Sectors Of National Economy Research Articles

RESEARCH WORK OF THE LECTURERS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS OF THE INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM AT BORYS GRINCHENKO KYIV UNIVERSITY DURING FIVE YEARS

The article analyses the research activities of the Department of Advertising and Public Relations of the Institute of Journalism at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University in the period from 2017 to 2021. Academic researchers are not just included to the activities of modern universities, but are prioritised, because this kind of activity significantly affects the position of university in prestigious rankings, whereas ratings are among of the arguments in favor of the entrant’s decision to choose a university for further study. During the period from 2017 to 2021, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and similar government agencies in the United States and the EU, as well as many grant-making organisations in the field of education, declared the need to develop research activities of universities. It has become the responsibility of most Ukrainian lecturers to publish articles indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science scientometric databases. Research activities are particularly difficult for practitioners who are involved in teaching due to their experience in the business sector of national economy. According to the strategy of student-centered and practice-oriented learning, many such specialists had been involved in the activity of the Department of Advertising and Public Relations at the Institute of Journalism. Advertising and public relations are mostly applied areas, not traditional academic disciplines, unlike many other specialisations of academic departments in Ukrainian universities. Meanwhile, modern entrants show more interest in applied areas of social sciences than in theoretical issues. Therefore, the analysis of the research work of the Department of Advertising and Public Relations may be of particular interest to teachers and administrators working in higher education institutions. The main objectives and results of research work of the department are systematised on the basis of academic research papers, mass media publications of this department lecturers, as well as with the help of several special interviews with employees of the Institute of Journalism. The main achievements of key figures in research activities of this department are highlighted in the context of the common scientific theme of the institute: “Modern Media Studies in Educational and Scientific Discourses” and the individual research interests of the lecturers. The article provides an overview of the most important academic publications of them. A considerable attention is paid to the analysis of achievements and theoretical issues of academic research cooperation between teachers and students. The article emphasises the need to unite the efforts not only of the vast majority of Ukrainian academic researchers and educators, but also of the majority of Ukrainian society, as well as its truly pro-Ukrainian foreign partners, to reform the system of administration of research work and high education in Ukraine

Artificial intelligence as a strategic instrument of economic development of Russia and improvement of its public administration

This article gives a comprehensive study of artificial intelligence technology as an instrument of economic development of Russia and improvement of its public administration. The study considers approaches to definitions, systematizes normative legal acts regulating the activities of economic and government entities that implement AI technology across the country, provides classification of AI technologies, gives additional market analysis. The study indicates key factors impeding gradual development of AI technology and its implementation within the government regulation process. This paper provides recommendations that help mitigate the impact of the accessed impeding factors and boost AI integration within the priority national economy sectors in order to achieve national and global development goals.

Directions and Prospects of Integrated Innovative Development of the Transport Infrastructure of the Russian Federation

As an economic development determinant, transport needs to be improved on an ongoing basis. This is due to complex dynamic processes taking place both within the state and internationally. Social and economic transformations and scientific progress of the 21st century in the national economic sectors challenge the national policy of any state. The readiness for macroeconomic turbulence and the level of adaptability depend, to a decisive extent, on the economic potential of the state, where transport is the connecting link between the production, research and technical, agricultural and social components. As a backbone industry, the transport complex is based on infrastructure. The development of transport infrastructure is fundamental and is considered a priority not only at the national level, but also within the framework of globalization processes. Thus, the importance of resolving the issues of transport infrastructure development is due to the rapid development of the national economy as a whole. In this regard, the article emphasizes the importance of the integrated innovative development of Russia’s transport complex infrastructure and reveals promising directions for its development in conditions of market constraints.

Using Data Envelopment Analysis in Credit Risk Evaluation of ICT Companies

The aim of the paper is to explore possibilities of diagnosis corporate credit risk through DEA and design an appropriate model for diagnosis of credit risk, which can be used in different sectors of national economy (e.g. agricultural, service sector or industry and innovation sector). The model differs from the conventional application of DEA because of variables selection and construction of production-possibility frontier. We illustrate application of models on sample 110 randomly selected companies during the 2013-2017 period. The reason for choosing the ICT companies is the fact that this sector is considered to be driving force behind the growth of the economy. The data has been obtained from Finstat. The results are divided into identification of 3 zones of corporate financial health with a different stage of credit risk. They show that DEA achieves a satisfactory value of a correct classification into the relevant zone (financial health, grey, and financial distress zone), but also the relatively high error rate of the DEA in the identification of companies in financial distress.

