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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Aaron M. Shew, Heather A. Snell, Rodolfo M. Nayga, Mary C. Lacity
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APPLIED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY
(2022)
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Yan Zhang, Shaosheng Jin, Yu Yvette Zhang, Xiaohua Yu
Summary: The study reveals that Chinese consumers are willing to pay a premium for UHT milk from New Zealand, Australia, Germany, and France compared to domestic milk. Both microlevel and macrolevel images significantly influence consumers' willingness to pay, with microlevel image having a greater impact on milk evaluation.
CHINA AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC REVIEW
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Zhengfei Wang, Lai Wang, Fu'an Xiao, Qingsong Chen, Liming Lu, Jiaming Hong
Summary: A lightweight blockchain framework is proposed to address issues with traditional drug traceability systems. This framework greatly reduces the size of the blockchain and improves verification efficiency.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
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Operations Research & Management Science
Zhi-Ping Fan, Xue-Yan Wu, Bing-Bing Cao
Summary: This paper studies the optimal pricing strategies of a supply chain considering the traceability awareness of consumers in different scenarios, and discusses the conditions for adopting blockchain technology in the supply chain. The results show that the adoption of blockchain technology in the supply chain is conditional and depends on factors such as consumer traceability awareness, production costs, and technology costs. The paper also suggests that under certain conditions, a revenue sharing contract can improve the performance of a supply chain that adopts blockchain technology.
ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
(2022)
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Fisheries
Beatriz Rodriguez-Salvador, Domingo Calvo Dopico
Summary: The purpose of this study was to examine consumer preferences for the origin and traceability of fish products. A survey was conducted in Spain with 215 individuals responsible for household food purchases. The results revealed that consumers mainly associate the traceability of fish products with their origin, and most of them seek differentiated products based on origin. However, a small proportion of consumers hold a preference for traceable fish products. This research provides valuable insights for producers and marketers in the Spanish fish market.
FISHERIES RESEARCH
(2023)
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Mathematics
Yuling Sun, Xiaomei Song, Xiang Fang, Jian Guo
Summary: This paper investigates the pricing decisions in a dual-channel supply chain with the use of blockchain technology in the manufacturing industry. The study explores the impact of consumers' traceability awareness on the decisions of supply chain members. The findings suggest that when the fee paid to the blockchain service provider is low, manufacturers are more likely to adopt a third-party blockchain traceability system. Additionally, consumer's traceability awareness, the cost of adopting a third-party system, the level of blockchain traceability technology, and the research and development cost factor of blockchain technology can influence the decisions of supply chain members.
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Agronomy
Joel Bruneau, Albert I. Ugochukwu
Summary: Traceability regulations aim to protect consumers, but may conflict with country-of-origin labeling. Research suggests that mandatory traceability regulations can improve welfare if costs are low enough, while country-of-origin rules are considered to be third-best solutions.
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Food Science & Technology
Jisung Jo, Jayson L. Lusk
Summary: This study investigates the value of traceability information and attitudes towards blockchain technology among consumers in Hong Kong, South Korea, and the U.S. The findings show that consumers are willing to pay premiums for traceability related to the supply chain, country of origin, and temperature history. However, the preference ordering of beef from different countries varies across the three countries, and the intrinsic value of using blockchain for traceability differs by country and attribute.
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Fuan Xiao, Tong Lai, Yutong Guan, Jiaming Hong, Honglai Zhang, Guoyu Yang, Zhengfei Wang
Summary: This paper proposes a blockchain-based architecture for tracing traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) using sharding, which improves the efficiency and quality of TCM traceability by supporting convenient uploading, querying, and downloading operations.
CMC-COMPUTERS MATERIALS & CONTINUA
(2023)
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Chemistry, Applied
Sharon Puleo, Rossella Di Monaco, Antonio Luca Langellotti, Paolo Masi
Summary: This study explored the potential use of Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for authenticating mussels from different geographical areas and investigated the impact of mussels origin information on consumer preferences and willingness to purchase. The results showed that the NIRS-based classification method successfully identified different clusters of mussels based on their origins, and consumers were significantly influenced by the origin information when making their choices.
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Business
Mengnan Qu, Sara Quach, Park Thaichon, Lorelle Frazer, Meredith Lawley, Denni Arli, Scott Weaven, Robin E. Roberts
Summary: This study found that the country of origin significantly affects customers' expectations and willingness to pay, with social value being the most important predictor of willingness to pay. The impact of COO on monetary price expectations is more significant for customers who are aware of country brands.
ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF MARKETING AND LOGISTICS
(2021)
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Daniele Asioli, Joaquin Fuentes-Pila, Silverio Alarcon, Jia Han, Jingjing Liu, Jean-Francois Hocquette, Rodolfo M. Nayga
Summary: This study investigates the willingness to pay for cultured beef burger among British, Spanish, and French consumers. The results indicate that Spanish and French consumers reject this new product, while British consumers have a more positive valuation. Younger consumers and those with a lower degree of neophobia towards new food technologies tend to be more accepting. Heterogeneity in consumers' valuation across different consumer groups is also observed.
Review
Chemistry, Applied
Chunlin Li, Xuming Kang, Jing Nie, An Li, Mohamed A. Farag, Cuiling Liu, Karyne M. Rogers, Jianbo Xiao, Yuwei Yuan
Summary: Over the last decade, isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) using multiple light stable isotopes has been widely applied in China for food origin verification and authentication. It has successfully characterized and identified Chinese food products, reducing fraud, improving food safety, and enhancing consumer trust and government regulatory policies.
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Instruments & Instrumentation
Nguyen Minh Son, Thanh-Lam Nguyen, Phan Thi Huong, Lam Thanh Hien
Summary: This paper discusses the importance of food safety and traceability, introduces several global good agricultural practices and methods, and proposes a novel method using blockchain and IoT technology to support the traceability of agricultural products at farms. Through the use of sensors and computational codes, all relevant information and data for traceability will be recorded and stored securely in a blockchain system.
SENSORS AND MATERIALS
(2021)
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Social Issues
Lin Zhao
Summary: This study constructs a supply chain with a supplier having online encroachment capability and a retailer providing retail service in the presence of consumers' information traceability awareness. Equilibrium solutions are derived for two scenarios, one without blockchain technology and one with blockchain technology. The effects of consumers' information traceability awareness, the sharing proportion of information traceability cost for the supplier, and the matching degree between retail service and consumers' taste on the equilibrium solutions are analyzed. Conditions for blockchain adoption in the supply chain are derived. Several coordination contracts are proposed to achieve Pareto improvement and improve the profitability of the supply chain after adopting blockchain technology.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2023)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Danielle Ufer, David L. Ortega, Christopher A. Wolf
TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2019)
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Food Science & Technology
Danielle Ufer, Wen Lin, David L. Ortega
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2019)
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Danielle Ufer, Amanda M. Countryman, Andrew Muhammad
INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW
(2020)
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Danielle Ufer, David L. Ortega, Christopher A. Wolf
Summary: Product labels are crucial in conveying product information to consumers, but when a single label represents multiple traits, it can lead to consumer confusion. Redundant labels, which explicitly indicate included qualities within a comprehensive label, can help address this issue. Market share simulations show that introducing redundant labels as a response strategy can effectively recapture lost market share in response to increasingly prevalent individual labels.
APPLIED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY
(2022)
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Danielle J. Ufer, David L. Ortega, Christopher A. Wolf, Melissa McKendree, Janice Swanson
Summary: The study investigates the intention of farmers to adopt gene-editing technology, finding a general resistance among dairy farmers towards gene-editing genetics, even with potential benefits for animal health and welfare. Profitability is a necessary condition but not sufficient for adoption, and farmers can become more open to adopting gene-editing genetics through situational influences.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Danielle J. Ufer, Sonja A. Christensen, Emily Pomeranz, David L. Ortega
Summary: Chronic wasting disease (CWD) in cervid populations has significant economic costs and requires substantial resource investment for management. Understanding stakeholder preferences, values, and decision-making behavior is crucial for developing effective CWD management strategies and policies. This article analyzes the economic impacts of CWD and discusses stakeholder incentives from an economic perspective, as well as evaluates the effectiveness of prior management and eradication strategies. It also explores the integration of behavioral economics into assessing stakeholder preferences and decision-making to achieve optimal policy and management outcomes.
WILDLIFE SOCIETY BULLETIN
(2023)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Danielle J. Ufer, Sonja A. Christensen, David L. Ortega, Nick Pinizzotto, Krysten Schuler
Summary: Stamp programs can provide necessary funding for conservation efforts, such as disease control, and this study found that hunters are willing to pay for a voluntary CWD stamp. The willingness to pay varies based on geographical location, CWD concern level, education, and participation in archery season. Overall, stamp programs may be a viable avenue for state conservation agencies.
CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2022)
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Danielle Ufer, David L. Ortega, Christopher A. Wolf, Janice Swanson, Melissa McKendree
Summary: This study examines the market acceptance of two biotechnologies that improve animal welfare. Using the Becker-DeGroot-Marschak mechanism, willingness to pay for pork produced using these technologies is measured. The results indicate that negative attitudes towards biotechnology outweigh the benefits of animal welfare, but there is still a market demand for these products due to heterogeneity in preferences.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS
(2022)
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Agronomy
Aliakbar Enghiad, Danielle Ufer, Amanda M. Countryman, Dawn D. Thilmany
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2017)
