According to a survey from November 2020, 48 percent of Danes stated that their main reason for buying organic food was to avoid spray residues in fruits and vegetables. 44 percent responded that an important reason for buying organic food was better animal welfare.
What are the main reasons why you buy organic food?
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Landbrug & Fødevarer. (December 2, 2020). What are the main reasons why you buy organic food? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194826/main-reasons-for-buying-organic-food-in-denmark/
Landbrug & Fødevarer. "What are the main reasons why you buy organic food?." Chart. December 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194826/main-reasons-for-buying-organic-food-in-denmark/
Landbrug & Fødevarer. (2020). What are the main reasons why you buy organic food?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194826/main-reasons-for-buying-organic-food-in-denmark/
Landbrug & Fødevarer. "What Are The Main Reasons Why You Buy Organic Food?." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194826/main-reasons-for-buying-organic-food-in-denmark/
Landbrug & Fødevarer, What are the main reasons why you buy organic food? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194826/main-reasons-for-buying-organic-food-in-denmark/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
What are the main reasons why you buy organic food? [Graph], Landbrug & Fødevarer, December 2, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194826/main-reasons-for-buying-organic-food-in-denmark/