New Urban Consumption Patterns and Local Agriculture : Application to the Bukavu HORECA Sector (RDC)
The rapid urbanization experienced by all developing countries is recognized as the key factor in the current evolution of food consumption. In the city of Bukavu, the consumption pattern is evolving and diversifying towards an of out-of-home catering as a new restauration mode.The purpose of this article is to analyze whether this new consumption pattern gives in consumption can constitute an opportunity for local agricultural products. To achieves this goal a survey was conducted on 45 restaurants sampled in the Bukavu city. A survey questionnaire based on food types, offer to consummers, frequency of consumption and income was submitted to the restaurateurs. Two main types of restaurants were identified, of which 71% were "MALEWA" and 29% were modern restaurants. In these two types of restaurants both local and imported products are genaraly used. The survey results also showed that 58 % of sales income is used to purchase local products and only 18 % is used to purchase imported products in the « MALEWA » restaurant. On the other hand, 38% of sales income used to purchase local products versus 31% purchased imported products in the modern restaurant. There is therefore an opportunity to be seized for the local agriculture which can find in these new modes of consumption new and remunerative outlets. ; Peer reviewed