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Г-н David Galibourg
Организация:
Loughborough University - WEDC
Страна:
Франция
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Behaviour change to improve hygiene and food safety in informal vegetable value chains of LMICs
Г-н David Galibourg
In addition to the suggestions mentioned in the consultation and the comments, it would be pertinent to address food safety concerns, specifically, those arising from sanitation crises, particularly in low-resource settings.
In numerous urban centres, farmers operating in urban and peri-urban areas resort to using contaminated water to irrigate perishable vegetables, especially leafy greens, that are consumed raw. While urban and peri-urban farming provides many benefits, urbanisation and climate change exacerbate the pollution of urban water resources. The consumption of raw contaminated food is a major threat to public health (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234364)
Promoting and supporting the implementation of food safety and hygiene practices across food systems can help address this issue, but it intersects with several of the issues raised in other contributions, such as governance, urban planning, and land tenure insecurity (https://doi.org/10.3390/w14060864).