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
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobien
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liverpoolen
cg.contributor.affiliationLondon Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Healthen
cg.contributor.affiliationRoyal Veterinary College, United Kingdomen
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.donorMedical Research Council, United Kingdomen
cg.contributor.donorBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdomen
cg.contributor.donorEconomic and Social Research Council, United Kingdomen
cg.contributor.donorNatural Environment Research Council, United Kingdomen
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierDishon Muloi: 0000-0002-6236-2280en
cg.creator.identifierMaurice Murungi: 0000-0001-6467-4352en
cg.creator.identifierJames Akoko: 0000-0001-5730-4505en
cg.creator.identifierPatrick Muinde: 0000-0003-3907-7710en
cg.creator.identifierEric M. Fèvre: 0000-0001-8931-4986en
cg.creator.identifierJonathan Rushton: 0000-0001-5450-4202en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.581376en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2297-1769en
cg.journalFrontiers in Veterinary Scienceen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL PRODUCTSen
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SAFETYen
cg.subject.ilriPIGSen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.volume8en
dc.contributor.authorMurungi, Maurice K.en
dc.contributor.authorMuloi, Dishon M.en
dc.contributor.authorMuinde, Patricken
dc.contributor.authorGithigia, S.M.en
dc.contributor.authorAkoko, James M.en
dc.contributor.authorFèvre, Eric M.en
dc.contributor.authorRushton, Jonathanen
dc.contributor.authorAlarcón, P.en
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-11T18:34:02Zen
dc.date.available2021-02-11T18:34:02Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/111265
dc.titleThe Nairobi pork value chain: Mapping and assessment of governance, challenges, and food safety issuesen
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
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2021-02-10en
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
dcterms.issued2021-02-10en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherFrontiers Mediaen
dcterms.subjectfood safetyen
dcterms.subjectanimal productsen
dcterms.subjectswineen
dcterms.subjectgovernanceen
dcterms.subjectfood systemsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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