Trends in Organic Food Choices and Consumption: Assessing the Purchasing Behaviour of Consumers in Greece

Foods, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(3), P. 362 - 362

Published: Jan. 23, 2025

Consumer interest in organic food has surged globally, driven by health, sustainability, and ethical considerations. Key factors include perceived safety, nutritional benefits, environmental impact, while high prices limited availability remain barriers. This study examines the influencing preferences among Greek consumers, focusing on attribute importance, demographic variations, purchasing locations, regional differences. A sample of 250 consumers was analysed using a best-worst scaling methodology to research importance attributes. The two main attributes were then further ordinal regression models. Health particularly absence chemicals, emerged as most valued attribute, followed value, GMOs, better taste expectations, impact. Certification showed intermediary price, country origin, availability, natural appearance found have lower importance. Women highly educated individuals show greater recognition food’s health advantages. Consumers rural regions exhibited stronger for products, influenced cultural traditions, trust local sourcing, economic accessibility, urban displayed more scepticism. For participants included study, supermarkets dominate sales due affordability convenience.

Language: Английский

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Model of the Impact of Area Payments on the Engagement and Remuneration of Production Factors in Agriculture

Revista Galega de Economía, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 10141 - 10141

Published: April 23, 2025

Area payments are a key instrument of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy. However, their effectiveness as tool for supporting farmers’ incomes is weakened by phenomenon capitalisation. The aim this study to identify mechanism which area stimulate inputs agriculture production factors and examine how subsidies granted in form transformed into remuneration factors. research methodology used includes economic modelling marginal analysis. It demonstrated that change allocation resources compared driven market (resulting greater engagement agricultural than would be case absence these subsidies) also affect level structure agriculture. A theoretical decomposition income from non-land land rent has been carried out.

Language: Английский

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European Union Citizens’ Perception of the Reasons for the Cost of the Common Agricultural Policy

European Countryside, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(1), P. 137 - 152

Published: March 1, 2025

Abstract The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a major instrument to regulate the sustainable use of resources while guaranteeing social cohesion. Understanding people’s perception this policy mandatory formalize it without disruptions. This research report was designed understand EU citizen’s reasons why we should spend around 30% budget on CAP. We used Eurobarometer survey containing 26,502 interviews with citizens and modelled their answers using significant statistical model. study reveals that respondents’ perceptions European agriculture, CAP are influenced by gender, age, education, household size, class. Women’s views highlight EU’s role in funding food security, adherence production standards. Men focus economic demands agriculture its sustainability. Age differences show older individuals’ historical understanding younger Education level impacts perceptions, less educated individuals recognizing importance financial aid for security higher costs due regulations, more investments required environmental benefits Larger communities emphasize regulatory costs, whereas rural residents practical challenges farming. Higher classes aware centralized agricultural investment needs, lower prioritize sustainability climate change mitigation.

Language: Английский

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EU Citizens’ Perception of Risks Posed to the Sustainability of EU Food Security

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(22), P. 9840 - 9840

Published: Nov. 12, 2024

Food security is a core global sustainability challenge and priority of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Events like COVID-19, extreme weather, conflicts have significantly impacted food prices, as evidenced by FAO price index rising from 95.1 in 2019 to 143.7 2022, heightening EU concerns. The European Commission responded with supply contingency plan. According Eurobarometer data, our study shows that citizens’ concerns vary demographic, political, socioeconomic factors. While men prioritize external factors climate change, women express greater concern for local social issues, including small farm viability. Age influences focus, younger people worried about agricultural stagnation, older individuals recalling past economic crises. Education income also play roles, educated wealthier citizens environmental risks, less educated, poorer more concerned impacts. Political leanings urban/rural divides shape concerns, well policy dissatisfaction, which links worries over vulnerability nationalism. Effective policies require understanding complex factors, stakeholder collaboration, tailored strategies diverse needs. Our findings suggest need incorporate demographic nuances, ensuring across political spectrums.

Language: Английский

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