Knowledge, attitudes and practices of pork consumers in Uganda

Pig production is thriving in Uganda and the demand for pork is increasing, therefore offering potential for increased income from pig production and marketing. The consumers’ preferences determine and potentially drive this demand but are largely unknown in the context of Uganda. As part of a multi...

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Autores principales: Roesel, Kristina, Ejobi, F., Dione, Michel M., Pezo, Danilo A., Ouma, Emily A., Kungu, J., Clausen, Peter-Henning, Grace, Delia
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98921
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author Roesel, Kristina
Ejobi, F.
Dione, Michel M.
Pezo, Danilo A.
Ouma, Emily A.
Kungu, J.
Clausen, Peter-Henning
Grace, Delia
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Dione, Michel M.
Ejobi, F.
Grace, Delia
Kungu, J.
Ouma, Emily A.
Pezo, Danilo A.
Roesel, Kristina
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Ejobi, F.
Dione, Michel M.
Pezo, Danilo A.
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Kungu, J.
Clausen, Peter-Henning
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description Pig production is thriving in Uganda and the demand for pork is increasing, therefore offering potential for increased income from pig production and marketing. The consumers’ preferences determine and potentially drive this demand but are largely unknown in the context of Uganda. As part of a multi-disciplinary assessment of smallholder pig value chains we investigated these preferences in one of the four thematic subgroups with 292 smallholder pig farmers. In addition, 79 consumers in Kampala, the main pork market outlet in Uganda, were included. Using participatory methods and considering that pig keepers are also consumers, we describe drivers for and taboos around eating pork, the role of pork in peoples’ diets compared to other livestock-derived foods, important attributes when buying pork, the risk of pig feeds competing with human food as well as knowledge, attitudes and practices around pig zoonoses.
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spelling CGSpace989212024-05-01T08:20:14Z Knowledge, attitudes and practices of pork consumers in Uganda Roesel, Kristina Ejobi, F. Dione, Michel M. Pezo, Danilo A. Ouma, Emily A. Kungu, J. Clausen, Peter-Henning Grace, Delia animal production food safety swine nutrition Pig production is thriving in Uganda and the demand for pork is increasing, therefore offering potential for increased income from pig production and marketing. The consumers’ preferences determine and potentially drive this demand but are largely unknown in the context of Uganda. As part of a multi-disciplinary assessment of smallholder pig value chains we investigated these preferences in one of the four thematic subgroups with 292 smallholder pig farmers. In addition, 79 consumers in Kampala, the main pork market outlet in Uganda, were included. Using participatory methods and considering that pig keepers are also consumers, we describe drivers for and taboos around eating pork, the role of pork in peoples’ diets compared to other livestock-derived foods, important attributes when buying pork, the risk of pig feeds competing with human food as well as knowledge, attitudes and practices around pig zoonoses. 2019-03 2019-01-02T11:41:44Z 2019-01-02T11:41:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98921 en Open Access Elsevier Roesel, K., Ejobi, F., Dione, M., Pezo, D., Ouma, E., Kungu, J., Clausen, P.-H. and Grace, D. 2019. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of pork consumers in Uganda. Global Food Security 20: 26–36.
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food safety
swine
nutrition
Roesel, Kristina
Ejobi, F.
Dione, Michel M.
Pezo, Danilo A.
Ouma, Emily A.
Kungu, J.
Clausen, Peter-Henning
Grace, Delia
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of pork consumers in Uganda
title Knowledge, attitudes and practices of pork consumers in Uganda
title_full Knowledge, attitudes and practices of pork consumers in Uganda
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title_short Knowledge, attitudes and practices of pork consumers in Uganda
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topic animal production
food safety
swine
nutrition
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98921
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