Results from Turkiye: Which Factors Drive Consumers to Buy Organic Food?

ABSTRACT: The trend towards organic foods as an alternative has recently increased. Several individual, environmental, and behavioural factors can affect this situation. This study was conducted with 1417 participants to examine the factors affecting attitudes, purchase intention (PI), and actual purchasing behaviour towards organic foods. Consequently, a two-part questionnaire was used to query participants' sociodemographic information and their attitudes and preferences towards organic foods. Data were analysed using multiple regression analysis, Pearson's correlation, and structural equation modelling. Our findings confirmed that health consciousness, the knowledge of organic foods, subjective norms, perceived price, values (health and safety), nutritional content, naturalness, availability, mon

SUBMITTER: Bas M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10815511 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature