Title
Organic purchasing factors and consumer classification through their preferences in the metropolitan area of Lima, Peru
Other title
Factores que influyen en la decisión de compra de productos orgánicos y clasificación de sus consumidores según preferencias en el área metropolitana de Lima, Perú
Date Issued
21 September 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Abstract
The analysis of organic-product consumer behavior deals primarily with preferences. There is a need to better under-stand the predictors that determine consumer choices when purchasing organic products. Metropolitan Lima was chosen as the study location. The structured questionnaire involved interviews with 547 organic consumers of the metropolitan area of Lima, Peru. A principal component analysis and a cluster analysis were used to assess the underlying opinions of consumers of organic products. The results revealed that deci-sions to purchase organic products in the future were mainly influenced by factors such as health and quality perceptions. Moreover, profiling the clusters as naturalites, drifters (mid-level) and LOHAS (core level) confirmed the results. The link between health and environment, among other benefits, should be strengthened through communication strategies to increase interest from consumers.
Start page
271
End page
279
Volume
33
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Economía Agronomía Econometría
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84941957764
Source
Agronomia Colombiana
ISSN of the container
01209965
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