Consumer Willingness to Pay for Locally Grown Produce Designed to Support Local Food Banks and Enhance Locally Grown Producer Markets
| dc.creator | Willis, David B. | |
| dc.creator | Carpio, Carlos E. | |
| dc.creator | Boys, Kathryn A. | |
| dc.creator | Young, Emily D. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T19:55:51Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T07:10:01Z | |
| dc.description | This study investigates the possibility of using local food banks as a distributor in the local food supply chain. A mixed logit model is used to estimate the price premium consumers are willing to pay at retail outlets for locally grown products, if consumers have knowledge that a portion of the purchase price will be used as a donation to support local food banks. Estimates reveal that average households are willing to pay 11.68% ($0.17/lb) more for locally grown produce relative to non-locally grown, and 10.75% ($0.33/lb) more for locally produced animal products. When the locally grown product attribute is combined with a food bank donation the WTP premium increases to 22.33% ($0.33/lb) for produce and 20.50% ($0.64/lb) for animal products. Consumers are only willing to pay a small price premium for products that contain the donation attribute but are not locally grown. However, a strong complimentary relationship was found between the local and donation attribute which suggest consumers have a stronger preference to donate when purchasing locally grown products than when purchasing nonlocal products. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.150288 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/150288/files/Willis%20et%20al%20AAEA%202013R.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/150288 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/585236 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/150288 | |
| dc.title | Consumer Willingness to Pay for Locally Grown Produce Designed to Support Local Food Banks and Enhance Locally Grown Producer Markets | |
| dc.type | Text |
