Scoping study report on: National food safety architecture of the horticulture value chain, Kenya

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpLivestock
cg.contributor.donorMinistry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlandsen
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.creator.identifierPaul Guthiga: 0000-0003-1090-1825
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS)
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Voice for Change Partnership
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Africa Region
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.placeNairobi, Kenyaen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriCROP-LIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SAFETYen
cg.subject.ilriLIVELIHOODSen
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriPOLICYen
cg.subject.ilriVALUE CHAINSen
dc.contributor.authorKang'ethe, Erastus K.en
dc.contributor.authorMuriuki, Samuelen
dc.contributor.authorKarugia, Joseph T.en
dc.contributor.authorGuthiga, Paul M.en
dc.contributor.authorKirui, Leonarden
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-17T13:24:56Zen
dc.date.available2019-12-17T13:24:56Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/106195
dc.titleScoping study report on: National food safety architecture of the horticulture value chain, Kenyaen
dcterms.abstractThe horticulture sub-sector contributes about 36% of Kenya’s agricultural gross domestic product (GDP) which stands at 24%. It offers employment to over 6 million Kenyans and generates foreign exchange earnings in excess of one billion dollars (USD). This scoping study highlights the food safety control system architecture in the horticulture value chain. An abridged questionnaire of the World Health Organization (WHO 2012) guidelines for developing and implementing national food safety policy and strategic plan was sent to a team of experts in the horticulture value chain to provide the necessary information on the food safety landscape. The sub-sector is regulated by several institutions and laws, served by several public and private laboratories capable of carrying out microbial and chemical analysis. Many of these are concentrated in the major urban centres. Some standards have been harmonized across the East African Community (EAC). The food safety issues identified by the team of experts were mainly microbial and chemical hazards. There was no awareness on the role of parasitic hazards as important food safety concerns. The food loss experienced in the sub-sector arises mainly from lack of infrastructure to enhance safety and hygiene.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKang'ethe, E., Muriuki, S., Karugia, J., Guthiga, P. and Kirui, L. 2019. Scoping study report on: National food safety architecture of the horticulture value chain, Kenya. Prepared for the Voice for Change Partnership (V4CP). Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.en
dcterms.extent23 pagesen
dcterms.issued2019-11-30
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseOther
dcterms.publisherInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/133563en
dcterms.subjectfood safetyen
dcterms.subjectsupply chainen
dcterms.subjecthorticultureen
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen
dcterms.subjectsupply chainsen
dcterms.subjectfood productionen
dcterms.subjectfood policiesen
dcterms.subjectfood lossesen
dcterms.subjectfood legislationen
dcterms.typeReport

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