DYNAMICS OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE NATIONAL ECONOMY OF UKRAINE

The purpose of the paper is to analyse the quantitative changes dynamics in the development and application of information and communication technologies in production and sale of information, traditional goods and services, provision of public services, as well as in everyday life of citizens. Methodology. The main method of research is the trend analysis of statistical data provided on the official website of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Results of the survey showed dynamics of digital transformations in the information sector of national economy of Ukraine, the level of use of information and communication technologies by enterprises outside the information sector, as well as the population and government agencies (2016-2019). Practical implications. Positive and negative changes in the information sector because of digital transformations in national economy of Ukraine are found. There are positive changes: annual growth of the information sector; growth of production volumes with the use of medium-high technologies; increase in sales of services with computer equipment; level of use of fixed broadband Internet access by enterprises higher than the average; positive dynamics of Internet use by the population; availability of Internet access in 94% of surveyed government agencies. There are negative changes: reduction of indicators of the use of information and communication technologies at the enterprises outside information sector; insufficient provision of enterprises with specialists in information and communication technologies; a small number of companies with official website and cloud technology; low indicators of e-business development according to the B2B interaction model; lack of generally accepted methodology and list of evaluation indicators; unsatisfactory level of collection, grouping and provision of statistical data about dynamics of digital transformations of the national economy by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine; unsatisfactory level of use of e-democracy instruments. Value/originality. The findings can be used to improve the mechanisms and measures of state regulation of digitalization of the national economy.

CORONAVIRUS AND THE ECONOMY: A CRISIS LIKE NEVER BEFORE OR JUST A TEMPORARY TRIP?

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the activities of all sectors of national economies. Worldwide business shutdowns and national lockdowns destroyed hundreds of million jobs; thousands of enterprises became bankrupt and major economies in Europe faced double-digit collapses. However, the anticipation of the economic recovery is influenced by pervasive uncertainty given by the unpredictable development of the virus.
 JEL: B22, H12

Оценка и совершенствование антикризисных планов в России и мире в условиях пандемии COVID-19. Специфика управления кризисом в государстве

Objective: based on a critical assessment of the anti-crisis plans of the Russian Federation and other states, the positions of scientists and experts, to propose measures to correct these plans to improve the quality of management of the Russian economy. To generalize the possibilities of applying the experience of neutralizing the crisis consequences in the framework of the views of existing economic schools.Methods: the research uses such techniques of abstract-logical method as analysis, synthesis, generalization, comparison, analogy, deduction, induction, and prediction.Results: the author analyzes the anti-crisis plan of Russia and reveals the shortcomings of the Russian national plan, which ensures the restoration of employment and income of the population, economic growth and long-term structural changes. The article summarizes foreign practices, some of which are recommended to be implemented in the Russian economy. Recommendations for correction of the studied anti-crisis plans are offered. Taking into account the identified shortcomings and some foreign practices, the anti-crisis plan of the Russian Federation is proposed to be adjusted in the fields of: support for import substitution; improvement of social support of the population; development of exports; modernization of national economy sectors, improvement of taxation; promotion of digitalization; improvement of the quality of work of the Russian regions. The actions to be included in the M. V. Mishustin’s anti-crisis plan are defined.It is revealed that the actions of the Russian Federation Government under the pandemic clearly show the priority of solving non-economic problems over economic ones. This may indicate that crisis management is implemented within the framework of the traditional institutionalism paradigm.Scientific novelty: first, a new direction of economic theory development is proposed - anti-crisis traditional institutionalism, or management of economic crises from the viewpoint of traditional institutionalism. Second, the relevance of the little-known theory of infinite crises and infinite crisis management is confirmed. Third, new measures are proposed for managing the Russian state in times of obvious and hidden crises. Many of them are of an organizational nature, which fully corresponds with the priorities outlined above.Practical significance: the proposed measures can be used to improve crisis management in the Russian economy. The development of economic theory according to the proposed scheme will lead to a change in the structure of objects and methods of anti-crisis management, which will clarify the methodology of anti-crisis management of macro-economy.

