Consumer perceptions and demand for organic food in Australia: Focus group discussions

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 155-167

  Chang, Hui Shung ^a   Zepeda, Lydia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer attitudes; Focus group methodology; Organic food

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ORGANIC FARMING; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 24344448697     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/RAF2004103     Document Type: Article

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