, traceable, healthier, local/regional, or sustainably produced and supplied. These markets consist of schools, universities, hospitals, charities, correction facilities, clubs and other similar organizations that buy goods and services to meet demands of their end-customers (students, patients, prisoners, etc.). These institutions comprise a large portion of the U.S. population. In 2008, the total number of children and adults enrolled in schools throughout the country - from nursery school to college - was estimated at 75.5 million (i.e., 18.7 million in colleges and 56.8 million in schools). This amounts to more than one-fourth of the U.S. population age three...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122018

La importancia del atributo origen en la eleccion de productos agroalimentarios. El caso del esparrago de Navarra
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cortinas,   Monica; Chocarro,   Raquel; Elorz,   Margarita; Villanueva,   M. Luisa.
In this research, we analyze the importance of the extrinsic attributes in the customer's choice of the white asparagus category, paying special attention on the influence of the origin and in the asparagus designation of origin from Navarra. For this, an experiment was designed which included 18 choice screen's with choices made with combinations of the attributes. The results are analyzed according to a logit multinomial model which allows evaluating the importance of the attributes. Due to a latent segmentation, heterogeneity is controlled and we detect different customer segments.   RESUMEN En este trabajo se analiza la importancia de los atributos extrínsecos en la elección del consumidor para la categoría del espárrago blanco, prestando especial...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Designation of origin; Asparaguses from Navarra; Experimental design; Choice analysis; Latent segmentation; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; M30; Q13.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8000

REDUCING CHILD UNDERNUTRITION: HOW FAR DOES INCOME GROWTH TAKE US?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haddad,   Lawrence James; Alderman,   Harold; Appleton,   Simon; Song,   Lina; Yohannes,   Yisehac.
How rapidly will child undernutrition respond to income growth? This study explores that question using household survey data from 12 countries. In addition, data on the undernutrition rates since the 1970s available from a cross-section of countries are employed in this investigation. Both forms of analysis yield similar results. Income increases at household and national levels imply similar rates of reduction in undernutrition. Using these estimates and better-than-historical income growth rates, we find that the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving the levels of child underweight by 2015 is unlikely to be met through income growth alone. What is needed is a balanced strategy of income growth and investment in more direct interventions to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16416

Moving from Corporate Social Responsibility to Supply Chain Responsibility: The Case of a Leading UK Food Retailer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spence,   Laura; Bourlakis,   Michael.
The paper investigates the evolution from corporate social responsibility to supply chain responsibility via the examination of a leading UK food retailer. These two concepts differ substantially and illustrate contrasting approaches in terms of social responsibility development and application. A qualitative case study methodology is used where managers from that leading retailer and its suppliers, industry experts and representatives from professional bodies are interviewed. An observation of an ethical audit with a retailer’s supplier was also conducted. Findings show an example of good practice in the area of corporate social responsibility in the supply chain and illustrate the substantive progress that can be made in achieving supply chain...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Corporate social responsibility; Supply chain responsibility; Food supply chain; UK; Waitrose; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59204

Censored Quantile Regression and Purchases of Ice Cream
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gustavsen,   Geir Waehler; Jolliffe,   Dean; Rickertsen,   Kyrre.
The effects on purchases of ice cream of increasing the value added tax (VAT) for less healthy foods and removing the VAT for healthy foods are estimated. The effects on high- and low-purchasing households are estimated by using quantile regressions. Many households did not purchase ice cream and censored quantile regressions are estimated by a recently developed algorithm, which is simple, robust, and performs well near the censoring point. High-purchasing households will reduce their annual per capita purchases with 1.8 kilograms corresponding to an annual reduction of more than half a kilogram of body weight.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Censored quantile regression; Ice cream; Obesity; Purchase; Taxes; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6534

WHO ARE PROPONENTS AND OPPONENTS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS IN THE UNITED STATES?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ganiere,   Pierre; Chern,   Wen S.; Hahn,   David E.
A national telephone survey was conducted in the U.S. in April 2002 to assess the consumer acceptance of genetically modified (GM) foods. Attitudes towards GM foods were studied through the use of a multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) method, analyzing the interrelationships among many variables. This method was combined with a cluster analysis to construct a typology of consumers' attitudes. Four distinct behaviors were finally extracted - proponents, non-opponents, moderate opponents and extreme opponents. We estimated that only 35% of the surveyed population was opposed to GM foods. The consumer attitude towards GM foods was found more complex than the usual acceptance / rejection responses; consumers are looking for incentives and GM proponents are...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28315

Saberes, migraciones y nombres de los alimentos: Los genéricos y las denominaciones de origen.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schiavone,   Elena.
Los flujos migratorios de países europeos a América, y en particular a países de América Latina como Argentina y Brasil, y el posterior asentamiento de esos inmigrantes, dieron lugar a culturas híbridas que lograron un anclaje territorial. Entre los saberes que se trasladaron de Europa a América, estaban los usos y costumbres alimenticios y las formas de producir. Estas se adaptaron a las materias primas locales disponibles, y surgieron productos con identidad propia, pero que llevaban-y llevan- los nombres con que habitualmente los designaban en su países de origen. Cuando, a partir de 1940, los Estados comienzan a emitir normas de inocuidad y rotulado de alimentos, esos nombres comunes terminan siendo objeto de codificación legal como “tipos” o “clases”...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Alimentos; Nombres genéricos; Indicaciones geográficas.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95232

ARE U.S. CONSUMERS TOLERANT OF GM FOODS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rousu,   Matthew C.; Huffman,   Wallace E.; Shogren,   Jason F.; Tegene,   Abebayehu.
Genetically modified (GM) foods have caused many controversies.  One important controversy relates to tolerance - the impurity rate that is tolerated before a commodity must be labeled as genetically modified.  Currently, the United States does not have a specific tolerance or threshold level for GM foods.  This paper uses experimental auctions to determine consumers' acceptance of non-GM foods with zero, 1 percent, and 5 percent tolerance for genetically modified material.  Our results indicate that consumers would pay less for food that tolerates GM material, but the discount is not significantly different for foods with 1-percent and 5-percent GM content.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Genetically modified (GM) foods; Contamination thresholds; Laboratory auctions; Nth-price auction; Vegetable oil; Tortilla chips; Russet potatoes; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18227

A MODEL OF RETAIL OUTLET SELECTION FOR BEEF
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Medina,   Sara; Ward,   Ronald W.
Multinomial logit models were used to explain consumer outlet selection when buying beef, specifically roasts, steaks, ground beef, and other types of beef.  Outlets were grouped into supermarkets, butchers, warehouses, supercenters, and others, and the probability of selecting each outlet type over a range of demographic and other variables was tested.  The models were estimated from household data, with 198,682 observations used in the estimation.  Empirical results showed that the type of beef purchased and the size of the purchase played an importance role in the choice of outlet.  Furthermore, the increase in mobility seen when consumers buy larger unit cuts could not be fully explained by price discounting.  Implications for the potential growth of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34205

Linkages Between Child Nutrition and Agricultural Growth in Mali: A Summary of Preliminary Findings
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tefft,   James F.; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Wise,   Victoria; Staatz,   John M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11340

HOW IS THE FOOD SERVICE SECTOR RESPONDING TO HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS? (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cohn,   Sheila R.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33191

Valuing Consumer Preferences with the CUB Model: A Case Study of Fairtrade Coffee
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cicia,   Gianni; Corduas,   Marcella; Del Giudice,   Teresa; Piccolo,   Domenico.
In recent years, in the field of consumer behaviour, a large number of new models and instruments for preference analysis have been proposed. This strand of the literature has developed along two different lines. The first has produced approaches that have a more solid economic basis, but which at the same time require increasingly complex econometric analysis. Moreover, in this research field, based on stochastic utility theory and choice experiments, less weight is given to the socio-economic and psychometric characteristics of the individual in determining preferences. By contrast, the second strand has given rise to many methods to analyse consumer behaviour based on quality approaches such as laddering or focus groups where behavioural characteristics...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59209

National School Lunch Program Participation Up 57 Percent Since 1969
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Musiker,   Melissa.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124088

Do They Always Say No? German Consumers and Second-Generation GMO Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hartl,   Jochen; Herrmann,   Roland.
European consumers and, in particular, German consumers are known to be very critical towards the introduction of genetically modified (GM) foods. It is analyzed here whether German consumers do reject second-generation GMO foods, too. Whereas first-generation GM crops induced producer-related benefits, second-generation GM crops are associated with consumer-oriented benefits like an improvement of nutritional quality. The determinants of demand for second-generation GM rapeseed oil are investigated within an online survey of 1556 German consumers. It is elaborated how two functional properties of that product matter; i.e. long-chain ϖ3 fatty acids and the cholesterol-lowering effect of phytosterols. It turns out that GMO rapeseed oil is neglected by 74 %...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer behavior; Second generation; GMO foods; Rapeseed oil; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44164

Household food expenditures in the United States: A Bayesian MCMC approach to censored equation systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kasteridis,   Panagiotis P.; Yen,   Steven T.
We apply a Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) technique, along with data augmentation to accommodate censoring in the dependent variables, to the estimation of a large expenditure system of food expenditures. Our finding of significant error covariance estimates justifies estimation of the system in improving statistical efficiency. Income, household composition, regions and other socio-demographic variables are found to play significant roles in determining household food expenditures.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bayesian MCMC; Censored equation system; Consumer Expenditure Survey; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C11; C34; D12; C11; C34; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61763

FOOD SAFETY: WHAT IS ECONOMISTS' VALUE ADDED?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caswell,   Julie A.
Economists are contributing to the food safety arena by analyzing demand for food safety, the consumer level benefits of improved food safety, the costs and benefits to companies from quality assurance for food safety, and the benefits and costs of government regulations aimed at improving food safety. In the food safety area, too much attention has been paid to risk assessment and not enough to risk management. Economists have a very important role to play in improving private and public risk management in areas such as pathogen reduction, use of traceability, and biotechnology.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16600

CASE STUDY -- KENYAN FISH EXPORTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abila,   Richard.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16556

Optimal Public Policies to Minimize Risks of Genotoxic Harms: A Comparison of the Efficiency of Administrative Agency Regulation and Tort Liability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Gary V.; Ulen,   Thomas S.; Alho,   Juha M.
Genotoxins, both radiation and chemical, by their nature have great capacity for creating unintended third-party harms (externalities), which are difficult to control from a policy standpoint.  The difficulties presented by genotoxins stem from 1) the long latency between exposure and the resulting harm; 2) the potential that the size of the harm might be greater than the capitalized value of its generator (e.g., the Johns-Manville asbestosis cases in the U.S.A.); 3) the inability in many cases to determine the population exposed to the genotoxin and the extent of individual exposures.  An additional difficulty that plagues environmental control policies in general, not just those targeted at genotoxins, is the inability to monitor without error.  To be...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25163

Understanding U.S. Consumer Demand for Milk Production Attributes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wolf,   Christopher A.; Tonsor,   Glynn T.; Olynk,   Nicole J.
A choice experiment was used to examine the value of various fluid milk attributes. Respondents were surveyed regarding half or whole gallon milk purchases. A split-sample design was used to examine consumer inferences regarding food safety. Willingness to pay for verification of production process attributes varied across attributes and verifying entity. Consumers were generally willing to pay substantial premiums for milk produced without the use of rbST, on local family farms, with assured food safety enhancement, and for these claims to be verified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Milk; Food safety; Grazing; RbST; Family farm; Local; Willingness to pay; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117186

ANÁLISE DAS ESTRATÉGIAS DE MARKETING EM UMA FECULARIA DA REGIÃO DE TUPÃ-SP
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Machado,   Joao Guilherme de Camargo Ferraz; Queiroz,   Timoteo Ramos; Scalco,   Andrea Rossi.
Nas últimas décadas, verificou-se uma mudança no comportamento do consumidor no sentido de adotar uma postura mais consciente em relação aos produtos que adquire. No setor alimentício, essa evolução é nítida, em função da busca por uma maior qualidade de vida, agregando à dieta questões de saúde, incluindo produtos com menor conteúdo de gorduras e calorias, rico em fibras, pobre em sódio etc. A indústria de alimentos, assim como toda a cadeia agroalimentar vem acompanhando esse maior interesse por parte do consumidor. Assim, é de extrema relevância que as decisões de marketing estejam apoiadas nas premissas do mercado, sob pena de se praticar ótimas ações mercadológicas para públicos errados ou de fácil resposta para os concorrentes, sob risco de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Composto mercadológico; Estratégias; Fecularia; Cassava starch industry; Marketing mix; Strategies; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109801

Globalization Issues and Consumers’ Purchase Decisions for Food Products: Evidence from a Lab Experiment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Disdier,   Anne-Celia; Marette,   Stephan.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114439

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Provedor de dados: 31
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Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Political Economy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55554

Costs and Benefits of Compliance for HACCP Regulation in the Italian Meat and Dairy Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Romano,   Donato; Cavicchi,   Alessio; Rocchi,   Benedetto; Stefani,   Gianluca.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24983

Consumers’ Perceptions and Attitudes of Organic Food Products in Northern Thailand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sangkumchaliang,   Parichard; Huang,   Wen-Chi.
The International Food and Agribusiness Management Review is published quarterly by IFAMA. www.ifama.org
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Organic food; Consumer behavior; Food labels; Consumer awareness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120860

El SIAL y sus diferencias con el enfoque del desarrollo territorial en América Latina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Larroa,   Rosa Maria.
Se muestran las diferencias entre el enfoque de Sistemas Agroalimentarios Locales (Sial) y el Desarrollo Territorial Rural (DTR) en América Latina, en el sentido de que el Sial no tiene objetivos economicistas, sino que aspira a incorporar otras visiones sociales, políticas y culturales. El enfoque del DTR acepta como factor dado la macroeconomía basada en el modelo de acumulación neoliberal y la especulación alimentaria del sistema, que acentúa las desigualdades territoriales y promueve la nueva ruralidad como alternativa no agrícola en sociedades que han perdido soberanía alimentaria. Para el Sial la multifuncionalidad es parte de la resistencia y una forma de complementar la actividad campesina. Para el DTR la multifuncionalidad es una forma de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sial; DTR; Desarrollo; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95055

Evaluating Consumer Usage of Nutritional Labeling: The Influence of Socio-Economic Characteristics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govindasamy,   Ramu; Italia,   John.
The majority of consumers report making frequent use of nutritional labeling when purchasing food products. However, certain segments appear to place a greater emphasis on food product labels than others. This study empirically evaluates which demographic characteristics encourage consumers to be more likely to take nutritional labels into account when purchasing grocery products. The results indicate that females, older individuals, and those living in suburban and rural areas are the most likely to make use of nutritional labeling. The results also indicate that larger households were less likely to use nutritional labeling.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36734

Texas Fresh Citrus Shipments by Market Areas, 1972-73
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Connolly,   Chan C.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Texas; Citrus; Markets; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97269

CONSUMER WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY FOR PORK PRODUCED UNDER AN INTEGRATED MEAT SAFETY SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boland,   Michael A.; Fox,   John A.; Mark,   Darrell R.
The objective is to estimate consumer willingness-to-pay (WTP) for pork chops produced under an integrated program which is designed to reduce the incidence of Salmonella.  A double-bounded model is estimated to determine Kansas and Indiana consumers WTP for these pork chops.  The median WTP is $4.92 per pound.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35667

Valuing Private Sector Incentives to Invest in Food Protection Measures in the Milk and Green Onion Sectors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lewis,   Andrew; Nganje,   William E.; Mattson,   Jeremy W.; Miljkovic,   Dragan; Wilson,   William W.
This study provides a framework to value investment strategies to mitigate possible agro-terrorism occurrences in the food supply chain and to determine where these investments would reduce the most risk.  This framework is applied to two food sectors that could be at risk: milk and green onions.  Stochastic optimization is used to determine the costs and risk premiums of alternative tracking strategies.  The real options method along with a portfolio of options, also referred to as the "tomato garden" framework, is used to determine where and when alternative intervention strategies should be implemented to reduce the most risk.  Finally, policy implications are derived on the cost-risk tradeoffs, probability of attacks, and containment efforts if there...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agro-terrorism; Stochastic optimization; Real options; Game theory; Milk; Green onions; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7630

Agency Theory Issues in the Food Processing Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boland,   Michael A.; Golden,   Bill B.; Tsoodle,   Leah J.
The objective is to identify significant determinants of performance for food processing firms over the 1992 to 2003 time period, focusing particularly on the issue of family control. Variables measuring firm effects such as asset size, governance, income distribution, and risk are used to explain return on equity. This study builds upon previous research by including a measure of income distribution in the food processing industry. Governance variables are found to be significant determinants of return on equity. The results found no evidence of agency problems in family-controlled firms during this time period.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Institutional economics; Organizational economics; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; D23; G34; Q13; Q14.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47203

Determinates of Subjective Food Safety Perceptions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Chung-Tung Jordan; Milon,   J. Walter; Babb,   Emerson M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62300

Alternative to Disincentive Rice Producer Prices in Madagascar: Case Study in Alaotra Prefecture and Bongolava Prefecture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ralandison,   Tsilavo; Shiratake,   Yoshiharu.
This study identifies the reasons for low producer prices of rice that have not covered its production costs for many years in Madagascar. The following points will be discussed: the farmers’ marketing conditions and the rural rice market structure, including the functions of each intervening trader preceding rice distribution in urban centers. The study also assesses current functions of the agricultural farmer cooperative: an organization expected to enable the establishment of fair trade in the domestic rice market. The data come from interviews conducted with 120 farmers, 20 traders, and the survey of the overall cooperative associations in two prefectures and main rice suppliers of the capital city. The analysis reveals that farmers were often...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Madagascar; Markets; Rice; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52005

Cereal Prices, Bread Consumption and Health in Scotland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Lamprinopoulou-Kranis,   Chrysa; Kupiec-Teahan,   Beata; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Cacciolatti,   Luca.
The recent rise in food prices has increased concern about the choice of a healthy food basket, especially in the context of the current formulation of a National Food Policy for Scotland. This concern has revived interest in food price and expenditure demand systems as they provide information about consumers’ food decisions. The paper focuses on the consumption of brown and white bread, as they are the most typical forms of cereals use in the UK. Moreover, nutritionists recommend the consumption of wholemeal or brown bread in contraposition to white bread as part of an appropriate diet due to its health benefits. The overall purpose of the paper is to measure the impact that the increase in the price of cereals during the period 2005 to 2008 would have...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Bread consumption models; Scotland; Food prices; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61121

Food quality, imperfect information and the role of markets and the state
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bocker,   Andreas; Herrmann,   Roland.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97496

The Sustainability of Intensive Livestock Areas (ILAS): Network System and Conflict Potential from the Perspective of Animal Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Otten,   Dennis; van den Weghe,   Herman F.A.
The present study has determined the perceived consequences of an ILA on the production conditions of livestock farming systems based on the advantages of an agglomerated agri-food industry and the disadvantages of an increasing livestock concentration. It became obvious that the benefits of such ILAs can be understood according to their human and social capital. These elements, however, are both associated with a low geographic responsiveness to any increase in problems and so cause land use conflicts to increase. Their perception of the effects of being located within an ILA caused the livestock farmers in this survey to consider their production conditions more when formulating their demands with respect to policies concerning regional development and...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Livestock; Networks; Conflict potential; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121844

The Effect of Demographic, Economic, and Nutrition Factors on the Frequency of Food Away from Home
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Binkley,   James K.
Food away from home, especially fast food,  is often cited as contributing to rising obesity.  This negative publicity can affect the demand for restaurant meals.  In this study econometric models explaining visits to table service and fast food restaurants are estimated.  The explanatory variables include not only standard demographic and economic measures but also measures of nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and concerns.  Effects for the former are similar to those found in past studies.  For nutrition factors, we find only limited impact for table service, but there is strong evidence that nutrition-orientated consumers tend to have lower fast food consumption.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19502

Can we keep up with the demand? Emerging trends in global rice consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jamora,   Nelissa; Valera,   Harold Glenn; Molina,   Imelda; Matriz,   Mary Joanne; Mohanty,   Samarendu.
Poster
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61680

Consumer Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Food Safety in Portugal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ventura-Lucas,   Maria Raquel.
The recent food crises and its great diffusion through the media had as consequence a reduction of the European consumer's confidence, in general, and of the Portuguese ones in particular, in the products that they buy and consume. These events also served to disclose some of the existing problems in the current marketing chain, in which many sectors result to have low, or no transparency or unknown ones to the consumers. For moreover, these crises had demonstrated that science and technology, in set with the governmental regulation do not offer guarantees that the risks associated with food have acceptable levels. All these questions triggered the interest of researchers to study the impact of food safety related issues on consumer behaviour. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Consumer behaviour; Perceptions; Attitudes; Portugal; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24986

HOW ELASTIC IS CALORIE DEMAND? PARAMETRIC, NONPARAMETRIC, AND SEMIPARAMETRIC RESULTS FOR URBAN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gibson,   John; Rozelle,   Scott.
This paper seeks further evidence on the elasticity of calorie demand with respect to household resources. The case presented is for urban areas of Papua New Guinea, where just over one-half of the population appear to obtain less than the recommended amount of dietary energy. The relationship between per capita calorie consumption and per capita expenditure in urban areas of Papua New Guinea is not consistent with the view that income changes have negligible effects on nutrient intakes. The unconditional calorie demand elasticity is approximately 0.6 for the poorest half of the population, most of whom have less than the recommended 2000 calories per day available to them. Using parametric and semiparametric estimation to control for a wide range of other...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11961

Politiques D’ajustement Et Securite Alimentaire En Afrique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mulubay,   Fidele Tshingombe.
Dans la majorité des pays africains, les stratégies mises en place ,ces dernières années, pour réaliser  l’objectif de sécurité alimentaire,  se sont inscrites dans la ligne de pensée des politiques d’ajustement sous monitoring  des Institutions Financières Internationales et qui, au fil des années , ont pris différentes formes en passant de la version PAS à la version DSCRP. La présente étude, qui se base sur l’expérience congolaise, vise dans un premier temps à analyser l’impact que peut avoir ce type des politiques sur la réalisation de la sécurité alimentaire nationale, et dans un second temps de prospecter une politique alternative qui permettrait au pays de tirer bénéfice de la prospérité mondiale pour mieux concourir à la réalisation de la sécurité...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52214

Does the Food Stamp Program Affect Food Security Status and the Composition of  Food Expenditures?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pan,   Suwen; Jensen,   Helen H.
This article considers interaction among participation in the Food Stamp Program (FSP), food security status, and the composition of food expenditures. A quadratic almost ideal demand system with a bootstrapping two-step method of estimation is applied to data from the Current Population Survey–Food Security Supplement data and used to estimate the model and account for endogeneity between the FSP participation and food insecurity. The results show that FSP participation is endogenously related with food security status and significantly affects total food expenditure and food-away-from-home expenditures.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food away from home; Food insecurity; Food stamps; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Q18; R21; I32.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45043

Impacts of Rising Food Prices on Poverty and Welfare in Vietnam
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vu,   Linh; Glewwe,   Paul.
In 2007 and 2008, international prices of rice and other grains sharply increased, raising fears that poor households in developing countries would become poorer. Yet, these fears often ignored that many of these poor households were food producers. This study examines the impact of rising food prices on welfare in Vietnam. Our results show that, overall, higher food prices raised the average Vietnamese household’s welfare. However, higher food prices made most households worse off. Average welfare was found to increase because the average welfare loss of households whose welfare declined (net purchasers) was smaller than the average welfare gain of those whose welfare increased (net sellers).
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food prices; Poverty; Rice prices; Vietnam; Welfare; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/105512

Use of Simulation Models to Study the Dynamic of Recall of Non-Conform Perishable Produce through the Supply Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Busato,   Patrizia; Berruto,   Remigio.
The traceability allows, for each product, to sketch the manufacturing process through a system documentary, enabling to identify the operational structures involved, the products and the lots, to define the flows of production, packaging and distribution. There are researches that investigate the traceability within the firm, but little work has been carried out on the investigation of the traceability system over the whole supply chain. The supply-chain of fresh produce is constituted of many links: producer/grower, warehouse, packing centre, distribution centre, retailers and finally the consumer. Each of these is a system itself that interacts with the other components of the supply-chain. The non-conformity could occurs in each of these links. Because...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Logistics; Dynamic simulation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59196

Food Safety Update: Accomplishments and Challenges (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Raymond,   Richard.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45860

Evaluation of consumers' honey purchase habits in Hungary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vanyi Arvane,   Georgina; Csapo,   Zsolt; Karpati,   Laszlo.
The objective of the study is to develop a strategy for Hungarian honey sales based on the consumers’ purchase habits. Altogether 902 people were asked randomly by questionnaire. Data collection was carried out personally in hypermarkets as well as fruit and vegetable markets (in Debrecen, Nyíregyháza, Szolnok). Altogether 821 questionnaires were evaluated. Cross tables were created according to sex, age, qualification and income. Data coherences were analysed through Pearson Chi2 statistical method. Main findings are as follows: · There are many different types of honey produced in Hungary, but people don’t know too much about them, they consume only a few of them. · Mainly the so-called traditional acacia and flower honey are consumed. · Analysing the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Healthy lifestyle; Honey purchasing; Nutrimarketing; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57682

Changes in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption over Time and across Regions in China: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis with Quantile Regression
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Kang Ernest; Chang,   Hung-Hao; Chern,   Wen S.
Recently, there has been considerable interest in estimating food demand structure in China due to its huge market for food products. Previous literature has focused on the primary food products such as grains and meats, but studies on fruits and vegetables are limited. To fulfill this gap, this paper investigates the changes of fruit and vegetable consumption in Chinese urban households between 1993 and 2001. In this study, we use the difference-in-differences method with quantile regression to demonstrate how these changes of fruit and vegetable consumption over time may differ across regions. Additionally, how these changes may differ over the entire distribution. Using household survey data from 1993 and 2001 of three selected provinces, our results...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fruit and vegetable consumption; China; Inequality; Quantile regression; Difference-in-differences model.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6531

Got Data? Multiple Data Souces Track U.S. Food Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morrison,   Rosanna Mentzer; Smith,   Travis A.; Lin,   Biing-Hwan.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124083

ESTIMATING THE EFFECT OF HEALTH KNOWLEDGE IN THE CONSUMPTION OF SOY-BASED FOODS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moon,   Wanki.
This paper develops empirical models to investigate whether knowledge about the health benefits of soy-based foods plays a significant role in  consumers' decision to consume soy-based foods and how much to consume (consumption intensity).  In addition, the impact of FDA's 1999 official confirmation of the health benefits of soy foods on consumers' willingness-to-consume soy foods or willingness-to-increase consumption frequency is examined.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19681

Organic supply chain collaboration: a case study in eight EU Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Naspetti,   Simona; Lampkin,   Nicolas; Nicolas,   P.; Stolze,   Matthias; Zanoli,   Raffaele.
This study aims at contributing to a better understanding of the linkage between supply chain performance and possible performance improvement with respect to food quality and safety. Therefore, the paper addresses the question whether the level of collaborative planning and close supply chain relationships could help improve quality and safety of organic supply chains. The study was conducted as a part of the multi-disciplinary EU-wide survey of organic supply chains, carried out in 8 European countries. In this paper we report the results of the study regarding the structures and performance of six different organic supply chains in these eight European countries: milk (CH, UK), apples (DE, CH), pork (UK, NL), eggs (DE, UK), wheat (HU, IT, FR) and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58105

UK parliamentary inquiry into global food crisis: call for evidence: How to better manage water so that 9 billion people can be fed equitably, healthily, safely and sustainably by 2050
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chartres,   Colin J.
Invited submission from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) to the United Kingdom Parliament on 2 June 2009.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Research institutes; Agricultural research; Policy; Water resource management; Irrigated farming; Rainfed farming; Farming systems; Food security; Water productivity; Water scarcity; Population growth; Water reuse; Food production; Water use; Biofuels; Urbanization; Climate change; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Political Economy; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91800

Consumer demands for organic and genetically modified foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donaghy,   Peter; Rolfe,   John; Bennett,   Jeffrey W.
Issues concerning consumer demands for genetically modified and organic food remain topical. It is unclear how consumers perceive issues associated with food production such as food safety, environmental impacts or animal welfare. It is also unclear how consumers might value potential changes in those issues in regional and metropolitan centres. This paper reports on research using the choice modelling technique to estimate and compare consumer demand for genetically modified and organic foods in Australia. The case study considers tomatoes, milk and beef commodities. The results draw comparisons between the contribution of associated factors influencing consumer purchasing decisions in a regional and metropolitan city. The results are relevant to the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetically modified; Organic; Demand; Choice modelling; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57862

Farm to School: A Market Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Watson,   Marissa C.; Cesar,   Escalante; Ames,   Glenn C.W.; Wolfe,   Kent; Kane,   Sharon P.
This paper explores the potential for the National Farm to School Program to effectively engage with Georgia’s public schools in order to reduce local food insecurity and improve the quality of nutrition provided to students.  A survey was conducted with the specific goals of assessing:  first, the current and future impact Farm to School has and will potentially have on the Georgia economy through schools purchase of local foods; second, the potential market for farmers; third, school administrators willingness to buy local food by Georgia; forth, the level of infrastructure available within schools to prepare fresh, whole foods; and fifth, the perceived opportunities and challenges to buying and preparing local food.  University of Georgia collaborated...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm to School; Georgia; Local foods; Public schools; Survey data for local buying; Food security; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119776

EMERGING STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING FOOD SAFETY (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Busta,   Frank F.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33208

Exploring the organic agriculture practice in Mexico: an opportunity for small-scale farmers to feed themselves
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Juarez Hernandez,   Isabel; Hernandez Cervantes,   Tania.
We examine how organic farming practiced by small farmers in rural zones in Mexico could build a self-sufficient food system. We hold the hypothesis that the promotion of the local consumption of organic produce is an alternative to strengthen the local economy needed to sustain food self-sufficiency. The hypothesis stands against export oriented market and high external input technology of industrial agriculture that erodes small-scale farmers’ ability for self-sufficient food. Firstly, a debate about how organic farming systems promote local economies is presented, drawing on sustainable agriculture approach. Organic agriculture seems to be a suitable alternative for small-scale farmers because it allegedly diminishes financial vulnerabilities since they...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic agriculture; Self-sufficient food system; Local food system; Direct marketing; Mexico.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58033

Outsourcing and Offshoring: Sector Implications for Dynamics, Growth, and Sustainability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weaver,   Robert D.; Chung,   Sung Hoon.
As national economies have integrated through removal of trade barriers, the potential for offshoring production was quickly recognized as a strategy to enhance firm performance. At the same time, labor market reforms opened the door for outsourcing of labor services to specialist firms that supply labor force teams. The implications of these trends for industries that rely on specialized workforces have drawn considerable attention. Both manufacturing and food processing have seen substantial movement toward oursourced labor, yet little research has considered the implications of these trends. In both manufacturing and food processing, specific labor skills are needed that require training and consistency of supply to ensure efficiency in raw material and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labor force; Offshoring; Outsourcing; Food System; Sustainability; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59201

THE CHARACTERISTICS AFFECTING CONSUMERS' PERCEPTIONS AND PREFERENCES FOR UNITED STATES VERSUS IMPORTED BEEF
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Umberger,   Wendy J.; Feuz,   Dillon M.; Calkins,   Chris R.; Sitz,   Bethany M.
In 2002, consumers from Chicago and Denver participated in an experimental auction and taste panel to elicit willingness to pay for beef originating from the United States, Australia and Canada.  Approximately 69% of the consumers were willing to pay a premium of 19% more for a “Guaranteed U.S” steak than for an unlabeled steak.  When comparing consumers’ taste preferences for beef originating from various countries of origin, it appears that a segment of the population prefers the taste and is willing to pay a premium for beef originating from Australia.  A larger segment of the experimental population, 34% of the consumers, preferred the taste and was willing to pay a premium for the Canadian steak.  However, on average, consumers were willing to pay...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16606

The potential impact of the Health Check™ on diet quality of food away from home purchases
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goddard,   Ellen W.; Drescher,   Larissa S.; Fernando,   Jeewani.
Consumption of food away from home (FAFH) is widely believed to be a contributing factor to the current obesity crisis and other diet related problems in North America. Although FAFH expenditure represents a lower proportion of food expenditure in Canada than in the United States (24% versus 50%) it is still a significant part of Canadian diets. The Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation has developed a third party accreditation program to identify healthy food items in grocery stores and more recently, restaurants, called the Health Check™ program. The program is not without controversy since some people feel that it is inappropriate to pay for the use of the label and it may be misleading that many processors and restaurants choose not to apply for their...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123523

The Impacts of Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreaks on the Brazilian Meat Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Costa,   Rafael F.; Bessler,   David A.; Rosson,   C. Parr, III.
This study uses unrestricted vector autoregression method and historical decomposition with directed acyclic graphs to quantity the impacts of the foot and mouth disease outbreak on the Brazilian meat market for different levels of the industry (export, wholesale and farm). The imposition of an import ban by Russia on Brazilian meat exports is also analyzed. Results show that beef, pork, and chicken export prices all decreased after the FMD outbreak. More importantly, our findings indicate that all prices ended up recovering after the removal of the import ban by Russia in December 2007. As for the price margins in both beef and pork meat supply chains, the export-to-farm and export-to-wholesale margins were found to be very close to each other. On the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Foot and mouth disease; Brazilian meat market; Vector autoregression model; Historical decomposition; Directed acyclic graphs.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103811

CONSUMPTION EFFECTS OF GENETIC MODIFICATION: WHAT IF CONSUMERS ARE RIGHT?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giannakas,   Konstantinos; Fulton,   Murray E.
This paper develops a model of differentiated consumers to examine the consumption effects of genetic modification (GM) under alternative labeling regimes and segregation enforcement scenarios. Analytical results show that if consumers perceive GM products as being different than their traditional counterparts, genetic modification affects consumer welfare and, thus, consumption decisions. When the existence of market imperfections in one or more stages of the supply chain prevents the transmission of cost savings associated with the new technology to consumers, genetic modification results in welfare losses for consumers. The analysis shows that the relative welfare ranking of the “no labeling” and “mandatory labeling” regimes depends on: (i) the level of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16042

DO HEALTH CLAIMS MATTER FOR CONSUMER PREFERENCE ON TEA BEVERAGE? EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FROM TAIWAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Sheng-Hung; Chen,   Hsin-Fan; Wang,   Hui-Cheng.
This paper aims to identify consumer preference for tea drinking products in Taiwan by applying conjoint analysis and investigate whether health claims as attributes would influence consumer’s choice behavior. From 1 July to 31 August 2005, 620 consumers of tea drinking products participated in the choice-based conjoint experiment, which conducted in the city of Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung in Taiwan. The data were collected in supermarket using questionnaire for personal interviews. Overall, the estimated individual models fit the data well using Conditional Logit Model. Regarding the result of “Original Tea”, consumer’s order ranking of tea category is green tea, oolong tea, and black tea. The most importance on the standard that health claims...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tea Drinking Products; Consumer Preference; Health Claims; Conjoint Analysis; Conditional Logit Model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116428

CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS OF TROUT AS A FOOD ITEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Foltz,   John C.; Dasgupta,   Siddhartha; Devadoss,   Stephen.
The impacts of socioeconomic/demographic characteristics, experiences and preferences of consumers on trout purchasing decisions were estimated using Probit and Ordered Probit regression techniques.  Data from a survey of consumer purchasing behavior and personal attributes were used to deduce factors that led to either a high or low likelihood of purchasing trout products.  Analysis of data pertaining to whole trout and value-added products yielded consistently different characteristics of consumers who show a high affinity toward purchasing one or more of such products.  Results from these analyses were used to suggest techniques for marketing whole trout and value-added trout products to specific segments of the consumer population.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34345

The Relationship between Supply Chain Coordination and Quality Assurance Systems: A Case Study Approach on the German Meat Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bahlmann,   Jan; Spiller,   Achim.
The German meat industry faces a high demand for food safety and traceability. After several meat scandals in the recent past, efforts have to be made to regain consumer trust and to assure access to export markets. Apart from a few niche markets, there is no focal company in the German pork supply chain which efficiently coordinates food chain information, harmonizes the multiplicity of different IT systems or takes on professional public relations in charge of the whole sector. In cases of food crises, essential up- and downstream information slowly flows across the supply chain which hinders both seamless traceability and the harmonization of production processes between the various stages of the supply chain. This contribution focuses on the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49768

Consumer Confidence in the Food System, Media Coverage and Stock Prices of Food Companies: A Regression Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garcia-Fuentes,   Pablo A.; Ferreira,   Gustavo F.C.; Harrison,   R. Wes; Kinsey,   Jean D.; Degeneffe,   Dennis J.
A series of recent and serious food safety incidents have generated a national debate over the significant costs that they impose on various stakeholders - consumers, industry, or the government. This paper examines the impact of media coverage of food safety and defense issues on consumer confidence in food safety, and measures the response of stock prices of food companies to changes in consumer confidence. Results show that, increases in media coverage have a negative impact on consumer confidence, and that decreases in the levels of consumer confidence on food safety have a negative impact on stock prices of food companies, in particular for the larger firms. These findings confirm that the financial performance of food the industry is negatively...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61658

National Conference on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka, Volume 2: Proceedings of the Water Quality, Environment and Climate Change, BMICH, Colombo June 9-11, 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wetlands; Environmental flows; Assessment; Water allocation; Case studies; Rivers; Farming systems; Models; Groundwater; Aquifers; Domestic water; Rainfed farming; Climate change; Wastewater irrigation; Rice; Food security; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118404

