Motivations to the consumption of agroecologial foodstuffs in Quito

With data from a survey conducted among the customers of the “la Carolina” Agroecological Fair, this work analyzes the socioeconomic determinants of agroecological foodstuffs consumption in Quito. The results of descriptive and multivariate analyses reveal the personal well (health) is the principal...

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Autores: Vasco, Cristian, Sánchez, Carolina, Abril, Víctor Hugo, Limaico, Karina, Eche, David, García, Gioconda
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Central del Ecuador
Repositorio:Revista Siembra
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistadigital.uce.edu.ec:article/300
Acceso en línea:https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/SIEMBRA/article/view/300
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Alimentos agroecológicos
determinantes
consumo
Quito
Ecuador
Agroecological foodstuffs
determinants
consumption
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Sumario:With data from a survey conducted among the customers of the “la Carolina” Agroecological Fair, this work analyzes the socioeconomic determinants of agroecological foodstuffs consumption in Quito. The results of descriptive and multivariate analyses reveal the personal well (health) is the principal (only) motivations to consume agroecological foodstuffs. Although this finding is consistent with prior research conducted in European and North American countries, the results presented here also reflect that factors related to the social well (sustainability of agricultural production, conservation, the welfare of small-scale farmers, and food sovereignty and food security) have no effect on decisions concerning agroecological consumption.