Abstract

The authors define the concept of demand and prospects of organic foods, identify problems and prospects forthe production of organic foods in Russia, exploring features of state regulation of the production of organicfoods in different countries and justify the need for state regulation of the production of organic foods in Russia.The authors analyze the results of a sociological survey of 1,000 residents of the Volgograd region in age from20 to 60 years, determine the structure determination of respondents concepts of organic foods, the structure ofthe respondents 'opinions on the importance of regular consumption of organic foods, the structure of therespondents' opinions regarding the price for organic food, the structure of respondents 'opinions on thepercentage excess of the price for organic food over the price of conventional products, the structure of therespondents' opinions on the proportion of organic foods in the structure of the family budget, identify the mainpurposes of the production of organic foods, especially compared to the state support for Organic Agricultureeconomy in the countries of Western Europe, as well as classify the main types of environmental standards.

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