TY - BOOK
T1 - Fresh fruit and vegetable consumption in Uganda : barriers, facilitators and current consumption practices
AU - ten Hove, Hermine
AU - Yiga, Peter
AU - Glaser, Julia
AU - Kihangire, Albert
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - To inform intervention strategies to improve fruit and vegetable consumption in rural and urban Uganda, this study aimed to better understand the current consumption practices for fresh fruits and vegetables (FFV). It combined a quantitative consumer survey (n=407) with 5 key informant interviews with experts on the subject of consumption of nutritious, safe and diverse FFV. The study describes consumers’ facilitators and barriers towards FFV consumption, safety perceptions of FFV, the way they handle FFV after purchase and their demand for processed FFV. It also provides suggestions for strategies that show potential to drive FFV consumption in Uganda.To inform intervention strategies to improve fruit and vegetable consumption in rural and urban Uganda, this study aimed to better understand the current consumption practices for fresh fruits and vegetables (FFV). It combined a quantitative consumer survey (n=407) with 5 key informant interviews with experts on the subject of consumption of nutritious, safe and diverse FFV. The study describes consumers’ facilitators and barriers towards FFV consumption, safety perceptions of FFV, the way they handle FFV after purchase and their demand for processed FFV. It also provides suggestions for strategies that show potential to drive FFV consumption in Uganda.
AB - To inform intervention strategies to improve fruit and vegetable consumption in rural and urban Uganda, this study aimed to better understand the current consumption practices for fresh fruits and vegetables (FFV). It combined a quantitative consumer survey (n=407) with 5 key informant interviews with experts on the subject of consumption of nutritious, safe and diverse FFV. The study describes consumers’ facilitators and barriers towards FFV consumption, safety perceptions of FFV, the way they handle FFV after purchase and their demand for processed FFV. It also provides suggestions for strategies that show potential to drive FFV consumption in Uganda.To inform intervention strategies to improve fruit and vegetable consumption in rural and urban Uganda, this study aimed to better understand the current consumption practices for fresh fruits and vegetables (FFV). It combined a quantitative consumer survey (n=407) with 5 key informant interviews with experts on the subject of consumption of nutritious, safe and diverse FFV. The study describes consumers’ facilitators and barriers towards FFV consumption, safety perceptions of FFV, the way they handle FFV after purchase and their demand for processed FFV. It also provides suggestions for strategies that show potential to drive FFV consumption in Uganda.
UR - https://edepot.wur.nl/630024
U2 - 10.18174/630024
DO - 10.18174/630024
M3 - Report
T3 - Report / Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation
BT - Fresh fruit and vegetable consumption in Uganda : barriers, facilitators and current consumption practices
PB - Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation
CY - Wageningen
ER -