The Arctic as a food producing region: Consumer perceptions and market segments. (18th September 2020)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- The Arctic as a food producing region: Consumer perceptions and market segments. (18th September 2020)
- Main Title:
- The Arctic as a food producing region: Consumer perceptions and market segments
- Authors:
- Yang, Yang
Hobbs, Jill E.
Natcher, David C. - Abstract:
- Abstract: The Canadian Arctic is a unique food producing region. Much of the food produced in the Canadian Arctic has a strong tie with Indigenous cultures and communities, is produced or harvested in a pristine environment, and features species not commonly consumed in other parts of Canada. Building upon previous work and using data from a survey of Canadian consumers featuring a discrete choice experiment positioned around a seafood purchasing decision (Arctic Char), we use a latent class model to examine heterogeneity in consumer responses to Arctic food. We identify three groups (classes) of consumers who differ in the relative importance placed on geographic origin, Indigenous origin, wild harvested (vs. farmed), and certification for sustainability and authenticity. A class membership model explores the sociodemographic and psychographic characteristics differentiating consumers across these three groups, including food neophobia and consumers' prior perceptions of the Arctic as a food producing region with respect to quality expectations, environmental and social impacts, Indigenous cultural origins, health, moral and price concerns. Our analysis sheds light onto Indigenous cultural origin as a novel type of credence attribute. We discuss implications for the Arctic food sector and for regional certification initiatives. Abstrait: L′Arctique canadien est une région de production alimentaire unique. La plupart des aliments produits dans l′Arctique canadien ont un lienAbstract: The Canadian Arctic is a unique food producing region. Much of the food produced in the Canadian Arctic has a strong tie with Indigenous cultures and communities, is produced or harvested in a pristine environment, and features species not commonly consumed in other parts of Canada. Building upon previous work and using data from a survey of Canadian consumers featuring a discrete choice experiment positioned around a seafood purchasing decision (Arctic Char), we use a latent class model to examine heterogeneity in consumer responses to Arctic food. We identify three groups (classes) of consumers who differ in the relative importance placed on geographic origin, Indigenous origin, wild harvested (vs. farmed), and certification for sustainability and authenticity. A class membership model explores the sociodemographic and psychographic characteristics differentiating consumers across these three groups, including food neophobia and consumers' prior perceptions of the Arctic as a food producing region with respect to quality expectations, environmental and social impacts, Indigenous cultural origins, health, moral and price concerns. Our analysis sheds light onto Indigenous cultural origin as a novel type of credence attribute. We discuss implications for the Arctic food sector and for regional certification initiatives. Abstrait: L′Arctique canadien est une région de production alimentaire unique. La plupart des aliments produits dans l′Arctique canadien ont un lien étroit avec les cultures et les communautés autochtones, sont produits ou récoltés dans un environnement vierge et contiennent des espèces qui ne sont pas couramment consommées dans d′autres régions du Canada. En nous appuyant sur des travaux antérieurs et en utilisant les données d′une enquête auprès des consommateurs canadiens comportant une expérience de choix discret positionnée autour d′une décision d′achat de fruits de mer (omble chevalier), nous utilisons un modèle de classe latente pour examiner l′hétérogénéité des réponses des consommateurs aux aliments de l′Arctique. Nous identifions trois groupes (classes) de consommateurs qui diffèrent par l′importance relative accordée à l′origine géographique, l′origine autochtone, l′aspect sauvage (par rapport à l'élevage) et la certification pour la durabilité et l′authenticité. Un modèle d′appartenance à une classe explore les caractéristiques sociodémographiques et psychographiques qui différencient les consommateurs de ces trois groupes, y compris la néophobie alimentaire et les perceptions antérieures des consommateurs de l′Arctique en tant que région de production alimentaire en ce qui concerne les attentes de qualité, les impacts environnementaux et sociaux, les origines culturelles autochtones, problèmes de santé, de moralité et de prix. Notre analyse met en lumière l′origine culturelle autochtone en tant que nouveau type d′attribut de crédibilité. Nous discutons des implications pour le secteur alimentaire de l′Arctique et pour les initiatives de certification régionales. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Canadian journal of agricultural economics. Volume 68:Number 4(2020)
- Journal:
- Canadian journal of agricultural economics
- Issue:
- Volume 68:Number 4(2020)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 68, Issue 4 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 68
- Issue:
- 4
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-0068-0004-0000
- Page Start:
- 387
- Page End:
- 410
- Publication Date:
- 2020-09-18
- Subjects:
- Arctic char -- certification -- discrete choice experiment -- Indigenous -- latent class model -- sustainability
Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Canada -- Periodicals
Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Periodicals
338.1097105 - Journal URLs:
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1744-7976 ↗
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/cjag ↗
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0008-3976&site=1 ↗
http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=WilsonSelectPlus;FSIP ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1111/cjag.12255 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0008-3976
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