Locally Produced Organic Food: Consumer Preferences

Locally Produced Organic Food: Consumer Preferences

Local and organic food production is often linked to geographical identity that drives consumers to buy products due to their intangible attributes such as protection of the environment, support of local communities, and preservation of traditions. The primary objective of this paper was to find...

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Main Authors: Štefan Bojnec, Dacinia Crina Petrescu, Ruxandra Mălina Petrescu-Mag, Carmen Valentina Rădulescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editura ASE 2019-02-01
Series:Amfiteatru Economic
Subjects:
support of local communities
and preservation of traditions. The primary objective of this paper was to find out if the Romanian consumers preferred a closer location of organic food production. Research results were based on a random survey
with a sample of 424 people from Romania. Seven variables related to consumer preferences and habits were analyzed through descriptive statistics and by Mann Whitney
Wilcoxon
Kruskal Wallis tests
and Spearman's rank-order correlation coefficient. Three location situations were taken under analysis: local vs. other national locations; national vs. other EU locations; and EU vs. the rest of the world. The results revealed that Romanian consumers were prone to local organic food sources
as long as 65% of them preferred locally produced foods over other national sources. A closer location was also more attractive in the other two tested situations
organic food
local product
consumer preference
Romania
Online Access:http://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/temp/Article_2800.pdf
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