Artikel

Income and food Engel curves in Rwanda: A household microdata analysis

Food insecurity and malnutrition are still major challenges for large proportions of households in Sub-Saharan Africa. The empirical literature on food demand, however, suggests mixed evidence on the roles of income and other socio-economic attributes on food demand. This study analyzes the food demand among households in Rwanda, based on nationally representative household expenditures and demographic (EICV4, 2013/14) survey data. The results show that poor households consume merely food containing higher carbohydrates and starches. Further, the study finds that the majority of rural households spend almost nothing on micronutrients from animal products, suggesting that effective targeted food policy interventions for poor and rural households may play an important role in reducing the incidence of malnutrition through improving food diets.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: Agricultural and Food Economics ; ISSN: 2193-7532 ; Volume: 8 ; Year: 2020 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 1-20 ; Heidelberg: Springer

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
Food Engel curve
Household food demand
Rwanda
Sub-Sahara Africa

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Nsabimana, Aimable
Swain, Ranjula Bali
Surry, Yves
Ngabitsinze, Jean Chrysostome
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Springer
(wo)
Heidelberg
(wann)
2020

DOI
doi:10.1186/s40100-020-00154-4
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ

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  • Artikel

Beteiligte

  • Nsabimana, Aimable
  • Swain, Ranjula Bali
  • Surry, Yves
  • Ngabitsinze, Jean Chrysostome
  • Springer

Entstanden

  • 2020

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