Agronomy journal, Vol. 13 No. 10-11, 1963.
Original scientific paper
STATUS AND TRENDS OF CONSUMPTION OF WHEAT IN THE STRUCTURE OF FOOD POPULATION OF YUGOSLAVIA
Ivan Živko
; Poljoprivredni fakultet Zagreb
Abstract
Concerning the nutrition structure of the Yugoslav population, the cereal processing, especially of wheat, as the main energetic food source, takes too a high place what does not correspond to the normatives of the modern alimentation. In USA e. g. in the year 1961 there was 66; Sweden in the year 196l/62 72; in Danmark apd Norway 77 and Yugoslavia in the year 1960 there were 186 kilogramms per capitus. In our country the consumption of protective food shows a certain progress still not satisfactory regarding the quality and ratio therefore the whole consumption shows the level of low developed countries. The level of the incomes is the primary agent in the decreasing of animal products, fruits and vegetables. With this work it is stated that, also in Yugoslavia the families with higher incomes decrease the consumption of cereals and increase the consumption of meat, milk, eggs, f'ruits and vegelable. As it is demostrated in this elaboration the reduction of onlv 40 kilogramms of wheat consumption per capitus i. e. 140 kgs of cereals consumption yearly would stop the wheat import. As to the further up to date nutrition and deminition of consumption to the stabilisation of 100 kg Yugoslavia could become the wheat exporter if this would be our advantage regarding to the world prices. I consider that in the 7 year planing it would be advisable concerning the national economy development in Yugoslavia in general and with regard to the nutrition especially by the substituing of wheat by the quality supplies and stabilisating the consumption as the level of 120 kg by capitus yearly we would obtain the satisfactory results.
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Hrčak ID:
166860
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Publication date:
20.12.1963.
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