Sustainable Food Systems Symposium 2024

Session

From consumer Psychology to Policy Advocacy

17 Sept 2024, 15:10

1.207 (Paulinerkirche)

138. Driving Factors of Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Organic Foods in Iran: Insights from a Mixed-Methods Study

Arezou Babajani (Institute of Agricultural Policy and Markets, University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany)

17/09/2024, 15:10

Oral

Keywords:
Willingness to pay, attitude of consumers, organic food in Iran.
Introduction
There is a growing global interest in organically produced foods, fueled by concerns about residual toxins and chemicals, as well as worries regarding food-related disorders and diseases. Additionally, increased awareness of the environmental and health impacts of intensive farming practices contributes...

30. Emotional priming for sustainable consumption? The effects of social media content on the valuation of chocolate

Dr Sarah Iweala (Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Göttingen)

17/09/2024, 15:30

Oral

sustainable consumption, willingness-to-pay, emotional priming,cause-related marketing

Current consumption patterns are not sustainable: most food products carry social and environmental costs that harm current and future generations worldwide (e.g., ILO et al., 2019; Pendrill et al., 2022). Emotional priming in social media is a widely used instrument to influence consumer behavior. Social...

194. Insights into Front-of-Package Labeling (FOPL) Efficacy and Consumer Behavior: A Multifaceted Examination Using Eye-Tracking Technology

Eyal Ert (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Prof. Aron Troen (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

17/09/2024, 15:50

Oral

Introduction:
The global rise in diet-related diseases poses a significant public health challenge, necessitating effective interventions to promote healthier food choices. Behavioral nudges, such as Front-of-Package Labeling (FOPL) schemes have emerged as a prominent example of such interventions, aiming to capture consumers’ attention and to inform them about main aspects of nutritional...

166. How can advocates leverage power to advance comprehensive regulation on ultra-processed foods? Learning from advocate experience in Argentina

Simone Wahnschafft (University of Goettingen)

17/09/2024, 16:10

Oral

Introduction. The use of corporate power to undermine public health policy processes is increasingly well understood; however, relatively little scholarship examines how advocates can leverage power to promote successful health policy decisions. The objective of this paper is to explore how advocates leveraged three forms of power – structural, instrumental and discursive – to promote the...