Assessing consumer preferences for organically grown fresh fruit and vegetables in eastern New Brunswick

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 81-100

  Haghiri, Morteza ^a   Hobbs, Jill E ^b   McNamara, Meaghan L ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consumer preferences; Organic fresh produce; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957810280     PISSN: 15592448     EISSN: 15592448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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