Organic Food Products Research Articles

A Study on Factors Affecting Consumer Buying Behaviour Towards Organic and Non-Organic Food Products in Bangalore

A Study on Factors Affecting Consumer Buying Behaviour Towards Organic and Non-Organic Food Products in Bangalore

Measures in Japanese Food System to Increase the Demand for Organic Food Products to Meet the Increased Supply Induced by the Strategy for Sustainable Food Systems Policy （MIDORI）

Measures in Japanese Food System to Increase the Demand for Organic Food Products to Meet the Increased Supply Induced by the Strategy for Sustainable Food Systems Policy （MIDORI）

Development of eco-marketing in the conditions of sustainable innovative development of organic agricultural production in Ukraine under the influence of the permaculture concept

By embracing a holistic approach to agriculture and land use and influencing environmental marketing practices, permaculture has been found to provide a more comprehensive and interconnected understanding of sustainable development. It is noted that ecological practices, which are the basis of organic food production, create an attractive climate for investment, taking into account the annual growth of global demand for organic products. The ways of eco-marketing development in the conditions of sustainable innovative development of organic agricultural production of Ukraine, which are considered a priority for the further development of the agro-industrial complex, under the influence of the concept of permaculture for the promotion of organic production products created by environmentally friendly means and technologies at all stages of the life cycle, have been determined. Innovative approaches for the sustainable development of modern organic agricultural production with the possibility of using permaculture design are analyzed. Also, to support the sustainable development of organic export-oriented production in Ukraine, manufacturers are actively introducing leading Ukrainian startups into their activities. It is noted that organic certification should contribute to the development of internal and external organic markets, taking into account the best practices of international experience. It has been studied how the vision of modern eco-marketing affects the promotion of products of organic productions that have organic certification in Ukraine. It is shown how the ranking of organic brands is formed by marketing experts in several stages and companies are evaluated according to the volume of production and sales in the domestic market, as well as according to the presence of brands in retail chains. A description of the TOP-10 organic brands of Ukraine in 2023 is given. A SWOT analysis and an analysis of driving forces for the development of eco-marketing in the conditions of sustainable innovative development of organic agricultural production under the influence of the concept of permaculture were carried out. The main directions of the development of eco-marketing in the conditions of sustainable innovative development of organic agricultural production of Ukraine are determined. The research is aligned with and contributes to global sustainable development goals, including those related to responsible consumption and production, climate action and global partnerships, emphasizing the interconnectedness of environmental and social aspects of organic agriculture.

Factors influencing producers decision to adopt organic food production in Uttarakhand, India : An analysis

Understanding what drives farmers to adopt organic practices is crucial in light of the growing demand for organic goods throughout the world, particularly in areas like Uttarakhand, India. Examining what drives farmers in Uttarakhand, India, to switch to organic farming practices is the primary goal of this research. Data was collected from 232 respondents using a convenient sampling technique, and factor analysis was performed using SPSS-25. The results revealed five key factors that contribute to 71.65% of the total variance: Economic incentives, Market demand, Government policies, Knowledge and awareness, and Social and environmental concerns. Based on factor analysis and subsequent regression analysis, it was found that economic incentives and market demand are the two most significant factors influencing producers’ decisions to adopt organic food production practices in Uttarakhand, India. These findings suggest that economic incentives and market demand play key role in promoting the adoption of sustainable and organic agricultural practices in the region. Policymakers and stakeholders can use these insights to develop targeted interventions and policies aimed at promoting organic farming and achieving the goals of sustainable agriculture in the region.

Factors Influencing Consumer Behavior Towards the Purchase of Organic Food Products

Factors Influencing Consumer Behavior Towards the Purchase of Organic Food Products

The Evolution of the Romanian Organic Agriculture in a Global Context

Organic agriculture is widely considered an agricultural method that aims to produce food products by turning to natural processes and substances, limiting, in the same time, the impact on the environment. In the last period, there has been an evident growing trend in consumers’ preference for organic food products, that determines the agricultural producers and systems to adapt to this demand, by turning to organic agricultural practices. In this context, the aim of this work is to analyse the evolution of the Romanian organic agriculture over a period of 12 years, between 2010-2021, especially regarding the organic cultivated area and crop’s structure, having also in view the global context of the agricultural organic sector. The analysis highlighted an important development of the organic area during this timeframe, based, mainly, on permanent grassland, cereals, industrial crops and “other crops”, at the end of the interval Romania being among the countries with the highest contribution to the increase of the European organic land area.

Generation Y consumers' perceptions of organic food products in South Africa

Generation Y consumers' perceptions of organic food products in South Africa

Innovation In Processing Local Food Products for Students of The Tourism Marketing Management Study Program at The Indonesian University of Education

Development of food innovations that use local raw materials as the main ingredient. This includes organic foods and food products that support local farmers. Traditional Indonesian food products such as rendang, chili sauce and crackers have undergone innovation in a more modern and ready-to-eat form for the global market. One of the innovations in processed local food products is cassava, cassava, or cassava in English, which is an important root crop in Indonesia. food consumption in many countries around the world. Innovation in the processing and use of cassava has played a major role in increasing food production and added value. Modernization in the processing and processing of cassava products in local food is an effort to create products that are more diverse, of higher quality, and in line with current consumer trends. This modernization can provide added value to processed cassava products and help promote the use of cassava in various dishes, one of which can be applied in cassava Bomb Brulle cheese sauce, Desert coconut snowballs. The collaboration between the NHI Tourism Academy (AKPAR) and students from the Indonesian University of Education (UPI) to organize training is a positive step in improving the skills and knowledge of UPI students, especially in the tourism marketing department, to equip graduates to open entrepreneurship. Consider establishing long-term cooperation between Akpar NHI and UPI. This could include regular training, student exchanges, or other joint projects that are beneficial to both parties.

Consumer preference towards organic food

In Ancient period, Indian followed the organic farming cultivation, which led them to live long & healthy life. From 1960’s Indian are more dependent on conventional foods and their nutrition level is too low. Moreover, the change in the pattern of food consumptions of people appears to be one of the biggest threats to leading a healthy life. The problem of the study is people are already living in the place which is polluted in all means – air, water and land and in-addition to that the food which they intake is also polluted with fertilizer, pesticides, etc., Increase in usage of fertilizers and chemicals disintegrations the environment and human being’s health. In this Pandemic of COVID 19 worldwide teach us more on being hail &healthy. Now people are more aware about their health, so they are starting to shift to consuming organic foods. As a result of organic farming started booming in many countries. Organic is the term which is used frequently now-a-days by the consumers all over the world. This study is based on conceptual model. This research paper is an attempt to explain the organic food preference, Environmental consciousness, willing to pay, availability of organic food products etc.,

Certification and labeling of organic products in European countries: experience for Ukraine

EU countries are currently one of the leading centers of development of the world market of organic agriculture products. The European countries with the largest sales markets for organic food products are Germany, France (EUR 9.1 billion), Italy (EUR 3.5 billion), Switzerland (EUR 2.7 billion). This activity is regulated in detail by the EU legislation: uniform standards are established in the field of production and processing of organic products, the rules for its marking, and the procedure for certification in this field. As rightly noted in the scientific literature, the detailed legal procedure of organic production is a guarantee of consumer rights protection from unscrupulous producers. In addition, almost every EU country has a fairly extensive system of private certification bodies, as well as its own standards, often stricter than the European ones. All this indicates the prestige of the consumption of organic products by the population and, accordingly, quite significant competition among its producers, who do not just try to comply with EU standards, but constantly improve them by obtaining appropriate national certificates. Unfortunately, in Ukraine, and in pre- war times, such production was not particularly popular. As of December 31, 2021. according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of Agrarian Policy), the total area of agricultural land used for organic production and the transition period was 422,299 hectares (1% of the total area of such land in Ukraine), including the area of agricultural land with organic status is 370,110 hectares, the area of the corresponding land in the transition period is 52,189 hectares. The total number of operators was 528, including 418 agricultural producers. But, taking into account the important role of organic farming, especially in the process of greening agriculture, ensuring soil fertility, protecting the environment, its role, especially in the post-war period, should grow. Therefore, the study of the legal regulation of the certification procedure in this area, on the example of the leading European countries, is particularly relevant.

INTEGRATIVE APPROACHES AS A PREREQUISITE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRO-TOURISM WITHIN RURAL AREAS

The article examines the peculiarities of the process of combining the interests of agricultural management and the development of the tourism sector. It has been emphasized that agrotourism, as a type of rural tourism, focuses on the territories of rural areas, has a recreational and leisure character, and can successfully function on the basis of a separate farm, agrocluster formation, country estate, guest house, etc. It has been noted that the field of agrotourism is a specific type of tourism, which combines both eco-, green and other types of tourism within the boundaries of rural areas. Research has confirmed that the actualization of the development of agritourism is connected with modern trends and the formation of consumer demand for agritourism services. The need to build an integration approach to ensuring the development and functioning of agro-tourism associations, as the formation of new types of entrepreneurial activity within rural areas, has been outlined. The expediency of the mentioned combination has been substantiated, since in the commonality and interdependence of interests it is possible to achieve synergy as a result, that is, a synergistic effect that is achieved only in the interaction of various aspects of each type of tourism. The development of the field of agritourism enables the process of expanded reproduction of rural areas, significantly contributes to the profitability of agrotourism farms in general, and other types of economic activity within the specified territories, in particular. In this context, the need for agricultural management based on new technologies for the production of organic food products has been determined, which may be in demand on the market of tourist services and will contribute to the further prospective development of the agro-tourism sector.

