This article examines supermarket development from the perspective of differences over regions and categories of consumers. It shows that, controlling for region, the more the education, income, durable assets (car, refrigerator) and consumer credit (credit card) of the consumer, the greater the...

Desde el punto de vista del consumidor, la producción orgánica está estrechamente relacionada con tres aspectos fundamentales: medio ambiente, salud humana y bienestar animal. Los alimentos orgánicos, a través de los sistemas de certificación, garantizan a los consumidores que no se han...

Farming and consumers' decisions are affected by markets globalizations, products differentiation, agricultural industrialization at the retail level and new organizational forms. The linkages among farmers emerge as a viable strategy to compete in this new context. Producers must develop skills...