Diet transformation in Africa: The case of Ethiopia
Africa's food systems are changing fast amid rapid economic growth, emerging urbanization, and structural transformation. In this study, we use four rounds of nationally representative data from Ethiopia to document changes in household food consumption patterns over a period of unprecedented econom...
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| author | Hassen, Ibrahim Worku Dereje, Mekdim Minten, Bart Hirvonen, Kalle |
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| description | Africa's food systems are changing fast amid rapid economic growth, emerging urbanization, and structural transformation. In this study, we use four rounds of nationally representative data from Ethiopia to document changes in household food consumption patterns over a period of unprecedented economic growth. We find that while the share of food in the total consumption basket is declining, food quantities and calorie intakes have considerably increased between 1996 and 2011. A decomposition analysis suggests that this was mostly driven by improvements in household incomes—a finding that is consistent across the calorie distribution. Also, the content of the food basket is changing with a gradual shift toward high‐value foods such as animal products, fruits and vegetables and processed foods. Overall, this diet transformation has important implications for the food security debate and for agricultural and food policy in the country. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1474552025-02-24T06:47:29Z Diet transformation in Africa: The case of Ethiopia Hassen, Ibrahim Worku Dereje, Mekdim Minten, Bart Hirvonen, Kalle income structural adjustment household consumption and expenditure surveys economic growth food policies degradation nutrient intake agricultural policies calories urbanization living standards nutrition food consumption diet Africa's food systems are changing fast amid rapid economic growth, emerging urbanization, and structural transformation. In this study, we use four rounds of nationally representative data from Ethiopia to document changes in household food consumption patterns over a period of unprecedented economic growth. We find that while the share of food in the total consumption basket is declining, food quantities and calorie intakes have considerably increased between 1996 and 2011. A decomposition analysis suggests that this was mostly driven by improvements in household incomes—a finding that is consistent across the calorie distribution. Also, the content of the food basket is changing with a gradual shift toward high‐value foods such as animal products, fruits and vegetables and processed foods. Overall, this diet transformation has important implications for the food security debate and for agricultural and food policy in the country. 2017 2024-06-21T09:22:54Z 2024-06-21T09:22:54Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147455 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150255 https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12387 International Association of Agricultural Economists Worku, Ibrahim Hassen; Dereje, Mekdim; Minten, Bart; and Hirvonen, Kalle. 2017. Diet transformation in Africa: The case of Ethiopia. Agricultural Economics 48(S1): 73-86. https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12387 |
| spellingShingle | income structural adjustment household consumption and expenditure surveys economic growth food policies degradation nutrient intake agricultural policies calories urbanization living standards nutrition food consumption diet Hassen, Ibrahim Worku Dereje, Mekdim Minten, Bart Hirvonen, Kalle Diet transformation in Africa: The case of Ethiopia |
| title | Diet transformation in Africa: The case of Ethiopia |
| title_full | Diet transformation in Africa: The case of Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Diet transformation in Africa: The case of Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diet transformation in Africa: The case of Ethiopia |
| title_short | Diet transformation in Africa: The case of Ethiopia |
| title_sort | diet transformation in africa the case of ethiopia |
| topic | income structural adjustment household consumption and expenditure surveys economic growth food policies degradation nutrient intake agricultural policies calories urbanization living standards nutrition food consumption diet |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147455 |
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