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Sustainable Development of Farming and Nutritional Behaviours – Aspects of Economics and Management

A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Farming Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 7222

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Prof. Dr. Magdalena Sobocińska

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Department of Marketing Research, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Komandorska 118/120, 53-345 Wrocław, Poland
Interests: marketing research; marketing and marketing management; sustainable development; sustainable consumption; internet marketing; social media marketing; market of culture; consumer behaviour; marketing communication
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Prof. Dr. Djamilia Skripnuk

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Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 195251 St. Petersburg, Russia
Interests: economy; institutional economy; circular economy; environment; entrepreneurship; innovation; technology; Industry 4.0 development; rural area
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Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Maciejewski

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Department of Market and Consumption, University of Economics in Katowice, 1 Maja 50, 40-287 Katowice, Poland
Interests: semiconductor device modeling; semiconductor device physics; semiconductor nanostructure; thin films and nanotechnology
Prof. Dr. Łukasz Wróblewski

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The Research Institute on Territorial and Inter-Organizational Cooperation, Faculty of Applied Sciences, WSB University, 41-300 Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland
Interests: marketing and marketing management; sustainable development; sustainable consumption; cross-border cooperation; market of culture; consumer behaviour; coffee market
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Special Issue Information

Dear colleagues，

In facing the current challenges resulting from climate change, the concept of sustainable development is of particular importance. This is based on the assumption that the orientation towards economic development should take into account the even distribution of benefits and the protection of natural resources and the environment, as well as the reduction of the social exclusion scale and satisfaction of the development aspirations of the current generation in a way that enables the next generations to pursue the same aspirations. In this context, the implementation of the concept of sustainable development in the sphere of agriculture, agricultural product distribution, and food consumption is of particular importance. In addition, among the premises for conducting research in this area, one should take into account the variability of preferences and behaviours of consumers of agricultural products and their complexity, which results from the multiplicity of factors determining consumer choices, including psychological, socio-cultural, marketing, and those resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.

This Special Issue aims to answer the question about the scope and conditions for the implementation of the concept of sustainable development in the sphere of agriculture, agricultural product distribution, and food consumption. Reduction of the knowledge gap in the scope of the presented issues will be supported by studies on the directions of agricultural development, as well as the strategies and marketing activities of food producers and distributors. Striving for a holistic presentation of the issues raised, articles whose authors also indicate the typologies of consumers of agri-food products and their attitudes towards sustainable development will be very desirable. It would be valuable to look at this issue from the perspective of individual types of agricultural products and the experiences of various countries.

Prof. Dr. Magdalena Sobocińska
Prof. Dr. Djamilia Skripnuk
Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Maciejewski
Prof. Dr. Łukasz Wróblewski
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Keywords

  • Strategies and marketing activities of producers and distributors of food products vs. sustainable development of farming and nutritional behaviour
  • Impact of legal regulations on the sustainable development of farming and nutritional behaviours
  • Tendencies of supply and demand development in the organic, functional, and convenience food markets and in the market of regional food products
  • Consumer confidence in food and its producers and distributors
  • Consumer education
  • Preferences, expectations, and behaviour of consumers of agricultural products
  • Attitudes of agricultural products consumers towards sustainable development
  • Typologies of consumers of agri-food products
  • Generation transformations and lifestyle changes vs. sustainable development of farming and nutritional behaviours
  • Opportunities and barriers to the sustainable development of farming and nutritional behaviours.

