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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"organic food"”.
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Exploration of consumer responses to organic food pricing
… to make more responsible choices in regard to organic food purchases. Also, we studied how customers' purchase attitude and their purchase behavior differ from each other. We designed four different kind of experiments to examine whether different pricing, consensus principle, environmental and …
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Distant harvest : the production and price of organic food
Organic food is growing in popularity, enjoying a 15 to 20% increase in sales, yearly, since about 1997, according to the Organic Trade Association. Organic produce makes up about 2% of the United States' total food sales - and because it doesn't rely on synthetic pesticides or herbicides, some …
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Using public relations techniques to market organic food: understanding consumer buying behavior
… determine which consumers tend to purchase fresh organic food and which consumers tend to purchase packaged organic food, which type of messaging organic food distributors rely on to entice customers and which messages work most effectively to promote organic food consumption, and which channels …
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Value co-creation between SME suppliers and large customers in the UK organic food sector.
… (business relationships) drawn from the UK organic food sector. Theoretically, the investigation is grounded on the Industrial Marketing and Purchasing (IMP) group’s interaction approach, given its assumptions. The larger customers and SME suppliers were found to collaborate in a wide range …
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SHIFTING LEGITIMATING ACCOUNTS IN A CHANGING INSTITUTIONAL FIELD: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ORGANIC FOOD INDUSTRY, 1990-2011
<p>In this study, we argue the organic industry's move towards a more legal definition of organic production indicated a shift in the legitimating criteria in the organic agriculture institutional field, which can be observed through the analysis of the legitimating accounts of various actors. …
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Protecting the Integrity of Organic Food in the Face of Genetic Engineering: The Case of Roundup Ready Alfalfa
… same time that GE crops increase in acreage, the organic market has become one of the fastest growing sectors of the American food industry. While biotechnology companies claim there is a successful “coexistence” of GE crop technologies and organic crops, many organic producers are already …
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Protecting the Integrity of Organic Food in the Face of Genetic Engineering: The Case of Roundup Ready Alfalfa
… same time that GE crops increase in acreage, the organic market has become one of the fastest growing sectors of the American food industry. While biotechnology companies claim there is a successful “coexistence” of GE crop technologies and organic crops, many organic producers are already …
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How Do the Perceived Barriers, Attitudes, and Knowledge of Grocery Store Personnel Affect Availability of Organic Food Products?
Organic food is one of the fastest-growing segments of food production and consumption in the U.S. Even though organic foods are becoming more widely available, some studies suggest they may not be equally available to all populations because people in some areas are being excluded from the …
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Organic Food for Thought: How Larger Countries Can Learn from Smaller Export Countries When it Comes to Sustainable Agriculture
… Netherlands specifically as the second largest food exporter behind the United States. It looks at how this small country accomplished this feat through sustainable agriculture while producing twice the amount of food with the half the amount of resources. It looks at the current environmental …
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The Olive as an Object of Rural Development: The Cultural Politics of Organic Food and the Making of the Local
… an in-depth case study of the emergence of local organic food as an alternative rural development tool on the island of Gökçeada (Turkey). Focusing on a cluster of programs and activities identified as the Organic Project, it investigates the politics of the changing relations between producers, …
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Food advertising contents influencing organic food purchase intention and actual purchase behaviour and the moderating role of gender: the case of Thailand
In recent years, the consumption of organic food has increased, which has a direct impact on consumers' health as well as on the sustainable development. Thailand's organic food consumption is relatively low compared to European countries. This study aims to examine the impacts of the food …
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Studentų ekologiškų maisto produktų vartojimo ir požiūrio į juos tyrimas ir vertinimas /
… about that, so it does matter what type of food we consume, supply for our children, for sick and the elderly people. The aim of the task. To identify the specificity and attitude in the consumption of organic food amongst students. Tasks of analysis: 1) to find out students‘ opinions about …
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Sustainable food procurement in public catering – comparison of the UK with Denmark & Sweden
The research compares sustainable food procurement in public catering in three countries: Denmark, Sweden and the UK. The greatest difference between the UK and the other two countries was the very much higher percentage of organic food in Denmark and Sweden. Within Europe Denmark and Sweden are …
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Factores que influyen en la intención de compra de alimentos orgánicos en los consumidores millennials de Lima Metropolitana
… how factors influence the intention to purchase organic food in millennial consumers in Metropolitan Lima. The type of research is applied, since it focuses on highlighting a benefit to society. In addition, the descriptive study was taken, because two variables will be nalyzed: Factors …
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BEYOND ORGANIC: DEFINING ALTERNATIVES TO USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC
Since the inception of the National Organic Program (NOP) housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the substantial growth of the organic food market has garnered both enthusiasm and criticism. While large farm operations and food companies boast a significant reduction in …
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BEYOND ORGANIC: DEFINING ALTERNATIVES TO USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC
Since the inception of the National Organic Program (NOP) housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the substantial growth of the organic food market has garnered both enthusiasm and criticism. While large farm operations and food companies boast a significant reduction in …
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Cost Comparison of Foods Purchased for an All-Organic Diet and a Conventional, Non-Organic Diet
… if there are mean cost differences between all-organic foods and conventional (non-organic) foods; to determine if there are differences in the mean cost of all-organic foods among higher, moderate, and lower price grocery venues; and to determine if the mean cost difference between all-organic …
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ANALYZING THE UNITED STATES IMPORTS OF ORGANIC AND NON-ORGANIC COFFEE AND TEA
The US market of organic food is expanding increasingly. Organic food imports percentage out of the total food imports is on the raise. This reflects a big demand on this kind of food that need to be met. One vital piece of information is that the US does not produce many organic food products due …
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Análise mercadológica sobre a disponibilidade dos alimentos orgânicos no Brasil
Organic food is based on agricultural production considered alternative proposes to maintain the original characteristics of the food, minimizing the impact of chemical contaminants, as well as adding to the products generated, concern for social and environmental requirements. Current trends in …
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Transformation towards a more sustainable agricultural system in Indonesia: Empirical essays on the role of information and endorsement
… provision and training for the adoption of organic farming practices in Java, Indonesia. We use a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to identify the impact of a three-day hands-on training in organic farming for smallholder farmers. We find that the training intervention increased the …
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