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Urban livestock keeping in the city of Nairobi: Diversity of production systems, supply chains and their disease management and risks

Alarcon, P; Fèvre, E M; Muinde, P; Murungi, M K; Kiambi, S; Akoko, J; Rushton, J

Authors

P Alarcon

E M Fèvre

P Muinde

M K Murungi

S Kiambi

J Akoko

J Rushton



Abstract

Urban livestock keeping in developing cities have an important role in food security and livelihoods but can also pose a significant threat to the environment and health of urban dwellers. The aim of this study was to identify the different livestock systems in Nairobi, their supply chains, and their management and food safety risks. Seven focus group discussions with livestock production officers in charge of each major Nairobi sub-county were conducted. Data were collected on the type of systems existing for each livestock species and their supply chains, disease management, food safety risks, and general husbandry and gender factors. Supply chain flow diagrams and thematic analysis of the data was done. Results of the study show a large variability of livestock keeping in Nairobi. The majority were small scale with:

Citation

Alarcon, P., Fèvre, E. M., Muinde, P., Murungi, M. K., Kiambi, S., Akoko, J., & Rushton, J. (2017). Urban livestock keeping in the city of Nairobi: Diversity of production systems, supply chains and their disease management and risks. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 4(171), https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2017.00171

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 26, 2017
Publication Date Oct 25, 2017
Deposit Date Oct 26, 2017
Publicly Available Date Oct 26, 2017
Journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Electronic ISSN 2297-1769
Publisher Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 4
Issue 171
DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2017.00171
Public URL https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1390274

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