Assessing Italians' preferences for mountain beef production using a best-worst scaling approach

Oliveira Linder Mikael, Sidali Katia Laura, Fischer Christian, Gauly Matthias, Busch Gesa. 2022. Assessing Italians' preferences for mountain beef production using a best-worst scaling approach. Mountain Research and Development, 42 (3) : 8-15.

Liste HCERES des revues (en SHS) : oui

Thème(s) HCERES des revues (en SHS) : Géographie-Aménagement-Urbanisme-Architecture

Résumé : The European Union (EU) regulation on mountain food products represents a great opportunity for beef producers in mountain areas, particularly as the quality-certified food has received more attention from European consumers in recent years. However, for a food-quality system—such as the European Commission's mountain labeling scheme—to be effective, the regulation standards must meet consumer expectations. In Italy, there are few studies on consumer preferences regarding beef and none focused on meat produced in mountain areas. To help fill this gap, this study assessed the preferences of Italian citizens for attributes associated with beef produced in mountain areas and contrasted the results with the EU regulation on mountain food products. Furthermore, factors that explain the heterogeneity of Italians' preferences regarding beef production attributes were analyzed. Data were collected online using a consumer panel, and a best–worst scaling method and latent class analysis were used. The results indicate that Italians expect mountain beef to be healthier and produced according to higher animal welfare standards. Such preferences reveal the existence of a gap between what Italians expect and the quality standards of the EU regulation on mountain food products, a situation that may jeopardize the objectives of the European Commission's mountain labeling scheme.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : comportement du consommateur, viande bovine, préférence alimentaire, élevage intensif, montagne, consommation alimentaire

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Italie

Mots-clés libres : Mountain areas, Mountain products, Beef production, Italy, Best–worst scaling, Latent Class

Agences de financement hors UE : Autonomen Provinz Bozen-Südtirol

Projets sur financement : (CHE) PERBEEF

Auteurs et affiliations

• Oliveira Linder Mikael, CIRAD-ES-UMR INNOVATION (KEN)
• Sidali Katia Laura, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen (ITA) - auteur correspondant
• Fischer Christian, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen (ITA)
• Gauly Matthias, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen (ITA)
• Busch Gesa, University of Göttingen (DEU)

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/604675/)

Métriques

[ Page générée et mise en cache le 2024-05-01 ]