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2. Effect of information on geographical origin, duration of transport and welfare condition on consumer's acceptance of lamb meat
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Caroprese, Mariangela (author), Ciliberti, Maria Giovanna (author), Marino, Rosaria (author), Sevi, Agostino (author), Albenzio, Marzia (author), Napolitano, Fabio (author), and Braghieri, Ada (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-06-16
- Published:
- UK: Nature Portfolio
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D13084
- Journal Title:
- Scientific Reports
- Journal Title Details:
- V.10, N.9754
- Notes:
- 10 pages, Animal production system and welfare conditions can influence consumers’ acceptance, as meat from animals grazing in natural pasture and labelled with information about high standards of welfare is preferred. In addition, geographical origin of food is recently considered one of the main information influencing the consumers’ acceptance. Local products are collectively associated with high quality attributes by the consumers related to shorter transport and good welfare. Lamb meat is considered local and typical food; however, it is common to find in the same market both local and imported lamb meat. The present investigation aimed at understanding the importance of information about geographical origin, transport duration, and welfare condition of lambs for consumers and their actual liking. Moreover, the quality of lamb meat from local and imported animals as affected by short or long transport was assessed. Data demonstrated that both short and long transport did not affect organoleptic quality of meat; this result was corroborated by an absence of both metabolic and immune stressors in long term transport lambs except for haptoglobin, cortisol and glucose. However, the expected and actual acceptability were affected by the information with higher scores for local lamb when information on the geographical origin, transport duration, and welfare condition was provided to the consumers.
3. Urban-rural links for sustainable food consumption in Bangkok
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Cavalleri, Sofia Anna Enrica (author), Grünbühel, Clemens M. (author), and Tanwattana, Puntita (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2023-01
- Published:
- Germany: CENTMA Research
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12752
- Journal Title:
- International Journal on Food System Dynamics
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 14, N.1
- Notes:
- 12 pages, Current food systems fail to directly link urban consumers with rural producers. City-regional strategies need to reconnect consumers with producers through sustainable local food systems. This research developed and distributed a survey questionnaire to 400 consumers in Bangkok. Findings prove that there is a statistically significant association between urban-rural relation and sustainable urban consumer behavior (Pearson’s Chi-square test for independence resulting in a significance level of p < 0.05). Sustainable consumer behavior is influenced by environmental, sociocultural, economic and health drivers, while lack of food traceability, lack of rural experience, lack of access to rural communities and negative social perception disrupt consumer-producer links. Community-based gastrotourism emerges as one of the best practices to link urban consumers with rural producers and plan sustainable food systems in mega-cities like Bangkok.
4. Where is the produce industry missing the boat on consumption?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Dinovo, Alex (author)
- Format:
- Opinion
- Publication Date:
- 2021-08-23
- Published:
- USA: The Packer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D13147
- Notes:
- 3 pages
5. Wellness, nostalgia, innovation and new views of sustainability are amount the foods trends for 2022
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Food Insight (author)
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-01-07
- Published:
- USA: International Food Information Council Foundation, Washington, D.C.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D13008
- Notes:
- 3 pages
6. Consumer perception toward “superfoods”: a segmentation study
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Franco Lucas, Bárbara (author), Götze, Franziska (author), Alberto Vieira Costa, Jorge (author), and Brunner, Thomas A. (author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-03-04
- Published:
- United States: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group)
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12585
- Journal Title:
- JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL FOOD & AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING
- Journal Title Details:
- Online
- Notes:
- 20pgs, This study aimed to better understand consumers’ perceptions toward superfoods, to reveal segments of consumers, and to describe their behavioral patterns and sociodemographic characteristics. Data were collected from a mail survey (n = 423). Consumer segmentation revealed six segments. The “superfoodies” (13%) showed a more positive attitude toward superfoods, believing in their health and sustainable benefits. Adventurous consumers (16%) showed less knowledge on superfoods, despite that, they believe in the benefits of those foods after receiving some information during the survey. Involved consumers (13%) presented high nutritional knowledge and believe in the future of superfoods. Indifferent consumers (23%) appear to have a neutral attitude toward superfoods. Skeptical consumers (21%) and rejectors (15%) seem to be more conservative and less interested and unconvinced about the benefits of consuming superfoods. These results help guide those producing, marketing, and selling superfoods, and serve as a basis to develop strategies for different target groups.
7. How to get meat eaters to eat more plant-based foods? Make their mouths water
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Godoy, Maria (author)
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-02-10
- Published:
- NPR: The Salt.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: D10125
- Notes:
- Via website.
8. Farmers markets and single-use plastic: why environmentally conscious consumers don’t bring reusable bags
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hardy, Scott (author) and Bartolotta, Jill (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-12-10
- Published:
- United States: Clemson University Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12407
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 59, Iss. 4
- Notes:
- 10 pages, This study looks at the role of Extension in helping local officials reduce plastic bag use at farmers markets in three Lake County, OH communities. We distributed free reusable bags to shoppers and conducted an education and outreach program. We then took observations to determine if the free reusable bags were being used. We also invited shoppers to take a voluntary survey about their environmental attitudes, why or why not they use the reusable bags, and how best to reduce plastic bag use moving forward. Results from the study suggest that supplying free reusable bags at farmer markets is not an effective strategy for Extension professionals attempting to reduce plastic bag use. Instead, we recommend working with local officials to develop financial incentives and disincentives tied to the type of bag option shoppers use, implement plastic bag bans at markets, and conduct locally-focused education and outreach. Although shoppers’ environmental literacy and desire for sustainability is high, it is shown that behavior change is unlikely to occur without financial or policy incentives.
9. Use of eating-pattern messages to evaluate changes in eating behaviors in a worksite cholesterol education program
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hartman, Terryl J. (author), McCarthy, Pamela R. (author), and Himes, John H. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1993-10
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C28600
- Journal Title:
- Journal of the American Dietetic Association
- Journal Title Details:
- 93(10)
- Notes:
- Via online issue.
10. The role of social media in gastronomy industry
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hegyes, Eva Gorgenyi (author), Mate, Balazs (author), Vafacaei, Seyyed Amir (author), and Farkas, Maria Fekete (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Published:
- Hungary
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D10281
- Journal Title:
- Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce
- Journal Title Details:
- 11(3-4) : 95-104
- Notes:
- Via online., Considering the rapidly changing business environment, staying competitive is a key issue and challenge for companies in the 21st century. The criteria of a company’s success and competitiveness is the changing behavior of the different economic actors and its influence. Through the information society came to the fore, the use of diverse information technology tools and methods has become a significant influence factor in terms of the entrepreneurs or company management and also the customers or other partners. Due to the rapid expansion of new technology developments, the role and importance of social media is continuously increasing. Also statistics show that one of the most regularly used IT tool is the social media and the different web 2.0 applications. The current study is intended to provide a better understanding how social media can emphasize the competitiveness of companies and format the consumer behavior in a special sector – the rapidly developing gastronomy industry. This paper presents an empirical research about the role of social media in the above mentioned industry based on the primary data which are gathered through a survey performed in Hungary. Beyond the empirical results presented, the paper also aims to provide some recommendations for research methodology – based on the international literature review and the Authors’ own experiences – both in gastronomy industry’s and customers’ point of view. Through the analysis the research hypotheses were examined and the most important correlations were identified between the survey results and the Authors’ initial supposition
11. Selective patronage and social justice: local food consumer campaigns in historical context
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hinrichs, C. Clare (author) and Allen, Patricia (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2008
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 170 Document Number: C28576
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
- Journal Title Details:
- 21(1) : 329-52
12. What people desire, feel conflicted about and try to resist in everyday life
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hofman, Wilhelm (author), Vohs, Kathleen D. (author), and Baumeister, Roy F. (author)
- Format:
- journal articles
- Publication Date:
- 2012
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 186 Document Number: D00652
- Journal Title:
- Psychological Science
- Journal Title Details:
- 23(6) : 582-588
- Notes:
- Via UI electronic subscription.
13. British shoppers lead the way on ethical shopping
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- IGD, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Format:
- News release
- Publication Date:
- 2008-09-06
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 170 Document Number: C28585
- Notes:
- 2 pages.
14. Interest in fair trade doubles
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- IGD, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Format:
- News release
- Publication Date:
- 2008-02-20
- Published:
- UK
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 170 Document Number: C28589
- Notes:
- 2 pages.
15. Local is No. 1 choice for ethical shoppers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- IGD, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Format:
- News release
- Publication Date:
- 2007-09-29
- Published:
- UK
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 170 Document Number: C28588
- Notes:
- 2 pages.
16. Shoppers still buying local despite credit crunch
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- IGD, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Format:
- News release
- Publication Date:
- 2008-09-18
- Published:
- UK
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 170 Document Number: C28584
- Notes:
- 2 pages.
17. Making the case for ugly produce
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Industry press release (author)
- Format:
- News article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-12-06
- Published:
- The Packer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12892
- Notes:
- 4 pages
18. Sociodemographic, knowledge and attitudinal factors related to meat consumption in the United States
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Jensen, Helen H. (author), Guenther, Patricia M. (author), Batres-Marquez, S. Patricia (author), and Chen, Chun-Fu (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2005-08
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C28597
- Journal Title:
- Journal of the American Dietetic Association
- Journal Title Details:
- 105(8)
- Notes:
- Via online issue.
19. Does environmental labelling still matter? generation z’s purchasing decisions
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kabaja, Bartłomiej (author), Wojnarowska, Magdalena (author), Ćwiklicki, Marek (author), Buffagni, Stefania Claudia (author), and Varese, Erica (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2023-09-14
- Published:
- Switzerland: MDPI
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12958
- Journal Title:
- Sustainability
- Journal Title Details:
- V.15, Iss.18
- Notes:
- 20 pages., This research paper explores the role of environmental labelling in shaping the purchasing and consumption behaviours of Generation Z. The study aims to provide insights into the comprehension, perception, and attitude of this generation towards environmental labelling and to investigate how these factors impact their purchasing decisions. The results of this study provide valuable insights into the role of environmental labelling in shaping the behaviours of young consumers and suggest that it still matters to this generation. The study also highlights the importance of trust in environmental labelling for influencing purchasing decisions. Our research paper provides new insights into the role of environmental labelling in shaping the behaviours of Generation Z, which is a critical demographic group for sustainable consumption. We found that this generation is highly aware of environmental issues and is motivated to make eco-friendly purchasing decisions. However, our study also highlights that the lack of trust in environmental labelling can be a significant barrier to sustainable consumption. This study contributes to the literature on environmental labelling and consumer behaviour among Generation Z.
20. Sewing brand messages on social media: a content analysis of Cotton Incorporated’s Instagram content stimuli
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kainer, Madalynn (author), Leggette, Holli (author), Wingenbach, Gary (author), Chappell, Thomas (author), and Palmer, Karissa (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2024
- Published:
- USA: New Prairie Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 208 Document Number: D13308
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- 108(2) : Article 5
- Notes:
- 23 pages, Cotton is the most significant natural fiber in the world and an important part of the global economy. Yet, the cotton industry faces several challenges in securing its place in the global fiber market share, reaching new consumers, and maintaining relationships with current consumers. Furthermore, the cotton industry has a unique opportunity to share evidence-based information with followers through its product marketing on social media. The study described herein used content analysis to explore Instagram content on the @discovercotton profile. Content included categories of promoted products (i.e. women, men, children, or home); comments, posts, and caption stimuli; and most frequently used word, hashtag, and retail partner stimuli. We analyzed 434 Instagram stimuli (244 single photos, 142 carousels, and 48 videos) from March 2, 2021, to March 2, 2023. Across all stimuli, there were 110,143 likes and 5,799 comments with total response (engagement: likes and comments) reaching 115,942. We found that women’s products were promoted most often followed by men, home, and children—only 8.48% of stimuli depicted cotton, a cotton plant, or the seal of cotton. We identified six major themes in caption stimuli on @discovercotton: qualities of cotton, style, sustainability, check the label, women, and cotton production. Cotton was the most frequently used word stimuli in captions, and cotton as a fabric was the most promoted theme.
