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G., Thamaraiselvi. "Consumers’ Preference towards the Usage of Organic and Non Organic Food Products." International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation 24, no. 5 (April 20, 2020): 2362–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.37200/ijpr/v24i5/pr201934.
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Bhardwaj, Ravindra. "A comparative analysis of organic food products vs non organic food products in India." Asian Journal of Management 8, no. 3 (2017): 587. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/2321-5763.2017.00094.4.
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M, Rupesh Mervin, and Velmurugan R. "Consumer‟s preference towards organic food products." Journal of Management and Science 1, no. 1 (June 30, 2011): 19–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.26524/jms.2013.3.
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The market of organic products is growing as the number of people willing to consume organic food and consumer preference towards organic food products is ever increasing. The promotion of organic food products constitutes an important option not only for producers, government and consumers but also to respond to societies‘ desire for higher food quality and food production that is less damaging to environment systems and improve the quality of life; this makes the study of consumer preferences highly important. The main purpose of this study is to identify the factors influencing consumer preferences toward organic products. The target population in this research includes consumers of Kozhikode district of Kerala state of India. By making use of convenience sampling method 750 respondents have been selected. Data required for the study have been collected with the help of questionnaire.The finding of the research work revealed that gender, age, occupation, monthly income, family status, level of awareness, state of health and environmental engagement are associated with consumer preference towards organic foods. The research work shows increasing monthly income and environment engagement activities influences consumer preference towards organic food products.There is an inverse relationship between consumer awareness and consumer preferences towards organic food. Organic food considered as healthy product and it is more preferred by the green consumers. The research result suggest that Government and social organizations have to promote organic farming at the households among general public and to take necessary steps for creating a regulatory system for authenticated organic certification and labeling in order to build-up the trust and confidence in consuming organic food products.
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S.Sujatha, S. Sujatha. "Consumers’ Willingness Towards Expending Premium Price for Organic Food Products in Coimbatore District." Indian Journal of Applied Research 3, no. 12 (October 1, 2011): 327–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/2249555x/dec2013/99.
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B., Rock, Puhalenthi K., Vishnupriya S., Pavithra R., Supriya A. S., and Gayathri K. "A study on awareness of organic food products in Trichy district." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 4, no. 12 (November 23, 2017): 4490. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20175319.
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Background: The high growth of population and life expectancies during the recent years increased demand for food supplies in India. To meet this, the green revolution became the corner stone of agricultural achievement. Overexploitation of natural and non-renewable resources has impaired ecological balance and has put the health of the consumers in jeopardy. Therefore it is inevitable to resort to organic food products. The aim of the study was to assess the awareness of organic food products among the consumers in Trichy district, Tamil Nadu.Methods: A cross sectional questionnaire based study was conducted among rural, semi-urban, urban residents (100 each, total of 300) in august 2016. Results: Out of 300 respondents, 76%, 73%, 62% of the respondents have heard known about, and purchase organic food products respectively. The main source of organic foods was from specific shops and kitchen gardens and the most preferred factor while purchasing food items is the credibility. Though 62% of consumers purchase organic food, they mainly prefer vegetable and fruits and 38% of the respondents consume organic food regularly. The reason for not consuming organic foods in our residents is the non-availability. Conclusions: Awareness of organic food products among study population is about 76% with the greater awareness level among urban population. The main reasons for consuming organic food being credibility & availability. Increasing the awareness level of organic products, encouraging people to create their own organic garden can increase consumption of organic foods.
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Xie, Biao, Liyuan Wang, Hao Yang, Yanhua Wang, and Mingli Zhang. "Consumer perceptions and attitudes of organic food products in Eastern China." British Food Journal 117, no. 3 (March 2, 2015): 1105–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bfj-09-2013-0255.
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Purpose – In response to food scares related to high levels of agro-chemical residues sometimes found on foods, consumers in China increasingly demand for organic foods. As little is known on consumer perceptions and attitudes toward organic food products, the purpose of this paper is to gain insight into the purchase of organic food products by consumers and to explore the main factors driving this process. Design/methodology/approach – Mixed (quantitative and qualitative) market survey approaches were used to provide a potentially deeper insight into consumer’s perspective and could help get a better picture of the complex factors involved. Findings – The main trigger for purchasing organic food products is that consumers expect them to be healthier and safer. The respondents who have bought organic food products tend to have a higher education level and disposable incomes, be families with children and be older than those who have not bought them. The main barriers to increasing the market share of organic food products are the consumers’ lack of knowledge, the relatively high price premium and the lack of availability of organic food products. Informing consumers about unique characteristics of organic production methods, the decline in the prices of and increasing the availability of organic food products to its customers might be a promising strategy to develop the market for organic food products. Originality/value – This paper provides a unique insight into buying behavior and attitudes of organic consumers in China. The results of the research could provide information for the organic food industry to expand its market and improve its profitability and reliability.
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Drugova, Tatiana, Kynda R. Curtis, and Sherzod B. Akhundjanov. "Organic wheat products and consumer choice: a market segmentation analysis." British Food Journal 122, no. 7 (April 24, 2020): 2341–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bfj-08-2019-0626.
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PurposeThis paper examines determinants of consumer interest in organic versions of wheat products by analyzing differences in selected factors among groups of consumers, distinguished by their likelihood of purchasing organic wheat products. The analysis is performed for bread and cookies to examine whether the findings are different for virtue and vice food categories.Design/methodology/approachA consumer survey was conducted across the western United States in 2017. Latent class modeling is used to identify groups of “very likely,” “likely” and “unlikely” consumers of organic wheat products, based on preferences for organic wheat products and attitudes toward organics in general.FindingsConsumer preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for organic foods depend on product type. Additionally, significant differences are found across consumer groups—regardless of product type—in the importance they place on labels and product characteristics, WTP, reasons for (not) purchasing organic products and consumption limitations.Research limitations/implicationsThe group of organic consumers may be underrepresented in the sample. In addition, since actual behavior was not observed—respondents provided only stated preferences or responses to hypothetical questions—the results should be interpreted carefully.Originality/valueFew studies have examined preferences for organic wheat products across consumer groups. This study is also the first to examine the connection between wheat/gluten intolerance/avoidance and preference for organic versions of wheat products. Finally, this study adds to the limited literature on consumer preferences for organic virtue and vice food products.
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Doba, Karolina, Sandra Roszyk, and Wojciech Zmudziński. "REGIONAL PRODUCTS AND TRADITIONAL AND ORGANIC FOOD- COEXISTANCE OR COMPETITION?" Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development 51, no. 1 (April 5, 2019): 15–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.17306/j.jard.2019.01145.
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Globalization leads to modernizing food habits and the substitution of the traditional foods by industrialized foods in the diets of Europeans is constantly growing. The main factor shaping the demand for traditional, regional and ecological food is its availability, price and ecological awareness of the society. Polish consumers are increasingly turning to traditional and organic food, perceiving it as healthier, safer and tastier than commercial industrialized food. In the European Union Protected Designation of Origin, Protected Geographical Indication, Traditional Specialities Guaranteed promote and protect the names of agricultural products and foodstuffs since 1992. The main factor limiting demand for traditional, regional and organic food is its high price, hence the market for these products should be shaped, inter alia, by protecting and promoting products and highlighting their high health and taste values.
