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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2020.vol7.no11.429

Antecedents of Organic Food Products Intention and Behaviors: Evidence from Vietnam  

PHAM, Hung Cuong (Scientific Management and International Cooperation Department, Foreign Trade University, Ho Chi Minh City Campus)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.7, no.11, 2020 , pp. 429-437 More about this Journal
Abstract
The paper investigates the antecedents of Organic Food (OF) produce in Vietnam and the intentions and behavior of OF purchasers. A theoretical framework is developed and evaluated by simulation of the structural model. Data was collected from a convenient sample of 222 consumers from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. The selection included 159 (72%) women, who were identified as being the primary buyers of organic food for their family (73%). Findings suggest food hygiene issues and conscientious self-identity as the much beneficial determinants of organic production perceptions. Because of the results in this report, the consideration for food security has gained little research consideration throughout the field of organic produce. Food safety concerns are also related to academics exploring consumer confidence as they might be regarded as one of their aspects in selecting standard, natural or health food products. Findings suggest food security as one of the essential determinants of motivation, while health awareness purports to become the least significant motivation, contrary to observations from certain previous studies. However, it is observed that moral personality-identity influences both perceptions and willingness to buy organic food, stressing that the association of participants with ethical concerns influences their perceptions and eventual choices of consumption.
Keywords
Organic Food; Organic Produce; Product Safety; Rational Self-Identity; Simulation of Computational Equations; Perceptions Expectations; Consumers;
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