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Comercializacion de productos ecologicos mediante Planes de Suscripcion de Alimentos. Estudio de caso de la provincia de Alicante

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  • Mateu, Carlos
  • Lluch, David
  • Campo Gomis, Francisco Jose
  • Gimenez, Fernando

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Los <> consisten en la entrega regular a domicilio (o un punto central de venta) mediante suscripcion de una caja frutas y/ o verduras frescas de temporada, preferentemente ecologicas, cultivadas en los alrededores. El principal objetivo de este trabajo es esudiar la aceptacion del concepto <> en la provincia de Alicane. Para conseguir el objetivo principal se plantean los siguientes objetivos especificos: -Estudiar la percepcion de los consumidores hacia el concepto <> en la provincia de Alicante y analizar el perfil del consumidor potencial. -Determinar la disponibilidad a pagar por un surtido de producto fresco ecologico a traves de los <>. -Segmentar la poblacion en funcion de la aceptacion de los <> medida mediante dicha disponibilidad a pagar. Se realizaron 400 encuestas en toda la provincia a traves de un muestreo de conglomerados con submuestreo aleatorio buscandoo compradores de la cesta habitual de alimentos. En cuanto al primer objetivo especifico, se ha agrupado a los consumidores en funcion de su consumo, ya sea este habitual, ocasional y/o de prueba, potencial o nulo. El primer grupo esta integrado por el 9,2 por ciento de la poblacion. El segundo lo constituye el 45 por ciento de los alicantinos. El tercero reune al 41,2 por ciento de los encuestados. El cuarto segmento esta formado por el 4.6 por ciento. Se puede decir que un amplio porcentage de la poblacion pdria estar interesado en este tipo de producto. Las caracteristicas de cada grupo pueden verse en el texto. En lo referente al segundo objetivo especifico se ha visto que el sobreprecio medio que los alicantinos aceptaron pagar por una caja o bolsa de fruta y hortaliza ecologica a traves de un Plan de Suscripcion de Alimentos Ecologicos llega al 20,15 por ciento. En cuanto al tercer objectivo especifico, se han obtenido cuatro segmentos. El primer segmento esta formado por aquellos que declararon que pagarian un 40 per ciento de sobreprecio (6,1 por ciento de los encuestados). Un segundo segmento, (16 por ciento) declaro estar dispuesto a pagar entre un 30 y un 35 por ciento de sobreprecio. El cuarto segmento (45,8 por ciento) agrupa a quien declaro estar dispuesto a pagar unos sobreprecios inferiores al 15 por ciento. A medida que aumentan el nivel de estudios y conocimiento de productos ecologicos por parte de los consumidores, mas dispuestos estan estos a pagar mayor sobreprecio por fruta y hortaliza ecologica a traves de un <>. Box schemes consist on a regular home delivery (or at an agreed sale central point) through subscription of a box containing fresh fruits and vegetables (mainly organic) grown locally. So, the main objective of this paper is to study the acceptance of box scheme concept in Alicante. In order to do so, three objectives are proposed: -To study consumers perception towards box scheme concept in Alicante province and to analyse this consumer profile. -To calculate how much are consumers ready to pay for a box scheme in Alicante province. -To propose a segmentation of Alicante population according to box schemes acceptation. A survey was conducted through a questionnaire conducted in Alicante province. 400 interviews were done. Information was analysed by factorial analysis, segmentation, contingent valuation and logistic regression. Regarding the first objective, consumers have been segmented according to their consumption (usual, occasional or trial, potential or nil). The first group represents 9.2 percent of population. The second group represents 45 percent. The third group supposes 41.2 percent. Finally, the last segment represents 4.6 percent. The main features of each group can be seen in the text. It can be said that a large percentage of population could be interested in these products. Regarding the second objective, the average price surplus that respondents are ready to pay for a box scheme is around 20.15 percent. It can also be said that the higher the educational level and the higher the knowledge about organic products, the easier they are ready to pay more for these products. Regarding the third objective, four segments were obtained. Firstly, the respondents who declared that they would pay 40 percent more for the product (6.1 percent of respondents). A second group (32.1 percent) represents those who were to pay 20-25 percent more. Finally, the fourth group (45.8 percent of respondents) comprises respondents that were ready to pay less than 15 percent more. The higher the qualification and knowledge about organic products the higher the price surplus consumers are ready to pay for these products.

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  • Mateu, Carlos & Lluch, David & Campo Gomis, Francisco Jose & Gimenez, Fernando, 2009. "Comercializacion de productos ecologicos mediante Planes de Suscripcion de Alimentos. Estudio de caso de la provincia de Alicante," Revista Espanola de Estudios Agrosociales y Pesqueros, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Rural y Marino (formerly Ministry of Agriculture), issue 223, pages 1-26.
  • Handle: RePEc:ags:spreea:184858
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.184858
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