About this Research Topic
The current food system is one of the main contributors to the climate change. Consumer concerns about the environment and health have increased the demand for local and environmentally friendly products, including organic and natural products associated with a low environmental footprint. Producing green products usually implies an extra cost for producers and farmers, constituting an important barrier to adopting these green production systems. So, there is a need to know consumers’ perceptions and preferences for local and green products and whether they are willing to pay a price premium for these products.
This research topic aims to address the following questions:
- The role of environmental attributes in food purchase and consumption decisions.
- The role of the origin (Local) in food purchase and consumption decisions.
- Consumers' preferences for organic products and products with protected designation of origin.
- Customers' willingness to pay for organic and local products.
We invite researchers from various disciplines to submit their manuscripts on topics that include, but are not limited to:
- Environmentally sustainable food: analyze the role of environmental attributes (carbon footprint, water footprint, etc.) in food purchasing and consumption decisions.
- Local food: Investigate the role of origin (local) in food purchasing and consumption decisions.
- Organic food: Assess consumer preferences and willingness to pay for organic products.
- Protected Designation of Origin foods: Assess consumer preferences and willingness to pay for Protected
- Designation of Origin products.
This research topic aims to address the following questions:
- The role of environmental attributes in food purchase and consumption decisions.
- The role of the origin (Local) in food purchase and consumption decisions.
- Consumers' preferences for organic products and products with protected designation of origin.
- Customers' willingness to pay for organic and local products.
We invite researchers from various disciplines to submit their manuscripts on topics that include, but are not limited to:
- Environmentally sustainable food: analyze the role of environmental attributes (carbon footprint, water footprint, etc.) in food purchasing and consumption decisions.
- Local food: Investigate the role of origin (local) in food purchasing and consumption decisions.
- Organic food: Assess consumer preferences and willingness to pay for organic products.
- Protected Designation of Origin foods: Assess consumer preferences and willingness to pay for Protected
- Designation of Origin products.
Keywords: Consumer behavior, organic, protected designation of origin, willingness to pay, discrete choice experiment
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