Food safety and public health implications of growing urban food markets
Currently, Africa suffers from the highest per capita rate of foodborne illnesses in the world. The riskiest foods from a health perspective are animal-source foods, fruits, and fresh vegetables. Consumption of all these is growing rapidly in African cities. Food products sold in formal markets a...
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| author | Kang'ethe, Erastus K. Grace, Delia Alonso, Silvia Lindahl, Johanna F. Mutua, Florence K. Haggblade, S. |
| author_browse | Alonso, Silvia Grace, Delia Haggblade, S. Kang'ethe, Erastus K. Lindahl, Johanna F. Mutua, Florence K. |
| author_facet | Kang'ethe, Erastus K. Grace, Delia Alonso, Silvia Lindahl, Johanna F. Mutua, Florence K. Haggblade, S. |
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| description | Currently, Africa suffers from the highest per capita rate of foodborne illnesses in the world.
The riskiest foods from a health perspective are animal-source foods, fruits, and fresh
vegetables. Consumption of all these is growing rapidly in African cities.
Food products sold in formal markets and retail outlets are not necessarily safer than those
sold in informal markets.
Improvements in urban food safety will require intentioned investments in domestic market
infrastructure and improved awareness of the shared responsibility to provide safe food by
regulators and value chain actors. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1093862023-06-13T06:58:39Z Food safety and public health implications of growing urban food markets Kang'ethe, Erastus K. Grace, Delia Alonso, Silvia Lindahl, Johanna F. Mutua, Florence K. Haggblade, S. food safety health markets urbanization Currently, Africa suffers from the highest per capita rate of foodborne illnesses in the world. The riskiest foods from a health perspective are animal-source foods, fruits, and fresh vegetables. Consumption of all these is growing rapidly in African cities. Food products sold in formal markets and retail outlets are not necessarily safer than those sold in informal markets. Improvements in urban food safety will require intentioned investments in domestic market infrastructure and improved awareness of the shared responsibility to provide safe food by regulators and value chain actors. 2020-09-08 2020-09-09T12:32:08Z 2020-09-09T12:32:08Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109386 en Open Access application/pdf AGRA Kang'ethe, E., Grace, D., Alonso, S., Lindahl, J., Mutua, F. and Haggblade, S. 2020. Food safety and public health implications of growing urban food markets. IN: AGRA, Africa Agriculture Status Report. Feeding Africa’s cities: Opportunities, challenges, and policies for linking African farmers with growing urban food markets. Issue 8. Nairobi, Kenya: Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA): 101–119. |
| spellingShingle | food safety health markets urbanization Kang'ethe, Erastus K. Grace, Delia Alonso, Silvia Lindahl, Johanna F. Mutua, Florence K. Haggblade, S. Food safety and public health implications of growing urban food markets |
| title | Food safety and public health implications of growing urban food markets |
| title_full | Food safety and public health implications of growing urban food markets |
| title_fullStr | Food safety and public health implications of growing urban food markets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food safety and public health implications of growing urban food markets |
| title_short | Food safety and public health implications of growing urban food markets |
| title_sort | food safety and public health implications of growing urban food markets |
| topic | food safety health markets urbanization |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109386 |
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