Household Food Consumption in Rural, Cambodia Almost Ideal Demand System Analysis

This study analysis household food expenditure and food price in rural Cambodia. The study utilizes 2017 conducted survey in Takeo, Kandal and Kompong Speu province of Cambodia. 240 households were randomly selected based on the regulation and sample distribution. LA/ AIDS is employed to estimate price and expenditure elasticities. The food price elasticities increase 1percent reflect commodities as well as, rice, maize, potato, egg, and vegetable will decrease 0.0909 percent, 0.0013 percent, 0.0019 percent, 0.0019percent, respectively, and meat, fruit, the drink will increase 0.0378 percent, 0.0057 percent, 0.0643 percent, respectively. Food expenditure amount is presented in table 3, the calculated expenditure elasticities for rice, maize, potato, egg, vegetable, meat, fruit, and drinks were 0.75, 0.82, 0.73, 0.60, 0.91, 1.08, 1.21 and 2.28, respectively. When household food expenditure increase one percent, it reflects the commodities of rice, maize, potato, egg, vegetable, meat, fruit, and drinks will increase by 0.75%, 0.82%, 0.73%, 0.60%, 0.91%, 1.08%, 1.21%, and 2.28%, respectively. The daily food people usually consume has rice, maize, potato, egg, vegetable, meat, fruit, and drinks. The rice is mostly diary consumption and also meat, vegetable.