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Why Organic Food? Factors Influence the Organic Food Purchase Intension in an Emerging Country (Study from Northern Part of Bangladesh)

Authors :
Shahnaj Akter
Shahjahan Ali
Mária Fekete-Farkas
Csaba Fogarassy
Zoltán Lakner
Source :
Resources, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 5 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2023.

Abstract

Organic farming is functionally integrated and serves as the foundation for circular agriculture. It guarantees resource efficiency in the deployment of nature-based initiatives to mitigate climate change. Organic farming is the most cost-efficient strategy for fighting climate change. Primarily the intensive generation of waste due to strong urbanization effects, the expression of consumer response is particularly powerful while purchasing organic items. This analysis’s major purpose is to examine which various aspects may be applied to consumers’ perspectives towards circular agriculture when buying organic foods. In this research, a well-constructed questionnaire was produced. Of the 1030 participants who participated in the survey, 1001 samples were examined. The major study question was, “Would the customer purchase organic food product that is good environment?” The second issue is, how do eco-label foods, knowledge about climate change, consumer education, and specific socio-demographic features impact the value of organic food consumption? According to the study’s findings, in the case of the studied customers, people’s concerns about climate change, trust, and eco-labels demonstrate a stronger preference for purchasing organic food. It is also a surprise that customer trust has a big effect on consumer buying intention. The new scientific result of the research is that, in the case of emerging countries, due to the significantly lower price level difference between organic products and traditional foods, the healthy properties of foods with an eco-label, as well as the communication of knowledge about climate change, have a significant effect on the level of consumption of organic foods.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20799276
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Resources
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.fd647aa983a4439783a6293e0b144f24
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/resources12010005