Organic Food Purchases in an Emerging Market: The Influence of Consumers' Personal Factors and Green Marketing Practices of Food Stores

The consumption of food has a significant impact on the environment, individuals and public health. This study aims to investigate the integrative effects of consumers' personal and situational factors on their attitude and purchase behavior of organic meat. The consumption of this product has...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2019-03, Vol.16 (6), p.1037
Main Authors: Nguyen, Hoang Viet, Nguyen, Ninh, Nguyen, Bach Khoa, Lobo, Antonio, Vu, Phuong Anh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude
Attitudes
Consumer Behavior - statistics & numerical data
Consumers
Decision making
Environmental organizations
Female
Food
Food Preferences
Food production
Food Safety
Food, Organic
Green marketing
Humans
Male
Marketing
Marketing - methods
Meat
Natural & organic foods
Purchasing
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sustainability
Vietnam
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Summary:The consumption of food has a significant impact on the environment, individuals and public health. This study aims to investigate the integrative effects of consumers' personal and situational factors on their attitude and purchase behavior of organic meat. The consumption of this product has been widely regarded as contributing towards sustainable food practices. The study was conducted in an emerging market economy, i.e., Vietnam. Data were collected using a customized and validated survey instrument from a sample of 609 organic meat consumers at four food outlets in Hanoi. The findings suggested that consumers' concerns regarding the environment, health, food safety and their knowledge of organic food, all significantly impacted their attitude towards the purchase behavior of organic meat. Interestingly, their positive attitude did not necessarily translate into their actual purchase of organic meat. Additionally, food stores' green marketing practices significantly enhanced consumers' actual purchase behavior. Conversely, premium prices of organic meat were certainly a deterrent for the actual purchase of organic meat. The findings of this study have several important implications for organic food producers, retailers, policy makers and socio-environmental organizations that seek to develop intervention strategies aimed at increasing organic meat consumption in Vietnam.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph16061037