Resource type:
Blogs/news/opinion
Link:
This impact study highlights a nutrition education program for vegetable kiosk vendors in Kenyan tea factory communities. Vendors play a key role in shaping consumer food choices, and the training aimed to turn them into nutrition ambassadors.
Key findings include:
Training focused on nutrition knowledge, sales techniques, and business development.
Introduction of food tags with nutrition messages increased fruit and vegetable sales from week 7 of the program.
Consumer demand for healthier foods rose, showing point-of-sale nutrition interventions influence dietary habits.
The study demonstrates how low-cost interventions like vendor training and food labeling can improve public health and market sales.
Photo Credit: GAIN