Modelling the likely impact of healthy eating guidelines on agriculture in England and Wales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arnoult,   Matthieu H.; Jones,   Philip J.; Tranter,   Richard B.; Tiffin,   J. Richard; Traill,   W. Bruce.
Household food consumption data is used to estimate likely changes in diet under healthy eating guidelines, and the consequences this would have on the agricultural sector in England and Wales. The first step entails imposing nutrient restrictions on food consumption following dietary recommendations. The resulting diet is then used as a proxy for demand in agricultural commodities, to test the impact of such a scenario on agricultural land use and production. Results of the diet optimisation indicate a severe drop in foods rich in saturated fats and sugar, essentially cheese and sugar-based products, along with lesser cuts in fat and meat products Conversely, consumption of fruit &amp; vegetables, cereals, and flour would increase to meet dietary fibre...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dietary guidelines; Land use; Agricultural production; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44331

ERADICATING MALNUTRITION -- INCOME GROWTH OR NUTRITION PROGRAMS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haddad,   Lawrence James; Alderman,   Harold.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16182

OPTIMAL STOCKING DENSITY AND FOOD SAFETY RISKS IN STEER PRODUCTION ENTERPRISE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nganje,   William E.; Kaitibie,   Simeon; Brorsen,   B. Wade; Epplin,   Francis M.
Reasonably high stocking densities generally lead to high profit for steer grazing enterprises.  However, higher stocking densities result in high microbial counts, creating food safety concerns, especially with the advent of BSE in recent years.  This study explores the impact of production and output price uncertainty on optimal stocking density when microbial shedding presents a food safety problem.  The optimal grazing pressure is based on the expected utility maximization framework, and a stochastic linear response and plateau production function.  Results show that uncertainty and food safety problems lead to lower stocking density, and lower profits.  However, reducing the potential incidence of microbial shedding guarantees future profits to the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16602

"MALNUTRITION":  AN INTELLECTUAL ODYSSEY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Seckler,   David.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32388

Estimation of the Usual Intake Distributions of Ratios of Dietary Components
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carriquiry,   Alicia L.; Fuller,   Wayne A.; Goyeneche,   J.J.; Dodd,   Kevin W.
In recent years, it has become apparent that ratios of usual intakes of dietary components, such as the percent of calories from fat or the percent of calories from standard fat, are important indicators of dietary adequacy.  The problem of estimating a percentile of the distribution of ratios of usual intakes of nutrients presents problems that arise from the fact that, from a statistical point of view, ratios of dietary components can be viewed as ratios of random variables.  The methods developed by Nusser et al. (1995) to estimate usual intake distributions of nutrient, for example, cannot be directly applied to ratios, since the ratio of usual intakes is not equal to the mean of the ratio of daily intakes.  In this paper we discuss the problem of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18673

Bioproducts Development Survey: Analysis of the Summary Results
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sparling,   David; Cranfield,   John A.L.; Henson,   Spencer J.; Laughland,   Pamela.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Sparling; Bioproducts; Bioproduct Development Survey; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52704

Multifunctional Agriculture, Quality of Life and Policy Decisions: an Empirical Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eboli,   M.G.; Macri,   Maria Carmela; Micocci,   A.; Verrecchia,   F.
The TOP-MARD research project (Toward a Policy Model of Multifunctional Agriculture and Rural Development), that will be here described in its Italian version, links farmers’ behaviour with their economic, social and environmental effects, showing the difference between a behaviour guided by market profitability only and one guided by the interest of a broader social group. It was financed by EU in 11 European countries, and it took place in 2006-2008. The TOP-MARD research defined a 10-modules model (POMMARD), that links use of land and production techniques to several dimensions of a context (quantitative and qualitative, from economic to social and environmental) and to the quality of life of its population. STELLA, a Systems Thinking software, has been...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multifunctional Agriculture; Quality of Life; Policy Decision.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95015

Costs and Benefits of Two Alternative Salmonella Control Policies in Finnish Broiler Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kangas,   Susanna; Lyytikainen,   Tapani; Peltola,   Jukka; Ranta,   Jukka; Maijala,   Riitta.
In this study, costs and benefits of two Salmonella control options in broiler production were compared. The first option was to control Salmonella as set by Council Directive 92/117/EEC, so-called Zoonosis Directive. The second option was more intense control programme, the so-called Finnish Salmonella control programme. The costs of controlling Salmonella in primary and secondary production and the direct and indirect losses due to Salmonella infection in humans in both options were compared. The national control option was found to be economically feasible. One prevented loss of life covered all the control costs of the national programme.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Salmonella; Broiler; Cost-benefit; Control; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24981

CEAGO VINEGARDEN: HOW GREEN IS YOUR WINE? ENVIRONMENTAL DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGY THROUGH ECO-LABELS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Delmas,   Magali A.; Doctori-Blass,   Vered; Shuster,   Kara.
wine eco-labeling case study
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Organic wine; Biodynamic wine; Labeling; Case study; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37326

Agricultural Development and Child Nutrition: What do We Know?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Penders,   Christopher L.; Staatz,   John M.; Tefft,   James F.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Downloads July 2008 - June 2009: 6.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11303

The Role of Infrastructure in Mitigating Poverty Dynamics: The Case of an Irrigation Project in Sri Lanka
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sawada,   Yasuyuki; Shoji,   Masahiro; Sugawara,   Shinya; Shinkai,   Naoko.
Although it is known that access to physical infrastructure enhances household welfare, there are hardly any micro-econometric studies that analyze the role of infrastructure in mitigating chronic and transient poverty. This paper aims to bridge this gap in the existing literature by evaluating the impact of a large-scale irrigation project implemented in Sri Lanka.  We extend the seasonal consumption smoothing model of Paxson (1993) by introducing endogenous credit constraints.  We collected unique household-level monthly panel data over a period of two years.  According to the point estimates, with irrigation accessibility, per capita food and non-food consumption expenditures increase by around 20% and 45%, respectively, on average, and the probability...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Poverty Reduction; Role of Infrastructure; Monthly Panel Data; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Risk and Uncertainty; O16.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51461

PENSIONERS AND FOOD INTAKE PATTERNS IN A TRANSITION ECONOMY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Florkowski,   Wojciech J.; Moon,   Wanki; Beuchat,   Larry R.; Resurreccion,   Anna V.A.; Paraskova,   Pavlina; Jordanov,   Jordan; Chinnan,   Manjeet S.
Using nationwide food consumption survey data collected in Bulgaria in 1997, this study examines how food intake patterns of the unemployed and pensioners differ from patterns of the employed.  During transition, the unemployed and pensioners are particularly vulnerable to nutritional deficiencies and chronic diseases resulting from unbalanced and unhealthy diets as well as food shortage.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Transition; Social welfare policy; Food intake pattern; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21590

Survey of Kentucky Beef Producer Perspectives on Food Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burdine,   Kenneth H.; Ernst,   Matthew; Meyer,   Lee; Woods,   Timothy A.
In order to evaluate farmer perceptions of food safety as they relate to the beef industry, a survey was conducted among Kentucky beef cattle producers. The goal of the survey was to determine the extent to which beef producers felt their practices could affect the safety of the food supply.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42309

Global Fair Trade Innovations: Trends 1999-2011
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marconi,   Nicholas G.; DiMarcello,   Nicholas, III; Hooker,   Neal H.
The global Fair Trade market has experienced substantial growth over the past 13 years, as measured by both share and number of innovations. This has developed into a new worldwide market segment, and has helped improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. This report compiles data from Mintel’s Global New Product Database (www.gnpd.com), which records food, beverage, health and beauty products launched throughout the world. The company archives extensive information about each product, permitting users to explore emerging marketing strategies. From 1999 through 2011, GNPD recorded 4,465 Fair Trade innovations. These products were sold in over 40 countries. This paper provides a descriptive and comparative statistical analysis of Fair Trade trends...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fair Trade; Third party certifiers; Organic; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; F13; F16; F18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123530

THE THEORY AND ECONOMETRICS OF HEALTH INFORMATION IN CROSS-SECTIONAL NUTRIENT DEMAND ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   Jaehong; Davis,   George C.
Understanding the role of health information in food and nutrient demand has become an important issue over the last decade.  Endogeneity and measurement error are two empirical problems that are inherent in this type of analysis.  While some type of instrumental variables estimation would appear the obvious solution, this paper provides several theoretical and empirical reasons why this is not the case in cross-sectional analysis.  An alternative estimation strategy is pursued, an empirical example given, and the implications discussed.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24015

The Impact of an Experimental Nutritional Intervention in Childhood on Education among Guatemalan Adults
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maluccio,   John A.; Hoddinott,   John; Behrman,   Jere R.; Martorell,   Reynaldo; Quisumbing,   Agnes R.; Stein,   Aryeh D.
Early childhood nutrition is thought to have important effects on education, broadly defined to include various forms of learning. We advance beyond previous literature on early childhood nutrition on education in developing countries by (1) using unique longitudinal data from a nutritional experiment with lifetime educational measures; (2) avoiding confounding the estimates by excluding potentially endogenous right-side variables; and (3) using estimators that allow for nonnormal distributions. Our results indicate significantly positive, and fairly substantial, effects of the randomized intervention a quarter century after it ended: increased grade attainment by women, via increased likelihood of entering and completing primary school and some secondary...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Early childhood nutrition; Education; Nutritional intervention; Guatemala; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55896

The Food Prices / Body Mass Index Relationship: Theory and Evidence from a Sample of French Adults
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boizot-Szantai,   Christine; Etile,   Fabrice.
What would be the effect of a "fat tax" on obesity? This paper shows that the sign of the price-weight  correlation is unclear,  as  variations  of  food  price  have  a  direct  effect on weight  through  changes in  energy intakes, and an indirect (income) effect that affects energy expenditure. Food expenditures data are used to examine the link between the prices of 16 food groups and the distribution of the Body Mass Index among French adults.  We find positive correlations for ready-meals and snacks, and negative correlations for sea products and fruits. It is thus unlikely that the epidemic of obesity will react in the short-term to nutritional taxes.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Obesity; Fat tax; Price policies; Quantitle regressions; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D1; H3; I1.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24734

Milk Farmers' Risk Attitudes: Influence of the Dairy Processing Company
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Belhenniche,   Geoffroy; Duvaleix-Treguer,   Sabine; Cordier,   Jean.
European market deregulation is destabilizing the economic environment of French farmers leading to an increase in market risks. In the dairy sector, the 2003 CAP reform has lead to major changes (removal of export subsidies and increase in the European milk quota). The dairy supply chain is now coping with higher production and price risks. The dairy supply chain is thinking of new management tools in order to both maintain stability in dairy farm income and secure supply to industrial facilities. One solution may be to strengthen marketing contracts. In this perspective, the knowledge of dairy farmers' risk attitudes is necessary. The goal of this paper is to provide empirical insight into: dairy farmers‘ perceptions of risk and risk management, and the...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Market Risk; Farmers' risk perceptions; Expected utility framework; Risk preference elicitation; Dairy Sector; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58711

Vitamin A and iron consumption and the role of indigenous vegetables: A household level analysis in the Philippines
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Honicke,   Mireille; Ecker,   Olivier; Qaim,   Matin; Weinberger,   Katinka.
Micronutrient malnutrition is a public health problem in many regions of the developing world. Severe vitamin A and iron deficiencies are of particular concern due to their high prevalence and their serious, multiple health effects on humans. This paper examines dietary patterns and nutrient intakes, as well as their socioeconomic determinants among households in the Philippines. Since promotion of indigenous vegetables is often considered as an avenue to reduce micronutrient malnutrition, special emphasis is placed on analyzing the contribution of this particular food group to household vitamin A and iron intakes. We use a sample consisting of 172 resource-poor households located in peri-urban areas of Laguna Province. A 24-hour food consumption recall...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8533

Modeling Advertising Expenditures and Spillover Effects Applied to the U.S. Non-Alcoholic Beverage Industry: Vector Autoregression (VAR) and Polynomial Distributed Lag (PDL) Approaches
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dharmasena,   Senarath; Capps,   Oral, Jr.; Bessler,   David A.
The non-alcoholic beverage market in the U.S. is a multi-billion dollar industry growing steadily over the past decade. Also, non-alcoholic beverages are among the most heavily advertised food and beverage groups in the United States. Several studies pertaining to non-alcoholic beverages including the incorporation of advertising effects have been conducted, but most of these have centered attention on milk consumption. Some studies have considered demand interrelationships for several beverages including advertising effects in systems-wide analyses.  In our analysis, we develop and employ a unique monthly time-series data set derived from Nielsen Homsescan panels for household purchases of non-alcoholic beverages over the period from January 1998 through...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Non-alcoholic beverages; Vector autoregression; Polynomial distributed lags; Beverage advertizing; Directed acyclic graphs; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; C18; C22; C52; C53; C81; D11; D12.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124363

Diffusion of International Food Safety Standards: Developing Country Experiences
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Post,   Diahanna L.
States have regulated public health for centuries by providing public goods such as clean air, water, and food to their citizens. Governments mandate levels of quality in food to prevent poisoning and deception of their people. In the United States, public health regulation has been one of the few areas where the courts have recognized a subjugation of individual rights to the common good, beginning in 1905 in a case which found that the state has a right to vaccinate a child against his parents' wishes (Gostin 2000). Thus the study of public health regulation, and within that food safety and quality, is an important one to understanding the state. Unlike efforts in some areas to de-regulate and/or move from command-and-control to market-based regulatory...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30661

Markteffekte medienwirksamer Lebensmittelskandale: Eine Ereignisstudie
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rommel,   Jens; Neuenfeldt,   Sebastian; Odening,   Martin.
Das Vertrauen der Konsumenten in gesunde Nahrungsmittel wird regelmäßig durch Lebensmittelskandale erschüttert. Im Zusammenhang mit der Diskussion von Maßnahmen, die seitens der Produzenten und/oder des Staates ergriffen werden, um Nahrungsmittelsicherheit zu gewährleisten, stellt sich die Frage, wie der Markt, genauer gesagt: die Verbraucher, auf das Bekanntwerden von Lebensmittelskandalen reagieren. In dem Beitrag wird der Frage nachgegangen, ob und wie sich Lebensmittelskandale, die eine mediale Verbreitung gefunden haben, auf Preise und Verbrauchsmengen ausgewählter tierischer Agrarerzeugnisse auswirken. Als methodischer Ansatz werden Ereignisstudien gewählt, die eine einfache Möglichkeit bieten, die Marktwirkungen sachlich und zeitlich klar...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Lebensmittelskandal; Ereignisstudie; Fleischmarkt; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53261

STOP OR GO? HOW IS THE UK FOOD INDUSTRY RESPONDING TO FRONT-OF-PACK NUTRITION LABELS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Van Camp,   Debra; Souza Monteiro,   Diogo M.; Hooker,   Neal H.
Food nutrition labels have been used for over a decade to aid consumers in making more informed diet choices and to potentially reduce societal costs from diet-related diseases and health conditions. While there is some evidence of the effectiveness of nutrition labels in changing consumption patterns, the scale of such improvements have been marginal. This has led certain government agencies to consider alternative forms of nutrition information. One such approach is front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labels which provide simple, easily accessible information on a limited number of key nutrients. The use of FOP labels may facilitate healthier diets by influencing consumer behaviour and by providing an incentive for industry to formulate healthier products....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Front-of-pack; Nutrition labelling; Traffic light; Guideline daily allowance; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Q18; L66; L81.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116400

MARKETING RESEARCH ABOUT PERCEPTIONS OF PRODUCERS OF ROMANIAN TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andreea,   Raluca Ion; Turek,   Magdalena; Turek,   Adrian.
The purpose of this study is to describe the businesses of Romanian producers of agrofood traditional products traded to the Romanian Farmer’s Fair. The need of pursuing these issues is emerged from the changes happened on the market of agro-food products in those regarding the transitions to a healthier consumption, to ecological and/or traditional products, in the case of some consumers. Because of these, some producers identified opportunities of developing businesses with traditional Romanian products. In describing producers’ businesses, a qualitative marketing research is undertaken to the Romanian Farmer’s Fair, trying to identify future trends of the market of agro-food products.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traditional products; Model of consumption; Agro-food products’ market; Consumer; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57421

The Costs of Human Salmonellosis Attributable to Pork: A Stochastic Farm-to-Fork Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McNamara,   Paul E.; Liu,   Xuanli; Miller,   Gay Y.
Few farm-to-table analyses of the risk pathways for foodborne illnesses exist, and no such analysis exists for the case of salmonellosis and pork products.  This paper presents a Monte Carlo simulation model of the US pork system and the transmission pathways of Salmonella.  For the year 2000, we estimate the cost of illness attributable to porkborne Salmonella at $45.7 million, with an estimated 43,505 cases of salmonellosis attributable to pork occurring annually.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22023

Feeding the Factory Farm: Implicit Subsidies to the Broiler Chicken Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Starmer,   Elanor; Witteman,   Aimee; Wise,   Timothy A.
Since the passage of the 1996 Farm Bill, the U.S. market prices of soybeans and corn have dropped 21% and 32%, respectively. These commodities are sold on the market at a price below what they cost to produce. If U.S. agricultural policies contribute to this trend, then they do so to the benefit of commodity purchasers, particularly the industrial operations that use the commodities as raw material inputs. Corporate-owned livestock operations are a case in point. This paper focuses on the broiler chicken industry, which, in the United States, is fully industrialized and vertically integrated. We compare the average costs of production for broiler feed components—corn and soybean meal—with market prices, and then use these cost-price margins to estimate the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries; Political Economy; Production Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37162

STATE USE OF FUNDS TO INCREASE WORK SLOTS FOR FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS: REPORT TO CONGRESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Botsko,   Christopher; Gabor,   Vivian; Schreiber,   Susan; Pachikara,   Susan.
Since passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, most States have retargeted services in the Food Stamp Employment and Training (E&amp;T) Program to able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs).  The Balanced Budget Act more than doubled funding to States for USDA's Food Stamp E&amp;T Program.  The law requires States to send at least 80 percent of the funding on services that can fulfill the work requirement imposed by welfare reform legislation in 1996 on ABAWDs.  ABAWDs must either work at least 20 hours per week or participate in a qualifying employment and trainig activity.  This report fulfills the Act's mandate to USDA to examine and report on how States use the new funds to create work opportunities for ABAWDs and if this is done in an efficient...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamps; ABAWDs Employment and Training; Workfare; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33875

Mycotoxin Regulations: Implications for International Agricultural Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dohlman,   Erik.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33623

Aumento de Ingestão de Calorias Relacionada ao Aumento de Renda no Norte d e Moçambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rose,   Donald; Strasberg,   Paul J.; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Tschirley,   David L.
Resultados das investigações do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MAP-Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food consumption; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55212

Consumer attitudes toward GM food with hypothetical functional characteristics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marin,   Floriana; Notaro,   Sandra.
Since their introduction in the early 1990s, genetically modified organisms in agriculture tended to emphasize improved yield. Europeans, perceiving unacceptable risk and too little benefit, resoundingly disapproved of GMO use in agro-food processes. More recently, research has turned to developing products that use GMO components that better match consumer interest, including nutritionally enhanced foods, environmentally friendly crops, and other areas.  The question that arises is whether Europeans perceive that the new, prospective benefits outweigh the olds risks, opening the market to such products. This paper investigates consumer preferences for a number of hypothetical genetic modifications in a widely consumed food product: yoghurt. We explore the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: GMOs; Functional properties; Willingness to pay; Choice modelling; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7878

Market Development Potentials for Southwestern Peanuts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shafer,   Carl E.; Nichols,   John P.; Branson,   Robert E.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Market Development; Southwestern Peanuts; Peanuts; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97281

APPROACHES TO MEASURING CONSUMER BENEFITS FROM FOOD SAFETY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Ravenswaay,   Eileen O.; Hoehn,   John P.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Consumer benefits; Cost/benefit analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25941

System Dynamics in Food Quality Certifications:  Development of an Audit Integrity System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Albersmeier,   Friederike; Schulze,   Holger; Spiller,   Achim.
Due to the complex structure of certification schemes the risk of flaws and scandals is generally high. It has further increased by several developments during the last years. With regard to their potential effects, it is questionable whether the certification approaches are actually able to detect deficiencies within the system and thus prevent crises which may lead to its breakdown. Hence, the ability of a standard to meet its objectives of food quality and safety needs to be enforced. In this contribution we launch the implementation of a controlling tool which automatically monitors audit quality based on information of the respective data bases. By analysing possible negative influences, opportunistic behaviour can thus be detected.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Certification; Quality assurance systems; Risk oriented auditing approach; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91143

Risks Perceptions and Willingness-to-Pay for Organic Fresh Chicken in Argentina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lacaze,   Maria Victoria; Rodriguez,   Elsa M.; Lupin,   Beatriz.
Contributed Paper prepared for presentation at the International Association of Agricultural Economists Conference, Beijing, China, August 16-22, 2009
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risks perceptions; Hormone-free chicken; Willingness-to-pay; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; C25.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51016

THE GLOBAL FOOD WEB: ENVIRONMENT, FOOD SUPPLY, AND HUMAN NUTRITION- A PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scearce,   W. Keith.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17460

Mali's Rural Communes: A Potential Catalyst for Improving Child Nutrition?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tefft,   James F.; Keita,   Daouda; Wise,   Victoria; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Staatz,   John M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Downloads July 2008-June 2009: 6.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11442

Demographics of Household Attitudes towards Food Defense
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dettmann,   Rachael L.; Stinson,   Thomas F.
Literature examining demographics of consumers most concerned about acts of agro terrorism or terrorism in general is limited due to inadequate data. A first effort to fill this information gap was made possible by a 2005 survey conducted by the University of Minnesota. The “National Survey of Attitudes of U.S. Residents about Terrorism.” surveyed 4,260 Americans. Results showed 31 percent of respondents were not confident their food supply was secure from acts of terrorism, while 77 percent felt an act of food terrorism would occur in their lifetime. This paper is divided into three sections of analysis. First, the demographics of surveyed respondents who believe an agro terrorist attack will occur within the next four years are reported. Second, the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6685

Children’s Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables: Do School Environment and Policies Affect Choice in School Meals?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ishdorj,   Ariun; Crepinsek,   Mary Kay; Jensen,   Helen H.
Considering most children spend a majority of their weekdays at school and, on average, obtain more than one-third of their daily caloric intake from meals consumed at school during the school year, school is a natural place to implement nutrition policies that would help develop healthy eating habits and improve health and well-being of children. At the same time, local school meal policies may influence what foods are offered and how the foods are prepared. In this regard, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) two school meal programs can play an important role in children’s diets and food habit formation and thus positively influence children’s health. The focus of our research is children’s intakes of fruits and vegetables by location of...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Assistance; Fruits and Vegetables; School Meals; Endogeneity; Censoring; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C11; C34; C36.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123534

Comment le développement agricole affecte-t-il la nutrition infantile au Mali?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Penders,   Christopher L.; Staatz,   John M.; Tefft,   James F.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Downloads July 2008 - June 2009: 9.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11417

The FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act and the Exemption for Small Firms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pouliot,   Sebastien.
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010 is new legislation that mandates, among other things, new food safety standards. The act includes a clause that exempts small firms from new regulatory requirements. This paper investigates the effects of a small firm exemption from more stringent food safety standards. The model compares food safety, total output and the number of market participants for different food safety regulation with and without an exemption for small firms. The numerical examples show that a more stringent food safety regulation increases food safety, increases the price of food, decreases the total output and decreases the number of firms. A new food safety standard with an exemption for small firms increases the average food safety...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Heterogeneous firms; Regulation; Regulatory exemption; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D21; M31; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103885

Consumers perception of nanotechnologies in the Italian wine sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Casolani,   Nicola; Chiodo,   Emilio; Fantini,   Andrea.
La ricerca sulla percezione dell’impiego delle nanotecnologie nei diversi settori industriali ha importanti riflessi in termini economici e politici; nel settore agroalimentare esistono numerosi dibattiti sull’impiego delle nanotecnologie: la regolamentazione normativa è oggetto di discussione da parte di scienziati e comitati tecnici; anche l’opinione pubblica avrà un ruolo determinante in questo processo. Obiettivo del presente lavoro è di esaminare l’accettazione delle’uso delle nanotecnologie nei consumatori di vino; l’indagine è stata effettuata su un campione di consumatori abruzzesi ed utilizzando come prodotto di riferimento la più importante denominazione di origine a livello regionale, il Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Doc. Il settore vitivinicolo...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nanotecnologie; Conjoint analysis; Settore vitivinicolo; Percezione del consumatore; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q 13.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124120

ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF MANDATED GRADING AND TESTING TO AVOID A NEGATIVE FOOD SAFETY EVENT: EX ANTE ANALYSIS OF THE FEDERAL MARKETING ORDER FOR PISTACHIOS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gray,   Richard S.; Sumner,   Daniel A.; Alston,   Julian M.; Brunke,   Henrich.
The California pistachio industry led an initiative to establish a federal marketing order, which mandates quality standards and an inspection program to assure food safety and consistency in the quality of California pistachios.  We develop a stochastic dynamic simulation model of the pistachio market to investigate quantitatively the likely effects of such collective action enforced by government mandates.  Simulation results indicate that, across the full range of parameters used in the analysis, the benefit-cost analysis was always favorable to the proposed policy.  The measured benefits to producers, the nation, or the world always well exceeded the corresponding measure of costs, typically by many times.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20031

A Two-Step Auction in the Presence of Negative Values: An Application to “Farm-Raised” Pre-Cooked Roast Beef
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nalley,   Lawton Lanier; Hudson,   Darren.
Uniform auctions are commonly used to elicit willingness to pay for new or novel products, product attributes, or non-market goods. However, most auctions or other contingent-valuation techniques do not allow for negative values, despite the fact that many consumers hold negative values for these products or product attributes. We conducted a WTP auction for a new product along with a within-sample WTA second auction allowing for negative responses. We find that failing to allow for negative values significantly inflates willingness to pay estimates and estimates of expected market share. This paper provides a method of incorporating negative values into auctions and willingness to pay elicitation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99790

Modelling Reference-Dependent and Labelling Effects in Consumers’ Functional Food Choices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zou,   Ning Ning (Helen); Hobbs,   Jill E.
This paper examines the reference-dependent and labelling effects when consumers make choices about functional foods, and explores how changes in reference points could alter individuals’ preferences. Functional food (probiotic yogurt) and regular food (regular yogurt) are used as examples to explore the potential reference-dependent effects and labelling effects. A consumer utility model with reference point effects is developed. The paper also explores how to model the effects of different labelling (health claim) policies, which could influence consumer preferences by changing consumers’ reference points.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Consumer utility; Functional food; Labelling policy; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D11; D12.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45496

Transparency Solutions for Increasing Trust along the Food Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sebok,   Andras; Berczeli,   Attila; Molnar,   Adrienn; Van Lembergen,   Katrien; Gellynck,   Xavier.
The concept of products having designated country of origin was investigated. It was established that a coherent approach can be developed by systematic organisation and structuring of the available information. A working definition was developed for identification of successful practices in food transparency. Several successful solutions for increasing transparency along the food chain were identified. The lessons learned from these solutions can be used for better understanding of the problems related to the transparency of claims and statements on food products having designated country of origin and for increasing the transparency about the validity of such statements and claims
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Transparency; Successful practices; Country of origin food; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122013

Phytosanitary Regulations Shape Fruit and Vegetable Trade Patterns
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Romberg,   Megan; Roberts,   Donna.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123230

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND FUTURE FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Valin,   Hugo; Havlik,   Petr; Mosnier,   Aline; Obersteiner,   Michael.
Discussions on climate change increasingly emphasize the contribution of agricultural activities to anthropogenic greenhouse gases emissions. In this paper, we investigate from a supply to demand side perspective the stress between food demand and climate change challenges up until 2030. We examine how more stringent climate change mitigation policies could alter agricultural markets and put at risk the nutrition possibilities of populations. We use for this purpose GLOBIOM, an applied partial equilibrium model covering, at the world scale and a fine grid resolution, the main land-based sectors: agriculture, forestry and bioenergy. For this exercise, the model is fully linked to a semi-flexible endogenous demand system with non-linear Engel’s curves. Our...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C61; Q11; Q24; Q54.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116392

IMPACTS OF EGYPTIAN SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ON DIETARY PATTERN AND ADEQUACY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Soliman,   Ibrahim; Eid,   Nafissa.
Health and nutrition status including dietary adequacy are basic components of the human development and indicators for welfare in a certain community. The study focused upon how far a socio-economic environment would affect the dietary pattern and adequacy in Egypt. The current dietary pattern was compared with that before the economic reform adjustment, i.e. before 1986. Dietary adequacy of energy and protein was assessed to define the poverty line among urban and rural populations. The investigated changes in the socio-economic environment were income level, distribution, growth and price level by region; as well as demographic features of the household. Finally, the study discussed policy implications on both micro and macro level and provided...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Energy and protein intake; Energy and protein requirements; Dietary Adequacy; Dietary Pattern; Income and Dietary Pattern; Vulnerable groups; Income Distribution; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107278

Food Demand in Slovenia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Regorsek,   Darja; Erjavec,   Emil.
The objective of this research is to analyse food consumption patterns in Slovenia for households segmented by quartile income levels and for whole Slovenian population. Food items are divided into seven commodity groups. Cross-sectional household data from Household Budget Survey 2001 were used. We apply the linearly approximated Almost Ideal Demand System (LA/AIDS). Empirical results show positive expenditure elasticities being close to one where in general demands for dairy products and for vegetables have expenditure elasticities higher than unity. All Marshallian and Hicksian own price elasticities are negative and less than one. Demand for meat and fish is quite price inelastic whereas demand for vegetables is pretty sensitive to its own price...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food demand system; LA/AIDS; Expenditure and price elasticities; Household Budget Survey; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9409

DISCUSSION: TECHNICAL REGULATIONS AND FOOD SAFETY IN NAFTA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: DeRemer,   Kathryn.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16912

Estimating the Costs and the Disease Burden Associated With Campylobacter Infections and Sequelae in the Netherlands
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mangen,   Marie-Josee J.; Havelaar,   Arie H.; de Wit,   G. Ardine; Bernsen,   Rob A.J.A.M.; van Koningsveld,   Rinske.
Campylobacter infections pose an important public health problem in the Netherlands. Approximately 79,000 persons per year are estimated to experience symptoms of acute gastroenteritis.  Further annually some 1400 ReA cases, 60 GBS cases and 11 IBD cases are associated with a previous Campylobacter infection. Using a stochastic simulation model the disease burden and the cost-of-illness of Campylobacter infections and its sequelae were estimated. Estimates of the Campylobacter-associated disease burden and costs-of-illness were 1185 DALYs (90% C.I. 693 - 1845 DALYs) per year and some 21 million E (90% C.I. 10 - 38 million E) per year respectively.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Campylobacter; Sequelae; Cost-of-illness; Disease burden; Netherlands; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24985

Internationalization and Firm Performance in Agribusiness: Empirical Evidence from European Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heyder,   Matthias; Makus,   Christian; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
The ongoing internationalization of markets has become a major issue also for companies of the agribusiness. Nevertheless, neither the degree of internationalization of agribusiness firms nor the internationalization-performance relationship in the agribusiness sector have been analyzed thoroughly so far. To help fill this void, we use panel data compiled from annual reports and balance sheets to investigate the internationalization as well as the internationalization-performance relationship of 21 leading European cooperatives in the dairy and meat sectors. Our results indicate that internationalization has a significant positive impact on firm performance.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Internationalization; Firm performance; Cooperatives; Dairy industry; Meat industry; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121847

CHILD NUTRITION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN VIETNAM IN THE 1990S
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Glewwe,   Paul; Koch,   Stefanie; Nguyen,   Bui Linh.
Child malnutrition is pervasive in almost every developing country. Economic growth can lead to better child nutrition, but the size and nature of this effect can vary widely across countries.  This first part of this paper examines the impact of increased household income on children's nutritional status on Vietnam, a country with a high rate of economic growth in the 1990s.  It finds that increases in household incomes lead to statistically significant improvements in children's nutritional status, but the size of this effect explains only a small proportion of the reduction in child malnutrition in Vietnam in the 1990s.  This suggests that something else occurred in Vietnam during those years that reduced child malnutrition.  A preliminary analysis of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20443

The Economics of a Healthy School Meal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilde,   Parke E.; Kennedy,   Mary H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93832

CHILDREN'S CONSUMPTION OF WIC-APPROVED FOODS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oliveira,   Victor; Chandran,   Ram.
The WIC program offers supplemental foods to low-income women, infants, and children. This study compared consumption patterns of WIC children with those of three different comparison groups: eligible nonparticipating children living in non-WIC households, eligible nonparticipating children living in WIC households, and children living in households whose income is too high to be eligible for WIC. The study provides strong evidence that participation in the WIC program increases consumption of at least some types of WIC-approved foods. Although WIC-participating children consumed significantly more calories from WIC-approved foods than children in the two comparison groups of eligible nonparticipants, there was no significant difference in total calories...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: WIC; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women; Infants; Children; Food packages; WIC-approved foods; Tobit regression analysis; Food consumption patterns; Child nutrition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33853

GHANA: THE ACCRA URBAN FOOD AND NUTRITION STUDY
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15907

NUTRICION Y POLITICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pelletier,   David.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16149

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: Micronutrient Content and Fungal Contamination of Foods in Developing Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoffmann,   Vivian.
The negative effects of micronutrient deficiencies on human capital acquisition and economic productivity are well documented. A less well understood but potentially serious threat to human health in developing countries is the contamination of food crops by fungal toxins. This paper surveys what is known about the health and economic burdens attributable to insufficient micronutrients and toxic contamination of food in developing countries, discusses consumer demand for micronutrients and food safety, and describes some of the challenges to improving population nutrition, particularly in rural areas.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Micronutrients; Aflatoxin; Developing countries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55548

Italian Consumption of Wild and Farmed Fish: Demand and Elasticity Estimation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gerolimetto,   M.; Mauracher,   Christine; Procidano,   I.
In this paper, we present an analysis of farmed and wild fish in Italy using microdot.  Instead of estimating a traditional parametric model such as AIDS, we employ Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and evaluate elasticities using a method specific of the non-parametric framework.  As input variables, we consider not only the traditional economic factors but also some socio-demographic ones.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Aquaculture; Artificial Neural Networks; Demand curve; Elasticity; Fish consumption; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; C14; C21; Q11; Q13.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56076

Agricultural production in Greater Sekhukhune: the future for food security in a poverty node of South Africa?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Drimie,   Scott; Germishuyse,   T.; Rademeyer,   L.; Schwabe,   Craig.
This paper argues that within the range of complementary activities necessary to secure the food security of marginalised groups in South Africa in places such as Greater Sekhukhune, the aspect of agricultural production is often neglected. A comprehensive approach to food security should focus on exploiting opportunities around increasing local food availability through production, as well as stimulating food accessibility by, for example, supporting small enterprises through micro-credit, and supporting food utilisation through education. In this way a range of options is created that vulnerable people can adopt to promote their livelihoods beyond survivalist strategies. This paper explores the issue of agricultural production within Greater Sekhukhune...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food security; Agricultural production; Household surveys; Greater Sekhukhune; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55045

Consumer attitudes towards sustainability attributes on food labels in the UK and Japan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saunders,   Caroline M.; Guenther,   Meike; Tait,   Peter R.; Kaye-Blake,   William; Saunders,   John; Miller,   Sini; Abell,   Walter L.
With current concerns about climate change and the general status of the environment, there is an increasing expectation that products have sustainability credentials, and that these can be verified. Labelling is a common method of communicating certain product attributes to consumers that may influence their choices. There are different types of labels with several functions. The aim of this study was to investigate consumers‟, attitudes, knowledge and preferences towards certain sustainability claims on food products across countries; particularly attitudes towards the display of the reduction of carbon emissions were examined in this research. A web-based consumer survey undertaken in the United Kingdom and Japan showed similarities between consumers in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: FOOD LABELLING; CARBON FOOTPRINT; SUSTAINABILITY; CROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISON; UNITED KINGDOM; JAPAN; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108953

Do consumers’ preferences change when on vacation? A willingness to pay study on apples and honey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morkbak,   Morten Raun; Jensen,   Jorgen Dejgaard.
Ways of increasing the market for local produce beyond the local residents within the local community, could include the following two potential solutions: 1) an expansion out to a more national/global market, which though would be costly in terms of transportation costs or 2) getting national/global consumers into the local market, e.g. as tourists. The objective of the present paper is to investigate the tourism's potential in the promotion of locally produced food products, within the perspective of context dependency and consumers' preferences for local produce. Firstly, people are asked to state their preferences for locally produced apples and honey, respectively. Secondly, we illustrate how preferences towards local produce depend on the situation,...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123525

A Selectivity Model of Household Pork Consumption Behavior in Taipei,  Taiwan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Jau-Rong.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35819

Consequences of BSE on Consumers' Attitudes, Perceptions and Willingness to Pay for Certified Beef in Spain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Angulo,   Ana Maria; Gil,   Jose Maria.
The BSE crisis has increased consumers' concerns on beef safety. Product quality systems and controls have been reinforced. Traceability certification and quality labels have been developed to communicate consumers the safety characteristics of the labelled beef and recover consumption. As a consequence, production costs have increased, which have been ultimately transmitted to consumer prices. The objective of this paper is to develop a conceptual model able to analyse main factors influencing consumers' willingness-to-pay for certified beef. A three-equation recursive model is jointly estimated. Results indicate that income, level of beef consumption, the average price consumers paid for beef and beef safety perception are main determinants of Spanish...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Certified beef; Willingness-to-pay; Attitudes; Food safety; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24999

