Synopsis, Diet transformation in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s food economy is transforming fast. To better understand this ongoing process, we analyze changes in food consumption that have happened over the period between 1996 and 2011, relying on four rounds of nationally representative household data. The main findings are as follows: First, the s...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
International Food Policy Research Institute
2015
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150255 |
| _version_ | 1855515236023402496 |
|---|---|
| author | Worku, Ibrahim Dereje, Mekdim Minten, Bart |
| author_browse | Dereje, Mekdim Minten, Bart Worku, Ibrahim |
| author_facet | Worku, Ibrahim Dereje, Mekdim Minten, Bart |
| author_sort | Worku, Ibrahim |
| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| description | Ethiopia’s food economy is transforming fast. To better understand this ongoing process, we analyze changes in food consumption that have happened over the period between 1996 and 2011, relying on four rounds of nationally representative household data. The main findings are as follows: First, the share of food in overall expenditures is declining. Second, quantities consumed per capita are increasing. Third, the relative importance of cereals is on the decline. Fourth, there are large differences in the cereal basket of households between rural and urban areas, indicating the importance of increasing urbanization on the food economy. Fifth, cereals – and in particular maize – remain the largest source of calories in the food basket. Sixth, there is a relative shift in consumption to more expensive foods. Seventh, purchased foods are seemingly becoming more important. Finally, there are strong differences in food consumption by income level, but all levels exhibit changes over time. This diet transformation has important implications for the food security debate and for agricultural and food policy in the country. |
| format | Brief |
| id | CGSpace150255 |
| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2015 |
| publishDateRange | 2015 |
| publishDateSort | 2015 |
| publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| publisherStr | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | CGSpace1502552025-12-08T10:29:22Z Synopsis, Diet transformation in Ethiopia Worku, Ibrahim Dereje, Mekdim Minten, Bart cereals households nutrition food consumption diet feeding preferences Ethiopia’s food economy is transforming fast. To better understand this ongoing process, we analyze changes in food consumption that have happened over the period between 1996 and 2011, relying on four rounds of nationally representative household data. The main findings are as follows: First, the share of food in overall expenditures is declining. Second, quantities consumed per capita are increasing. Third, the relative importance of cereals is on the decline. Fourth, there are large differences in the cereal basket of households between rural and urban areas, indicating the importance of increasing urbanization on the food economy. Fifth, cereals – and in particular maize – remain the largest source of calories in the food basket. Sixth, there is a relative shift in consumption to more expensive foods. Seventh, purchased foods are seemingly becoming more important. Finally, there are strong differences in food consumption by income level, but all levels exhibit changes over time. This diet transformation has important implications for the food security debate and for agricultural and food policy in the country. 2015-12-03 2024-08-01T02:51:10Z 2024-08-01T02:51:10Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150255 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147456 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Worku, Ibrahim; Dereje, Mekdim; and Minten, Bart. 2015. Synopsis, Diet transformation in Ethiopia. ESSP II Research Note 46. Washington, DC and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Food Policy Research Institute and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150255 |
| spellingShingle | cereals households nutrition food consumption diet feeding preferences Worku, Ibrahim Dereje, Mekdim Minten, Bart Synopsis, Diet transformation in Ethiopia |
| title | Synopsis, Diet transformation in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Synopsis, Diet transformation in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Synopsis, Diet transformation in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synopsis, Diet transformation in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Synopsis, Diet transformation in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | synopsis diet transformation in ethiopia |
| topic | cereals households nutrition food consumption diet feeding preferences |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150255 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT workuibrahim synopsisdiettransformationinethiopia AT derejemekdim synopsisdiettransformationinethiopia AT mintenbart synopsisdiettransformationinethiopia |