Segmen Pasar, Preferensi dan Persepsi Konsumen terhadap 4P‟s Sayuran Organik. Dibimbing

Abstract

'Go organic' program in 2010 had positive impact on the marketing activities of organic vegetables. A kind of organic agricultural products that increasing in demand is a source of vitamins, fiber, and also as long-term health investment. These awareness is also pushed by the education and income levels. As higher the public awareness of health gives motivation to farmers to provide this organic product that free from harmful chemicals. These products offered to the market with variety of different attributes with non-organic vegetables. Therefore it is necessary to study how the market segments and preferences are formed for the organic vegetable commodity. Through software of this study were analyzed using k-means cluster and conjoint analysis. The result shows a potential consumer is housewife with adult to old age that has levels of economic well-established. The most expected preference for consumers is the kind of d vegetables, it is leaves shape, the benefit is good for healthy life, and the attribute label for most consumer attention is the 'organic' word on the packaging. Then recommendations can be given based on the results of cluster and preferences in terms of the marketing mix are: 1) Adding variety of organic vegetables and assurance; 2) Readjusting pricing strategies; and 3) Maintain continous of products, and expanded to the traditional market.