Decomposing Local: A Conjoint Analysis of Locally Produced Foods

By Kim Darby, M. Batte, S. Ernst, B. Roe. 2008

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Subfields: Ecology, Economics and Econometrics, Plant Science

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Consumer Preferences for Fruit and Vegetables with Credence-Based Attributes: A Review (2011, background): “Darby et al. (2008) addressed this issue by decomposing the local attribute into two degrees of distance and by distinguishing factors that are often associated with Local, such as farm size and freshness, and found that demand for locally produced food is independent of these attributes.”
Consumer willingness to pay for locally grown products: the case of South Carolina (2009, background): “Darby et al. (2008) showed that Midwestern consumers value locally grown strawberries more than strawberries grown elsewhere in the U.S. Interestingly, consumers that shopped at direct marketing outlets were willing to pay almost twice the premium of the grocery store shoppers ($0.92 vs. $0.48) per…”
Consumer Preferences for Animal Welfare Attributes: The Case of Gestation Crates (2009, background): “Not surprisingly, this growing consumer interest in more knowledge of production practices has led to an increase in research on the underlying perceptions and preferences of consumers, as well as the economic impact and viability of making corresponding adjustments (Darby et al., 2008; Lusk, Norwoo”
Local Food Systems: Concepts, Impacts, and Issues (2012, background): “Zepeda and Li (2006), Darby et al. (2008), Lawless et al.”
Factors Influencing Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Organic Fruits and Vegetables: Empirical Evidence from a Consumer Survey in India (2017, background): “Darby et al. (2008) and Liu et al. (2009) confirmed that education is positively correlated with WTP statistically.”
Use of Direct Marketing Strategies by Farmers and Their Impact on Farm Business Income (2011, background): “…there is no clear-cut definition of “local,” and although what constitutes “localness” is another ongoing debate in the literature (Hand and Martinez 2010, Martinez et al. 2010), consumers are willing to pay more for locally grown products even after controlling for freshness (Darby et al. 2008).”