Agricultural prices, food consumption and the health and productivity of farmers

Pitt, M.M. and Rosenzweig, M.R. (1984) Agricultural prices, food consumption and the health and productivity of farmers. Documentation. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

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Abstract

This paper utilizes existing household survey data from Indonesia to analyze the effects of food price changes and health program interventions on the health, nutritional status and profits of farm households. Many policies adopted by developing and developed countries serve to alter the price structure faced by consumers and food producers. Such macro price-intervention strategies as tariffs, support prices, ceilings, export taxes and exchange-rate policies directly alter relative prices and thus alter the distribution of income and dietary patterns of the population. Food aid programs, depending on the manner in which they are implemented, also may affect the price structure of foods...

Item Type: Monograph (Documentation)
Author Affiliation: University of Minnesota
Subjects: Agricultural Engineering
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited: 01 Oct 2013 05:24
Last Modified: 01 Oct 2013 05:24
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/11915

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