Consumer Demand for Milk and the Informal Dairy Sector Amidst COVID-19 in Nairobi, Kenya.

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

SUBMITTER: Alonso S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9957657 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature