The aim of our research was to examine the attitudes of millennials towards growing and processing their own food in urban environments in Slovenia and to find out how many young adults are currently involved in gardening and making their own food products, what attitudes they have towards growing and processing food, how these attitudes are influenced by family and friends, and whether they will continue to participate in urban farming activities in the future. The survey included 118 respondents (88 women (74.6%) and 30 men (25.4%)) born between 1980 and 2000, living in a predominantly urban environment. Respondents completed an online questionnaire, answering questions to give their views on their attitudes and statements towards food production and processing, how they engage in urban agriculture activities, how subjective norms influence their engagement, and what their own potential, characteristics, competences and skills for self-production are. Through empirical research we rejected the first working hypothesis, which states that less than half of young adults in urban environments engage in the activities of their own cultivation and production of their own food. We confirmed all other working hypotheses and thereby proved that both attitude, as well as subjective norms and perceived behavioral control in the field of self-production and food processing have a statistically significant positive effect on the behavioral intention to participate in urban agriculture. The results show that the participation of young adults in urban agriculture and the production of their own food will increase in the future.
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