Determining South African consumers willingness to pay for certified Karoo lamb: An application of an experimental auction

Agrekon

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1-20

  Van Zyl, K ^a   Vermeulen, H ^a   Kirsten, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

agricultural markets and marketing; experimental auction; origin based foods; willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887434131     PISSN: 03031853     EISSN: 20780400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2013.847030     Document Type: Article

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