Household consumption of infant foods in two low-income districts in Malawi

Levison Stanley Chiwaula and Ben M. Kaluwa
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Levison Stanley Chiwaula: Institute of Development and Agricultural Economics, Leibniz University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany, Postal: Institute of Development and Agricultural Economics, Leibniz University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany
Ben M. Kaluwa: Department of Economics, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi, Postal: Department of Economics, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi

Journal of International Development, 2008, vol. 20, issue 5, 686-697

Abstract: Household resource allocation to infant foods and infant care is investigated using data from 160 households in two low-income districts in Malawi. Infant care is found to have a unitary budget and an inelastic price elasticity. While demand for two porridge types respond similarly to ingredients' price changes, adult meals substitute the porridges. Eradicating household income poverty; diversification of the household production, diet, infant food, and target recipients of infant nutritional information; widening the vitamin A fortification options; and targeting mothers of infants in work programmes are the proposed policy options. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1002/jid.1448

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