Participatory risk assessment: a new approach for safer food in vulnerable African communities
Grace, Delia Randolph, Tom Olawoye, Janice Dipelou, Morenike Kang'ethe, Erastus
Grace, Delia
Randolph, Tom
Olawoye, Janice
Dipelou, Morenike
Kang'ethe, Erastus
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2008-08-01
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7
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Women play the major role in food supply in developing countries, but too often their ability to feed their families properly is compromised; the result is high levels of food-borne disease and consequent limited access to higher-value markets. We argue that risk-based approaches - current best practice for managing food safety in developed countries - require adaptation to the difficult context of informal markets. We suggest participatory research and gender analysis as boundary-spanning mechanisms, bringing communities and food-safety implementers together to analyse food-safety problems and develop workable solutions. Examples show how these methodologies can contribute to operationalising risk-based approaches in urban settings and to the development of a new approach to assessing and managing food safety in poor countries, which we call 'participatory risk analysis'.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>
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Development in Practice
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Operationalising Participatory Research and Gender Analysis
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18
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4 & 5
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0961-4524
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1364-9213