Project Reports (Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology)

2010

Zhang, Xu, Goddard, Ellen

The competitive landscape in retailing has changed over the past decade. Moreover, the degree of product differentiation has been increasing: households are able to choose between an increasing number of store brands and national brands of similar products. The value added meat market is no...

2007

Cash, Sean B., Goddard, Ellen, Shank, Ben, Panter, Chris, Nilsson, Tomas

The Canadian chicken industry has operated under supply management since the mid-1970s. Canadian consumer preferences for chicken have grown dramatically since then possibly in response to concerns about health and the levels of fat and cholesterol in red meats. However Canadian consumers are...

2007

Boxall, Peter C., Emunu, John Paul, Asselin, Andre, Boyd, Curtis, Goddard, Ellen, Neall, Amanda

The Canadian egg industry has introduced a number of specialty eggs, including Omega-3, organic, free run/range, vitamin enhanced and vegetarian over the past few decades. These eggs are generally sold at prices higher than the 'normal' egg and there has been little analysis of the consumer...

2017-01-01

Goddard, Ellen, Muringai, Violet, Robinson, Amber

In this study, the objective is to identify consumers’ willingness to consume different foods and the factors that could drive their food preferences. One hundred non-academic staff and students at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada participated in the study. Data were collected using...

2019-01-01

Muringai, Violet, Goddard, Ellen

The objective of this report is to provide a literature review on the economic benefits of biodiversity to Canadian producers of cereals, oilseeds and special crops. The review focuses on the economic benefits of biodiversity to crop farmers that are undertaking farm practices that contribute to...

2007

Steiner, Bodo E., Goddard, Ellen, Unterschultz, Jim

Vertical coordination throughout Canada's beef supply chain is imperfect on several accounts. We observe failures in the established pricing system, the established grading system, a lack of appropriate incentives for investments to promote adding value, and misalignments due to the increasing...

2005

Lerohl, Mel, Goddard, Ellen, Cash, Sean B., Lomeli, Jose, Cortus, Brett, Han, Alice

Une lettre récemment envoyée à l’éditeur en chef du Edmonton Journal se terminait sur cette question : «Encore combien de décès inutiles? »1 Elle ne faisait pas allusion à la violence au Darfour, à la distribution de médicaments ou au sida; il s’agissait plutôt d'un commentaire sur les nouvelles...

2005

Han, Alice, Cash, Sean B., Goddard, Ellen, Cortus, Brett, Lerohl, Mel, Lomeli, Jose

A recent letter to the editor in The Edmonton Journal ended with the question, \"How many more needless death?\" [\"More Wheat, Less Rye,\" Edmonton Journal, p. A13 (17 January 2005)] The letter was not addressing the violence in Darfur, distribution of pharmaceuticals, or AIDS -- it was a...

2002

L'Hoir, Chantelle, Ng, Desmond, Goddard, Ellen, Lerohl, Mel

The organic industry in Canada is growing and Alberta organic grain producers have expressed a concern that the marketing system for organic grains in Alberta is poorly organized. This poorly organized system may hinder producers from optimizing market potential. This paper assesses different...

2019-01-01

Muringai, Violet, Goddard, Ellen

Trust is an important element of effective relationships, including business relationships. In agriculture and food, public trust has sometimes been affected by food safety problems and by hesitation or misunderstanding about production practices, including the use of new technologies. In this...