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| Ezedinma, Chuma I.; Kormawa, P.M.; Chianu, Jonas. |
| This study is based on micro level data on urban household food consumption and expenditure collected between 1999 and 2000 in three Nigerian cities. The LA/AIDS model, which allows the inclusion of demographic variables, was applied to a subset of the data on meat and meat products namely beef, mutton/goat, chicken, fish, eggs, and milk. Results indicate that urban demand for meat products will continue to increase as incomes improve, suggesting potential market opportunities especially for poultry. Intra-household demand patterns clearly indicate the importance of beef for children but contrary to expectations, there is a reduced demand for milk as the number of infants in urban households increase. The observed high income elasticity of demand for... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Urban households; Meat demand; Demand analysis; Nigeria; Demand and Price Analysis. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54404 |
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