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http://dx.doi.org/10.11002/kjfp.2011.18.5.684

Studies on Target Market of GAP Certified Raw-Ginseng  

Kim, Gwan-Hou (Geumsan Ginseng & Medicinal Crop Experiment Station, Chungcheongnam-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services)
Lee, Ka-Soon (Geumsan Ginseng & Medicinal Crop Experiment Station, Chungcheongnam-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services)
Yi, Doo-Hee (Chungcheongnam-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services)
Hong, Seung-Jee (Department of Agricultural Economics, Chungnam National University)
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Food Science and Preservation / v.18, no.5, 2011 , pp. 684-691 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was carried out to suggest producers' marketing direction for GAP certified rawginseng using STP(segmentation, targeting and positioning). In order to fulfill this object, conjoint analysis and cluster analysis were used. The main results are as follows. Based on the results of part worth for attributes such as safety, size, and price, GAP certified raw-ginseng, large size, and low price were preferred to conventional ginseng, small size, and high price respectively. In the relative importance for each attributes, safety was 47.2%, size was 30.0%, and price was 17.8%. As a result of market segmentation, 3 consumer groups(large size preferred, safety preferred, lower price preferred) were classified. Among those groups, the safety preferred group was selected as a target market for GAP certified raw-ginseng and its market size was estimated approximately 2,968 tons which is 26.8% of total raw ginseng market.
Keywords
GAP certified raw-ginseng; target market; conjoint analysis; cluster analysis;
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