Willingness to Pay for the Safety of<i>Kilishi</i>in Sokoto, Nigeria

Akerele, Dare; Akinbode, S. O.; Dipeolu, A. O.

doi:10.1080/10496505.2010.512260

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“…Most of the consumers interviewed by Akerele et al . () in Nigeria and Odwin and Badrie () in Barbados and Trinidad (West Indies) were also aware of safety threats of street food consumption.…”

Section: Food Safety Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…The differences are understandable as surveillance systems and methodology used are not the same (Buzby and Roberts, ). However, the popular opinion in the literature is that majority of street food consumers are men (Akerele et al ., ; Akinbode et al ., ; Alimi et al ., ).…”

Section: Food Safety Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…However, consumers in the two cities gave highest WTP intention for verified animal health status which was influenced by age, income and education in Sunyani municipality, and age, income, education and gender in Kumasi metropolis. Other WTP studies on street foods in developing countries also identified the aforementioned as the most important demographic factors affecting willingness of consumers to pay premium for safety of street foods which was premised on their personal health concerns (Akerele et al ., ; Akinbode et al ., ; Alimi et al ., ). While age, income and education had positive correlation with WTP in these studies, it was negative with gender.…”

Section: Willingness To Pay For Safety Of Street Foodsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…However, Benny-Ollivierra and Badrie (2006) reported that a significant 95.7% of 'doubles' (a popular street food in Trinidad) consumers interviewed were aware of health risks of its consumption. Most of the consumers interviewed by Akerele et al (2010) in Nigeria and Odwin and Badrie (2008) in Barbados and Trinidad (West Indies) were also aware of safety threats of street food consumption.…”

Section: Food Safety Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Increasing patronage of street food despite the risks associated with it led to studies to assess the consumers' awareness on the hazards of street food consumption and their willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for safety intervention that may be proposed to safeguard their health. The information available on WTP studies are mostly product (Akerele et al, 2010;Alimi et al, 2015 or location biased (Akinbode et al, 2011). There is no single document that provides a global summary of the various findings on consumers' awareness and willingness to pay premium for the safety of the street food.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Consumer awareness and willingness to pay for safety of street foods in developing countries: a review

Alimi

Workneh

2015

Int J Consumer Studies

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Street food vending is still popular in developing countries despite the giant stride recorded in the areas of food processing and global food supply in the last century. Its contribution to the socio‐economic development of the countries is evidenced by the volume of trade involved and provision of employment for significant portion of rural and urban populace. However, there has been persistent global concern on the risks of street food to the health of consumers because of the attitudes of practitioners throughout the chain. This review summarizes the findings of studies on awareness and perceptions of street food consumers to the hazards involved in street food, and their willingness to pay (WTP) premium for safety intervention. The major limitation to WTP is the extra cost that could result from the implementation of reports of WTP studies which could disenfranchise those consumers that may not be able to afford the premium. This review, therefore, recommends the formulation and enforcement of appropriate public policies that would cover the entire chain of street food vending for the safety of everybody along the chain and the protection of the health of the consumers.

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Section: Food Safety Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 97%