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| Idda, Lorenzo; Madau, Fabio A.; Pulina, Pietro. |
| Organic food demand is becoming increasingly important throughout the world. Despite this relevance, however, not many attempts have been carried out to profile this food market segment. This paper aims to investigate on motivations that drive consumers towards purchasing organic foods in Italy. Through a survey carried out in some organic specialized stores sited in Sardinia, we explored organic consumer behaviour with specific emphasis on understanding consumer reasons to buy organic products. A Multiple Correspondence Analysis has obtained four consumers’ motivational profiles and several findings. Furthermore, a Logit regression allowed us to evaluate the relationships between individual motivations and some socio-demographic characteristics of... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Food systems; Markets and trade. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/14143/1/EAAE_950.pdf |
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