Organic Food Consumers’ Choices and Farmers’ Opportunities /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Canavari, Maurizio (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Olson, Kent D. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Θέματα: Chemistry.; Food > Biotechnology.; Agricultural economics.; Food Science.; Agricultural Economics.

Consumers’ attention to food safety issues and environmental issues has increased overwhelmingly in recent decades because of their increased concern about their own health, the environment’s health, and the crises and emergencies reported worldwide. Once the only option, organic agriculture has alw...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Sector’s Overview
• From Niche to Market: The Growth of Organic Business in Italy
• An Overview of Organic Agriculture in the United States
• The Producer’s Perspective
• A Comparative Profitability Analysis of Organic and Conventional Farms in Emilia-Romagna and in Minnesota
• Situation and Perspectives of Organic Meat in Italy
• Profitability of Organic Cropping Systems in Southwestern Minnesota
• Comparing the Profitability of Organic and Integrated Crop Management
• Marketing Strategies for Organic Wine Growers in the Veneto Region
• The Consumers’ Perspective
• Investigating Preferences for Environment Friendly Production Practices
• Potential Demand for Organic Marine Fish in Italy
• Italian Consumers’ Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Organic Beef
• The US Consumer Perspective on Organic Foods
• Recent Developments and Future Issues
• Current Issues in Organic Food: Italy
• Current Issues in Organic Food: United States.