Organic food consumption in Europe: International segmentation based on value system differences

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1767-1775

  Ruiz de Maya, Salvador ^a   López López, Inés ^a   Munuera, José Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cross European comparison; International market segmentation; Organic products; Theory of Planned Behavior; Values

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD MARKET; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; ORGANIC FARMING; PROFITABILITY; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; VALUATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 79959858126     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.04.019     Document Type: Article

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