Food health risk perceptions among consumers, farmers, and traders of leafy vegetables in Nairobi
Date
2013Author
Carl, Johan Lagerkvist
Julius, Okello
Helena, Hansson
Nancy, Karanja
Sebastian, Hess
Type
ArticleLanguage
enMetadata
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Urban and peri-urban farming and supply chains are becoming increasingly important for delivering perishable produce to the urban centers of the developing world to meet the demands of a growing population. However, some production and handling practises and a short supply chain may expose consumers to substantial health risks. This study of consumers, peri-urban farmers, and traders attempts to quantify subjective risk judgments with regard to food safety hazards, and examines the extent of discrepancies in perceived risk relating to vegetables in domestic urban markets among the three groups. A
conceptual model was developed to elicit subjective risk perceptions for a multidimensional construct. In general, differences were found between respondent categories in terms of both specific source risks and overall risks. Differences were also found with respect to the socio-demographic and structural determinants of the levels of perceived risks. These findings can help improve policies to promote food safety and
reduce risky food handling along the supply chain, and present opportunities for change.
Citation
Food Policy 38 (2013) 92–104Publisher
Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi Department of Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi
Subject
Food health riskPeri-urban farming
Consumers
Farmers
Traders
Risk perception
Vegetables
Short supply chains