MECHANISMS FOR ENSURING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF BUSINESS STRUCTURES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

Neither the development of the world economy nor the availability of raw materials can guarantee the stability of economic development and a high level of social welfare. Now Kazakhstan faces the task of accelerated development of national economy sectors that give a multiplicative effect (the share of agricultural products in the country's GDP should grow 5 times by 2050), including the agro-industrial complex of Kazakhstan has a great potential to become a new driver of economic development. Therefore, the agro-industrial complex of Kazakhstan needs sustainable development of export-oriented agricultural production that is competitive on the world market. Despite the solution of many theoretical and applied problems reflected in the works of these authors, a General approach to the classification of organizational reserves for improving the efficiency of production of scientific-intensive products is not currently formed, and the issues of forming a mezzanine for identifying and using, and evaluating the level of production efficiency require further improvement. The purpose of the research is to develop theoretical, scientific, methodological and practical provisions for the formation of a production management system of innovative potential based on improving the competitiveness of the agricultural industry, aimed at ensuring food security in Kazakhstan. The article shows that the innovative type of economic development requires the development of a competitive innovative potential product, the implementation of the principles of continuous improvement, the search and use of the organization of production for its effective production. The necessity of forming mechanisms for identifying and using organizational reserves to increase the efficiency of production of innovative potential products is also determined. This opened up the possibility of creating and developing conditions conducive to the mobilization of domestic reserves.

Potencjał produkcyjny sektora usług w krajach członkowskich Unii Europejskiej

Zaprezentowane w artykule wynik badań własnych bazują na danych wtórnych pozyskanych z europejskiej bazy – Eurostat. Treści przedstawione w opracowaniu dotyczą problematyki szeroko rozumianej produktywności sektora usług, stanowiącej część badań, które w pełnym podejściu badawczym poszerzone są jeszcze o aspekt innowacyjności ww. sektora. W nawiązaniu do poruszanej w badaniach tematyki, za problem badawczy przyjęto rolę i znaczenie sektora usług w gospodarkach państw Unii Europejskiej w XXI w. W tej perspektywie jednym z celów prowadzonych badań była m.in. identyfikacja potencjału produkcyjnego charakteryzującego sektor usług państw członkowskich Unii Europejskiej. Do realizacji ww. celu wykorzystano wspomnianą metodę analizy danych wtórnych, przegląd literatury krajowej i zagranicznej z zakresu omawianej tematyki, a także metody statystyczne w postaci statystyki podstawowej (średnia arytmetyczna, odchylenie standardowe), które szczególne zastosowanie miały podczas agregowania państw do grup o określonym potencjale produkcyjnym sektorów usług. Rozpatrując wszystkie wskaźniki potencjału produkcyjnego analizowane w artykule (liczba przedsiębiorstw, liczba zatrudnionych, wartość produkcji) wśród krajów UE, sektorem usług o najwyższym potencjale produkcyjnym charakteryzowały się: Francja, Wielka Brytania, Niemcy, Włochy, Niemcy oraz Hiszpania – z wyjątkiem wartości produkcji. Polska zaklasyfikowana została do państw o średnim potencjale z wyjątkiem wskaźnika określającego wartość produkcji – poziom niski.

ASSESSMENT OF THE SECTORAL SPECIALIZATION OF EARLY ENTREPRENEURS: DATA FROM MODERN COUNTRIES

The relevance of the study of early entrepreneurship in modern national economies is determined by the increasing importance of entrepreneurs in both developed and developing countries. Entrepreneurs make a significant contribution to the economic growth, increasing gross domestic product, creating new jobs, and reducing poverty and social exclusion. Therefore, one of the main tasks of public administration bodies is to develop and implement measures that ensure an effective sectoral policy in the field of business development. The purpose of the study becomes the assessment of the current level of specialization of early entrepreneurs in modern national economies. In the course of the research, the following tasks were solved: determining the main sectors in which entrepreneurs create their business; forming an array of empirical data describing the specific weights of entrepreneurs specializing in the production of goods and services in the total number of early entrepreneurs by country; developing economic and mathematical models that characterize the two main sectors of specialization of early entrepreneurs. The source of information for assessing the industry specialization of start-up entrepreneurs became the data provided in the Global entrepreneurship monitoring project, based on the results of a survey of more than 2000 early entrepreneurs in each of the 50 countries. In the process of economic and mathematical modeling, the authors developed density functions of normal distribution. The result of the computational experiment was an assessment of the values of indicators that characterize the involvement of early entrepreneurs in the production and service sectors of national economies. As a result of the research, the average values and ranges of changes in indicators of industry specialization were established, and countries with high and low values of indicators were identified; a comparative analysis of the values of indicators for Russia and foreign countries is carried out; three hypotheses put forward during the research were confirmed. The obtained research results have a significant novelty and originality, they have a certain theoretical and applied value. The proposed indicators and their calculation models can be used in justifying business development programs by the government, regional and municipal authorities. The results of calculations are of interest to entrepreneurs, including beginners.

