Consumer demand for organic product

Increasing consumers demand for organic products in high income countries. 

The widespread adoption of the European organic logo and its acceptance among consumers would most likely have positive effects on market transparency and consumer demand for organic products. For several reasons, however, there is room for different labels within Europe ... 

Consumer demand for organically produced goods began to rise sharply during the 1990s, providing market incentives for farmers across a broad range of products. In... 

This has implications for the promotion and advertising of organic foods. The well trusted French AB organic label is based on environmental standards but is associated in the consumer mind with health and pleasure for self, family and friends. To increase demand for organic products, it might be necessary to communicate a mixture of self-oriented and other-oriented values. However,... 

While new markets have been created and new companies founded to meet the demand for natural products, the consumer is often misled or confused regarding these products. When the ingredient labels of many advertised natural products are examined, they are often found to include a number of synthetic chemicals. The words natural or organic should not be interpreted as meaning good or better, and the presence of synthetic chemicals does not mean bad. There is no difference in chemicals derived from natural sources or produced synthetically. A chemical is the same chemical whether it comes from a natural or synthetic source. Synthetic ascorbic acid. 

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