Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Florida Consumers' Perceptions on Use of Chemical in Locally or Regionally Produced Livestock Products

David Nii O. Tackie, Akua Adu-Gyamfi, Janette R. Bartlett and Bridget J. Perry

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal (PAWJ), 2017, vol. 05, issue 01

Abstract: The use of chemicals in livestock production has been an issue for consumers for several decades. This study, therefore, assessed the impact of socioeconomic factors on Florida consumers’ perceptions on the use of chemicals in locally or regionally produced livestock products. Data were collected from a sample of 404 participants from several Florida counties and were analyzed using descriptive statistics and ordinal logistic analysis. Most of the respondents were of the opinion that using chemicals in locally or regionally produced and sold beef or goat meat was a serious or somewhat serious hazard. The ordinal logistic regression results showed that several socioeconomic factors, such as household size, gender, age, and education had significant effects on pesticide residues; antibiotics; artificial fertilizers; additives and preservatives, and artificial coloring. It was recommended that producers and processors should minimize the use of chemicals in livestock products as this has both short- and long-term benefits.

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.291867

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