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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of pork consumers in Uganda (2019)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Roesel, Kristina (WE 13)

Ejobi, Francis

Dione, Michel

Pezo, Danilo

Ouma, Emily

Kungu, Joseph

Clausen, P. H. (WE 13)

Grace, Delia

Forschungsprojekt

Assessment of the parasitic burden in the smallholder pig value chain in Uganda and implications for public health

Quelle

Global food security : agriculture, policy, economics and environment

Bandzählung: 20

Seiten: 26 – 36

ISSN: 2211-9124

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

URL (Volltext): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211912418300968

DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2018.12.001

Kontakt

Institut für Parasitologie und Tropenveterinärmedizin

Robert-von-Ostertag-Str. 7-13
14163 Berlin
+49 30 838 62310
parasitologie@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Pig production is thriving in Uganda and the demand for pork is increasing, therefore offering potential for increased income from pig production and marketing. The consumers’ preferences determine and potentially drive this demand but are largely unknown in the context of Uganda. As part of a multi-disciplinary assessment of smallholder pig value chains we investigated these preferences in one of the four thematic subgroups with 292 smallholder pig farmers. In addition, 79 consumers in Kampala, the main pork market outlet in Uganda, were included. Using participatory methods and considering that pig keepers are also consumers, we describe drivers for and taboos around eating pork, the role of pork in peoples’ diets compared to other livestock-derived foods, important attributes when buying pork, the risk of pig feeds competing with human food as well as knowledge, attitudes and practices around pig zoonoses.