This report focuses on the EatSafe initiative, a USAID Feed the Future program aimed at improving food safety in traditional markets in Nigeria and Ethiopia. The project engages vendors, consumers, and policymakers to promote safer food handling and reduce foodborne diseases.
Key findings:
Traditional markets are crucial for food access in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) but often lack food safety measures.
Unsafe food contributes to over 600 million illnesses and $110 billion in economic losses annually.
EatSafe promotes food safety awareness, behavioral changes among market vendors, and policy reforms.
The program has trained over 600 market actors and reached more than 800,000 people through awareness campaigns.
Interventions include hygiene training, vendor capacity-building, and national food safety policy advocacy.
This initiative demonstrates how localized food safety programs can enhance public health and economic stability.
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