The Nairobi pork value chain: Mapping and assessment of governance, challenges, and food safety issues

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobien_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liverpoolen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationLondon Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Healthen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationRoyal Veterinary College, United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen_US
cg.contributor.donorMedical Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorEconomic and Social Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorNatural Environment Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierDishon Muloi: 0000-0002-6236-2280en_US
cg.creator.identifierMaurice Murungi: 0000-0001-6467-4352en_US
cg.creator.identifierJames Akoko: 0000-0001-5730-4505en_US
cg.creator.identifierPatrick Muinde: 0000-0003-3907-7710en_US
cg.creator.identifierEric M. Fèvre: 0000-0001-8931-4986en_US
cg.creator.identifierJonathan Rushton: 0000-0001-5450-4202en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.581376en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2297-1769en_US
cg.journalFrontiers in Veterinary Scienceen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL PRODUCTSen_US
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SAFETYen_US
cg.subject.ilriPIGSen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.volume8en_US
dc.contributor.authorMurungi, Maurice K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMuloi, Dishon M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMuinde, Patricken_US
dc.contributor.authorGithigia, S.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAkoko, James M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFèvre, Eric M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRushton, Jonathanen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlarcón, P.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-11T18:34:02Zen_US
dc.date.available2021-02-11T18:34:02Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/111265en_US
dc.titleThe Nairobi pork value chain: Mapping and assessment of governance, challenges, and food safety issuesen_US
dcterms.abstractThe Nairobi pork food system is a growing livestock sub-sector which serves as a source of food and livelihood to its inhabitants. The study aimed to map Nairobi's pork value chains, assess their governance, operational challenges and their impacts on food safety risks and management practices. Qualitative data were collected in seven focus group discussions and 10 key informants' interviews on animal movements and product flows, stakeholders' interactions, perceptions on system governance and challenges, and on their potential impact on food safety management. Quantitative data were obtained to show the importance of flows, business operations and market share. Thematic analysis was conducted to identify themes that provide understanding on the governance, challenges and food safety practices in each profile. The predominant chains identified were [1] The “large integrated company” profile which accounted for 83.6% of pork marketed through abattoirs, and was based on a well-structured supply system, with owned farms (representing 50% of their supply), contract farms and semi-contract farms and [2] Local independent abattoirs, accounting for 16.4%, are privately owned small-scale production, supplied mainly (70%) by small farmers from the immediate neighboring areas. The main challenges associated with governance themes included; (i) Inadequate/lack of enforcement of existing regulation (ii) Negative effect of devolution system of governance (iii) Pig traders' dominance (iii) Lack of association at all system nodes, and (iv) Male dominance across the pig system. The main challenges reported included; (i) Lack of capital to upscale (ii) Poor infrastructure (iii) Pig shortage (iv) Excessive regulation (v) Lack of training (vi) Diseases (v) Lack of knowledge (vi) Unfair competition. Food safety themes were associated with (i) Inadequate slaughter facilities forcing traders/farmers to undertake home slaughter (ii) Lack of knowledge on disease management (iii) Lack of training on hygienic practices in the slaughterhouse and (iv) Lack/insufficient capital to purchase equipment's to ensure proper hygiene e.g., boilers. The study provides insights into the structure of the pork system supplying Nairobi, the governance issues important to the stakeholders, challenges and food safety issues. The framework obtained can be used by policy makers and researchers to investigate and develop pork industry and for food safety and disease control programmes.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2021-02-10en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMurungi, M.K., Muloi, D.M., Muinde, P., Githigia, S.M., Akoko, J., Fèvre, E.M., Rushton, J. and Alarcon, P. 2021. The Nairobi pork value chain: Mapping and assessment of governance, challenges, and food safety issues. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8: 581376.en_US
dcterms.issued2021-02-10en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_US
dcterms.subjectfood safetyen_US
dcterms.subjectanimal productsen_US
dcterms.subjectswineen_US
dcterms.subjectgovernanceen_US
dcterms.subjectfood systemsen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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