Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2019, 65(7):314-321 | DOI: 10.17221/364/2018-AGRICECON

Czech consumers' attitudes to food wasteOriginal Paper

Michaela Macková, Naďa Hazuchová*, Jana Stávková
Department of Marketing and Trade, Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic

The paper deals with Czech households' subjective views on food waste. It examines households' attitudes to food waste, including the causes of food waste. The primary data were obtained via a questionnaire survey with 1 582 respondents. The analyses allowed the identification of three categories of Czech households with different attitudes to food waste and its causes. These findings provide a basis for a proper selection of corrective measures aimed at amending or even completely transforming the current behaviour.

Keywords: attitudes to waste; causes of waste; consumer behaviour; food loss; segmentation

Published: July 31, 2019  Show citation

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Macková M, Hazuchová N, Stávková J. Czech consumers' attitudes to food waste. Agric. Econ. - Czech. 2019;65(7):314-321. doi: 10.17221/364/2018-AGRICECON.
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