Food safety in the East African Community countries:
Perceptions of key stakeholders in the food value chain
Kuboka M.1,2*, Artursson K.2,3, Mutua F.1, Lindahl J.1,2,3,4, Carlsson G.2 and Grace D.1,5
INTRODUCTION
• To determine the foods sold in
the selected markets, their
sources, handling practices,
and food safety needs from
the perspective of key
stakeholders in Burundi and
Kenya.
• Results from study will provide in-
depth understanding of food
safety status in EAC.
• Inform decision making for policy
development and donor
investment to improve food safety
in the region.
• The findings are expected to
guide other objectives of the
research project.
Photo of Sion City market in
Bujumbura, Burundi
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1One Health Research, Education and Outreach Centre in Africa, International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
2Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
3National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden
4Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
5National Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom
Corresponding author: M.Kuboka@cgiar.org
• Unsafe food leads to foodborne
diseases (FBD).
• Disability Adjusted Life Years
(DALY) is a measure of burden of
disease.
• AFR-E sub-region is the 2nd
highest in FBD burden-1,200
DALYs per 100,000 inhabitants.
• Six of seven EAC countries are
classified under AFR-E.
• Informal markets are important
source of food and employment.
• Observable factors vs limited data
on the hazards, risks attributable to
food in EAC countries.
Qualitative study
design
Focus Group
Discussions (FGD)
Gender-
segregated FGDs
for vendors and
consumers in
markets Key Informant
Interview
One-on-one
interviews with
market and gov’t
officials,
researchers.
Selection of FGD
participants
Random stratified
and random
systematic
Participatory
approach
Ranking and
scoring,
proportional piling,
Venn diagrams.
Data collection
Intensive note-
taking, recording
Data analysis
Transcription,
translation, coding
and thematic
analysis.
Descriptive
analysis
METHODOLOGY
OBJECTIVE
Informal food market in Kenya
courtesy of Billy Miaron/Shuttershock
FRAMEWORK
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August 2022