<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=610 border=0>      <TR style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">    <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 3px; PADDING-TOP: 20px">      <P>도시&nbsp;소비자&nbsp;10명중&nbsp;9명이&nbsp;과일&nbsp;구매시&nbsp;5kg&nbsp;이하&nbsp;소포장이나&nbsp;낱개&nbsp;소비를&nbsp;선호하는&nbsp;것으로&nbsp;나타났다.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;반면&nbsp;선물용으로는&nbsp;60%&nbsp;가량이&nbsp;소포장보다는&nbsp;10kg&nbsp;이상의&nbsp;포장단위를&nbsp;선호했다.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;농촌진흥청이&nbsp;리더스컨설팅그룹과&nbsp;공동으로&nbsp;지난해&nbsp;11월&nbsp;서울과&nbsp;신도시에&nbsp;거주하는&nbsp;주부&nbsp;600명을&nbsp;대상으로&nbsp;`과일(사과,&nbsp;배)&nbsp;포장단위&nbsp;선호도'를&nbsp;조사한&nbsp;결과&nbsp;낱개포장이&nbsp;41.3%로&nbsp;가장&nbsp;많았으며,&nbsp;5kg내외&nbsp;28.5%,&nbsp;2kg내외&nbsp;19.2%,&nbsp;10kg&nbsp;이상&nbsp;11%&nbsp;순으로&nbsp;나타났다.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;연령별로는&nbsp;30·40대&nbsp;주부의&nbsp;경우&nbsp;낱개포장&nbsp;선호도가&nbsp;높아&nbsp;각각&nbsp;47.9%,&nbsp;37.5%를&nbsp;차지했으며,&nbsp;50대&nbsp;주부의&nbsp;경우&nbsp;낱개포장(35.8%)과&nbsp;5kg내외(32.5%)가&nbsp;비슷한&nbsp;것으로&nbsp;조사됐다<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;선물용으로는&nbsp;10kg이상이&nbsp;57.3%로&nbsp;가장&nbsp;많았고&nbsp;5kg내외&nbsp;39.5%,&nbsp;2kg내외&nbsp;2.7%로&nbsp;나타났다.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;한편&nbsp;일반&nbsp;농산물과&nbsp;친환경&nbsp;농산물에&nbsp;대한&nbsp;지불의향가격을&nbsp;묻는&nbsp;질문에&nbsp;일반&nbsp;농산물&nbsp;1만원&nbsp;기준&nbsp;저농약재배는&nbsp;17.6%,&nbsp;무농약재배는&nbsp;34.4%,&nbsp;유기재배는&nbsp;48.1%를&nbsp;더&nbsp;지불할&nbsp;수&nbsp;있다고&nbsp;응답했다.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;특히&nbsp;유기재배&nbsp;농산물은&nbsp;50%&nbsp;이상&nbsp;더&nbsp;지불할&nbsp;수&nbsp;있다는&nbsp;소비자가&nbsp;23.5%에&nbsp;달했다.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;이병서&nbsp;농진청&nbsp;농업경영담당관실&nbsp;농업연구사는&nbsp;“소비자의&nbsp;구매패턴이&nbsp;대포장보다는&nbsp;낱개나&nbsp;소포장으로&nbsp;완전히&nbsp;돌아섰으며,&nbsp;다소&nbsp;비싸더라도&nbsp;안전한&nbsp;농산물을&nbsp;소비하겠다는&nbsp;인식이&nbsp;높아지고&nbsp;있는&nbsp;것으로&nbsp;판단된다”고&nbsp;말했다.</P>      <P>&nbsp;</P>      <P       align=right>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;       --농수축산신문(20040425 일자 기사), 박유신기자</P></TD><!--<td style="padding-right : 10; padding-top : 20; padding-left : 3"></td>--></TR><!--테이블끝-->  <TR align=right>    <TD       style="PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 15px; PADDING-TOP: 10px">      <P>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR></TABLE>