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Perkovic, Sonja, and Jacob Lund Orquin. "Implicit Statistical Learning in Real-World Environments Leads to Ecologically Rational Decision Making." Psychological Science 29, no. 1 (October 25, 2017): 34–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797617733831.
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Ecological rationality results from matching decision strategies to appropriate environmental structures, but how does the matching happen? We propose that people learn the statistical structure of the environment through observation and use this learned structure to guide ecologically rational behavior. We tested this hypothesis in the context of organic foods. In Study 1, we found that products from healthful food categories are more likely to be organic than products from nonhealthful food categories. In Study 2, we found that consumers’ perceptions of the healthfulness and prevalence of organic products in many food categories are accurate. Finally, in Study 3, we found that people perceive organic products as more healthful than nonorganic products when the statistical structure justifies this inference. Our findings suggest that people believe organic foods are more healthful than nonorganic foods and use an organic-food cue to guide their behavior because organic foods are, on average, 30% more healthful.
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Pereira, Matheus Wemerson Gomes, Dario De Oliveira Lima-Filho, Wilson Ravelli Elizeu Maciel, and Danilo Moraes De Oliveira. "Determinants of Organic Products Consumption." Revista Brasileira de Marketing 14, no. 1 (April 23, 2015): 122–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.5585/remark.v14i1.2780.
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The increased environmental awareness and the growing desire for safer foods to health made the organic products category one of the most growing in the food sector. Thus, this study aimed to identify the most significant socioeconomic variables that influence the frequency of organic products consumption, and for that, it was based on a quantitative-descriptive study with a probability sample of 400 individuals, residing of the urban area of Campo Grande/MS, Brazil, responsible, alone or not, for food purchasing in family. As a tool for data collection, was used a structured questionnaire developed from socioeconomic variables and frequency of consumption of organic products. For the data analysis was performed statistical/econometric tests with the STATA 11.0 statistical software, using Multinomial Logit model (MNL), addition to verification of the explanatory variables effect on the probability of the consumption frequency levels of organic products through the Relative Risk Ratio (RRR), and was analyzed the Marginal Effect (ME) exercised by the explanatory variables in each frequency level of organic products consumption. The results showed that the explanatory variables gender, education and economic class were statistically significant in the probability of an individual belong to some of the levels of consumption (rare, occasional and frequent ) over never having consumed organic products, being higher frequency of consumption when the consumer is female, have higher education or is of higher economic class.
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Teng, Chih-Ching, and Yu-Mei Wang. "Decisional factors driving organic food consumption." British Food Journal 117, no. 3 (March 2, 2015): 1066–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bfj-12-2013-0361.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand how information revealed on organic food labels and perceived organic knowledge drive consumer trust and attitudes towards organic foods, which in turn together with subjective norm eventually influence subsequent purchase intentions. Design/methodology/approach – The questionnaire surveys were administered to customers at four urban large-scale supermarkets and three health food stores at three major cities in Taiwan. In total, 693 valid questionnaires were obtained, yielding a response rate of 81.5 per cent. Findings – Trust, serving as the antecedent of attitudes, significantly mediates the relationships between revealing information, perceived knowledge, and organic purchase intentions. Additionally, both attitudes towards organic foods and subjective norm significantly influence consumer organic food choices. However, the impact of perceived organic knowledge on consumer attitudes has been found to be insignificant, indicating that the increase in perceived knowledge cannot create positive attitudes towards organic foods. Thus, a focus on how to use knowledge to enhance consumer trust in organic foods is suggested as an effective marketing strategy for the organic food industry. Research limitations/implications – The research findings support that trust and attitudes play the mediating roles linking revealed information and perceived knowledge with organic food purchase intentions. This result is consistent with previous studies, indicating that better organic labeling information and related knowledge perceived by consumers have critical effects on consumer trust in organic foods, which in turn will influence their attitudes and intentions to purchase organic foods. However, this study also found that perceived knowledge can generate positive attitudes only when trust can be firmly built. This confirms the essential role of trust in the process of consumer organic buying intentions. Practical implications – First, providing credible labeling information by displaying how organic agricultural products are grown, processed, and handled, and the percentage of organic ingredients in a product is crucial to stimulate consumer trust and positive attitudes. Second, enhancing consumer trust by providing correct knowledge and credible information through diversified channels (e.g. TV, newspapers, magazines, web sites) to improve consumer organic knowledge has become the most important task for the government, organic food sectors, certifiers, and research institutions to develop positive attitudes towards organic foods. Finally, organic food sectors and marketers could use a word-of-mouth strategy and focus on promoting the benefits and accessibility of organic foods to the general public to raise the common acceptance of organic foods. Social implications – Organic labeling has been considered an effective measure to help consumers obtain valid and trustworthy information in the organic food market, particularly for those with limited knowledge. Therefore, the government agencies not only need to take the responsibility to set regulations for organic food/agricultural products, but also need to set labeling requirements for these products. Based on these labeling requirements, the organic certifying agents can certify organic food/agricultural products by offering organic labels that contain clear information and represent quality to consumers. Originality/value – This study incorporates critical factors based on related theories, including the antecedents and the outcome variables of consumer trust, to develop a more comprehensive model for better understanding of consumer organic choice behaviour. The research findings have provided implications and additional contributions to the existing theories as well as developed effective strategies for the development of the organic food market.
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Shandini, P., and N. Ramani. "Marketing of Organic Food Products at Madurai City." Ushus - Journal of Business Management 15, no. 1 (January 1, 2016): 25–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.12725/ujbm.34.2.
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The organic farming sector in developing countries is still diminutive. However, the traditional practice of organic farming by the indigenous farmers is an advantage that would help India to become a global market leader in this sector. India has the potential to emerge as a major exporter of organic produce. Organic products mature without the use of fertilizers, artificial chemicals, and pesticides. The Indian organic food market, although in its nascent stage, has started growing rapidly. Generally, consumers prefer organic food due to safety, human health, and ecological concern. Sometimes it could also be due to attributes like nutrition value, taste, originality and look of organic food. Worldwide trade in organic products is growing incredibly which has prompted experts to project consumption of organic food to be more than 25% of total food consumption by 2020. Universal consumption growth rates over the next 3-5 years will be fairly high (25 – 30%) when compared to most other categories of food. In the last decade, organic food products have been measured to do a healthier business than conventional food products. Thus the expansion of organic agriculture is seen as a part of promising promotion trends. This research reveals the percentage consumption of organic food products and provides suggestions to implement the various marketing strategies adopted by the retailers to sell the products and other factors impacting the preference of the consumers in the various strata of the society.
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Szente, Viktória, and Dorisz Torma. "Organic food purchase habits in Hungary." Journal of Economic Development, Environment and People 4, no. 1 (March 30, 2015): 32. http://dx.doi.org/10.26458/jedep.v4i1.96.
