Venkata Puduri

The influence of Agro-terrorism on consumers' preference for locally grown products: a case-study from New Jersey

Ramu Govindasamy, Calum Turvey, Venkata Puduri

The economics of agro-terrorism has not been fully developed within the economics literature, yet with increasing concerns about agro-terrorism it is important to understand how consumers will...

Impediments to Marketing African Natural products From Ghana: Preliminary Results

Govindasamy, Ramu, Onyango, Benjamin, Puduri, Venkata, Simon, James, Asante-Dartey, Juliana, Arthur, Hanson, ...

For most of the African countries agriculture still remains the mainstay of the economies supplying both food and incomes via marketable surpluses. However, many odds against agriculture such low...

Demographic Characteristics of Consumers who Read Grocery Brochures Regularly and Those who are willing to Switch Supermarkets to Buy Advertised Specials: An Analysis.

Govindasamy, Ramu, Kumaraswamy, Anicham, Puduri, Venkata, Onyango, Benjamin

This study analyzed the influence of demographic and behavioral characteristics on the likelihood of a consumer to read food advertisements in grocery brochures and the likelihood of a consumer to...

Potential Impact of Agro-terrorism Perceptions on Demand for Locally Grown Products

Govindasamy, Ramu, Turvey, Calum G., Puduri, Venkata

The economics of agroterrorism has not been fully developed within the economics literature, yet with increasing concerns about agroterrorism it is important to understand how consumers will...

Country of Origin Labeling of Fresh Produce: A Consumer Preference Analysis

Puduri, Venkata, Govindasamy, Ramu, Onyango, Benjamin

This paper investigates the relationships between country of origin labeling (COOL) issues and consumers concern about safety and health towards using of foreign produce. Results show that those who...

Returns to the Jersey Fresh Promotional Program: The Impacts of Promotional Expenditures on Farm Cash Receipts in New Jersey

Govindasamy, Ramu, Schilling, Brian, Sullivan, Kevin, Turvey, Calum, Brown, Logan, Puduri, Venkata

In 1984, the Jersey Fresh program was implemented by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and was the first state-funded marketing campaign for agricultural products produced in New Jersey. In an...

An Overview of Marketing of Ghana Natural Products

Govindasamy, Ramu, Onyango, Benjamin, Puduri, Venkata, Simon, James, Juliani, H. Rodolfo, Asante-Dartey, Juliana, ...

The study finds strong correlations between natural products business performance and the impeding factors. The impediments include access to finance and markets, lack of herbal market information...

PUBLIC APPROVAL OF PLANT AND ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY IN KOREA: AN ORDERED PROBIT ANALYSIS

Hallman, William, Onyango, Benjamin, Govindasamy, Ramu, Jang, Ho-Min, Puduri, Venkata

This study analyzes predictors of Korean public acceptance of the use of biotechnology to create genetically modified food products. Results indicate that the consumers with above average knowledge...

Country of origin labelling of fresh produce: a consumer preference analysis

Venkata Puduri, Ramu Govindasamy, Benjamin Onyango

This article investigates the relationships between country of origin labelling issues and consumers concern about safety and health towards use of foreign produce. A consumer survey showed that...