The Nature and Function of Geographical Indications in Law
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ibele,   Erik W.
There are two basic types of legal regime for the protection of geographical indications (GIs). Some systems, notably that of the European Union, define and treat GIs as a distinct type of intellectual property. This approach is also reflected in the provisions concerning GIs in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement). Other legal systems, notably those of Australia, Canada and the United States, treat GIs as a subcategory of trademarks. Like trademarks, GIs function principally as a means of providing information to consumers. EU legislation and jurisprudence, however, define GIs more expansively than do trademark-based legal systems, and see GIs as in some ways superior to trademarks. The EU is attempting...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Geographical indications; Intellectual property; Origin Regulation; Trademarks; TRIPS; WTO; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48791

Local Food Wholesale Infrastructure in New York State: economic impact, policy implications and recommendations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jablonski,   Rebecca; Mansury,   Yuri.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123974

Role of Demographics and Health Attitude in Consumers' Nutrition Consideration in Food Selection
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rimal,   Arbindra; Moon,   Wanki; Balasubramanian,   Siva K.
A nationwide on-line survey of 3,000 households was conducted. Households were randomly selected from the database of 400,000 households who make up Ipsos-NPD marketing research panel. The purpose of this study is to examine how a household meal planner’s perception of the importance of various dietary components in selecting food items is influenced by the person’s or the household’s socio-demographic factors and health attitude. Annual household income affected fat, calcium, and cholesterol considerations significantly but did not make any impact on the consideration of salt when consumers selected food items. Hence, the result implies that as income level increases, household meal planners are more likely to be concerned about fat, calcium and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutrition consideration; Health attitude; Socio-demographical factors; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9943

Preferences, trust and willingness to pay for food information: An analysis of the Italian Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nocella,   Giuseppe; Stefani,   Gianluca; Romano,   Donato.
Lack of consumer trust and communication strategies are probably the main determinants of information failure in modern food markets. This study attempts to tackle these aspects affecting the quality of food information by investigating questions related to what topics are more relevant to consumers, who should disseminate trustful food information, and how communication should be conveyed. Primary data were collected both through qualitative (in depth interviews and focus groups) and quantitative research. Quantitative research was conducted by means of a questionnaire administered in 2006-2007 to a sample of Italian respondents using both a web and a traditional mail survey. Reading preferences, willingness to pay and trust towards public and private...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food information; Trust; Preference heterogeneity; Segmentation; Italy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; D18; D89; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114606

MARKETING OF SAFE FOOD THROUGH LABELING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roosen,   Jutta.
After a series of food safety crises during the 1990s, regulators, producers, and retailers alike are trying to regain consumer confidence by redesigning legislation and quality-assurance programs.  These programs focus on process innovation, traceability, and identity preservation of products.  This paper reviews current developments in the European food and retail industry.  Hypotheses on the link between structural adjustments in the food production and marketing chain and the provision of safe food emerge.  In addition, we report results from a survey on consumer perception of food-safety attributes and discuss the opportunities for and limits of marketing safe food through labels.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27058

Towards a Diagnostic Instrument to Identify Improvement Opportunities for Quality Controlled Logistics in Agrifood Supply Chain Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van der Vorst,   Jack G.A.J.; van Kooten,   Olaf; Pieternel,   A. Luning.
Western-European consumers have become not only more demanding on product availability in retail outlets but also on other food attributes such as quality, integrity, and safety. When (re)designing food supply-chain networks, from a logistics point of view, one has to consider these demands next to traditional efficiency and responsiveness requirements. The concept ‘quality controlled logistics’ (QCL) hypothesizes that if product quality in each step of the supply chain can be predicted in advance, goods flows can be controlled in a pro-active manner and better chain designs can be established resulting in higher product availability, constant quality, and less product losses. The paper discusses opportunities of using real-time product quality information...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Logistics; Supply Chain Management; Product Quality; Information 1; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121848

For Most Meat and Poultry Plants, Federally Mandated Controls Are Just the Starting Point for Food Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ollinger,   Michael.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121900

NATIONAL SECURITY AND BIOTERRORISM: A U.S. PERSPECTIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Runge,   C. Ford.
My purpose is to consider how the events of September 11, 2001 have changed how we think about the world food system and the possibilities for agro-bioterrorism.  I will divide them into three categories: direct threats to the world food system from agro-bioterrorism; market and development assistance disruptions arising from terrorist and anti-terrorist activity; and broader and longer term shifts in the political economy of international agriculture due to the emergence of a recognized global terrorist threat.  I conclude that agro-bioterrorism is a real threat, but more to markets than to human health.  Moreover, responses to this threat are likely to reinforce ongoing improvements in food inspection, identity preservation, and safety measures.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14384

The Changing Nature of Dairying: Ownership, Management And Succession
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dooley,   A.E.
DairyNZ funded a two-year study on dairy farm ownership and management structures (June 2005 to May 2007), followed by a study on dairy farm succession in 2007/08. Farm business structures affect wealth creation and distribution, and determine who the dairy industry participants are and will be, and the roles they will have. Succession determines the next generation of farm owners. The research included literature reviews, farmer focus groups, a survey, case studies and industry interviews. This paper will present an overview of the key issues identified and discuss what these might mean for the future.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy farming; Business structures; Ownership; Management; Succession; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99681

EFFECTS OF HEALTH INFORMATION ON FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Padilla,   Luis; Acharya,   Ram N.
US per capita fruit and vegetable consumption is below the level recommended for better health. The paper examines how health information linking diet and health, as measured by a health information index has affected fruit and vegetable consumption. Results indicate that health information has a significant impact on the consumption of grapes, bananas and citrus as well as in carrots, tomatoes and bell peppers.  This suggests that raising public awareness about specific health benefits of eating fruits and vegetables can be an effective strategy to increase consumption.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21742

CASE STUDY -- REDUCING MYCOTOXINS IN BRAZILIAN CROPS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salay,   Elisabete.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16558

BSE and the Dynamics of Beef Consumption: Influences of Habit and Trust
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ding,   Yulian; Veeman,   Michele M.; Adamowicz,   Wiktor L.
This study relates habit persistence and trust to recurring food safety incidents in the context of a series of three BSE incidents in Canada. We examined the dynamics of monthly beef expenditure shares of a sample of Canadian households for monthly time periods during year 2002 through 2005 using micro level panel data which followed meat expenditures by Canadian households before and after the first three BSE cases which were discovered in 2003 and 2005. Our results suggest that households’ reactions to the first three BSE events followed a similar general pattern: households reduced beef purchase expenditures following the discovery of BSE but these expenditures subsequently recovered, suggesting that concern diminished over time. Following the first...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: BSE; Habit; And trust; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49284

DETERMINANTS OF U.S. HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES ON FRUIT AND VEGETABLES: A NOTE AND UPDATE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
This study examines the various factors affecting household expenditure on fresh and processed fruit and vegetables in the U.S. using the 1992 Consumer Expenditure Survey. Empirical results suggest that higher income, better educated, larger, and older households spend more on fresh and processed fruit and vegetables than do other households. Seasonal and regional variations are also evident.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumption; Expenditure; Fruit and vegetables; Generalized Heckman procedure; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15262

FOREWORD: Special Issue on the Economics of Food Assistance Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Just,   David R.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123322

The Impacts of Taste, Location of Origin, and Health Information on Market Demand for Sweet Potatoes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nalley,   Lawton Lanier; Hudson,   Darren; Parkhurst,   Gregory M.
Location of product origin is an often-used marketing device by retailers.  This approach is based on the assumption that location of origin signals something to consumers about the underlying quality (or other attributes) of the product.  This can be an effective strategy if the signal matches the consumer valuation of the product after consumption.  In the same vein, health advertising is used to increase demand for a product that exhibits "healthy" dietary attributes.  While there have been numerous studies examining the potential impacts of these attributes on demand, there have been few rigorous studies that examine the consistency of consumer valuations of location of origin before and after they have actually consumed the product (or before and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15791

Riesgos y desafíos en la implementación de una indicación geográfica (IG) Las denominaciones de origen (DO) y las indicaciones geográficas (IG) como herramientas para el desarrollo territorial rural con identidad cultural (DTR-IC)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Champredonde,   Marcelo; Benedetto,   A.
La presente comunicación es resultado de un Estudio Complementario que se está desarrollando en la ciudad de Colonia Caroya, provincia de Córdoba (Argentina) sobre Indicaciones Geográficas (IG) y Desarrollo Territorial Rural con Identidad Cultural (DTR-IC). El trabajo se inserta en el marco de dos proyectos, por un lado, el Proyecto Desarrollo Territorial Rural con Identidad Cultural (DTR-IC) liderado por Claudia Ranaboldo de RIMISP y por el otro, el Proyecto Diferenciación y Valorización de Alimentos con Identidad Territorial del INTA, coordinado por Marcelo Champredonde. El objetivo general de la propuesta es animar y sistematizar lecciones del proceso de construcción y obtención de una IG para un producto típico, el salame de Colonia Caroya. Se espera...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Denominaciones Geográficas (DO); Indicaciones Geográficas (IG); Desarrollo Territorial con Identidad Cultural (DTR-IC).; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94996

Price Reductions Have Little Effect on Fruits and Vegetable Consumption by Low-Income Americans
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dong,   Diansheng; Lin,   Biing-Hwan.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124213

Organic Food Consumption Patterns in France
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hassan,   Daniel; Monier-Dilhan,   Sylvette; Nichele,   Veronique; Simioni,   Michel.
This research addresses two important issues for the future expansion of organic consumption in France. The first one is related to knowing whether the organic choice is a permanent feature of consumer’s attitude or not: Do organic buyers occasionally pick one organic product or do they choose organic for “several” categories? The second issue concerns the impact of prices on buying organics which is revisited, distinguishing between capturing new consumers and increasing the demand coming from people already involved in organic markets. These questions are examined using the market basket approach; the price issue requires further estimations of demand models. The study relies on two staple food products, eggs and milk. The findings are : (i) choosing...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Market basket approach; Purchasing behavior; Logit model; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C35; D12; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53342

ASSESSMENT OF WIC COST-CONTAINMENT PRACTICES:  FOOD ASSISTANCE RESEARCH BRIEF
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaufman,   Phillip R.
In an effort to ensure the best use of available funds and to provide benefits to all eligible individuals, State agencies responsible for carrying out the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children(WIC) have implemented one or more cost-containment practices. Do these practices adversely affect WIC participants'food consumption, access to authorized food stores, program participation, and related factors to the extent that overall nutrition and health goals are undermined?
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33855

Exploring the Relations, Bargaining Forms and Dynamics of the EU Food Supply Chain under the Perspective of the Key Actors: Evidence from Greece and Denmark
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Galanopoulos,   Konstantinos; Karantininis,   Konstantinos; Mattas,   Konstadinos; Karelakis,   Christos.
The objective of this paper is to offer qualitative and quantitative insights on the perceptions of the actors in the EU food supply chain on a broad spectrum of topics that characterise its operation and conduct, highlighting also potential differences in North and South European countries. Issues explored pertained to actors’ relations with up- and downstream partners, the future dynamic and challenges of the food sector, the influence of policy intervention and attitudes towards genetically modified products (GMPs) and organic production. For this purpose, a total of 34 food supply chain actors in Denmark and Greece were interviewed using a semi-structured interview process. A comparative analysis of the interviews pinpointed many similarities in the...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food supply chain structure; Vertical integration; Stakeholders’ survey.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121947

Quality perception of PDO beef producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barreira,   Maria Madalena; Brandao,   A.R.W.; Lemos,   Jose Pedro Cardoso; Fontes,   Magda Aguiar.
Food quality from a consumer perspective includes sanitary aspects as well as nutrition, but also taste, aspect, integrity and the particularity of products. But quality at the consumer level can only be achieved if quality is respected throughout the whole chain. An analysis is undertaken using as a case study Portuguese producers of two types of PDO beef. Results, using multivariate data analysis, show that the main attributes for a quality beef at the producers` level are: feeding, finishing, specific quality, age at slaughter, breed and transport. Results also suggest that producers have distinct quality perceptions on PDO beef.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Quality; Beef; Protected Designation of Origin; Producers` quality Perception; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Q13; M31.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56768

THE IMPACT OF HOUSEHOLD LEVEL DETERMINANTS OF CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION: CROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE FROM WEST AFRICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Penders,   Christopher L.; Staatz,   John M.
Poor child health and nutrition persist throughout West Africa. This research analyzes the impact of key economic variables, including income, education and background characteristics, on child health and nutrition across nine different countries. The results are interpreted in the context of differing levels of economic development among these nations. The findings do not show wealth and parental education to be robust across the sample, but maternal background characteristics have a positive, statistically significant and highly consistent effect across all the countries. The importance of mothers' height does not simply represent a genetic influence, but can be interpreted to signify that women who have had a healthier upbringing and hence are taller,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11579

Risk and Contract Relationships
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Freier,   Axel E.; Kuhl,   Rainer.
The current structure of the German agri-food-sector is deduced from an increasing (international) competition and its division into small and medium business units particularly on the producers’ side. The roots of this development lie in a more a hundred year’s history of a productive branch that was intensively shaped by co-operatives. Nowadays this cooperative structure competes with networks and capital market-oriented firms that raise the question of the today’s role of cooperatives (see Kühl/ Hanf, 2004) In the following sections different approaches evaluating possible strategic paths of the actors within the production chain in the agri-food-sector will be presented. As a consequence risk issues agricultural economists have to address will be...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59182

Television Food Advertising, Ethnic Marketing and Food Choices among Hispanic Children
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Zhu; Huang,   Rui.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: TV advertising; Food choices; Hispanic consumers; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61338

Estimates of the Welfare Impact of Intragenic and Transgenic GM Labeling Policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Colson,   Gregory; Huffman,   Wallace E.; Rousu,   Matthew C.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61387

MARKETING RESPONSES TO CHANGING CONSUMER PREFERENCES IN THE FRESH BEEF INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Procopio,   Mary Elizabeth.
The fresh meat industry is changing the way it markets its products. The decline in red meat consumption that has resulted from greater consumer concerns about the "healthfulness" of red meat, coupled with changes in consumer lifestyles emphasizing a need for convenience is contributing to the diminishment of "commodity selling" in favor of a true "marketing" approach (Pierson and Allen, 1986). In a traditional industry such as meats, the shift from a commodity-selling perspective (i.e., selling of homogeneous goods) to a marketing (i.e., selling of homogeneous goods) to a marketing (i.e., marketing of differentiated goods) perspective is a slow transition. The fresh beef industry is moving toward the adoption of this contemporary food marketing strategy...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11130

The Country of Origin of Food: Consumer Perceptions of Safety and the Issue of Trust
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lobb,   Alexandra E.; Mazzocchi,   Mario.
It is becoming increasingly difficult for the general public to attempt to assess risks using traditional methods such as smell, taste or other physical attributes of food.  The existence of extrinsic cues such as the country of origin (COO) of food can help to make food purchase decisions easier for consumers.  However, the use of extrinsic cues depends heavily on the extent to which consumers trust such signals to be indicative of quality or safety, which in turn depends on the credibility behind that cue.   Using an ordered probit model, COO is examined as an extrinsic cue for food safety by looking at the relationship between trust in food safety information provided by national food standards agencies (NFSAs) and the EU Food Safety Authority (EUFSA)...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Origin of food; Consumer behaviour; Food safety; Trust; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7728

Food Access, Eating Habits and Adult Obesity in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bimbo,   Francesco; Bonanno,   Alessandro; Nardone,   Gianluca.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123978

The Impact of Experience and Consumer Perceptions on Perceived Risk Reduction Behavior - The Case of Beef
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McCarthy,   Mary.
This research examines perceived risk at the facet level (Psychological, Social, Performance, Safety, Health and Financial) and assesses the influence of consumer experience and perception of self (perceived ability, interest in product and interest in cooking), product (perceived product consistency), and environment (perceived confidence in the independent butcher) on these facets. It can be concluded that the influence of experience and perceptions varies by facet. However, perceived ability, confidence in the independent butcher and interest in beef were significant determinants of perceived risk for most risk facets while cooking interest, perceived consistency and experience were more risk facet specific. In the second section of this paper the use...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beef; Safety; Risk perceptions; Ireland; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24241

Who Should Certify the Safety of Genetically Modified Foods?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baker,   Gregory A.; Mazzocco,   Michael A.
Two methods of addressing consumer concerns regarding the use of genetically modified foods are evaluated using conjoint analysis – the use of a familiar brand and government certification. In one survey, consumers were asked to rate hypothetical products based on brand, price, and production technology attributes. In a second survey, consumers rated hypothetical products that included government certification, price, and production technology attributes. Both the individual and aggregate results indicate that government certification would be more effective at assuaging consumers concerns than would the use of a familiar brand, although a  familiar brand was sufficient to address consumer concerns for a significant number of respondents. The analysis also...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Branding; Certification; Consumer demand; Genetically modified food; GMO; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8157

FUNCTIONAL FOODS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: AN OVERVIEW OF THE SECTOR'S MAIN ISSUES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Castellini,   Alessandra; Canavari,   Maurizio; Pirazzoli,   Carlo.
In Europe the demand of functional foods varies remarkably from country to country, on the basis of the alimentary traditions, the enforced legislation and the different cultural heritage that people have acquired. The opportunities of expansion on the market seem to be quite favorable and the interest of the consumers is rather high.  But the diffusion of these products in the community area is slowed down by some obstacles. One of main ones is the lack of an official law-recognized definition for these references, necessary in order to clearly assign these products to the food sector rather than to the pharmaceutical one.  In a such situation, we note that nowadays it is impossible to carry out a complete survey of this world, due to the lack of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q18; L65; L66.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14456

FOOD SAFETY: ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS AND FEDERAL POLICY OPTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sporleder,   Thomas L.; Kramer,   Carol S.
A myriad of local, state, and federal laws and regulations exist with the intent to assure consumers a "safe" food supply.  This paper addresses some of the economic aspects of federal food safety laws and regulations.  A brief summary of federal food safety legislation and programs is offered, with some assessment of issues which impact on the performance of these programs.  Finally, broad alternatives to current federal programs are enumerated along with each alternative's potential consequences in economic terms.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27879

Concerns for Fairness and Preferences for Organic Food
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chang,   Jae Bong; Lusk,   Jayson L.
Recent findings from behavioral economics suggest people are concerned about the fairness and inequality in simple distribution experiments.  This study sought to determine whether such considerations also carry over to food choice.  A conjoint-type experiment was developed and administered to a random sample of the U.S. population via mail survey to determine whether consumers, when purchasing food products, are concerned about the distribution of benefits across the participants in the agricultural supply chain (small farmers, large farmers, agribusiness, supermarkets, and the consumer) and to determine the extent to which the fairness models proposed in the general economics literature (and variants on these models) explain food choice.  Results...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6414

MODELING THE IMPACT OF FOOD SAFETY INFORMATION ON MEAT DEMAND IN SPAIN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Radwan,   Amr; Gil,   Jose Maria; Ben Kaabia,   Monia; Serra,   Teresa.
This paper analyses the impact of food safety information about the 'mad-cow' crisis on the demand for different types of fresh meat and fish in Spain. The theoretical model explicitly incorporates food safety information in the consumers' utility function, from which demand equations are obtained. Two alternative functional forms have been considered, the standard AIDS and the Generalized Almost ideal Demand System (GAIDS) in order to overcome the problem of incorporating demand shifters in the traditional AIDS model. The food safety information has been incorporated into the demand function through a weighted information index built on the basis of the published news related to the mad-cow disease in the most popular Spanish newspaper. The comparison of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Meat consumption; Food safety information; BSE; Demand systems; GAIDS; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6672

HOUSEHOLD FOOD CHOICE IN FOUR FOOD CATEGORIES: HEALTHY OR UNHEALTHY?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Binkley,   James K.; Golub,   Alla A.
The interest of this study is the tradeoff between nutrition and taste in consumer food choice.  We examine choice between more and less healthy versions of particular foods within four important grocery categories: breakfast cereal, milk, bread, and soft drinks.  Within a category, products do not greatly differ in terms of cost and convenience, and nutritional differences are easily determined.  Consumers are less likely to choose unhealthy foods due to cost or convenience advantages, or through ignorance. This makes the choice between taste and nutrition more apparent. We use annual expenditure data reported by a large sample of households participating in the AC Nielsen Homescan data system.  For each of the food categories we develop a measure of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Nutrition; Food; Consumer Choice; Health; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; D12; I12; I18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58418

Designing Regional Systems of Biotechnology Regulation A Transaction Cost Approach to Regulatory Governance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Birner,   Regina; Linacre,   Nicholas A.
Many developing countries are currently in the process of designing regulatory systems that should make it possible to use the potential of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for agricultural development, while at the same time managing the risks for food safety and the environment that are potentially associated with these technologies. In view of the considerable costs associated with biotechnology regulation and the scarcity of biosafety specialists, there are processes in various regions of the developing world to establish regional systems of biotechnology regulation. So far, there are major knowledge gaps as to how regional systems of biotechnology regulation can be designed to be effective and efficient and to fulfill principles of good...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Regional biotechnology regulation; Regulatory federalism; Transaction cost economics; European Union; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52218

AN ANALYSIS OF NUTRITIONAL LABEL USE IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McLean-Meyinsse,   Patricia E.
Results from a random telephone survey of 1,421 grocery shoppers in the South suggest that 80 percent of them used food labels when making food purchasing decisions.  Overall, shoppers used the information on fat content more frequently than any other labeling information.  Label and attribute use were found to be statistically significantly associated with age, educational level, gender, household composition, household income, marital status, and race.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26509

Exploring Convenience Food Consumption through a Structural Equation Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Botonaki,   Anna; Natos,   Dimitrios; Mattas,   Konstadinos.
In this  study the  model of convenience orientation suggested by Scholderer and  Grunert (2005)  is applied  in order to examine consumer  behavior  in the context of  convenience food usage. The empirical results indicate that socio-demographic characteristics  affect behavior both directly and indirectly through perceived time resources and convenience  orientation towards meal preparation and clearing up. Findings seem to be important for all  the bodies  involved  in the marketing of convenience  food products since they describe the  way various consumer characteristics interact affecting the consumption of such products.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9433

CULTIVATING NUTRITION: A SURVEY OF VIEWPOINTS ON INTEGRATING AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Levin,   Carol E.; Long,   Jennifer; Simler,   Kenneth R.; Johnson-Welch,   Charlotte.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16001

Integrating Food Policy with Growing Health and Wellness Concerns: An Analytical Literature Review of the Issues Affecting Government, Industry, and Civil Society
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cash,   Sean B.; Cortus,   Brett; Goddard,   Ellen W.; Han,   Alice; Lerohl,   Mel L.; Lomeli,   Jose L.
Over the past few years, there has been growing global interest in the link between food and health. This paper provides a review of some of the recent literature describing these linkages. The first section provides an overview of findings that link the consumption of fruits and vegetables, meat, eggs, whole-grains, alcohol, sugar, dairy, fish, pulses, soy, and nuts to coronary heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes. The authors then summarize various international and domestic non-government organizations' views about these issues. The third section centres on the food industry and its responses to growing health concerns. The fourth section is an overview of public policy relating to food and health, including the use of food policy to change...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24056

Pricing Perishables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weaver,   Robert D.; Moon,   Yongma.
A key feature of food products is their perishability. Within the short marketing window that characterizes most food and ag products, demand is typically highly stochastic and difficult to predict. This combination of features poses substantial challenges to retailers when pricing products and has implications for performance that ripples through vertical food chains. For many food products, processing to forms that can be preserved and held in inventory has traditionally been used as a means of coping with these conditions, despite its high costs and ancillary risks introduced such as change in product attributes and deterioration. This paper presents an alternative ERM strategy that focuses on dynamic pricing to control the rate of sale for perishable...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dynamic pricing; Demand substitution; Consumer choice model; Robust optimization; Price assurance.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122007

Policy and Institutional effects on market participation by smallholder rice farmers: case studies in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Toure,   Ali; Bamba,   Ibrahim; Diagne,   Aliou; Harouna,   Kore; Cisse,   Youssouf; Kabore,   Daniel.
Rice sector contributes significantly to secure households with regard to their food needs but also to the creation of employments and income generation. The sector development and its evolution over the years have been marked by various policies and approaches. These development stages of the sector constitute nothing but the impact of the number of factors such as the rice policies put in place. A collaborative multi-country pilot study on policy and institutional arrangements effects on irrigated rice production and commercialization was conducted by WARDA and its country partners of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. In-depth surveys were carried out at both village and household levels to collect qualitative and quantitative data on irrigated rice...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52097

Evaluating Sustainable Competitive Advantages in Brazilian and U.S. Processed Citrus Supply Chains: An Application of Porter’s Diamond Framework
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sterns,   James A.; Spreen,   Thomas H.
The processed citrus industries of Sao Paulo, Brazil and Florida, United States collectively account for over 80 percent of world orange juice production. In recent years, both industries have been confronted with serious plant disease outbreaks. Porter’s Diamond framework is used to assess the strengths and weakness of the processed citrus industry in each country to confront the combined challenge of effectively combating these diseases while maintaining market competitiveness. Although Sao Paulo and Florida produce a similar product, the Porter’s Diamond framework reveals that there are significant differences in the organizational structure of the two industries. The article concludes with an analysis of how these differences will impact each...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Orange juice; Porter’s diamond; Competitive advantage; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97233

Do Consumers Really Care about Biotech Food Label? What Do We Know? What Else Should We Know?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Xi; Zhong,   Funing; Zhou,   Bin.
This paper is Selected for presentation at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, January 31-February 3, 2009. The research is partially funded by ERS/USDA China Project and Social Science Fund of Jiangsu Province in China. The authors are grateful for comments from Dr. William Lin and Dr. Francis Tuan at ERS/USDA, and Prof. Loren Tauer at Cornell University. All errors are those of the authors.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biotech labeling; Actual sales data; Household survey data; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46198

REDES DE SEGURIDAD SOCIAL BARATAS: CUALES SON LOS COSTOS DE ILEGAR A LO POBRES?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coady,   David P.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16491

Soyfood Consumption Patterns: Effects of Product Attributes and Household Characteristics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rimal,   Arbindra; Moon,   Wanki; Balasubramanian,   Siva K.
Effects of perceived attributes of soyfoods on the consumption patterns for six different soyfood products are evaluated. Perceived attributes include convenience, health benefits, and taste. The soyfood products are tofu, vegetable burgers, soy milk, soy supplements, meat substitutes, and soy cheese. This study uses a conceptual model that highlights the role of perceived attributes in a demand model by combining Lancaster’s characteristics model with Fishbein’s multi-attribute model. A binary-choice model and a zero-inflated negative binomial model (ZINB) are used as empirical specifications to address the zero consumption of soyfood products. Results show that perceived health attributes of soyfood have differential effects across the six soyfood...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55985

European System Related to Good Agricultural Practice (EUREPGAP)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baghasa,   Hajar.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: EUREPGAP; Standards; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48602

THE VALUE OF QUALITY CERTIFICATION FOR INFANT FOODS: RESULTS FROM A MARKET EXPERIMENT IN MALI
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sanogo,   Diakalia; Masters,   William A.
This paper uses an experimental-economics technique to measure the potential impact of introducing quality certification to the market for infant foods in Mali, where malnutrition is widespread.  We find that certification could substantially lower food costs, generating net economic benefits on the order of US$20 per infant, per year.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19601

Does infant industry argument justify diversification policy in Argentinean wine sector?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Khachatryan,   N.; Schuele,   H.; Khachatryan,   Armen.
Since 1994 Argentinean government implemented the diversification policy to reduce wine supply in the domestic market and stabilize prices through reducing the share of grapes allocated for wine production in favour of must production. The policy has set a minimum percentage of grapes for concentrated grape must (CGM) production for every wine maker. The research aims to investigate the effects of the policy on the sector applying spatial equilibrium analysis, based on the model of Interregional Trade of Wine products in Argentina. The qualitative analysis of the sector under the current policy revealed, that the policy had a) no impact on the grape segment, b) a slight positive impact on grape must production due to 14% increased grapes reallocated from...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Spatial equilibrium analysis; Infant industry argument; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58075

INCORPORATING SUBSISTENCE INTO A PROBIT ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLD NUTRITION LEVELS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cook,   Cristanna M.; Eastwood,   David B.; Cheng,   Ty.
Previous nutrient demand and consumption analyses show that several economic and sociodemographic variables are often associated with intakes.  However, most of the literature does not account for differences among individuals within households.  This study reviewed possible definitions of nutrient differences with respect to nutritional needs.  Nutrient levels defined by the Thrifty Food Plan were used as subsistence levels for households in the 1977-78 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey.  Probit analysis showed that the usual variables found related to nutrient intakes did not differentiate among subsistence groups.  Household life cycle and working female heads influenced whether the household was under its requirement level.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30312

Perception of Innovative Crop Insurance in Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meuwissen,   Miranda P.M.; Molnar,   Tams A.
Worldwide, extreme climate risks cause stakeholders in food supply chains to search for new risk management tools. In Australia, recently so‐called crop yield simulation insurance has been introduced based on an integrated agrometeorological simulation model. Current uptake is relatively low, possibly because Australian farmers perceive commodity price risk as more important than climate risk. Also, they perceive risk management tools such as water management and diversification as more important than buying crop insurance. Still, opportunities seem to exist for new insurance products, such as crop yield simulation insurance, as indicated by farmers’ interest into such products. Outcomes are useful in worldwide discussions on risk management opportunities...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop yield simulation; Yield insurance; Wheat farmers; Personal interviews; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100505

Consumer Structure of the Blueberry Market: A Double Hurdle Model Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shi,   Lijia; House,   Lisa; Gao,   Zhifeng.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/14/11.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fresh and Frozen Blueberry; Double Hurdle Count Data Model; Consumer Structure; Buyer; Potential Buyer; Non-buyer; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103630

The Taste for Variety: A Hedonic Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Drescher,   Larissa S.; Thiele,   Silke; Weiss,   Christoph R.
Based on the model of consumers' variety-seeking behavior introduced by Anderson et al. (1992), this paper derives a hedonic price function for a households' consumption bundle. The price a consumer pays for her consumption bundle reflects the values of the underlying attributes of goods purchased but also accounts for any preference for variety that she might have. The empirical analysis is conducted for 3,240 German households and their expenditure on 182 different soft drinks over a six-month period. We find that consumers have a preference for variety in food consumption, ceteris paribus. Furthermore, the per-unit price is found to be significantly larger for higher income households, as well as households where the principal wage earner has a high...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer demand; Taste for variety; Food products; Hedonic analysis; Germany; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C21; D12.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25251

The Cost of Food Safety Technologies in the Meat and Poultry Industries.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ollinger,   Michael.
This paper uses plant-level micro-data from the 2002 Census of Manufactures, Food Safety Inspection Service, and the Economic Research Service in a translog cost function to examine the costs of effort devoted to the performance of sanitation and process control tasks and levels of food safety technology use.  Results suggest that more effort devoted to performance of sanitation and process control tasks and greater use of food safety technologies modestly reduce long run costs.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Food safety technologies; Translog cost function; Long run costs; Meat and poultry industry; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48783

Consumer and Market Responses to Mad-Cow Disease
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schlenker,   Wolfram; Villas-Boas,   Sofia Berto.
We examine how consumers and financial markets in the United States react to two health warnings about mad cow disease: The first discovery of an infected cow in December 2003 as well as health warnings about the potential effects aired in the highly-watched Oprah- Winfrey show seven years earlier. Using a unique UPC-level scanner data set, we find a pronounced and significant reduction in beef sales following the first discovered infection. This effect slowly dissipates over the next three months. Interestingly, no significant impact can be detected in the diary files of the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) that has a much smaller sampling frame. However, futures prices show a comparable drop in prices to the scanner data. Contracts with longer maturity...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Mad cow diseases; Consumer expenditure survey; Scanner data; Futures prices; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; D12; Q18; M31.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7164

Political Precaution, Pandemics and Protectionism
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kerr,   William A.
Despite strong scientific evidence and representations made by international scientific organizations, a considerable number of countries have imposed import bans on pork in response to the H1N1 pandemic. The imposition of these barriers is contrary to WTO rules. The motivation for the imposition of these barriers does not appear to have arisen from producers’ requests or consumer lobbying – political precaution provides the motivation. There appears to be little control over political precaution in the rules of international trade. Hence, the balance between the strong rules of trade desired by firms wishing to engage in international commerce and the need, at times, for politicians to respond to requests for protection may be changing in favour of more...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: H1N1; Import bans; Pork; Precaution; Protection; Swine; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Political Economy; Public Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52231

EFFECTS OF FOOD ASSISTANCE AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS ON NUTRITION AND HEALTH, VOLUME 2, DATA SOURCES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Logan,   Christopher; Fox,   Mary Kay; Lin,   Biing-Hwan.
This is the second of four reports completed by Abt Associates Inc., under the contract "The Nutrition and Health Outcome Study." This report is an evaluation of various data sources for their potential for analyzing the impacts of USDA's food assistance and nutrition programs (FANPs). Data sources are evaluated against three criteria: coverage of both program participants and nonparticipants; identification of participants and determination of eligibility among nonparticipants; and availability of impact measures. Each data source is classified into one of four categories: principal, potential, recognized, and insufficient. Principal and potential sources are discussed and profiled in this report.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: USDA Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs; Data sources; Program participation; Nutrition outcomes; Health outcomes; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33791

The Competitiveness of Small Household Pig Producers in Vietnam: Significant Research and Policy Findings from an ACIAR-sponsored Study and their Limitations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.
The preamble to this paper highlights some of the major policy issues facing Vietnam as far as its supply of pork is concerned, in particular, the problem of its demand for pork rising at a faster rate than its supply. Some relevant background to this research project is provided by outlining selected features of Vietnam’s pig industry. Then the main findings (in the view of the author) from this ACIAR-funded research are presented. These results include (1) natural protection given to Vietnam’s pig producers from imports as a result of the nature of the preferences of Vietnamese consumers: (2) the importance of household labour, especially that provided by females, in the husbandry of pigs held by households; (3) the existence, or otherwise, of scale...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Economic efficiency in pig production; Economies of scale in pig production; Gender and rural employment; Household agricultural production; Livestock development policy; Natural trade protection; Specialization in agricultural products; Vietnam’s pig industry.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Q1.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97471

Comparing Wine Consuming Habits in Hypermarkets of the Netherlands and Hungary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szabo,   Zoltan.
Consuming habits have very much changed in Hungary in the last decades after the transformation. To get everything at the same place got bigger importance. According to this influence big super and hypermarkets have been created and shopping centres came alive. These days it is very important to realise what the consumers want and to understand they motives. My objective was to get to know consumer habits and wine consuming habits in hypermarkets and to compare a West European hypermarket with one Central Eastern European country after the transformation in order to realise similarities and differences and if possible some conclusions to the future of these kind of distribution channels in CEE countries. The other important part of the research was to get...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24354

Consumer Perception of Organic Food in Urumqi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lili,   Zhou; Tong,   Chen.
The market for organic products in Urumqi is at the beginning of its development. The objective of this paper is to gain knowledge about consumer’s attitudes toward organic food in Urumqi which is the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The consumer’s attitudes were collected by means of a face-to-face survey. Attitudes, purchasing frequency, supply satisfaction and beliefs about organic food were studied with a sample of 720 consumers. The data obtained from the survey were analyzed with univariate analysis, chi-square test, ANOVA and correlation analysis. About 44.9%  of Urumqi consumers had never heard of organic food. Urumqi consumers who know organic food consider organically-grown products as very healthy, of good quality and tasty....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Urumqi; Consumer behavior; Organic food; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7890

Italian Consumer Attitudes Toward Products for Well-being: The Functional Foods Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Annunziata,   Azzurra; Vecchio,   Riccardo.
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Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Functional foods; Italian consumers; Market segmentation; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93349

Does Market Concentration Promote or Reduce New Product Introductions?  Evidence from US Food Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhattacharya,   Haimanti; Innes,   Robert.
This study analyzes the relationship between market concentration and new product introductions using an extensive annual panel data set covering the period 1983 to 2004 from the US processed food industry. We test the new theory, which argues that new product introductions are influenced by the anticipation of future mergers. The evidence suggests that market concentration increases new product introductions and product introductions spur subsequent mergers in the US processed food industry. Hence it provides evidence in support of the anticipatory mergers theory.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9352

EFFECTS OF FOOD AND HEALTH SPENDING PATTERNS ON THE HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gomez,   Miguel I.; Ranney,   Christine K.
Examines linkages between food and health spending patterns, income, and health status of the elderly. Links these relationships to food insecurity and expenditures on nutraceuticals. Methodology includes simultaneous estimation of expenditure systems and health production functions. Preliminary results indicate simultaneity between health production function and spending patterns throughout the life cycle.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19608

A Provisional Framework for Studying Information Connectivity in Food Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Engelseth,   Per; Karlsen,   Anniken.
Through a discussion of peculiarities of food supply, involving focus on information connectivity, a preliminary framework is sought that underlines joint responsibility in a complete supply chain of actors working in network context to achieve safe, quality and economic provision of products to end-use.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food chains and networks; Complete chain and network approach; Information connectivity; Enterprise modelling; Product traceability; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49844

