Factoring Chinese consumers’ risk perceptions into their willingness to pay for pork safety, environmental stewardship, and animal welfare

Lai, John; Wang, H. Holly; Ortega, David L.; Widmar, Nicole Olynk

doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.09.032

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“…The view that livestock has the right to be treated "humanely" was not shared only by the European consumers but also by a vast majority (79-94%) of North American [23] and even Australian (60-71%) consumers [24]. The attitudes of consumers can change over the time; for instance, Chinese consumers today possibly would support changes to improve animal welfare standards [25], while some years ago they were indifferent [26].…”

Section: Attitudes About Animal Welfarementioning

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Attitudes and Beliefs of Eastern European Consumers Towards Animal Welfare

Tomašević

Bahelka

Čítek

et al. 2020

Animals

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The aim of this exploratory work, because of the existing bias on the size of the sample and some of the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants, was to investigate the Eastern European consumers’ beliefs and attitudes toward animal welfare, to perform a cross-country segmentation analysis and to observe possible differences with their Western European counterparts. For this purpose, a survey was conducted with 5508 consumers from 13 Eastern European countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, North Macedonia, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine) using a questionnaire with nine statements about consumers beliefs regarding animal welfare (aspects of management, ethical issues about animals, and consequences of animal welfare on meat quality and price), one statement about the willingness to pay more for meat produced under better welfare conditions, and four statements regarding attitudes toward animal welfare. Differences between countries were detected for all the statements. Moreover, three clusters of consumers were identified: one with consumers indifferent towards animal welfare; one with consumers concerned about animal welfare, but they believe it is difficult to achieve; and one with consumers concerned about animal welfare, and they believe it is possible to achieve it.

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Section: Attitudes About Animal Welfarementioning

confidence: 99%

Attitudes and Beliefs of Eastern European Consumers Towards Animal Welfare

Tomašević

Bahelka

Čítek

et al. 2020

Animals

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“…Consumers' valuations of organic food or sustainable food are also elevated [31][32][33], because it not only preserves the environment but also may improve intrinsic attributes such as taste and nutrition. Consumers perceive food of this kind as tastier, safer and healthier, as well as being environmentally and animal friendly [34,35].…”

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Consumer Purchase Intentions for Sustainable Wild Salmon in the Chinese Market and Implications for Agribusiness Decisions

Zheng

Wang

2018

Sustainability

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Sustainable food consumption and production play an increasingly important role in improving food security and quality in the food system worldwide. Consumers' food consumption patterns in China, a rapidly emerging economy with the largest population and one of the largest consumer markets in the world, significantly influence the structure of global trade flows and the sustainable ecosystem and environment. In this paper, we assess the emerging demand for imported wild and sustainable Alaskan salmon fillet and varietal parts in China's market through consumers' stated purchase intentions for the products. We use an ordered logit model to link consumers' purchase intentions with potential influencing factors and identify important factors, including consumers' consumption habits, perceptions, and social demographic characteristics. Due to differences between western and Chinese consumers on how different parts of fish are consumed, seemingly low-value salmon heads and bones may carry significant value if being imported and sold to Chinese consumers. We believe that our study is an important step in helping to build a sustainable business model, thereby creating a win-win situation for both the importing and exporting countries in order to allocate resources efficiently, feed people with healthy food, avoid food waste, and fulfill the economic value of products.

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“…The fast development of the Chinese food industry has been accompanied by frequent food safety incidents [ 1 , 2 ] that have undermined consumer trust in food safety [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ] and have limited the international reputation of the Chinese food industry [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ]. Many studies reported weaknesses in China’s food safety system, which are mainly related to poor law enforcement and inefficient supervision of governmental agencies [ 13 , 14 , 15 ].…”

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Urban Consumer Trust and Food Certifications in China

Moruzzo

Riccioli

Boncinelli

et al. 2020

Foods

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China has experienced frequent food safety incidents that have undermined consumer trust in the food supply chain. To overcome this problem, China requalified the legislative framework and adopted a comprehensive food certification system over the years. Here, we investigated the influences of food traceability and Chinese certifications (QS/SC—food quality safety market access/production system, hazard-free, green, and organic) on Chinese consumer trust of food safety for different types of products: fish, meat, milk, eggs, and rice. Data were collected through face-to-face surveys conducted in rural and urban Chinese areas. With a sample of 757 questionnaires, we ran a logit model. The results show consumers’ uncertainty and skepticism of certifications guaranteeing food safety attributes, especially for animal-based products. We found that price is used as a cue of safety by Chinese consumers. Individuals with higher education seem less influenced by certifications and other cues included in the analysis. The findings demonstrate that Chinese policy makers should implement new strategies to enhance consumer food safety trust, and design policies by considering different categories (e.g., vegetables, meat, fish, etc.) of food.

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Factoring Chinese consumers’ risk perceptions into their willingness to pay for pork safety, environmental stewardship, and animal welfare

Cited by 76 publications

References 32 publications

Attitudes and Beliefs of Eastern European Consumers Towards Animal Welfare

Attitudes and Beliefs of Eastern European Consumers Towards Animal Welfare

Consumer Purchase Intentions for Sustainable Wild Salmon in the Chinese Market and Implications for Agribusiness Decisions

Urban Consumer Trust and Food Certifications in China

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