Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21766
Notes:
Pages 257-273 in George Baourakes (ed.), Marketing trends for organic food in the 21st Century. World Scientific Publishing Co., Pte. Ltd., Singapore. 338 pages.
Copp, James H. (author), Rust, I.W. (author), and Dept. Sociology and Rural Sociology, University of Kentucky; Dept. Sociology and Rural Sociology, University of Kentucky
Format:
Journal / Research summary
Publication Date:
1962
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 4 Document Number: B00422
Online via subscription. 5 pages., Article summarizes results of a survey among farmers and consumers conducted by Aimpoint Research for The Packer. Findings showed that growers believe they best understand sustainability while believing that very few if any food retailers and consumers completely understand it. Nearly two-thirds of surveyed consumers said they believed sustainability efforts from the food industry are a response to their demands rather than industry driven by industry while two-thirds of growers said they believe sustainability efforts are industry driven. Report also compared beliefs by growers and consumers about where they get sustainability information.
