Diet transformation in Africa: the case of Ethiopia
利用埃塞俄比亚四轮全国代表性数据，研究了1996-2011年经济快速增长期间家庭食品消费模式的变化，发现食品消费量增加、向高价值食品转变，对粮食安全和农业政策有重要影响。
Abstract Africa's food systems are changing fast amid rapid economic growth, emerging urbanization, and structural transformation. In this study, we use four rounds of nationally representative data from Ethiopia to document changes in household food consumption patterns over a period of unprecedented economic growth. We find that while the share of food in the total consumption basket is declining, food quantities and calorie intakes have considerably increased between 1996 and 2011. A decomposition analysis suggests that this was mostly driven by improvements in household incomes—a finding that is consistent across the calorie distribution. Also, the content of the food basket is changing with a gradual shift toward high‐value foods such as animal products, fruits and vegetables and processed foods. Overall, this diet transformation has important implications for the food security debate and for agricultural and food policy in the country.