A call to the attention of itinerant street Africa instead of supermarkets

Researchers said that the traditional markets, sells more than 85% of the food consumed by the population of sub-Saharan region of Africa, and that instead of creating a large Western-style stores to replace these markets to African governments must be trained street vendors to improve food safety.
The book was released on Tuesday by the International Institute for livestock that unlike the popular concept of the prevailing local markets that are held in the open air often sell milk and meat safety compared to most major stores in most parts of the continent.
Presents vendors Gailon local fresh produce for a few millions of low-income consumers, while many of the big box stores do not keep regular distribution chains or cooling sound systems to prevent contamination of products.
Simple exercises
He said the book, who holds the title of "Food Safety and informal markets .. animal products in the sub-Saharan region of Africa" - The simple exercises on food safety for vendors informal can limit the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and avian influenza, and pneumonia and nurse objects such as Salmonella and E. coli bacteria.

And contributes to street vendors in the streets also support the local economy and tend to import products from neighboring farmers rather than local markets.
The Activity street vendors also a large proportion of the economies of many African Arab countries such as Egypt, Algeria and Morocco.
The expert at the International Institute for livestock Delia Grace said in a statement "It is wrong to believe that it is sufficient that pursuing solutions devised in rich countries that favor large commercial operations rather than small-scale producers," she said, "this will only exacerbate hunger, limits greater than Options poor people to earn money. "
Nigerian model
The researchers found that the training and techniques for simple butchers provide in Nigeria has led to a decline in volumes rotten meat by 18%, has achieved that savings estimated at US $ B780 per Katsav coach because of decreasing the cost of diseases associated with eating contaminated meat, while training cost does not exceed nine dollars.
The researchers concluded that it is unlikely that a rising incomes and urbanization death certificate to these markets, which poses fresh foods fit the tastes of the local population. Even with the increase incomes in most parts of the African continent, it is still expected that informal markets to meet between 50% and 70% of consumer demand by 2040