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In Hungary organic food market has both demand and supply oriented aspect: several times not necessary products are distributed while the selection and volume of certain products are not satisfactory. Thus our aim was to develop a coordinated benchmark strategy to increase the trade of organic products. To get more details about the Hungarian organic food market we applied the “mystery shopping” method to observe changes in organic food supply and carried out a quantitative survey using a 1,000 member countrywide panel. Our results indicate that organic origin is considered somewhat important for every 4th respondent, while only 3.7% of the interviewees paid attention to put organic food products into their cart. The most serious obstacle is the doubt of surveyed individuals about the authenticity and the alleged benefits of organic products, complete with a high perceived price. “Price” is the most influential factor on shopping decision, but the advantageous “constant quality” and “health benefit” factors are just following it. Most of the respondents stated that they buy organic products directly from the producer (27.4%), but small retail outlets are likewise popular (though to a somewhat lesser extent). In conclusion, there is potential demand for ecological food products in Hungary. Although the proportion of conscious consumers is small; it significantly exceeds the current market share of the products. Consumers should be approached with better prices, smart retailing solutions and through awareness raising.
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Hosni, Hanin, Drakos Periklis, and George Baourakis. "Consumers Attitude Towards Healthy Food." International Journal of Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Business Models 2, no. 2 (July 2017): 85–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijfbmbm.2017070105.
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Nowadays the consumer's health consciousness drives the agri-food market. Superfoods or foods with health-related claims, including organic and functional foods, are the latest trend in the food industry. Since entering the market these products are rapidly gaining a remarkable market share worldwide. In this article, the authors conducted a survey of 300 Greek consumers to better understand attitudes towards these products, through the implementation of factor and cluster analysis and linear regression. Analyzing consumers' perception of healthy food products, in particular, organic and functional foods, is the best way to determine the market orientation and to have a clear market segmentation.
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Jose, Heerah, Vijay Kuriakose, and Moli P. Koshy. "What motivates Indian consumers’ to buy organic food in an emerging market?" Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration 12, no. 2 (January 10, 2020): 97–113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/apjba-11-2018-0208.
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Purpose Indian consumers are showing an increased demand for organic food products; however, little is known about their intention to buy organic foods. The purpose of this paper is to understand how fear towards conventional food products motivates an individual to buy organic food products and whether trust and perceived price as contextual factors are able to enhance the buying intention. Design/methodology/approach A total of 275 valid responses were collected using a self-administrated structured questionnaire, representative of Indian consumers. An ordinary least square regression analysis was used to analyse the effect of trust and perceived price in influencing the relationship between consumers’ fear and intention to buy organic food products. Findings The moderating role of trust and perceived price in enhancing the direct relation between fear and intention was established. In addition, cluster analysis results revealed that married women with children are showing a greater interest in buying organic food products. Practical implications The findings of the study are of high importance to all stakeholders in organic food products, as selecting marketing practices which target consumers’ concern is an indispensable part of finding a niche for organic food products. Originality/value The findings suggest that even though consumers are fearful towards conventional food products, they displayed negative intention to buy organic food products when their trust towards the third party is low, thus confirming the importance of trust as a buffering agent.
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Predanocyová, Kristína, Peter Šedík, Ľubica Kubicová, and Elena Horská. "Consumption and Offer of Organic Food on the Slovak Market." Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis 66, no. 5 (2018): 1315–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201866051315.
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The growing interest of consumers in the products of organic farming is currently considered as a trend on the food market. The aim of the submitted paper is to characterize organic farming, the production, the offer of organic food in Slovak retails and the position of consumers on the organic food market in Slovakia. For evaluating the situation of organic farming in Slovakia, secondary data from the database of Research Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics and Central Institute of Control and Testing in Bratislava were used. The primary data were obtained through two survey questionnaires. The aim of the first of them was to find out the offer of organic food in retail stores in Slovakia. Based on the results, we can state that most of the addressed retailers sell organic food and the most widespread are dairy products and bakery products. Nowadays, the offer of organic food is the same as the most desirable products by consumers. 40 % of the surveyed Slovak retails have specially labelled products of organic farming placed among conventional foods. The second conducted questionnaire survey, which aim was to determine buying behaviour of young consumers on the Slovak market. Based on the results, it could be stated that consumers mostly purchase organic food in specialized stores, supermarkets, hypermarkets, and they mainly decide according to the quality and origin of the food.
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Dall’Asta, Margherita, Donato Angelino, Nicoletta Pellegrini, and Daniela Martini. "The Nutritional Quality of Organic and Conventional Food Products Sold in Italy: Results from the Food Labelling of Italian Products (FLIP) Study." Nutrients 12, no. 5 (April 30, 2020): 1273. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12051273.
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The market for organic products is growing rapidly, probably attributable to the general customer perception that they are healthier foods, with a better nutritional profile than conventional ones. Despite this, the available studies show limited differences in the nutrient profile of organically and conventionally primary food products. Apart from this literature, no studies have focused on the nutrition profile of commercially prepacked foods. Thus, the aim of the present survey was to compare the nutritional quality intended as nutrition facts of organic and conventional prepacked foods sold in Italy. A total of 569 pairs of prepacked products (organic and their conventional counterparts) were selected from nine food categories sold by online retailers. By comparing organic and conventional products in the “pasta, rice and other cereals” category, the former were lower in energy, protein, and higher in saturates compared to the latter. Organic “jams, chocolate spreads and honey” products were lower in energy, carbohydrates, sugars and higher in protein than their regular counterparts. No differences were found for energy, macronutrients and salt for other categories. Therefore, based on the mandatory information printed on their packaging, prepacked organic products are not of a superior nutritional quality than conventional ones, with just a few exceptions. Consequently, the present study suggests that organic certification cannot be considered an indication of better overall nutritional quality. Further studies examining the nutritional quality of organic foods, taking into account the ingredients used, might better explain the results obtained.
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Chou, Feng-sha, Chih-Chien Wang, Ming-Cheng Lai, Chien-Hui Tung, Yann-Jy Yang, and Kuen-Hung Tsai. "Persuasiveness of organic agricultural products." British Food Journal 122, no. 4 (March 19, 2020): 1289–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bfj-11-2019-0868.
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PurposeThe study discusses organic agricultural product persuasion using an empirical survey. This study argued that strong argument persuasive advertising message would trigger individuals' self-reference to the harm of pesticide residue in non-organic agricultural product, which would raise their purchase intention of organic agricultural product.Design/methodology/approachThe present study conducted an empirical investigation in Taiwan by recruiting 527 Taiwanese participants using the convenience sampling procedure. The current research performed structural equation modeling analysis and used LISREL software to report the analytical results.FindingsIndividuals with health consciousness may perceive a high-level risk of non-organic agricultural product, which would raise individuals' fear perception to the harm of pesticide residue. Fear perception will increase individual's purchase intention of organic agricultural product. Results can help industry practitioners benefit from the results by enabling them to develop their advertising strategy for organic food.Originality/valueResults can help industry practitioners benefit from the results by enabling them to develop their advertising strategy for organic food.
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Tsakiridou, Efthimia, Christina Boutsouki, Yorgos Zotos, and Kostantinos Mattas. "Attitudes and behaviour towards organic products: an exploratory study." International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 36, no. 2 (February 15, 2008): 158–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09590550810853093.
