Sustainability of fresh fruit certifications: Willingness to pay measures

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 690-700

  Lu Hsu, Jane ^a   Chen, Hung Yi ^b   Ming Li Chen, Carey ^a   Chang, Wei Hsien ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Certifications; Fresh fruits; Fruit consumption; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ANANAS COMOSUS; CARICA PAPAYA; CITRUS X PARADISI; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; PSIDIUM; VITACEAE; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 71049162619     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10440040903073867     Document Type: Article

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