Abstract
Assessment of Food Hygiene Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Fish Handlers in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Highlights
There is increased interest of Nigerian government to strengthen the agricultural sector and develop the food value chains due to its significance to food and nutrition security (Veliu et al, 2009; Alagoa et al, 2011; Ilu et al, 2016)
To make food affordable and accessible to the growing human population and urban dwellers, street food vending is promoted in several countries including Nigeria due to its benefits
Studies conducted in other parts of Nigeria have shown street food vendors rely wholly in this business because of the customers’ preference to buy street processed food; being cheaper and affordable to buy than to cook (Draper, 1996; Dipeolu et al, 2007)
Summary
There is increased interest of Nigerian government to strengthen the agricultural sector and develop the food value chains due to its significance to food and nutrition security (Veliu et al, 2009; Alagoa et al, 2011; Ilu et al, 2016). To make food affordable and accessible to the growing human population and urban dwellers, street food vending is promoted in several countries including Nigeria due to its benefits. Street processed food such as fish which could be a better alternative to expensive animal product and a convenient and often nutritious ready-to-food serves as an easy source of income to women (Ekanem, 1998). Fish is a common delicacy in African food and contributes in provision of nutritional requirement for essential proteins, minerals and other micronutrients (FAO, 1992; Belton and Thilsted, 2014). There is high dependence on fish as a source of animal protein especially in low income households who purchase processed fish by the road side as part
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