scholarly journals Analysis of the Influence Factors of China's per-capita Food Expenditure

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruili Shi ◽  
Yun Liu
Keyword(s):  
Influence Factors ◽  
Food Expenditure ◽  
Capita Food ◽  
Per Capita

scholarly journals Does access to finance improve household welfare?

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Manh Quach
Keyword(s):  
Household Head ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Economic Welfare ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Capita Expenditure ◽  
Food Expenditure ◽  
Capita Food ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Positive Effect

In this paper, the author develops an econometric framework to analyze the effect of access to credit on the economic welfare of households in Vietnam. The findings confirm that household credit contributes positively and significantly to the economic welfare of households in terms of per capita expenditure, per capita food expenditure and per capita non-food expenditure. The positive effect of credit on household economic welfare is observed regardless of whether they are poor or better-off households. The author also finds that credit has a greater positive effect on the economic welfare of poorer households and finds that the age of the household head, the household size, land ownership, and savings and the availability of credit at village level are key factors that affect household borrowing. Some policy implications are drawn

scholarly journals Food Waste of Italian Families: Proportion in Quantity and Monetary Value of Food Purchases

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1920
Author(s):  
Vittoria Aureli ◽  
Maria Luisa Scalvedi ◽  
Laura Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Monetary Value ◽  
Food Purchases ◽  
Food Expenditure ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Capita Food ◽  
Per Capita

Halving per capita food waste (FW) is one of the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals. This study aims to evaluate the weight and monetary values of food waste among a sample of Italian families. In a representative sample of 1142 families, the adults responsible for food purchases and in charge of preparing meals were assessed with a self-administrated questionnaire measuring quantity and typology of FW. These data were linked with food purchases figures measured as an average of four weeks. Italian families wasted 399 kg of food per week (4.4% of the weight of food purchased), which correspond to a monetary value of €1.052 (3.8% of the overall food expenditure). Clustering the food groups according to waste quantity, typology, and monetary value made it possible to show that price has a role in the generation of food waste, as the lower the unitary cost, the higher the quantity of waste. Consequently, foods with high unitary costs were less wasted. The results of this study showed that Italian consumers are sensitive to the economic impact of waste and this should be considered in sensitization campaigns.

Imperial Policy or World Price Shocks? Explaining Interwar Korean Consumption Trend

1998 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 731-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myung Soo Cha
Keyword(s):  
Public Investment ◽  
Green Revolution ◽  
Price Shocks ◽  
Health Campaign ◽  
Colonial Korea ◽  
Dynamic General Equilibrium Model ◽  
World Price ◽  
Capita Food ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Developmental Policies

Japan vigorously enforced wide-ranging developmental policies in colonial Korea, including a “green revolution” and an industrialization drive. Why did then colonial per capita food availability decline? Simulations using a dynamic general equilibrium model indicate that tax raises, which financed expanding public investment, did not lower, but raised consumption levels over time by accelerating accumulation. Food consumption fell because these policy efforts were inadequate to defeat population explosion initiated by a health campaign. The interwar agricultural depression exacerbated this Malthusian situation. Nevertheless, interwar Korean consumption trend compares favorably with most other rice producers, where the level of government intervention appeared suboptimal.

scholarly journals Food waste volume and composition in households in Greece

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Food Item ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Urban Households ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Actual Field ◽  
Capita Food ◽  
Per Capita

<p>The purpose of this paper is the presentation of the results compiled from self weighing of household food waste and self filling of waste collection diaries that took place in Greece. A diary was compiled and given to 101 urban households in various areas of the country. The participants were asked to weigh and write down in the diary every food item wasted in their households for two full weeks (i.e., 14 days). The total per capita food waste generation in Greece is estimated to be 76.1 (±68.3) kg/inh.y. This figure is divided into the avoided food waste fraction which equals to 25.9 (±34.9) kg/inh.y, and the unavoidable fraction which is estimated to be 50.2 (±47.1) kg/inh.y. The use of diaries for recording food that is thrown away from households is a methodology that underestimates the food wasted in households because households tend to be cautious when they know that they have to weigh and report the amount of food that they throw away. The current research is the first of its kind, presenting actual field data for food waste generation by households in Greece.</p>

scholarly journals Examining the crises in the food sector of Nigerian agriculture

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-84
Author(s):  
Richard Ilorah
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Subsistence Farming ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Commercial Farming ◽  
Capita Food ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Policy Mechanisms ◽  
Radical Approach

Food output in Nigeria has deteriorated since the 1970s, whereas the population continues to grow. Consequently, the country experiences a fall in per capita food production. Grouping the country's food producers under four categories, this paper argues that production has remained a predominantly peasant affair, characterized by subsistency, inefficiency and low productivity. For a way forward out of the food crises, we introduce a theoretical model of the impact of policy mechanisms on agricultural output. We also look at the target group of the policy mechanisms. The paper concludes that to tackle the food crises, the country needs a radical approach to the problem, with emphasis on a total departure from its hitherto subsistence farming to a modem commercial farming.

scholarly journals Household Engagement in Both Aquaculture and Horticulture Is Associated with Higher Diet Quality than Either Alone

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 2705
Author(s):  
Rumana Akter ◽  
Nobuyuki Yagi ◽  
Hiroaki Sugino ◽  
Shakuntala H. Thilsted ◽  
Shibani Ghosh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diet Quality ◽  
Optimal Growth ◽  
Dietary Recall ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Nutrient Adequacy ◽  
Farm Production ◽  
Food Expenditure ◽  
Capita Food ◽  
Post Hoc

The consumption of high-quality diverse diets is crucial for optimal growth, health, and wellbeing. Objective: This study assessed the diet quality of households by their type of engagement in homestead aquaculture and/or horticulture. Socio-demographic determinants of diet quality were also studied. Method: Diet quality was assessed using a nutrient adequacy ratio (NAR), based on the preceding 7 days’ dietary recall at the household level. Adult male equivalent units (AMEs) were used for age- and sex-specific intra-household distribution of household intakes. Mean adequacy ratios (MAR) were computed as an overall measure of diet quality, using NAR. Results: Better diet quality (mean ± SD) was associated with households engaged in both homestead aquaculture and horticulture (0.43 ± 0.23; p < 0.001) compared to only one type of agriculture (0.38 ± 0.20) or none (0.36 ± 0.20). Tukey’s post-hoc test confirmed significant differences in diet quality between both and either engagement (0.05 ± 0.01, p < 0.001), both and no engagement (0.07 ± 0.01, p < 0.001), and either and no engagement households (0.02 ± 0.01, p < 0.001). Beyond farm production of nutrient-rich foods, generalized estimating equations showed that diet quality was influenced by the higher educational level and occupation of adult household members, higher daily per capita food expenditure, sex, family size and region. Conclusions: Projects that promote and support household engagement in both homestead aquaculture and horticulture have the potential to improve the diet quality of households.

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