Apple Values—What Determines the Decision to Buy Apples? DOI Creative Commons
Geir Wæhler Gustavsen, Anna Birgitte Milford

Horticulturae, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(9), P. 994 - 994

Published: Sept. 20, 2024

Apples are a healthy and environmentally friendly snack, but the consumption of apples in many countries, including Norway, has decreased last fifteen years. This trend potential negative impact on public health environment. In this paper, we use consumer survey random effect ordered logistic regression model to find out what is most important for people when they buy apples. Ten different values considered ranked according individual’s importance. We that taste safety average choice apples, while appearance type apple rank third. The least wrapping size regional origin. Everyday eaters more concerned about pesticide less price than consumers. Furthermore, compared consumer, those with low levels trust producers authorities care pesticides production methods, consumers high level these aspects. Our results indicate increase Norwegian it maintain or improve their reputation as being tasty safe eat.

Language: Английский

Frost shocks negatively impact the supply of high-stem juicing apples in Switzerland DOI Creative Commons
Guy Low, M.P.M. Meuwissen, Robert Finger

et al.

Agricultural Systems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 228, P. 104363 - 104363

Published: May 6, 2025

Language: Английский

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A food waste information-framing can help promote purchase of suboptimal potatoes DOI Creative Commons
Jeanine Ammann,

Carole Liechti,

Gabriele Mack

et al.

Food Quality and Preference, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 105338 - 105338

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Apple Values—What Determines the Decision to Buy Apples? DOI Creative Commons
Geir Wæhler Gustavsen, Anna Birgitte Milford

Horticulturae, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(9), P. 994 - 994

Published: Sept. 20, 2024

Apples are a healthy and environmentally friendly snack, but the consumption of apples in many countries, including Norway, has decreased last fifteen years. This trend potential negative impact on public health environment. In this paper, we use consumer survey random effect ordered logistic regression model to find out what is most important for people when they buy apples. Ten different values considered ranked according individual’s importance. We that taste safety average choice apples, while appearance type apple rank third. The least wrapping size regional origin. Everyday eaters more concerned about pesticide less price than consumers. Furthermore, compared consumer, those with low levels trust producers authorities care pesticides production methods, consumers high level these aspects. Our results indicate increase Norwegian it maintain or improve their reputation as being tasty safe eat.

Language: Английский

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0