French experience: international mobility of researchers in light of implementing the governmental tasks to increase efficiency of innovative sectors of economy

The term “innovation” was first used at the beginning of the 20th century by renowned economist Joseph Schumpeter meaning the changes aimed at implementing and using new types of consumer goods, new methods of production and vehicles, markets and forms of organization in industry. However, it is in recent years that the innovative sectors of economy have become noticeable in the national space of various countries on the political and economic map of the world. According to consultancies, the leading positions in the sector of innovation are held by digital companies. The slogan of one of them (Apple) – Think Different – is a most accurate reflection of the general logic of the intellectual and, ultimately, economic increment within innovative companies. The G8 and G20 countries increasingly often invest huge amounts in national projects aimed at supporting the relevant spheres of innovation. For instance, in Russia over 1 billion rubles was invested in innovative projects by governmental funds in 2019. The race for breakthrough science-and-research technologies creates a global competitive background for presenting the best innovative products to the global science-and-research community. At the same time, it should be recognized that the innovative sectors of national economies, due to the peculiarities of the organization and activities thereof, objectively cannot take an isolated position in relation to international cooperation in general and international mobility of researchers in particular. This article gives a critical analysis of the institution of international mobility of researchers looking at the example of the French Republic, a traditional leader in the field of science, research, technology and innovation.

Analysis and Measurement of Carbon Emission Aggregation and Spillover Effects in China: Based on a Sectoral Perspective

Faced with the environmental pressure of global warming, China has achieved certain results in emission reduction, but this needs to be completed more efficiently. Therefore, this article conducts a more comprehensive and in-depth study of China’s carbon emissions from the perspective of the development of national economic sectors and taps the potential for emission reduction in various sectors. Taking into account the adjustment of the national economic sector and the current status of carbon emissions, the study period was from 2003 to 2017. The logarithmic mean Divisia index (LMDI) method was used to measure and analyze the impact of seven factors, including urban construction conditions, on the carbon emissions of various sectors. According to the commonalities and differences of the impacts, 42 sectors were aggregated into four categories. At the same time, the input–output structure decomposition analysis (IO–SDA) model was used to analyze the spillover effects of intersectoral carbon emissions. According to the research results, based on the characteristics of the four types of sectors, and fully considering the spillover effects, the improvement of life cycle management to control energy consumption in the entire supply chain was taken as the leading idea. Moreover, combined with the actual development situation, four types of sectoral carbon emission reduction paths and optimization strategies are proposed to establish a more sustainable demand structure in order to achieve emission reduction.

Elements of bases of mechanics of wood-polymer composites

s. Disclosed is a solution of a particular case of a problem of polycomponent motion within a poly speed model, which is reduced to setting conditions of joint motion of components and determining intercomponent thermal-force interaction. The study of construction of the basis of mechanics of wood-polymer composites from phenomenological positions of mechanics of heterogeneous media is presented by construction of equations of laws of mass and momentum preservation for two component media and their closure by a viscous-elastic-plastic rheological model of the composite material for development of the basis of mechanics of wood-polymer composites from phenomenological positions of mechanics of heterogeneous media, Contributing to improvement of production of structured composite for FDM - printing technologies due to production of composites on the basis of thermopolymers with filling of them with ground wood. Raw materials can be wastes of logging and wood processing industries, the product is a composite with high filling of wood with a wide field of application in different sectors of national economy and industry. The equations are closed by a viscous-elastic-plastic rheological model of the composite material and by matching the equations of inseparability and the displacement strain vector.

