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Konsumpcja produktów ekologicznych – snobizm czy świadomy wybór
Consumption of ecological products – snobbery or awareness

Author(s): Maria Śmiechowska
Subject(s): Agriculture, Health and medicine and law, Economic development, Environmental interactions
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego

Summary/Abstract: Most important factors influencing the choice of organic food in different countries are described and characterized. Among the attributes of organic food, the importance of its safety is indicated, particularly with respect to health and the environment. Other factors underlying consumer’s market decisions are outlined, such as socio-demographic and economic considerations, seasonal supply of organic food and ethnocentric attitudes. We propose a thesis that at the roots of stagnation in the development of organic agriculture and organic products market in Poland lay insufficient environmental consciousness and education.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 22
  • Page Range: 477-488
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish