PPP: An Appraisal of efficiency, effectiveness and Success in the Meat Sector in States Recovering from Civil Instability: A Case Study of Somaliland
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2011Author
Wamalwa, Kinyanjui
Massimo, Castiello
Munyua, Solomon, Muchina
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The objective of the investigation was to establish the economy, efficiency, effectiveness and importance
of slaughterhouses’ management by companies established through public-private partnership (PPP) process
in countries that are recovering from ravages of civil war. The study focused on two slaughter houses in North
Western (Somaliland) republic of Somalia. A pre-tested questionnaire was administered to the management of one
privately managed and one publicly managed slaughterhouse in Somaliland. A visual and organoleptic appraisal
of the two slaughterhouses was further done. To collaborate and validate the findings, 160 surface meat swab
samples were collected from small ruminant carcasses slaughtered in the two slaughterhouses. The samples were
analyzed at Analabs laboratories in Nairobi, Kenya for total viable counts, total coliforms count and presence of
Salmonella species. Meat contamination risk factors and compliance with hygiene meat handling practices in the
two slaughterhouses were identified through visual appraisal, organoleptic tests and transect walks around the
slaughterhouses. The results showed that Hargeisa slaughterhouse that is managed through PPP process produced
meat of high quality with low levels of contamination as opposed to Berbera slaughterhouse that was managed by
the local municipality. Microbiological laboratory analysis results were in agreement with results from questionnaire
administration and visual appraisal and organoleptic tests. The study concluded that in fragile states recovering from
civil war, PPP is the best way out for the management of meat production facilities.
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Journal of Food Process Technology 2011, 3:1Publisher
Department of clinical studies