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This study was done as part of the Safe Food, Fair Food project of the International Livestock Research Institute. The study followed two earlier studies; the first one by Kung et al who mapped all pork joints (small to medium size restaurants selling mainly ready to eat pork and raw pork prep...

Consumption of fallen stock could be an important route for zoonotic infections to enter human populations. Qualitative and Quantitative risk assessments were performed in order to determine the risk to human health via consumption of fallen stock and identify potential methods for mitigating ris...

In the years of 2009-2013 a hygiene training program was developed in the north eastern state of Assam, India, by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) together with local partners. The goal was to improve the hygiene and quality throughout the process of producing and selling mil...

The main objective of this study was to assess consumer preference and willingness to pay for sheep meat quality and safety attributes in Addis Ababa city. Two hundred (200) households were selected using multi-stage sampling procedure. Rapid market appraisal and key-informant discussions were he...

The consumption of raw milk is a common practice among pastoral and agro-pastoral communities of Tanzania. This behaviour predisposes consumers to the risk of contracting milk-borne and zoonotic diseases. This study was carried out to assess milk quality based on identification of bacterial conta...

The surging demand for pork in Uganda provides an opportunity to set poor farmers on pathways out of poverty by increasing production and market access. At the same time, markets have become more complex and threaten the continuous presence of smallholder farmers: pig diseases and other factors h...