Organic food demand: A focus group study involving caucasian and African-American shoppers

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 385-394

  Zepeda, Lydia ^a   Chang, Hui Shung ^b   Leviten Reid, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

African American food shoppers; Caucasian food shoppers; Consumer attitudes; Consumer knowledge; Organic food; Wisconsin

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750586154     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-006-9001-9     Document Type: Article

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