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| Author: | Gerbens-Leenes, P. W. Nonhebel, S. |
| Title: | Consumption patterns and their effects on land required for food |
| Journal: | Ecological Economics
2002 : AUG, VOL. 42:1-2, p. 185-200 |
| Index terms: | FOOD CONSUMPTION LAND COMPARATIVE RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY PRODUCTIVITY |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Vast amounts of land are required for the production of food, but the area suitable for growing crops is limited. In this paper, attention is paid to the relationship between food consumption patterns and agricultural land requirements. Land requirements per food item that were determined in a previous study are combined with data on the per capita food consumption of various food packages, varying from subsistence to affluent, leading to information on land requirements for food. Large differences could be shown in per capita food consumption and related land requirements, while food consumption, expenditure, and the physical consumption of specific foods change rapidly over time. |
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