Determinants of Household Demand for Wholesome Food in Oshodi/Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria

Adesina M.A.¹ , Agwu V.N.² , Akin-Olagunju O.A.³ , Yusuf S.A.⁴

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.9 , Issue.1 , pp.26-30, Mar-2021

Online published on Mar 31, 2021

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Abstract :
Fruit and vegetable consumption are essential sources of vital nutrients for the body`s micronutrient requirements. However, inadequate consumption of fruit and vegetables are often associated with cardiovascular diseases and respiratory diseases. Hence, this study investigates the determinants of household demand for wholesome food in Oshodi/Isolo local government area of Lagos State, Nigeria. With the aid of a well-structured questionnaire, the study employed the quadratic almost ideal demand system (QUAIDS) model and a two stage sampling technique to gather information from 180 households, however, only 109 households had relevant and complete information that was used for this study. The result showed that the mean expenditure for wholesome food was ?16633.1 and the wholesome food budget share for fruits and vegetables were 0.602148 and 0.397852, respectively. The total food budget share of protein was 0.268489 including animal protein meat and fish and also dairy products was almost equal to that of fruits (0.163025) and vegetables (0.107714) combined, which shows a poor nutritional or health status. The study revealed that income and educational status of household head, income and educational status of spouse, prices of food groups as well as household budget were the major determinants of wholesome food. Also, the study found that there is no substitution effect between wholesome food and other food groups, but a complementary relationship. Wholesome food own price elasticities for both Marshallian (-0.1960) and Hicksain (-0.0474) were negative which suggested that a fall in price will increase the demand of wholesome food. The study recommended the need for a better working environment and better employment opportunities, so people can have more resources in terms of income to have a higher demand level of wholesome foods.

Key-Words / Index Term :
household demand, wholesome foods, budget share, quadratic almost ideal demand system

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