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Wang L, Wang J, Huo X. Consumer's Willingness to Pay a Premium for Organic Fruits in China: A Double-Hurdle Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019;16(1)doi: 10.3390/ijerph16010126.
Wang, L., Wang, J., & Huo, X. (2019). Consumer's Willingness to Pay a Premium for Organic Fruits in China: A Double-Hurdle Analysis. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(1), . https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16010126
Wang, Lijia, et al. "Consumer's Willingness to Pay a Premium for Organic Fruits in China: A Double-Hurdle Analysis." International journal of environmental research and public health vol. 16,1 (2019). doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16010126
Wang L, Wang J, Huo X. Consumer's Willingness to Pay a Premium for Organic Fruits in China: A Double-Hurdle Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Jan 05;16(1). doi: 10.3390/ijerph16010126. PMID: 30621243; PMCID: PMC6339216.
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Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Jan 05;16(1). doi: 10.3390/ijerph16010126.

Consumer's Willingness to Pay a Premium for Organic Fruits in China: A Double-Hurdle Analysis.

International journal of environmental research and public health

Lijia Wang, Jianhua Wang, Xuexi Huo

Affiliations

  1. State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China. [email protected].
  2. College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China. [email protected].
  3. School of Business, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China. [email protected].
  4. College of Management and Economics, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xi'an 712100, China. [email protected].

PMID: 30621243 PMCID: PMC6339216 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16010126

Abstract

The aim of the paper was to assess how consumers evaluate organic labeled fruits and to what extent they are willing to pay a premium for fresh fruits with organic labels. A double-hurdle model is applied to data obtained by interviewing 407 fresh fruit consumers in nine Chinese cities. Willingness-to-pay a premium was modeled as a function of a series of demographic, socio-economic variables, plus fruit attributes, perceptions of fruit safety, and risk attitudes. Results indicate that the most important factors influencing willingness to pay a premium involved positive attitudes toward organic label, attention to fruit safety, the perception of importance of fruit attributes. Moreover, the more income consumers earn, the more likely they would be willing to pay a premium for organic fresh fruits. The recorded consumer interest in safety and quality of fresh fruits reveals that a promising market for organic fruits could be developed by an adequate knowledge on organic label and an effective market monitoring system.

Keywords: China; double-hurdle model; organic fruits; premium; willingness to pay

References

  1. J Sci Food Agric. 2010 Jun;90(8):1361-7 - PubMed

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