A Macroeconomic Review of the Factors Influencing Fruit Consumption in Romania—The Road towards Sustainability

Gabriel Popescu, Nicolae Istudor, Alina Zaharia, Maria-Claudia Diaconeasa, Ioana Panait and Marian-Cătălin Cucu
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Gabriel Popescu: Department of Agrifood and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010371 Bucharest, Romania
Nicolae Istudor: Department of Agrifood and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010371 Bucharest, Romania
Alina Zaharia: Department of Agrifood and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010371 Bucharest, Romania
Maria-Claudia Diaconeasa: Department of Agrifood and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010371 Bucharest, Romania
Ioana Panait: Doctoral School Economics II, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010371 Bucharest, Romania
Marian-Cătălin Cucu: Doctoral School Economics II, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010371 Bucharest, Romania

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 22, 1-18

Abstract: Sustainable development, including the consumption of sustainable food, is an issue that is receiving increasing attention in research and policy construction. Thus, complex policies are being created to address these issues, targeting economic, social, and environmental factors. This study aims to provide a macroeconomic overview of the factors that have the potential to influence fruit consumption at a national level, so that proposals can be offered in order to pursue a more sustainable fruit consumption in Romania. In order to carry out the research, two approaches were used: a bibliometric technique, through which the Scopus and Web of Science publications on the supply and consumption of fruits were analyzed, and an econometric approach, through which some of the macroeconomic factors influencing fruit consumption in Romania were identified and assessed. The study highlights the high interest of worldwide researchers in the field and an upward trend in Romanian fruit consumption.

Keywords: fruit consumption; healthy eating; sustainable consumption; sustainable development; bibliometric analysis; econometric analysis; macroeconomic factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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