Authors : S.O. Akinleye
Abstract: This study determines the influence of price and income changes on the availability of food nutrients to rural households in Nigeria. Demand elasticities were obtained. The nutritional effects of changes arising from changes in income and prices were computed using both the AIDS model and a nutrient availability measure developed by Huang. The findings show that foods in the bread/confectionary group are the foods that have the greatest implications for the nutrient status of households resident in rural areas. Increasing the prices of these food items by 1% would lead to reduced intake of some nutrients by as much as 10%. There study recommends policies that ensure sustainability in the supply of materials in the confectionary industry.
S.O. Akinleye , 2007. Nutritional Implications of Food Demand in Rural Nigeria. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 4: 147-152.