Willingness to pay for organic and fairtrade certified yellow chili peppers: Evidence from middle and high income

British Food Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 929-942

  Lima, Districts In ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chili peppers; Consumer choice; Developing countries; Fair trade; Income; Organic certification

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS;

EID: 84921800661     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/BFJ-11-2013-0321     Document Type: Article

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