TITLE:
Fruit Juice Production in Abomey-Calavi and Cotonou Municipalities (Benin): Socio-Professional Profile of Actors and Adoption Level of Hygienic Practices of Enterprises
AUTHORS:
Agossou P. Noumavo, Messan A. B. Ohin, d’Avila Y. Dognon, Stéphane K. Houessou, Edmond Sacla Aide, Farid Baba-Moussa
KEYWORDS:
Fruit Juice, Food Hygiene, Socio-Demographic Profile, Gender, Benin
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.13 No.7,
July
21,
2022
ABSTRACT: Fruit
juice production sector is developing in Benin’s major cities and appears to
have both organisational and technical shortcomings. This study aimed to 1)
establish the socio-professional profile of actors in the fruit juice
production sector in Abomey-Calavi and Cotonou municipalities and 2) evaluate
the adoption level of hygienic practices of enterprises. The methodological
approach adopted in this study combined a semi-structured survey with direct
observations in fifty enterprises. The statistical analysis was carried out
using the R.4.0.0 software. The study revealed that fruit juice enterprises in
both municipalities are mainly artisanal (90%) and located in residential areas
(94%). They are therefore exposed to contamination risks from domestic and road
activities. More than half of these enterprises were created less than five years ago. Three administrative types of
enterprises were noted: non-structured (32%), semi-structured (34%) and
structured (34%). Almost half of the enterprises belong to at least one
professional association. Only a few enterprises have marketing authorization.
Women predominate in the positions of director and production assistant. The
majority of production managers are men. Most directors and production managers
have a university education, but not necessarily in the field of food sciences.
The adoption level of hygienic practices is significantly influenced by the
level of enterprises structuration and size. The level of hygiene in these
enterprises is also very weakly influenced by the female gender. Structured and
semi-industrial enterprises have a higher adoption level of hygienic practices.
Those with acceptable or good hygiene level enterprises contain slightly more
women.