21. Food miles: Do UK consumers actually care?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kemp, Katherine (author), Insch, Andrea (author), Holdsworth, David K. (author), and Knight, John G. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Published:
- United Kingdom
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 136 Document Number: D11452
- Journal Title:
- Food Policy
- Journal Title Details:
- 35 : 504-513
- Notes:
- 10 pages., Online via UI electronic subscription., Results of 251 consumer surveys in four UK supermarkets revealed that only 5.6% nominated country of origin as one of the reasons for choosing a fresh food item they had just purchased. However, stated preference surveys in the street found that 21.5% indicated that "food miles" or "the long distance it travels" would stop them buying New Zealand products. "What people say may differ substantially from what they actually do in regard to 'food miles'."
22. Storytelling through experiencescape: creating unique stories and extraordinary experiences in farm tourism
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Mei, Xiang Y (author), S Ha˚gensen, Ann-Margret (author), and Kristiansen, Heidi S (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2018-11-28
- Published:
- Norway: SAGE Journals
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D10230
- Journal Title:
- Tourism and Hospitality Research
- Notes:
- Via online journal., Creating unique stories through storytelling as a way to stage extraordinary experiences has become increasingly important in the tourism industry, particularly in experience-based activities such as farm tourism. However, limited resources and the lack of knowledge of the experiencescape suggest that many farm tourism operators struggle to integrate the experiencescape as part of storytelling. The research method chosen was an explorative study with the use of semi-structured in-depth interviews with key farm tourism operators in the Inland region in Norway. How stories and concepts are created is dependent on the resources available, the perception of authenticity, the history of the farm as well as the environment. Storytelling can be facilitated through tangible elements in the experiencescape such as the physical environment as well as intangible elements including the interaction and dynamics between the host and guest. The farmer or the person telling the story also need to possess certain skills, engagement, and interest in order to be committed to deliver the story or the concept. Essentially, the farmer becomes a part of the product and the experience.
23. National Pork Board Uncovers What Diners Crave and Why
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- National Pork Board
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-05-16
- Published:
- United States: Farm Journal's Pork
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 121 Document Number: D11051
- Notes:
- 2 pages, via website
24. Consumers’ preferences for local fish Products in Catalonia, Calabria and Sicily
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Nicolosi, Agata (author), Fava, Nadia (author), and Marcianò, Claudio (author)
- Format:
- ebook chapter
- Publication Date:
- 2018-05-20
- Published:
- Springer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10358
- Journal Title:
- New Metropolitan Perspectives Local Knowledge and Innovation Dynamics Towards Territory Attractiveness Through the Implementation of Horizon
- Journal Title Details:
- 101
- Notes:
- 10 pages., Via ebook., Research on public markets in small provincial towns is scarce, particularly on the role they play in maintaining a relationship with the local culture, environment and production. This paper examines consumers’ habits and preferences for food shopping in three European regions with respect to the purchase of fish products. The goal is to investigate consumers’ preferences for local fish to highlight the motivations that lead to different choices. A multiple correspondence analysis explores the motivations behind purchasing preferences, showing the complex process that drives individual consumer choices. Based on 504 interviews conducted in cities and areas adjacent to the cities of Girona, Reggio Calabria, and Lipari, we found no evidence of converging habits and homogenization on preferences. It supports the perspective in which the interplay between local culture and consumption of local products is strictly associated.
25. Molecular marketing, personalised information and willingness-to-pay for functional foods: vitamin d enriched eggs
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Panzone, Luca (author), Garrod, Guy (author), Adinolfi, Felice (author), and Di Pasquale, Jorgelina (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-04-12
- Published:
- United States: Wiley Online
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12578
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- online
- Notes:
- 24pgs, Increasingly, the health claims made by food products focus on the marketing of specific molecular enrichments. Research exploring consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for health claims assumes that individuals hold perfect information on the benefits of the enrichment, and that their valuations depend solely on whether or not they need to improve their health. While health interventions are aimed at individuals at higher health risk, consumers may be unaware of the health risks that they face, limiting the effectiveness of a generic targeting strategy. Using an orthogonal experimental design, we explore the impact of two factors on the WTP for vitamin D enrichment in eggs: whether the information is person-specific or generic; and the presence of a health claim explaining the vitamin D enrichment. Results indicate that it is the provision of information, not the health claim, that influences WTP. Both generic and personalised information lead to similar increases in the WTP for vitamin D enrichment. While we only observe a direct effect of generic information on the WTP for vitamin D enrichment, personal information may also operate by increasing the perceived risk of vitamin D deficiency. Our results support the use of personalised health information during the choice task as a means of increasing the sales of healthy products.
