Alonso, Silvia, Angel, Moira Donahue, Muunda, Emmanuel, Kilonzi, Emily, Palloni, Giordano, Grace, Delia ORCID: 0000-0002-0195-9489 and Leroy, Jef L. (2023) Consumer demand for milk and the informal dairy sector amidst COVID-19 in Nairobi, Kenya. Current Developments in Nutrition, 7 (4):100058. ISSN 2475-2991 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.100058)

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Abstract

Background
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had large negative effects on countries’ economies and individual well-being throughout the world, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Pandemic-related changes in behavior and government restrictions in Kenya may have negatively affected food supply chains and household food access; however, the empirical evidence is currently limited.
Objectives
The study explored changes in informal milk markets, dairy consumption, and food insecurity among low-income households in urban and periurban Nairobi, Kenya, following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Methods
Baseline data on milk sales and consumption were collected in late 2019 from dairy vendors operating in the informal sector and their dairy customers. We conducted 2 longitudinal telephone surveys with the same study participants in July and September–October 2020, respectively.
Results
At the first follow-up, the volume of milk sold by informal vendors had dropped by 30% compared with their baseline level, and the volume of milk from informal markets consumed by households decreased by 23%. By the second follow-up, the volume of milk sold and consumed had recovered somewhat but remained lower than the volume observed 1 y prior in the same season. Large reductions in the consumption of other animal–sourced products were also observed. The rate of food insecurity increased by 16 and 11 percentage points in the first and second follow-up periods, respectively, compared with baseline.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Covid; dairy; Kenya
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) Q Science > Q Science (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Food & Markets Department
Last Modified:	09 Oct 2023 14:19
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/41545

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