Impact of covid-19 pandemic on willingness to consume insect-based food products in Catalonia
Tipus de documentComunicació de congrés
Data publicació2021
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Abstract
Edible insects are among the novel sustainable sources of protein in the West. The impact of COVID-19 on the willingness to consume (WTC) jam and yogurt enriched with insect ingredients was analyzed. A questionnaire was applied using the Qualtrics© consumer panel. The multinomial logit (MNL) model was used to analyze the determinant factors affecting consumers’ WTC the insect-based products. Results showed that the outbreak of COVID-19 caused a significant decrease in the WTC. Consumers who strictly followed the regulations during the confinement and are well informed about symptoms were more likely to reject the consumption of the insect-based products. Both before and during the lockdown, results showed that young and employed consumers, with low-income level, who consider the environmental impact of their food choices are prone to consume the products with insect protein. Findings also revealed that the COVID-19 outbreak decreased the heterogeneity of WTC between males and females.
CitacióKhalil, R. [et al.]. Impact of covid-19 pandemic on willingness to consume insect-based food products in Catalonia. A: Congreso de Economía Agroalimentaria. "Proceedings of the XIII Congress of the Spanish Association of Agrifood Economists". 2021, p. 1-16.
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