Original scientific paper

Opinion of the vegetable growers of the City of Zagreb on the sale of vegetables at the time of COVID-19

Tajana Čop orcid.org/0000-0002-1792-263X ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu Agronomski fakultet, Zavod za menadžment i ruralno poduzetništvo, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb, Hrvatska
Nikolina Antolić ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu Agronomski fakultet, preddiplomski studij Agrarna ekonomika, Svetošimunska cesta 25, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Mario Njavro ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu Agronomski fakultet, Zavod za menadžment i ruralno poduzetništvo, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to research the opinion of vegetable producers from the City of Zagreb on the business process and sale of vegetables during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the aim is to examine which problems affected vegetable producers the most and research the vegetable sales channels they applied before and during Covid-19. The survey was conducted online on a sample of 31 respondents. On the sample of vegetable growers, the results shown that during COVID-19, the demand for vegetables increased and that there was an increase in the number of customers. Vegetable growers emphasized online sales as the biggest problem (9.68%). During the lockdown about 35% of vegetable growers were selling online, while before and throughout COVID-19 only 10% of vegetable growers accepted online sales.

Keywords

COVID-19, coronavirus disease, vegetable growing, opinion, online

Hrčak ID:

269937

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/269937

Publication date:

25.12.2021.

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