Food Consumption in a Well-off Society of China Referring to the Experiences of Some other Countries
从国外食物消费的发展进程看中国小康社会的食物消费

Using Engel coefficient, NI per capita, the structure of food consumption and nutrition level as main indicators, this paper analyses the food consumption development procedure of some countries and their consumption status during the well-off period. It also discusses the development phases of food consumption in China and consumption situation and provision demand in the upcoming well-off society. The comparative results show that China has just entered the threshold of a well-off society, and a great difference about Engel coefficient and NI per capita was found in comparison with most inferior developed countries,which indicates a big potential for further development. Chinese food supplies have already met the general requirement. However, in terms of consumption structure and nutrition levels,the proportion of animal food is too low,and high-quality protein is insufficient. Intake of either energy or protein or fat is much lower than that of developed countries. The results show that Chinese agricultural resources are under critical pressure originated from ever increasing population and the expanding consumption; Japanese food consumption model of paying equal attention to both animal and non-animal food is worthy of our reference. The paper concludes that to improve Chinese food structure and nutrition level and achieve comprehensive well-off society,the enhancement of the productivity of Chinese land resource must be primarily depend on.