Abstract
Changes in US nutrition could increase the availability of grains for world food use. This study examines such changes by means of a programming model which allows an optimal inter-regional allocation of grains while simultaneous shifts are made in consumer diets. The three alternatives examined include use of added US production potential for wheat production and exports, a substitution of 25% soy protein for meat and reducing the animal protein intake by 25%. Sizable increases in food exports could be made under each of the three alternatives. Of course, institutional means would need to be created to facilitate these shifts.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 67-73 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Food Policy |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1977 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Food Science
- Development
- Sociology and Political Science
- Economics and Econometrics
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law