Who Will Feed China in the 21st Century? Income Growth and Food Demand and Supply in China

This paper uses resource-based cereal equivalent measures to explore the evolution of China's demand and supply for food. Although demand for food calories is probably close to its peak level in China, the ongoing dietary shift to animal-based...

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Main Authors: Fukase, Emiko, Martin, Will
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
CA
EGG
GDP
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19686638/feed-china-21st-century-income-growth-food-demand-supply-china
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topic AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL R & D
AGRICULTURAL R&D
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL
ANIMAL FEED
ANIMAL FEEDS
ANIMAL PRODUCT
ANIMAL PRODUCT CONSUMPTION
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
ANIMAL PRODUCTS
ANIMALS
ARABLE LAND
ARBITRAGE
BEEF
BEEF PRODUCTION
BEVERAGES
BREEDING
BREEDING ANIMALS
BREEDING STOCK
CA
CALORIE INTAKE
CALVES
CARBOHYDRATES
CARCASS WEIGHT
CATTLE
CEREAL PRODUCTS
CEREAL YIELD
CEREALS
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATIC CHANGE
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION DATA
CONSUMPTION INCREASES
CONSUMPTION LEVELS
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
COOKING
CORN
COWS
CROP PRODUCTS
CROPLAND
DAIRY
DAIRY PRODUCTS
DEMAND FOR FOOD
DEMAND FOR MEAT
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIET
DIETARY PATTERNS
DIMINISHING RETURNS
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION
DOMESTIC DEMAND
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EDIBLE OILS
EGG
EGGS
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
EXPANSION OF IRRIGATION
EXPORTS
EXTERNALITIES
FARM
FARM INCOMES
FARM LABOR
FARM SECTOR
FARM SIZE
FARMERS
FARMS
FATTENING
FEED COMPETITION
FEED CONVERSION
FEED CROPS
FEED GRAINS
FEED PRODUCTION
FEED USE
FEEDING
FEEDS
FEEDSTOCK
FERMENTATION
FISH
FODDER
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
FOOD DEMAND
FOOD GRAINS
FOOD INSECURITY
FOOD OUTPUT
FOOD POLICY
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
FOOD PRICE
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY
FOOD STAPLES
FOOD SUPPLIES
FOOD SUPPLY
FOODS
FORAGE
FORAGE CROPS
FRUIT
FRUITS
FUTURE RESEARCH
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBAL FOOD PRODUCTION
GLOBAL LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
GOAT MEAT
GRAINS
GRAZING
GRAZING LAND
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATE
IFPRI
INCOME
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVELS
INCOMES
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
IRRIGATION
LAMB
LAND AVAILABILITY
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND PRODUCTIVITY
LAND RESOURCES
LIVELIHOODS
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK DATA
LIVESTOCK FEED
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
LIVESTOCK SECTOR
LIVESTOCK STATISTICS
LOW INCOME
spellingShingle AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL R & D
AGRICULTURAL R&D
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL
ANIMAL FEED
ANIMAL FEEDS
ANIMAL PRODUCT
ANIMAL PRODUCT CONSUMPTION
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
ANIMAL PRODUCTS
ANIMALS
ARABLE LAND
ARBITRAGE
BEEF
BEEF PRODUCTION
BEVERAGES
BREEDING
BREEDING ANIMALS
BREEDING STOCK
CA
CALORIE INTAKE
CALVES
CARBOHYDRATES
CARCASS WEIGHT
CATTLE
CEREAL PRODUCTS
CEREAL YIELD
CEREALS
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATIC CHANGE
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION DATA
CONSUMPTION INCREASES
CONSUMPTION LEVELS
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
COOKING
CORN
COWS
CROP PRODUCTS
CROPLAND
DAIRY
DAIRY PRODUCTS
DEMAND FOR FOOD
DEMAND FOR MEAT
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIET
DIETARY PATTERNS
DIMINISHING RETURNS
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION
DOMESTIC DEMAND
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EDIBLE OILS
EGG
EGGS
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
EXPANSION OF IRRIGATION
EXPORTS
EXTERNALITIES
FARM
FARM INCOMES
FARM LABOR
FARM SECTOR
FARM SIZE
FARMERS
FARMS
FATTENING
FEED COMPETITION
FEED CONVERSION
FEED CROPS
FEED GRAINS
FEED PRODUCTION
FEED USE
FEEDING
FEEDS
FEEDSTOCK
FERMENTATION
FISH
FODDER
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
FOOD DEMAND
FOOD GRAINS
FOOD INSECURITY
FOOD OUTPUT
FOOD POLICY
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
FOOD PRICE
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY
FOOD STAPLES
FOOD SUPPLIES
FOOD SUPPLY
FOODS
FORAGE
FORAGE CROPS
FRUIT
FRUITS
FUTURE RESEARCH
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBAL FOOD PRODUCTION
GLOBAL LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
GOAT MEAT
GRAINS
GRAZING
GRAZING LAND
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATE
IFPRI
INCOME
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVELS
INCOMES
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
IRRIGATION
LAMB
LAND AVAILABILITY
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND PRODUCTIVITY
LAND RESOURCES
LIVELIHOODS
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK DATA
LIVESTOCK FEED
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
LIVESTOCK SECTOR
LIVESTOCK STATISTICS
LOW INCOME
Fukase, Emiko
Martin, Will
Who Will Feed China in the 21st Century? Income Growth and Food Demand and Supply in China
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
China
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6926
