Consumers' beliefs and behavioural intentions towards organic food. Evidence from the Czech Republic

Appetite

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-89

  Zagata, Lukas ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Consumers; Czech Republic; Organic; Preferences; Quality; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CZECH REPUBLIC; DECISION MAKING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARKET; ORGANIC FOOD; TASTE; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CULTURE; CZECH REPUBLIC; DIET; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD, ORGANIC; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TASTE;

EID: 84860285399     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.03.023     Document Type: Article

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