Changing Structure of Global Food Consumption and Trade
by
Anita Regmi
Outlook No. (WRS-01-1) 111 pp, May 2001
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Higher income, urbanization, other demographic shifts, improved transportation, and consumer perceptions regarding quality and safety are changing global food consumption patterns. Shifts in food consumption have led to increased trade and changes in the composition of world agricultural trade. Given different diets, food expenditure and food budget responses to income and price changes vary between developing and developed countries. In developing countries, higher income results in increased demand for meat products, often leading to increased import of live-stock feed. Diet diversification and increasing demand for better quality and labor-saving products have increased imports of high-value and processed food products in developed countries. Consumer groups in developed countries have also brought attention to organic production of food and the topic of animal welfare. One way in which the public and private sectors have responded to consumer demand for these quality attributes has been by developing and implementing mandatory and voluntary quality control, management, and assurance schemes.
Keywords: Consumer demand, food trade, food consumptiopn, agricultural imports, urbanization, food safety, organic food, animal welfare, quality assurance, Agricultral Economics
In this publication...
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Abstract, Pdf file 10 kb
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Contents, Pdf file 11 kb
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Summary, Pdf file 15 kb
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Introduction, Pdf file 23 kb
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Global Food Consumption and Impacts on Trade Patterns, Pdf file 49 kb
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Cross-Country Analysis of Food Consumption Patterns, Pdf file 46 kb
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Effects of Urbanization on Global Food Demand, Pdf file 38 kb
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Transportation Technology and The Rising Share of U.S. Perishable Food Trade, Pdf file 50 kb
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Changing Consumer Demand for Meat: The U.S Example, 1970 - 2000, Pdf file 42 kb
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Consumer Demand for Fruit and Vegetables: The U.S. Example, Pdf file 34 kb
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Effects of Food-Safety Perceptions on Food Demand and Global Trade, Pdf file 84 kb
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Factors Affecting International Demand And Trade in Organic Food Products, Pdf file 62 kb
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Impact of Consumer Demand for Animal Welfare on Global Trade, Pdf file 47 kb
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Consumer Demand Sparks the Growth of Quality Assurance Schemes in the European Food Sector, Pdf file 67 kb
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List of Tables, Pdf file 32 kb
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Entire report, Pdf file 476 kb
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