Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research

Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research

Identifying the Determinants of Mashhad Citizens' Willingness to Pay for Herbal Teas

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Afsaneh Nikoukar 1
Elahe Fazeli Hagh panah 2
1 Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, Agriculture Department, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
2 Master Graduate of Economics, Economics Department, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
10.22059/ijaedr.2020.285757.668790
Abstract
The purpose of this study was identifying the factors affecting Mashhad Citizens’ willingness to pay for herbal teas. Data was gathered through a survey method and completing 368 questionnaires by simple random sampling among citizens of Mashhad in spring and summer of 2017. In order to identify the factors affecting consumers' willingness to pay, the Contingent Valuation Method and Ordered Logit Model were used. Data analysis showed that 50 percent of consumers were willing to purchase 5 to 25 percent additional cost for buying these products. The results of estimated model showed that household income, awareness about health benefits, packaging, lack of essence, supply type, existence of information labels, gender female and consumers’ education level, have positive and significant effects, and age, family size, quality, processing and price of herbal teas have had negative and significant effects on willingness to pay for herbal teas. About 23 percent of the respondents have known the lack of knowledge about the uses of herbal teas and 21 percent of them have known the lack of knowledge about the health benefits of herbal teas as the most important problems for the consumption of herbal teas. According to the results, considering appropriate supply and packaging with information label, and publication brochures to inform consumers about health benefits and uses of herbal teas, can increase willingness to pay and more correct consumption of herbal teas.
Keywords
herbal teas
willingness to Pay
Mashhad
Ordered Logit Model
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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 51, Issue 3
Summer 2020
Pages 487-498