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Gonzalez-Roa, Maria del Carmen; Calatrava-Requena, Javier. |
Research on consumer’s use of food labels have been heavily increasing in the last 20 years from some pioneering works in the eighties. Different analytical approaches to the subject may be identified in the scientific literature, among them, the analysis of the use of different types of information often labeled in food markets, and its relationship with some consumer characteristics. The paper fall into the scope of this type of approach. From a survey to 1500 Spanish consumers, stratified by regions (zone) and type of habitat (rural, urban and metropolitan), a composite index, made by aggregating reading frequencies of nine different types of information (calories, ingredients, expiry date, nutritional composition, etc.) has been calculated, and both an... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Food labels; Aggregate use index; Consumer behavior; Consumer/Household Economics. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43541 |
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Calatrava-Requena, Javier; Gonzalez-Roa, Maria del Carmen. |
A survey carried out among olive tree growers in different districts of southern Spain allows the identification and analysis of factors related with adoption of several technical and institutional innovations. At that respect, a composite numerical index has been performed including all innovations considered, among then the following: changes in orchard structure, non or reduced tillage, use of tree vibrators for harvesting, non conventional methods for fighting pests and diseases, keeping an accounting systems, annual farm planning, level of information and awareness of the European CMO in relation to olive oils, etc. Structural and managerial variables of the orchard and personal characteristics of the grower, related to the composite innovation index,... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Innovation adoption; Institutional and technological innovations; Olive tree growers; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44015 |
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