@article{Agbola:123589,
      recid = {123589},
      author = {Agbola, Frank W.},
      title = {Estimating The Demand For Food And Non-Food Items Using An  Almost Ideal Demand System Modelling Approach},
      address = {2000},
      number = {411-2016-25743},
      pages = {14},
      year = {2000},
      abstract = {An Almost Ideal Demand System model is used to examine  consumer behaviour in India
using household survey data for  the period 1973-74 through to 1993-94. The  empirical
results indicate that, for commodity groups,  demand is inelastic, except for other foods and
non-foods.  The expenditure elasticity estimates indicate that milk and  non-foods are luxury
goods, while pulses, cereals, edible  oil, meats, fruits and vegetables and other foods  are
necessities in the Indian diet. The results indicate  that, for any increase in future expenditure,
the largest  percentage increase will be allocated to non-foods,  followed by cereal, other
foods, milk, fruits and  vegetables, edible oil, pulses and meats, in that order.  Estimates of
future food supply and demand growth in India  indicate that the gap between growth in
domestic demand and  domestic production is large, particularly for commodities  such as
pulses (deficit growing at 2.47% p.a.), but low for  others like edible oils (0.02% p.a. deficit)
and cereal  (0.26% p.a. deficit). As a result, India is likely to see  large increases in food
imports in the future.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/123589},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.123589},
}