Consumer Co-Operatives and Perceptions of Food Safety: Shaping Markets in Post-Fukushima Japan

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Author(s): Catherine Burns (Griffith University, Australia), Kumiko Katayama (Griffith University, Australia)and Robin E. Roberts (Griffith University, Australia)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 22
Source title: Urban Agriculture and Food Systems: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8063-8.ch011

Keywords: Agricultural & Food Technologies / Agricultural and Food Technologies / Environment & Agriculture / Information Science Reference

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This paper examines consumer co-operatives and members' perceptions of food safety. Japan is an ideal place to study given it is undoubtedly the ‘best example of a successful consumer co-operative sector in the postwar period' (Birchall, 2002, p. 79). While some co-operatives have evolved into a considerable political force, not all consumer co-operatives are as large or as politically active. This study qualitatively explores the views of the members of two small, less politically active co-operatives in Tokushima. Of particular relevance are the types of produce being consumed by members, and why (and how) purchasing behaviour has been shaped by food safety concerns, post-Fukushima.

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