@article{Fan:173479,
      recid = {173479},
      author = {Fan, Shenggen and Cramer, Gail and Wailes, Eric},
      title = {Food demand in rural China: evidence from rural household  survey},
      journal = {Agricultural Economics: The Journal of the International  Association of Agricultural Economists},
      address = {1994-09},
      number = {968-2016-75209},
      pages = {10},
      year = {1994},
      abstract = {The recent rural reforms in China have had great effects  on agricultural production and productivity as well  as
rural household consumption. While much has been written  on production and productivity effects of these  reforms,
very few Chinese studies have attempted to analyze  the changes in rural consumption patterns. This paper uses  a
dynamic AIDS model to estimate various food demand  parameters for Chinese rural households using  rural
household survey data recently released by the China  State Statistical Bureau. The results show that all  important
food commodities including rice, wheat, coarse  grains, vegetables, meat, tobacco and alcohol have  positive
expenditure elasticities. Rice, wheat and coarse  grains are necessities, while meat, vegetables, alcohol and  tobacco
are luxuries. The expenditure elasticities for  rice, coarse grains and tobacco are declining, but those  for wheat, meat,
vegetables and alcohol are increasing. As  per capita income rises and population increases, the  demand for these
items will continue to increase.  Therefore, China must continue to increase its food  production by a greater rate in
the future in order to  avoid food shortages.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/173479},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.173479},
}