Determining the Effective Factors of Share of Food in Houshlode Expenditure in Rural and Urban Area of Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.D. Student, Faculty of Agricultural Economics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

3 Professor of Agricultural Economics, Department of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

4 Associate Professor, Faculty of Agricultural Economics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

5 Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Allame Tabatabaie, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

 In this study, the impact of different food groups’ consumption, social and economic indicator on the share of food in household expenditure in the rural and urban area of Iran investigated. For this purpose, panel quantile regression considered as the best technique. The results indicated that the impact of social and economic indicators and food groups’ consumption varies in different quantiles. Moreover, between social and economic variables, income, food price index and literacy rate considered as the most effective determinants of food expenditure in rural and urban areas. Furthermore, consumption of cereal and dairy in a rural area and cereal and vegetables in an urban area do not affect the household’s food expenditure; on the other hand, increase in consumption of meat and crop oils in rural and urban area upsurge the share of food in the household expenditure. Based on the results, the implication of policies, which lead to household income improvement and stabilized the food price can improve food availability in both rural and urban areas. Besides, the introduction of the innovative and stable method of dairy and vegetable production in a rural area and encouraging the urban household to consume more vegetables results in more diverse diet and enhance the food security and simultaneously don’t increase the share of food in household expenditure.

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 51, Issue 2
May 2020
Pages 217-230

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