Title
Unveiling Peruvian organic consumers demand for organics: A latent class approach
Other title
Revelando las preferencias de los consumidores de productos orgánicos en Perú: Un enfoque basado en el análisis de clases latentes
Date Issued
01 January 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Facultad de Agronomia e Ingenieria Forestal
Abstract
This paper seeks to identify the consumer segments that constitute the market for organic products in Metropolitan Lima, Peru. The employed classification methodology, Latent Class Analysis, is implemented within a structural framework that is capable of identifying key relations such as the link between educational attainment and organic product consumption. This study builds on primary data gathered at the study site involving interviews with 547 organic consumers at a limited number of bio-fairs and bio-shops. Our results identify two segments: core and middle-level consumers. Although both segments exhibit similar concerns towards the environment, healthiness and tastiness, the core level exhibits higher preferences for the remaining attributes, controlling for demographical variables. Finally, this research provides evidence that educational attainment increases the likelihood of being a middle-level organic consumer.
Start page
409
End page
417
Volume
43
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Negocios, Administración
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85011850790
Source
Ciencia e Investigacion Agraria
ISSN of the container
03045609
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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