FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERN IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS OF KARNATAKA STATE

R. CHOURAD¹*, V.R. KIRESUR^2
1Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 580 005, Karnataka, India
²Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 580 005, Karnataka, India
* Corresponding Author : raghu0467@gmail.com

Received : 02-03-2019     Accepted : 12-03-2019     Published : 15-03-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 5       Pages : 8014 - 8018
Int J Agr Sci 11.5 (2019):8014-8018

Keywords : Consumption, Expenditure, Food
Academic Editor : Harish Shenoy, Himadri Roy
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 580 005, Karnataka, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Consumption is the value of goods and services bought by people. Individual buying acts are aggregated over time and space. Consumption is normally the largest GDP component. Before Economic Reforms, consumption comprised of approximately 52% of the GDP, however after reforms, it has grown its share to more than 62%. In this regard, the present study is an attempt to analyse the food consumption pattern in rural and urban areas of Karnataka State. The study revealed that, the monthly per capita expenditure of the people of urban India and urban Karnataka on non-food items was much higher as compared to food items. In rural Karnataka and rural India, the people’s monthly per capita expenditure was mainly on food items as compared to non-food items.

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