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The Global Organic Food Market and Transformation Deductive Definition of Empiric Indicators The Demand Explanation The Institutional Explanation & Comparative Country Report: Denmark versus Sweden

Rasmussen, Ole Horn (2008) The Global Organic Food Market and Transformation Deductive Definition of Empiric Indicators The Demand Explanation The Institutional Explanation & Comparative Country Report: Denmark versus Sweden. Aalborg University , Department of Economics, Politics and Public Administration.

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Summary

The present study is part of the project “Public Policies and Demand for Organic Food: An
International Comparison of Policy Effects and Policy Determinants” (COP). It is carried out in WP II that concerns the supply-side policies and demand. In the WP it has been an initial task to formulate a theoretical approach as the conceptual framework to be used in comparative studies. The present study represents the first contribution to apply the conceptual framework in an empirical context and here it is the evolution of the organic sectors in Denmark and Sweden that are compared. The study is searching for indicators to explain which factors can explain increase in organic foods production and consumption. It reaches the conclusion that the picture concerning the demand side is very blurred and that it is impossible to reveal which elements are crucial. However, the study also concludes that institutional design and set up seem to be rather crucial for the evolution of the organic sector.


EPrint Type:Report
Keywords:demand, supply, policy, organic, agriculture, Denmark, Sweeden
Subjects: Food systems > Policy environments and social economy
Values, standards and certification > Regulation
Food systems > Markets and trade
Values, standards and certification
Values, standards and certification > Consumer issues
Research affiliation: Denmark > DARCOF III (2005-2010) > COP - Public policies and demand for organic food
Deposited By: Ingemann, Jan Holm
ID Code:14866
Deposited On:31 Oct 2008
Last Modified:12 Apr 2010 07:38
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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