Demand for Food Commodities by Income Groups in Indonesia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jensen,   Helen H.; Manrique,   Justo.
An analysis of the structure of demand was performed on household data classified into income groups for urban Indonesia.  A demographically augmented Linearized Almost Ideal Demand System was used to estimate the structural parameters of the demand equations.  Endogenous switching regression techniques yielded unbiased and consistent demand parameter estimates for the low income group, which had a large number of zeros for some food groups.  Standard, seemingly unrelated, equation techniques were used to estimate the demand parameters for the other income groups.  The results showed demands for the medium-high and high income households to be responsive to prices, income, and demographic variables.  Demands for the medium-low income households were...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18523

SOURCES AND UTILIZATION OF FOODSTUFFS IN BELARUSIAN HOUSEHOLDS: RESULTS OF THE GRODNO HOUSEHOLDS SURVEY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmitz,   Susanne; Brosig,   Stephan; Degtiarevich,   Josif J.; Degtiarevich,   Irina J.; Grings,   Michael.
The paper is a documentation of a (non-representative) survey on the food situation of households in the Grodno region, Belarus. It covers the year between September 2000 and August 2001. The focus of the survey was on the sources of food in the households (purchase, own production, and receipt in non-monetary transactions between households) and on the utilization (consumption, feed use, sale, unpaid transfers to other households, and spoilage). The paper describes the survey design and the scope and quality of the compiled data set and it presents results of descriptive analyses. The survey households consume a well balanced diet based on potatoes and vegetables as the main staple food. 75 percent of the households use small land plots for food...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Belarus; Grodno; Foodstuffs; Food; Nutrition; Diet; Household survey; Weissrussland; Belarus; Grodno; Ernährung; Nahrungsmittel; Haushaltsbefragung; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; R20; I30.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92018

The Impacts of Fat Taxes and Thin Subsidies on Nutrient Intakes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salois,   Matthew J.; Tiffin,   J. Richard.
This paper examines the health effects of a fiscal food policy based on a combination of fat taxes and thin subsidies. The fat tax is based on the saturated fat content of food items while the thin subsidy is applied to select fruit and vegetable items. The policy is designed to be revenue neutral so the subsidy exactly offsets the revenue from the fat tax. A model of food demand is estimated using Bayesian methods that accounts for censoring and infrequency of purchase (the problem of unit values is also discussed). The estimated demand elasticities are used to compute nutrient elasticities which demonstrate how consumption of specific nutrients changes based on price changes in particular foods from the fiscal policy. Results show that although the fat...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fat tax; Nutrient elasticities; Obesity; Thin subsidy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D30; D60; H20; I10; I30.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108789

Land and water productivity of wheat in the Western Indo-Gangetic Plains of India and Pakistan:  a comparative analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hussain,   Intizar; Sakthivadivel,   Ramasamy; Amarasinghe,   Upali A.; Mudasser,   Muhammad; Molden,   David J.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Wheat; Crop yield; Productivity; Climate; Irrigation canals; Watercourses; Water distribution; Water allocation; Policy; India; Pakistan; Gangetic Plains; Kaithal Irrigation Circle; Bhakra Canal; Chaj Sub-Basin; Lower Jehlum Canal; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52972

Media Impact of Nutrition Information on Food Choice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shiratori,   Sakiko; Kinsey,   Jean D.
This study estimated the impact of nutrition information provided by popular media on consumers’ purchases in U.S. grocery stores, taking omega-3 fortified eggs as an example. The media index was constructed from multiple information sources by utilizing computer-coded content analysis. Their probability of purchasing omega-3 eggs between 1998 and 2007 based on household-level scanner data was analyzed by logistic regression models to incorporate elements of information effects. The results showed the significant positive impact of nutritional information from the popular media on consumers’ food choices, thus publishing in popular media can be an effective communication approach to promote consumers’ health.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer Economics; Content Analysis; Functional Food; Information economics; Logit; Omega-3 Fatty Acids; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; D83.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103850

BACTERIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND FOOD QUALITY/SAFETY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wyatt,   Lawrence E.; Nickelson,   Ranzell.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27280

FOOD SAFETY: THE CONSUMER SIDE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kramer,   Carol S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29928

Guess Who’s Turning 100? Tracking a Century of American Eating
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morrison,   Rosanna Mentzer; Buzby,   Jean C.; Wells,   Hodan Farah.
USDA’s Economic Research Service maintains the only time-series data on U.S. food availability in the country, a series that now spans 100 years. The data play a key role in monitoring the potential for the food supply to meet the nutritional needs of Americans and in examining historical consumption trends. A look at 100 years of American eating reveals the technological, political, social, and economic forces affecting food availability.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122141

The Implications of Spatial Aggregation to Food Expenditure Projections
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nyankori,   James Cyprian Okuk.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117653

Salvadoran Consumption of Ethnic Foods in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Batres-Marquez,   S. Patricia; Jensen,   Helen H.; Brester,   Gary W.
The U.S. Salvadoran population is the largest group of Central and South American people living in the United States today. This study investigates the U.S. food market for thirty Salvadoran foods and the demographic characteristics and attitudes of Salvadorans toward these foods, based on data obtained from a survey conducted among Salvadoran people in Los Angeles, California, and Houston, Texas. Those surveyed were predominantly low income, without a high school degree, and living in large families. The Salvadoran foods consumed most were tortilla flour, red beans, loroco, semita, queso duro, and horchata. Four different groups of households were determined by using cluster analysis. The results indicate that products from El Salvador with the greatest...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cluster analysis; Ethnic food demand; Hispanic population; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18635

THE IMPACT OF HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ATTRIBUTES OF SALMON CHOICE IN THE UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brett,   Daniel F.; Melo,   Oscar.
In recent years, U.S. consumers have increasingly sought information about the health implications of their food purchases, as well as the environmental and social impact of the food production process. While this growing consumer demand has helped facilitate the development of several seafood certification programs, no accessible public or private data shows that U.S. shoppers are willing to pay a premium for certified seafood. To estimate whether a price premium exists for current and forthcoming certifications for wild and farmed salmon producers, and to better understand U.S. consumers’ preferences for salmon, we surveyed a representative sample of 955 shoppers from the United States. We then conducted a conjoint analysis on their willingness to pay...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116398

Synthesis of IWMI work in Nepal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pant,   Dhruba; Samad,   Madar.
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has been working in Nepal since 1986 with the objective of undertaking research in water management and to strengthen the research capabilities of concerned government agencies. The research helped to develop appropriate mechanisms for providing support to Farmer-Managed Irrigation Systems (FMIS) and the initiation of participatory irrigation management (PIM). The river basin studies helped policy formulation for integrated planning and management of water resources besides the methodological contribution through the development of appropriate tools for water management studies. It also contributed to enhancing the capabilities of agency officials and local researchers through their involvement in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Irrigation systems; Privatization; Farmer managed irrigation systems; River basin management; Water users associations; Policy; Groundwater management; Gender; Women; Capacity building; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95762

Dynamic Markets – Dynamic Relationships: The Example of Grain Marketing in Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schulze,   Birgit.
Grain markets in Germany, as in the rest of the world, are becoming more and more volatile. At the same time, the consolidation process on the level of the first hand, buying the grain from farmers, is moving forward in a strong pace, leaving farmers with less local alternatives to sell their grain. This paper addresses the question of what these developments mean for farmers’ grain marketing decisions and for their relationships with local marketing partners.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122001

Varied Interests Drive Growing Popularity of Local Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martinez,   Stephen W.
Local foods are a growing but small component of U.S. agriculture. Local foods typically refers to foods produced near their point of consumption, but there is no consensus as to what distances constitute local. Other characteristics are also used to define local foods, including production methods, types of producers, and whether the foods are sold directly to consumers or to food distributors.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121427

Testing Public Policy Concepts to Inform Consumers about Genetically Engineered Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   J. Lynne; Qin,   Wei.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93595

The Role of Variety in Increasing the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables Among Children
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Just,   David R.; Lund,   Jesse; Price,   Joseph.
We use observational data from 22 elementary schools and over 48,000 child-day observations to examine the relationship between the number of fruit and vegetable items and the consumption patterns of children during school lunch. We find that each additional fruit or vegetable item that is offered increases the fraction of children who eat at least one serving of fruits and vegetables by 12 percent. We also use our observational data to provide practical information about which items are most likely to be eaten by children during lunch and compare this to the cost and nutritional quality of these items.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Variety; Fruits and vegetables; School lunch; Children; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123314

Traceability and Demand Sensitiveness: Evidences from Italian Fresh Potatoes Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caracciolo,   Francesco; Cembalo,   Luigi.
When a traceability system takes place, either when mandatory or voluntary, many questions arise that need to be addressed and answered. One of the firsts concerns whether it introduces new costs with no gain in efficiency or, on the contrary, the system efficiency increases lowering costs and, as a consequence, market price of the good in hand. Among others, another issue that only rarely is addressed regards the effect of a price change on the final market. The objective of this paper was to simulate the effect on fresh Italian vegetables market of prices change due to a newer traceability procedure, focusing on early potato. Reasons why early potato was the main object of our study will be explained in detail later in the paper. Moreover, this study...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Early potato; Censored demand system estimation; Sample selection approach.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101287

QUALITY ASSURANCE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND HUMAN HEALTH: PESTICIDES RESIDUES IN GRAPES, WINES AND VEGETABLES; Proceedings of the 4th Minnesota Padova Conference on Food, Agriculture, and the Environment, September 4-10, 1994, Wayzata, MN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bertin,   Placido; Consalter,   Agostino; Giandon,   Paolo.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14387

REPUTATIONS, MARKET STRUCTURE, AND THE CHOICE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carriquiry,   Miguel A.; Babcock,   Bruce A.
Participants in a supply chain of agricultural value-added products face significant challenges. Many of the costly distinctive traits are difficult (if not impossible) to observe even after consumption. A complicating factor, addressed here, is that in some circumstances delivered quality can only be imperfectly learned and/or affected stochastically by producers. In order for markets for these goods to arise, firms touting the quality of the product need to be trusted. In response to these challenges, new (and diverse) quality assurance systems (QASs) that facilitate the acquisition and flow of information about agricultural and food products are being put in place. A repeated-purchases model is developed to explore the fundamental economic factors that...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Imperfect information; Product quality; Quality assurance; Repeated purchases; Reputations; Supply chain; Value-added agriculture; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18593

Understanding Fruit and Vegetable Choices: Economic and Behavioral Influences
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guthrie,   Joanne F.
Nutritionists recommend a variety of vegetables, including regular servings of deep-yellow and dark-green vegetables prepared with limited amounts of fats and sugars. In contrast, the most popular vegetable choice of most Americans is fried potatoes.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33605

The economics of reducing food-borne diseases in developing countries: the case of diarrhea in Rwanda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: von Witzke,   Harald; Kirschke,   Dieter; Lotze-Campen,   Hermann; Noleppa,   Steffen.
The paper provides a methodology which is suitable for the analysis of the social cost of disease and the benefits and cost of health intervention by integrating public health analysis and economics. The approach developed in the paper is applied to food-borne diarrhea in Rwanda. The results suggest that both prevention and treatment are socially very profitable. However, simple treatments such as Oral Rehydration Therapy have a higher social rate of return than prevention.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Public health; Consumer protection; Social cost; Economics of foodborne diseases; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97395

Poverty reduction through improved agricultural water management; Proceedings of the Workshop on Pro-poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in Asia Islamabad, Pakistan, 23-24 April 2003
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Water management; Irrigated farming; Poverty; Food security; Households; Income; Drought; Forest policy; Natural disasters; Land ownership; Groundwater; Water market; Water balance; Legislation; Tube wells; Institutional development; Crop production; Wages; Economic aspects; Tillage; Water harvesting; Public policy; Surface water; Labor; Exports; Public sector; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Public Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118414

Emerging Issues in Food Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoffmann,   Sandra A.; Hooker,   Neal H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94704

The Costs of Obesity and Implications for Policymakers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Finkelstein,   Eric A.; Strombotne,   Kiersten L.; Popkin,   Barry M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Obesity; Direct Costs; Indirect Costs; Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I10; I18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95747

EXPLAINING INTERNATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD LABELING REGULATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gruere,   Guillaume P.; Carter,   Colin A.; Farzin,   Y. Hossein.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/13/04.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20341

Strategic Self-Ignorance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thunstrom,   Linda; Nordstrom,   Jonas; Shogren,   Jason F.; Ehmke,   Mariah D.
This paper analyzes if people use ignorance as an excuse to pursue immediate gratification, at the expense of future wellbeing, a behavior we label ‘strategic self-ignorance’. In a theoretical model we show that present-biased individuals benefit from choosing ignorance of the potentially negative impact of present consumption, and that ignorance leads to over consumption of harmful goods. In an experiment we empirically test for strategic self-ignorance. The experiment entails prepared meals, for which subjects may be familiar with the taste (immediate utility) but are uninformed of the calorie content (potential harm to future health). Subjects are offered costless information on the calorie content of the meal alternatives. A majority of subjects (58...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Strategic ignorance; Harmful consumption; Experiment; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123949

NUTRITION AND GENDER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oniang'O,   Ruth; Mukudi,   Edith.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16150

THE FOOD CONSUMER IN THE 21ST CENTURY: NEW RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Senauer,   Benjamin.
A far more complex set of factors are now driving food consumption patterns in high-income countries than economists have traditionally analyzed in demand studies. Food consumers have moved up Maslow's hierarchy of needs pyramid from satisfying basic physiological needs. If the traditional focus was on quantity demands for homogenous commodities, attention needs to increasingly be given to the demand for quality-differentiated food products. Although the income elasticity in terms of quantity may be low, the elasticity for many food attributes, such as nutrition and health, safety, convenience, and diversity, are quite high. Where people buy food, the form in which they buy and where they eat it are all changing. To simply distinguish between food consumed...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14346

Innovation and Food System Sustainability: Public Concerns vs Private Interests
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sodano,   Valeria.
The food system negatively affects the environment, human health and the total well being of the society in many ways, causing: soil and water depletion, pollution due to the waste treatments, acid rains, desertification, climate change, ozone depletion and biodiversity loss. The paper endeavors to compare the needs of a sustainable food system with strategies actually carried out at private and public level. It is shown that while the process of trade liberalization is pushing towards market deregulation and decreasing state intervention, corporate social responsibility is very low and unable to tackle the huge environmental problems faced by the food system. The main conclusion of the paper is that the current competitive games played by leading firms...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Innovation; Sustainability; Local food systems; Fresh produce; Participatory democracy; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49891

The Complexity of Food Safety Regulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bruns,   Mark; Kliebenstein,   James B.; McKean,   James.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62299

DEMAND FOR FOOD QUANTITY AND QUALITY IN CHINA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gale,   H. Frederick, Jr.; Huang,   Kuo S.
As their incomes rise, Chinese consumers are changing their diets and demanding greater quality, convenience, and safety in food. Food expenditures grow faster than quantities purchased as income rises, suggesting that consumers with higher incomes purchase more expensive foods. The top-earning Chinese households appear to have reached a point where the income elasticity of demand for quantity of most foods is near zero. China’s food market is becoming segmented. The demand for quality by high-income households has fueled recent growth in modern food retail and sales of premium-priced food and beverage products. Food expenditures and incomes have grown much more slowly for rural and low-income urban households.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: China; Food; Consumption; Demand; Income; Elasticities; Engel curve; Households; Rural; Urban; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7252

Solidarity Economies in Marche, Italy: current trends and perspectives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Belletti,   Matteo; Orazi,   Francesco; Socci,   Marco; Giovagnoli,   Marco; Pojaghi,   Barbara.
The paper illustrates selected results of an exploratory research study coordinated by the “Solidarity Economy Network” of the Marche Region in Italy (REES Marche) in 2010-2011. The study was funded by Banca Popolare Etica, it involved three Universities of the Region (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Università di Macerata, Università di Camerino), adopting an interdisciplinary approach. It aimed at investigating the cultural, economic and political determinants that characterize the world of critical consumption, examining a sample of 20 GAS (Gruppi di Acquisto Solidale, Solidarity Purchasing Groups), 182 GAS members and 50 firms (among which 20 agricultural GAS suppliers). Data was collected through ad hoc questionnaires, in depth interviews and...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Critical consumption; Active citizenship; Territorial networks; Alternative and non-market relations; Short food supply chain; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; A13; D12; Z13; Q12; Q56; Q57.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124127

Considering Macroeconomic Indicators in the Food versus Fuel Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qiu,   Cheng; Colson,   Gregory; Wetzstein,   Michael E.
In this study, a Structural Vector Autoregression model (SVAR) is employed to decompose how supply/demand structural shocks affect food and fuel prices within fuel and corn markets. Results indicate that the relative importance of each structural shock in explaining the variation of corn prices is different. Our findings support the hypothesis that corn prices increase as a response to those positive demand shocks in the short run, while in the long run, global competitive agricultural commodities markets as well as positive supply shocks respond to commodity price shocks, restoring prices to its long-run trends. In conclusion, fundamental market forces of demand and supply as well as real economic aggregated demand shocks were the main contributors of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food; Fuel; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103689

Can the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 Help Trim America's Waistline?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duffy,   Patricia A.; Yamazaki,   Fumiko; Zizza,   Claire A.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Dietary Guidelines; Obesity; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122794

Childhood Malnutrition In China: Change Of Inequality In A Decade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Zhuo; Eastwood,   David B.; Yen,   Steven T.
A concentration index methodology to analyze the inequality in childhood malnutrition in China is outlined. Height-for-age z score is used as a measure of childhood malnutrition. Using household survey data from nine Chinese provinces, it is found that per-capita household income, household head's education, urban residence and access to a bus stop reduced malnutrition. Child's age had a nonlinear effect on the malnutrition status. Income growth and access to public transportation reduced the inequality, while rural-urban gap, provincial differentiation, and unequal distribution of household head's education increased inequality in childhood malnutrition. Gender is not a factor in either malnutrition status or inequality. Investments in infrastructure and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19205

PUBLIC ATTITUDES IN THE NORTHEAST REGION TOWARD RECOMBINANT PORCINE SOMATOTROPIN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Halbrendt,   Catherine K.; Sterling,   Lesa; Gempesaw,   Conrado M., II; Florkowski,   Wojciech J.; Huang,   Chung L.
This study explored the attitudes of consumers regarding the use of recombinant porcine somatotropin (PST) in the production of pork, and the association between the attitudes and individual socioeconomic characteristics. The data were collected from surveys of households located in the New York and Philadelphia metropolitan area. The results show that both gender and education may play a role in the level of concern regarding the use of PST. Education programs which address the safety of pork produced with PST need to target the lower-educated and female consumers. More-over, the education program should be developed by organizations which are trusted by the public, such as universities and public agencies.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27911

TARGETING URBAN MALNUTRITION: A MULTICITY ANALYSIS OF THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF CHILDHOOD NUTRITIONAL STATUS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morris,   Saul Sutkover.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15997

Measuring the Impacts of Food Safety Regulations: A Methodological Review
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ragona,   Maddalena; Mazzocchi,   Mario.
Together with a call for more effective and efficient regulations in the EU, there is a growing demand for transparency in the evaluation methods used to assess their effects. This paper proposes a classification of the impacts that food safety regulations can produce and discusses the quantitative methods that are used in the literature to measure those impacts. Along with the strengths and limitations of each methodological approach, this review highlights other transversal issues relevant when developing assessment strategies, like the unbalance between ex-ante and ex-post evaluation, the lack of adequate data, the difficulty of estimating the dynamic effects of regulations, and the possibility of endogenous relationships.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Impact assessment; Food safety regulation; Quantitative methods; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43864

The Impacts of Biofuel Production on Food Prices: a review
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gerber,   Nicolas; Van Eckert,   Manfred; Breuer,   Thomas.
The various calculations of the impacts of biofuel production on the mid-term projections of food and agricultural commodity prices are difficult to reconcile. This is largely due to the intricate set of assumptions, the differences in the baseline scenario and in the projection horizon they are built upon. For similar reasons, studies evaluating the impact of biofuel production on food and commodity prices to date do not provide a clear consensus. Rather than discussing the merits of the different assumptions and methodologies, this paper focuses on the global trends that can be extracted from the different sources.  Agreed upon by all sources is the fact that between 2005 and 2007 many agricultural commodity prices increased sharply, especially nominal...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48193

Estimated Annual Costs of Campylobacter-Associated Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buzby,   Jean C.; Roberts,   Tanya; Allos,   Ban Mishu.
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune reaction that can cause acute neuro-muscular paralysis. Of an estimated 2,628 to 9,575 new U.S. cases with GBS annually, 526 to 3,830 are triggered by infection with Campylobacter, the most frequently isolated cause of foodborne diarrhea. Estimated total annual costs of Campylobacter-associated GBS of $0.2 to $1.8 billion plus previously estimated costs of campylobacteriosis ($1.3 to $6.2 billion) add to total annual costs from Campylobacter of $1.5 to $8.0 billion (1995 dollars). Assuming 55-70 percent of costs are attributable to foodborne sources, costs of campylobacteriosis from food sources ($0.7 to $4.3 billion) and costs of associated GBS ($0.1 to $1.3 billion) combined equal total annual costs of $0.8...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Campylobacter; Cost-of-illness; Foodborne pathogens; Guillain-Barre syndrome; Lost productivity; Medical costs; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33969

U.S. Fluid Milk Demand: A Disaggregated Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   Christopher G.; Dong,   Diansheng; Blayney,   Donald P.; Yen,   Steven T.; Stillman,   Richard.
The International Food and Agribusiness Management Review is published quarterly by IFAMA. www.ifama.org
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Censored demand; Fluid milk; Nielsen Homescan; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; C25; C34; D12.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120856

ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS IN THE CONTEXT OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION: ISSUES AND OPTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grote,   Ulrike; Engel,   Stefanie.
The current debate on trade liberalization is accompanied by an increased concern about environmental and food safety issues leading to frictions of different country groups under the World Trade Organization (WTO). This discussion paper aims at shedding more light on some of the issues in the "trade and environment" debate. It describes the complex process of setting standards, the relevant WTO agreements dealing with technical as well as sanitary and phytosanitary standards and potential outcomes of setting environmental standards-outcomes for the environment, for international trade relations and the competitiveness of countries. The theoretical part shows that under certain assumptions, not only protectionist but also environmental concerns may lead to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18725

Az állati eredetű ökotermékek fogyasztói magatartása a városokban
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Foldes,   Fruzsina; Dome,   Botond.
Budapesten és Győrben végzett, négyszáz fős megkérdezésen alapuló ökonometriai és hagyományos statisztikai feldolgozásból származó adatok alapján megállapítható, hogy az ökológiai gazdálkodásból származó termékek iránti városi fogyasztói igényt a földrajzi hely, a megkérdezettek neme, az iskolai végzettség és a jövedelmi helyzet befolyásolta. Az ökotermék-fogyasztás elősegítése és ösztönzése, az állandó és alkalmi fogyasztók bázisának erősítése, a potenciális vásárlók megnyerése érdekében olyan célirányos ismeretterjesztő marketingprogramok megvalósítása javasolható, amelyek széles körben ismertté teszik az ökotermékek tulajdonságait, megbízhatóságát és minőségét.               -           Data derived from the processing of econometric and traditional...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Ökotermék; Fogyasztói szokások; Fizetési hajlandóság; Fogyasztói felár; Organic produce; Consumer habits; Willingness to pay; Consumer premium; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57737

Global Nutrition Impacts of Rapid Economic Growth in China and India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hertel,   Thomas W.; Verma,   Monika; Bouet,   Antoine; Cranfield,   John A.L.; Preckel,   Paul V.
Despite record global economic growth in past decade – malnutrition remains a serious problem in many parts of the world. According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), about 800 million people (17% of the world’s population) remain malnourished. For these households at a subsistence level of income, changes in commodity market conditions, as may arise from changes in global economic growth and/or trade policy can have serious consequences for nutritional intake. Even a small decline in diet quality can have substantial adverse impacts on health status. On the other hand, a modest income boost, or lower food prices, could have extremely positive impacts. Previously, the links between changes in the global economy and nutritional...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9841

Smallholder compliance with private standard certification: the case of GlobalGAP adoption by mango producers in Peru
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lemeilleur,   Sylvaine.
The prevalence of food quality standards in international trade is constantly increasing and has a growing influence on developing countries. A wide range of literature in development economics has focused on the debate of whether international standards exclude small-scale farmers from high-value food markets. In fact, the evidence is mixed. New debates arise on what conditions small farmers can really comply with, pointing out both threshold capital requirements, on the one hand, and industry structure and institutional environment, on the other hand. Drawing on a microeconomic approach, our paper is a contribution to the literature exploring the patterns and determinants of smallholders’ adoption of the food standard. We focus our case study on...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: GlobalGAP; Standard adoption; Development; Small-scale farmer; Mango; Peru; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Marketing; L22; O12; Q13.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123457

A SEGMENTATION ANALYSIS OF U.S. GROCERY STORE SHOPPERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mangaraj,   Sandeep; Senauer,   Benjamin.
Cluster analysis was used to conduct a segmentation analysis of U.S. supermarket shoppers.  This study is based on the responses of a sample of 1,000 shoppers concerning the importance of 21 store characteristics in selecting their primary grocery store for the Food Marketing Institute's 2000 consumer trends survey.  Stores must satisfy the attributes important to all consumers in order to be successful.  In order of importance, the four top characteristics are a clean/neat store, high quality produce, high quality meats and courteous, friendly employees.  The three key supermarket shopper segments identified are time-pressed convenience seekers, sophisticates, and middle Americans.  In order to cater to a particular consumer niche, a store must better...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14328

Impact ofGeneric Fluid Milk Advertising on Whole, Lowfat, and Skim Milk Demand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaiser,   Harry M.; Roberte,   J. Carlos.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a statistical difference in sales responsiveness to advertising among whole, lowfat, and skim milk consumers. A case study for New York City which used monthly time series demand data from 1986 through 1992 is presented. Separate per capita demand functions were estimated for whole, lowfat, and skim milk when per capita generic fluid milk advertising expenditure was used as one of the explanatory variables. Other explanatory variables of per capita sales included retail prices of whole, lowfat, and skim milk, retail price of orange juice, per capita income, and a health index representing consumer concerns about fat in one's diet. Long run sales responsiveness to generic milk advertising were...
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122996

Chain Level Dairy Innovation and Changes in Expected Recall Costs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huirne,   Ruud B.M.; Velthuis,   Annet G.J.; van Erve,   C.; Meuwissen,   Miranda P.M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20424

NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davidson,   Frances.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16167

Regulatory SPS instruments in meat trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schlueter,   Simon W.; Wieck,   Christine; Heckelei,   Thomas.
Policy makers have to choose between different potentially risk-reducing instruments regulating agri-food trade. Analysing the meat sector, the paper aims at identifying least trade distorting regulations for different policy goals relevant to the SPS agreement. For this purpose, a non-linear gravity model is estimated by Poisson pseudo-maximum likelihood and applied to a panel data set at HS 4-digit level. Regulations are distinguished by a frequency approach allowing to identify the least trade distorting regulation for each policy objective. The results suggest significant differences of trade impacts between types of sanitary regulations.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agri-food trade; Gravity model; Poisson regression; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; C23; F14; Q17.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56972

Post-Moratorium EU Regulation of Generically Modified Products: Trade Concerns
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Viju,   Crina; Yeung,   May T.; Kerr,   William A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: EU; GMO; Trade; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116853

Wheat Prices, Bread Consumption and Health in Scotland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Toma,   Luiza; Lamprinopoulou-Kranis,   Chrysa; Kupiec-Teahan,   Beata; Cacciolatti,   Luca.
The relative recent rise in food prices has increased concern about the choice of a healthy food basket, especially in the context of the formulation of a National Food Policy for Scotland. This concern has revived interest in food price and expenditure demand systems as they provide information about consumers’ food decisions. The paper focuses on the consumption of brown and white bread, as they are the most typical forms of cereals use in the UK. Moreover, nutritionists recommend the consumption of wholemeal or brown bread in contraposition to white bread as part of an appropriate diet due to its health benefits. The overall purpose of the paper is to measure the impact that the increase in the price of cereals during the period 2005 to 2008 would have...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Bread consumption models; Scotland; Food prices; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109395

Prioritization of Food Borne Pathogens
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mangen,   Marie-Josee J.; van Duynhoven,   Y.T.H.P.; van Pelt,   W.; Kemmeren,   J.; Havelaar,   Arie H.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20429

Food Stamps and Obesity: What We Know and What It Means
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ver Ploeg,   Michele; Ralston,   Katherine L.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122955

Value Creation Strategies in Credence Food Productions: The Case of Organic Farming in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pascucci,   Stefano; Capitanio,   Fabian; Del Giudice,   Teresa.
In this paper we analyse different strategies used by Italian organic farmers to create value from credence food production. More specifically, we consider the following strategies: participation in policy support programmes (i.e. rural development measures and agro‐environmental schemes), direct marketing (i.e. short‐chains, on‐farm businesses, agro‐tourism), on‐farm processing and being a member of a marketing and/or processing cooperative. We use data from the 2006 Italian FADN (Farm Accountancy Data Network) related to 981 organic farmers. To estimate the factors affecting farmers’ strategies and to evaluate them simultaneously we implement a multivariate probit model (MVP). The results could be helpful to implement guidelines for public and private...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100474

The Effects of Sugarcane Production on Food Security, Health, and Nutrition in Kenya: A Longitudinal Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kennedy,   Eileen T.
This research report by Eilleen T. Kennedy is part of a major IFPRI effort to assess the effects of the commercialization of agriculture on production, consumption, and nutritional status of rural people in Africa, Asia, and Central America countries. It reports on the continuation of survey work first undertaken at the request of the government of Kenya in 1983. The original survey work was analyzed in Research Report 63, Incomes and Nutrition Effects of the Commercialization of Agriculture in Southwestern Kenya. The follow-up study described in this report a rare opportunity to examine longitudinal data on a group of farmers in three periods: before they entered a contract arrangement for growing a commercial crop- sugarcane; during the period before...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Sugarcane industry; Kenya; South Nyanza district; Agriculture; Economic aspects; Food supply; Cost and standard living; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42165

Herziening van het nancieringsstelsel VWA 2006: Een verkennende studie
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hubeek,   Francisca B.
This report presents the results from a study of four countries. Information was collected on Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany and Denmark, and interviews were also held in those countries, to obtain an insight into their policies and implementation of controls on feed and food safety. The study was requested by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality to prepare for the implementation of EC Regulation 882/2004 in 2006 and to provide support for the reform of the funding system for the Dutch Food and Non-Food Authority (VWA). The study focused on a search for good practices for the reform of the VWA's funding system.  In opdracht van het Ministerie van LNV worden in deze publicatie bouwstenen gegeven voor de herziening van het...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29138

The Effects of Prior Beliefs and Learning on Consumers' Acceptance of Genetically Modified Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffman,   Wallace E.; Rousu,   Matthew C.; Shogren,   Jason F.; Tegene,   Abebayehu.
In most environments, information is critical to consumers' decision making. Consumers have prior beliefs about quality and price of goods and services and obtain new information which is used to update these prior beliefs or to form posterior beliefs, i.e., Bayesian learning. New food products made from herbicide-tolerant and insect-resistant crops using bioengineering, have appeared in U.S. supermarkets starting in 1996. The objective of this paper is to examine in depth the role of consumerï¿½s prior beliefs about genetic modification and of diverse, new information on their willingness to pay for foods that might be genetically modified. One hypothesis is that prior beliefs matter and, second, consumers give less weight to information from interested...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18231

Chapter 06: EXPERIMENTAL AUCTIONS TO MEASURE WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR FOOD SAFETY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fox,   John A.; Shogren,   Jason F.; Hayes,   Dermot J.; Kliebenstein,   James B.
This book was originally published by Westview Press, Boulder CO, 1995.
Tipo: Book Chapter
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Experimental economics; Auctions; Willingness to pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25986

THE IMPACT OF PROGRESA ON FOOD CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoddinott,   John; Skoufias,   Emmanuel.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15957

SINAIS DE QUALIDADE E RASTREABILIDADE DE ALIMENTOS: UMA VISÃO SISTÊMICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Machado,   Rosa Teresa Moreira.
In this article, the concept of traceability in food quality control is systematized. The interfaces among traceability, labeling, brands, standards and certification are presented. In addition, the differences and connections between identification and traceability are explained. The asset specificity of information and of the organization structures required to implant tracing systems are outlined according to the Transaction Cost Economics (TCE). The importance and difficulty of establishing such systems are described as functions of government interests, as well as the interests of various agents in the agro-industrial system. In the examples, emphasis is placed on the soybean and beef chains.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Quality control; Information systems; Coordination.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43985

Implementing Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thilmany,   Dawn D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Local Food; Consumer; Preferences; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94685

Indirect Effects of Eco-labelling of agricultural products on Natural Resources
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Prosperi,   Maurizio; Viscecchia,   Rosaria.
The implementation of eco-labelling schemes for agricultural and food products may represent an opportunity to enhance production technologies compatible with the sustainable economic approach. The paper presents an attempt to design a comprehensive methodological framework in which the consumer behaviour change is the driving force for redirecting the market, the production, and the international trade. This approach focuses on the specification of the most relevant variables necessary to implement a simplified, but comprehensive analysis, from which it is possible to proceeding to a broad estimate of the changes in terms of consumption patterns, revenue distribution, import and export, and natural resources consumption. On a theoretical basis, the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental labelling; Natural resources conservation; International trade; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7868

Modeling Heterogeneity in Consumer Preferences for Select Food Safety Attributes in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ortega,   David L.; Wang,   H. Holly; Wu,   Laping; Olynk,   Nicole J.
Food safety issues often arise from problems of asymmetric information between consumers and suppliers with regards to product-specific attributes. Severe food safety scandals were observed recently in China that not only caused direct economic and life loss but also created distrust in the Chinese food system domestically as well as internationally. While much attention has focused on the problems plaguing the Chinese government’s food inspection system, little research has been dedicated to analyze consumers’ concerns over food safety. In this paper we measure consumer preferences for select food safety attributes in pork and take their food safety risk perceptions into account. Several choice experiment models, including latent class and random...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Choice experiment; Willingness-to-pay; Risk perceptions; Random parameters logit; Latent class logit; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61175

Determinants of adoption and intensity of use of balanced nutrient management systems technologies in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Akinola,   Adebayo A.; Arega,   D.A.; Adeyemo,   Remi; Sanogo,   Diakalia; Olanrewaju,   Adetunji S.; Nwoke,   C.; Nzigaheba,   G.; Diels,   J.
As part of a major effort to address soil fertility decline in West Africa, a project on Balanced Nutrient Management Systems (BNMS) has since 2000 been implemented in the northern Guinea savanna (NGS) of Nigeria. The project has tested and promoted two major technology packages, including a combined application of inorganic fertilizer and manure (BNMS-manure) and a soybean/maize rotation practice referred to as BNMS-rotation.  This study employed Tobit model to examine factors that influence the adoption and intensity of utilization of BNMS technologies in the NGS of Nigeria. Results showed that less than 10% of the sample households adopted at least one of the two components of the technology package by the end of 2002.  However, by 2005 the adoption of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adoption; BNMS-manure; BNMS-rotation; Northern Guinea Savanna (NGS).; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52007

Farmer-based financing of operations in the Niger Valley irrigation schemes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abernethy,   Charles L.; Sally,   Hilmy; Lonsway,   Kurt; Maman,   Chegou.
Presents the results of case-studies of the functioning of four pump-based irrigation systems in the Niger River Valley. Prospects for sustainability are analyzed, especially in the light of the government's policy of promoting irrigator organizations to take over responsibilities for operation and maintenance.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Irrigation systems; River basin development; Sustainability; Water resources development; Low-lift irrigation; Low-lift pumps; Farmer managed irrigation systems; Farmers' associations; Institution building; Privatization; Performance evaluation; Constraints; Case studies; Financing; Costs; Climate; Food production; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Public Economics.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44573

PROJECTING WORLD FOOD DEMAND USING ALTERNATIVE DEMAND SYSTEMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yu,   Wusheng; Hertel,   Thomas W.; Preckel,   Paul V.; Eales,   James S.
Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models are increasingly being used to project world food markets in order to support forward-looking policy analysis. Such projections hinge critically on the underlying functional form for representing consumer demand. Simple functional forms can lead to unrealistic projections by failing to capture changes in income elasticities of demand. We adopt as our benchmark the recently introduced AIDADS demand system and compare it with several alternative demand systems currently in widespread use in CGE models. This comparison is conducted in the context of projections for disaggregated global food demand using a global CGE model. We find that AIDADS represents a substantial improvement, particularly for the rapidly growing...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28702

The Impact of Country-of-Origin Information on Consumer Perception of Environment-Friendly Characteristics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cicia,   Gianni; Cembalo,   Luigi; Del Giudice,   Teresa; Scarpa,   Riccardo.
The intense process of internationalization of the food market is giving rise to new competitive scenarios. Growing market shares on the part of new export countries, along with other consumer and retail issues, impose different marketing policies for agri-food products. In particular, greater consumer awareness of environmental and health issues is changing the structure of demand for fresh products. In the past, the country of origin and a good quality/price ratio were the main strategic strengths for gaining and maintaining international market shares. Nowadays, market shares are gained by moving towards new product attributes, namely environmental friendliness and food safety. This paper draws attention to new, more successful marketing strategies. The...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Competitiveness strategies; German cherry tomato market; Environmentally friendly; Fresh vegetables; Mixed Nested Logit; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121849

