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Food Consumption Patterns In Two Communities

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  • Mmakola, D.J.
  • Kirsten, Johann F.
  • Groenewald, Jan A.

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A survey on food consumption patterns was conducted in an urban black community and a rural black community. Urban consumers tend to consume more bread, and less maize meal than rural consumers. Urban consumers consume more meat than poverty-stricken rural dwellers. The same is true with respect to fruit and ready-made foods. Both quality and price are important considerations for consumers' food purchases, particularly rural consumers. Price appears to be less important to the higher income (> R2000 per month) consumers in purchases of bread and meat, but rather important in vegetable purchases. Almost 60 per cent never consume food at away from home food establishments.

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  • Mmakola, D.J. & Kirsten, Johann F. & Groenewald, Jan A., 1997. "Food Consumption Patterns In Two Communities," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 36(2), pages 1-10, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:agreko:54950
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.54950
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    1. Myburgh, A. S., 1995. "Consumer Behaviour Of Newly Urbanised Low Income Communities On The Cape Flats," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 34(4), December.
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