Consumers' willingness-to-pay for sustainable food products: the case of organically and locally grown almonds in Spain

Magistris, Tiziana de; Gracía, Azucena

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.01.050

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“…Similarly, income has been found to be a factor that explains consumer preferences in purchasing organic foods in some empirical studies [ 22 , 31 , 60 ]. Gracia and Magistris [ 64 ] indicated that income has an impact on organic food choice in the south of Italy, as lower-income consumers are less likely to buy organic foods. Consumers with higher incomes are also more likely to consume safe vegetables in Vietnam [ 35 ].…”

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The Determinants of Organic Vegetable Purchasing in Jabodetabek Region, Indonesia

Slamet

Nakayasu

Bai

2016

Foods

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Over the last few years, the global market of organic vegetables has grown. This is due to increased consumer concern regarding environmental and health issues, especially for food products. This study aims to examine factors that influence consumer behavior in purchasing organic vegetables. In this study, data were obtained from household surveys conducted in the Jabodetabek region (Greater Jakarta) from February to March 2015. Descriptive analysis, factor analysis, and a binary logit model were used to analyze the data. Subsequently, the results show that consumers with fewer family members and have a higher income, and are price tolerant, are more likely to purchase organic vegetables. Meanwhile, female consumers are less likely to buy organic vegetables. Another important finding is that positive attitude towards organic products, safety and health, environmental concerns, as well as degree of trust in organic attributes, are the determinants of organic vegetable purchasing among consumers. Therefore, based on the study results, the following recommendations are needed for organic vegetable development in Indonesia: (a) implementing an appropriate pricing strategy; (b) encouraging organic labeling and certification for vegetables; and (c) intensively promoting organic food with respect to consumers’ motives and concerns on health, safety, as well as environmental sustainability.

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The Determinants of Organic Vegetable Purchasing in Jabodetabek Region, Indonesia

Slamet

Nakayasu

Bai

2016

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“…The very few studies addressing related questions have focused on aspects such as consumers’ willingness-to-pay for sustainable specific products (such as some organic and local foods) [ 16 , 17 ], the possible interaction between millennials and sustainability in the food sector [ 18 ], or the knowledge and awareness of general sustainability initiatives among college students [ 19 , 20 ]. Most of these studies support, as a main conclusion, the need to implement a wide range of initiatives aimed at educating consumers about sustainable dietary patterns, thus highlighting the general unawareness of the population, and a missing systematic engagement with formal education on this topic, in the community.…”

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Food Sustainability Knowledge and Attitudes in the Spanish Adult Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Moving towards sustainable food systems and food consumption are proposed as strategies to reduce environmental impact. However, these strategies require joint action between different stakeholders, including the general population’s knowledge and perception, as final consumers. To assess the knowledge and awareness on food sustainability and environmental impact concepts in a representative sample of Spanish adult population, we conducted a cross-sectional, nationally representative telephone survey. After random selection, 2052 respondents aged ≥18 years (57% woman and 43% men) participated. A questionnaire was specifically designed for the research. Participants showed a good attitude towards sustainable diets, which were described as healthy by 40% of the population. Most of the responders (>70%), did not well understand ecological and carbon footprints, and green and blue water concepts. Men declared a higher understanding of sustainability concepts, as compared to women. More than 50% of the population misunderstood the impact of meat and derivatives production on sustainability, and 70% perceived the same for fish and dairy products. Women were more prone to pay more money to afford a sustainable diet than men were. In conclusion, although consumers show a positive attitude towards sustainability, important misconceptions remain, and thus require intervention through education, information, and motivation.

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“…These three countries exemplify therefore different maturity levels of the organic market in Europe.This manuscript investigates organic consumers' choices for nutrient labels of dried strawberries based on their health attitude. While a large number of studies have investigated consumers' preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for organic food products [51][52][53] and explored drivers of consumption [47,[54][55][56][57], personal determinants [58,59], subjective norms and attitudes [58], sensory attributes [44,[60][61][62][63], and organic labeling [64], no prior study has investigated their preferences for nutrient labels in relation to their health attitudes. Eagly and Chaiken [65] define attitude as "a psychological tendency that is expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor".…”

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Organic Consumer Choices for Nutrient Labels on Dried Strawberries among Different Health Attitude Segments in Norway, Romania, and Turkey

2019

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Consumer interest towards healthy food is driving the growth of the organic food market because consumers perceive organic food products to improve their personal health. Berries have well-known health benefits and show increasing market shares in European markets. This manuscript investigates for the first time how health attitudes relate to organic consumers’ choices for nutrient labels of organic dried strawberry products. We conducted an online survey with 614 consumers from Norway, Romania, and Turkey. All participants consumed and liked strawberries and purchased organic food at least once a month. Participants filled out attitudinal questionnaires and conducted an experimental choice task featuring paired images of packaged organic dried strawberries varying in nutrients content label and other factors. The pooled sample was split into three groups of varying health attitudes for profiling and choice analysis. The results show that broad variations exist in health attitudes among Norwegian, Romanian, and Turkish organic consumers. A non-linear effect of health attitude is revealed, where a moderate health attitude is more strongly associated with the selection of products with increased nutrients content than either a low or a high health attitude. The results highlight the complexity in targeting nutrition labels to organic consumers. Finally, implications and suggestions for organic food operators are discussed along with future research avenues.

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Consumers' willingness-to-pay for sustainable food products: the case of organically and locally grown almonds in Spain

Cited by 142 publications

References 46 publications

The Determinants of Organic Vegetable Purchasing in Jabodetabek Region, Indonesia

The Determinants of Organic Vegetable Purchasing in Jabodetabek Region, Indonesia

Food Sustainability Knowledge and Attitudes in the Spanish Adult Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

Organic Consumer Choices for Nutrient Labels on Dried Strawberries among Different Health Attitude Segments in Norway, Romania, and Turkey

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