Socio-economic factors affecting household food expenditure in North Trinidad

Authors

  • Vidwatee Ramdhanie Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, The University of the West Indies St. Augustine
  • Carlisle Pemberton Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, The University of the West Indies St. Augustine
  • Isabella Granderson Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, The University of the West Indies St. Augustine

Keywords:

Caribbean, food security, socio-economic factors, food expenditures, Trinidad and Tobago

Abstract

The paper was designed to examine food security and the factors that affect expenditure on different food groups for a sample of households of primary school children located in North Trinidad. Primarily the paper sought to examine the determinants of increased consumption of the fruits and vegetables. A random selection of schools was taken, classes selected and caregivers for children from the selected classes were interviewed. Data on household demographics and expenditures for four food groups were obtained in the survey. Results of the estimations of ordinary least squares (OLS) regression models showed that several factors including ethnicity, monthly household income, the age of household's head and an estimated food security index influenced the households' food expenditures.

Published

2016-12-21

How to Cite

Ramdhanie, V., Pemberton, C., & Granderson, I. (2016). Socio-economic factors affecting household food expenditure in North Trinidad. Tropical Agriculture, 94(1). Retrieved from https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/3890

Issue

Section

Research Papers