Eating 'Green': Motivations behind organic food consumption in Australia (original) (raw)

Organic Agriculture in Australia

2000

The symposium was attended by some 60 participants from the Australian organic agriculture industry. Participants included farmers, processors, retailers, domestic and export traders, researchers and representatives from government agencies and authorities.

Emerging issues in the US organic industry

2009

Consumer demand for organic products has widened over the last decade. While new producers have emerged to help meet demand, market participants report that a supply squeeze is constraining growth for both individual fi rms and the organic sector overall. Partly in response to shortages in organic supply, Congress in 2008 included provisions in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act (2008 Farm Act) that, for the fi rst time, provide fi nancial support to farmers to convert to organic production. This report examines recent economic research on the adoption of organic farming systems, organic production costs and returns, and market conditions to gain a better understanding of the organic supply squeeze and other emerging issues in this rapidly changing industry.

Chapter 9 Organic Food Production and Consumption Policies and Strategies

Organic Food Production and Consumption Policies and Strategies, 2020

This chapter aims to analyze the main factors of the production and consumption of organic products, as well as their policies and strategies. The analysis is based on the premise of the sustainable development of the production, distribution, and consumption systems of organic products that have the potential to improve the quality of life levels of producers, consumers, and society. It is concluded that the production and consumption of organic food is based on a more favorable agriculture of the ecological and the environment, as well as by providing more nutritious and healthy food for consumption.

The Development and Prospects for the Organic Vegetable Market in the UK

The vegetable market is one of the largest sectors within the UK organic food market. This market grew by 30% per annum in the late 1990s and early 2000s, although it is now slowing down to a rate of 10-15% per annum. This growth has been caused by a greater consumer awareness of food safety, health and environmental issues and has been further stimulated by the increased presence of the multiple retailers in the market. In contrast, the production of UK organic vegetables has been slower and constrained due to the time it takes growers to convert land to organic production, by lack of knowledge of organic systems and higher costs of conversion faced by many vegetable growers. However, by the year 2000, growers had responded to improved economic and policy incentives, and now the UK is 58% self sufficient in organic vegetables. In the future, market growth and the numbers of farmers converting are likely to be slower and any market growth will depend on broadening the customer base, expanding different market channels and increasing home production especially at the beginning and the end of the season, thus enabling a substitution of imports.

Organic production: the adoption of a niche strategy by the mainstream food system

International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, 2009

This paper critically assesses the potential and barriers for food system transformation from the conventional to an organic model by utilising the literature on system innovation. Based on the analysis of two food supply chains in the UK, namely chicken and potato production and processing, the paper demonstrates that the current conventional food system appears to be resilient to radical change. Instead, mainstream actors of the conventional food system adopt organic production as a part of their diversification strategy. Considering the potential of niche innovations, such as organic production, to transform the existing system, the paper discusses whether key elements of the system allow such a change.

The emergence of diverse organic consumers: Who are they and how do they shape demand?

2010

This study uses qualitative and quantitative data as well as household panel data regarding actual purchases of organic food in order to examine organic consumer profiles and recent developments of organic demand in Denmark. Six different segments of Danish households are identified, of which three are either indifferent or negative towards organic foods. Three distinct positively minded segments are also identified. These positively minded segments hold a very high share of all organic food sales on the Danish market and are also driving demand forward. This market can thus be said to be highly polarised. It can also be said to have matured insofar as positively oriented segments that differ in their food involvement, shopping behaviour and levels of ethical concern have appeared, while marketing and distribution strategies have co-developed with these trends. We discuss the current relevance of segmenting organic consumers in mature markets with a view to improving strategies of production, distribution and marketing of organic foods.