Animal Welfare: the EU Policy and Consumers' Perspectives

• Autorzy: Mariya Peneva
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The awareness of animal welfare and animal well-being is growing all over Europe and the world. The concerns are related to the applied policy regimes, economic sustainability of the production methods, food quality and safety, consumers' health and behaviour and their willingness to pay for animal products obtained in animal-friendly conditions. The paper aims to analyse the consumers' awareness and its effect on consumers' purchasing behaviour in Bulgaria. The data were collected under the WELANIMAL project, based on a questionnaire. Later a statistical analysis was done. At the end it is concluded that consumers still need to be educated and there are opportunities to enhance their awareness of animal welfare standards through marketing actions. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Animal production; Safe food; Food consumption; Consumer

PL

Produkcja zwierzęca; Bezpieczna żywność; Konsumpcja żywności; Konsument

• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe SGGW w Warszawie. Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: 11(26)
• Numer: z. 3
• Strony: 98--106

Twórcy

autor

Mariya Peneva

• University of National and World Economy Sofia, Bulgaria

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