Preferências do consumidor da Feira Livre de Dom Pedrito

Abstract

The free fair of rural producers has great importance in a municipality in order to provide commercialization of in natura products, minimally processed and handicrafts, in addition to approaching several public in the same place. Historically being one of the first means of negotiation that has records, the fair is still still held today by the level of relationship that links the rural producer and the final consumer. This relationship is seen in this research in several factors that influence the frequency of the consumers in question. Therefore, the present work is based on the relation that the frequency in the free fair of Dom Pedrito, RS, has in diverse preferences of consumption in the decision process of purchase. It was analyzed that the major influence on the purchasing decision and the frequency level is the quality of the food. It was also possible to observe other factors such as schooling, family composition and age group, as well as the relation they have in attending the fair.