The role of trust in the perception of the quality of local food products: with particular reference to direct relationships between producer and consumer

Prigent-Simonin, Anne-Hélène; Hérault-Fournier, Catherine

doi:10.4000/aof.204

Cited by 33 publications

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“…A consumer looking at an agrofood product in a supermarket shelf for example should not see the concept perspective of quality as either abstract or immaterial. This is because previous studies of Pringent-Simonin and Hérault-Fournier (21) and Becut (22) posited the concept perspective of quality as built up either by economic actors via voluntary agreements (product specification), or through public policy decisions (e.g., minimum quality standards). Becut (22) equally understood "quality" (applicable to agrofood products) could help to increase the competitiveness between items within a given market space.…”

Section: Concept Perspective Of Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Concept, Content, and Context Perspectives of Quality of Agrofood Products: Reflections on Some Consumer Decision-Making-Purchase Scenarios

Okpala

Korzeniowska

2020

Front. Nutr.

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Section: Concept Perspective Of Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Concept, Content, and Context Perspectives of Quality of Agrofood Products: Reflections on Some Consumer Decision-Making-Purchase Scenarios

Okpala

Korzeniowska

2020

Front. Nutr.

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“…Environmental attributes are difficult to measure for consumers, thus making them non-observable. Hence, this commercial strategy limits product quality uncertainty (Prigent-Simonin and Hérault-Fournier, 2005;Moustier and Thi Tan Loc, 20013) and reduces the need to indicate product quality using labels.…”

Section: Determinants Of Environment-friendly Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do short food supply chains go hand in hand with environment-friendly practices? An analysis of French farms

Aubert

Enjolras

2016

IJARGE

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This paper is a revised and expanded version of a paper entitled ‘Do short food supply chains go hand in hand with environment-friendly practices?’ presented at the ‘International Association of Agricultural Economists (ICAE) Conference’, Milan, Italy, 9–14 August 2015.This article deals with the presumed relationship between environment-friendly practices, such as organic farming, and the adoption of short food supply chains at farm level. These two patterns of production and distribution appear to be linked because they meet the consumers' expectations in terms of quality and proximity. Calling on the literature, we formulate hypotheses regarding the combined adoption of organic farming and short food supply chains. An econometric model with simultaneous equations measures the close link between the environmental quality of production and vertical integration. The data are drawn from the 2010 census of French farms which provides a full overview of practices implemented by producers. Particular attention is paid to wine-growing and arboriculture which correspond to farms most concerned by organic farming. The results show that when a farmer practises organic farming, the farm becomes integrated and conversely when a farm is integrated, the farmer is likely to adopt organic farming

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“…Geographical proximity goes hand in hand with relational proximity, as it may favor more direct links between producers and consumers. Such direct links are efficient in the development of trust and loyalty, as well as some sense of responsibility on the part of farmers as regards food safety (Prigent‐Simonin and Hérault‐Fournier 2005). According to Ellis and Sumberg (1998), the advantages in terms of quality gained by proximity between suppliers and customers—in particular trust—may be a transient consequence of quality regulations not being adequately enforced.…”

Section: Literature Insights On Food Safety Assurance Systemsmentioning

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“…The farmer‐producer relationship is an opportunity to exchange knowledge on production methods, which fulfills the consumer's needs for reassurance, because producers are perceived as the most competent persons to give this information. In return, direct farmer‐consumer exchanges enable farmers to have a better appreciation of consumer demands (Prigent‐Simonin and Hérault‐Fournier 2005).…”

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The Role of Proximity and Standards in Guaranteeing Vegetable Safety in Vietnam1

Moustier

Lộc²

2015

World Food Policy

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In Asia, the growth of purchasing power, especially in cities, come together with rising consumers' concerns for food safety. We investigate two mechanisms of food safety assurance, i.e., proximity (between farmers and consumers), and certification based on standards. The literature suggests the following hypotheses: (i) proximity in food chains comes together with low farmers' cost for quality assurance, but also limited scope of operation; and (ii) “abstract” expertise systems that form the basis of standardization imply high costs at the expense of inclusion of small‐scale farmers, but enable large scope of operation; the impact on consumers' trust is controversial. The paper is a preliminary attempt to test these hypotheses on the situation of vegetable safety assurance in Northern Vietnam. The authors' fieldwork brings to the fore a variety of standards and quality assurance systems: safe vegetable certification by the Plant Protection Department, based on—quite lax—public standards and control; it is in some cases supplemented by internal control systems; VietGap and AseanGaps based on good agricultural practices and HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point); and participatory guarantee systems (PGSs) for organic vegetables. The hypotheses are partly confirmed. One interesting outcome relates to the combination of systems based on relational proximity, expert systems, and labeling on the origin of vegetables as enhancing consumers' trust and farmers' commitments. The paper concludes with recommendations in terms of policy and research.

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The role of trust in the perception of the quality of local food products: with particular reference to direct relationships between producer and consumer

Cited by 33 publications

References 7 publications

Concept, Content, and Context Perspectives of Quality of Agrofood Products: Reflections on Some Consumer Decision-Making-Purchase Scenarios

Concept, Content, and Context Perspectives of Quality of Agrofood Products: Reflections on Some Consumer Decision-Making-Purchase Scenarios

Do short food supply chains go hand in hand with environment-friendly practices? An analysis of French farms

The Role of Proximity and Standards in Guaranteeing Vegetable Safety in Vietnam1

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