Quality of Business Environment of the SME: A Sectoral View

The aim of the article is to find out differences in the perception of selected factors that determine the business environment among selected groups of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), divided according to the sector of the national economy they belong to. The first group included SMEs from the sector of transport and services. The second group included SMEs from the construction, manufacturing and agriculture sectors. The questionnaire was completed by 459 SMEs in the Czech and the Slovak Republics. To evaluate the formulated hypotheses, the Chi-square test and the Z-score were used. The case study showed interesting findings. The SMEs in transport and services perceive the competitive environment as more acceptable than the SMEs in construction, manufacturing and agriculture. In addition, the SMEs in transport and services are of the opinion that customers accept prices of their products and services to a greater extent than the SMEs in construction, manufacturing and agriculture. There are also significant differences between selected groups of SMEs in assessing the quality of the judicial system in commercial law and the view that the current level of macroeconomic indicators supports entrepreneurship and creates interesting business opportunities. The national economy sector is not an important criterion in assessing financing, the family environment, R&D infrastructure, the quality of the business environment or the quality of education. The paper brings interesting findings and new incentives for small and medium-sized enterprises; for organizations supporting the business environment; for further research and discussion on the cross-sectoral assessment of the business environment quality and its important factors.

Impact Analysis of NPP Construction on National Economy Using Empower Model

The Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) could be one of the generation technology options to fulfill the mandate of Government Regulation No. 79 of 2014 which targeted the New Renewable Energy (NRE) portion in the national energy mix amounted to 23% by 2025 and 31% by 2050, while the realization of NRE until year 2019 is 12,6%. Any implementation of a new project or industry will have an impact on both national and region economy, and NPP project is no exception. This study aims to analyze the impact of nuclear power plant development on the national economy sector. The economic parameters analyzed in this study focused on gross domestic product (GDP) and employment. The analysis was done by using Input Output model with EMPOWER(An Extended Input-Output Model for Impact Assessment of Nuclear Power Plants) model released by IAEA as a tool. Construction period for 2 units of NPP 1000 MWe is assumed 10 years including site preparation. The results of the analysis showed that NPP construction has a significant impact on GDP and employment absorption. Each of module (A, AB, ABC and ABCD) had an impact of GDP increase of 0.021%, 0.033%, 0.040% and 0.040% respectively when compared to the GDP gained without any NPP construction. As for the amount of employment creation in module A, AB, ABC and ABCD respectively equal to 66,083, 107,693,86,081 and 85,449.It is can be concluded that according to the analysis provided by the EMPOWER, the construction of a NPP has positive impacts on the national economy.

Metamodern digital trends as a factor in increasing the productivity of agricultural organizations

The article identifies the main features of the metamodern -
 the era of fluctuations between structured and systemic modernity and vague and indefinite postmodernity. The technological trends of the era are revealed - digitalization of all spheres of civilization's life, their impact on the socio-economic ecosystem is determined. The author notes the penetration of digital technologies into all spheres of the economy, and, in particular, into the agro-industrial sector. The factors hindering the introduction of digital technologies in the agro-industrial complex are identified. The most important digital technologies that can increase the productivity of agricultural production have been identified. The scientific work used the logical and historical research methods, the comparative method, the analogy method, the systematic approach. The conclusion is made about the influence of digital trends of metamodern on the agricultural sector of the country's national economy as a factor in increasing the productivity of agricultural enterprises and their competitiveness in the domestic and world markets.

ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫНЫҢ АГРОӨНЕРКӘСІПТІК ӨНДІРІСІН МЕМЛЕКЕТТІК ҚОЛДАУ ШАРАЛАРЫ

Analyzing the economic policy in the field of AIC, the authors studied the main directions and priorities of public support for agricultural sector of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The analysis of current state and development trends of the industry is carried out. The problems of agro-industrial production are outlined. The measures for the implementation of agricultural policy of Kazakhstan are considered. Prospects for solving pressing issues are shown in the frame-work of the medium and long-term State programs for agricultural sector of the republic. The main principles of public support for agriculture as the most important sector of national economy are considered. Methods and forms of public support for agro-industrial complex are analyzed, where special attention is paid to government preferential subsidies and lending to AIC entities. Some aspects of employment policy in agricultural entities and agricultural labor market are considered. Based on the results of the study, conclusions were done on the importance of State regulation of the country's agricultural sector for ensuring food security, increasing the competitiveness of domestic agricultural products on domestic and foreign markets based on innovative development, creating a favorable environment for expanding business system, increasing the investment attractiveness of the industry, and financial stability of commodity producers.

