Structural changes in the demand for food in Asia

This paper presents an overview of changing food consumption patterns in Taiwan and China. It finds that consumption of meat quadrupled in Taiwan between the periods 1959-61 and 1989-91, while per capita rice consumption declined by one-half. In mainland China, consumption of nonstaple foods such as...

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Autores principales: Huang, Jikun, Bouis, Howarth E.
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 1996
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157163
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description This paper presents an overview of changing food consumption patterns in Taiwan and China. It finds that consumption of meat quadrupled in Taiwan between the periods 1959-61 and 1989-91, while per capita rice consumption declined by one-half. In mainland China, consumption of nonstaple foods such as meat rose 10 percent. How much of these changes in diet resulted from income and price effects and how much from structural factors such as urbanization? This question has important implications for accurately forecasting the future demand for food in Asia.
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spelling CGSpace1571632025-01-10T06:42:50Z Structural changes in the demand for food in Asia Huang, Jikun Bouis, Howarth E. structural adjustment food consumption economic policies This paper presents an overview of changing food consumption patterns in Taiwan and China. It finds that consumption of meat quadrupled in Taiwan between the periods 1959-61 and 1989-91, while per capita rice consumption declined by one-half. In mainland China, consumption of nonstaple foods such as meat rose 10 percent. How much of these changes in diet resulted from income and price effects and how much from structural factors such as urbanization? This question has important implications for accurately forecasting the future demand for food in Asia. 1996 2024-10-24T12:47:48Z 2024-10-24T12:47:48Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157163 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Huang, Jikun; Bouis, Howarth E. 1996. Structural changes in the demand for food in Asia. 2020 Policy Brief 41. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157163
spellingShingle structural adjustment
food consumption
economic policies
Huang, Jikun
Bouis, Howarth E.
Structural changes in the demand for food in Asia
title Structural changes in the demand for food in Asia
title_full Structural changes in the demand for food in Asia
title_fullStr Structural changes in the demand for food in Asia
title_full_unstemmed Structural changes in the demand for food in Asia
title_short Structural changes in the demand for food in Asia
title_sort structural changes in the demand for food in asia
topic structural adjustment
food consumption
economic policies
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