Eco-innovative food in Brazil: perceptions from producers and consumers

Agricultural and Food Economics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Bossle, Marilia B ^a   de Barcellos, Marcia D ^a   Vieira, Luciana M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conscious consumer; Eco innovative food; Innovation; Personal values; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020026322     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21937532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40100-014-0027-9     Document Type: Article

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