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Analysis of the Dynamics of Productive Performance of Organic Farming in the European Union
by Romeo Victor Ionescu, Monica Laura Zlati, Valentin Marian Antohi, Costinela Fortea, Stefan Mihai Petrea and Dragos Sebastian Cristea
Agronomy 2022, 12(5), 1052; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/agronomy12051052 - 27 Apr 2022
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This research is focused on identifying the potential of organic farming by testing the efficiency of productive yields and identifying pragmatic means to quantify it such as the function of the productive yield of organic farming. The results of the study are concretized [...] Read more.
This research is focused on identifying the potential of organic farming by testing the efficiency of productive yields and identifying pragmatic means to quantify it such as the function of the productive yield of organic farming. The results of the study are concretized in the definition of a new tool (the organic productivity function) and its testing in order to capture the evolution of organic farming in relation to external influencing factors (economic and epidemiological crises) during the analyzed period and the influence of support measures adopted at European level. The study is useful to national and supranational decision makers for adjusting organic agriculture development strategies. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Development of Farming and Nutritional Behaviours – Aspects of Economics and Management)
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The Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process Approach to the Inheritance of Local Delicious Food Culture and Development of Sustainable Innovations
by Yen-Cheng Chen, Ching-Sung Lee, Pei-Ling Tsui and Ming-Chen Chiang
Agronomy 2022, 12(3), 660; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/agronomy12030660 - 09 Mar 2022
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Taiwan’s agri-food market has been transforming rapidly over the past few years and is struggling with significant food issues and the impact of COVID-19. These include globalization, trade liberalization, population growth, urbanization, policy changes, food consumption patterns and shifts in dietary patterns. Therefore, [...] Read more.
Taiwan’s agri-food market has been transforming rapidly over the past few years and is struggling with significant food issues and the impact of COVID-19. These include globalization, trade liberalization, population growth, urbanization, policy changes, food consumption patterns and shifts in dietary patterns. Therefore, food security, livelihoods and productive activities that revitalize rural food production and sustained economic growth need to make important contributions to sustainable rural food development. This study adopts the research method of the Analytic Hierarchy Process, employs agricultural experts as the main research object, focuses on the local cuisine in rural Taiwan, and constructs an index model for the inheritance and sustainable innovation and development of local cuisine culture through the opinions of agricultural experts. Accordingly, this study has two objectives. First, we construct indicators of how farmers use local food culture inheritance and sustainable innovation development. Second, we measure the relative weighting of these indicators by agricultural experts in Taiwan. The research results show that a total of 23 indicators in 5 dimensions of the inheritance and sustainable innovation and development of rural local food culture in Taiwan are obtained, of which education and training are the primary indicators of the inheritance and sustainable innovation and development of farmers’ local food culture. The biggest contribution of this study is that, in response to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic and the changes in the inheritance and sustainable development of rural food in Taiwan, this research constructs an indicator model for the inheritance and sustainable development of rural local food culture. It can be used as an important reference for the inheritance and sustainable innovation and development of rural local food culture in Taiwan. Full article
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Typology of Consumers According to the Declared Consumption of Food Products and Non-Alcoholic Beverages. Polish and Slovakian Case Studies
by Grzegorz Maciejewski, Pavol Kita, Irena Ozimek and Julita Szlachciuk
Agronomy 2021, 11(11), 2141; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/agronomy11112141 - 26 Oct 2021
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The aim of the paper is to create a typology of consumers based on the consumption of food products and non-alcoholic beverages for two countries. The research was conducted among non-randomized respondents representing 900 Polish and 300 Slovakian households. The Polish part of [...] Read more.
The aim of the paper is to create a typology of consumers based on the consumption of food products and non-alcoholic beverages for two countries. The research was conducted among non-randomized respondents representing 900 Polish and 300 Slovakian households. The Polish part of the study was carried out in the Silesian and Mazovian provinces. The Slovakian part of the study was carried out in the whole country. To identify four groups of consumers, the paper used the clustering of objects method, especially the Two-Step method: Ward (hierarchical) cluster analysis and non-hierarchical k-means cluster analysis. The authors represent the difference in the results achieved between types of consumers. Poles and Slovakians similarly perceive the financial status of their households and the attention paid to food price when buying it. However, there is a significant difference in food consumption. When eating, Slovaks are influenced more by vegetarian and vegan fashion trends and emotional experience than price. On the contrary, Poles are more interested in the health aspect of the food consumed and its quantity when emphasizing the price, which results from being less financially satisfied. The results of the research provide information about changes in consumer attitudes in the researched area and their thinking about their consumption, respectively lifestyle, and illustrate some trends in consumer behavior for the current and post-COVID-19 era. Full article
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