Improving food safety of informally vended foods in Southern Africa (Ghana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) and Asia (India)

Duration of project: 15th February 2005 to 15th January 2006

This project is jointly managed by the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) of the University of Greenwich, UK, Food Research Institute, Ghana, National Institute for Scientific & Industrial Research (NISIR), Zambia, City Health Department (CHD), Zimbabwe and Jadavpur University, India. It is funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) Crops Post Harvest Programme (CPHP).

Project summary and outputs

Previous CPHP funded projects have sought to improve livelihoods of street and informal food vendors and the health of consumers through the coalition approach. This project will bring together coalitions in Ghana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe and introduce a new one in Kolkata, India. It will explore ways of strengthening and improving the sustainability of the coalitions using the knowledge management concept so that information is utilised more effectively by the partnerships. Modules will be developed that document the food safety management approach developed by the coalitions to facilitate other towns and cities who wish to explore ways of improving the livelihoods of vendors and consumer health.

The street food project activities in Ghana have been incorporated into a documentary filmed by Television for the Environment (TVE). This forms part of the ‘Hands On Series’, and will be shown on BBC World and BBC News24 in August. For more information see the informal project newsletter for March 2005.

 

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For more information about knowledge management approach in this project click here [PDF 44Kb]

Vendors in Kolkata, India	Vendor in Accra, Ghana	Vendor in Lusaka, Zambia	Vendors in Harare, Zimbabwe
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Coalition partnerships in UK, Zambia, Zimbabwe and India:

United Kingdom

• Natural Resources Institute, The University of Greenwich at Medway, (Mr Keith Tomlins – k.i.tomlins@gre.ac.uk; Dr Andrew Graffham – a.j.graffham@gre.ac.uk;
• School of Health, The University of Greenwich at Medway, Dr Carlos Moreno - C.J.Moreno@gre.ac.uk)

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Ghana

• Food Research Institute, Accra, Accra, Ghana (Dr. P-N. T Johnson - paaniijohnson@yahoo.com)
• Food & Drugs Board of Ghana, Accra (Mr K. van Ess - fdb@ghana.com)
• University of Ghana, Legon (Dr G. T-M. Kwadzo - gtkwadzo@ug.edu.gh)
• Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi (Dr J. A. M. Awudza, Department of Chemistry - johannes_awudza@yahoo.com and Dr W.O. Ellis, Department of Biochemistry - ellisWO@yahoo.com)
• Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Accra (Mr Aryeetey - niicoleman@yahoo.com)
• Ghana Traditional Caterers Association, Box 110, Burden Powell Hall, Accra (Mr E. K. Apraku, Chairman)
• Consumer Association of Ghana, Box TF 81, Trade Fair Centre, Accra (Dr F. D. Tay)

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Zambia

• National Institute for Scientific & Industrial Research, Lusaka (Dr Rodah M. Zulu rmzulu@zamnet.zm)
• Lusaka City Council, PO Box 30789, Lusaka (Mr Misheck Zyuulu - chabchanda@yahoo.co.uk)
• Central Board of Health, Lusaka (Mr Fordson. Nyirenda - fnyirenda@cboh.org)
• Food and Drugs Control Laboratory, Ministry of Health , Lusaka (Mrs Margaret Mazhamo - mazhamoms@yahoo.com)
• Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry; (Mr Boniface Kunda, e-mail: comtrade@zamnet.zm & bkunda@mcti.gov.zm)
• Ministry of Health, Po Box 30205, Lusaka (Mrs Christabel Malijani - fnyirenda@cboh.org)

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Zimbabwe

• City Health Department, Harare (Mr Dombo Chibanda - hcchd@africaonline.co.zw)
• Government Analyst Laboratory, Harare, Zimbabwe (Mrs Pauline Zhindi - theod@africaonline.co.zw)
• Institute of Food and Nutritional Studies, University of Zimbabwe (Dr T. Henry Gadaga -tgadaga@hotmail.com & gadaga@science.uz.ac.zw)
• Kutsaga Research Station (KRS), Harare (Mr Oswell-Mharapara and Cabinet Masuna - naume_mandizha@kutsaga.co.zw)

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India

Jadavpur University, 188, Raja S.C. Mallik Road, Kolkata: 700 032, West Bengal, India (Professor Joyashree Roy - jroy@cal2.vsnl.net.in)

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