Sustainable development of peri-urban agriculture in South-East Asia project. Vegetable consumption behaviour in Vietnam

Within the scope of the SUSPER project, an analysis of vegetable consumption was carried out in 2002. It dealt with both the quantitative (evolution of consumed quantities) and qualitative aspects (medical risks associated with vegetable consumption) of vegetable consumption. With nearly 6 million tons consumed per year, vegetables represent in volume the second foodstuff in Vietnam after rice. The total increase in consumption results both from population growth (2% per year) and individual consumption increase (from 45.5 kg/capita/year in 1987 to 54 kg/capita/year in 2000). However, the value of consumed vegetables represents less than 5% of the total food consumption value. The consumption of vegetables is higher for urban consumers than for rural consumers (+17%), and increases in proportion to household income. Vegetables constitute a major component of Vietnamese cooking. Cooking techniques seem to be changing, however, especially in urban areas. This is because vegetables are increasingly served with meat (the consumption of which is also increasing) or in meals prepared by street restaurants. Another important point is that 88.5% of all Hanoi residents interviewed considered vegetables to be a health hazard due to the increasing use of agrochemical input. This fact does not seem to affect vegetable consumption because vegetables are thought of as having high nutritional qualities. Consumers also put their faith in their own practices when it comes to choosing and preparing vegetables in order to avoid health risks.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Figuié, Muriel
Format:	monograph biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	RIFAV
Subjects:	E73 - Économie de la consommation, légume, consommation alimentaire, zone rurale, zone urbaine, comportement alimentaire, cuisson, hygiène des aliments, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8174, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3016, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6699, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8085, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2840, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1851, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3019, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8227,
Online Access:	http://agritrop.cirad.fr/520087/
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