How do consumers perceive organic food from different geographic origins? Evidence from Hong Kong and Shanghai

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 71-84

  Yip, Liz ^a   Janssen, Meike ^b  

^a Graham Company Limited   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

China; Consumer perception; Local food; Organic food

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929832311     PISSN: 16129830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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