26. 2022 Fresh Trends report reveals top 20 fruits and vegetables
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Park, Brooke (author)
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-03-17
- Published:
- The Packer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 208 Document Number: D13341
- Notes:
- 4 pages
27. The rise of plant-based in U.S foodservice: sales and consumer insights for the plant-base meat category
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Pierce, Ben (author) and Azoff, Marika (author)
- Format:
- Report
- Publication Date:
- 2023-08
- Published:
- USA: The Good Food Institute
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12942
- Notes:
- 20 pages, Report from Agri-Pulse accessed online via Agri-Marketing.
28. Survey of farmers market managers in california: food safety perspectives
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Pires, Alda F. A. (author), Kukielka, Esther A. (author), Haghani, Viktoria (author), Stover, James K. (author), de Melo Ramos, Thais (author), Van Soelen Kim, Julia (author), and Jay-Russell, Michelle T. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-10
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12287
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- v. 58, n. 5
- Notes:
- 14 pages, We conducted a survey to characterize certified California farmers markets (FMs) regarding location, seasonality, size, product, product labeling, advertising methods, postharvest practices, regulations governing vendors, training offered, and training interests. Data obtained from the survey highlight the need for improvement regarding food safety and can serve as a basis for development of collaborative education by Extension educators, regulatory agencies, and FMs. Extension professionals can play a proactive role in such training opportunities, focusing outreach efforts for training according to applicable findings and including online training venues to maximize reach to stakeholders.
29. Cow's milk still leads in the United States: the case of cow's, almond, and soy milk
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Raszap Skorbiansky, Sharon (author), Saavoss, Monica (author), and Stewart, Hayden (author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-02-10
- Published:
- United States: Wiley Online
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12440
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- Volume 53, Issue 1
- Notes:
- 11 pages, While cow's milk and plant-based milk are often hypothesized to be substitutes, much remains unknown about the impacts that plant-based milks have on the retail price for cow's milk, if any. We explore the individual retail price relationship between two plant-based milks, almond and soy, with cow's milk. If the markets are cointegrated, and shocks in the plant-based markets affect the cow's milk market, it can add volatility to cow's milk prices, which could have implications for costs and benefits of the USDA Dairy Margin Coverage Program and price calculations by the Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO). However, while we find evidence that plant-based milk prices react to shocks in cow's milk prices, we do not find evidence that cow's milk prices respond to changes in plant-based milk prices.
30. Exploring influences of different communication approaches on consumer target groups for ethically produced beef
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Risus, Antje (author), Hamm, Ulrich (author), and Department of Food and Agricultural Marketing, University of Kassel, Witzenhausen, Germany
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2018-06
- Published:
- Springer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D10264
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
- Journal Title Details:
- 31(3) : 325-340
- Notes:
- 16 pages., Via online journal, Communicating the process quality of ethically produced food effectively is of highest interest to policy makers, organizations, retailers and producers in order to enhance ethical food production and increase ethical label use. The objective of this paper is to unveil the effectiveness of different communication treatments in regard to changing purchase behavior of different consumer groups. Different communication material for beef produced according to consumer expectations was compiled and applied in a consumer survey—incorporating a choice experiment and a questionnaire—with 676 respondents in three cities of Germany. A Latent Class Mixed Logit Model was basis to identify different consumer segments and their response to the different communication treatments. The effects of different communication treatments unveil the importance to address information in an objective manner. Target groups could be enlarged through the assessment of clear, objective information. Moreover, most consumers were more likely to refrain from choosing a cheap beef product from conventional, barn-based rearing. Hence, consumers might be interested in reducing their overall consumption of beef and prefer the consumption of high value ethical beef with less frequency. Producers, market actors and policy makers should realize that a high share of consumers, not only smaller target groups, value ethical food and may be ready to change their consumption habits, if they are adequately informed.
