Sirieix, Lucie; Pernin, Jean-Louis and Schaer, Burkhard (2009) L’enjeu de la provenance régionale pour l’agriculture biologique. [The challenge of products of regional origin for organic farming.] Carrefours de l'Innovation Agronomique, 4, pp. 401-407.
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Cet article présente les pratiques et attitudes des responsables de magasins spécialisés envers l’approvisionnement local de leurs produits. Presque deux tiers de ces magasins y ont recours (en majorité des grands magasins), avec des appréciations mitigées : si des avantages évidents, comme la fraîcheur des produits régionaux, sont notés, les distributeurs regrettent un manque de professionnalisme et d’engagement de la part des fournisseurs agricoles. Les consommateurs sont quant à eux très sensibles à l’origine régionale des produits biologiques, plus parce qu’elle est synonyme d’accès direct et de transparence qu’en raison de préoccupations environnementales (« food miles » ou kilomètres alimentaires). Les résultats obtenus nous permettent de proposer plusieurs recommandations aux acteurs de la filière.
Summary translation
This article deals with the regional or local origin of organic food in different supply channels. The first part presents results about supply practices and attitudes of specialised organic food shop owners with regard to regional or local supply. It shows that almost two out of three shops are directly supplied by farmers (mainly the bigger shops). Their opinions and experiences about working directly with farmers vary. Obvious advantages such as product freshness are mentioned, as well as important weaknesses such as the lack of professionalism in product and service quality on the part of many farmers. The article also addresses consumers’ viewpoints on the regional supply of organic products. Even though consumers are largely in favour of a regional origin of the organic food that they purchase, it is mainly for reasons of freshness and transparency and less for environmental issues (most consumers are not really concerned about food miles). Our results allow us to propose several recommendations for stakeholders in the sector.
| EPrint Type: | Journal paper |
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| Keywords: | organic farming; regional origin; consumer behaviour; specialised shops; food miles; environmental concerns. |
| Subjects: | Values, standards and certification > Consumer issues |
| Research affiliation: | France > INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique France |
| Related Links: | http://www1.montpellier.inra.fr/dinabio/ |
| Deposited By: | PENVERN, Servane |
| ID Code: | 15455 |
| Deposited On: | 30 Jul 2009 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2010 07:39 |
| Document Language: | French/Francais |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
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