What Can Be Learned from Economic Analyses of the Danish Salmonella Control Programs?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andersen,   Lill; Christensen,   Tove.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56154

Climate Change and International Markets for Australian Food Exports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Creese,   Jonathan; Marks,   Nicki.
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to alert food producers to emerging market demands associated with climate change. Design/methodology/approach – The study draws on literature review and applied market research. Findings – Many food retailers are applying pressure to their value chains to measure and manage carbon emissions. Although consumers play a role, consumers are not the main driver compelling retailers to respond to climate change. Research limitations/implications – This study only interviewed retailers in the United Kingdom and Japan as these are markets that are of particular interest for Australian food exporters. Originality/value – Consumers and retailers in export markets are responding to climate change. The research suggests that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Food; Agriculture; Value chain; Retailer; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59186

Nutrient elasticities among Nigerian households differentiated by income
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Akinleye,   S.O.; Rahji,   M.A.Y.
Food calorie intake has been found to have a strong empirical linkage with both human health and productivity. In a study to determine the probable influence of price and income changes on the availability of food nutrients to Nigerian households segmented by income, demand elasticities were obtained for survey respondents and the nutritional effects of changes arising from changes in income and prices were computed using both the AIDS methodology and a technique developed by Huang. The findings show that guinea corn is the food that would have the greatest implications for the nutrient status of low income households. Millet, guinea corn and maize and rice, beans and maize respectively are the food items of note for the households whose heads earn average...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food demand; Income; Almost ideal demand system (AIDS); Nigeria; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10126

Consumer Preferences for Locally Produced Strawberries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hinson,   Roger A.; Bruchhaus,   Michael N.
Consumers were surveyed to understand preference in an effort to stabilize acreage and market share in a minor strawberry production area. Preferred attributes were identified using conjoint analysis. Local product was highest in overall relative importance, followed by price, pesticide strategy, and container. Cluster analysis identified groups with similar demographics. For two groups, local product was 77 percent and 67 percent of relative importance; for another group, price was about 75 percent of importance; while the final group was balanced across three attributes. Alignment with consumer preferences and with strategies of local retailers and wholesalers lead to suggested tactics to support local product.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55984

SHOULD THE UNITED STATES REGULATE MANDATORY LABELING FOR GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffman,   Wallace E.; Rousu,   Matthew C.; Shogren,   Jason F.; Tegene,   Abebayehu.
Public debate continues over whether the United States should regulate genetically modified (GM) foods by imposing a mandatory labeling policy.  This paper develops a model that shows that a voluntary GM-labeling policy results in higher welfare than a regulated mandatory GM-labeling policy, if consumers can accurately read the signals in each market.  We then develop an experiment that shows consumers behave as if they can accurately identify signals for GM foods.  Our model and results support the perspective that the United States has been prudent in fending off calls for regulations demanding a mandatory GM-labeling policy.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Genetically modified foods; Mandatory labeling; Voluntary labeling; Laboratory auctions; Nth-price auction; Vegetable oil; Tortilla chips; Russet potatoes; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18215

IDENTIFYING CONSUMER VALUATION PATTERNS OF ALTERNATIVE NUTRITION AND HEALTH LABELS COMBINATIONS: EVIDENCE FROM SPAIN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barreiro-Hurlé,   Jesús; Gracia,   Azucena; de Magistris,   Tiziana.
The provision of nutrition and health information on food labels is increasing as an industry and regulation answer to the growing consumer concern with diet-health relationships. Prior research has shown that the presence of this information on food labels is valued by consumers; however there is still no clear pattern on which labelling options are more valued and how different consumers value the different options. This paper analyses the results of a choice experiment conducted to identify the effect of multiple health and nutrition information sources on consumer food choice, taking into account preference heterogeneity using a latent class approach. Results show that different consumer groups can be identified with clearly distinguishable valuation...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutrition facts panel; Latent class; Choice experiments; Consumer; Interactions; Health claims; Nutrition claims; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53338

THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY OBLIGATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Xueman.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32800

How does it work for Hungarian food consumers? A medium-term analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szigeti,   Judith; Podruzsik,   Szilard.
The accession of Hungary to the European Union (EU) in 2004 was expected to lead to price convergence to the EU levels. The influence of national and EU policies on Hungarian producers and consumers is important as they were facing a new situation. Consumers’ welfare depends on the constantly altering world- and common market, and political actions. The purpose of this study is to analyse welfare changes and distributional impacts on Hungarian food consumers. The paper focuses on Laspeyres index, compensating variation and elasticities of demand.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food consumption; Consumer welfare; Compensating variation; Price change; Elasticity; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102400

Consumer Attitudes toward Freshness Indicators on Perishable Food Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fortin,   Corey; Goodwin,   Harold L., Jr.; Thomsen,   Michael R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99487

Willingness to Pay for Foods with Varying Production Traits and Levels of Genetically Modified Content
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bernard,   John C.; Gifford,   Katie; Santora,   Kristin; Bernard,   Daria J.
This study examined consumer willingness to pay for first- and second-generation genetically modified (GM) and organic foods and for non-GM foods, dependent on tolerance for GM content. Data from a survey of students were examined using a heteroskedastic two-limit Tobit model. Results showed consumers were willing to pay significantly more for organic and second-generation foods over first-generation GM foods, which suggests a niche market for second-generation GM foods may be possible. For non-GM foods, consumers were indifferent between a 100- and 99-percent threshold, but did not view 95-percent non-GM foods as more valuable than foods with unknown GM.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99780

Consumer Willingness to Pay for Livestock Credence Attribute Claim Verification
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olynk,   Nicole J.; Tonsor,   Glynn T.; Wolf,   Christopher A.
A choice experiment was used to determine consumer value for verification of livestock production process attributes. Willingness to pay for verification of production process attributes varied for both milk and pork chops across attributes and verifying entity. Statistically significant evidence of social desirability bias was found by comparing estimates of consumer preferences solicited using direct and indirect questioning. Indirect questioning may yield more accurate representations of consumer value than direct questioning, and therefore more accurate estimates for agribusiness decision making.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal welfare; Certification; Consumer demand; Credence attribute; Social desirability bias; Verification; Willingness to pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93215

Does Increase in Women's Income Relative to Men's Income Increase Food calorie Intake in Poor Households? Evidence from Nigeria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aromolaran,   Adebayo B.
This paper addresses an important but not widely investigated question of how calorie consumption in African low income households would respond to intra-household redistribution of income from men to women. Specifically, I use survey data on a sample of 480 households from semi-rural areas of south-western Nigeria to analyze the response of per capita calorie intake to changes in women’s share of household income, after controlling for per capita income and demographic characteristics at individual, household and community levels. I also examine the effect of marginal increases in household income on per-capita calorie intake conditional on the income distribution factor, women’s share of income. My results suggest that redistributing household income...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nigeria; Intra-Household Redistribution of Income; Women’s Income Share Elasticity; Calorie Consumption; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D13; I12; O15; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51374

An Evaluation of Consumer Preferences Regarding Goat Meat in the South
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knight,   Erika P.; House,   Lisa; Nelson,   Mack C.; Degner,   Robert L.
The data obtained from a telephone survey that targeted residents in eleven Southern states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas) were used to identify factors that influence goat-meat consumption by Southern consumers. The study also identifies marketing strategies that may encourage the consumption of goat-meat. This information can be used by goat-meat industry officials to better understand who their consumers are and to further expand their markets. The results from an ordered probit analysis indicated various demographic factors and consumption of other meats influenced goat-meat consumption preferences. For example, the probability of consuming goat meat...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8543

Strengthening the Nutrition Safety Net Through Nutrition Education and Community Engagement (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chipman,   Helen.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62070

Consumer Welfare and the Loss Induced by Withheld Information: The Case of BSE in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mazzocchi,   Mario; Stefani,   Gianluca.
The paper develops a measure of consumer welfare losses associated with withheld information about BSE linkage with vCJD. food safety. The Cost of Ignorance (COI) is measured by comparing the utility of the informed choice with the utility of the uninformed one, under condition of improved information. Unlike previous work, based on a single equation demand model, the measure is obtained retrieving a cost function from a dynamic Almost Ideal Demand System. The results indicate that Italian consumers bore a significant loss because of the delayed release of information.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Welfare analysis; Information; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; BSE; D80; D60; D12.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24927

An investigation of the supply chain of fisheries products in Greece
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaimakoudi,   Eleni; Polymeros,   Konstantinos; Karelakis,   Christos.
The present study provides an empirical investigation of the supply chain of fisheries products in Greece, through the implementation of the Structure – Conduct and Performance (SCP) methodological approach. The determinants of market performance have been analyzed considering the causal relationship of industry structure and firm conduct, and consecutively the causal relationship of firm conduct and market performance. Primary data were collected from Greek fisheries products stakeholders through personal interviews. The findings reveal that firm conduct is affected by industry structure and sequentially both have a bearing upon market performance. As concerns the impact of firm conduct on market performance, quality assurance has the most significant...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Market analysis; Structure – Conduct – Performance; Fisheries products; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58034

Determinants of Household Expenditures on Alcohol
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yen,   Steven T.; Jensen,   Helen H.
This paper examines the determinants of household alcohol expenditures by using a nonnormal and heteroscedastic double-hurdle model to accommodate zero observations in the sample. The model is a generalization of the double-hurdle model estimated in previous studies of alcohol consumption. We also examine the effects of explanatory variables by calculating and decomposing the elasticities. Findings support the use of a more generalized error distribution. Income, region, education, and household demographics are among the significant determinants of alcohol expenditures.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18549

TRACING THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF IMPROVEMENTS IN FOOD SAFETY: THE CASE OF HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINT PROGRAM FOR MEAT AND POULTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Golan,   Elise H.; Vogel,   Stephen J.; Frenzen,   Paul D.; Ralston,   Katherine L.
The level and distribution of the costs and benefits of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulatory program for meat and poultry change dramatically once economywide effects are included in the analysis. Using a Social Accounting Matrix Model, we find that reduced premature deaths had a strong positive effect on household income, with economywide benefits almost double initial benefits. Contrary to expectations, reduced medical expenses resulted in a decrease in household income, while HACCP costs resulted in an increase. Net economywide benefits were slightly larger than initial net benefits, with poor households receiving a proportionally smaller share of the increased benefits than nonpoor because of their weak ties to the economy....
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Foodborne illness; HACCP; Social Accounting Matrix; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34023

Del Lomo de Las mulas a la Clandestinidad: Dilemas entre las Exigencias Legales y el Sistema Tradicional de Producción del Queso Serrano de los Campos de Cima da Serra (Brasil)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Krone,   E.E.; Thome da Cruz,   F.; Menasche,   R.
El trabajo explora las disyunciones existentes entre los parámetros higiénico-sanitarios constitutivos de la legislación y el sistema tradicional de producción de Queso Serrano, elaborado en el territorio de los Campos de Cima da Serra, región sur de Brasil. El trabajo muestra que, a pesar de la condición de clandestinidad de la producción de queso, los consumidores compran el producto atendiendo a criterios que van más allá de los requisitos formales establecidos legalmente, dando importancia a aspectos tales como confianza y reputación. El artículo pretende analizar cómo las familias productoras de Queso Serrano han manejado las dificultades y las amenazas relacionadas con la comercialización de queso, en un contexto en que la legislación sanitária ha...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Queso Serrano; Legislación sanitaria; Saber-hacer tradicional.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95047

THE IMPACT OF BSE, FMD, AND U.S. EXPORT PROMOTION EXPENDITURES ON JAPANESE MEAT DEMAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yeboah,   Godfred; Maynard,   Leigh J.
The study examined Japanese consumer response to the discovery of BSE and discusses implications for the U.S. beef industry following BSE discovery in the U.S.  Impacts of FMD and export promotion expenditures were also modeled.  Synthetic inverse and ordinary demand systems were used to appropriately specify the demand system.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19978

Food security and poverty in the era of decentralization in Indonesia
Provedor de dados: 31
Food security enhancement is one of the main objectives of agricultural development. In Indonesia, agricultural and rural development, such as food security and the reduction of poverty and the number of food-insecure households, is being determined by the changing dynamics of the international economy and the domestic strategic environment. The studies contained in this working paper provide an analysis of the current status and suggest future policy directions for poverty reduction strategies in the context of decentralization in Indonesia. The study was conducted in three parts, they examine the achievement made in rural and agricultural development and poverty alleviation. Part 1 and 2 directly address food security and poverty. Part 3 focuses on the...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: FOOD SECURITY; POVERTY; DECENTRALIZATION; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; HOUSEHOLDS; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96657

Political Consumerism and Food Community Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cembalo,   Luigi; Migliore,   Giuseppina; Schifani,   Giorgio.
European society, with its steadily increased welfare levels, is not only concerned about food (safety, prices), but also on other aspects such as biodiversity loss, landscape degradation, pollution of water, soil and atmosphere. To a large extent these concerns can be translated into a wider concept named sustainable development defined as a normative concept by Morgan and Sonnino (2008). Sustainability in the food chain means approaching a new emerging vision of a sustainable agro-food system introducing an institutional dimension to take into account. Among different attempts to conjugate such concepts, there is one that is taking place in many Regions of Italy. In the last years spontaneous aggregations of consumers are developing. They are named...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; New Models of Consumption; Solidarity Purchase Groups; Institutions and Economics; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122004

The impact of the government policies and incentives to promote the export of agricultural products in Tunisia: case of olive oil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Larbi,   Walid; Chymis,   Athanasios G.
The agricultural sector is very important for the Tunisian economy as it absorbs 10% of the total investment, generates 12% of the Gross Domestic Product (2002-2006) and employs 16% of the total labor force while the agro food exports represent 10% of the total export. The aim of this article is to review: a) the agreements related to the export of the olive oil between Tunisia and the European Union (EU) and b) the agricultural policies and incentives enforced by the government to increase the export of olive oil. For the above mentioned aims, we obtained and analyzed data from the Ministry of Agriculture in order to analyze them and find the policies and incentives that help to increase the export of olive oil.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tunisian agricultural policies; Export; International conventions and agreements; Olive oil; Export function; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58081

E. Coli Outbreaks Affect Demand for Salad Vegetables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fahs,   Faysal; Mittelhammer,   Ronald C.; McCluskey,   Jill J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q11; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94709

PREFERENCES FOR FOOD LABELS: A DISCRETE CHOICE APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Teisl,   Mario F.; Bockstael,   Nancy E.; Levy,   Alan S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutritional labels; Label formats; Consumer preferences; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25955

QUALITY OF FROZEN PEAS AND PEACHES SUBJECTED TO ELEVATED TEMPERATURES DURING SIMULATED RETAIL AND CONSUMER HANDLING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cook,   Annetta; Davis,   Carole; Fulton,   Lois; Runyan,   Jack L.
The quality of frozen peas and peach slices exposed to 21ºC (70ºF) for several minutes or 2 hours and to 27ºC (80ºF) for 20 or 60 minutes was determined by panel ratings and shear force and color difference measurements.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27772

CHANGING PATTERNS OF ORANGE JUICE CONSUMPTION IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Love,   Leigh Ann; Sterns,   James A.; Spreen,   Thomas H.; Wysocki,   Allen F.
From 2000 through 2004, per capita orange juice purchases decreased by 12.3 percent while the popularity and media coverage of low-carbohydrate dieting exploded.  Content analysis was used to count selected Southern region newspaper articles topically related to low-carbohydrate dieting, the Atkins diet, and the South Beach diet.  This data was included in a Southern region orange juice demand model, where purchase data served as the independent variable and proxy for consumer demand of orange juice.  Results indicated that media coverage of low-carbohydrate diets and dieting was negatively and significantly related to demand for orange juice in the Southern region.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35485

THE USE OF DISCRETE VARIABLES TO ESTIMATE PRICE AND INCOME ELASTICITIES FOR PRODUCTS WITH SEASONAL CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trammell,   David T., Jr.; Hurt,   Verner G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30511

Can COO Labeling be a Means of Pepper Differentiation: Quality Expectation and Taste Experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kloeckner,   Heike; Langen,   Nina; Hartmann,   Monika.
Country of Origin (COO) labeling has been shown in several studies to be an important extrinsic cue for consumers in their quality evaluation of food products such as olive oil. COO has not been discussed in the context of pepper; a spice which’s quality is highly dependant on its heritage. This is the first study that combines face-to-face interviews regarding attitudes, image and knowledge with a bind tasting of pepper and an investigation of consumer's WTP for pepper from different origins and processing characteristics. The study reveals that organic consumes are able to experience taste differences to due COO. They expect taste differences. But also concerned and involved consumers are not to that extent informed about COO that they rely in their...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115963

Strategies to Promote Market-Oriented Smallholder Agriculture in Developing Countries: A Case of Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Omiti,   John M.; Otieno,   David Jakinda; McCullough,   Ellen B.; Nyanamba,   Timothy O.
Smallholder Agriculture is key to livelihoods of many rural households in developing and transition economies. In Kenya, small farms account for over 75% of total agricultural production and nearly 50% of the marketed output. Despite favourable trends in global development drivers such as rising population, per capita incomes and emerging urban dietary preferences, most smallholder farmers remain poor. This study sought to characterize agricultural commercialization trends, identify and prioritize constraints to participation in markets, analyse determinants of percentage of output sold, and explore strategies to promote market-oriented production. A participatory Rapid Rural Appraisal approach, household survey and a Truncated Regression model were used....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Smallholder Agriculture; Market Participation; Commercialization; Kenya; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52105

ANALYSIS OF CONSUMER'S WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR NEW FRIED FOOD PREPARED FROM COWPEA FLOUR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fletcher,   Stanley M.; McWatters,   Kay H.; Resurreccion,   Anna V.A.
Consumers' willingness to pay for cowpea products was analyzed by a multi-ordered response model. The analysis indicated that socio-demographic factors are weakly linked to consumers' willingness to pay while product characteristics are strongly linked. Marketing promotion is possible. Thus, akara products, made from cowpea paste, have potential for extending the utilization of cowpeas.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115909

CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF BEEF PRODUCED UNDER ALTERNATIVE FEEDING SYSTEMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schupp,   Alvin R.; Bidner,   Thomas D.; Clark,   Nancy C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29489

Las Federaciones de Usuarios de Riego de la Sierra Centro de la Republica del Ecuador Presentan: “El Proyecto de apoyo integral para las comunidades rurales con agrotecnologias avanzadas”
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carrasco Vinueza,   Pedro Eduardo; Burgos Arce,   Martha Cecilia.
Los productos agrícolas son uno de los ejes más importantes de las economías globales y nacionales, por lo que la agricultura ecuatoriana enfrenta grandes desafíos y oportunidades, teniendo en cuenta que el pequeño y mediano productor se encuentra en absoluta desventaja e inferioridad de condiciones en relación a muchos países de la región y del mundo, y de los grandes productores nacionales. Esta realidad obliga al sector productor a innovar en la tecnología y en la reconversión de su estructura para poder lograr la seguridad agroalimentaria, y con los excedentes insertarse con éxito en los mercados internacionales.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95351

TOOLS FOR THE FIELD, TESTING AND TRACEABILITY IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD INGREDIENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leier-McHugh,   Lisa.
Speech and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33468

A Semiparametric Transformation Approach to Estimating Usual Daily Intake Distributions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nusser,   Sarah M.; Carriquiry,   Alicia L.; Dodd,   Kevin W.; Fuller,   Wayne A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18678

Eliciting Information on Uncertainty from Heterogeneous Expert Panels: Attributing U.S. Foodborne Pathogen Illness to Food Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoffmann,   Sandra A.; Fischbeck,   Paul S.; Krupnick,   Alan J.; McWilliams,   Michael.
Decision analysts are frequently called on to help inform decision-makers in situations where there is considerable uncertainty. In such situations, expert elicitation of parameter values is frequently used to supplement more conventional research. This paper develops a formal protocol for expert elicitation with large, heterogeneous expert panels. We use formal survey methods to take advantage of variation in individual expert uncertainty and heterogeneity among experts as a means of quantifying and comparing sources of uncertainty about parameters of interest. We illustrate use of this protocol with an expert elicitation on the distribution of U.S. foodborne illness from each of 11 major foodborne pathogens to the consumption of one of 11 categories of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Expert elicitation; Risk analysis; Food attribution; Foodborne pathogen; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10444

Do environmental attitudes predict organic purchasing and environmental organization involvement?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Entem,   Alicia.
The members of affluent Western societies have become increasingly aware of environmental issues. The increases in environmental awareness have created new environmentally conscious markets, such as organic foods and products, and organizations. This article looks at whether socio-demographic variables can predict environmental attitudes and whether there is a connection between environmental attitudes and the realization of behaviours that promote environmental protection (organic food purchases and environmental group membership). In Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and surrounding communities, health and environment attitudes as well as demographic information were collected through intercept surveys administered at locations that ensured a representative...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113244

FOOD CONSUMPTION AND SEASONALITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Larson,   Ronald B.
Time-series analyses of food demand often add dummy or harmonic variables to shift intercept terms during periods when seasonal effects exist.  However, variable coefficients may be influenced by seasonality and the effects may vary by region.  In this paper, a cluster analysis of seasonality indices for food products shows that distinct regions exist with similar seasonal patterns.  Researchers could use these clusters to test for season-region interactions when other information about seasonality is unavailable.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27845

THE IMPACT OF BSE ON JAPANESE RETAIL BEEF MARKET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peterson,   Hikaru Hanawa; Chen,   Yun-Ju (Kelly).
To assess the impact of BSE in Japan, a Japanese meat demand system is estimated as a gradual switching Rotterdam model.  The results, based on data from April 1994 to May 2002, suggest the structural transition took five months from its discovery.  The scare affected both domestic and imported beef.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35233

From Family to Peer Setting: Food Choices of College Freshmen
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burbidge,   Linda D.; Peterson,   Hikaru Hanawa.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61662

Pricing an Extension Service for Organic Farmers and Growers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parminter,   Terry G.; Botha,   Neels; Tanner,   Jon.
The organics sector is expanding rapidly and the Board of Organics Aotearoa New Zealand considers that the future provision of an extension service is needed to underpin the ability of producers to efficiently convert to organic systems and then to further develop the sustainability of their systems. This project commissioned by Organics Aotearoa New Zealand in 2008 considers four possible organisational structures for delivering such a service. The first possible structure is a complete extension service for organic producers that combines national coordination, standard setting and information management with a local problem-solving and sector development service. Option 2 is a more centralised option, especially useful for producers at the beginning of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic; Extension; Governance; Funding; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96947

An Incentive System for Salmonella Control in the Pork Supply Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Backus,   Ge B.C.; King,   Robert P.
This paper presents a dynamic principal-agent analysis of an incentive system for Salmonella control in the pork supply chain. The incentive system determines quality premiums to the producer, testing frequencies for hogs delivered, as well as charges to the producer for testing and penalties. Using cost estimates and technical parameters, we evaluate the cost effectiveness of plant and farm control measures and trade-offs between prevalence reduction and related costs and gains. We also assess the impact of ownership structure on incentive system parameters and performance for a wide range of prevalence threshold levels. Differences in control actions, bacteriological prevalence and the overall welfare gain for the chain are very small across ownership...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dynamic programming; Food quality; Principal-agent; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9941

Assessing the Impact of Carbonated Soft-Drink Marketing Practices on U.S. Consumers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rhodes,   Charles.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61713

Economic and institutional efficiency of the National Agricultural Advisory Services’ Programme: The case of Iganga District,
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Okoboi,   Geofrey; Muwanika,   Fred Roland; Nyende,   Majidu; Mugisha,   Xavier.
This paper examines the technical and institutional efficiency of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) programme implementation in Iganga district. The Cost Effective Analysis (CEA) and stochastic frontier analysis methods were used to examine technical efficiency while expenditure tracking and FGD methods were applied to assess institutional efficiency. The analysis demonstrates that NAADS interventions have not had a significant impact on the output, productivity and income of the farmers in Iganga district. Moreover, NAADS programme faces implementation weaknesses such as nepotism that affects the selection of beneficiaries as well as enterprises, to the extent that some farmers are apathetic about the success or failure of NAADS...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: NAADS; Expenditure tracking; EPRC; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113622

Private Labels: A Sign of Changing Times
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haas,   Rainer; Weaver,   Robert D.
A widely held view is that a dramatic shift is well underway in the structure of food system. First noticed at the farm level, contracting between retailers and fruit and vegetable growers for specific quality attributes signaled a shift from commodity style markets to relational transactions managed by retail grocers operating on massive spatial scales. By contracting directly with suppliers, retailers found they could more efficiently procure and manage characteristics of products and transactions that affect their performance. Similar contracting between meat processors and growers emerged in animal production. As a result of this shift, retailers define product specifications and contract their production. This new organizational form constitutes a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Private labels; Store brands; Pull innovation; Consumer‐orientation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100586

Trading off dietary choices, physical exercise and cardiovascular disease risks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grisolia,   Jose M.; Longo,   Alberto; Hutchinson,   George; Kee,   Frank.
This paper analyses how individuals trade-off health risks against lifestyle choices. The work uses a choice experiment (CE) survey for a representative sample of the Northern Ireland population. Unlike most CE studies for valuing public health programs, this questionnaire uses a tailored exercise based on the individuals’ baseline choices. A fat screener links actual cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk to each specific choice set in terms of diet. Individuals are informed about their real status quo risk of a fatal cardiovascular event, based on an initial set of health questions. Thus, actual risks, real diet and exercise choices are the elements that constitute the choice task. Our results show that our respondents are willing to pay for reducing...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123527

Native American Obesity: An Economic Model of the "Thrifty Gene" Theory
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.; Patterson,   Paul M.
Native American obesity and the associated health conditions are generally thought to result in part from a genetic predisposition to overeating fats and carbohydrates, called the "thrifty gene." Although coined by nutritional scientists, this study maintains the origin of the thrifty gene lies in economics. Apparently harmful overconsumption and addiction constitute economically rational behavior if the increment to current utility from adding to one's stock of "consumption capital" is greater than the present value of utility lost in the future due to ill health and the costs of withdrawal. Tests of these conditions for such "rational addiction" are conducted using two-stage household production approach. The results obtained by estimating this model in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Type II diabetes; Household production; Native Americans; Demand estimation; Shadow values.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28544

ANALYSIS OF QUICK-SERVE, MID-SCALE, AND UP-SCALE FOOD AWAY FROM HOME EXPENDITURES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Byrne,   Patrick J.; Capps,   Oral, Jr.; Saha,   Atanu.
U.S. households spend nearly one-half of their food budget for food away from home (FAFH) with an increasing share for fast-food facilities.  These trends can impact the structure of the food distribution industry, nutritional intake of U.S. households, and demand for goods at the farm level.  This analysis investigates the effects of socioeconomic and demographic variables, both on the decision to consume FAFH by facility and on the decision of how much to spend on FAFH by facility.  Based on National Panel Diary data, three facility types are considered: quick-serve, mid-scale, and up-scale.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34312

Designing market-oriented beta-glucan enriched functional foods through conjoint analysis: evidence of differing consumer preferences
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bogue,   Joe; Troy,   Amy-jane.
New product development (NPD) has a significant role to play in the rapidly evolving food supply chain where firms wish to utilise innovative novel ingredients to meet consumers’ increased needs for healthier foods. It is a knowledge intensive process where the generation of new ideas and concepts requires detailed knowledge of both products and consumers. Beta-glucan, a novel soluble fibre, is of major interest to global food firms for its ability to increase the functionality of food and beverage products through increasing the soluble fibre content. The determination of intrinsic and extrinsic product attributes that maximise consumer acceptance of beta-glucan enriched products is largely dependant on a market-oriented NPD process. This study utilised a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Knowledge Management; Market orientation; Conjoint Analysis; Beta-glucan.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57984

CONSUMERS' WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR FOOD SAFETY: A PATHOGEN SPECIFIC ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mukhopadhaya,   Kaushik; Adhikari,   Bishwa B.; Mumma,   Gerald A.; Teisl,   Mario F.
Estimates of the economic benefits of intervention strategies to make food safer from specific pathogens for different durations of protection are not available.  We estimated consumers' willingness to pay for a hypothetical vaccine that would deliver a 1-year, 5- years, 10-years, or lifetime protection against Salmonella, E. coli, or Listeria.  We used logit and Tobit models to estimate the economic benefits of food safety measures against these major foodborne pathogens.  Based on FoodNet 2002 population survey data, consumers were willing to pay for protection against foodborne pathogens.  They were willing to pay more for longer protection and for protection against E. coli compared to Salmonella or Listeria.  However, they were less willing to pay if...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Contingent valuation; Food Safety; Economic benefits; Population survey; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20064

Quem Come Milho Amarelo? Alguns Resultados Preliminares de um Inquérito sobre as Preferências dos Consumidores de Farinha de Milho na Cidade de Maputo
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Maize; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56018

Economic Evaluation of Rice-Prawn Gher Farming System on Soil Fertility for Modern Variety (MV) Paddy Production in Bangladesh
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barmon,   Basanta Kumar; Osanami,   Fumio; Kondo,   Takumi.
This present study attempts to examine the economic evaluation of rice-prawn gher farming system on land fertility for modern variety (MV) paddy production in Bangladesh. Laboratory based experimental data and field survey data were used in the present study. To test the change of land fertility, soils were collected before paddy production (after prawn production) and after paddy production (before prawn production) and tested in the Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI) laboratory in Khulna, Bangladesh. The findings of the study indicate that the farmer applied comparatively less chemical fertilizers in MV paddy production under the rice-prawn gher farming system compared to MV paddy production. The input cost of chemical fertilizers for MV paddy...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rice-prawn gher farming system; Soil fertility; MV paddy production; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; O13; Q55.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25355

Irrigation management transfer in Mexico:  A strategy to achieve irrigation district sustainability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Sam H., III.
Describes the process of transfer of irrigation districts in Mexico from public ownership to joint management, where responsibility for irrigation O&amp;M is shared between the public irrigation agency and water user associations. It evaluates the sustainability of transferred systems and discusses needed changes.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Privatization; Participatory management; Agricultural production; Sustainability; Private sector; Public sector; Economic aspects; Water users' associations; Investment; Agricultural policy; Irrigated farming; Water law; User charges; Land ownership; Mexico; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Production Economics.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52799

A Model of Labeling with Horizontal Differentiation and Cost Variability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saak,   Alexander E.
We study optimal disclosure of variety by a multi-product firm with random costs.  In our model there are two varieties that are horizontally differentiated and differ in overall quality, but buyers cannot distinguish between them without labels.  The equilibrium prices for labeled varieties are increasing functions of the absolute value of the cost differential and do not reveal which variety is cheaper to produce.  Nondisclosure is most common when there is moderate uncertainty about the relative input cost, not too much idiosyncrasy in consumer valuations, and not too much difference in quality across varieties.  Although mandatory disclosure of variety benefits consumers, it decreases expected welfare when relative input cost variability is large and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Marketing; Information; Labeling; Quality disclosure; Product differentiation.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103540

GMOs: The Economics of Consumer Food Safety Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hobbs,   Jill E.; Plunkett,   Marni D.
The controversy over genetically modified (GM) foods has swept across Europe and is beginning to make inroads into the North American consumer market. It is set to become a thorny trade issue between the European Union (EU) and the United States. The issue is important, not least because of the potential scale of the problem. There has been a rapid adoption of GM crops by U.S. corn and soybean and Canadian canola producers. Approximately 57 percent of the U.S. soybean harvested acreage in 1999 was in herbicide-tolerant GM varieties (ERS). Soya is a staple in food processing, with approximately 60 percent of processed foods containing soya or soya derivatives. Canola is an important crop on the Canadian prairies. Although estimates vary, the percentage of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45629

ESTIMATING U.S. DEMAND FOR MEAT WITH A FLEXIBLE FUNCTIONAL FORM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Chung L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30031

CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF IRRADIATED FOOD PRODUCTS: AN APPLE MARKETING STUDY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Terry,   Danny E.; Tabor,   Richard L.
This study was exploratory in nature, with emphasis on initial purchases and not repeat purchases or long-term loyalties to either irradiated or non-irradiated produce.  The investigation involved the actual sale of irradiated and non-irradiated apples to consumers.  Limited information about the process was provided, and apples were sold at roadside stands.  Prices for the irradiated apples were varied while the price for the non-irradiated apples was held constant.  Of these 228 West-Central Missouri shoppers, 101 (44%) bought no irradiated apples, 86 (38%) bought only irradiated apples, and 41 (18%) bought some of both types.  Results of probit regressions indicated three significant independent variables.  There was an inverse relationship between the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26543

IS THE EU SUGAR POLICY REFORM LIKELY TO INCREASE OBESITY?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bonnet,   Céline; Requillart,   Vincent.
National Health authorities recommend a decrease in the consumption of ’added’ sugar. At the same moment, a reform of the Common Organisation of the Sugar Market will lead to a decrease by more than 30% of the sugar price in the EU. Using the example of the soft drink industry, this paper investigates the impact of that reform on the consumption of sugar sweetened beverages. Because the soft drink industry as well as the retail industry are both highly concentrated, using structural econometrics model, we first estimate models of vertical relationships between the beverage industry and the retail industry. After selecting the ’best’ model of vertical relationships, we then simulate the impact of the decrease in sugar price on prices and consumption for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Vertical contracts; Two part tariffs; Competition; Manufacturers; Private labels; Retailers; Differentiated products; Soft drinks; Non nested tests; Sugar CMO; Passthrough; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116414

Taxing Sweets: Sweetener Input Tax or Final Consumption Tax?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miao,   Zhen; Beghin,   John C.; Jensen,   Helen H.
In order to reduce obesity and associated costs, policymakers are considering various policies, including taxes, to change consumers’ high-calorie consumption habits. We investigate two tax policies aimed at reducing added sweetener consumption. Both a consumption tax on sweet goods and a sweetener input tax can reach the same policy target of reducing added sweetener consumption. Both tax instruments are regressive, but the associated surplus losses are limited. The tax on sweetener inputs targets sweeteners directly and causes about five times less surplus loss than the final consumption tax. Previous analyses have overlooked this important point.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Added sweeteners; Consumption tax; Demand; Health policy; Soda tax; Sugar.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92989

A Comparison of Actual and Hypothetical Willingness to Pay of Parents and Non-Parents for Protecting Infant Health: The Case of Nitrates in Drinking Water
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loomis,   John B.; Bell, Paul; Cooney, Helen; Asmus, Cheryl.
We estimate adults’ willingness to pay (WTP) to reduce health risks to their own or other families’ infants to test for altruism. A conjoint analysis of adults paying for bottled water found marginal WTP for reduction in risk of shock, brain damage, and mortality in the cash treatment of $2, $3.70, and $9.43, respectively. In the hypothetical market these amounts were $14, $26, and $66, indicating substantial hypothetical bias, although not unexpected due to the topic of infant health. Statistical tests confirm a high degree of altruism in our WTP results, and altruism held even when real money was involved.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Altruism; Conjoint; Drinking water; Nitrates; Validity; Willingness to pay; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; I10; Q53.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56657

Rural Household Food Consumption in China: Evidence from the Rural  Household Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Han,   Tong; Cramer,   Gail L.; Wahl,   Thomas I.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35797

Spatial variation in water supply and demand across river basins of India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amarasinghe,   Upali A.; Sharma,   Bharat R.; Aloysius,   Noel; Scott,   Christopher A.; Smakhtin,   Vladimir U.; de Fraiture,   Charlotte.
India is a large country with regional differences in per-capita water supply and demand. Attempts to describe the water situation in India at a national level are often misleading due to the tremendous diversity in the water situation across the country. This Report analyzes the spatial variation of water supply and demand across river basins in India. The study identifies basins that are water-scarce because of inadequate water availability to meet the effective demand. It also identifies issues that are important for estimating the future water demand and for the formation of policy for future water-resources development and management.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water supply; Water demand; River basins; Catchment areas; Water availability; Water scarcity; Estimation; Irrigation water; Domestic water; Population growth; Urbanization; Groundwater extraction; Crop production; Policy; Water transfer; India; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52966

UMA ANÁLISE DA ELASTICIDADE-RENDA DE PROTEÍNA ANIMAL NO BRASIL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carvalho,   Thiago Bernardino de; Zen,   Sergio de; Raimundo,   Livia Maria Borges; Beduschi,   Gustavo; Rodrigues,   Regina Mazzini.
O Brasil possui um mercado interno potencial para o consumo de alimentos, principalmente para as proteínas animais. A carne, o leite e ovo já fazem parte da alimentação dos brasileiros e sua demanda está ligada a vários fatores, como preços, qualidade, aspectos nutricionais, preferência, gosto e, principalmente, a restrição orçamentária, ou seja, a renda. Junta-se a isso a proteína pescado, que mesmo sendo um alimento muito saudável, não tem um hábito de consumo consolidado no país. A fim de determinar o quanto a renda impacta o consumo de proteína animal, buscou-se neste trabalho estimar as elasticidades-renda da demanda de proteína, no Brasil e suas regiões. As elasticidades foram obtidas por meio do ajustamento de uma poligonal com três segmentos. Os...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demanda; Elasticidade-renda; Proteína animal; Demand; Income-elasticity; Animal protein; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112718

A plot of one's own: gender relations and irrigated land allocation policies in Burkina Faso
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zwarteveen,   Margreet Z.
Discusses the potential opportunities and pitfalls of introducing market forces into the process of water allocation. Proposes several preconditions for beneficial privatization of water allocation and argues for a more sophisticated form of analysis than that generally allowed by proponents of basic needs or of free market approaches.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Women in development; Gender; Land use; Land management; Policy; Female labor; Households; Irrigated farming; Social impact; West Africa; Burkina Faso; Dakiri; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61114

