Consumer Preferences for Food Safety Attributes in Fresh Apples: Market Segments, Consumer Characteristics, and Marketing Opportunities

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 80-97

  Baker, Gregory A ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjoint analysis; Consumer characteristics; Food safety; Market segments; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0033425308     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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