Derived Demand for Food Nutrients as Welfare Indicator of Biofortified Crops: High-Iron Rice in the Philippines

Josyline C. Javelosa, Charles B Moss (), Andrew Schmitz and James L. Seale ()

No 35405, 2006 Annual Meeting, February 5-8, 2006, Orlando, Florida from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: The study estimates potential consumer gains from the introduction of High-Iron Rice in the Philippines. By deriving the demand for dietary iron from a national survey on household food consumption and expenditure, we project consumer welfare implications under both non-market and market analytical frameworks.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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