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Research Writing 169 References Chiciudean, D., Funar, S., Arion, F., Chirla, G., & Man, A. (2012). The factors of influence over the consumer buying behaviour for organic food. Bulletin of the University of Agricultural Sciences & Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca . Horticulture, 69(2), 68-71 In this study, a survey was given to participants over the age of eighteen to determine the factors that influence the reason why consumers buy organic food. In order to determine what the influence could be, the survey touched on a number of factors including: brand, package, quality, taste, price, and the fact that the product is organic. This study is helpful to my research because it provides affirmation of the consumers’ responses to organically produced food. It is useful for determining the general responses of the consumer, and it will provide my essay with essential facts, giving my essay more credibility. DeGregori, T. R. (1996). Can organic agriculture feed the world?. Priorities for health, 8(4), 12 In his article, Thomas R. DeGregori talks about the term organic, stating that it is not used the way it should be. He is concerned with the number of people who believe that organic agriculture is strictly just that, organic. He proves that organically grown produce does not exclude the use of pesticides as one might assume. This article is useful to my essay because the bias supporting conventionally grown agriculture is present. This bias will be helpful for exposing some of the arguments one might encounter when discussing the topic of conventional versus organically grown agricultural. The argument is viable because it applies to the topic that I will be exposing. Mahaffey, L. & Cranshaw, W. (2007). Biological control organisms for insects and mites.