31. How technology features influence public response to new agrifood technologies
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ronteltap, Amber (author), Reinders, Machiel, J. (author), Van Dijk, Suzanne M. (author), Heijting, Sanne (author), Van der Lans, Ivo A. (author), and Lotz, Lambertus A. P. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-08
- Published:
- Springer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D10266
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
- Journal Title Details:
- 29(4) : 643-672
- Notes:
- 30 pages., Via online journal., New agrifood technologies are often difficult to grasp for the public, which may lead to resistance or even rejection. Insight into which technology features determine public acceptability of the technology could offer guidelines for responsible technology development. This paper systematically assesses the relative importance of specific technology features for consumer response in the agrifood domain in two consecutive studies. Prominent technology features were selected from expert judgment and literature. The effects of these features on consumer evaluation were tested in a consumer study (n = 745). Fictitious technologies were used to avoid any uncontrollable contextual influences that existing new technologies may evoke. Results show that technologies that were seen as more natural and newer were perceived less risky, more beneficial, and were evaluated more positively. Technologies applied to food were judged to be more beneficial, but also more risky than those applied to non-food. Technologies used in the production process were perceived to be less risky and evaluated more positively than those used in the product. Technologies owned by the market leader were perceived to be more beneficial, and evaluated more positively than those that were freely available. In a next study (n = 440), effects of the technology features on consumer response were tested for existing new agrifood technologies. This study replicated the results for perceived naturalness, perceived newness, and place in the production process where the technology is applied. However, in contrast to the first study, we did not find an effect of application area (food versus non-food) and technology ownership.
32. Meat consumption in transition: the case of crisis region of iraqi kurdistan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Rzgar Abdalla, Niga (author), Bavorova, Miroslava (author), and Gruener, Sven (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-07-25
- Published:
- United States: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group)
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12589
- Journal Title:
- Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing
- Journal Title Details:
- Online
- Notes:
- 22pgs, In recent decades, meat consumption patterns have been changing. This study investigates the main drivers of white and red meat consumption in crisis regions based on microeconomic theory, hegemonic masculinity theory, meat paradox theory, and nutrition transition theory. A quantitative questionnaire survey was conducted in Sulaymaniyah city in Iraqi Kurdistan in 2018. Data from 233 respondents were collected. Multifactorial linear regression analysis showed that the main drivers in the consumption of white meat and red meat are similar: higher income and preferences for the taste of white or red meat have a statistically significant, positive effect on meat consumption. Men consume white meat more than women. The consumption of red meat decreases when the respondent is concerned about the fat content of meat and animal welfare awareness does not have a statistically significant effect on the consumption of either type of meat.
33. Consumer autonomy and sufficiency of GMF (genetically modified food) labeling
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Siipi, Helena (author) and Uusitalo, Susanne (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2008
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 170 Document Number: C28577
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
- Journal Title Details:
- 21(1) : 353-369
- Notes:
- ACDC has abstract
34. From consumer to co-producer: birth and growth of community-supported agriculture in Sweden
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Sjöblom, Jenny (author)
- Format:
- Proceedings
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08825
- Notes:
- Pages 1007-1023 in Rob Roggema (ed.), Agriculture in an urbanizing society volume two: proceedings of the sixth AESOP conference on sustainable food planning. United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Pages 601-1274.
35. Eve-Turow-Paul: why gen z, millenials care about produce
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Sowder, Amy (author)
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-09-16
- Published:
- USA: The Packer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D13135
- Notes:
- 5 pages
36. Fairtrade america's five consumer trends for 2022
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Sowder, Amy (author)
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-01-05
- Published:
- USA: The Packer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D13013
- Notes:
- 3 pages
37. Most U.S consumers ordered groceries online in 2021
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Sowder, Amy (author)
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-01-11
- Published:
- USA: The Packer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D13007
- Notes:
- 3 pages
38. How sustainability considerations influence meat purchases
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Stein, Rick (author)
- Format:
- Blog
- Publication Date:
- 2023-08-09
- Published:
- USA: The Food Industry Association
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12946
- Notes:
- 6 pages
39. An exploratory study of the impact of non-commodity-specific agricultural promotion campaigns on consumer purchasing patterns
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Tootelian, Dennis H. (author), Liebich, Alison (author), and Thompson, Chris (author)
- Format:
- Abstract
- Publication Date:
- 2007
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 170 Document Number: C28674
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Food Products Marketing
- Journal Title Details:
- 13(2) : 103-122
40. Can information drive demand for safer food? impact of brand-specific recommendations and test results on product choice
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Wairimu Kariuki, Sarah (author) and Hoffmann, Vivian (author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-11-17
- Published:
- United States: Wiley Online
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12455
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Notes:
- 14pgs, As an unobservable attribute, food safety is likely to be under-provided by markets where regulatory enforcement is weak. In such settings, stimulating consumer demand for safer food can potentially encourage market actors to invest in food safety. Through a randomized trial in Kenya, we test the impact of informing consumers about which maize flour brands are most likely to comply with the regulatory standard for aflatoxin, a carcinogenic fungal byproduct. Providing information on safer brands alone does not significantly affect consumption behavior. However, when the same information is combined with a test performed on the maize flour stocked by the household, the likelihood that a safer brand is consumed 2 months later is 76% higher than in the comparison group. Our findings suggest that providing information on the relative riskiness of substitute foods could encourage consumers to make safer choices.
