Consumer Willingness to Pay for Transitional Organic Produce

dc.contributor.advisorCameron, Trudy Annen_US
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Marissaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-03T23:34:50Z
dc.date.available2013-10-03T23:34:50Z
dc.date.issued2013-10-03
dc.description.abstractUnited States agriculture is continuing to shift toward organic production techniques to align with consumer demand, yet organic products make up an insignificant portion of the food market. This disparity has been examined via consumer willingness to pay for organic products and research on the costs and benefits of organic operations; however, little has been investigated about a potential transitional organic market. In shifting from conventional to organic agriculture there is a substantial transition phase of at least three years, during which producers cannot label their products as USDA organic. This research therefore examines consumer willingness to pay for transitional organic produce based on a Lane County representative adult population (n = 200). Results of the conjoint choice stated preference survey suggest that there exists a viable market for transitional organic products, revealing systematic heterogeneity in preferences for produce labeled as transitional USDA organic.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/13292
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.en_US
dc.subjectAgricultureen_US
dc.subjectConjoint choiceen_US
dc.subjectDecision makingen_US
dc.subjectProduceen_US
dc.subjectTransitional organicen_US
dc.subjectWillingness to payen_US
dc.titleConsumer Willingness to Pay for Transitional Organic Produceen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEnvironmental Studies Programen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregonen_US
thesis.degree.levelmastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameM.S.en_US

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