Consumers’ willingness to pay for greenhouse-hydroponic tomatoes in Trinidad, WI

Type Journal Article - Trop. Agric
Title Consumers’ willingness to pay for greenhouse-hydroponic tomatoes in Trinidad, WI
Author(s)
Volume 91
Issue 4
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2014
Page numbers 266-283
URL https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lendel_Narine/publication/272090283_Consumers_Willingness_to_Pa​y_for_Greenhouse-Hydroponic_Tomatoes_in_Trinidad_W.I/links/54de30850cf2814662ee1fc5.pdf
Abstract
Trinidad tomatoes are differentiated only by their physical size. Farmers in many countries have been adopting
agronomic differentiation strategies by utilizing various production systems. This project seeks to determine
consumers? willingness to pay (WTP) for greenhouse-hydroponic (GH) tomatoes when marketed in a
hypothetical scenario as a differentiated commodity. A total of 405 consumers were surveyed in Trinidad. A
logistic regression and ANOVA were used to determine the factors affecting consumers? WTP for GH tomatoes.
Consumers? knowledge and perception towards the health benefits of GH tomatoes were influential factors. In
the current state, the differentiation may not be a feasible undertaking for farmers without the accommodation
of any supporting public educational programmes. These prog

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