Can consumers contribute to a more sustainable world? In this article we describe alternative consumption in Norway, exemplified by organic food, and discuss the role of consumers in promoting change. The paper is based on studies undertaken at the Norwegian National Institute for Consumer Research (SIFO) during the last 15 years. The analysis starts by considering the origin of the organic movement in Norway and follows its development, showing that over the years consumption of organic products has reached a noteworthy position in the conventional market. While organic products seem to face conventionalisation, other alternative initiatives are emerging, such as fair trade, farmers’ market, farm food outlets, box schemes and community sup...
This paper explores to what extent organic initiatives that go beyond mainstream organic (so-called ...
Organic products seeped into the mainstream of the Indian market from decades with regeneration and ...
International audienceTalking about food sustainability, including environmental, social and economi...
In a food system hungry for change, every bite of food matters. Locked in a global system of unsusta...
After the first and second Industrial Revolution that took place from mid-18th to mid-19th century, ...
Current sustainability challenges in the dominant agro-food regime highlight the need for a systemic...
The aim of this study was to gain insight into the purchase of organic food products by consumers an...
In the hope for more sustainable agriculture and a stronger connection to their food, an increasing ...
The current process of reorganisation of agro‐food systems is characterized by the emergence of diff...
The current agri-food system is intricate and immensely complex, with human and planetary health unr...
This article presents a newly developed model of the Finnish food chain and suggests changes to enab...
New consumption habits stand out against the idea of a rational consumer, which is aimed at maximizi...
Current western food consumption is associated with a high ecological impact. A way to reduce this i...
In the hope for more sustainable agriculture and a stronger connection to their food, an increasing ...
I relation til økologisk jordbrug, og dets historiske udvikling i Danmark, undersøges forestillingen...
This paper explores to what extent organic initiatives that go beyond mainstream organic (so-called ...
Organic products seeped into the mainstream of the Indian market from decades with regeneration and ...
International audienceTalking about food sustainability, including environmental, social and economi...
In a food system hungry for change, every bite of food matters. Locked in a global system of unsusta...
After the first and second Industrial Revolution that took place from mid-18th to mid-19th century, ...
Current sustainability challenges in the dominant agro-food regime highlight the need for a systemic...
The aim of this study was to gain insight into the purchase of organic food products by consumers an...
In the hope for more sustainable agriculture and a stronger connection to their food, an increasing ...
The current process of reorganisation of agro‐food systems is characterized by the emergence of diff...
The current agri-food system is intricate and immensely complex, with human and planetary health unr...
This article presents a newly developed model of the Finnish food chain and suggests changes to enab...
New consumption habits stand out against the idea of a rational consumer, which is aimed at maximizi...
Current western food consumption is associated with a high ecological impact. A way to reduce this i...
In the hope for more sustainable agriculture and a stronger connection to their food, an increasing ...
I relation til økologisk jordbrug, og dets historiske udvikling i Danmark, undersøges forestillingen...
This paper explores to what extent organic initiatives that go beyond mainstream organic (so-called ...
Organic products seeped into the mainstream of the Indian market from decades with regeneration and ...
International audienceTalking about food sustainability, including environmental, social and economi...