RTG 1666: Transformation of Global Agri-Food Systems


Dr. Marie von Meyer-Höfer was a GlobalFood member from 2011-2014. The information on this site reflects the status at the point of leaving GlobalFood.

Occupation after leaving GlobalFood

Link to profile as Post-doctoral researcher, Chair Prof. Spiller, University of Göttingen



Name

Marie von Meyer-Höfer


Position

Doctoral researcher / Ph.D. student
RTG 1666 GlobalFood
Subproject B1 (Link): Product differentiation and consumer preferences


Education


  • 2003 High School Diploma Sachsenwald-Gymnasium Reinbek (Hamburg)
  • 2006 École National Supérieur Agronomique Rennes (ENSAR), France
  • 2008 Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, University of Göttingen
  • 2010 Master of Science in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, University of Göttingen
    Master Thesis: “Factors of Success for Sustainability Labelling”



Employments


  • 2010 Junior Consultant for Agrifood Consulting GmbH, Göttingen
    Project: Identification of environmental and social Hot Spots in the meat supply chain
    Project: EU Ecolabel for food and feed products – feasibility study
    (ENV.C.1./ETU/2010/0025) Consumer survey in 5 EU Member states
  • 2008 Student Assistant at the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development;
    Chair of Marketing for Food and Agricultural Products
    Project: Perspectives for an European Animal Welfare Label
  • 2007 Student Assistant at the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development;
    Chair of Economics of Agribusiness
    Project: Riskmanagement of European dairy farmers – case study France
  • 2004 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
    Section: Social and Ecological Standard Setting, Eschborn
  • 2005 Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture and Consumer Protection,
    Department for Organic Agriculture and Extensive Production Systems



Publications

a) Peer-reviewed publications or book chapers


  • von Meyer-Höfer, M., A. Spiller (2014). Characteristics and barriers of sustainable food con-sumption in Germany. In M. Eder, F. Sinabell, T. Stern (Eds.) Jahrbuch der Österreichische Gesellschaft für Agrarökonomie ÖGA, Vol. 23. Facultas Verlag: Wien, 231-240.
  • von Meyer-Höfer, M., S. Nitzko, A. Spiller (2014). Is there an expectation gap? Consumers? expectations towards organic: An exploratory survey in mature and emerging European organic food markets. British Food Journal 117(5), 1527-1546.
  • Lakner, S, M. von Meyer-Höfer (2014). Sustainability of agricultural supply chains: The case of organic farming in Germany. In: A. Engler, R. Valdes, J. Diaz, S. von Cramon-Taubadel, S. Lakner (Eds.), Understanding the agricultural sector in Latin America, results from a Chilean- German academic cooperation, Universidad de Talca: Talca, pp. 149-169.
  • von Meyer-Höfer, M., E. Olea-Jaik, S. Lakner (2014). Organic food consumption in Chile. In: A. Engler, R. Valdes, J. Diaz, S. von Cramon-Taubadel, S. Lakner (Eds.), Understanding the agricultural sector in Latin America, results from a Chilean-German academic cooperation, Universidad de Talca: Talca, pp. 171-188.
  • von Meyer-Höfer, M., E. Olea-Jaik, C. Padilla-Bravo, A. Spiller (2014). Mature and emerging organic markets: Modelling consumer attitude and behaviour with partial least square approach. Journal of Food Products Marketing (in press).
  • von Meyer-Höfer, M., V. von der Wense, A. Spiller (2014). Characterising convinced sustainable Food consumers. British Food Journal (in press).



b) Other publications


  • von Meyer-Höfer, M., A.M. Juarez Tijerino, A. Spiller (2015). Sustainable food consumption in China and India. GlobalFood Discussion Paper 60, University of Göttingen. www.uni-goettingen.de/de/213486.html.
  • von Saurma-Jeltsch, A.K., M. von Meyer-Höfer (2015). Why the Norwegians do not drink organic milk - An analysis of differences in the consumption of organic milk in Germany and Norway. GlobalFood Discussion Paper 62, University of Göttingen. www.uni-goettingen.de/de/213486.html.
  • von Meyer-Höfer, M. (2014). Product differentiation and consumer preferences for sustainable food. PhD thesis, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Göttingen. http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-1735-0000-0022-5F5C-C.
  • von Meyer-Höfer, M., S. Nitzko, A. Spiller (2013). Consumers? expectations in mature and emerging European organic food markets. GlobalFood Discussion Paper 25. http://www.unigoettingen. de/de/213486.html.
  • von Meyer-Höfer, M., E. Olea-Jaik, C. Padilla-Bravo, A. Spiller (2013). Mature and emerging organic markets: Modeling consumer attitudes and behaviour with PLS. GlobalFood Discussion Paper 26. http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/213486.html.
  • von Meyer-Höfer, M., A. Spiller (2014). "Sustainability" a semi-globalisable concept for international food marketing - Consumer expectations regarding sustainable food - An explorative survey in industrialised and emerging countries. GlobalFood Discussion Paper 44. http://www.unigoettingen.de/de/213486.html.
  • von Meyer-Höfer, M., V. von der Wense, A. Spiller (2013). Characterizing convinced sustainable Food consumers. GlobalFood Discussion Paper 28. http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/213486.html.