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PurposeThe aim of this paper is to identify consumers' attitudes and behaviour towards organic products in Greece.Design/methodology/approachThis paper draws on a non‐probability quota sample of 660 respondents to explore the attitudes and behaviour of Greek consumers towards organic food products.FindingsGreek consumers seem to be informed about environmental and health issues. They seek information about the nutritional value of food and demand more products free from chemical residues. The results show that most consumers associate organic consumption mainly with fruit and vegetables. Although demographics seem to affect attitudes towards organics, their value in explaining actual behaviour is minimal.Research limitations/implicationsIt is recognized that the data gathered in this study focus on the metropolitan area of Thessaloniki, Greece. The specific area though, is considered to be representative of the total Greek population. The results confirm that health, concern for the environment, animal welfare and support of the local economy are drivers of organic consumption. However, there is an indication that the importance of motives and barriers may vary for different product categories and perhaps future research should focus on product segmentation.Practical implicationsAlthough certain similarities in consumers' attitudes towards organic food products have been identified, this paper records the variation in behaviour towards organics among the various consumer groups examined in Greece, and highlights the gap between attitudes and actual behaviour. Given the complexity of consumer decision making, future research should explore the other value trade‐offs that consumers make.Originality/valueThis paper attempts to provide evidence on the relatively under researched area of organics attitudes and behaviour in Greece.
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Živělová, I., and J. Jánský. "The possibilities of organic food market’s development in the Czech Republic ." Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) 52, No. 7 (February 17, 2012): 321–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/5029-agricecon.
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The consumption of the organic food in the Czech Republic is, in spite of its permanent growth, still on a very low level. The reasons are both on the side of supply and demand of organic food. The reasons on the side of the supply are especially the insufficient amount and the structure of the organic products. Demand is not met especially in the case of the livestock products, further also in the fruits, vegetables, bread, pastry and others. The lack of the organic food is solved by imports. The important factor is also the lack of the processing capacities, especially for meat and dairy products. The sale is provided under the way of short-term contracts. The prices that the organic farmers get for their products fall short of the quality of products. The main distribution channels are the supermarkets. The organic products are here, however, only the marginal products. For the increase of the supply, the advertising and advertisement should be intensified. The demand is obstructed especially by the low consumer awareness, while the consumers are not sufficiently familiar with the quality of the organic products and are not willing to pay higher price for the higher quality of foodstuff.
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Wang, Yi, Zhanguo Zhu, and Feng Chu. "Organic vs. Non-Organic Food Products: Credence and Price Competition." Sustainability 9, no. 4 (April 4, 2017): 545. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su9040545.
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Botonaki, Anna, Konstantinos Polymeros, Efthimia Tsakiridou, and Konstantinos Mattas. "The role of food quality certification on consumers' food choices." British Food Journal 108, no. 2 (February 1, 2006): 77–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00070700610644906.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine consumer attitudes and behavior towards organic products and products produced under the system of integrated management (SIM) and to compare the socioeconomic characteristics and attitudes that affect consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for these two different certification systems.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on cross‐sectional data collected through a questionnaire survey. Respondents' attitudes towards the organic and SIM certification systems are examined. A principal component analysis (PCA) with varimax rotation was primarily applied to provide a more manageable set of variables relevant to attitudes. Those attitudes together with socioeconomic factors and variables relevant to respondents' motivations to food consumption were used for the estimation of the WTP for organic and SIM products.FindingsFindings suggest that consumers' level of awareness and information towards the studied certification systems is rather low especially for SIM products. This can be mainly attributed to the inadequate promotion and the low availability of certified products in the Greek market. The study also reveals that the WTP for organic products is higher among consumers who place much importance on health, consume organic fruits/vegetables and get information about food/nutrition issues from doctors/nutritionists/health institutes and magazines. WTP for SIM products is affected mainly by married consumers, regular buyers of organic products and those who consume frequently fruits/vegetables.Originality/valueThis paper provides an outline of the level of awareness and trust of food quality certification systems by Greek consumers, a topic that has not been widely discussed in Greece. The findings can help all the involved bodies to avoid the impediments and develop an adequate marketing strategy for the effective promotion of certified food products.
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Castellini, Greta, Mariarosaria Savarese, Cinzia Castiglioni, and Guendalina Graffigna. "Organic Food Consumption in Italy: The Role of Subjective Relevance of Food as Mediator between Organic Food Choice Motivation and Frequency of Organic Food Consumption." Sustainability 12, no. 13 (July 2, 2020): 5367. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12135367.
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Nowadays, the problems that afflict our planet (climate change, loss of biodiversity, etc.) are leading to the implementation of a more sustainable type of consumption. Increasing the consumption of organic products is a way to face and try to solve these problems. In order to reach this aim, it is important to understand how consumers’ subjective relevance of these products impacts on their consumption. The recent literature, in fact, highlighted how food consumption is salient for the individual to express their identity and life orientations, even more in the case of organic food consumption. Nonetheless, little is known about how subjective relevance of food affects organic food consumption. The present research aims to measure the role of subjective relevance in organic food consumption. Data were collected with a self-report questionnaire that was filled out by a sample of 964 Italians, representative of the population. We used structural equation modelling (SEM) and the bootstrap technique to test the hypothesis. The results show that subjective food relevance is a mediator between the motivations of organic food consumption and the frequency of consumption of it. This research points out the necessity to study consumers in a wider way, using communication that emphasizes the role that these products have in satisfying the psychological needs of consumers.
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Skrodzka, Violetta. "Organic agricultural products in Europe and USA." Management 21, no. 2 (December 1, 2017): 151–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/manment-2017-0011.
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Summary In the most developed countries of Western Europe and North America, the share of organic farming in the food market is between 2% and 6%. The share of organic products on the Polish food market is only 0.33% (Dryjańska E. 2017). The aim of this article is to compare organic agricultural products in the US and EU. The scope of the comparison was covered by the legal regulations for organic production in the mentioned regions and the availability of organic products for customers. In order to highlight differences between the organic product and their traditional counterpart, selected meta-analyzes were conducted by authors in the field of medical and natural sciences. The possibilities of buying organic products are described on the basis of personal experiences of the author as a consumer. The offer of organic products was analyzed on the example of one European country (Poland) and the example of several states of America (Colorado, Virginia, New York). The rules for producing organic food in the US are more rigorous than in the EU. The offer of organic and conventional food targeted to the American consumer is comparable. Although Polish consumers have a positive perception of organic food, its supply is significantly different from the US market. The main differences are in distribution channels, product range, price and visual design of organic products.
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Lin, Xin, Shu-Chen Chang, Tung-Hsiang Chou, Shih-Chih Chen, and Athapol Ruangkanjanases. "Consumers’ Intention to Adopt Blockchain Food Traceability Technology towards Organic Food Products." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 3 (January 21, 2021): 912. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18030912.
