Safe Food, Fair Food Reducing health risks from animal source foods

Background At least 2 billion cases of diarrhoea per year (up to 90% attributed to food);

1.5 million children under 5 die from diarrhoeal disease (80% in South Asia and Africa);

Animal source foods most important source of foodborne diseases;

Milk, meat and fish crucial to nutrition and livelihoods of the poor;

In sub-Saharan Africa, more than 80% of animal source foods are marketed informally;

Small-scale producers dominate informal markets.

Phase 2 expected outputs • Food safety and economic assessments of 4 value chains:

Dairy in Tanzania, pork in Uganda, small ruminants in Senegal and Ethiopia.

• Action research on priority food safety issues to pilot and test best-bet interventions.

• Findings, recommendations, methods and tools disseminated to national and regional stakeholders.

• Engagement with Regional Economic Communities, the private sector as well as research and training institutions for a more enabling environment.

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Findings phase 1 • Informal markets form integral part of African economies;

• Although hazards are often common in informal markets, risks to human health are not necessarily high;

• Risks in informal food chains are under-researched;

• Participatory methods are useful in studying food safety risks in informal food chains;

• Food safety needs multi-disciplinary (one health) and multi-sectoral approaches;

• Risks vary and may not be as serious as perceived: food safety policy should be based on evidence not perceptions;

• Simple interventions could lead to substantial improvements: potable water, electricity, training, standards, appropriate and hygienic supervision;

• Comprehensive jointly developed and implemented policies are prerequisites for food safety assurance.

Kristina Roesel k.roesel@cgiar.org ● Box 30709, Nairobi 00100, Kenya ●

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2008—2015

Approach The project adapts risk-based methods for food safety in informal markets.

Risk analysis or risk-based decision making is the gold standard for food safety management; it is based on evidence not perceptions.

Structured analysis often shows that the risks of informally marketed food are not as high as they are perceived.

Phase 2 expands the achievements of the first phase by addressing selected high-potential value chains and regional policy and education. Together, improved policy and practice will lead to tangible benefits for smallholders and other value chain actors, including poor consumers.

Rakuno Gakuen University, Japan Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania University of Ghana , Ghana University of Hohenheim, Germany University of Nairobi, Kenya University of Pretoria, South Africa

Figure 1: We aim to improve the livelihoods of poor producers and consumers

Figure 2: Participatory risk analysis proof of concept in informal value chains

Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Agricultural Research Institute of Mozambique Biosciences eastern and central Africa-Hub, Kenya Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Germany Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Makerere University, Uganda