THE IMPLICATIONS OF NEW TRANSPORTATION SECURITY MEASURES IN AGRICULTURAL LOGISTICS (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eicher,   Diane.
Speech and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32976

FOOD SAFETY INFORMATION AND MEAT DEMAND IN SPAIN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Radwan,   Amr; Gil,   Jose Maria; Ben Kaabia,   Monia; Serra,   Teresa.
This paper analyses the impact of food safety information about the “mad-cow” crisis on the demand for different types of fresh meat and fish in Spain. The theoretical model explicitly incorporates food safety information in the consumers’ utility function, from which demand equations are obtained. Two alternative functional forms have been considered, the standard AIDS and the Generalized Almost ideal Demand System (GAIDS) in order to overcome the problem of incorporating demand shifters in the traditional AIDS model. The food safety information has been incorporated into the demand function through a weighted information index built on the basis of the published news related to the mad-cow disease in the most popular Spanish newspaper. The comparison of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Meat consumption; Food safety information; BSE; Demand systems; GAIDS; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q11; C32; D12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51540

Analyzing the Competitive Performance of the South African Wine Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Rooyen,   Johan; Esterhuizen,   Dirk; Stroebel,   Lindie.
www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: South African wine industry; Competitive performance and competitive space; Relative trade advantage (RTA); Wine executive surveys; Porter Diamond.; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117597

HACCP AND MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McCutcheon,   John W.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33268

More Than Just Food: The Diverse Effects of Food Assistance Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jensen,   Helen H.; Wilde,   Parke E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; I18; I38; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95752

Effects of Information and Country of Origin On Chinese Consumer Preferences for Wine: An Experimental Approach in the Field
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Hainan; McCluskey,   Jill J.
Wine is a product whose value largely depends on the reputation associated with its region of production. China is a newcomer and latecomer to wine production and consumption. Wine consumption, especially imported wine, rarely exists outside of major urban areas. Therefore, understanding the Chinese local markets and consumer preference for wine products is important for foreign wine producers. WTP (Willingness-to-Pay), in economics, is the maximum amount a person would be willing to pay for a good, which is a useful tool to address consumers’ preference. In our study, we investigate the effects of information and origin of production on Chinese consumers’ WTP for wine. By using a second-price sealed-bid auction mechanism, which was first developed by...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Wine consumption; Willingness-to-pay; Second price auction; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61330

CONSUMER CLUSTERS AND FOOD SAFETY INFORMATION NEEDS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hall,   Clare.
The work presented here was conducted as part of an EU-funded five year project investigating pathogens in the food chain, called "Control and prevention of emerging and future pathogens at cellular and molecular level throughout the food chain". Using a questionnaire, research was carried out with consumers in four countries to investigate food safety information needs and information source preferences. The work combined cluster analysis with a social marketing approach. Cluster analysis revealed that the majority of respondents can be allocated to one of eight clusters based on their information needs relating to food safety behaviour and pathogen knowledge. The respondents associated with each of the clusters can be described in terms of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109426

Development and Dissemination of Improved Cassava Varieties in Uganda: Analysis of Adoption Rates, Variety Attributes and Speed of Adoption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abele,   Steffen; Twine,   Edgar; Ntawuruhunga,   Pheneas; Baguma,   Yonah; Kanobe,   Charles; Bua,   Anthony.
The transition out of extreme poverty and hunger in agrarian economies requires an understanding of how new agricultural technologies are adopted by poor farmers. In Uganda, improved germplasm from the cassava breeding program has generated new varieties that are increasingly being grown by farmers. Although considerable success has been achieved in adoption of these varieties in general, there is increasing pressure on breeding and technology dissemination programs to improve the targeting of their efforts. This paper identifies the specific cassava varieties adopted thus far and their desirable and undesirable attributes. In addition, it determines the adoption rates of these varieties and the factors that have influenced the speed of adoption of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Uganda; Cassava; Breeding; Adoption; Variety Attributes; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52198

Standards-as-Barriers versus Standards-as-Catalysts: Assessing the Impact of HACCP Implementation on U.S. Seafood Imports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anders,   Sven M.; Caswell,   Julie A.
The United States mandated a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) food safety standard for seafood in 1997. Panel model results for the period 1990 to 2004 suggest that HACCP introduction had a negative and significant impact on overall seafood imports from the top 33 suppliers. While the effect for developed countries was positive, the negative HACCP effect for developing countries supports the view of “standards-as-barriers” versus ”standards-as-catalysts.” When the effect is analyzed at an individual country level a different perspective emerges. Regardless of development status, leading seafood exporters generally gained sales volume with the U.S., while most other smaller trading partners faced losses or stagnant sales.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food standards; International trade; Developed and developing countries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Q18; F14; L51.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7386

Who Has Time To Cook?  How Family Resources Influence Food Preparation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mancino,   Lisa; Newman,   Constance.
Households participating in the Food Stamp Program are increasingly headed by a single parent or two working parents. As this trend continues, more low-income households may find it difficult to allocate the time needed to prepare meals that fit within a limited budget and meet dietary requirements. Using Tobit analysis of the 2003-04 American Time Use Survey (ATUS), this study finds that household time resources significantly affect how much time is allocated to preparing food. In fact, working full-time and being a single parent appear to have a larger impact on time allocated to food preparation than an individual’s earnings or household income do. The results are relevant for the design of food assistance programs as well as for improving our...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food preparation; Tobit analysis; Time use; Thrifty Food Plan; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55961

Attitudes of Maltese Consumers Towards Quality in Fruit and Vegetables in Relation to Their Food-Related Lifestyles
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dimech,   Marco; Caputo,   Vincenzina; Canavari,   Maurizio.
www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food-related lifestyles approach; Fruits and vegetables; Consumers’ attitudes; Food quality; Maltese consumers; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117602

Hired hooves: Transactions in a south Indian village factor market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mueller,   Rolf A.E.; Prescott,   Edward S.; Sumner,   Daniel A.
Bullocks are an important resource in Indian agriculture where they are used as draft animals. Previous research suggests that farmers who do not own bullocks, or own bullocks in insufficient numbers relative to their land holdings, adjust bullock‐land ratios through transactions in the land market, rather than by hiring bullock services. The reasons given for this behaviour are that there are ‘inhibited’ or ‘missing’ village markets for bullock services. Results from a survey of the activities and transactions of six bullock contractors during an entire cropping period show that village markets for bullock services exist continuously and are far from being inhibited. Close monitoring of the bullock contractors’ transactions supplied rich evidence of the...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118997

How does Agricultural Development Affect Child Nutrition in Mali?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Penders,   Christopher L.; Staatz,   John M.; Tefft,   James F.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11313

Sustainable Relations in International Development Cooperation Projects: The Role of Human Resource Management and Organizational Climate
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zanasi,   Cesare; Rota,   Cosimo.
The importance of organizational issues to assess the success of international development project has not been fully considered yet. An analysis of the literature on the project success definition, focused on the success criteria and success factors, was carried out by surveying the contribution of different authors and approaches. Traditionally projects were perceived as successful when they met time, budget and performance goals, assuming a basic similarity among projects (universalistic approach). However, starting from a non‐universalistic approach, the importance of organization’s effectiveness, in terms of relations sustainability, emerged as a dimension able to define and assess a project success (Belassi W., Tukel O.I., 1996). Based on previous...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100464

Chain Networks as a Leverage for Innovation Capacity: The Case of Food SMEs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kuhne,   Bianka; Gellynck,   Xavier.
Nowadays, innovation is no longer limited to the individual firm but involves increasingly the chain network in which the firm is embedded. The chain network is considered as the place where the internal and external resources of a firm are combined and transformed, leading to innovation capacity. In the increasingly globalizing market, innovation is an important strategic tool for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to achieve competitive advantage. However, SMEs are often confronted with barriers for developing and introducing innovations, such as the lack of economies of scale. Our paper investigates how the chain network is contributing to the enhancement of the innovation capacity and which chain network characteristics are crucial in this...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Innovation capacity; Chain network; SMEs; Food sector.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101281

What Influences Consumer Choice of Fresh Produce Purchase Location?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bond,   Jennifer Keeling; Thilmany,   Dawn D.; Bond,   Craig A.
There is evidence that consumers are increasingly purchasing food directly from local producers, but little is understood about which market-specific, intrinsic, extrinsic, and demographic attributes influence the probability of preferring to purchase fresh produce through direct-market channels. A multinomial logit model is used to analyze a national dataset of fresh produce consumers with a focus on exploring differences among those that prefer to purchase direct always, occasionally (seasonally and as a secondary source), and never. Results suggest that to increase patronage and loyalty of current customers, producers may emphasize the availability of fresh, superior, vitamin-rich, and locally-grown produce at market locations through booth displays,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C35; C42; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48755

Food involvement and food purchasing behaviour
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Drichoutis,   Andreas C.; Lazaridis,   Panagiotis; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
This paper investigates the factors affecting product class involvement for food. Factors affecting specific aspects of involvement are also explored. The aim is to determine the factors that affect involvement with food and sketch the profile of consumers more likely to be involved or not involved with food. Building on the literature a conceptual model is developed and empirically tested using survey data collected from supermarkets in Athens. Data were analyzed using probit and ordered probit analysis and marginal effects were calculated which show how much the level of involvement or importance is affected when a variable is changed. Results show that younger consumers, those with higher education and income that engage in nutritional label use...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Product class involvement; Food involvement; Consumer behaviour; Food shopping; Attribute importance; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10048

International Comparison of the Export Competitiveness of Chinese Honey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ma,   Lunjiao.
Honey production and trade in the world are introduced. Total output of honey shows an increasing trend while the output of Chinese honey always ranks the first in the world. China, Argentina, Mexico are the major exporters of honey. In the year 2006, honey exports of China, Argentina and Mexico occupy 49.9% of the world's total export volume. International competitiveness of the three honey export countries are calculated, compared and analyzed by adopting the indices such as export price, international market share, and Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) index. Result shows that honey price of Mexico is significantly higher than the world’s average level, that of Argentine is close to the world’s average price, and that of China is a more stable price...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Honey; International competitiveness; Export; China; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54029

THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - FINDINGS FROM THE PROVIDER SURVEY, VOLUME II: FINAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ohls,   James; Saleem-Ismail,   Fazana; Cohen,   Rhoda; Cox,   Brenda.
Findings of the first comprehensive government study of the Emergency Food Assistance System (EFAS) suggest that public and private food assistance may work in tandem to provide more comprehensive food assistance than either could provide by itself. Five major types of organizations (emergency kitchens, food pantries, food banks, food rescue organizations, and emergency food organizations) operate in the EFAS. About 5,300 emergency kitchens provide more than 173 million meals a year, and 32,700 food pantries distribute about 2.9 billion pounds of food a year, which translates into roughly 2,200 million meals. Despite substantial amounts of food distributed by the system, the EFAS remains much smaller in scale than the Federal programs. This study, which...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food pantry; Emergency kitchen; Food bank; Food rescue organization; Emergency food organization; TEFAP; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33797

DETERMINANTS OF PARTICIPATION AND CONSUMPTION: THE CASE OF CRAWFISH IN SOUTH LOUISIANA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yen,   Steven T.; Dellenbarger,   Lynn E.; Schupp,   Alvin R.
This study investigates the determinants of crawfish consumption in South Louisiana using a generalized limited dependent variable model that accounts for both participation and consumption decisions. Income, Catholic, white, and household size increase the likelihood of crawfish consumption but not the conditional level of consumption. Education and employment status are among the other household characteristics that determine the conditional level of consumption.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Box-Cox transformation; Crawfish consumption; Double-hurdle model; South Louisiana; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15357

Message under Revision: USDA Speaks About Beef, Pork, Cheese, and Obesity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilde,   Parke E.
Interest groups and government policy provide a confusing setting for obesity policy. For example, the USDA and industry simultaneously bombard us with the messages "Eat More Beef" and "Aim for a Healthy Weight."
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94025

Ecosystems for water and food security. [Background paper]
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Agroecosystems; Agriculture; Food security; Food production; Water scarcity; Water management; Water productivity; Wetlands; Water use; Decision making; Environmental flows; Developing countries; Hunger; Poverty; Fisheries; Climate change; Agroforestry; Biodiversity; Rangelands; Livestock; Rainfed farming; Policy; Landscape; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124386

FOOD STAMP PARTICIPATION AMONG LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS: THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF THE IMPACT ON THE DEMAND FOR FOOD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mittelhammer,   Ronald C.; West,   Donald A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29655

Effects of Family, Friends, and Relative Prices on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption by African American Youths
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhylyevskyy,   Oleksandr; Jensen,   Helen H.; Garasky,   Steven B.; Cutrona,   Carolyn E.; Gibbons,   Frederick X.
Facilitating healthy eating among young people, particularly among minorities who are at high risk for gaining excess weight, is at the forefront of current policy discussions and food program reviews. We investigate the effects of social interactions and relative prices on fruit and vegetable consumption by African American youths using rich behavioral data from the Family and Community Health Study and area-specific food prices. We find the presence of endogenous effects between a youth and parent, but not between a youth and friend. Lower relative prices of fruits and vegetables tend to increase intakes. Results suggest that health interventions targeting a family member may be an effective way to increase fruit and vegetable intake by African Americans...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Social interactions; Healthy food choices; Fruit and vegetable consumption; African American youth; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; I12; J15; C35.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103411

Market Concentration of the Processed Food in Korea
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Sounghun.
In Korea, processed food markets have various shapes of structure: the markets of ice cream, special dietary food, noodles, sugar are highly concentrated, while the markets of gimchi, pickles, and ice are not very concentrated. The level of market concentration changes over time. These market structures and structural changes cause impacts on related industries as well as own industries. For the more successful policies, the paper suggests three ideas: to realize that each food processing industry has a different industry structure, to understand the relationship between the food processing industry and upstream and downstream industries and to take into account opinions  from various sources before adopting new policies.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Processed food market; Food processing industry; Market structure; Market concentration; CR4; CR10; Monopoly; Oligopoly; Korea; Korean; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45682

Micronutrient Malnutrition, Obesity, and Chronic Disease in Countries Undergoing the Nutrition Transition: Potential Links and Program/Policy Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eckhardt,   Cara L.
Background: The nutrition transition occurring in many developing countries may invite the misconception that diets are moving entirely away from undernutrition toward problems of excess. But despite the sufficiency of energy in these countries, diet quality is poor and micronutrient deficiencies often remain. In this context, micronutrient deficiencies may actually contribute to the development and severity of diet-related chronic diseases. Objectives: This paper discusses the potential long-term effects of micronutrient malnutrition in early childhood on obesity and related disease outcomes. The links between early micronutrient malnutrition, stunting, and subsequent short adult stature— emerging risk factors for obesity and associated chronic...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Diet quality; Micronutrient malnutrition; Obesity; Chronic disease; Cancer; Adults; Children; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55889

The Income Volatility See-Saw: Implications for School Lunch
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Newman,   Constance.
Income volatility challenges the effectiveness of the safety net that USDA food assistance programs provide low-income families. This study examines income volatility among households with children and the implications of volatility for eligibility in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). The results show that income volatility was higher for successively lower income groups and that the major determinants of changes in NSLP eligibility were changes in total household hours worked and the share of working adults. Income volatility in two-thirds of lower income households caused one or more changes in their monthly NSLP eligibility during the year. An estimated 27 percent of households that were income eligible for subsidized lunches at the beginning of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: National School Lunch Program; Income volatility; Program access; Program integrity; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7237

DETERMINANTS OF THE DEMAND FOR ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL FRESH MILK IN GERMANY– AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schrock,   Rebecca.
An increasing number of studies deals with consumer decisions regarding organic food, but only a few provide quantitative estimates of price and income elasticities. This paper contributes to the existing literature by providing own-price elasticity estimates as well as an analysis of the sociodemographic determinants of demand for organic milk. The analysis is based on the GfK Consumer Scan Scanner panel dataset on food purchases of German households covering a sample period of four years from 2004 to 2007. A two-step estimation procedure is applied. First, a probit regression examines which household characteristics affect the probability to buy organic milk. Second, a fixed-effects panel regression determines factors that have an impact on the quantity...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic milk; Household Panel; Probit Analysis; Fixed-Effects-Panel Analysis; Price elasticity; Private-labels; Germany; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C23; C24; C25; D12; M31; Q11.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116387

Concentration in food retailing and anti-competitive practices in Turkey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koc,   A. Ali; Boluk,   Gulden; Kovaci,   Sureyya.
As seen in many developing countries, concentration and globalization have substantially increased in food retailing in Turkey. Foreign direct investment, incentives to reduce informal economy through modern retailing, income, education, economic crises and urbanization are the main drivers for structural change of retail supply chain. Market shares of global retailers have increased in general and also food sub-sectors. The restructuring and concentration in food retailing have changed the marketing system and conditions facing firms. Concentration is also expected to increase in the future. With increasing concentration, anti-competitive practices has appeared in the food supply chain in Turkey: listing fees, shelf fees, advertising and announcing fee,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food retailing; Restructuring in food retailing; Buyer power and competition in food retailing.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58077

MEASURING FOOD SAFETY PREFERENCES: IDENTIFYING CONSUMER SEGMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baker,   Gregory A.; Crosbie,   Peter J.
Conjoint analysis was used to estimate individual preference functions for food safety attributes.  Consumer segments were constructed by using cluster analysis to form groups which were homogeneous with respect to preferences regarding food safety.  Although substantial differences existed among the three distinct groups, consumers in all segments were willing to pay a moderate amount to ensure that apples met established safety standards.  However, a policy which restricts pesticide use would likely result in substantial consumer dissatisfaction, unless it could be achieved with little impact on price or quality.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30960

Westernization of Asian Diets and the transformation of food systems: Implications for research and policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pingali,   Prabhu L.
Rapid economic and income growth, urbanization, and globalization are leading to a dramatic shift of Asian diets away from staples and increasingly towards livestock and dairy products, vegetables and fruit, and fats and oils.  While the diversification of diets away from the traditional dominance of rice with rising incomes is expected and observed, current food consumption patterns are showing signs of convergence towards a Western diet. Globalization and the consequent global interconnectedness of the urban middle class, is the driving force behind the convergence of diets. The rapid spread of global supermarket chains and fast food restaurants are reinforcing the above trends.   The following six key stylised facts characterize the changes in food...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23795

PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF FOOD SAFETY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jordan,   Jeffrey L.; Elnagheeb,   Abdelmoneim H.
The results of a 1986 nationwide survey concerning public perceptions of agriculture are presented. Specifically, the paper reports on those questions having to do with food safety, nutrition, taste, and freshness, as well as the use of antibiotics in animal feed. An ordered probit model is used to analyze the socioeconomic factors that influenced the perceptions of respondents from the Southern region. While most respondents found food to be safer, more nutritious, and fresher than in previous times, most did not think food was better tasting. A majority were concerned about the health effects of antibiotics in animal feed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27503

Buying Organic Food in France: Shopping Habits and Trust
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sirieix,   Lucie; Schaer,   Burkhard.
In this paper we attempt to compare the responses of consumers and professionals to questions related to organic food retailing, in order to highlight the differences and the similarities of viewpoints between them and to understand the links between consumer perception of organic food and the sales channel. In order to do this, we analyse the results of three studies, two of them conducted with consumers, the third one with professionals. The first study deals with the links between consumer trust orientations and the frequentation of the different sales channels where organic food can be found. The results of this study conducted in France and Germany show that consumers in organic food stores put trust in their store but are neither the heaviest nor the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24265

Network connections and innovation capacity in traditional agrifood chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kuhne,   Bianka; Gellynck,   Xavier; Weaver,   Robert D.
In the New Economy, the network is considered as more important than the firm itself. In this paper the focus is on chain networks which include vertical networks among chain members, horizontal networks with peers, and networking with third parties. Networks have an important role in the diffusion and adoption of innovations, thus they are the locus of innovation. While previous research focused on the firm, we contribute to the understanding of innovations in chain networks, i.e. we investigate the innovation capacity in vertical networks and how networking with peers and third parties is influencing the innovation capacity of the vertical network. We propose that there is a positive relationship between the network connections the direct chain partners...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: SMEs; Chain networks; Traditional food products; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95050

Using Retail Scanner Data to Assess the Demand for Value-based Ground Meat Products in Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anders,   Sven M.; Moeser,   Anke.
We apply a set of weekly Nielsen retail scanner data for the period 2006-2007 to estimate consumer demand of value-based ground meat products in the Canadian retail market. Our demand system results indicate that price responses are stronger for organic than for extra lean meat products. Additionally, while rising disposable incomes may shift consumers’ attention and purchases towards extra lean ground meat products, this result does not hold for organic ground beef. Our findings strongly suggest that ground meat demand is affected by traditional meat consumption patterns. Our analysis inform retail managers meat producers about potential market opportunities and expected consumer responses to changing economic determinants of popular retail ground meat...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Meat demand; Value-based labelling; Scanner data; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44154

Chapter 14: USING CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS TO VALUE THE HEALTH RISKS FROM PESTICIDE RESIDUES WHEN RISKS ARE AMBIGUOUS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Ravenswaay,   Eileen O.; Wohl,   Jennifer.
This book was originally published by Westview Press, Boulder CO, 1995.
Tipo: Book Chapter
Palavras-chave: Pesticide residues; Apples; Health risk; Contingent valuation; Willingness to pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25983

DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS 2005  (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hentges,   Eric J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32877

NUTRICION Y POBREZA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haddad,   Lawrence James.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16145

Cassava Commercialization in Malawi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kambewa,   Emma.
Malawi continues to rely on maize for household food security. Policies to enhance food security continue to target maize production. Traditionally production and use of cassava was localized in lakeshore areas until the past two decades when maize production was increasingly affected by rainfall variability. Cassava as an alternate food crop has rapidly gained popularity and commercialization of the cassava sector is steadily taking off. Policy and institutional support to diversify the food security basket and promote the diversified applications of cassava in non-food sector has propelled cassava production in nontraditional growing areas. Production has more than quadrupled over the last decade with production of sweet cassava rapidly expanding in...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97033

Consommation de miel d’abeilles: analyse des comportements des mangeurs de l’État de Santa Catarina – Brésil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cheung-Lucchese,   T.; Gerber,   R.M.
Des analyses sur les comportements alimentaires des mangeurs rendent possible que d’importantes informations concernant les différentes manières dont ils interprètent leur alimentation soient révélées. Comme les individus ont d’intérêts divers à propos de leur alimentation, l’objectif principal de cette étude repose sur la réalisation d’une typologie de consommateurs de miel qui vise à connaître le profil des consommateurs et leurs façons d’interpréter cette consommation. La population intérrogée se compose de quatre cents individus de quatre villes de l’Etat de Santa Catarina qui ont répondu à un questionnaire sur les raisons de leur ingestion de miel d’abeilles. La typologie des consommateurs de miel a été obtenue à partir d’analyses statistiques...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Comportement de la consommation de miel; Typologie des consommateurs; Symbolisme alimentaire.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95332

Examining the Intertwined Spatial Relationships in Food Retailing: The Case of Second Life
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bourlakis,   Michael; Papagiannidis,   Savvas.
This paper analyses the evolution of food retailing and describes how metaverses impact on it considering that retailers could be present in three different, but intertwined spaces. Our analysis deals with the major promotional issues, challenges and opportunities faced by traditional retailers, e-retailers and metaverse food retailers and the case of Second Life, a popular metaverse, is examined. A major finding is that retailers should apply a holistic approach when developing their promotional strategies aiming to have a presence in all three spaces. The authors suggest the pressing need for food policy development and stress the promotional and transactional potential that metaverses provide to other agri-food chain members including SMEs and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food retailing; Metaverses; Virtual worlds; Second Life; Marketing and promotion; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49770

LA NUTRICION Y LA AYUDA EN ALIMENTOS -- DIFERENTES MODALIDADES, DIFERENTES IMPACTOS:  LAS LECCIONES DE ETIOPIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Quisumbing,   Agnes R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16520

PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF GENETIC ENGINEERING AND THE CHOICE TO PURCHASE GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abdulkadri,   Abdullahi O.; Pinnock,   Simone; Tennant,   Paula F.
This paper presents the results of a survey conducted on public perception of genetic engineering in Jamaica.  Our findings suggest that the safety of genetically modified foods is a major concern for consumers and that the perception of the prospects for genetic engineering to improve the quality of life represents a major factor in a consumer'’s decision to purchase GM foods.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19984

Fruit and Vegetable Sales at City Municipal Markets, April, 1948
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8649

Managing Network Goals: The Interplay of Network and Firm Levels
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ziggers,   Gerrit Willem; Gagalyuk,   Taras; Hanf,   Jon Henrich.
This article provides several contributions to the general understanding of governance in networks and the achievement of private and common goals. A simple, integrated framework for understanding why firms collaborate and under which conditions they establish durable networks that succeed in achieving goals is provided. Network theory is extended by explicitly distinguishing between dyadic‐level governance and network‐level governance conditions, and by identifying exchange conditions that promote governance. This way issues as how networks evolve, how they are governed, and ultimately, how collective outcomes might be generated can be better comprehended. This is especially relevant to policy planners and those having a perspective that goes beyond the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100465

Innovation Trajectories in Honduras’ Coffee Value Chain. Public and Private Influence on the Use of New Knowledge and Technology among Coffee Growers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hartwich,   Frank; Fromm,   Ingrid; Romero,   Gustavo.
In this paper, results from a study on the use of improved coffee production technology schemes among smallholder coffee producers in three prominent coffee producing regions in Honduras are presented. The impact of various schemes (trajectories) in which different agents influence the producers’ decision to use new technologies was analyzed. In particular, there are differences in the influence of a) private coffee buying organizations and b) government and public development agencies on the innovation behavior of coffee growers. Drawing from network data that depict the internal and outbound connectedness of producers in three village communities in main coffee producing zones in Honduras, tools of social network analysis were applied to find out how...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Coffee production; Innovation; Upgrading; Social networks; Honduras; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97027

Farmers’ Satisfaction and Intention to Continue as Members of Agricultural Marketing Co-operatives: A Test of the Neoclassical and Transaction Costs Theories
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hernandez-Espallardo,   Miguel; Arcas-Lario,   Narciso; Tantius,   Peter H.
Agricultural marketing co-operatives are one among a myriad of options that farmers have to market their products, making survival of the co-operative formula to depend on its capability to compete for the farmers’ satisfaction and membership. This research uses Neoclassical Theory and Transaction Costs Theory to propose a number of antecedents of the farmers’ satisfaction with the co-operative and their intention to remain members in the long term. With data obtained from a sample of 320 producers of fruits and vegetables, members of agricultural marketing cooperatives operating in the fresh fruit and vegetable chain, the results obtained show that 1) the liquidation price is more important to predict the farmers’ satisfaction with the co-operatives than...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural co-operatives; Transaction Costs Theory; Neoclassical Theory of the firm; Satisfaction; Continuity; Liquidation price; Safeguards; Adaptation; Performance evaluation.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58028

The Economic Value of the Precision Disease Management System for Anthracnose and Botrytis Fruit Rot for the Florida Strawberry Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vorotnikova,   Ekaterina; VanSickle,   John J.; Borisova,   Tatiana.
The objective of this study was to examine the economic benefits associated with precision fungicide application system for Florida strawberry production. Given the weather and disease forecast system developed by the University of Florida researchers (Peres, 2010a , strawberry growers can potentially 1) reduce fungicide application rates during cool and dry conditions without affecting yields, thus reducing production costs; or 2) apply fungicide at the precise time of high disease pressure during warm and wet weather, therefore, decreasing disease development and spread, and increasing the yields and profits.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fungicide application reduction; Precision disease management system; Strawberry; Effect on yield; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119791

Quand une Indication Géographique devient un outil de promotion du développement Local : le cas du Chivito Criollo del Norte Neuquino en Argentine
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Champredonde,   Marcelo; Perez Centeno,   Marcelo.
La mise en place d’un projet de développement local, par la construction d’une Indication Géographique, est analysée à partir des apports de l’Economie des Conventions. La conformation d’un comité de promotion d’une Denominación de Origen pour Chivito Criollo del Norte Neuquino est considérée comme l´émergence d’une convention de coopération servant à formaliser et légaliser les conventions d’effort et de qualification préexistantes dans le territoire.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economie des Conventions; Appellation d’Origine; Développement Local; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94997

Economics of Biofortification
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qaim,   Matin; Stein,   Alexander J.; Meenakshi,   J.V.
Micronutrient malnutrition affects billions of people world-wide, causing serious health problems. Different micronutrient interventions are currently being used, but their overall coverage is relatively limited. Biofortification – that is, breeding staple food crops for higher micronutrient contents – has been proposed as a new agriculture-based approach. Yet, as biofortified crops are still under development, relatively little is known about their economic impacts and wider ramifications. In this article, the main factors that will influence their future success are discussed, and a methodology for economic impact assessment is presented, combining agricultural, nutrition, and health aspects. Ex ante studies from India and other developing countries...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Micronutrient malnutrition; Public health; Biofortification; Agricultural technology; Impact analysis; Developing countries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I1; I3; O1; O3; Q1.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25584

The Optimization of Pastry Delivery for NOPEK Bakery in Vysoké Mýto
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kucera,   Petr; Jarkovska,   Martina.
While transporting some material a circular way of the transportation is usually applied. Usually due to some capacity or time constraints or other reasons it is necessary to use more routes (i.e. more vehicles, or one vehicle must go out from its home place more times). This case is called the vehicle routing problem and there exist many types of this task because of the variety of reasons causing the necessity of use more than one route.  Practically all the vehicle routing problems belong among the so-called NP-complete or NP-hard problems. This means that there exists no effective method which would succeed in finding a precise theoretical optimum for them. In such tasks, we can employ different approximation methods which provide us with solutions...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Bakery products delivery; Vehicle routing problem; Heuristics (approximation method); Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; GA; IN.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99088

THE ROLE OF RESEARCH IN DEVELOPING FOOD SAFETY POLICY  (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Murano,   Elsa A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32879

Could Behavioral Economics Help Improve Diet Quality for Nutrition Assistance Program Participants?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Just,   David R.; Mancino,   Lisa; Wansink,   Brian.
Findings from behavioral and psychological studies indicate that people regularly and predictably behave in ways that contradict some standard assumptions of economic analysis. Recognizing that consumption choices are determined by factors other than prices, income, and information illuminates a broad array of strategies to influence consumers’ food choices. These strategies expand the list of possible ideas for improving the diet quality and health of participants in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Stamp Program; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); and the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Behavioral economics; Food consumption; Obesity; Food stamps; National School Lunch Program; Nutrition assistance; WIC; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6391

Capturing Preference Heterogeneity in Stated Choice Models: A Random Parameter Logit Model of the Demand for GM Food
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rigby,   Dan; Burton,   Michael P.
Analyses of data from random utility models of choice data have typically used fixed parameter representations, with consumer heterogeneity introduced by including factors such as the age, gender etc of the respondent. However, there is a class of models that assume that the underlying parameters of the estimated model (and hence preferences) are different for each individual within the sample, and that choices can be explained by identifying the parameters of the distribution from which they are drawn. Such a random parameter model is applied to stated choice data from the UK, and the results compared with standard fixed parameter models. The results provide new evidence of preferences for various aspects of the UK food system, particularly in relation to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Random parameter logit; Choice modelling; GMOs; Food safety; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58200

A PRIMER ON NUTRITION POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leathers,   Howard D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13268

Orange-Juice and Grapefruit-Juice Contributions to Nutrient Intakes by Americans
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
The NHANES 2003-04 data show that OJ and GJ users drank less than an 8-ounce serving per day in the two-day recalls and about 30% of the Americans drank OJ in the two-day recalls – ranked sixth.  The NHANES 2003-04 data also show that less than 1% of the Americans drank GJ in the two-day recalls – ranked at the bottom.  Although OJ ranked sixth in the participant penetration rate and seventh in per capita consumption among the 14 beverages studied, OJ ranked number one in providing vitamins C and E, and folate; number two in providing potassium, iron, dietary fibers, vitamin B-6, and -carotene; and ranked last in providing sodium and cholesterol.  OJ provided only 2.4% of the carbohydrates and 4.4% of the sugar in the average American diet.   OJ has a...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36809

On Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Combat the Obesity Problem
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dharmasena,   Senarath; Capps,   Oral, Jr.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D11; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61322

Food production, distribution and culture: public views, interests and concerns
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kupiec-Teahan,   Beata; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar.
A basic right of both a consumer and a citizen is the right to be heard, and their voiced concerns have to be taken into account when developing policies and obtaining trust for government actions. Therefore this study focuses on consumers’ interests, opinions and expectations which are identified and categorised according to subject area, degree of involvement and political agenda of a consumer. The paper draws on the responses of individual members of the public in the National Food Policy discussion initiated by the Scottish Government in 2008. Altogether 246 responses were subjected to quantitative analysis of texts, supported by text mining. A variety of interests and opinions underpinning the political agendas of individuals responding to the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Policy; Scotland; Text analysis; Consumer research; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109391

Linkages Between Greater Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jetter,   Karen M.; Chalfant,   James A.; Sumner,   Daniel A.
This study will estimate the benefits to fruit and vegetable  industries and consumers should people in the U.S. meet the USDA minimum dietary guidelines.   Specifically the objectives of the study are to 1) estimate the benefits to fruit and vegetable  industries and consumers should people eat the general and subgroup 7-a-day and 9-a-day recommendation; 2) estimate the benefits should smaller increases of only 10 percent or 25 percent be achieved; and 3) determine how agricultural inputs, including land and labor, would be affected by the increase in demand for fruits and vegetables.   To protect against the incidence of chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer the 2005 USDA dietary guidelines recommend the consumption of 3 to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21065

Productores de flor de corte de la comunidad de Francisco Zarco, en el municipio de Tenancingo, Estado de México: ¿Un caso exitoso de acción colectiva?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gonzalez,   D.I.S.; Gonzalez,   D.J.G.; Garcia,   V.R.; Ramirez,   H.J.J.
The idea of territory comprises a complex relationships net, its dynamics is understood by the geographical proximity, the rural agroindustry organization (AIR) and the way in which all of them are related with territory external actors. Despite the fact that between territory actors exist differences, collective action theory focuses on the actor´s capacity to group in order to reach common goals, and from these goals, manage their resources, creating opportunities and/or benefits for the group; the success or failure of collective action strategies depends on internal or external factors and it also depends on the context in terms of territory. The presence of trust and cooperation favors the structural collective action and may promote an increase in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Collective action; Floriculture; Rural agroindustry.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95028

Effects of Container Size on Overconsumption of Carbonated Soft Drinks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zheng,   Xiaoyong; Zhen,   Chen; Wohlgenant,   Michael K.
We take a structural approach to examine the effects of larger container size on consumption of carbonated soft drinks---using Nielsen Company's Homescan data on household purchases for the years 2004 through 2006. Our results show that by removing the price discount implicit in packages with larger container size, the average unit price the two households pay for CSD products increase and hence both households (both the low income and the high income) reduce their annual consumption of soft drinks by about 75%. This reduction is due to a combination of reduced number of purchases and switching to products with less number of bottles/cans.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6203

Consumers' Perceptions about Genetically Modified Foods and Their Stated Willingness-to-Pay for Genetically Modified Food Labeling: Evidences from Turkey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karli,   Bahri; Bilgic,   Abdulbaki; Miran,   Bulent.
We applied a multinomial logit model to determine consumer characteristics affecting three possible policy regulations that wanted to be implemented for genetically modified foods in Turkey. The study reveals that many household characteristics including food spending amount, education, gender, marital status, knowledge about food related policies and regional variables are key policy factors to choose regulation programs on GMO foods. People are more prone to implement compulsory policy on GMO foods than that of voluntary policy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6754

Theme Overview: Addressing the Obesity Challenge
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muth,   Mary K.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Obesity; BMI; Nutrition; Food choices; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I1; Q1.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95746

Costs and Benefits of Quality Systems: Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Krieger,   Stephanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
The variety of quality systems is a very important and an actual theme in the agri-food sector. These quality systems are only partly acknowledged by different quality standard organizations, but customers within the supply chain demand them. Enterprises, which supply different customers and export abroad this, face the problem that they have to deal with several standards and implement them within the enterprise as well as take part in several systems audits and certifications. The economic problem consists of determining the most efficient introduction of a quality system or a combination of quality systems in the enterprise. The emphasis of the work lies in the development of a framework for the benchmarking of quality systems at all stages of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49879

Choice Experiments’ Findings: A Tool for Fruit Agribusiness Managers’ Decision Making
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gallardo,   Rosa Karina.
The IFAMR is the Official Journal of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association: www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Anjou pears' quality; Sensory test; Choice experiment; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114706

