CONSUMER DEMAND FOR RICE GRAIN QUALITY AND RETURNS TO RESEARCH ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

Laurian Unnevehr

No 279004, 1984 Annual Meeting, August 5-8, Ithaca, New York from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Abundant world rice supply has led to renewed interest in 4mproving quality of modern rice varieties. Implicit prices of ; graia. characteristics show that Philippine consumers prefer fewer broken grains and a soft cooked texture. Substantial consumer surplus gains would result from introduction of varieties with improved cooking quality. Breeding for better quality has an internal rate of return of 23. percent.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14
Date: 1984-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.279004

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