Motivations of consumers that use local, organic fruit and vegetable box schemes in Central England and Southern France

Brown Elizabeth, Dury Sandrine, Holdsworth Michelle. 2009. Motivations of consumers that use local, organic fruit and vegetable box schemes in Central England and Southern France. Appetite, 183 (2) : 183-188.

Quartile : Q2, Sujet : NUTRITION & DIETETICS / Quartile : Q3, Sujet : BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Liste HCERES des revues (en SHS) : oui

Thème(s) HCERES des revues (en SHS) : Psychologie-éthologie-ergonomie; Staps

Résumé : Commercial fruit and vegetable box schemes are rapidly growing initiatives that allow customers to make local, organic food choices. This study investigated the socio-demographic profile of consumers using local commercial box schemes, and investigated the barriers and motivations of customers. Crosssectional surveys using identical questionnaires were conducted in Montpellier, France and Nottingham, England. Box scheme users in both countries were primarily rather affluent professionals. The English reported access to local produce that has travelled less food miles (a more altruistic reason) to be the most important motive to purchasing from the box scheme, whereas the French stated quality of produce (a more hedonistic reason) to be key. Both countries ranked ecological commitment and access to organic food as the next most important influences on their participation. The findings reinforce the importance of food quality and pleasure for the French generally, although once this fundamental criterion has been fulfilled, French box scheme users appear equally motivated by contributing positively to the ecosystem. In England, the desire to eat out of season food was cited as the main barrier to making more sustainable food choices. Cost was an important obstacle to increasing consumption of food from sustainable sources in both countries.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : fruits, légume, produit biologique, qualité, enquête auprès des consommateurs, provenance, comportement du consommateur

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Angleterre, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Classification Agris : E73 - Économie de la consommation

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 3 (2005-2013) - Alimentation accessible et de qualité

Auteurs et affiliations

• Brown Elizabeth, University of Nottingham (GBR)
• Dury Sandrine, CIRAD-ES-UMR MOISA (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0001-9052-6441
• Holdsworth Michelle, IRD (FRA)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/550646/)

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