Environmental impact of Danish organic tomatoes grown in greenhouses: Quantifying the reduction potential from changes in energy supply towards 2030

The demand for organic food products, including tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum, L. 1753), is growing. Heated greenhouse production is well described through life cycle assessment (LCA), but inventories reflecting organic production conditions are inadequate or missing. At the same time, energy systems in Europe are changing, which is expected to have a considerable impact on the emissions from the energy intensive greenhouse production. Thus, this study is assessing the current environmental impacts using LCA of an organic tomato production in a heated greenhouse, and estimate the expected changes to impacts due to changes in energy supply. The assessment is based on activity data from a commercial greenhouse production. Current organic tomato production where plants are transplanted into the greenhouse in the late winter has impacts of 1.06 kg CO2 eq., 7.22 × 10−4 N eq., 3.49 × 10−5 kg Sb eq., and result in 3.12 kg C deficit from land use while consuming 24.58 MJ of energy per kg organic tomato. The impacts from earlier started tomato cultures are higher, as increased yield does not remedy increased energy use. The result from current production shows that direct energy consumption is responsible for the main impact on climate change (78%), cumulative energy demand (75%), marine eutrophication (56%) and land use (62%). However, expected future changes in the energy system towards 2030 are likely to reduce life cycle environmental impacts considerably (reduction potential for climate change impact: 69%, cumulative energy demand: 48%, eutrophication potential: 47%, mineral, fossil and renewable resource depletion: 4%, land use: 48%) as intensity of the energy supply changes. Mitigation options such as increased energy efficiency, alternative heat sources and agronomic management decisions are further discussed.

The impact of voluntary sustainability adjustments on greenhouse gas emissions from food consumption – The case of Denmark

In this study we ask how a range of environmental sustainability adjustments that consumers find it easy to adopt affect the carbon footprint of their food consumption. The study is based on information about real purchases of food products and responses to a questionnaire about the various sustainability adjustments that the study participants apply and their concern about climate change. Based on principal component and regression analysis the results from the study indicate that sustainability adjustments such as organic consumption, buying domestically produced food and eating seasonal produce, as well as concern about climate change, are associated with a reduced carbon footprint from food consumption. The largest reductions were found for organic consumers. The results suggested that most committed organic consumers have a carbon footprint that is about one third smaller than that of consumers who seldom buy organic food products. The results also indicate that these voluntary sustainability adjustments are not sufficient to secure conformity with today’s goals for reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

A method for protecting herd horses from blood-sucking insects that ensures organic food production

The purpose of the research is to develop a method for protecting herd horses from dangerous blood-sucking dipterans that ensures organic meat production without pesticides.Materials and methods. Dangerous dipterans were collected and counted using an entomological net. The Diptera species identification was determined using the morphological keys. A new technology for protecting herd horses from harmful insects without pesticides used was implemented at Horobut LLC in the Megino-Kangalassky District, the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in 2021–2023. Pursuant to the Assignment and Regulations, a patent search was performed in the Russian scientific and technical literature on the subject “Develop methods for creating technologies to control and prevent animal diseases that ensure organic food production from conventional agricultural sectors in the Far North”.Results and discussion. The number of mosquitoes and horseflies that attack herd horses in Central Yakutia was established. In the morning and evening peaks, the number of mosquitoes for a 5-minute count was 397–456 mosquitoes belonging to 15 species of three genera: Aedes (Ochlerotatus), Culiseta and Anopheles. During a 15-minute count, the bait horse was attacked by 83 to 107 specimens of horseflies of 21 species and one subspecies of two genera, Hybomitra and Chrysops. For the first time in Central Yakutia, a method of protecting herd horses from attacks by blood-sucking insects was used with positive results without spraying animals with insecticides.

Organic food consumption in China: food safety concerns, perceptions, and purchase behavior under the moderating role of trust

IntroductionIn tandem with economic growth and enhanced individual income levels, the demand for superior food quality has seen a significant uptick, leading to increased consumer interest in organic food products. However, studies focused on organic food consumption reveal a strikingly low conversion rate of this interest into actual purchasing behavior, particularly in the context of China. It is, therefore, crucial to implement effective strategies to bridge this gap, thereby fostering the growth of China's organic food sector.MethodsThis research introduces the theory of perceived values and innovation resistance into the stimulus-organism-response (SOR) theoretical model, exploring the interrelationships among various facets of food safety concerns, perceived values, perceived risks, and organic purchasing behavior. Furthermore, the moderating influence of trust in these relationships is taken into account. Employing structural equation modeling, data from 352 organic food consumers in China's premier cities were analyzed.Results and discussionFindings substantiated the significant interplay between perceived values and risks with food safety concerns. It was also observed that perceived values had a positive and significant impact on purchasing behavior, while perceived risks exerted a negative and significant influence. Importantly, the relationship between nutritional value and risk barrier with purchase behavior was found to be moderated by the level of trust. This study may help organic food producers, retailers, and policymakers bridge the consumers' intention-behavior gap.

STRATEGIC VECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX OF RUSSIA ON THE FOREIGN ECONOMIC COURSE

The article presents the results of a study of trends and prospects of foreign economic activity, priorities of export of agro-industrial products in Russia and the Altai Territory in the conditions of sanctions foreign policy restrictions using methods of strategic economic analysis and expert assessments. The prospects for the development of foreign economic activity in the field of agriculture, taking into account the diversification of foreign markets, are revealed. The agro-industrial business is offered the appropriate resources and ways to find solutions for changing the orientation in foreign markets. In order to maintain the achieved level of exports of agricultural products and its further development, it is necessary to intensify measures to support all market participants. The favorable geographical location of the country, its productive resources and the previously planned course for the development of exports are the foundation for the further development of the foreign economic course in difficult modern conditions. The constraining factors are: the lack of knowledge of new markets, which affects the efficiency of changing the direction of exports by agricultural enterprises; the culture of consumption and the peculiarities of trade in Africa, Southeast Asia, India; the formation of new logical chains, the insufficiency of innovative industries in terms of technological sovereignty, the production of organic agricultural and food products.

Consumer Involvement and Purchase Pattern of Organic Food Products in Chennai City

The behavior of individual consumers and their transcendental involvement in the purchase reveals how they see the identification of product needs, the risk involved in the purchase, the values of the product, its perceived prestige, and the satisfaction of the product. This study's primary goal is to determine how customer involvement affects the way that organic food items are purchased. Using a purposive sampling technique, the researcher gathered 614 samples. To evaluate the hypotheses, the researcher used confirmatory factor analysis, linear multiple regression analysis, and a structural equation model. It is discovered that consumer involvement in the purchase of organic food goods is not a unique phenomenon, but rather the result of a combination of five significant and predominate variables, including the product requirements for purchasing organic food products and the associated risk. The study also concludes that customers of organic food goods are highly motivated to participate in the decision-making process when making purchases because of the perceived prestige and value of the product.

Organic dining behaviour in British restaurants

The organic food market has experienced significant growth in recent decades all over the world. Within the context of the UK, a remarkable rise can be seen considering the recent popularisation of organic food products. With these trends in mind, the aim of this research is to develop better understanding of organic dining behaviour in British restaurants. To achieve this aim, this research used questionnaire technique and analyse the data using SEM. The key findings of the research confirmed that a range of factors, including advertisements through social media, knowledge, price, taste, quality, availability, and labelling, all significantly influence consumer intention to consume organic food in restaurants. In consideration of all the above-mentioned relationships, this research developed and tested a model which summarises consumers’ organic food dining behaviour in restaurants covering influencing factors, consumer intention and actual behaviour of organic dining. Finally, this research provided theoretical and practical implications.

ANALYSIS AND FUNDAMENTATION OF NORMATIVE INTERFACES BETWEEN HALAL AND ORGANIC IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION

Knowing that both Halal system and organic food production system have as purpose the environmental and social sustainability, this research started from the hypothesis of the existence of significant interfaces in norms and practices that govern these two systems. The objective of this research was to identify, analyze and support possible normative interfaces between these two systems. The norms related to the halal system were investigated within the Sharia, or Islamic Law, and the norms related to the organic system were researched within International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and in guidelines of certifiers operating in Brazil. This research was classified as qualitative and exploratory in all its execution phases. The results allowed to identify five relevant interfaces: (a) nature of both halal and organic product; (b) guarantee of both halal and the organic product; (c) contaminated animal and illegal for consumption; (d) genetically modified food; and (e) slaughter of animals. Although they are interfaces, they do not have enough elements to match in fundamentals these two systems. It is concluded that, despite being sustainable, there are normative interfaces between the halal system and the organic system that show fundamental differences between them.

Youth’s Cognizance and Willingness to Pay for Organic Food Products in the Northern State of Punjab

Youth’s Cognizance and Willingness to Pay for Organic Food Products in the Northern State of Punjab