URBAN HOUSEHOLD DEMAND FOR MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS IN NIGERIA: AN ALMOST IDEAL DEMAND SYSTEM ANALYSIS
| dc.creator | Ezedinma, Chuma I. | |
| dc.creator | Kormawa, P.M. | |
| dc.creator | Chianu, Jonas | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T14:00:28Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T04:55:49Z | |
| dc.description | 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 poultry products may have a positive impact on the derived demand for maize, a primary product in poultry feed. Encouraging poultry production will help restore the battered agricultural sector of Nigeria, increase farmer income, reduce unemployment, and conserve foreign exchange earnings. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.54404 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/54404/files/Urban%20Household%20Demand.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/54404 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/556759 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
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| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/54404 | |
| dc.title | URBAN HOUSEHOLD DEMAND FOR MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS IN NIGERIA: AN ALMOST IDEAL DEMAND SYSTEM ANALYSIS | |
| dc.type | Text |