Consumer demand for rice grain quality and returns to research for quality improvement in Southeast Asia

Abundant world rice supply has led to renewed interest in improving grain quality of modem rice varieties. Implicit prices of grain characteristics are estimated for Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. These prices are used to evaluate rice-breeding goals and to estimate returns to research fo...

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Published in:American journal of agricultural economics 1986-08, Vol.68 (3), p.634-641
Main Author: Unnevehr, L.J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ANALISIS DE COSTOS
ANALYSE DES COUTS
Breeding
CALIDAD
COMPORTAMIENTO DEL CONSUMIDOR
COMPORTEMENT DES CONSOMMATEURS
CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
Consumer goods
Consumer preferences
Consumer surplus
COST ANALYSIS
Cost estimates
demand for characteristics
FILIPINAS
Gels
GRAIN
Grain milling
grain quality
Grains
GRANOS
hedonic prices
INDONESIA
INDONESIE
MARCHE MONDIAL
Market prices
MERCADOS MUNDIALES
ORYZA SATIVA
PHILIPPINES
QUALITE
QUALITY
returns to research
Rice
Southeast Asia
TAILANDIA
THAILAND
THAILANDE
WORLD MARKETS
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Summary:Abundant world rice supply has led to renewed interest in improving grain quality of modem rice varieties. Implicit prices of grain characteristics are estimated for Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. These prices are used to evaluate rice-breeding goals and to estimate returns to research for quality improvement. Results indicate that the past focus on physical quality improvement was appropriate, and future welfare gains are possible from chemical quality improvement. Returns to quality improvement are substantial and indicate underinvestment in this type of research.
ISSN:0002-9092
1467-8276
DOI:10.2307/1241547