Abstract
Quality attributes in agrofood products can be somewhat difficult to identify and observe. The quality of the same agrofood product in two different market shelves would, most likely not be exactly the same when compared to each other, even if both belong to the same batch. There are quality attributes peculiar/specific to one product, which stands it unique from the other. The basics/fundamentals underlying such peculiarities/specificities can be found either in concept, content, and context perspectives of quality. It appears however that no publication has deliberated on these three aspects together, that is, concept, content, and context perspectives of quality of agrofood products, particularly on how it contributes to the decision-making to purchase an agrofood product. We, therefore, in this current work, looked at concept, content, and context perspectives of quality of agrofood products, specifically discussing some reflections on some consumer decision-making purchase scenarios. Each of these, “concept,” “content,” and “context” perspectives independently project very important meanings to the quality of agrofood products. There appears a thin line that would separate concept, content, and context perspectives of quality in the choice/decision-making of purchase of agrofood products. To solely depend on either concept, content, or context perspective of quality will likely provide the consumer with insufficient information about the (given/specific) agrofood product. Interaction between any two will most likely improve the information. Obviously, the interaction between the three, would most likely provide sufficient information about the quality and help consumers make a more informed decision of purchase.
Highlights
The basics/fundamentals underlying such peculiarities/specificities can be found either in concept, content, and context perspectives of quality. It appears that no publication has deliberated on these three aspects together, that is, concept, content, and context perspectives of quality of agrofood products, on how it contributes to the decision-making to purchase an agrofood product
Quality—an objective continually sought for within the agrofood industry—can be seen in three distinct perspectives, namely: [1] consumer perspective— understanding quality based on experience over time via dimensions of risk and trust; [2] institutional perspective—the use of objective/regulated indicators to define quality largely based on hygiene requirements; and [3] producers’ perspective— where both raw materials and production methods help to define the quality of agrofood products [10,11,12]
Quality can plausibly help in opening up discussions about agrofood products among key supply chain stakeholders, which in the broader sense would be contributing to food standard authorities/boards in building regulatory frameworks
Summary
There appears a thin line that would separate concept, content, and context perspectives of quality in the choice/decision-making of purchase of agrofood products. To solely depend on either concept, content, or context perspective of quality will likely provide the consumer with insufficient information about the (given/specific) agrofood product.
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