The rising costs of animal-source foods in Ethiopia: Evidence and implications
In many developing countries in which staple foods dominate the composition of diets, higher consumption of animal-source foods (ASF) is associated with significant nutritional benefits. Given the importance of prices for consumption decisions in these settings, we analyze ASF price patterns in the...
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| author | Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Minten, Bart Yimer, Feiruz |
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| description | In many developing countries in which staple foods dominate the composition of diets, higher consumption of animal-source foods (ASF) is associated with significant nutritional benefits. Given the importance of prices for consumption decisions in these settings, we analyze ASF price patterns in the last decade (2007-2016), relying on a large-scale price dataset collected in 116 urban retail markets in Ethiopia. We document important seasonal and spatial patterns and we find, worryingly, that real prices of ASF have been increasing in the last decade by between 32 to 36 percent for three major ASF – milk, eggs, and meat. Similar price increases are noted in rural and urban areas and for tradable and non-tradable ASFs. This price trend is in contrast with staple cereals for which real prices stayed at similar levels over the last decade. As we estimate that a price increase of this magnitude would reduce consumption of ASF by approximately 25 percent, holding other things constant, it seems that more investments and attention to the production of ASF and the livestock sector are needed to reduce ASF prices and increase their consumption in Ethiopia. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1484792025-11-06T07:19:24Z The rising costs of animal-source foods in Ethiopia: Evidence and implications Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Minten, Bart Yimer, Feiruz eggs rural communities milk investment price formation meat In many developing countries in which staple foods dominate the composition of diets, higher consumption of animal-source foods (ASF) is associated with significant nutritional benefits. Given the importance of prices for consumption decisions in these settings, we analyze ASF price patterns in the last decade (2007-2016), relying on a large-scale price dataset collected in 116 urban retail markets in Ethiopia. We document important seasonal and spatial patterns and we find, worryingly, that real prices of ASF have been increasing in the last decade by between 32 to 36 percent for three major ASF – milk, eggs, and meat. Similar price increases are noted in rural and urban areas and for tradable and non-tradable ASFs. This price trend is in contrast with staple cereals for which real prices stayed at similar levels over the last decade. As we estimate that a price increase of this magnitude would reduce consumption of ASF by approximately 25 percent, holding other things constant, it seems that more investments and attention to the production of ASF and the livestock sector are needed to reduce ASF prices and increase their consumption in Ethiopia. 2017 2024-06-21T09:24:48Z 2024-06-21T09:24:48Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148479 en https://doi.org/10.2499/1020502793 application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane; Minten, Bart; and Yimer, Feiruz. 2017. The rising costs of animal-source foods in Ethiopia: Evidence and implications. ESSP Working Paper 108. Washington, DC and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148479 |
| spellingShingle | eggs rural communities milk investment price formation meat Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Minten, Bart Yimer, Feiruz The rising costs of animal-source foods in Ethiopia: Evidence and implications |
| title | The rising costs of animal-source foods in Ethiopia: Evidence and implications |
| title_full | The rising costs of animal-source foods in Ethiopia: Evidence and implications |
| title_fullStr | The rising costs of animal-source foods in Ethiopia: Evidence and implications |
| title_full_unstemmed | The rising costs of animal-source foods in Ethiopia: Evidence and implications |
| title_short | The rising costs of animal-source foods in Ethiopia: Evidence and implications |
| title_sort | rising costs of animal source foods in ethiopia evidence and implications |
| topic | eggs rural communities milk investment price formation meat |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148479 |
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