Góralska-Walczak Rita, Stefanovic Lilliana, Kazimierczak Renata, Kopczyńska Klaudia, Matthiessen Lea Ellen, Strassner Carola, Peronti Benedetta, Pugliese Patrizia, El Bilali Hamid, Aboussaleh Youssef, Średnicka-Tober Dominika
Department of Functional and Organic Food, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159c, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
Section of Organic Food Quality, Faculty Organic Agricultural Sciences, University of Kassel, Nordbahnhofstrasse 1a, 34125 Witzenhausen, Germany.
Nutrients. 2025 Jun 25;17(13):2113. doi: 10.3390/nu17132113.
: The current food system is unsustainable, making it essential to address the issue globally through adequate policies and sustainable development goals. The European Union aims to dedicate 25% of farmland to organic farming by 2030 to promote sustainable practices. Warsaw is the first Polish city working on an urban sustainable food policy; however, there is limited data on the sustainable food system (SFS) and organic sector available. : This research examines whether consumers in Warsaw who prefer organic food also display other sustainable characteristics and awareness, reflected in their food choices, dietary habits, and other food-related behaviors. : A household survey (HHS) was conducted as part of the SysOrg project, focusing on evaluating the sustainability of food systems in Warsaw in the areas of diet and organic food. The clusters of respondents, grouped by the self-declared proportion of organic foods in their diets, were analyzed and compared, and in addition, correlation analyses of the share of organic food in diets and other sustainability parameters were performed. : The study of 449 respondents indicates that Warsaw is at an early stage of the organic transformation, with the largest group of respondents declaring a 1-10% share of organic products in their diet. There were significant differences in dietary choices, sustainability awareness, and food selection habits and motivations among various consumer groups depending on their organic food share. : Overall, this study's findings highlight a link between organic food consumption and certain sustainable behaviors, suggesting potential for organic consumers' contribution to a sustainable transformation. The study offers valuable insights into the existing knowledge gap regarding the behaviors of organic and sustainable consumers in Warsaw. Furthermore, despite the non-random nature of the sample limiting the generalizability of findings, it serves as a preliminary resource for other European cities that are formulating food policies and incorporating Green Public Procurement (GPP) into their procurement processes, especially for municipalities within the Visegrad Group.
当前的食品系统不可持续，因此必须通过适当政策和可持续发展目标在全球范围内解决这一问题。欧盟旨在到2030年将25%的农田用于有机农业，以推广可持续做法。华沙是波兰首个制定城市可持续食品政策的城市；然而，关于可持续食品系统（SFS）和有机部门的可用数据有限。本研究考察了华沙偏好有机食品的消费者是否还表现出其他可持续特征和意识，这些特征和意识体现在他们的食物选择、饮食习惯及其他与食物相关的行为中。作为SysOrg项目的一部分，开展了一项家庭调查（HHS），重点评估华沙食品系统在饮食和有机食品领域的可持续性。对按自称饮食中有机食品所占比例分组的受访者群体进行了分析和比较，此外，还对饮食中有机食品的份额与其他可持续性参数进行了相关性分析。对449名受访者的研究表明，华沙正处于有机转型的早期阶段，最大的受访者群体称其饮食中有机产品的比例为1%-10%。不同消费者群体在饮食选择、可持续性意识、食物选择习惯和动机方面存在显著差异，这取决于他们有机食品的份额。总体而言，本研究结果凸显了有机食品消费与某些可持续行为之间的联系，表明有机消费者对可持续转型做出贡献具有潜力。该研究为华沙有机和可持续消费者行为方面现有的知识空白提供了有价值的见解。此外，尽管样本的非随机性限制了研究结果的普遍性，但它为其他正在制定食品政策并将绿色公共采购（GPP）纳入其采购流程的欧洲城市，尤其是维谢格拉德集团内的城市提供了初步参考。
