Household food demand in rural China

Left-behind children (LBC) are a newly emerged social group in China. Poor nutritional status is particularly prominent in this population. However, their food insecurity tends to attract very little attention. This study aims to investigate the relationship between food insecurity and undernutrition (stunting and anaemia) in 3 to 5-year-old LBC in rural China. Face-to-face interviews were administered to 553 LBC caregivers in 40 rural villages of Hunan Province, China. The Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) was used to assess household food insecurity (HFI). Dietary diversity score (DDS) and food group consumption frequency were measured by 24 h-recall and food frequency questionnaires (FFQ). Hemoglobin tests and anthropometric measurements including height and weight were measured by trained health professionals. Logistic regression was constructed to assess the association between household food insecurity and dietary diversity, stunting, and anaemia. A high prevalence of household food insecurity was determined (67.6%). The weighted prevalence of stunting and anaemia were 16.6% and 26.5%, respectively. Food insecurity was positively associate with LBC stunting (severe HFI: OR = 6.50, 95% CI: 2.81, 15.00; moderate HFI: OR = 3.47, 95% CI: 1.60, 7.54), and anaemia (severe HFI: OR = 1.91, 95% CI: 1.02, 3.57). LBC with food insecurity had significantly lower dietary diversity than those who were food-secure (p < 0.001). The prevalence of household food insecurity among LBC in poor rural China is high and is associated with low DDS, stunting, and anaemia. Nutritional intervention programs and policies are urgently needed to reduce household food insecurity and undernutrition for this vulnerable population.

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THE AGRIFOOD SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION IN NIGERIA: INSIGHTS FROM A HOUSEHOLD FOOD DEMAND MODEL

Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics ◽

10.15414/raae.2021.24.02.20-27 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 20-27

Author(s):

Adesola Adebola IKUDAYISI

Keyword(s):

Food Demand ◽

System Transformation ◽

Demand Model ◽

Agrifood System ◽

Household Food

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Analysis Food Demand of Java Households with Aids Model Estimates

Media Ekonomi dan Manajemen ◽

10.24856/mem.v27i01.2550 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 96

Author(s):

Roeskani Sinaga ◽

Manuntun Paruliah Hutagaol ◽

Sri Hartoyo ◽

R Nunung Nuryartono

Keyword(s):

Price Elasticity ◽

Household Income ◽

Food Prices ◽

Food Demand ◽

Household Expenditure ◽

Household Food ◽

Expenditure Share ◽

Food Expenditure ◽

Expenditure Elasticity ◽

Food Commodities

<p>The quantity and quality of food consumed by the community are determined by the price level and household income. Household food expenditure share is still dominated by rice commodities. The aims of this study are 1) to analyze the level of household expenditure on food in Java and (2) to analyze the expenditure elasticity and price elasticity of household food demand in Java. The data used was March 2015, 2016, and 2017 SUSENAS data. Household consumption data was estimated using the AIDS Model. The results showed that household food expenditure share for medium and low-income groups (Q3 and Q4) for urban and rural areas was more than 50 percent. This shows that the household is food insecure. The own-price elasticity for all commodities is negative and inelastic. Changes in food prices do not significantly affect changes in demand for food commodities because their elasticity is inelastic. Household food demand is more influenced by food prices than household income for food commodities except for rice commodities. Rice has elastic expenditure elasticity (means that food demand is very responsive to changes in household expenditure/income. The relationship between each commodity is almost entirely negative (complementary).</p>

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Food expenditure responses to income/expenditure shocks in rural China

China Agricultural Economic Review ◽

10.1108/caer-01-2016-0006 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 2-13 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Qi Cui ◽

Jikun Huang

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Rural China ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Content Type ◽

Household Food ◽

Food Expenditures ◽

Chinese Study ◽

Food Expenditure ◽

The Impact ◽

Low Income Households

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impacts of large income and expenditure shocks on household food expenditures and determines whether the impacts of large shocks differ among households, especially low-income households. Design/methodology/approach The study’s data are drawn from a household survey conducted in rural China. Multivariate analysis examines the impacts of large income and expenditure shocks on food expenditures. Findings The impacts of large positive income shocks on food expenditure are moderate. However, households reduce their per capita food expenditures within a range of about 25-30 percent after suffering large negative shocks. The greatest impact is found for shocks where expenditures more than double, followed by the impact of shocks where income declines by more than half. Moreover, food expenditures among low-income households are much more sensitive to large negative income and expenditure shocks. The paper concludes with policy implications. Originality/value This is the first Chinese study to empirically examine the impacts of different income and expenditure shocks on household food expenditures. The results have important implications for smoothing households’ food consumption after they suffer from shocks.

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Household Food Demand Analysis in India

Journal of Agricultural Economics ◽

10.1111/j.1477-9552.1999.tb00816.x ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 316-327 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Awudu Abdulai ◽

Devendra K. Jain ◽

Ashok K. Sharma

Keyword(s):

Demand Analysis ◽

Food Demand ◽

Household Food

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Market development and food demand in rural China

China Economic Review ◽

10.1016/s1043-951x(99)80002-9 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 25-45 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

Jikun Huang ◽

Scott Rozelle

Keyword(s):

Rural China ◽

Food Demand ◽

Market Development

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Assessment of expenditure on food among urban households and it’s implication for food security: Evidence from Benue State, Nigeria

African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development ◽

10.18697/ajfand.62.10905 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (62) ◽

pp. 8748-8760

Author(s):

TR Iorlamen ◽

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GA Abu ◽

WL Lawal

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Household Head ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Food Prices ◽

Food Demand ◽

Urban Households ◽

Household Food ◽

Security Index ◽

The Government ◽

Household Heads

The study assessed expenditure on food among urban households in Benue State of Nigeria. This was done with the view to assess household food expenditure and its implications for food security status of the households; identify and assess determinants that influence household food demand; and analyze the determinants of food security of household urban population. The selection of the sample for the study involved a three-stage sampling technique. Data was collected from 150 households through a structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, food security index, multiple linear regression and logit regression were employed to analyze data. The results indicated a mean household expenditure on food that stands at N21,748.00 40.3 USD) per month. Based on the food security index the households that spent at least N14, 498.67 (93.5 USD) on food per month were categorized as food secure and those who spent below this value were categorized as food insecure. Furthermore, 67.3% of the households were food secure, while 32.7% were food insecure. The study revealed that size of household, income of the household head and price of food comodities were identified as major factors influencing household food demand decisions in the study area. Moreover, size of the household and income of the household head were the main determinants of food demand in the study area (F = 19.78; p ≤ 0.05) just as age and income of household head as well as household size influence the probability that a household will be food secure(χ2 = 13.77; p > 0.05). The study recommends that household heads should be educated on the need to control family size and to be self-empowered without necessarily depending on government as a way of enhancing their income to improve the household and economic conditions. The government should strengthen its policy on grain reserves in order to control food prices during scarcity and subsidize farm i nputs and availability to boost food production and thus lower food prices.

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