Simulation diagnostics of power train mechanical drives

Mechanical drives have become the most widely used in design of agricultural machinery. In comparison to drives of machinery applied in other sectors of national economy, they are distinguished by their design features, performance, and cost-performance ratio. In this regard, diagnostics of mechanically driven parts of agricultural machinery is a key to the overall harvester diagnostics. In practice, health of drives is tested with subjective assessment methods, as a rule. The authors suggest application of a kinematic method for diagnostics of agricultural machinery drive trains during their operation; this method implies analysis of position changes and movement of mating parts: wear of parts and backlash of mating drive parts may be assessed by establishment of geometric parameters of diagnostics (linear and angular movements). The total transmission backlash may be established by dynamic torque appearing in transient states of mechanism operation; such total backlash characterizes dynamic errors in movement of an outlet member, which is a result of dependence of equivalent moment of inertia and drag torque from the velocity transmission error. Such diagnostics of potato harvester transmission allows checking of backlashes in separate sections of the chain, as well as assessment of quality of its components adjustment and maintenance. The research data were used for evaluation of overall engineering state of the harvester and determination of dynamic parameters of its components drives.

The Significance and Role of the Public Sector in the Development of the Modern Russian Economy

The article examines the features of the public sector functioning, determines its role and importance in the development of Russian economy. Ensuring the performance of important socio-economic functions, public sector enterprises operate in strategically important sectors of economy, participate in job creation, produce goods and services, and contribute to the GDP growth. State-owned enterprises and corporations provide significant benefits to society, ensure the country’s defense capability. The authors analyze the functioning of the state sector of Russian economy, consider the structure of Russian enterprises and organizations by forms of ownership. The development of the state sector of Russian economy is investigated according to individual indicators, including the share of fixed assets of state property in all fixed assets, the average annual number of employees, the amount of investment in fixed assets of public sector enterprises. It is shown that taking into account only quantitative indicators does not reflect the full scale of the public sector of economy, and does not consider the output of large state-owned enterprises and corporations. An important role in the formation of modern Russian economy is played by the activities of state corporations, the key development indicators of which influenced the functioning of the public sector as a whole. By ensuring the performance of the reproductive, stabilization, innovation and investment functions in economy, state corporations support the development of strategically important sectors of national economy. Based on the results of the analysis of investment activities of large enterprises with state participation, conclusions are drawn about the need for the presence of these economic entities in the structure of national economy. It was revealed that the public sector of economy takes part in maintaining the economic security of our country, individual regions, thereby increasing the competitiveness and the level of well-being of society as a whole.

Pattern and Extent of Street Food Consumption in Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

Background. For most people in developing countries, street food is a major source of sustenance, and Ghana is no exception. Street food vending has seen tremendous growth in Ghana as a result of the insurgence of urbanisation. Despite being one of the largest sectors of national economy in terms of employment and sales of food, very little is known about street food consumption patterns in Ghana. The current study explored the patterns and extent of street food consumption in the Hohoe township. Methods. A cross-sectional design which recruited 403 subjects through a multistage sampling technique. A semistructured questionnaire was used to gather information on demographics, types of street foods, extent of street food consumption, safety concerns, and diversity of street foods patronised. Means, standard deviations, and Chi-square tests were used to determine the association between selected variables at <0.05 level of significance. Results. The top 5 foods mostly patronised by respondents are porridge foods-Koko (17.9%), rice and stew (17.4%), banku (12.6%), waakye (11.5%), and kenkey (8.7%) with porridge foods consumed almost on a daily basis. Convenience (37.2%) and affordability (17.1%) greatly influenced the choice of street foods among consumers. Occupation and the level of education are strongly correlated with the concern for safety of street foods {(X2 = 17.3094, P<0.008); (X2 = 17.1731, P<0.002)}. The dietary diversity score of most respondents was in the high tercile (77.7%) (≥6 food groups), whilst the cereals dominate the food group mostly consumed by respondents. Conclusion. The study suggests that patronising street food is very high in Hohoe municipality, irrespective of the gender, occupation, or educational level. As an “informal” sector of food business, street foods often escape formal inspection and control. They can, therefore, both be the source of food safety problems and contribute to the deterioration of environmental hygiene. This is a call on policy makers and regulators to take a critical look at the sector.