Nutrients distribution and consumer preferences in India: some policy implications
1985
Murty, K.N. | Open, M. von
This paper attempts to build the results of an earlier study that analyzed consumption patterns of ICRISAT mandate crops vis-a-vis their substitutes/complements using system of demand equations separately for rural and urban areas of India. It analyses nutritional status, another important aspect of consumer behavior. The study aims at translating quantity-based demand parameters into nutritional dimension and analyses their patterns therein. In particular, the consumption levels of nutritional energy, protein, iron and other minerals, and their sources of origin and distribution across population are looked into more closely. The results can be corroborated with earlier findings of the existence of relationships between consumer preferences (as expressed in market prices) and evident and cryptic quality characteristics (e.g., seed size, protein content, etc.). This study helps update available evidence nutritional gaps in India, which would facilitate generating of agricultural technology to bridge such nutritional gaps
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