What motivates consumers to buy organic food in the UK?: Results from a qualitative study

British Food Journal

Volumn 104, Issue , 2002, Pages 345-352

  Makatouni, Aikaterini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Organic food; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986145963     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700210425769     Document Type: Article

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