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The impact of COVID‐19 on public perceptions of wild meat in Central Africa

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat is a significant source of food and income generation in Central Africa. However, there is little knowledge of how the assumed link between COVID‐19 and wild meat consumption has been discussed by the media and received by the public. In this study, we conducted media content analysis of 264 articles published in 2019–2020 related to
Yuhan Li, Lude Kinzonzi, Paul Loundou, Divin Malekani, Krossy Mavakala, Christian Mikolo Yobo, Katharine Abernethy, Matilda Eve Dunn, Donald Midoko Iponga, Robert Mwinyihali, Joss Wright, Eleanor Jane Milner‐Gulland, Lauren Coad, Juliet H. Wright, Daniel W. S. Challender   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Live Poultry Market Interventions on Human Infection with Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus, China. [PDF]

Emerg Infect Dis, 2020
Wang W, Artois J, Wang X, Kucharski AJ, Pei Y, Tong X, Virlogeux V, Wu P, Cowling BJ, Gilbert M, Yu H.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
Muriel Figuié, Luzibo Ottilia Munsaka, Vupenyu Dzingirai, Olivier Lepiller, Maxwell Phiri, Patrice Grimaud   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review of Avian Influenza Virus Exposure Patterns and Risks Among Occupational Populations

Veterinary Sciences
Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) pose significant risks to occupational populations engaged in poultry farming, livestock handling, and live poultry market operations due to frequent exposure to infected animals and contaminated environments.
Huimin Li, