Production and Distribution of Organic Foods: Assessing the Added Values

摘要: Looking at the present food chain, concerns are related to anxiety among consumers about quality of they eat, GMOs, use pesticides and antibiotics, industrializa‐ tion agricultural system. Growing consumer demand for organic (OF) is based on most these facts [1, 2]. Although OF generally considered less risk than conventional foods, this debate has been re-launched as a direct consequence rising con‐ cerns risks associated with intensive production, tion, effects technologies scares 3]. An increasing number brands, certification labels, wider range product categories observed in terms efforts provide higher safety quality. But factors do not seem have increased consumers’ perceived value products nor trust OF. Moreover, be ambivalent channels distribution trust/mistrust appears an important factor deciding, only where buy prod‐ ucts, but also whether or [17].