A Review of Organic Food Consumption from a Sustainability Perspective and Future Research Directions

Authors

  • Chamila R Perera Swinburne Business School Swinburne University of Technology Cnr John and Wakefield Streets Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
  • Lester W Johnson Swinburne Business School Swinburne University of Technology Cnr John and Wakefield Streets Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
  • Chandana R Hewege Swinburne Business School Swinburne University of Technology Cnr John and Wakefield Streets Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.11.2018.74.204.214

Abstract

This paper reviews organic food consumption from a sustainability perspective with a view to suggesting future research directions. It gives an overview of historical evolution of organic food consumption as a sustainability movement and provides a critical review of a large body of previous research, which examines organic food consumption from various perspectives. The paper highlights some research gaps and suggests essential future research directions in the field of study: (1) a discourse analysis of the notion of organic food; (2) a systematic industry review of the multiple organic food certification systems; (3) a comparative study to examine consumers’ confusion between scientifically proven health benefits of organic food and perceived value of organic food; (4) an examination of socio cultural aspects of organic food consumption; (5) an assessment of how the benefits of developing organic food markets transfer to developing countries and; (6) a development of a detailed profile of global consumers in the organic food market.

Keywords:

Organic food, Historical evolution, Sustainability movement, Critical literature review, Research gaps, Future research directions

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Published

2018-11-30

How to Cite

Perera, C. R., Johnson, L. W., & Hewege, C. R. (2018). A Review of Organic Food Consumption from a Sustainability Perspective and Future Research Directions. International Journal of Management and Sustainability, 7(4), 204–214. https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.11.2018.74.204.214

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