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Establishing a blockchain food traceability system (BFTS) is increasingly important and urgent to resolve the contradiction between consumers’ intention regarding safe food selections and the spread of polluted foods. Using the advantages of blockchain, such as immutability, decentralization, openness, and anonymity, we can build trusted food traceability systems based on these important characteristics. With reliable information, traceability from production to sales can effectively improve food safety. In this research, multiple models, namely, the information success model (ISS) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) are formed into a conceptual integrated framework to study the intentions’ influenced factors of BFTS technology for Chinese consumers to help ensure food safety and the quality of Chinese organic food products. A face-to-face questionnaire survey with 300 valid responses was analyzed by Partial Least Square from the Chinese consumers focusing on the organic food products. This study found that the attitude and perceived behavioral control qualities significantly and positively affect the usage intention in adopting BFTS, while the subjective norms are positively but not significantly correlation with the usage intention in using BFTS. The above results will inform suggestions for productors and academics along with implications to promote BFTS’ usage intention.
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Ibrahim, Muhammad Azman, Rafiatul Adlin Hj Mohd Ruslan, and Thong Foong Yen. "Food Marketing: The influence of organic greenwash towards Malaysian consumers' trust: A conceptual paper." ADVANCES IN BUSINESS RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 7, no. 1 (May 31, 2021): 135. http://dx.doi.org/10.24191/abrij.v7i1.13273.
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This research is focusing on the influence of greenwash on Malaysian consumers' trust towards organic food products. Malaysian consumers are becoming more aware and understand the importance of organic food products. Although Malaysia's organic market is still niche, many organic food products and organic retail/shops are available to purchase it. However, Malaysian consumers are concerned with the validity and credibility of organic food products, as many organic food products are from the local and importing country. Organic food products can relate to the greenwash that will impact consumers' trust towards organic food products. Therefore, the conceptual framework is developed by proposing four constructs - organic greenwashing, organic perceived risk, organic confusion and organic trust. The research will also focus on Malaysian consumers who have organic purchasing experience or intend to purchase organic food products. This conceptual paper will give insightful ideas for future research and give benefits to organic food retailing.
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Levesque, Nataly, and Frank Pons. "The Key Role of Consumers’ Involvement: The Case of Organic Food Consumption." Multidisciplinary Business Review 14, no. 2 (September 17, 2021): 87–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.35692/07183992.14.2.9.
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This paper aims to provide a better understanding of conditions that influence the gap between positive attitude and intention towards organic food products and actual behaviour regarding these products. Thus, we propose an extended version of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to explain parts of this gap and we highlight the crucial role played by consumers’ involvement as a moderator. A structural equation modelling was performed, and the sta-tistical analysis of a sample of 1327 French consumers supports our organic food products buying behaviour model. The results showed that the difference between the means of actual behaviour was highly different between low- and high-involvement consumers. More specifically, high-involvement consumers express more positive attitudes towards buying organic food products, perceive higher subjective norms and behavioural control, they have higher behavioural intention, and buy organic food products more frequently. Additionally, the results indicated that, com-pared to low-involvement consumers, high-involvement consumers regard organic food products as more attractive, healthier, tastier, and with higher value. We proposed some marketing strategies to help managers to better promote the organic food products market and, in turn, increase their revenues. For example, marketers therefore have a vested interest in increasing consumer involvement, and, among other things, they can do so by educating them (i.e., high-lighting the benefits of consuming organic foods). Moreover, since high-involvement customers have positive atti-tude-intention and behaviour, they can be allies for marketers through their influence (social norms). Thus, we suggest the use of digital influencers to endorse organic food.
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Radzyminska, Monika, and Dominika Jakubowska. "The conceptualization of novel organic food products: a case study of Polish young consumers." British Food Journal 121, no. 8 (August 5, 2019): 1884–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bfj-01-2019-0006.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore young consumers’ attitudes toward novel organic food products by analyzing their acceptability and perception. Design/methodology/approach A mixed method approach was applied to conceptualize (sensory profiling of organic bakery and confectionery products) and then to evaluate young consumer’s willingness to buy (consumer survey) innovative products: ten variants of rolls and ten variants of shortbread cookies made of certified raw materials originating from bio-farming, enriched with a combination of fresh and dried fruits and vegetables. Product recipes were free of saccharose, sweeteners and chemical pulverizing agents. To evaluate consumer orientation toward novel organic products, 200 consumers from Poland (Warmia and Mazury region) were surveyed regarding their hedonic opinion about these concepts. A Likert-type scale was used in the consumer survey to assess the perception and declared willingness to buy the evaluated products. Findings Research results demonstrate that the young consumers had ambivalent or negative attitudes to sensory attributes of many variants of the organic bakery and confectionery products. This could be explained by the taste of most of the products, which appeared unacceptable to consumers. It has been concluded that the choice of organic foods by young consumers is not strictly related to the concern over their health nor to the awareness of health-related attributes of these food products. Taste turned out to be the key factor affecting consumer attitudes toward organic foods and driving their willingness to buy these products. Originality/value Despite the constant development of research in the area of the organic food market, the current scientific findings still have some cognitive gaps that concern attitudes and expectations of consumers, especially of young consumers, toward new ecological products. This study contributed to the young consumers’ behavior knowledge by analyzing their attitudes toward novel organic bakery and confectionery prototypes produced manually. The empirical findings from this study also have practical potential for organic food market applications. Information of this type is useful in understanding and predicting the demand for certain products, which helps managers develop effective strategies.
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Dr.V.Selvam, Uma R. ,. "Factors Hindering towards Purchase of organic Food Products." IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science 21, no. 07 (July 2016): 92–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.9790/0837-2107089296.
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Ruschitskaya, O. A., T. I. Kruzhkova, O. E. Ruschitskaya, and R. V. Buslaev. "MARKET OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL FOOD PRODUCTS IN RUSSIA." Вестник Алтайской академии экономики и права 2, no. 10 2019 (2019): 116–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.17513/vaael.774.
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Nuttavuthisit, Krittinee, and John Thøgersen. "Developing-Economy preferences for imported organic food products." Journal of International Consumer Marketing 31, no. 3 (January 15, 2019): 225–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08961530.2018.1544529.
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Gavrilescu, Camelia, Adina Florea, Saida David, Alin Popescu, and Nicoleta Mateoc Sîrb. "Agri-food organic products – A fast increasing market." Journal of Biotechnology 231 (August 2016): S94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2016.05.333.
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Mtimet, Nadhem, Asma Souissi, and Neama Mhamdi. "Tunisian consumers perception and behavior towards organic food products." New Medit 19, no. 1 (April 10, 2020): 3–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.30682/nm2001a.
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Organic agriculture production in Tunisia is relatively recent and was mainly oriented to the export market. However, local market demand is growing for such products. The objective of the current study is to assess consumers’ awareness and consumption of organic food products. A survey was implemented and included 250 respondents from the capital city Tunis. We used descriptive statistics, factor and cluster analysis to analyze the data. The results indicated that respondents’ perceptions towards organic food are positive. Four groups of consumers were identified with respondents from the main three groups have good understanding about organic food products characteristics. However, the proportion of consumers who purchase organic food on a regular basis is quite low (16%). Improving availability and access to organic products through the integration in mainstream sales channels and lower price premiums will help narrowing the gap between the intention to purchase organic products and the actual purchase. Nadhem Mtimet, Asma Souissi, Neama Mhamdi
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Yiridoe, Emmanuel K., Samuel Bonti-Ankomah, and Ralph C. Martin. "Comparison of consumer perceptions and preference toward organic versus conventionally produced foods: A review and update of the literature." Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 20, no. 4 (December 2005): 193–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/raf2005113.
