Food resources

Question 1

Why do food consumption patterns vary btw DCS and LDCS

Answer 1

Economic

• —> disposable income
• —> pricing

Socio-cultural

• —> religious beliefs
• —> food preferences
• —> migration
• —> population growth
• —> changing diets

Political

• —> stability of food supply
• —> civil war

Food safety

Question 2

Point: disposable income causes food consumption patterns to vary. Explain

Answer 2

disposable income: amount of income left to an individual after taxes have been paid

• —> rising income
• —> higher disposable income
• —> more purchasing power
• —> consume larger amount & variety of food
• —> more meat, lesser cereals
• —> higher wealth, higher meat consumption
• —> quality of diets increase
• —> afford food found to have certain health benefits, more expensive (organic food & olive oil)

Question 3

disposable income causes food consumption patterns to vary: Examples

Answer 3

Taiwan

• —> 1959 to 1991
• —> high economic growth
• —> income per capita surge to same level as DC
• —> international food policy research institute (IFPRI) reports:
• —> rice consumption per capita declined by 1/2
• —> meat consumption increased 4 times
• —> fruit consumption increased 5 times
• —> fish consumption x2

Question 4

Point: pricing affects food consumption patterns explain.

Answer 4

• —> people in LDCs generally more affected by food prices than the people in DCs
• —> many people in LDCs have less disposable income
• —> increase in food prices affect LDCs more than DCs