To understand knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to food safety behaviors, EatSafe surveyed nearly 1,000 consumers and vendors in Kebbi State, Nigeria, as well as structured observations of vendor behaviors.
Nigeria’s delivery of a pathway for food systems transformation in advance of the first United Nations Food Systems Summit in 2021 is evidence of strong political commitment to transformative food systems action. It is increasingly recognised that food system issues must be tackled in a coherent way to capitalise on synergies existing across domains like nutrition, agriculture, health, and the environment.
Tanzania’s comprehensive process of holding national and subnational dialogues, which informed its pathway document for the United Nations Food Systems Summit, is evidence of a strong political commitment to food systems transformation.
EatSafe conducted a review on published articles of foodborne hazards present in foods and beverages commonly bought and sold in traditional food markets in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia’s 2018 Food and Nutrition Policy cited food safety as critical to improving nutrition and public health, though responsibility for implementation remains spread across a dozen federal governing bodies. Regulations also omit traditional markets where many Ethiopians procure food, increasing food safety risks.
In Nigeria, recent regulatory efforts to prioritize food safety resulted in the draft National Food Safety and Quality Bill, which has yet to be enacted into law and currently awaits a final reading by Nigeria’s 9th National Assembly.
India’s delivery of a pathway document for food systems transformation, in advance of the first United Nations Food Systems Summit in 2021, is evidence of a political commitment to transformative food systems action.
Through its Food Systems Summit Member State Dialogues and National Pathway, Ethiopia has shown strong political commitment to transforming its food system. The need to address food issues systemically is increasingly recognised. We can no longer afford progress in one area driving setbacks in another.
Too many people across Bangladesh are living with zinc deficiency. One proven and effective way to tackle this is through scaling up production and consumption of rice biofortified with zinc.
Affordability is a key barrier to accessing nutritious foods, particularly for lower-income consumers. Several measures of food affordability have been proposed and used in the research literature. This paper reviews the concept of food affordability, discusses the limitations of existing measures, and makes recommendations for improvements. Food affordability measurement is typically based on income, social safety nets, or expenditures.
