Comparative risk assessment of pork value chain in Nagaland, Northeast India

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen_US
cg.coverage.countryIndiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2INen_US
cg.coverage.regionAsiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.identifierDelia Grace: 0000-0002-0195-9489en_US
cg.creator.identifierRam Pratim Deka: 0000-0002-8120-224Xen_US
cg.creator.identifierMa. Lucila Lapar: 0000-0002-4214-9845en_US
cg.issn1656-4383en_US
cg.issue3en_US
cg.journalAsian Journal of Agriculture and Developmenten_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriVALUE CHAINSen_US
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SAFETYen_US
cg.subject.ilriPIGSen_US
cg.volume9en_US
dc.contributor.authorDeka, Ram Pratimen_US
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Deliaen_US
dc.contributor.authorLapar, Ma. Lucilaen_US
dc.contributor.authorFahrion, Anna S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-03T11:30:24Zen_US
dc.date.available2014-11-03T11:30:24Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/51351en_US
dc.titleComparative risk assessment of pork value chain in Nagaland, Northeast Indiaen_US
dcterms.abstractNagaland is a state in northeast India with around 2 million inhabitants. Pork occupies an important place in the diet. Most people buy and sell pork in informal markets (called wet markets) where there is little safety and quality regulation. As part of a larger project on competitiveness of smallholder pig production in Nagaland, a study was carried out to do comparative risk assessment in representative pork meat chains. The study addressed all levels (“from stable to table”) of rural pork supply chains as well as peri-urban and rural food supply chains supplying Guwahati, the state capital. The study used participatory risk analysis, a new method for assessing and managing food safety that allows rapid and participatory assessment of hazards in resource-constrained environments. Different tools were applied including the following: (1) participatory rural appraisal to understand pig farming systems and disease problems; (2) individual questionnaires for value chain actors and consumers; (3) observational check-lists covering slaughter, transport, and retail; (4) standard microbiological tests for total bacterial contamination and fecal bacteria; and (5) rapid diagnostic tests for several pathogens in pork meat, including several bacteria, different parasites, and antibiotic residues. The data were evaluated to assess hazards as well as risk amplifying or mitigating practices. The study found high levels of food-borne hazards, many reported for the first time in Nagaland. Hygienic practices at slaughter and retail sites are very poor and there is a high risk of cross-contamination at the household level. Although some risk-mitigating practices are evident (in particular lengthy cooking of meat), other risk-enhancing practices exist (such as smoking pork in the households fires and eating without cooking). The study identifies critical control points and makes evidence-based recommendations for better management of pork-borne diseases in Nagaland.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDeka, R., Grace, D., Lapar, M.L. and Fahrion, A. 2012. Comparative risk assessment of pork value chain in Nagaland, Northeast India. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development 9(3): 85.en_US
dcterms.issued2012-12-15en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.subjectswineen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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