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AbstractGrowing interest in organic agriculture has prompted numerous studies that compare various aspects of organic and conventionally produced foods. This paper provides a comprehensive evaluation of empirical studies comparing organic products and conventionally grown alternatives. The emphasis is on key organic consumer demand and marketing issues, including: (1) the implications of an economic definition of organically grown food for consumer demand; (2) attributes that shoppers consider most when comparing organic with conventionally grown products; (3) level and characteristics of consumer knowledge and awareness about organic food; (4) assessment methods and characteristics of organic consumer attitudes and preferences; (5) size of price premium and characteristics of consumers’ willingness-to-pay for organic products; and (6) profile of organic consumers. Overall, although there is some knowledge and awareness about organic products, consumers are not consistent in their interpretation of what is organic. Secondly, while consumers typically understand the broad issues about organic foods, many tend not to understand the complexities and niceties of organic farming practices and organic food quality attributes. Uncertainty regarding the true attributes of organic, and skepticism about organic labels, part of which stems from reported cases of (inadvertent) mislabeling, and product misrepresentation, and partly because of nonuniform organic standards and certification procedures, may hold some consumers back from purchasing organic. Thirdly, concern for human health and safety, which is a key factor that influences consumer preference for organic food, is consistent with observed deterioration in human health over time and, therefore, motivates consumers to buy organic food as insurance and/or investment in health. Fourthly, the proportion of consumers who are willing to pay a price premium for organic food decreases with premium level. On the other hand, premiums tend to increase with (combinations of) preferred attributes. In addition, demand tends to depend more on the price differential with respect to conventionally grown products, than on actual price. In contrast to sensitivity of demand to changes in price, income elasticity of demand for organic foods is generally small. Finally, it is important for policy analysts and researchers to note that organic fresh fruits and vegetables currently dominate the organic consumer's food basket. Furthermore, it is not clear whether frequent buyers consider particular organic products (e.g., organic meat) as normal goods, or if consumers consider such products as luxury goods.
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M.Gomathi, M. Gomathi, and Dr S. Kalyani Dr.S.Kalyani. "A Study on Awareness on Organic Food Products Among General Public in Erode City, Tamilnadu, India." Indian Journal of Applied Research 3, no. 12 (October 1, 2011): 277–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/2249555x/dec2013/82.
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Escobar-López, Sttefanie Yenitza, Angélica Espinoza-Ortega, Ivonne Vizcarra-Bordi, and Humberto Thomé-Ortiz. "The consumer of food products in organic markets of central Mexico." British Food Journal 119, no. 3 (March 6, 2017): 558–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bfj-07-2016-0321.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the characteristics of consumers of organic food, based on their motivations. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire based on the Food Choice Questionnaire was applied to a 656 consumers. A multivariate factor analysis and cluster analysis was performed to the data. Findings Seven factors were identified: ecological concern; nutritional content; availability of natural products; sensory aspects; certifications, health and confidence; and economic aspects. Resulting clusters were named as: conscious and interested in certification; conscious with no interest in certification; opportunist in transition; unconscious opportunist. There are signs of different consumers. The consumers of these products are characterised by an interaction between hedonic and ethical motivations, where the most important motivation is environmental concern and the least important are the economic aspects. Research limitations/implications The reduced number of alternative markets in Mexico limits the amplitude of the research. Practical implications The work herein reported is pioneer and contributes to reduce the lack of studies on the motivations and characteristics of consumers of organic foods in Mexico. Findings may set a path for new research in other cultural contexts; as well as for more specific work in Mexico as of consumers of industrialised organic products. Social implications Characterising consumers of organic foods will enable the development of these markets. Originality/value Social studies of eating habits have taken place in European countries; and several works have been developed in other areas of the world to determine the way in which consumers build their preferences and food choice patterns. In Mexico, specifically in organic foods, studies have focussed in agrarian economics, but the analysis of motivations for choice has not been addressed. Therefore, it is important to research this issue given the relevance for consumers.
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Filipović, Jelena, Saša Veljković, and Galjina Ognjanov. "Consumers' perception of organic food products and organic labels in Serbia." Marketing 52, no. 1 (2021): 23–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/markt2101023f.
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The relevance of the market of the organic products is constantly on the rise, however, consumers' awareness on this matter is still understudied. Aiming to bridge this gap, we conducted ethnographic research within 6 households in three different locations in a period of 12 months. The sample units have been selected as multi-person households in accordance with previously set criteria, including age, gender, geographic and socio-economic characteristics. Qualitative analysis as well as quantitative content analysis using NVivo software package have shown that organic has been among the most frequently mentioned words in the context of food labels, and it has been mostly taken into consideration when speaking about diary, fruit and meat products. The informants have shown high level of trust in organic labels. In line with that, we further discuss the importance of customer awareness with regard to labeling organic food products as well as positive attitudes toward labels in general, their readiness to read the labels, trust in labels and pay a higher prices when comparing with the conventional food products. Finally, we provide managerial implication of our findings and recommendations for further research.
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Manning, Louise, and Aleksandra Kowalska. "Considering Fraud Vulnerability Associated with Credence-Based Products Such as Organic Food." Foods 10, no. 8 (August 14, 2021): 1879. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10081879.
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Organic foods carry a premium price. They are credence-based foods, i.e., it is difficult for consumers to evaluate the premium aspects of organic food under normal use. In global supply chains, organic food is purchased on institutional trust (certification, logos, standards) rather than on relational trust. Relying on institutional trust makes consumers vulnerable to criminals who intentionally label conventional product as organic or develop sophisticated organized crime networks to defraud businesses and consumers. The aim of this research is to explore cases of organic fraud that are emergent from academic and gray literature searches to identify ways to strengthen future capabilities to counter illicit activities in a globalized food environment. Each case is considered in terms of perpetrator motivations (differentiated as economic, cultural, and behaviorally orientated drivers), the mode of operation (simple or organized), the guardians involved/absent, and the business and supply chain level vulnerabilities the cases highlight. The study finds that institutional trust is particularly vulnerable to fraud. Supply chain guardians need to recognize this vulnerability and implement effective controls to reduce the likelihood of occurrence. However, in some cases considered in the study, the guardians themselves were complicit in the illicit behavior, further increasing consumer vulnerability. Future research needs to consider how additional controls can be implemented, without increasing supply chain friction that will impact on food trade and supply, that can ensure consumers are purchasing what they believe they are paying for.
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Van Huy, Le, Mai Chi, Antonio Lobo, Ninh Nguyen, and Phan Long. "Effective Segmentation of Organic Food Consumers in Vietnam Using Food-Related Lifestyles." Sustainability 11, no. 5 (February 26, 2019): 1237. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11051237.
