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

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

Catherine Burns, Kumiko Katayama, Robin E. Roberts
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781522580638|ISBN10: 1522580638|EISBN13: 9781522580645
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8063-8.ch011
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Burns, Catherine, et al. "Consumer Co-Operatives and Perceptions of Food Safety: Shaping Markets in Post-Fukushima Japan." Urban Agriculture and Food Systems: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 210-231. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8063-8.ch011

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Burns, C., Katayama, K., & Roberts, R. E. (2019). Consumer Co-Operatives and Perceptions of Food Safety: Shaping Markets in Post-Fukushima Japan. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Urban Agriculture and Food Systems: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 210-231). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8063-8.ch011

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Burns, Catherine, Kumiko Katayama, and Robin E. Roberts. "Consumer Co-Operatives and Perceptions of Food Safety: Shaping Markets in Post-Fukushima Japan." In Urban Agriculture and Food Systems: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 210-231. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8063-8.ch011

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Abstract

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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