description This paper uses resource-based cereal equivalent measures to explore the evolution of China's demand and supply for food. Although demand for food calories is probably close to its peak level in China, the ongoing dietary shift to animal-based foods, induced by income growth, is likely to impose considerable pressure on agricultural resources. Estimating the relationship between income growth and food demand with data from a wide range of countries, China's demand growth appears to have been broadly similar to the global trend. On the supply side, output of food depends strongly on the productivity growth associated with income growth and on the country's agricultural land endowment, with China appearing to be an out-performer. The analyses of income-consumption-production dynamics suggest that China's current income level falls in the range where consumption growth outstrips production growth, but that the gap is likely to begin to decline as China's population growth and dietary transition slow down. Continued agricultural productivity growth through further investment in research and development, and expansion in farm size and increased mechanization, as well as sustainable management of agricultural resources, are vital for ensuring that it is primarily China that will feed China in the 21st century.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Fukase, Emiko
Martin, Will
author_facet Fukase, Emiko
Martin, Will
author_sort Fukase, Emiko
title Who Will Feed China in the 21st Century? Income Growth and Food Demand and Supply in China
title_short Who Will Feed China in the 21st Century? Income Growth and Food Demand and Supply in China
title_full Who Will Feed China in the 21st Century? Income Growth and Food Demand and Supply in China
title_fullStr Who Will Feed China in the 21st Century? Income Growth and Food Demand and Supply in China
title_full_unstemmed Who Will Feed China in the 21st Century? Income Growth and Food Demand and Supply in China
title_sort who will feed china in the 21st century? income growth and food demand and supply in china
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19686638/feed-china-21st-century-income-growth-food-demand-supply-china
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18808
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spelling okr-10986-188082021-04-23T14:03:49Z Who Will Feed China in the 21st Century? Income Growth and Food Demand and Supply in China Fukase, Emiko Martin, Will AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL R & D AGRICULTURAL R&D AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE ANIMAL ANIMAL FEED ANIMAL FEEDS ANIMAL PRODUCT ANIMAL PRODUCT CONSUMPTION ANIMAL PRODUCTION ANIMAL PRODUCTS ANIMALS ARABLE LAND ARBITRAGE BEEF BEEF PRODUCTION BEVERAGES BREEDING BREEDING ANIMALS BREEDING STOCK CA CALORIE INTAKE CALVES CARBOHYDRATES CARCASS WEIGHT CATTLE CEREAL PRODUCTS CEREAL YIELD CEREALS CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATIC CHANGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION INCREASES CONSUMPTION LEVELS CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA COOKING CORN COWS CROP PRODUCTS CROPLAND DAIRY DAIRY PRODUCTS DEMAND FOR FOOD DEMAND FOR MEAT DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIET DIETARY PATTERNS DIMINISHING RETURNS DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION DOMESTIC DEMAND ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIES OF SCALE EDIBLE OILS EGG EGGS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION EXPANSION OF IRRIGATION EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES FARM FARM INCOMES FARM LABOR FARM SECTOR FARM SIZE FARMERS FARMS FATTENING FEED COMPETITION FEED CONVERSION FEED CROPS FEED GRAINS FEED PRODUCTION FEED USE FEEDING FEEDS FEEDSTOCK FERMENTATION FISH FODDER FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS FOOD DEMAND FOOD GRAINS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD OUTPUT FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOOD STAPLES FOOD SUPPLIES FOOD SUPPLY FOODS FORAGE FORAGE CROPS FRUIT FRUITS FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL FOOD PRODUCTION GLOBAL LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION GOAT MEAT GRAINS GRAZING GRAZING LAND GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE IFPRI INCOME INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVELS INCOMES INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IRRIGATION LAMB LAND AVAILABILITY LAND MANAGEMENT LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND RESOURCES LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK DATA LIVESTOCK FEED LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LIVESTOCK SECTOR LIVESTOCK STATISTICS LOW INCOME This paper uses resource-based cereal equivalent measures to explore the evolution of China's demand and supply for food. Although demand for food calories is probably close to its peak level in China, the ongoing dietary shift to animal-based foods, induced by income growth, is likely to impose considerable pressure on agricultural resources. Estimating the relationship between income growth and food demand with data from a wide range of countries, China's demand growth appears to have been broadly similar to the global trend. On the supply side, output of food depends strongly on the productivity growth associated with income growth and on the country's agricultural land endowment, with China appearing to be an out-performer. The analyses of income-consumption-production dynamics suggest that China's current income level falls in the range where consumption growth outstrips production growth, but that the gap is likely to begin to decline as China's population growth and dietary transition slow down. Continued agricultural productivity growth through further investment in research and development, and expansion in farm size and increased mechanization, as well as sustainable management of agricultural resources, are vital for ensuring that it is primarily China that will feed China in the 21st century. 2014-06-26T22:24:57Z 2014-06-26T22:24:57Z 2014-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19686638/feed-china-21st-century-income-growth-food-demand-supply-china http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18808 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6926 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China