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Sources And Utilization Of Foodstuffs In Belarusian Households: Results Of The Grodno Households Survey

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  • Schmitz, Susanne
  • Brosig, Stephan
  • Degtiarevich, Josif J.
  • Degtiarevich, Irina J.
  • Grings, Michael

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The paper is a documentation of a (non-representative) survey on the food situation of households in the Grodno region, Belarus. It covers the year between September 2000 and August 2001. The focus of the survey was on the sources of food in the households (purchase, own production, and receipt in non-monetary transactions between households) and on the utilization (consumption, feed use, sale, unpaid transfers to other households, and spoilage). The paper describes the survey design and the scope and quality of the compiled data set and it presents results of descriptive analyses. The survey households consume a well balanced diet based on potatoes and vegetables as the main staple food. 75 percent of the households use small land plots for food production and a third of the households keep livestock. Household food production provides an important contribution to food available in the households and the value of the produce represents a considerable part of average household income. Most of the self-produced food is consumed or given away in non-monetary transactions. Prices of foodstuffs differ in part significantly between different points of sale and between rural and urban areas.

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  • Schmitz, Susanne & Brosig, Stephan & Degtiarevich, Josif J. & Degtiarevich, Irina J. & Grings, Michael, 2006. "Sources And Utilization Of Foodstuffs In Belarusian Households: Results Of The Grodno Households Survey," IAMO Discussion Papers 92018, Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:iamodp:92018
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.92018
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    Keywords

    Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use;
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    JEL classification:

    • R20 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - General
    • I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General

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