Investigating Consumer Demand and Willingness to Pay for Fresh, Local, Organic, and “On-the-Stalk” Edamame
Introduction of locally adapted, commercially viable edamame varieties can allow it to be marketed as fresh, local, organic, or on the stalk. Here, we utilized a one-and-one-half bounded (OOHB) elicitation format to estimate mean willingness to pay (WTP) for these external attributes in relation to...
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doaj-4f0ee23bb4b8427d8af9686c7d08c5062021-09-03T22:21:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2571-581X2021-08-01510.3389/fsufs.2021.651505651505Investigating Consumer Demand and Willingness to Pay for Fresh, Local, Organic, and “On-the-Stalk” EdamameNick Lord0Bo Zhang1Clinton L. Neill2School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesSchool of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesDepartment of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United StatesIntroduction of locally adapted, commercially viable edamame varieties can allow it to be marketed as fresh, local, organic, or on the stalk. Here, we utilized a one-and-one-half bounded (OOHB) elicitation format to estimate mean willingness to pay (WTP) for these external attributes in relation to a vector of explanatory variables. Results showed 84-, 85-, and 28-cent premiums for fresh, local, and organic edamame (10 oz). Pro-environmental attitudes drove WTP for all three of these attributes, while shopping location significantly increased mean WTP for fresh and organic attributes. A 40-cent price discount was observed for the “on-the-stalk” attribute, suggesting that convenience also plays an important role in marketing edamame. The results suggest that more research regarding edamame demand is warranted.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.651505/fullconsumer preferenceeconomicswillingness to payedamameorganiclocal |
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Investigating Consumer Demand and Willingness to Pay for Fresh, Local, Organic, and “On-the-Stalk” Edamame |
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Investigating Consumer Demand and Willingness to Pay for Fresh, Local, Organic, and “On-the-Stalk” Edamame |
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Investigating Consumer Demand and Willingness to Pay for Fresh, Local, Organic, and “On-the-Stalk” Edamame |
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Investigating Consumer Demand and Willingness to Pay for Fresh, Local, Organic, and “On-the-Stalk” Edamame |
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Investigating Consumer Demand and Willingness to Pay for Fresh, Local, Organic, and “On-the-Stalk” Edamame |
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investigating consumer demand and willingness to pay for fresh, local, organic, and “on-the-stalk” edamame |
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems |
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Introduction of locally adapted, commercially viable edamame varieties can allow it to be marketed as fresh, local, organic, or on the stalk. Here, we utilized a one-and-one-half bounded (OOHB) elicitation format to estimate mean willingness to pay (WTP) for these external attributes in relation to a vector of explanatory variables. Results showed 84-, 85-, and 28-cent premiums for fresh, local, and organic edamame (10 oz). Pro-environmental attitudes drove WTP for all three of these attributes, while shopping location significantly increased mean WTP for fresh and organic attributes. A 40-cent price discount was observed for the “on-the-stalk” attribute, suggesting that convenience also plays an important role in marketing edamame. The results suggest that more research regarding edamame demand is warranted. |
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consumer preference economics willingness to pay edamame organic local |
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