Vol. 8 No. 4 (2020): Business & Management Studies: An International Journal
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IS ORGANIC FOOD A SUSTAINABLE CHOICE? EVALUATING ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION IN THE FRAMEWORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

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  • Şirin Gizem KÖSE
Şirin Gizem KÖSE
Res. Assist., Yıldız Technical University

Published 2020-12-10

Keywords

  • Organic Foods,
  • Sustainable Consumption,
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Organik Gıdalar,
  • Sürdürülebilir Tüketim,
  • Çevresel Sürdürülebilirlik

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IS ORGANIC FOOD A SUSTAINABLE CHOICE? EVALUATING ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION IN THE FRAMEWORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. (2020). Business & Management Studies: An International Journal, 8(4), 685-700. https://doi.org/10.15295/bmij.v8i4.1579

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IS ORGANIC FOOD A SUSTAINABLE CHOICE? EVALUATING ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION IN THE FRAMEWORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. (2020). Business & Management Studies: An International Journal, 8(4), 685-700. https://doi.org/10.15295/bmij.v8i4.1579

Abstract

Excessive consumption, deterioration of nature, and misusing the resources are problems of current humanity and future generations. Sustainability has started to become a priority for both practitioners and customers. In this respect, sustainable consumption and production practices stand out in almost all areas. Environmental sustainability concerns also affect food consumption habits. Sustainable agriculture and organic movement accelerated in recent times. In this context, the purpose of this study is to evaluate organic food in the framework of environmental sustainability by investigating literature and consumers' opinions. It is aimed to investigate organic food in terms of environmental sustainability with consumer perspective in this study. This study collected data through In-Depth interview method in line with this purpose. The results of the study signify that sustainable consumption and organic food purchase intention are interrelated. It's proposed that environmental sensitivity and environmental knowledge have positive roles, whereas scepticism has a negative role in organic food purchase intention.

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