A táplálkozási kultúra átalakulása Délkelet-Ázsiában
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nemes-Sipos,   Sandor.
Megállapítható, hogy a globalizációval együtt járó modernizációs és életminőség-javító folyamatok a tradíciókat csak igen lassan és korántsem teljes egészében váltják fel. A táplálkozási kultúrában kettősség érvényesül, fokozatosan billentve a mérleget a korhoz igazodó étkezési szokások felé. Különösen értékesek ezek a tapasztalatok az ázsiai piacon kereskedelmi szándékkal megjelenők számára. Megállapítható, hogy miközben folyamatosan nő a fizetőképes középrétegek és a foglalkoztatottak, így a korszerűbb élelmezési szokásokkal megismerkedők száma, ez mind magasabb minőségi elvárásokkal párosul. A helyi adottságoktól függően ez a mérsékeltebben feldolgozott termékek iránti igényt, vagy éppen csúcsminőség megkövetelését jelentheti. Bizonyos, hogy folytatódik...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Táplálkozási kultúra; Délkelet-Ázsia; Élelmiszer-gazdasági reform; Társadalmi átalakulás; Modernizáció; Gastronomy habits; Southeast Asia; Food economy reform; Social transformation; Modernisation; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99180

Dietary Guidelines Communications-A Sneak Peak (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haven,   Jackie.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106169

Assessing Consumer Preferences and Attitudes toward Imported Pork in Urban China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ortega,   David L.; Wang,   H. Holly; Wu,   Laping.
China’s transition into a developed economy is driving changes in consumer preferences and demand for foods. To evaluate consumer preferences for imported pork in urban China, primary data were collected in two metropolitan areas- Beijing and Shanghai. Estimated logit models revealed that an individual’s age, shopping location and food safety concerns significantly influenced their willingness-to-pay for U.S. pork. A proportional linear model was developed to evaluate factors affecting purchasing behavior of western-style pork cuts vs. traditional Chinese cuts. Food safety concerns were linked to a previous lean-meat additive scare and a lack of consumer confidence on the Chinese food inspection system.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Imported Pork; Willingness-to-pay; Ordered Logit; Food Safety; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Marketing; D120; D190; M390; Q130; Q180.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49993

EXPORT PERFORMANCE OF FIRMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY STANDARDS IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alpay,   Savas; Yalcin,   Ismet; Dolekoglu,   Turker.
Turkey changed her economic policy in 1980s towards more liberal economy and higher exports. During this transition, the structure of the exports also changed from agricultural products towards industrial ones. Export of food products, for which the European Union is the largest market, has an important share in total exports. Recently, EU has started to increase the stringency of her regulations related to food quality, safety and environmental standards. This development necessitates the analysis of how Turkish firms exporting into EU should respond to them, and that is what this paper will try to demonstrate. We believe that such analysis is very valuable not only for Turkey but also for other developing countries.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20521

Using Price Rigidities to Explain Pricing Strategies in the Organic Milk Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hellberg-Bahr,   Anneke; Pfeuffer,   Martin; Spiller,   Achim; Brümmer,   Bernhard.
The stickiness of prices and reasons for price changes are widely discussed in market analyses and marketing theory. Explanations and reasons of rigidities have shown that prices do not change as often in small retail stores and in markets with high concentration (Powers and Powers 2001, Hannan and Berger 1991). For organic products, until now there have been few clear results about pricing strategies and it can be assumed that consumers pay premium prices for organic products with increasing market shares of the sector. Hence the opportunities regarding pricing behaviour and pricing strategies in the organic milk supply chain up to now have not been discussed. This paper strives to close this research gap by examining rigidities in the organic milk market...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Price rigidities; Organic milk; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122003

Administrative Burdens in the Dairy Industry – A Proposal for Empirical Research
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bremmers,   Harry J.; Poppe,   Krijn J.; Wijnands,   Jo H.M.; van der Meulen,   Bernd M.J.
The goal of this paper is to frame the effect of regulatory burdens in a research outline which enables the study of their effect on the competitiveness of the food and drinks industry, especially the European dairy sector. A firm perspective is used. We address the basic structure and tendencies in the food sector, the regulatory role of regulatory burdens and their effect on competitiveness. A theoretical foundation is provided by transaction cost economics and total quality management insights. The effects of legislation on administrative costs and competitiveness are mediated by impacts on innovativeness, company strategy, food safety system availability, as well as the available information &amp; communication capabilities. Building on a previous...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49886

Le tourisme enogastronomique et le système agroalimentaire de la Province de Parme: le réseau des “ Musei del Cibo ” (Musées du Goût)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mozzoni,   I.
Promouvoir le développement économique et social d'un territoire commence par la reconnaissance de la vocation intime du territoire même. La vocation de la Province de Parme est sans doute orientée vers le secteur agroalimentaire. L'impact de l'agro-alimentaire, lié aux produits locaux, sur le domaine socio-économique en question, est essentiel, non seulement pour la valeur de la production industrielle et l'attraction de nouveaux investissements, mais aussi pour la relance du tourisme dans la région. Avec la redécouverte de la culture « locale » par les consommateurs, le rôle des produits typiques est devenu de plus en plus considérable par l'importance accordée à l’association « produit typique – terroir » et « produit typique - processus de production...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Produits typiques; Tourisme enogastronomique; Musées d’Identités; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95205

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF A FISCAL FOOD POLICY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salois,   Matthew J.; Tiffin,   J. Richard.
This paper examines the health effects of a fiscal food policy based on a combination of fat taxes and thin subsidies. The fat tax is based on the saturated fat content of food items while the thin subsidy is applied to select fruit and vegetable items. The policy is designed to be revenue neutral so that the subsidy exactly offsets the revenue from the fat tax. A model of food demand is estimated using Bayesian methods that accounts for censoring and infrequency of purchase (the problem of unit values is also discussed). The estimated of demand elasticities are used to compute nutrient elasticities which demonstrate how consumption of specific nutrients changes based on price changes in particular foods from the fiscal policy. Results show that while the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bayesian estimation; Censoring; Fat tax; Infrequency of purchase; Nutrient elasticities; Obesity; Thin subsidy; Unit values; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D30; D60; H20; I10; I30.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116394

The Impact of Regional Food Cost Differences on the TFP Recommendations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Ge; You,   Wen; Carlson,   Andrea; Lin,   Biing-Hwan.
The Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) adapts a national average price and stipulates that all foods should be prepared at home (FAH). Our purpose was to calculate the TFP with regional prices and add Food Away From Home (FAFH) into the TFP model. Measures were calculated and compared across the TFP, the regional models with FAFH, and low-income consumers’ diet pattern. The preliminary results indicated that considering moderate FAFH in the TFP yielded similar nutrient and food group composition as the TFP with FAFH added in it, while  greatly increased the practicality and adaptability of the recommendations. However, the regional TFP costs are all larger than the TFP with FAFH cost. These findings  may be used by nutrition educators to develop healthful FAFH...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Regional; Food Cost; The TFP; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61643

Food Scares and Consumer Behaviour: A European Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mazzocchi,   Mario; Lobb,   Alexandra E.; Traill,   W. Bruce.
In this paper a consumer food choice model based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) is extended to account for risk perception and trust. The data are from a nationally representative European survey of 2 725 respondents from five countries, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The model relates the intention to purchase chicken in an extended TPB framework, which incorporates risk perceptions, and trust in alternative sources of food safety information. This model was run for two behaviours of interest: the standard likelihood of intention to purchase and the likelihood of intention to purchase conditional on news about a salmonella incident. The model has good predictive power and shows distinct country differences. Only in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety information; Trust; Risk perception; Theory of Planned Behaviour; Chicken; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D80; D12; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25613

Review on Suitability of Available LCIA Methodologies for Assessing Environmental Impact of the Food Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amani,   Pegah; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
Production, processing, distribution, and consumption of a wide variety of products in the food sector have different ranges of environmental impacts. Methodologies used in environmental impact assessment differ in which set of impact categories is covered and which models are used to assess them. In the food sector, life cycle assessment results are mostly presented without any clear distinction of the principles applied to selecting the relevant methodology. In this paper, the most relevant life cycle impact assessment methodologies are determined from the list of recommended methodologies published recently in the international reference life cycle data system (ILCD) handbook. The range of the relevant impacts covered is considered as the main indicator...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food chain sustainability; Environmental impact; Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA); LCIA methodologies; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121858

Factors influencing Malaysian consumers’ consumption of dairy products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boniface,   Bonaventure; Umberger,   Wendy J.
Increasing demand for dairy products in Malaysia is driving government initiatives and structural change in the domestic dairy industry in order to increase competitiveness and self-sufficiency. This study endeavours to investigate the drivers of increasing dairy demand by examining the factors influencing Malaysian consumers‟ consumption and perceptions of various types of dairy products. A survey of 435 respondents was conducted and the data were analysed using logit models. The results indicate that demographic variables such as age and ethnicity as well as other attitudinal variables significantly influence consumers‟ increasing consumption of dairy products. Managerial recommendations for the domestic dairy industry are suggested and policy...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy products; Consumers; Milk consumption; Malaysia; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124243

Consumer valuation of health attributes in food
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smed,   Sinne; Hansen,   Lars Garn.
In modern societies consumers often face a trade-off between health and taste, the latter which encourages consumption of fatty, salty and sweet foods, whereas health awareness discourages consumption of the same food. The resulting diet, often rich in calories, sweeteners and fat constitutes a threat to public health as poor nutrition has been linked to several types of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis as well as overweight and obesity. In this study we use the hedonic model as an outset to model consumer valuation of nutritional and non-nutritional characteristics of food consumption in a consistent way, accounting for that nutrients might influence utility both through health and through taste. This implies that a given...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedonic model; Taste; Health; Food consumption; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D12; I12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116390

Agrifood safety standards, market power and consumer misperceptions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giraud-Heraud,   Eric; Grazia,   Cristina; Hammoudi,   Abdelhakim.
This paper analyzes how the implementation of a food safety standard affects firms’ strategic behaviour within the context of a food chain. We provide a formal analysis, which considers that the sanitary risk results from a strong heterogeneity of upstream production conditions and the final demand depends on consumers’ risk estimations (given that consumers may underestimate or, conversely, overestimate the sanitary risk).  We show how downstream (processing or retailing) firms may be prompted to play a positive role with respect to food safety, either by selecting only the safest upstream producers or by encouraging the improvement of suppliers’ production conditions.  When the degree of consumers’ risk misperception is relatively low, then a downstream...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety standards; Market power; Risk misperception; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7849

Consumer incentives to comply with nutritional recommendations – an economic approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dejgaard Jensen,   Jorgen; Hansen,   Aslak H.; Fagt,   Sisse; Velsing Groth,   Margit.
Inappropriate diets have been found to cause long-term health problems in most industrial and post-industrial countries worldwide. Despite the existence of dietary guidelines in many countries – and widespread familiarity with these guidelines – large shares of the populations do not comply with these guidelines. The objective of the paper is to investigate economic explanations for non-compliance quantitatively, focusing on consumers’ perceived value of reduced freedom of choice, if they should comply with the dietary recommendations. The paper establishes and econometric simulation model for Danish food consumers, which is used for calculating these economic welfare losses, as well as the contribution to these losses from individual recommendations....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutritional guidelines; Compensating variation; Econometric model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D12; I12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116432

Is Embedding Entailed in Consumer Valuation of Food Safety Characteristics?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morkbak,   Morten Raun; Christensen,   Tove; Gyrd-Hansen,   Dorte E.; Olsen,   Soren Boye.
Consumers’ preferences for food safety characteristics are investigated with particular focus on existence of an embedding effect. Embedding exists if consumer valuation of food safety is insensitive to scope. Two choice experiments have been conducted valuing food safety in respectively minced pork and chicken breasts, exemplified by avoiding human risks of Salmonella infections and strengthening the restrictions of using antibiotics in the pork production and in terms of avoiding human risks of Salmonella and Campylobacter infections respectively. The results showed no indications of an embedding effect between the food safety characteristics, in neither of the cases.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Valuation; Choice Experiment; Market Goods; Food Safety; Embedding.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58099

Should I Make or Should I Buy? Innovation Strategies and Governance Structures in the Italian Food Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pascucci,   Stefano; Royer,   Annie; Bijman,   Jos.
This paper analyses the “make or buy” decision of food firms applied to innovation strategy using 389 Italian food firms data from the Unicredit 2007 database. We develop a set of hypothesis from three theoretical perspectives such as transaction cost economics, strategic management and resource-based view. Our paper aims at highlight whether or not different firm’s features can be linked to the decision to make or buy. We found out that these two decisions are positively interlinked. Moreover we also found out that it is difficult to indicate a clear-cut behaviour for the Italian food firms if we refer to making or buying decisions. We discuss these results and use them to bring some interesting outcomes to discuss managerial implications and/or policy...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Innovation determinants; Technology sourcing; Innovation.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121856

A double-hurdle model of Irish households' foodservice expenditure patterns
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keelan,   Conor D.; Henchion,   Maeve M.; Newman,   Carol F.
The aim of this paper is to analyse the various factors fuelling demand for Food- Away - From- Home (FAFH) in Ireland. The two largest components of this industry, the quick- service sector (fast food and takeaway) and the full- service sector (hotel and restaurant meals), are analysed using the most recently available Household Budget Survey data for Ireland. The results from a Box- Cox double hurdle model indicate that different variables affect expenditure in the different sectors in different ways. Income has a greater effect on full- service expenditure than on quick- service. Similarly households that are healthconscious indicate a greater preference for full- service meals while households with higher time values indicate a greater preference for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Foodservice; Food- Away- From- Home; Quick- service; Fullservice; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; D13; C34; R2.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10083

EXPLAINING DISPARITIES IN THE COST OF HEALTHIER FOOD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jetter,   Karen M.; Cassady,   Diana.
This study examines the relative price of a standard market basket of food items and a market basket of healthier alternatives.   Because people in low-income neighborhoods may have fewer grocery stores and transportation alternatives, the effects of store size and competition on the price of a market basket is estimated.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20181

Consumer Cohorts and Milk Purchases
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gustavsen,   Geir Waehler; Rickertsen,   Kyrre.
Fluid milk is the most important product of Norwegian agriculture, and the decline in milk purchase has impact in many rural communities. By decomposing the milk purchase into cohort effects, age effects and year effects we show that the reason for the decline is that older generations purchase more milk than younger generations, and during lifetime consumption decline with age. Consequently, as younger generations replace older generations milk purchase decline. We show that towards 2021 the milk purchase will continue to fall.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Milk; Purchases; Cohorts; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43551

Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices?  An Economic Perspective--Higher Cost of Food in Some Areas May Affect Food Stamp Households' Ability To Make Healthy Food Choices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nord,   Mark; Hopwood,   Heather.
The cost of “enough food,” estimated from the amount that low- and medium-income households in a geographic area report needing to spend to just meet their food needs, differs substantially across States and among metropolitan areas. In areas with high food costs, many food-stamp recipients are likely to have inadequate food resources to support healthy food choices.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59429

An Index to Measure Health Status
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Jonq-Ying; Rampersaud,   Gail S.; Brown,   Mark G.
In this study we developed a health status index using the commonly recorded health measures by doctors and hospitals.  This health status index has a minimum possible value of 7 (the least healthy) and a maximum value of 21 (the healthiest).  Using the NHANES data, we explored the relationship of this health status index and nutrient intakes, lifestyle, and demographics of the respondent.  Regression results showed that as the age of the respondent, being non-Hispanic black, participants of food stamp programs, high percent of calories that came from fat intakes, high percent of calories in beverages that came from soft drinks, smoking, and on special diets are negatively related to the value of the health status index (i.e., the person became less...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Health index; HNANES; Nutrients; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36819

Cover and Contents Pages
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Front Cover, Editorial Information, Contents Page, Editorial Board, Association Officers, Executive Committee
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Political Economy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55552

A Wide Variety of Fruit and Vegetables Are Affordable for SNAP Recipients
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlson,   Andrea; Stewart,   Hayden.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120968

World Meat Production and Consumption - Some Economic Considerations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mayne,   J.B.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8328

FOOD-CONSUMPTION PATTERNS AMONG ELDERLY AGE GROUPS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harris,   James Michael; Blisard,   Noel.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27633

The Determinants of Demand For Micronutrients: An Analysis of Rural Households in Bangladesh
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bouis,   Howarth E.; Novenario-Reese,   Mary Jane G.
Micronutrient deficiencies are particularly severe in Bangladesh. Understanding how household income, food prices, parental education and nutritional knowledge, and culturally based customs and food preferences interact to determine food consumption patterns (particularly for nonstaple foods), and so micronutrient intake, can provide crucial information for designing policies and intervention programs to improve human nutrition. Within the typical dietary patterns of the Bangladeshi survey population, the key food group with respect to micronutrient consumption is vegetables, providing nearly 95 percent of vitamin A intake, 75 percent of vitamin C intake, and 25 percent of iron intake. Vegetables are the least expensive sources of all of these nutrients....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42665

Buying Power of WIC Fruit and Vegetable Voucher Varies Across the Country
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kumcu,   Aylin.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121020

HEALTHY EATING UNDER AGE 2 (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pac,   Susan.
PowerPoint presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32980

HEALTH AND NUTRITION: EMERGING AND REEMERGING ISSUES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Flores,   Rafael; Gillespie,   Stuart.
Contents:  Overview, by Rafael Flores; The global burden of disease, by Alan Lopez; HIV/AIDS, by Anthony Barnett and Gabriel Rugalema; Malaria, by Andrea Egan; Tuberculosis, by Ariel Pablos-Mendez; Intrauterine growth retardation, by Mercedes De Onis; Obesity, by Reynaldo Martorell; Diet-related chronic diseases, by Geoffrey Cannon; Health and Aging, by Noel W. Solomons; Micronutrients, by Lindsay H. Allen; Policy priorities: themes and actions, by Stuart Gillespie;
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; International Development.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16039

STATE-MANDATED FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR RESTAURANTS: A 2002 REVIEW OF STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schilling,   Brian J.; O'Connor,   Jack; Hendrickson,   Veronica.
The Food and Drug Administration publishes a Standard Food Code which individual states either ratify, or amend and ratify, as the State Food Code. New Jersey has not adopted any revisions to the FDA Standard Food Code since 1993. Currently, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services is considering the implementation of a mandatory food safety certification program for all of the state's foodservice establishments beginning in April 2003. Foodservice businesses serving "high risk" populations, such as the young, ill, or elderly, will be the first segment of the industry required to comply with the new guidelines. Other segments of the industry would be phased in over three years. The exact nature of the revision is yet to be determined;...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18177

PRICE FORMATION AND FOOD SAFETY IN U.S. MEAT DEMAND: A SEMI-FLEXIBLE NORMALIZED QUADRATIC INVERSE DEMAND SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Odeh,   Oluwarotimi O.; Marsh,   Thomas L.
This paper examines the impact of publicized food safety information on consumer price formation of meat (beef, pork, and poultry) and price flexibilities of the meat types. Preliminary analysis indicates that seasonal impact on meat price and some lagged food safety concerns are significant, while contemporaneous food safety concerns are not.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34698

The Market for Edible Flowers in Atlanta, GA: A Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stegelin,   Forrest E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8556

Barriers to the Export of Greek Wine
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Papalexiou,   Christos.
Although Greek wine is a high quality product, it is not well known in the international marketplace and it has not a recognised brand name. The aim of the current research is to examine the barriers to the export of Greek wine. In-depth Personal interviews were undertaken with producers, managers and people involved in the Greek wine industry. Participants provided information about the current situation and their projections about future. This research is based on qualitative methods. According to the results of the research the barriers could be separated into three basic categories, logistic and financial barriers, marketing and promotion barriers and policy barriers. This research offers Greek wine export managers and people involved in wine industry...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Greek wine; Marketing; Barriers; Exports; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58109

Testing market efficiency of crude palm oil futures to European participants
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Xing.
Palm oil is the most consumed and traded vegetable oils in the EU and the world. Increasing non-food uses for vegetable oils in especially feedstock of biofuels in recent years have caused the price volatility to rise in both EU and global market. The most efficient pricing of crude palm oil (CPO) is to found on Bursa Malaysia (BMD), and it provides by far the world’s most liquid palm oil contract. The goal of this study is to investigate CPO futures market efficiency of BMD for the European participants whose delivery location in EU. Both Johanson cointegration test and Vector Error Cointegration Mechnism (VECM) are conducted to test long-run and short-run efficiency test for the European spot market and four different futures forecasting horizons that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CPO; BMD; Efficiency; Futures; Cointegration; VECM.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58085

Food Quality: Safety, Nutrition, and Labeling
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kramer,   Carol S.; Caswell,   Julie A.
This paper discussed food quality issues associated with both food safety and food nutritional content.  Policy approaches to satisfying consumer demands for safe, nutritious food are described from administrative as well as economic perspectives.  Current priority issues include instituting better ways of reducing risks from microbial pathogens, from agricultural chemical residues, and – on the nutritional front – enhancing the nutritional profile of consumers' diets.  Nutrition labeling changes have been achieved.  Thus, dietary change must be attained primarily through effective means of enhancing nutritional knowledge, changing attitudes and, ultimately, behavior.  The paper concludes by considering the development of the next agricultural/food...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25207

Evaluating the Success of the School Commodity Food Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peterson,   Cora.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: School meals; Commodity foods; Child nutrition; National School Lunch Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture; National School Lunch Act; Commodity Letters of Credit; DOD Fresh; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93830

Food Safety Regulation and Firm Productivity: Evidence from the French Food Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Requillart,   Vincent; Nauges,   Celine; Simioni,   Michel; Bontemps,   Christophe.
The purpose of this article is to assess whether food safety regulations imposed by the European Union in the 2000s may have induced a slow-down in the productivity of firms in the food processing sector. The impact of regulations on costs and productivity has seldom been studied. This article contributes to the literature by measuring productivity change using a panel of French food processing firms for the years 1996 to 2006. To do so, we develop an original iterative testing procedure based on the comparison of the distribution of efficiency scores of a set of firms. Our results confirm that productivity decreased in the poultry processing industry at the time when safety regulation was reinforced.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Total factor productivity; Safety regulation; Food processing sector; Panel data; Non-parametrics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C14; D24; L66.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124378

Impact of Changes in Dietary Preferences on U.S. Retail Demand for Beef: Health Concerns and the Role of Media
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miljkovic,   Dragan; Mostad,   Daniel.
The goal of this study is twofold: to determine if in the long run health concerns affect, via changes in consumer dietary preferences, the retail demand for beef in the United States and to establish if media coverage of popular diets (media frenzy) causes the change in retail demand for beef, or if it simply reports the facts about the changes in consumer dietary preferences.  Data used in the analysis are the quarterly retail demand index for beef and the number of newspaper articles and magazine features on low-fat, low-cholesterol and low-carb diets published in the United States between 1990:I and 2004:IV. Johansen's cointegration method and vector error correction (VEC) model based Granger causality test were used in the long-run and short-run...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health concerns; Media; Demand for beef; Cointegration; VEC; Granger causality; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; Q13.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19487

Consumer Acceptance of Genetically Modified Foods in South Korea: Factor and Cluster Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Onyango,   Benjamin M.; Govindasamy,   Ramu; Hallman,   William K.; Jang,   Ho-Min; Puduri,   Venkata S.
This study extends biotechnology discourse to cover South Korea in the Asian sub-continent showing a marked difference in perceptions between traditional and GM foods. Factor analysis suggests South Koreans may treat foods that are locally produced and those with no artificial flavors or colorings preferentially to GM foods. Additionally, South Koreans have concerns about perceived risks related to biotechnology, and, given a choice, they may pay more to avoid GM foods. Cluster analysis results yielded four consumer segments: (a) ardent supporters of the attribute of “naturalness” in foods, (b) those apprehensive about biotechnology, (c) the food adventurous, and (d) information seekers about biotechnology.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer perceptions; Factor and cluster analysis; Food attributes; Genetic modification; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57700

AGE DIFFERENCES AND MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS ON FOOD STAMP PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lim,   So Yeong; Chen,   Susan E.; Waldorf,   Brigitte S.
Low income populations are more severely affected by economic downturns than their high income counterparts because they are at high risk of unemployment and face reduced earnings in recessions. The use of food stamp benefits and other types of welfare are one mechanism that families can use to buffer the economic shock brought about by income losses due to unemployment during a recession. As a result, during unfavorable economic conditions, low income households disproportionately rely on public assistance including food stamps.  What is less understood are the differential effects of macroeconomic conditions on the participation propensities of different population subgroups. Of particular importance are differential effects by age. Depending on their...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Age; Macroeconomy; Transition; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I38; J64.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103783

A Successful Experience of Traceability System for the Case of Yin Chuan Organic Farm in Taiwan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Wan-Tran; Chen,   Ying-Houng.
In Taiwan, the traceability system (TS) of whole food chain is in infantile time. Yin Chuan Organic Farm, constituted by the team of rice production and marketing (TRPM), is the first brand in Taiwan rice market. The leader of TRPM is not only to produce the premising rice quality, but also to implement the (TS) that was introduced by Taiwan government with a great result and could be a successful experience passed to other proprietors. The findings of this paper are listed as following: 1. The TS executed by the case is only emphasized on the production side that needs to build more detailed marketing side. 2. The key successful factor to get sound TS model is to have obvious purposes and system harmony.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability system; Food safety; Organic food; Analytic hierarchy process (AHP); Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7727

Costs and Benefits of Traceability in the Canadian Dairy-Processing Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dessureault,   Simon; Henson,   Spencer J.; Herath,   Deepananda P.B.; Sparling,   David.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8578

Looking beyond the plot: The nutritional impact of fertilizer policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Marissa; Santos,   Paulo.
This paper evaluates one indirect impact of fertilizer policy, the nutritional gains due to increased food production. We look specifically at the case of Malawi’s Targeted Input Program and show that benefitting from the program during its entire duration could have led to gains substantial gains in human capital.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Targeted Input Program; Height-for-age z-score; Fertilizer subsidies; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61358

STREAMLINING GOVERNMENT FOOD DISTRIBUTION 2000 STORIES FROM THE FRONT LINE (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Les; Magwire,   Howard; Johnson,   Cathie; Majkowski,   Jesse; Sackin,   Barry.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33532

Chapter 12: USING CONTINGENT VALUATION TO VALUE FOOD SAFETY: A CASE STUDY OF GRAPEFRUIT AND PESTICIDE RESIDUES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buzby,   Jean C.; Skees,   Jerry R.; Ready,   Richard C.
This book was originally published by Westview Press, Boulder CO, 1995.
Tipo: Book Chapter
Palavras-chave: Pesticide residues; Grapefruit; Contingent valuation; Willingness to pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25972

FOOD ASSISTANCE AND NUTRITION RESEARCH SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM: EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES OF 2000 RESEARCH GRANTS
Provedor de dados: 31
This report summarizes research findings from the Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Small Grants Program. The Economic Research Service created the program in 1998 to encourage new and innovative studies of food security, hunger, and public- and private-sector efforts to alleviate these problems among low-income residents of the United States through food and nutrition assistance. The report includes summaries of the second set of small grants, which were awarded for 1-year research projects in the summer and fall of 1999.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food assistance; Nutrition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33867

Spatial price dynamics in the EU F&amp;V sector: the cases of tomato and cauliflower
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santeramo,   Fabio G.; Cioffi,   Antonio.
The paper explores the characteristics of spatial price dynamics for fresh vegetables. The analysis is carried out on selected EU prices for tomatoes and cauliflowers collected on some of the main production and consumption markets. It is based on the estimation of an time-varying threshold autoregressive econometric specification that is shown capable to underline the asymmetries in inter-Countries price transmission. The model shows that that horizontal price transmissions among net producer and net consumer markets is asymmetric and how such characteristic differs for markets closer to production areas or to consumption locations. This paper allowed to assess the average elapsing time for shocks to be transmitted among spatially separated markets, and,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Price transmission; TVECM; Vegetables; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95228

MARKET DEMANDS FOR BAGGED, REFRIGERATED SALADS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thompson,   Gary D.; Wilson,   Paul N.
Sales of newly introduced bagged, refrigerated salads grew at over 50% annually, during 1994-95. Consumption of bagged salads displayed marked seasonality despite year-round availability and uniform quality at more stable prices than head lettuce. Using scanner data from 44 areas, a single-equation demand model incorporating the effects of weather on seasonal consumption is estimated. Statistical tests of aggregation indicate that weather-induced seasonality varies significantly across areas, as do own- and cross- price elasticities. Econometric results suggest more seasonality in eating by people living in more northern latitudes, a pattern also observed by psychiatrists studying eating disorders.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30801

Small is Beautiful? Firm's Size, Prevention &amp; Food Safety.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rouviere,   Elodie; Soubeyran,   Raphael.
The European General Food Law of 2005 and the newly promulgated FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FFSMA) of 2010 ask all food operators to implement preventive efforts. In this article, we explore the link between firm’s size and preventive efforts. We show two main results. First, when there is no cross-contamination, small firms will provide higher preventive efforts than large firms. When there is crosscontamination, the effort-size curve may have a "inverted-U" shape. From our results we can argue that when implementing or enforcing food safety regulations, public authorities should consider both firms size and food safety hazard.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Prevention effort; Firm size; Food safety; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18; L15; L5.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123410

Indonesian Agricultural Growth Leads to Increased Trade and Food Security
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rada,   Nicholas E.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121969

THE EFFECTS OF STARLINK CORN FOOD SAFETY EVENTS ON RETURNS AND RISK OF AGRIBUSINESS FIRMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Golub,   Alla A.; Wilson,   Christine A.; Featherstone,   Allen M.
Using event study methodology, we examine the effects of three Starlink corn food safety events on the risk and returns of directly involved agribusiness firms and the diffusion effects on other firms in the industry. We test the hypothesis that Starlink food safety events do not have an impact on the magnitude and volatility of the returns and the nondiversifiable risk of the firms. Based on the results of this study, we conclude that Wall Street is not sensitive to the Starlink corn food safety events.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28641

A expansão do Programa Bolsa Família e as implicações sobre consumo e preços de alimentos: o caso de Viçosa/MG
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rodrigues,   Cristiana Tristao; Gomes,   Adriano Provezano; Dias,   Roberto Serpa.
Programas de transferência de renda como o Bolsa Família (PBF) podem exercer pressão sobre a demanda interna de alimentos. Este fato merece atenção, principalmente, diante do cenário internacional de alta inflacionária para o grupo alimentação, registrado no ano de 2007, e a tendência de continuidade para 2008. Diante disso, o presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar os possíveis impactos da expansão do (PBF) sobre o consumo e preço de alimentos. Os resultados revelaram uma alta ERD para a alimentação no domicílio, bem como para alguns itens que compõem este subgrupo. O resultado mostrou-se preocupante, pois justamente os produtos de maior ERD, ou seja, que terão um maior incremento em seu dispêndio a partir de um aumento da renda, são os que têm...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Programa Bolsa Família; Consumo Alimentar; Inflação de Alimentos; Family Grant Program; Alimentary Consumption; Inflation of Foods; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106090

FUNCTIONAL FOODS AS DIFFERENTIATED PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bonanno,   Alessandro.
Food products providing health benefits beyond nutrition, or functional foods, draw consumers’ attention and promise growth opportunities for innovator food manufacturers. European functional food manufacturers may be facing future challenges, mainly due to the European Union Regulation (EC) No.1924/2006 regulating food products’ health-claims. However, in spite of the interest shown by academics to understand the acceptance of these products no study exists that analyzes the profitability of functional foods. Using a relatively novel methodology – an adaptation of the LA/AIDS model by means of Pinkse Slade and Brett’s (2002) distance metric (DM) method – this article treats functional foods as differentiated products and provides estimates of demand and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Functional Foods; Differentiated Products; Distance Metric; Yogurt; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; L15; L25; L66.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116420

Food Environment, Food Store Access, Consumer Behavior, and Diet
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ver Ploeg,   Michele.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Environment; Food Deserts; Obesity; Consumer Behavior; Diet; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I18; R50.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95748

An overview of the development challenges and constraints of the Niger Basin and possible intervention strategies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Namara,   Regassa E.; Barry,   Boubacar; Owusu,   Eric S.; Ogilvie,   Andrew.
The Niger River Basin covers 7.5% of the African continent and is shared between nine riparian countries. The human population of the basin is growing at an average annual rate of about 3%, which makes the Niger River Basin one of the areas with the highest fertility rates in the world. The desert margin is expanding; climate change is negatively impacting rainfall; and urbanization, industrialization, and the human and livestock population are threatening the quantity and quality of available water resources. The basin population already suffers from chronic poverty. Based on a literature review, this paper suggests some key water-related and other interventions that are capable of easing the basin's development challenges.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: River basin development; Poverty; Social aspects; Climate change; Agriculture sector; Water governance; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118299

Validation of a Psychometric Scale to Measure Consumers’ Fears of Modern Food Technologies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caracciolo,   Francesco; Coppola,   Adele; Verneau,   Fabio.
The main consumer trends in food sector are two: on the one hand there is a growing demand for modernity (functional foods, convenience foods, healthy foods such as low calories and low-sodium foods), on the other hand there is a increasing demands for naturalness (organic foods, natural foods, local products and typical products). Moreover, in recent years consumers’ fears of novel food technologies are well documented and several psychometric scales were tested for the analysis of consumer’s attitude towards new technology. Therefore the ability to identify population segments that have greater or lesser neophobia/neophilia, thus enabling identification of early adopters of innovative products, would be more and more useful. A survey which bore such...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food technology; Consumer perception; Psychometric scale; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122005

INTEGRATION OF A PRODUCT CHOICE MODEL AND A LATENT VARIABLE MODEL OF NUTRITION INFORMATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mojduszka,   Eliza M.
We develop and estimate an integrated discrete choice model system of product choice and nutrition information for prepared frozen meals in the United States in the period from 1993 to 1998, when government regulation of nutrition labeling changed from voluntary to mandatory.  The model links consumer characteristics (e.g., income, knowledge about nutrition, nutrition label use) to product characteristics (e.g., prices, nutritional attributes) and allows us to obtain consumer preference parameters and demand elasticities with regard to product characteristics.  We find that prices, advertising, price reductions, and consumer preferences for taste have a significant effect on the demand for prepared frozen meals, whereas knowledge about nutrition and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20678

AGRICULTURAL WAGES AND FOOD PRICES IN EGYPT: A GOVERNORATE-LEVEL ANALYSIS FOR 1976-1993
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Datt,   Gaurav; Olmsted,   Jennifer.
The trend in real agricultural wages in Egypt is described well by an inverted U-shaped curve with a peak around 1985. But the rise and fall of real wages masks a complex dynamic process by which nominal wages adjust in response to changes in food prices. We use governorate-level panel data for 1976–1993 to explore the nature of this adjustment process. Our results indicate that nominal wages adjust slowly. There is a significant negative initial impact of rising food prices on real wages, though wages do catch up in the long run.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94859

The Case in Support of Restaurant Hygiene Grade Cards
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jin,   Ginger Zhe; Leslie,   Phillip.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93482

ASSESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF APPLE ATTRIBUTES: AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION OF CONJOINT ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Manalo,   Alberto B.
The use of conjoint analysis in assessing consumers' preferences for attributes is demonstrated with the apple as an example.  Conjoint analysis may be used to estimate the importance of attributes and attribute levels through decomposition of consumers' ranking of alternative attribute combinations.  It is shown that conjoint analysis provides results that may not be obtained from a survey where respondents are asked to directly state their assessment of the importance of attributes.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29032

Valuing the benefits and costs of improved food safety and nutrition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caswell,   Julie A.
Assuring the quality of food products, especially their safety and nutrition levels, is an increasing focus for governments, companies, and international trade bodies. In choosing quality assurance programs, public and private decision‐makers must assess the benefits and costs of expected improvements in food safety and nutrition. This article discusses methods for measuring these benefits and costs as well as how these valuations are related to the mix of voluntary and mandatory quality management systems used in particular countries or trading blocs. These relationships are illustrated by a short case study of safety assurance systems for meat and poultry products.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117285

A DISTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE COSTS OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS: WHO ULTIMATELY PAYS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Golan,   Elise H.; Ralston,   Katherine L.; Frenzen,   Paul D.
This paper traces the economic impact of the costs of foodborne illness on the U.S. economy using a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) framework. Previous estimates of the costs of seven foodborne pathogens are disaggregated by type, and distributed across the population using data from the National Health Interview Survey. Initial income losses resulting from premature death cause a decrease in economic activity. Medical costs, in contrast, result in economic growth, though this growth does not outweigh the total costs of premature death. A SAM accounting of how the costs of illness are diffused through the economy provides useful information for policy makers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cost of illness; Foodborne illness; Social Accounting Matrix; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15097

Patterns of Consumer Expenditure on Fresh Fruits with Specific Emphasis on Fresh Peaches
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nyankori,   James Cyprian Okuk; Rathwell,   P. James; Rosson,   C. Parr, III.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116868

Public Perceptions of Food Safety in Animal-Food Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Halbrendt,   Catherine K.; Gempesaw,   Conrado M., II; Bacon,   J. Richard; Sterling,   Lesa.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62302

WHAT'S FOR DINNER IN THE USA - 2025 AD?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cain,   Jarvis L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27445

Food Ethics, Traceability and the Regulatory State: Private Governance and Civil Society Trajectories
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barling,   David.
The agri-food sector has undergone both rapid public regulation and private standards setting in the past two decades engendering new forms of governance of food supply chains. Food safety has been at the forefront of these reforms, but increasingly food standards reflect a range of ethical concerns about food production and supply. The communication of standards with ethical implications to consumers relies upon labelling and marketing but is underpinned by schemes of certification and audit, which in turn entail effective systems of traceability of food products. Traceability reaches from food production and movement through the supply chain to the form of the food’s consumption. A feature of contemporary governing has been the development of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Political Economy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58709

Demand for Organic Milk Products in Portugal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosa,   Rui; Briz,   Julian; Mili,   Samir.
Milk consumption patterns are changing in Portugal. Factors like convenience, quality and safety increasingly constitute the basis for the Portuguese consumer purchasing decision. Demand for organic milk products (OMP) is emerging while most of these products are supplied by foreign companies. This study explores the demand for OMP in Portugal using both direct market observation and multivariate methods, in particular factor and cluster analysis. It appears that there are specific emerging segments preferring OMP, as they are increasingly concerned by health attributes and environmental protection.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic milk consumption; Market segmentation; Portugal; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44330

Price Volatility, Speculation and Excessive Speculation in Commodity Markets: sheep or shepherd behaviour?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Algieri,   Bernardina.
The present study aims to investigate the dynamics of primary commodity prices and the role of speculation over time. In particular the relationship between speculation and price volatility on the one side, and the linkage between excessive speculation and price volatility on the other side, is carefully examined with the scope to establish whether volatility drives speculation or speculation drives price volatility, or whether there are no linkages between the two variables. In order to identify the presence of any lead-lag relationships, two batteries of Granger causality tests are carried out for the period 1995-2012. The investigation complements a preliminary index analysis on speculation and excessive speculation in the commodity market. Unlike...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Price volatility; Excessive speculation; Granger analysis; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124390

Soybean Production in Brazil: Main Determinants of Property Sizes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Silvestrin Zanon,   Raquel; Saes,   Maria Sylvia Macchione.
Economies of scale are present in soybean production. In Brazil, the two largest producing regions have properties with different dimensions. In particular, the average size of properties in the South is much smaller than those in the country´s Mid‐West region. This study analyzes the characteristics that favor small‐scale soybean‐producing properties in the country’s Southern region. Its theoretical framework is based on the Neoclassical theory and in Transaction Cost Economics. Questionnaires were applied to producers from the State of Rio Grande do Sul. A regression analysis shows the relation between the selected factors and property size. Results show that a greater use of labor, particularly of family employees, and the greater diversity of crops...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economies of scale; Soybean production; Small property; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100476

Availability, Attitudes and Willingness to Pay for Local Foods: Results of a Preliminary Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adams,   Damian C.; Adams,   Alison E.
This paper presents the results of a preliminary intercept survey of consumers at farmers' markets in Gainesville, Florida in 2007. We developed survey questions to identify: (1) how much fruit and vegetable produce respondents buy from local sources; (2) attitudes regarding local foods; (3) definitions of local by distance and ownership; (4) WTP for local foods; (5) perceptions of the availability and cost of local products; and (6) demographic information. In addition to WTP, we employed several tools- a Likert scale, a cost/availability matrix, and other investigatory and demographic questions - to analyze factors affecting purchasing decisions. These include relative cost, accessibility, attitudes and perceptions of the term 'local.' We report and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6237

El efecto de la preocupacion por la salud, el interes por la gastronomia y por la actividad social sobre la intensidad de consumo de vino de calidad
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martinez,   Laura Martinez-Carrasco; Molla-Bauza,   Margarita Brugarolas; Gomis,   Francisco Jose Del Campo; Poveda,   Africa Martinez.
Resumen El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo elaborar un modelo teórico para explicar la intensidad de consumo de vino de calidad. Para la recogida de datos se ha realizado una encuesta a 50 profesionales de la restauración de la provincia de Alicante y una encuesta a 408 consumidores de vino de la misma provincia. El tratamiento estadístico de los datos se ha realizado mediante análisis de ecuaciones estructurales, que ha permitido la construcción de las variables latentes explicativas de la intensidad de consumo, así como la cuantificación de la influencia de cada uno de esos constructos teóricos sobre la variable a explicar. Los resultados muestran que la variable con mayor influencia sobre la intensidad de consumo de vino de calidad es el interés...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Quality wine; Structural equation models; Consumption frequency; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; M31; Q13.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28734

Table of contents
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117950

The Estimation of Food Demand Elasticities in Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pomboza,   Ruth; Mbaga,   Msafiri Daudi.
Changing consumer and market demands is an important driver behind the challenges and opportunities that are facing the agriculture and agri-food sector in Canada and that will influence the sector's profitability and competitiveness in the future. It is therefore important to understand developments in the consumer demand for agriculture and agri-food products. The report provides updated demand elasticities for fourteen food groups in Canada. The estimates are useful for conducting analysis of the changing structure of the agriculture and agri-food sector and can help quantify the impacts that changes in economic variables and policies that impact those economic variables might have.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food; Demand; Demand analysis; Elasticities; Price elasticities; Cross price elasticities; Income elasticities; Price; Econometric; Modelling; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics; Public Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52705

Lies, Deep Fries, and Statistics!! The search for the truth between public attitudes and public behaviour towards genetically modified foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cormick,   Craig.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93594

WHAT IS THE BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL AND HOW CAN IT AFFECT TRADE? (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martin,   Gary.
PowerPoint presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32967

Consumer preferences for ground beef packaged under a modified atmosphere
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grebitus,   Carola; Jensen,   Helen H.; Sebranek,   Joseph G.; Roosen,   Jutta; Anders,   Sven M.
The main objective of this paper is to identify factors that determine consumers’ purchase decisions for ground beef offered with different packaging technologies. Consumers’ increasing knowledge about food technologies and changes in food labeling regulation influence agribusiness’ future product development and marketing strategies. Non-hypothetical choice experiments with ground beef, conducted in the USA, are used to quantify consumers’ valuation of technology-related attributes namely shelf life, color and packaging. How alternative types of information affect consumers’ WTP is of particular importance to processors and food safety analysts. This paper’s methodological contribution lies in applying advanced methods to elicit consumers' estimates of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Non-hypothetical choice experiments; Modified atmosphere packaging; Ground beef; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q13; C9; D12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51649

Changing Face of the Agri-Food Market: A Farmers Response and Possible Solutions from a Provincial Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Matoti,   Bongiswa; Vink,   Nick; Bienabe,   Estelle.
The rise of supermarkets, together with large-scale food manufacturers, has deeply transformed agri-food markets in many countries. This expansion has been evident in South Africa as well. Increasing attention has been and is being paid to the growth of supermarkets in countries outside of North America and Europe. Numerous studies have been carried out in developing countries, including South Africa. However, these studies, while identifying the growth of supermarkets and the changes in supply chains, notably downstream, that have been caused by this growth, have made relatively little progress in documenting the impacts at producer level and in identifying issues that need to be addressed. There is a special need for studies on how farmers and supporting...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52098

Consumer Preferences for Amount and Type of Fat in Ground Beef
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lusk,   Jayson L.; Parker,   Natalie.
Scientists and beef industry participants are investigating ways to improve the healthiness of beef. We report results of a nationwide mail survey developed to determine consumers’ preferences for fat content in ground beef and identify how consumers would most like to improve the healthiness of beef. The results from a choice-based conjoint experiment indicate that consumers place significant value on reducing saturated fat and the Omega 6:3 ratio in ground beef, but were relatively unconcerned about conjugated linoleic acid. The relatively new method of best-worst scaling was used to further identify which methods consumers most preferred producers use to improve fat content in beef. The results indicate consumers preferred feeding cattle a grass-fed...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef; Best-worst scaling; Cloning; Conjoint; Fat; Maximum-difference scaling; Omega 3 fatty acid; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; M31; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48763

DEVELOPING POLICY EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON CONTROVERSIAL DIET-HEALTH ISSUES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Flinchbaugh,   Barry L.; Felts-Grabarski,   Edith A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17966

Öffentliche Wahrnehmung der Primärverantwortung für Lebensmittelsicherheit: Eine Medienanalyse der Gammelfleischskandale
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schulze,   Holger; Bohm,   Justus; Kleinschmit,   Daniela; Spiller,   Achim; Nowak,   Beate.
At the beginning of the year 2005 the German meat industry frequently appeared in the media with reports about rotten meat. Since then a huge number of new problems with meat have arisen which have disclosed weaknesses in food quality control and highlighted the extremely sensitive nature of the subject in the meat sector. Contrary to the BSE crisis after which private control systems were strengthened, the “rotten meat scandals” led to more state control. Hence, no clear political direction is perceptible as to whether primary responsibility for food safety should lie with the state or with the industry. The following contribution examines this question with regard to the presentation of this subject in the media. It is based on the content analysis of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Media analysis; Primary responsibility for food safety; Quality assurance; Rotten meat; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97703

U.S. Food Expenditures Away from Home by Type of Meal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jensen,   Helen H.; Yen,   Steven T.
A nonnormal and heteroskedastic double-hurdle model is used to study household expenditure on breakfast, lunch and dinner away from home in the United States.  In the 1992-93 period, nearly 40 percent of households purchased breakfast, and about 75 percent of households purchased lunch or dinner in a two-week period.  Wife's employment has a positive effect on the probability and level of lunch and dinner expenditures but not on breakfast expenditures.  Income effects are al statistically significant and positive.  The role of household composition, other demographics and region are also important.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18532

MODELING THE COSTS OF FOOD SAFETY REGULATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: MacDonald,   James M.; Crutchfield,   Stephen R.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Regulatory costs; Cost/benefit analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25954

Obesity and Nutrient Consumption: A Rational Addiction?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.; Patterson,   Paul M.; Tegene,   Abebayehu.
Widespread obesity in the U.S. is a relatively recent phenomenon, reaching epidemic proportions only in the last 15 years. However, existing research shows that while calorie expenditure through physical activity has not changed appreciably since 1980, calorie consumption has risen dramatically. Consequently, any explanation of obesity must address the reason why consumers tend to overeat in spite of somewhat obvious future health implications. This study tests for an addiction to food nutrients as a potential explanation for the obesity epidemic. Specifically, we use a random coefficients (mixed) logit model applied to household scanner data to test a multivariate version of the rational addiction model of Becker and Murphy and Chaloupka. We find evidence...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Addiction; Demand; Mixed logit; Nutrients; Obesity.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28539

Household Fast Food Expenditures and Children's Television Viewing: Can They Really Significantly Influence Children's Dietary Quality?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: You,   Wen; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Previous studies have found a strong relationship between food-away-from-home expenditures and television viewing, and children's diet. This study revisits this issue by examining the impact of household fast food expenditures and children's television viewing on children's dietary quality. Results indicate that both factors have statistically significant and negative effects. However, the elasticities of children's diet quality with respect to both factors are quite inelastic. Results also suggest that the effects of these two factors differ between children younger than 11 years old and children at least 11 years old. Relevant policy implications are discussed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Children's diet and health; Fast food expenditures; Healthy eating index; Obesity; Television viewing; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31218

Consumer Demand for Convenience Foods: Demographics and Expenditures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harris,   James Michael; Shiptsova,   Rimma.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46585

Consumer Willingness to Pay for Value-Added Blueberry Products: A Payment Card Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hu,   Wuyang; Woods,   Timothy A.; Bastin,   Sandra.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Horticultural products; Consumer; Marketing; Value-added; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103444

Nutrition and Health: Structural Analysis of Egg Consumption in Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hailu,   Getu; Goddard,   Ellen W.
Nonparametric and parametric demand analyses are used to investigate the structural changes in egg consumption in Canada over the period 1978:1-2001:4.   The nonparametric empirical results show that Canadian egg demand has undergone structural change, consistent with news coverage of  egg-cholesterol nutrition issues, introduction of new products into the market, popularization of Atkin's diet and other variables. The results from the parametric method revealed that the impacts of advertising and media information index are significant and time varying. Furthermore, the media information index is found to have a significant effect on the size of advertising elasticities. With a larger number of positive media articles, the bigger the impact of shell egg...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19968

Willingness-to-Pay for Attribute Level and Variability: The Case of Mexican Millers’ Demand for Hard Red Winter Wheat
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gallardo,   Rosa Karina; Lusk,   Jayson L.; Holcomb,   Rodney B.; Rayas-Duarte,   Patricia.
In-person interviews were carried out with Mexican millers who were administered a conjoint-type survey designed to incorporate uncertainty in attribute levels. Two methods were used to model millers’ risk preferences: a modified mean-variance approach and an explicit expected utility approach. Controlling for variability, Mexican millers are willing to pay premiums for increases in quality factors such as test weight, protein content, falling number, and dough strength/extensibility. We find millers are not particularly sensitive to changes in the variability of quality characteristics. Out-of-sample forecasts suggest the mean-variance model provides an accurate depiction of actual Mexican imports.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Mean-variance; Mexican wheat market; Moment generating function; Preference elicitation; Wheat quality; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; C35; C42; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56646

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RETAILER AND CONSUMER CONCERNS ABOUT SEAFOOD SAFETY: EVIDENCE FROM SURVEY DATA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Qingbin; Halbrendt,   Catherine K.; Caron,   Nieves.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Seafood; Retailer and consumer safety concerns; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25966

Establishment and application of food defense plan in food processing enterprises
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lu,   Qing; Lu,   Jie; Huang,   Bin; Gu,   Shao-ping; Qin,   Hong.
We analyze the connotation and significance of food defense, and introduce the principles and steps of establishment and application of food defense plan. Finally, we prospect the development directions of food defense in China
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Food defense plan; Food processing enterprise; Establishment; Implementation; China; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53480

Impact of Income on Calorie and Nutrient Intakes: A Cross-Country Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salois,   Matthew J.; Tiffin,   J. Richard; Balcombe,   Kelvin George.
The relationship between income and nutrient intake is explored. Nonparametric, panel, and quantile regressions are used. Engle curves for calories, fat, and protein are approximately linear in logs with carbohydrate intakes exhibiting diminishing elasticities as incomes increase. Elasticities range from 0.10 to 0.25, with fat having the highest elasticities. Countries in higher quantiles have lower elasticities than those in lower quantiles. Results predict significant cumulative increases in calorie consumption which are increasingly composed of fats. Though policies aimed at poverty alleviation and economic growth may assuage hunger and malnutrition, they may also exacerbate problems associated with obesity.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Calorie and nutrient consumption; Food and nutrition policy; Income elasticities; Nonparametric; Panel; Quantile regression.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C11; C14; C21; C23; O10; O47; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103647

Evolution of Category Management in UK Supermarket Fresh Produce Networks: A Return to Direct Supply Channels?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hingley,   Martin.
The premise of this paper is investigation into retailer-driven agri-food supply channels. Food sector dominant UK multiple retailers have in recent years invested in close Category Management (CM) based supply channel relationships with key/ preferred suppliers (Hingley, 2004; Hingley, Lindgreen and Casswell, 2006; Sodano and Hingley, 2007). Category Management allows a nominated supplier to take greater responsibility for the entire supply chain of a given product category and aims to maximise sales and profitability through an end consumer orientation (Jarvis and Woolven, 1999) and this became universally employed by retailers in recent years (Hingley, 2005a). However, critics such as Dapiran and Hogarth-Scott (2003) contend that the development of CM...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Retail supply networks; Category management; Innovation; Fresh produce; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49852

Impact of Pesticide Residue Concerns on Fresh Produce Consumption in the UK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Silva,   Andres; Garcia Martinez,   Marian; Bailey,   Alastair.
Poster
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pesticide; AIDS; Two-stage demand system; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q11.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61264

The Costs of Improving Food Safety in the Meat Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jensen,   Helen H.; Unnevehr,   Laurian J.; Gomez,   Miguel I.
Recently enacted food safety regulations require processors to meet product standards for microbial contamination in meat products.  An analysis of the cost-effectiveness of several technological interventions for microbial control in beef and pork processing shows that marginal improvements in food safety can be obtained, but at increasing costs.  The additional food safety intervention costs represent about 1% of total processing costs for beef and pork.  Some interventions and combinations are more cost-effective than others.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Meat processing; Regulation; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18435

Consumer Likelihood to Purchase Chickens with Novel Production Attributes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bernard,   John C.; Pesek,   John D., Jr.; Pan,   Xiqian.
Typical supermarket chickens are produced with novel or controversial attributes.  This continues despite contrasting growth in consumer interest in organic and natural foods.  This study surveyed Delaware consumers’ likelihood to purchase chicken given different attributes: free range, given antibiotics, irradiated, fed genetically modified (GM) fee, GM chicken, and price.  Examining conjoint analysis data with a heteroskedastic two-limit tobit model, GM chicken and other novel attributes were found to lower purchase likelihood significantly.  Understanding these results should help the industry meet consumer preferences while aiding its continued expansion to benefit workers and growers across the South.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Antibiotics; Chicken; Conjoint analysis; Genetically modified; Heteroskedastic; Irradiated; Tobit; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; D12; C24.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6058

Health Concerns and Consumer Preferences for Soy Foods: Choice Modeling Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chang,   Jae Bong; Moon,   Wanki; Balasubramanian,   Siva K.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49591

How Cognitive Maps May Help Understand Consumer Attitude?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ricci,   Sophie; Fourcadet,   Olivier.
At the beginning of this research, we had in mind the low consumption level of fruits and vegetables among French young people despite several months of intense exposure to health messages, such as “eat 5 portions of fruits and vegetables every day”. Studies show that French young people have memorized the messages, but did not alter their eating habits. Our major hypothesis was that some “mental blocks” might be curbing fruit consumption, and removing them might increase consumption. Similarly we thought that some “mental levers” if well activated could increase fruit consumption. Identifying “mental blocks” and “mental levers” related to fruits became our research goal. To achieve this objective, building the cognitive map of the fruit universe appears...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59194

Achieving sustainable food security and poverty reduction through consumer cooperatives in Hyderabad
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Helmerich,   Juliana; Moid,   Ma; Hanisch,   Markus; Wulf,   Bernd.
The Old Town of Hyderabad is characterized by a great number of low-income households, poor infrastructure and limited access to basic amenities, subsequently resulting in high crime rates. In this very traditional and religious society, the majority of the women in the Bastis of the old town face restrictions, discrimination and inequality as well as the struggle for basic nutritional intake every day. To help them with their daily responsibilities and add value to their lives the Confederation of Voluntary Associations (COVA) has initiated self-organized self-help groups (SHG), which encourage these women to save money so that, further down the line, they can take a loan. This micro-credit approach has been successfully implemented in rural areas. In...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36910

The Relationship between Innovation and Marketing in SMEs in the EU Food Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banterle,   Alessandro; Cavaliere,   Alessia; Stranieri,   Stefanella; Carraresi,   Laura.
In the EU market small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) represent the greater part of the food industry, specially with regard to traditional food products (TFPs). However, the growth of competition, connected mainly to globalisation, is making it very difficult for SMEs to survive. On the other hand, market opportunities for SMEs are connected to the evolution of consumer preferences toward food quality. To profit from such opportunities and to survive on the market, SMEs need to adapt their strategies, focusing on innovation aspects in order to meet consumer requirements and to compete on the market. The literature shows that firms’ market orientation and marketing capabilities are very important for innovation in food industries to guarantee that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traditional food products; Innovation; Marketing management capabilities; Linear regression model; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; L25; L66; M31; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100589

Organic Demand: A Profile of Consumers in the Fresh Produce Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stevens-Garmon,   John; Huang,   Chung L.; Lin,   Biing-Hwan.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94487

Public and Private Standards for Food Safety and Quality: International Trade Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hobbs,   Jill E.
This article examines the implications for the international trade environment of public and private standards for food safety and food quality. Public (mandatory) standards are a response to a perceived market failure and include mandatory risk assessment procedures, restrictions on harmful products, and labelling requirements. Disparate public standards create challenges for international trading partners and are dealt with through the WTO SPS and TBT Agreements. Private standards for food safety and quality are becoming a prominent feature of international food markets and include proprietary, consensus and third-party standards. The WTO has no jurisdiction over private standards. Key questions include whether private standards divert or reduce trade or...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food safety; GLOBALGAP; HACCP; Mandatory standards; Private standards; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90586

The Impact of Child Obesity News on Household Food Expenditure in the United Kingdom
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Silva,   Andres; Garcia,   Marian; Bailey,   Alastair.
The United Kingdom (UK) has one of the highest obesity levels in the world (Mazzocchi et al., 2009). As indicated by the National Health Service (2010), 25% of adults and 17% of children are obese in the UK. This last statistic represents an increase of four points in comparison to 1995. The Government Office for Science (2010) estimated that by 2050, half of the UK population would be obese, with a consequent direct annual cost of £10 billion and an indirect annual cost of £50 billion at today’s prices. This research aims to contribute to the debate on how health-related information impacts household food expenditure and whether this impact varies across income groups and household composition. This study specifically measures the impact of child obesity...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123526

Documentation of a multi-topic questionnaire-based survey on sustainable resource use in rural China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jia,   Xiangping; Buchenrieder,   Gertrud.
This Discussion Paper documents a survey conducted in rural China in 2005. A multi-topic survey funded by the Sino-German international Training Program "Sustainable Resource Use in North China", the project covers farm management, land property rights and rural credit access on the North China Plain. From a credit standpoint, this paper covers questionnaire design, sample, survey implementation, data entry, a brief assessment of the overall experience, as well as lessons drawn.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Questionnaire; Survey; Credit access; Household model; Categorical variables; Stata.; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; C81; C93; D19.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90856

Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guthrie,   Joanne F.; Andrews,   Margaret S.; Frazao,   Elizabeth; Leibtag,   Ephraim S.; Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Mancino,   Lisa; Nord,   Mark; Prell,   Mark A.; Smallwood,   David M.; Variyam,   Jayachandran N.; Ver Ploeg,   Michele.
Food stamp recipients, like other Americans, struggle with nutrition problems associated with choice of foods, as well as amounts. This series of Economic Information Bulletins compiles evidence to help answer the question of whether the Food Stamp Program can do more to improve the food choices of participants. It examines the role of affordability and price of healthful foods in influencing food choices and the likely success of any policy targeted at changing food choices through food stamp bonuses or restrictions. It also examines other approaches to changing food choices, including nutrition education and potential strategies drawn from behavioral economics literature. Meaningful improvements in the diets of food stamp recipients will likely depend on...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59417

DESIGNING DIETARY INTERVENTIONS:A REAPPRAISAL OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF DIETARY CHOICE IN THE UK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Srinivasan,   Chittur S.
The facilitation of healthier dietary choices by consumers is one of the key elements of the UK Government’s food strategy. Designing and targeting dietary interventions requires a clear understanding of the determinants of dietary choice. Conventional analysis of the determinants of dietary choice has focused on mean response functions which may mask significant differences in the dietary behaviour of different segments of the population. In this paper we use a quantile regression approach to investigate how food consumption behaviour varies amongst UK households in different segments of the population, especially in the upper and lower quantiles characterised by healthy or unhealthy consumption patterns. We find that the effect of demographic...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91732

CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS OF RISK: IMPLICATIONS FOR FOOD SAFETY POLICY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woodburn,   Margy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17047

CAN U.S. AGRICULTURE PRODUCE THE BASIC FOODSTUFFS CONSISTENT WITH THE DIETARY GUIDELINES?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abbott,   Philip C.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32904

Sales of Farm Produce at Alexandra and Sussex Street, Sydney, June, 1948
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8730

CAN FOOD-BASED STRATEGIES HELP REDUCE VITAMIN A AND IRON DEFICIENCIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ruel,   Marie T.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15902

Will consumers pay less for fat on beef cuts? The case in Bloemfontein, South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shongwe,   M.A.; Jooste,   Andre; Hugo,   A.; Alemu,   Zerihun Gudeta; Pelser,   A.
There is increasing evidence that most of the fear expressed by consumers in terms of the link between cholesterol in the diet and heart disease is, amongst others, related to the amount of fat in red meat and dairy produce.  The result is that many consumers are cutting back on, if not avoiding, red meat products.  A major challenge ahead of the beef industry is to supply a product that complies with the demands of more sophisticated and health conscious consumers.  But, even if the beef industry could respond positively to consumers needs, it is uncertain whether consumers would pay more for beef containing less fat.    In this paper the willingness of consumers to pay for less fat in selected beef cuts (T-bone and rump) was investigated with a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8018

Certification Logos in the Market for Organic Food: What are Consumers Willing to Pay for Different Logos?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Janssen,   Meike; Hamm,   Ulrich.
Organic food is often labelled with an organic certification logo to gain consumer trust in the product integrity. The number of different organic certification logos in the European market raises the question whether consumers prefer specific logos over others. The aim of this paper is to analyse consumers’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) for different organic logos to give recommendations for actors in the organic sector. Choice experiments and structured interviews were conducted with 2,441 consumers of organic food in six European countries. The data was analysed with random parameter logit models. We found great differences between the tested logos regarding the price premium that consumers were willing to pay. The highest WTP was recorded for well-known...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic logos; Willingness-to-pay; Credence goods; Random parameter logit models; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114454

FISH AS FOOD: PROJECTIONS TO 2020 UNDER DIFFERENT SCENARIOS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Delgado,   Christopher L.; Rosegrant,   Mark W.; Wada,   Nikolas; Meijer,   Siet; Ahmed,   Mahfuzuddin.
This paper reports results of incorporating fish into IMPACT, a global model of food supply and demand that estimates market-clearing prices to 2020 for 32 commodities in 36 regions. It summarizes results for production, consumption, net exports and real price changes for 10 economic categories of fisheries items, disaggregated into 15 geographic regions of the world. Under the medium-variant scenario for the uncertain capture fisheries sectors, global production of food fish is projected to rise by 1.5% annually through 2020, with two-thirds of this from aquaculture, whose share in total food fish production rises to 41%. Global per capita fish consumption is projected to be 17.1 kg in 2020, with sensitivity analysis indicating a margin of 2 kg/capita...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16229

Several School Policies Are Associated With Less Fat in School Lunches
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Newman,   Constance.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121973

STREAMLINING THE RISK ANALYSIS PROCESS AND ENSURING THE OPTIMAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR FOOD SAFETY: THE CASE APPLICATION TO BIOTECHNOLOGY OF FUSARIUM SPECIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pawlik,   Darcy R.; Procyshyn,   Tara L.; Khachatourians,   George G.; Phillips,   Peter W.B.
Food safety and security may be improved by using technological innovation.  However, hostile consumer reaction to scientific solutions is commonly accompanied.  The case analysis of food and environmentally borne Fusarium mycotoxins and illnesses is examined to clarify a situation where the biotechnological tools could be utilized.  Fusarium species cause serious economic hardships.  The greatest concern is in diseases like Fusarium head blight (FHB) associated with deadly mycotoxins, as well as opportunistic species such as Fusarium solani can directly infect humans, causing serious illness.  An evaluation of the risk analysis framework critiques and makes suggested solutions in order to effectively manage the use of biotechnology in sensitive...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34292

MALAYSIAN RICE TRADE AND GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vengedasalam,   Deviga; Harris,   Michael; MacAulay,   T. Gordon.
Malaysia’s rice sector is highly protected, with the protection justified largely by arguments for food security. The government intervenes in the rice market by providing subsidies to farmers and consumers as well as imposing high import duties. Furthermore, the rice trade is controlled through a sole importer. In this paper, the welfare effects of eliminating the major government interventions in Malaysia’s rice sector are evaluated. A modified spatial price equilibrium model that incorporates a sole importer with a fixed domestic price has been developed to measure the welfare impacts of the market distortions. Four scenarios were developed: (1) removal of the sole importer but continuation of the subsidies and existing tariffs; (2) removal of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100726

The Welfare Effects of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in German Pork Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heinrich,   Barbara; von Cramon-Taubadel,   Stephan.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are an externality of the pork production process. To respond to climate change concerns and reduce GHG emissions, internalizing this external effect using a market-based economic instrument would be economically efficient. We calculate the welfare effects of GHG emissions using a partial equilibrium model of the German pork market. Sensitivity analysis is used to investigate the impacts of emission prices and emission rates on the welfare effects of reducing GHG emissions. Potential overall welfare gains amount to roughly € 360,000 in the base setting and increase to roughly € 3 million when emission prices are tripled. This sensitivity highlights the need for more dependable estimates of key parameters such as emission...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Welfare effects; Greenhouse gas emissions; Pork production; Partial equilibrium model; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; H23; Q18; Q54.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108793

Changes in the Hungarian dairy industry after EU accession
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Konig,   Gabor; Major,   Anita.
Since EU accession the Hungarian dairy industry’s domestic market has generally expanded as turnover and consumption have both grown, but this has been increasingly due to cheap imports, while the purchase and sale of domestic products has been decreasing or stagnating (both in the domestic and foreign markets). The growth in imports has cut Hungarian corporations domestic market share to 80%. In Hungary corporate concentration has become even more pronounced with large corporations further strengthening their position and smaller ones further shrinking. Moreover, foreign ownership prevails and has the primary aim of meeting domestic demand. Changes in ownership contribute to the strengthening of vertical integration. Still, in the EU corporate...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Dairy industry; Milk; Hungary; EU; Agriculture; Trade; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107654

An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System
Provedor de dados: 31
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 response to various factors; and  background data and information to inform public discussions on challenges and opportunities facing the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system.  The 2008 report begins with a special feature describing recent developments in global commodity markets when prices rose dramatically over the past year. It continues by reviewing each segment of the system, going upstream from consumers to food distribution, food, beverage and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Agri-food; Gross Domestic Product; GDP; Employment; Exports; Imports; Innovation; Inflation; Farm typology; Farm income; Government support; Program payments; Profitability; Processing; Concentration; Water; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46805

SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE AND GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wiebe,   Keith D.
The notion of food security has advanced from a focus on food availability to one including access.  Recent efforts to incorporate changes in natural and human resources into measures of income and wealth suggest the potential for further improvements in integrated analysis of sustainable resource use and global food security.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20832

The Law and Economics of Geographical Indications: Introduction
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herrmann,   Roland; Marauhn,   Thilo.
The granting and promotion of Geographic Indicators has become an important component of European Union agricultural policy. The granting of exclusive rights enforced by law, however, is a controversial policy. It is controversial both within the EU and with the EU’s trading partners. The protection of geographical indications has thus become a major issue in international law and trade policy, and the widespread use of geographical indications is subject to ongoing discussion. The paper provides an introduction to the Special Section of the Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy, which deals with the legal and economic controversies surrounding the EU’s policies on Geographic Indicators. A brief summary of each of the papers in the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Economics; European Union; Geographic Indicators; Law; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48789

Should Soft Drinks be Taxed More Heavily?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Runge,   C. Ford.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Soft Drink Taxes; Obesity; Substitution Effects; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; H; H2; H25.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117063

Assessing Consumer Willingness to Pay a Premium for Organic Food Product: Evidence from Ghana
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Owusu,   Victor.
This paper examines the willingness of consumers to pay a premium for organic food product with a contingent valuation data from urban Kumasi of Ghana. Consumer’s willingness to pay a premium is estimated with a bivariate Tobit model. The empirical findings indicate that apart from socioeconomic characteristics and consumer perceptions, product attributes tend to influence consumer preferences for organic water melon and lettuce. The estimated mean WTP premium for 1 kilogram of water melon is GH¢0.5554 (US$ 0.4575) and that of organic lettuce is GH¢1.2579 (US$1.0361).
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer Perception; Ghana; Organic Foods; Willingness to Pay; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123394

DETERMINANTS OF PESTICIDE REGISTRATION FOR FOOD CROPS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Courbois,   Claude B.
An examination of intertemporal, crop-specific pesticide registration data to assess claims that EPA requirements discourage registration of safer pesticides, especially for minor crops.  Results show that the likelihood of registration is increasing in crop market value and decreasing in pesticide safety, but these biases diminished between 1991 and 1995.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20920

A FELDOLGOZOTT FUNKCIONÁLIS ÉLELMISZEREK FOGYASZTÓI SZEGMENTÁLÁSA ÉS MAGATARTÁSI JELLEMZŐI
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lehota,   Jozsef; Komaromi,   Nandor.
A funkcionális élelmiszerek (friss és feldolgozott) hozzáadott értéket jelentenek a fogyasztók és a termelők részére egyaránt. A funkcionális élelmiszerek értékesítésének üteme a világban és az újonnan megjelenő piacokon – köztük Magyarországon – meghaladja az élelmiszerek értékesítésének átlagos növekedési ütemét, de még jelenleg is csak réspiacnak tekinthető. A fogyasztói magatartást a Black – Campbell (2006) által adaptált, funkcionális élelmiszerválasztási modell alapján elemeztük. A primer kutatásunk 1060 fős 15 év feletti országos reprezentatív mintára épült. Az adatbázist az eredeti változók alapján K-közép módszerrel klasztereztük. A hazai funkcionális élelmiszerfogyasztókat 5 szegmensbe soroltunk be, amelyeket összehasonlítottunk és jellemeztünk....
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Funkcionális élelmiszer; Fogyasztói magatartás; Szegmentáció; Faktor és klaszterelemezés; Functional food; Consumer behaviour; Segmentation; Factor and cluster analyses; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43243

ESTIMATION OF FOOD DEMAND AND NUTRIENT ELASTICITIES FROM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Kuo S.; Lin,   Biing-Hwan.
A methodology for estimating a demand system from household survey data is developed and applied to the 1987-88 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey data. The empirical results are sets of estimated demand elasticities for households segmented with different income levels. In addition, we apply these demand elasticities to estimate the implied nutrient elasticities for low-income households. The estimation results are useful in evaluating some food policy and program effects related to households of a specific income level.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Demand elasticities; Household survey data; Food quality effect; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33579

Feasibility of a Central Onion Sales Organization for South Texas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Connolly,   Chan C.
Report for South Texas Onion Committee
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Feasibility; Onion Sales Organization; Onion; South Texas; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96147

PRIVATE SECTOR MANAGEMENT OF FOOD SAFETY: PUBLIC REGULATION AND THE ROLE OF PRIVATE CONTROLS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henson,   Spencer J.; Hooker,   Neal H.
Private sector responses to the challenge of managing food safety are explored.  This paper clarifies the objectives of this special issue, introducing the key issues in each of the following articles.  The degree and manner of regulatory compliance, an important element of any strategic food safety management decision, are discussed.  Separate of the response to regulations, the incentives of firms to implement advanced management system are documented.  The paper pays particular attention to firm efforts to minimize the potential for product recalls.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34365

FARM POLICY DEVELOPMENTS AND POLICY TENSIONS UNDER NAFTA: COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING AND TRACEABILITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dominguez,   Enrique.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16807

The Effects of the Food Stamp Program on Energy Balance and Obesity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parks,   Joanna C.; Smith,   Aaron D.; Alston,   Julian M.
The Effects of the Food Stamp Program on Energy Balance and Obesity
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program (FSP); Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Obesity; Body mass index (BMI); Nutrition assistance; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; H53; I12; I18; I38.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100692

FOOD SAFETY: A GROWING CONCERN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Senauer,   Benjamin.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13532

Price-Quality Tradeoffs in the Selection of Fresh Fruit: A Look at Apples
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Eugene.
This study used supermarket scanner data to analyze purchase behavior for higher- and lower-income shoppers in six stores in Columbus, Ohio.  Three higher- and three lower-income stores are selected and consumer purchases are observed for 17 varieties of apples.  The results show that lower-income shoppers pay lower per unit prices for most varieties of apples.  More importantly, these purchases are made without sacrificing quality for a lower price.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6433

Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices?  An Economic Perspective-Nutrition Information:  Can It Improve the Diets of Low-Income Households?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guthrie,   Joanne F.; Variyam,   Jayachandran N.
The Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE) component of the Food Stamp Program is intended to improve the food choices, diet quality, and health of program participants. This brief discusses the FSNE program, how it operates, and how it has grown over time. The brief also considers the challenges of nutrition education in general and discusses the research and evaluation needs suggested by the findings.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59434

CONSUMER VALUATION OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS AND THE EFFECT OF INFORMATION BIAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vanwechel,   Tamara; Wachenheim,   Cheryl J.; Schuck,   Eric C.; Lambert,   David K.
Bid prices were elicited for standard-label cookies, muffins, and potato chips and those identified as not including genetically modified (GM) ingredients using an experimental auction.  Including a statement that the product did not include GM ingredients increased bids over those offered for standard-label products.  Providing negative-biased information about the impact of GM crops on the environment increased the risk participants associated with GM foods, and positive-biased information decreased perceived risk.  Overall, providing impact information, whether positive- or negative-biased, increased bids for products presumed GM.  The influence of information bias on bids varied among selected participant groups, supporting the presence of uniquely...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; Environment; Experimental auction; Genetically modified; Information; Willingness-to-pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23620

Food Spending Declined and Food Insecurity Increased for Middle-Income and Low-Income Households From 2000 to 2007
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nord,   Mark.
From 2000 to 2007, median spending on food by U.S. households declined by 12 percent relative to the (rising) cost of USDA’s Thrifty Food Plan, and by 6 percent relative to the (rising) Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Food and Beverages. Over the same period, the national prevalence of very low food security increased by about one-third, from 3.1 percent of households in 2000 to 4.1 percent in 2007. The deterioration in food security was greatest in the second-lowest income quintile, in which the prevalence of very low food security increased by about half. These estimates, based on data from the nationally representative Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement, are corroborated by corresponding declines in food expenditures by middle- and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food spending; Food expenditures; Food security; Food insecurity; Consumer expenditure survey; Current population survey food security supplement; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56627

Consumer Response to and Trust of Information about Food-Safety Events in the Chicken and Beef Markets in Kentucky
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shepherd,   Jonathan D.; Saghaian,   Sayed H.
Recently there have been many highly publicized food-safety events affecting marketing and policy channels of agricultural products. This research examines the impact of food-safety events on consumers’ behavior and trust of information in the chicken and beef markets using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) developed by Ajzen (1991). Of particular interest is to determine whom consumers trust regarding information concerning food-safety events. These results are compared to those of an EU study on perceived risks of chicken consumption to see if generalizations can be made across different countries, regions, products, and consumers.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55622