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An la-aids analysis of cassava food products demand in Lagos

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  • Adusei Jumah
  • Adewale O. Dipeolu
  • Idris A. Ayinde
  • Kolawole Adebayo

    (Institute for Advanced, Studies and University of Vienna, Austria
    University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
    University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
    University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria)

Abstract

The study uses the linear AIDS technique to analyse how consumers of cassava food products in the Lagos metropolitan area react to economic and demographic factors and how consumer reactions can be captured to bring about effective policy formulation for food security and poverty alleviation through value added agricultural production. The results establish that demographic factors such as religion and residential area help to explain perceived variations in the consumption of cassava food products. Given that demand is price-inelastic for all cassava food products examined in the study, declining prices stemming from a bumper cassava crop harvest would lead to corresponding declines in producer revenues. In view of the high expenditure elasticities, therefore, a policy option that would boost productivity and incomes of consumers is considered desirable. Such a policy could be one that saps off excess farm labour through maintaining and promoting investment in the food-processing sector.

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  • Adusei Jumah & Adewale O. Dipeolu & Idris A. Ayinde & Kolawole Adebayo, 2008. "An la-aids analysis of cassava food products demand in Lagos," Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, College of Business, vol. 41(2), pages 109-117, January-M.
    • Handle: RePEc:jda:journl:vol.41:year:2008:issue2:pp:109-117
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    Cited by:

    1. Aborisade, Olumide & Carpio, Carlos, 2017. "Household Demand for Meat in Nigeria," 2017 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2017, Mobile, Alabama 252839, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
    2. Bhuvandas, Dhanyashree & Gundimeda, Haripriya, 2020. "Welfare impacts of transport fuel price changes on Indian households: An application of LA-AIDS model," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 144(C).

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    Keywords

    Demand; Cassava;

    JEL classification:

    • D11 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Theory
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy

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