The project is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
The aim of the project is to identify and compare the characteristics of organic food consumers, their purchasing decisions and behaviors in the Visegrad Group regions, by combining the knowledge and experience of six research units – each of which specializes in a specific method of conducting research in organic food market and presenting the results obtained in the organic food sector – transfer knowledge gained to local and regional stakeholders.
“Consumer of Organic Food in the Visegrad Group Countries” project consortium consists of six Universities:
The project will provide support to the regional organic food sector by collecting, sharing and presenting the results obtained in the course of research, answering questions related to consumer behavior on the market of organic products, their purchasing decisions.
As part of the project, research will be conducted among consumers of the V4 group of countries. The consortium of six research units will contribute to the transfer of knowledge and competences of scientists by establishing cooperation. It will create further opportunities for research practices development and will contribute to strengthening the bonds between the entities participating in the project. Particular emphasis is placed on transferring the knowledge acquired during the research to the stakeholders.
The project will provide support to the regional organic food sector by collecting, sharing and presenting the results obtained in the course of research, answering questions related to consumer behavior on the market of organic products, their purchasing decisions.