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The consumer purchase of environmentally friendly products like organic food is essential to environmental sustainability. This study applies the unique food-related lifestyles (FRL) approach to segment organic food consumers in Vietnam, a country in which there is increasing concern about food safety and quality. The FRL model was intentionally selected because it enables better understanding of how consumers employ food and its culinary aspects to achieve certain values in their lives. Data were obtained from 203 organic food consumers, and a two-step cluster analysis established three identifiable market segments which we named “Conservatives”, “Trendsetters”, and “Unengaged”. The Conservatives were interested in the health aspects of food and preferred natural products. The Trendsetters were interested in healthy food, liked to cook, and held a positive attitude toward organic food and local food products. The Unengaged consumers were not concerned about food-related issues, and they reported the least consumption of organic food. The findings of this study have important academic and practical implications for marketers, policymakers, organizations dealing with food, and socio-environmental organizations that aim to promote organic food consumption. Importantly, marketing efforts should focus on enhancing consumers’ knowledge about organic food and their love of cooking, as well as ensuring adequate availability of organic food.
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Oberholtzer, Lydia, Carolyn Dimitri, and Edward C. Jaenicke. "International trade of organic food: Evidence of US imports." Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 28, no. 3 (May 16, 2012): 255–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1742170512000191.
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AbstractOver the past decade, organic food sales and farmland have grown rapidly worldwide. As the US market for organic food has expanded, anecdotal evidence indicates that imports of organic food have increased. US organic handlers may be importing to meet consumer demand for out-of-season products, as well as products not grown domestically. Handlers may also be importing organic products that are in short supply or to reduce input costs. This paper provides the first examination of imports of organic products into the USA. Data from a national survey of certified organic handlers in 2007 are used to examine the extent, types and origins of imported organic commodities. A Heckman model is employed to investigate the factors that influence an organic handler's decision to import organic products, and the level at which organic handlers import a product. Summary results show that while many of the products being imported into the USA are those that cannot be produced domestically, such as coffee and tropical fruits, some oft-imported commodities are those that can be produced in the USA, such as soybeans, wheat, barley and berries. The summary results also show that organic handlers are procuring almost a half of their imported products from a few countries, including Canada, China, Mexico, Brazil and Indonesia. In the econometric analysis, we found those handlers prioritizing local suppliers negatively affected the facility's decision to import products. The use of a social label, such as Fair Trade, positively affected a handler's decision to import. The size of organic sales was important to both the decision to import and the share imported, with larger firms more likely to import and smaller firms less likely to import. However, once a smaller firm had decided to import, they imported a larger share. Finally, our analysis found that experiencing limited supplies or prioritizing price with suppliers did not influence a handler's decision to import products. Based on the findings, we suggest future research avenues, including studies that address consumer preferences and the impact of increased imports on domestic organic farms.
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Pál, Zsuzsa, and Orsolya Pápay. "A fogyasztók biotermékekkel kapcsolatos ismeretei Romániában." Jelenkori Társadalmi és Gazdasági Folyamatok 4, no. 3-4 (January 1, 2009): 99–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.14232/jtgf.2009.3-4.99-107.
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In the last twenty years the organic movement has faced a great interest. Europe has the largest organic market; however the demand for organic foods is concentrated in Western Europe. The Central and Eastern European countries, like Romania, are becoming important cereal suppliers for the Western Europe. Despite the increasing of the home organic production, the Romanian consumer does not buy and eat organic food products. This paper investigates the barriers of the organic food choice. A study was delivered in Cluj Napoca city among the adult population. The aim of the study was describing the consumers' buying behaviour in an organic food purchasing context. The questionnaire was structured into five sections: general food purchasing habits, the consumer' knowledge regarding the organic foods, organic foods buying habits, reasons of the nonconsumption and identification questions. The accent is put on the evaluation of the consumers' knowledge on this category of products. The main conclusion is despite the consumers consider them-selves consuming organic food, they do not are able even to identify or characterize them.
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Lähteenmäki-Uutela, Anu, Moona Rahikainen, María Teresa Camarena-Gómez, Jonna Piiparinen, Kristian Spilling, and Baoru Yang. "European Union legislation on macroalgae products." Aquaculture International 29, no. 2 (January 20, 2021): 487–509. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10499-020-00633-x.
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AbstractMacroalgae-based products are increasing in demand also in Europe. In the European Union, each category of macroalgae-based products is regulated separately. We discuss EU legislation, including the law on medicinal products, foods including food supplements and food additives, feed and feed additives, cosmetics, packaging materials, fertilizers and biostimulants, as well as biofuels. Product safety and consumer protection are the priorities with any new products. Macroalgae products can be sold as traditional herbal medicines. The novel food regulation applies to macroalgae foods that have not previously been used as food, and organic macroalgae are a specific regulatory category. The maximum levels of heavy metals may be a barrier for macroalgae foods, feeds, and fertilizers. Getting health claims approved for foods based on macroalgae is demanding. In addition to the rules on products, the macroalgae business is strongly impacted by the elements of the general regulatory environment such as agricultural/aquacultural subsidies, maritime spatial planning and aquaculture licensing, public procurement criteria, tax schemes, and trade agreements.
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Brantsæter, Anne Lise, Trond A. Ydersbond, Jane A. Hoppin, Margaretha Haugen, and Helle Margrete Meltzer. "Organic Food in the Diet: Exposure and Health Implications." Annual Review of Public Health 38, no. 1 (March 20, 2017): 295–313. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031816-044437.
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The market for organic food products is growing rapidly worldwide. Such foods meet certified organic standards for production, handling, processing, and marketing. Most notably, the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and genetic modification is not allowed. One major reason for the increased demand is the perception that organic food is more environmentally friendly and healthier than conventionally produced food. This review provides an update on market data and consumer preferences for organic food and summarizes the scientific evidence for compositional differences and health benefits of organic compared with conventionally produced food. Studies indicate some differences in favor of organic food, including indications of beneficial health effects. Organic foods convey lower pesticide residue exposure than do conventionally produced foods, but the impact of this on human health is not clear. Comparisons are complicated by organic food consumption being strongly correlated with several indicators of a healthy lifestyle and by conventional agriculture “best practices” often being quite close to those of organic.
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Yesodha, Miss S., and Dr N. Tamilchelvi. "Consumers’ Awareness and Satisfaction towards Organic food products – A study in Coimbatore City." Think India 22, no. 3 (September 27, 2019): 738–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.26643/think-india.v22i3.8393.
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Agriculture is very important sector in the Indian economy, it is most important activity which along with creating good food for the nation which creates employment to the majority of the population. There was acute shortage of agricultural output in the mid sixties, the green revolution which was mid sixties. Farmers are utilizing fertilizers for more cultivation, finally it is negative for human health. Many decease come to early stage of human life cycle, organic food production is traditional process. People turned to organic foods because of the health issues. Government given license for it, producers are printed the license and logo on the wrapper. Consumers should aware of organic food and these logo while purchase. The following are the objectives of the study (i) to present he socio economic profile of the sample respondents. (ii) to find the level of awareness and satisfaction of organic food products. (iii) to analysis the awareness and satisfaction of organic food products and (iv) to offer suggestions to the organic food consumers. Researcher adopted convenient sampling method to collect data the same time researchers consider all type of people. Researcher had taken 225 respondents as sample for this study. Percentage analysis used to present the demographic profile of the sample respondents. Chi square test applied to find the factors influence the awareness and satisfaction of organic food products. This study concluded that the awareness of organic food products are not enough in the study area, producers could use the technology and internet to create more awareness. The level of satisfaction is good enough in the study area, it shows that the organic food products are good quality and healthy.
