Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSUMER STUDIES
Volume 40, Issue 3, Pages 357-367Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ijcs.12262
Keywords
Willingness-to-pay; discrete choice experiment; feed; local; organic; supply chain
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- German Federal Organic Farming Scheme
- Other Forms of Sustainable Agriculture
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In Germany, a large share of organic animal products is being produced with imported protein feedstuffs. Products labelled as local' are also often produced with imported feed. At the point of purchase, animal products are not usually labelled with any information on the feed that was used to produce it. Therefore, it remains unclear what consumers think about the use of imported feed, in particular in the case of products labelled as local'. The aim of the present research study was to analyse whether the use of local feed represents an option for successful product differentiation in the organic animal products market. Discrete Choice Experiments and computer assisted personal interviews were conducted with 597 organic consumers in Germany to investigate their preferences and willingness-to-pay for local organic animal products produced with local feed. The choice experiments revealed a strong preference for local feed. The outcome of our investigation also shows that the provision of information on feed imports into Germany can be an important tool for promoting organic animal products produced with local feed. The results suggest the use of local feed could be an option for successful product differentiation in the organic animal products market, especially if effort is put into raising consumer awareness of current organic feed importation practices.
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