[b]Effects of Climate Change on Food Expenditures of Rural Households in Iran[/b]

Abstract

This study examined the effects of climate change on food expenditure in rural household of Iran. Food expenditure is investigated as a function of average income of rural households, retail food price index and food expenditure for rural households, agricultural sown area and climate change. Here, the Stata11 software is used and data are from 26 provinces of the country for 10 years. Precipitation, temperature and relative humidity are considered as indicators for climate variables. The results indicated a positive and significant effect of average income of rural households, retail food prices, food expenditure of rural households with a lag and precipitation on the food expenditure of rural households. Agricultural sown area and relative humidity had no effect on the food expenditure of rural households and temperature had a significant and negative effect on the food expenditure of rural households. In the end, due to the impact that each of these variables explicitly have on food expenditure of rural households and implicitly on food security of rural households, suggestions for maintaining and improving food security of rural households is presented.

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Alireza Karbasi , Chiman Sayyadi

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Alireza Karbasi, Chiman Sayyadi (2016). [b]Effects of Climate Change on Food Expenditures of Rural Households in Iran[/b]. International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development, 6(2), 225-233. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-154301