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Consumer attitudes towards vegetable attributes: potential buyers of pesticide-free vegetables in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana.
Ecol Food Nutr. 2010 May-Jun; 49(3):228-45.EF

Abstract

Considering the inappropriate use of synthetic pesticides on vegetables in West Africa, the rationale behind this research was to assess the extent to which consumers can function as demanders of risk reduced vegetables and hence act as innovators towards vegetable safety. Using the cases of Kumasi and Accra in Ghana, the study examined possible consumer responses to product certification that communicates freedom from pesticides (e.g., organic certification). Generally, search attributes such as the fresh and healthy appearance of a vegetable were found to be central to consumer choice. While consumers stress the importance of health value, they are mostly unaware of agro-chemical risks related to vegetable consumption.

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Probst L
Centre for Development Research, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria. lorenz.probst@boku.ac.at
Aigelsperger L
No affiliation info available
Hauser M
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Consumer BehaviorFemaleFood ContaminationFood, OrganicGhanaHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMalePesticide ResiduesSurveys and QuestionnairesUrban HealthVegetables

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

21883081

Citation

Probst, Lorenz, et al. "Consumer Attitudes Towards Vegetable Attributes: Potential Buyers of Pesticide-free Vegetables in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana." Ecology of Food and Nutrition, vol. 49, no. 3, 2010, pp. 228-45.
Probst L, Aigelsperger L, Hauser M. Consumer attitudes towards vegetable attributes: potential buyers of pesticide-free vegetables in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. Ecol Food Nutr. 2010;49(3):228-45.
Probst, L., Aigelsperger, L., & Hauser, M. (2010). Consumer attitudes towards vegetable attributes: potential buyers of pesticide-free vegetables in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 49(3), 228-45. https://doi.org/10.1080/03670241003766055
Probst L, Aigelsperger L, Hauser M. Consumer Attitudes Towards Vegetable Attributes: Potential Buyers of Pesticide-free Vegetables in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. Ecol Food Nutr. 2010 May-Jun;49(3):228-45. PubMed PMID: 21883081.
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