The Impact of Consumers’ Agreement with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Agricultural Product Subscription Behaviors

This study investigates the influence of consumers’ alignment with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on their participation in agricultural product subscription services. A two-step cluster analysis was employed to classify consumer subscription behaviors into distinct groups, followed by discriminant analysis and one-way ANOVA to examine differences in consumer behavior and SDG alignment across these clusters. The findings identified three key subscriber categories: General, Price-Oriented, and Quality-Oriented Subscribers. A critical factor distinguishing these clusters was the reduction in product waste, which aligns with SDG 2, aimed at improving agricultural production efficiency to ensure food security. Overall, this study identified a significant relationship between agricultural product subscriptions and the SDGs, reflecting consumers’ attitudes toward sustainable development based on their varying degrees of recognition of the subscription model’s value.

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Sustainability
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2025-02-20
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https://doi.org/10.3390/su17051809
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Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
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The Impact of Consumers’ Agreement with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Agricultural Product Subscription Behaviors

Ying‐Huang Lai, Tzu-Chun Huang, Ching Li
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Sustainability
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
2.45
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The Impact of Consumers’ Agreement with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Agricultural Product Subscription Behaviors

Ying‐Huang Lai, Tzu-Chun Huang, Ching Li
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Abstract

This study investigates the influence of consumers’ alignment with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on their participation in agricultural product subscription services. A two-step cluster analysis was employed to classify consumer subscription behaviors into distinct groups, followed by discriminant analysis and one-way ANOVA to examine differences in consumer behavior and SDG alignment across these clusters. The findings identified three key subscriber categories: General, Price-Oriented, and Quality-Oriented Subscribers. A critical factor distinguishing these clusters was the reduction in product waste, which aligns with SDG 2, aimed at improving agricultural production efficiency to ensure food security. Overall, this study identified a significant relationship between agricultural product subscriptions and the SDGs, reflecting consumers’ attitudes toward sustainable development based on their varying degrees of recognition of the subscription model’s value.

SustainabilityVol. 17(5)
National Taiwan Normal University (TW)
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Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
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