Feed handling practices, aflatoxin awareness and children's milk consumption in the Sidama region of southern Ethiopia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationHawassa Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationMichigan State Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationEthiopian Public Health Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationResearch Center for Inclusive Development in Africaen
cg.contributor.affiliationCenter for Food Science and Nutritionen
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierDEREK HEADEY: 0000-0003-2476-5131en
cg.creator.identifierKalle Hirvonen: 0000-0003-2057-1612en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100672en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategies and Governance Uniten
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Feed the Futureen
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Advancing Research on Nutrition and Agriculture (ARENA)en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Uniten
cg.identifier.publicationRankBen
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2352-7714en
cg.journalOne Healthen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume18en
dc.contributor.authorAnato, Anchamoen
dc.contributor.authorHeadey, Derek D.en
dc.contributor.authorHirvonen, Kalleen
dc.contributor.authorPokharel, Ashishen
dc.contributor.authorTessema, Masreshaen
dc.contributor.authorWu, Feliciaen
dc.contributor.authorBaye, Kaleaben
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-09T19:27:33Zen
dc.date.available2024-01-09T19:27:33Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/137442
dc.titleFeed handling practices, aflatoxin awareness and children's milk consumption in the Sidama region of southern Ethiopiaen
dcterms.abstractConsumption of milk is linked to improved nutrient intake and reduced risk of child malnutrition in low and middle-income countries. However, these benefits are contingent on the safety and quality of the milk. Milk consumption may alleviate the widespread risk of malnutrition in rural Ethiopia, but milk-borne contaminants may also compromise child health. We aimed to: i) identify the types of dairy feeds used, their storage conditions, and potential risk of aflatoxin contamination; ii) assess stakeholders' knowledge about aflatoxin contamination along the value chain; and iii) assess parental practices on feeding milk to infants and young children. This qualitative study was conducted in the Sidama region, southern Ethiopia. In-depth interviews (n = 12) and key-informant interviews (n = 18) were conducted with actors along the dairy value chain. Focus-group discussions were conducted with farmers (9FGD/n = 129) and child caregivers (9FGD/n = 122). Study participants were selected to represent a rural-urban gradient, as well as low- and high- dairy cow holdings. We found that while animal-feed processors and their distribution agents had relatively good knowledge about aflatoxin, farmers and retailers did not. Feed storage conditions were poor. Many respondents linked moldy feeds to animal health but not to human health. Farmers' feed choice was influenced by cost, seasonality, and herd size. Small-holding farmers had limited access to commercial feed. Children's consumption of milk was limited to skim milk, as butter was extracted and sold for income. The high cost of dairy products also led some parents to dilute skim milk with water before feeding children, compromising the nutritional value and safety of the milk. Our findings underscore the need to address the gaps in aflatoxin and food safety knowledge, improve storage conditions, and ensure the availability of quality feed to increase the sector's productivity, but most importantly to protect consumers' health and well-being, especially infants and young children.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceNGOsen
dcterms.available2024-04-10en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAnato, Anchamo; Headey, Derek; Hirvonen, Kalle; Pokharel, Ashish; Tessema, Masresha; Wu, Felicia; and Baye, Kaleab. 2024. Feed handling practices, aflatoxin awareness and children's milk consumption in the Sidama region of southern Ethiopia. One Health 18(June 2024): 100672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100672en
dcterms.issued2024-06-01en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectfeed safetyen
dcterms.subjectaflatoxinsen
dcterms.subjectchild healthen
dcterms.subjectmilken
dcterms.subjectconsumptionen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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