Main results show that consumers' attitudes towards organic food, in particular towards the health attribute and towards the environment are the most important factors that explain consumers' decision-making process for organic food products. Moreover, the predominant motives for buying organic food are the attitudes towards organic food products because they have a greater influence on the intention to purchase organic food products than environmental attitudes.
In particular, results indicate that those consumers who highly believe that organic food products are healthier, and of higher quality than conventional ones will have a higher intention to purchase organic food products. Moreover, those consumers who are more concerned on the environmental damage (they highly believe that the environment is being destroyed and this damage will be irreversible) and more involved on environmental practices (through recycling activities and conservation initiatives), will be more willing to buy organic food products.
In order to encourage consumers' willingness to buy organic foods, a useful strategy might be to use some health claims for marketing communication campaigns, specially stressing more the properties of organic food products such as healthiness, and quality than environmental protection. However, such campaigns must be designed with care because there is not scientific evidence that organic food products are healthier or more nutritious than conventional food. However, what it is true is that organic foods are produced without the use of synthetic chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers, or additives and do not contain genetically modified substances, what may induce some consumers to perceive them as healthier than conventional. Then, organic food products should be marketed pointing out his different production method from the conventional ones.
On the other hand, consumers with higher knowledge on organic food products present more positive attitudes towards the organic food products because they believe to a greater extent that organic foods are healthier, and of higher quality. This demonstrates that, as the European Action Plan states, increasing consumers' organic knowledge is of vital importance for the development of organic food demand because organic knowledge influences attitudes towards organic food products that directly determine the decision or intention to buy the product.
Thus, it is expected that the new legislation on organic production and labelling of organic products focused on increasing market transparency and on providing information on the organic production, making the EU logo mandatory, will definitely stimulate the demand of organic foods come into force in 2009.
Finally, consumers who try to follow a healthy diet and balanced life are likely to have more positive attitudes towards organic food products and towards the environment inducing a more likely intention to purchase organic foods.
Main results show that consumers' attitudes towards organic food, in particular towards the health attribute and towards the environment are the most important factors that explain consumers' decision-making process for organic food products. Moreover, the predominant motives for buying organic food are the attitudes towards organic food products because they have a greater influence on the intention to purchase organic food products than environmental attitudes.
In particular, results indicate that those consumers who highly believe that organic food products are healthier, and of higher quality than conventional ones will have a higher intention to purchase organic food products. Moreover, those consumers who are more concerned on the environmental damage (they highly believe that the environment is being destroyed and this damage will be irreversible) and more involved on environmental practices (through recycling activities and conservation initiatives), will be more willing to buy organic food products.
In order to encourage consumers' willingness to buy organic foods, a useful strategy might be to use some health claims for marketing communication campaigns, specially stressing more the properties of organic food products such as healthiness, and quality than environmental protection. However, such campaigns must be designed with care because there is not scientific evidence that organic food products are healthier or more nutritious than conventional food. However, what it is true is that organic foods are produced without the use of synthetic chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers, or additives and do not contain genetically modified substances, what may induce some consumers to perceive them as healthier than conventional. Then, organic food products should be marketed pointing out his different production method from the conventional ones.
On the other hand, consumers with higher knowledge on organic food products present more positive attitudes towards the organic food products because they believe to a greater extent that organic foods are healthier, and of higher quality. This demonstrates that, as the European Action Plan states, increasing consumers' organic knowledge is of vital importance for the development of organic food demand because organic knowledge influences attitudes towards organic food products that directly determine the decision or intention to buy the product.
Thus, it is expected that the new legislation on organic production and labelling of organic products focused on increasing market transparency and on providing information on the organic production, making the EU logo mandatory, will definitely stimulate the demand of organic foods come into force in 2009.
Finally, consumers who try to follow a healthy diet and balanced life are likely to have more positive attitudes towards organic food products and towards the environment inducing a more likely intention to purchase organic foods.
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