TY - BOOK
T1 - Vegetable consumption in the food system of Benin
T2 - Identifying drivers of consumer behaviour and entry point for interventions
AU - Raaijmakers, Ireen
AU - Snoek, Harriette M.
AU - Egah, J.
AU - Obeng, Elisabeth
AU - Jaspers, Patricia
AU - Madode, Yann
AU - Fanou-Fogny, Nadia
AU - de Steenhuijsen Piters, Bart
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Despite its health benefits, vegetable consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa is below recommended levels. This report is part of a larger project, aiming to pilot and scale innovative approaches within the food systems of Benin, Mali and Burkina Faso to improve consumption of safe vegetables. The aim of this report is to obtain insights into the vegetable consumption behaviour of urban consumers in Benin. For this purpose, a literature review was conducted. Results were reviewed and validated by relevant experts in the field of nutrition, health, and food safety in Benin. This was important as most relevant literature referred to the larger context of West Africa. This report describes the results for Benin and identifies potential entry points for enhancing the consumption of safe vegetables.
AB - Despite its health benefits, vegetable consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa is below recommended levels. This report is part of a larger project, aiming to pilot and scale innovative approaches within the food systems of Benin, Mali and Burkina Faso to improve consumption of safe vegetables. The aim of this report is to obtain insights into the vegetable consumption behaviour of urban consumers in Benin. For this purpose, a literature review was conducted. Results were reviewed and validated by relevant experts in the field of nutrition, health, and food safety in Benin. This was important as most relevant literature referred to the larger context of West Africa. This report describes the results for Benin and identifies potential entry points for enhancing the consumption of safe vegetables.
UR - https://edepot.wur.nl/629239
U2 - 10.18174/629239
DO - 10.18174/629239
M3 - Report
T3 - Report / Wageningen Economic Research
BT - Vegetable consumption in the food system of Benin
PB - Wageningen Economic Research
CY - Wageningen
ER -