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Consumption of Organic Products in Romania in 2020

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  • Zapucioiu, Luiza

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As a production system, organic agriculture is linked to less intensive practices. Therefore, its main mission is to produce much more ecological products and services than conventional agriculture. It does not use potentially harmful technologies technological approaches and inputs of intensive agriculture, as are pesticides, synthetic nitrogen fertilizers, GMO crops or veterinary and anthelmintic antibiotics, thus reducing environmental and health risks. Consumption of organic products has been increased in last couple decades in Romania. The main paper goal is to analyse the consumers’ attitudes toward the organic products, primarily agri-food products, as well as their buying motives and satisfaction with the existing offer in the national market. Used methodological framework contains an online survey conducted in the first half of 2020. Among achieved results next has been underlined that majority of respondents consume organic products so often. Their first choice is organic vegetable products, followed by organic animal products and in some cases organic cosmetics.

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  • Zapucioiu, Luiza, 2021. "Consumption of Organic Products in Romania in 2020," Western Balkan Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development (WBJAERD), Institute of Agricultural Economics, vol. 3(1), June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:iepwbj:311336
    DOI: 10.5937/WBJAE2101035Z
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    1. Vapa-Tankosic, Jelena & Ignjatijevic, Svetlana & Kranjac, Mirjana & Lekic, Snezana & Prodanovic, Radivoj, 2018. "Willingness to pay for organic products on the Serbian market," International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, vol. 21(6), July.
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    1. Iulia Sorina Dan & Ionel Mugurel Jitea, 2023. "Barriers and Levers in the Development of the Value Chain of Organic Vegetables in Romania," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(16), pages 1-17, August.

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