Income and food Engel curves in Rwanda: a household microdata analysis

Aimable Nsabimana (), Ranjula Bali Swain, Yves Surry () and Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze
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Aimable Nsabimana: University of Rwanda
Yves Surry: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Agricultural and Food Economics, 2020, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-20

Abstract: Abstract Food insecurity and malnutrition are still major challenges for large proportions of households in Sub-Saharan Africa. The empirical literature on food demand, however, suggests mixed evidence on the roles of income and other socio-economic attributes on food demand. This study analyzes the food demand among households in Rwanda, based on nationally representative household expenditures and demographic (EICV4, 2013/14) survey data. The results show that poor households consume merely food containing higher carbohydrates and starches. Further, the study finds that the majority of rural households spend almost nothing on micronutrients from animal products, suggesting that effective targeted food policy interventions for poor and rural households may play an important role in reducing the incidence of malnutrition through improving food diets.

Keywords: Food Engel curve; Household food demand; Rwanda; Sub-Sahara Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 O18 O55 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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