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Smoluk-Sikorska, Joanna. "SALES CHANNELS FROM ORGANIC FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES." Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists XXI, no. 4 (October 17, 2019): 436–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.5366.
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The objective of the paper is identifying the main organic food sales channels from processing companies and attempting to determine their influence on organic food processing. Recently, the dynamic development of organic farming and its market has been observed. Nevertheless, the elements of this market show a number of weaknesses. One of the weakest links of the studied market is the processing of organic food, which bears a high transaction cost resulting from, among others, low distribution development. The paper presents the results of an inquiry research carried out in the first half of 2019 on 55 organic food processors. Conducted research shows that the production structure of the examined companies, mainly focused on fruit, vegetable and cereal products, is only partly adjusted to consumer expectations, who increasingly prefer organic dairy and meat. The main distribution channel is sales to small retail outlets. Wholesale trade came second, although still too underdeveloped, to assure effective products flow from processors to retail. More than half of the studied processors sell their products abroad, mainly to EU countries, North America and Asia. However, it is low-processed products, which are mostly exported. This is an unfavourable phenomenon from a value-added generating perspective.
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Duff, Barbara. "639 Organic Alliance." HortScience 34, no. 3 (June 1999): 557F—557. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.34.3.557f.
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Organics is the fastest growing trend in the food industry, increasing at an annual rate of more than 20% per year for the past 7 years. In the upper midwestern United States, a pilot project aimed at increasing the sales of organics in mainstream supermarkets has had an even higher success rate. We'll take a look at how this program was developed and implemented and the ways in which consumers, farmers, and grocers were educated about organic food. We'll discuss trends in organics, what consumers want, and how grocers can best promote organic products and increase their sales.
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Annunziata, A., and D. Scarpato. "Factors affecting consumer attitudes towards food products with sustainable attributes." Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) 60, No. 8 (August 18, 2014): 353–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/156/2013-agricecon.
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Sustainable food consumption is a core policy objective of the new millennium in the national and international agenda, as a consequence, the attention towards sustainable consumption has significantly increased in the last decade. However, the consumer attitudes and buying behaviours of sustainable food are still not completely understood. In this context, this paper aims to investigate the factors affecting consumers’ attitudes towards food products with sustainable attributes. The first part of the work presents an overview of the theoretical concepts of sustainable consumption. Subsequently, the results of an empirical analysis with a sample of 300 consumers aimed at assessing factors’ affecting consumer attitudes towards food products with sustainable attributes, such as Organic, Fair Trade and typical products, are presented. The results presented in this paper are valuable for both producers in the formulation of marketing strategies and for public institutions in the planning of the programs of education and information for the promotion of sustainable consumption.
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Štefanić, Ivan. "Labelling of food products." Zbornik Veleučilišta u Rijeci 6, no. 1 (2018): 399–412. http://dx.doi.org/10.31784/zvr.6.1.24.
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Declaring nutritional characteristics, expiration dates and instructions for safe preparation of food, substances causing potential allergies or intolerances contained in products may be of vital importance to buyers and consumers. Additional information, such as geographical indication or origin of the food and compliance with certain standards could play a decisive role in purchasing decisions. A comprehensive search of regulatory framework of food production, processing, distribution and labelling is conducted at the Croatian and EU level. Appropriate emphasis is given to the food-related legislation, marketing and intellectual property related legislation. Special attention is given to the declaration of: nutritional characteristics, substances or products causing allergies or intolerances; geographical indication and origin of the food; quality seals; medicinal claims, organic food claims, and redundant, confusing and misleading signs. Legal obligations regarding mandatory food labelling are limited in terms of information. Voluntary food labelling can offer a large array of additional information, but it is still regulated in a very precise manner. Marketing communication, regarding their own brands, is an important component of the business for several reasons; it is an effective signpost for repeated purchases; an entry barrier into the sector or possible sources of additional revenue. Manufacturers and traders can voluntarily apply labelling standards that are more stringent than minimally prescribed ones. In this way, they communicate their concern for customers’ well-being and possibly achieve a competitive advantage over producers who do not demonstrate such a degree of social responsibility in their business.
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Sarabia-Andreu, Francisco, Francisco J. Sarabia-Sánchez, María Concepción Parra-Meroño, and Pablo Moreno-Albaladejo. "A Multifaceted Explanation of the Predisposition to Buy Organic Food." Foods 9, no. 2 (February 15, 2020): 197. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods9020197.
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This study explores whether implicit and explicit attitudes toward organic products explain consumers’ predisposition to buy organic food, considering the hedonic and utilitarian dimensions of attitudes. The data are from an online survey, which included a section on implicit attitudes (measured using an Implicit Association Test) and a section on explicit attitudes. Two products were analyzed using 557 responses from a panel of consumers: chocolate (hedonic-oriented food) and milk (a utilitarian-oriented food). Confirmatory factor analysis and multigroup structural equations were applied to assess the proposed model. Three findings may be highlighted. First, in the model with the lowest entropy, the hedonic and utilitarian dimensions are considered to be independent. Second, different types of attitudes play different roles depending on the product. Finally, implicit attitudes influence the predisposition to buy organic food in the case of pleasure-seeking food but not utilitarian-oriented food. Thus, there is convergence between implicit and explicit attitudes for hedonic-oriented foods and divergence between such attitudes for utilitarian-oriented foods. This study’s value lies in the novel use of implicit attitudes, which have generally been neglected in attitudinal models in the organic food domain.
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Baydas, Abdulvahap, Fuat Yalman, and Murat Bayat. "Consumer attitude towards organic food: determinants of healthy behaviour." Marketing and Management of Innovations, no. 1 (2021): 96–111. http://dx.doi.org/10.21272/mmi.2021.1-08.
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The study's main purpose is to determine the factors affecting individuals’ attitudes towards organic products from the perspective of healthy behaviour. The population of the research is people purchasing organic products from sales points in Istanbul province. The data was gathered with a face-to-face questionnaire with 424 people shopping in organic product markets, one of the quantitative research patterns. The data were analysed and interpreted with SPSS and AMOS programs, frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, explanatory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis techniques. The factors were determined by using explanatory factor analysis. The construct validity revealed by the explanatory factor analysis was also verified by the confirmatory factor analysis. Ensuring validity and reliability shows the existence of a structural relationship between the factors affecting the attitudes of consumers towards organic products. According to the explanatory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis results, the factors affecting consumers' attitudes towards organic products are gathered under 5 different dimensions. These dimensions are «consciousness», «price», «inaccessibility», «negative attitude» and «standardization». It is concluded that the Sisli Organic Market is the best-known point. Additionally, it was concluded that the most frequently used sources of information are friends’ advice, and the most preferred organic products are organic vegetables and fruits. Finally, the majority stated that they had paid attention to the organic certificates. With the increasing awareness of healthy life in recent years, individuals have attached great importance to organic products. The study tries to fill the gap in the literature in terms of Turkish consumers' attitudes towards organic product consumption and their sales point preferences. Another originality of the study is that field research has been conducted at the points where organic products are sold