Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain
Identifying and implementing interventions that create co-benefits in terms of food and nutrition security as well as food safety requires an interdisciplinary and intersectoral approach. This study was part of a larger project that applied an integrated framework for combined nutritional, food safe...
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| author | Häsler, Barbara Msalya, George Roesel, Kristina Fornace, Kimberly Eltholth, Mahmoud Sikira, Anna Kurwijila, Lusato R. Rushton, Jonathan Grace, Delia |
| author_browse | Eltholth, Mahmoud Fornace, Kimberly Grace, Delia Häsler, Barbara Kurwijila, Lusato R. Msalya, George Roesel, Kristina Rushton, Jonathan Sikira, Anna |
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| description | Identifying and implementing interventions that create co-benefits in terms of food and nutrition security as well as food safety requires an interdisciplinary and intersectoral approach. This study was part of a larger project that applied an integrated framework for combined nutritional, food safety and value chain analysis to assess the dairy value chain in two regions of Tanzania, namely Morogoro and Tanga. Here, we report on the use of participatory rural appraisals (PRAs) with producers and consumers to investigate seasonality, constraints and opportunities in cow milk production and consumption in ten villages in Tanzania and describe attitudes and practices surrounding milk quality and safety. The PRAs allowed identifying strong seasonal milk production and consumption practices reflecting rainfall patterns and a dependence on the natural environment. A wide range of production constraints were described by producers including insufficient technical know-how, poor quality breeds, cattle diseases, lack of capital, feed, water and reliable markets. While milk availability had a strong influence on milk consumption, findings showed that there are a range of other factors such as the consistency of milk, purchasing power and the availability of other foods which also influence consumer choice. A dependence on sensory milk quality attributes in the absence of other systems of certification was described. Both producers and consumers showed little concern regarding potentially contaminated milk despite an awareness of the existence of milkborne disease risks. The results indicate great potential for upscaling dairy production and at the same time highlight that any such interventions should carefully consider mitigation measures for food safety risks. |
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| spelling | CGSpace994872025-01-27T15:00:52Z Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain Häsler, Barbara Msalya, George Roesel, Kristina Fornace, Kimberly Eltholth, Mahmoud Sikira, Anna Kurwijila, Lusato R. Rushton, Jonathan Grace, Delia dairies food security nutrition food safety supply chain Identifying and implementing interventions that create co-benefits in terms of food and nutrition security as well as food safety requires an interdisciplinary and intersectoral approach. This study was part of a larger project that applied an integrated framework for combined nutritional, food safety and value chain analysis to assess the dairy value chain in two regions of Tanzania, namely Morogoro and Tanga. Here, we report on the use of participatory rural appraisals (PRAs) with producers and consumers to investigate seasonality, constraints and opportunities in cow milk production and consumption in ten villages in Tanzania and describe attitudes and practices surrounding milk quality and safety. The PRAs allowed identifying strong seasonal milk production and consumption practices reflecting rainfall patterns and a dependence on the natural environment. A wide range of production constraints were described by producers including insufficient technical know-how, poor quality breeds, cattle diseases, lack of capital, feed, water and reliable markets. While milk availability had a strong influence on milk consumption, findings showed that there are a range of other factors such as the consistency of milk, purchasing power and the availability of other foods which also influence consumer choice. A dependence on sensory milk quality attributes in the absence of other systems of certification was described. Both producers and consumers showed little concern regarding potentially contaminated milk despite an awareness of the existence of milkborne disease risks. The results indicate great potential for upscaling dairy production and at the same time highlight that any such interventions should carefully consider mitigation measures for food safety risks. 2019-03 2019-02-19T12:13:21Z 2019-02-19T12:13:21Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99487 en Open Access Elsevier Häsler, B., Msalya, G., Roesel, K., Fornace, K., Eltholth, M., Sikira, A., Kurwijila, L., Rushton, J. and Grace, D. 2019. Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain. Global Food Security 20: 122–131. |
| spellingShingle | dairies food security nutrition food safety supply chain Häsler, Barbara Msalya, George Roesel, Kristina Fornace, Kimberly Eltholth, Mahmoud Sikira, Anna Kurwijila, Lusato R. Rushton, Jonathan Grace, Delia Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain |
| title | Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain |
| title_full | Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain |
| title_fullStr | Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain |
| title_short | Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain |
| title_sort | using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production nutrition and safety in the tanzanian dairy value chain |
| topic | dairies food security nutrition food safety supply chain |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99487 |
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