ELASTICITY OF ANIMAL PROTEIN CONSUMPTION IN ACEH PROVINCE OF INDONESIA: THE AIDS (ALMOST IDEAL DEMAND SYSTEM) APPROACH

• Main Authors: Zakiah, Zuhra F., Maifianti K.S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences 2021-03-01
• Series: Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences
• Subjects: elasticity; animal protein; consumption; aids

People’s food consumption depends on economics, physiology (health), and sociology aspect. All of the aspects include how to fulfill nutrients with a budget constraint, social condition and religion. This research conducted to know how proportion of animal protein expending and how about price elasticity, income elasticity and crossing elasticity of some animal protein commodity. This research use secondary data from National Economic Social Survey. The model used in this research is Almost Ideal Demand System Model (AIDS). The biggest proportion of animal protein expanding is fish commodity, and then beef meat, egg, poultry meat, and milk. Fish is inelastic to income changing, but beef meat, egg, poultry meat and milk is elastic. Besides that, all of the commodity show consumption decreasing if price of the commodity increase. To increase animal protein consumption in Aceh, must keep price stabilization of animal protein commodity and available of animal protein in district and family level.