Consumer preferences and willingness to pay for organic apples;Preferencias y disposición a pagar por manzanas orgánicas. Cien

Ciencia e Investigacion Agraria

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-59

  Cerda, Arcadio A ^a   García, Leidy Y ^b   Ortega Farías, Samuel ^a   Ubilla, Álvaro M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL MAULE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Apple attributes; Conjoint analysis; Contingent valuation; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84864423861     PISSN: 03045609     EISSN: 07181620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-16202012000100004     Document Type: Article

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