41. Which communication channels shape normative perceptions about buying local food? An application of social exposure
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Witzling, Laura (author), Shaw, Bret (author), and Trechter, David (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-02-22
- Published:
- USA: Springer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D10273
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture and Human Values
- Journal Title Details:
- 36(3): 443–454
- Notes:
- 12 pages., via online journal, We examined how information from multiple communication channels can inform social norms about local food purchasing. The concept of social exposure was used as a guide. Social exposure articulates how information in social, symbolic, and physical environments contributes to normative perceptions. Data was collected from a sample in Wisconsin. Results indicated that information from communication channels representing symbolic, social, and physical environments all contributed to normative perceptions. We also found that for individuals who frequent farmers’ markets, information from some communication channels was relatively less strongly associated with injunctive norms. It may be that when first-hand, experiential information is available to inform norms, individuals rely less on information available through other communication channels. Future work might further explore how farmers’ markets foster information sharing in communities, as such information may contribute to normative perceptions.
42. Factors influencing consumers’ choice of street-foods and fast-foods in China
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Yazie, Biruk (author), Atinkut, Haimanot B. (author), Tingwu, Yan (author), Gebisa, Bekele (author), Qin, Shengze (author), Assefa, Kidane (author), Melese, Taye (author), Tadesse, Solomon (author), and Mirie, Tadie (author)
- Format:
- Research paper
- Publication Date:
- 2018-11-30
- Published:
- Academic Journals
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 1 Document Number: D10169
- Journal Title:
- African Journal of Marketing Management
- Journal Title Details:
- 10(4) : 28-39
- Notes:
- 12 pages., ISSN 2141-2421, Via online journal., The overarching aim of this paper is to examine empirical findings on the arena of consumers’ behavior and attitude towards intake of street-foods (SFs) and fast foods (FFs) status as well as associated risks of consumption in China. Presently, consuming SFs and FFs have become a popular trend and is counted as the manifestation of modernity in most fast growing countries, for instance, China. The SFs and FFs are believed to be a panacea to the major socio-economic problems for countries having a large population. Over one-quarter of the century FFs and SFs become rapidly expanded in China through the quick service provision of already prepared foods with reasonable prices and source of employment for swarming open country and city inhabitants end to end to its supply. FFs and SFs are the most preferred by consumers because of safety issue, reasonable price, ready-made nature, easily accessible, portability, and so on. Concurrently, the nutritional and health concerns in China revealed that the government is very committed to quarantine and certifies FFs and SFs of food safety and public health, particularly after melamine was detected in milk in the year 2008. This later stimulated the Chinese regime to put into practice food safety law (FSL) in 2009 next to food hygiene law (FHL). FFs and SFs consumers in China are very conscious of food quality and give credit for safety than purchasing prices. Broadly speaking, most examined the papers indulged that FF and SF choice rely on ‘safety first’ by consumers in China. To sustain vendors stock and satisfy consumers’ demand for SF and FF, avoiding health risks, change in the existing perception and trust building is a priority issue.
43. Research ID's keys to consumer acceptance of ag technology
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Press release
- Publication Date:
- 2021-09-29
- Published:
- USA: Food Industry Executive
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D13121
44. Total U.S. online grocery sales for March 2021 up 43% versus a year ago
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Press release
- Publication Date:
- 2021-04-19
- Published:
- USA: The Packer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D13042
- Notes:
- 3 pages