An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan

Changes in prices and income, due to shocks or economic growth and reform, influence the overall and food consumption levels of poor households. However, it is often not clear to what extent they are affected by these factors and what interventions might be needed to help them. The reaction of house...

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Autores principales: Minten, Bart, Dukpa, Chencho
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152581
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description Changes in prices and income, due to shocks or economic growth and reform, influence the overall and food consumption levels of poor households. However, it is often not clear to what extent they are affected by these factors and what interventions might be needed to help them. The reaction of households to such price and income changes can be predicted and quantified through economic parameters that are called ‘demand elasticities'. These demand elasticities are important to know for those stakeholders who want to anticipate and alleviate the negative impact on the economy as a whole and on vulnerable households in particular.
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spelling CGSpace1525812025-11-06T07:11:30Z An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan Minten, Bart Dukpa, Chencho prices income economic growth households food consumption demand supply capacity development demand elasticities shock resilience Changes in prices and income, due to shocks or economic growth and reform, influence the overall and food consumption levels of poor households. However, it is often not clear to what extent they are affected by these factors and what interventions might be needed to help them. The reaction of households to such price and income changes can be predicted and quantified through economic parameters that are called ‘demand elasticities'. These demand elasticities are important to know for those stakeholders who want to anticipate and alleviate the negative impact on the economy as a whole and on vulnerable households in particular. 2010 2024-10-01T13:54:59Z 2024-10-01T13:54:59Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152581 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ministry of Agriculture and Forests Minten, Bart and Dukpa, Chencho. 2010. An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152581
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income
economic growth
households
food consumption
demand
supply
capacity development
demand elasticities
shock
resilience
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Dukpa, Chencho
An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan
title An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan
title_full An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan
title_fullStr An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan
title_full_unstemmed An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan
title_short An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan
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income
economic growth
households
food consumption
demand
supply
capacity development
demand elasticities
shock
resilience
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152581
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