Attribute preferences and willingness to pay for fortified cereal foods in Botswana

Agrekon

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 459-483

  Mabaya, Edward ^a   Jordaan, Danie ^b   Malope, Patrick ^c   Monkhei, Milly ^c   Jackson, Jose ^d  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Market Matters Inc   (United States)

^c BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; fortified cereals; willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650672194     PISSN: 03031853     EISSN: 20780400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2010.526692     Document Type: Article

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