Foster, (2005),"Exploring the gap between attitudes and behaviour: Understanding why consumers buy or do not buy organic food", British Food Journal, Vol. 107 Iss 8 pp. 606-625 http://dx.If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this study is to analyze the levels of knowledge and consumption of organic tomatoes in Spain, and their influence in consumer willingness to pay for this type of food. Design/methodology/approach -The data used in this work come from a survey of 361 Spanish consumers. The paper analyzes the levels of consumption and the knowledge of organic foods, proposing a contingent valuation exercise for organic tomatoes. The Hanemann model is used to estimate the average and maximum willingness to pay for this product. A multivariate logit model was calculated, with different starting prices and variables derived from a cluster analysis of consumers. Findings -Three distinct groups of consumers were identified, and their willingness to pay for organic tomatoes was modeled using contingent valuation. The results clearly show a generalized lack of knowledge of organic products and the confusion caused by the proliferation of labels. A clear relationship was also observed between consumers' levels of knowledge and consumption of organic foods and their willingness to pay a premium for these products. This confirms the interest shown by policy makers in promoting education and information aimed at developing the domestic market. Originality/value -This paper shows an interesting approach, as research on the influence of knowledge and consumption of organic food on consumers' willingness to pay for this product is scarce, and even more if one considers the local character of many of these studies. As the premium of organic food is one of the main constraints to the growth of this sector, results may be relevant both for producers and planners.
Las técnicas de investigación cualitativa constituyen una interesante aproximación para tratar de entender las percepciones del consumidor y su comportamiento en la compra de alimentos. Dentro de este concepto, las técnicas proyectivas son una de las metodologías cuyo uso se ha incrementado para los estudios de marketing y comportamiento del consumidor, dado su potencial para superar las barreras de comunicación con el encuestado y profundizar en aspectos de su experiencia que pueden ser difíciles de estudiar de otra forma.En este estudio se han utilizado dos técnicas proyectivas, la asociación de palabras y la terminación de enunciados, para analizar las percepciones de los consumidores españoles sobre las frutas procedentes de Ecuador, consiguiendo así una información que permita mejorar las posibilidades de comercialización de estos productos. Para ello se realizaron entrevistas personales a 147 consumidores en tres ciudades de Extremadura durante Abril-Mayo de 2012.Los resultados de las dos metodologías utilizadas indican que las frutas de Ecuador, en general, son valoradas por los consumidores como un alimento de origen exótico, de buena calidad y buena apariencia. No obstante, hay conceptos negativos que también han surgido en el estudio, como su consideración de productos caros, la preferencia por el producto nacional en el caso de la banana y especialmente el desconocimiento de los consumidores hacia los productos de Ecuador, su forma de identificación y sus lugares de compra.
Agroindustria ResumenLa captura de la especie calamar gigante (Dosidicus gigas), representa la segunda actividad pesquera más importante en volumen en Baja California Sur, México; siendo una especie primordial no solamente a nivel estatal, sino a nivel litoral pacífico y nacional. México ocupa el octavo lugar en el mundo en producción de calamar, pero el consumo nacional, a pesar del bajo precio del producto y de su alto valor nutricional, es de aproximadamente 0,53 kilos por año, muy por debajo de países como Japón, Corea y España (consumo per cápita promedio de 3,5 kilos). En este contexto, el artículo tiene como objetivo caracterizar al consumidor sudcaliforniano con la finalidad de conocer sus preferencias; determinar los hábitos de compra y de consumo; así como establecer segmentos y nichos de mercados de calamar en Baja California Sur, que permitan implementar acciones para su comercialización, fortaleciendo el mercado de este producto y la actividad en general. Para ello, en el año 2012, se aplicó un cuestionario a 1.066 consumidores en una muestra distribuida entre los cinco municipios del estado, bajo el criterio de densidad poblacional. Los resultados indican que los principales motivos de no consumo son la dificultad para encontrarlo en puntos de compra, junto con los problemas para cocinarlo. Además, se aprecia un elevado desconocimiento por parte del consumidor, que ignora las excelentes propiedades nutritivas de este alimento. Por todo ello, las futuras estrategias de comercialización deberían estar enfocadas a una mejor distribución y nuevas presentaciones del producto que faciliten su preparación y consumo, así como incluir campañas de sensibilización que den a conocer su valor nutricional.Palabras claves: decisiones del consumo, hábitos de compra, mercados, precios AbstractThe catch of the giant squid (Dosidicus gigas), represents de second fishing activity most important in volume in Baja California Sur, Mexico; is an essential specie not only at the state level but at the pacific and even the national level. Mexico occupies in the world the eight level in the production of squid, but the national consumption, even though the low price of the product and the high nutritional level, is approximately 0.53 kg per year, very low compared to countries like Japan, Korea and Spain (average consumption per capita is of 3.5 kg). In this context, the objective of this article is to caracterize the sudcalifornia consumer preference; determine the buying habits and the consumption; and also to establish the market areas of the squid in Baja California Sur, which allows the introduction of actions for its commercialization, in order to strengthen the market of this product and its general activity. This is why in 2012 a questioner of 1066 consumers was distribute around the five counties of the state, according to the population density. The results indicate that the principal motive why there is not consumption is the difficulty to find places where to buy it, together with the problems of cooking it. Also...
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