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dc.contributor.authorBritwum, Kofieng
dc.contributor.authorYiannaka, Amaliaeng
dc.contributor.authorKastanek, Karolineeng
dc.date.issued2018eng
dc.description.abstractWe examine public attitudes and purchase intentions for genetically engineered (GE) nutraceuticals that either offer general health benefits or disease prevention/treatment. A survey that elicited views on genetically modified organisms (GMOs), preferences and purchase intention for GE nutraceuticals and how they are perceived with respect to their conventional and organic counterparts, as well as demographic information, was completed by 1,271 randomly selected students at a Midwestern university. Survey results show that even though the majority of respondents preferred GE nutraceuticals that could prevent or treat diseases to those that offer general health benefits, only a quarter of participants were willing to pay more for these products -- an average premium of 20%. Empirical results show that familiarity with genetic modification, shopping habits, and attitudes towards GMOs influence preferences for GE nutraceuticals.eng
dc.description.bibrefIncludes bibliographical referenceseng
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityKofi Britwum (University of Maine), Amalia Yiannaka (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Karoline Kastanek (John Deere)eng
dc.format.extent12 pages : illustrationseng
dc.identifier.citationAgBioForum, 21(1): 13-24. 2018 AgBioForum.eng
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10355/86563
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherUniversity of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resourceseng
dc.relation.ispartofcollectionAgBioForum, vol. 21, no. 1 (2018)eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunityUniversity of Missouri-Columbia. College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources. Division of Applied Social Sciences. Department of Agricultural Economics. Economics and Management of Agrobiotechnology Center. AgBioForum.eng
dc.rightsOpenAccess.eng
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.
dc.sourceHarvested by MU Libraries from AgBioForum (https://agbioforum.org/) on August 10, 2021. Original file format was pdf. File uploaded without modifications.eng
dc.subjectgenetic modificationeng
dc.subjectgenetically engineered nutraceuticalseng
dc.subjectorganic foodeng
dc.subjectpurchase intentionseng
dc.subjectwillingness to pay.eng
dc.titlePublic perceptions of genetically engineered nutraceuticalseng
dc.typeArticleeng


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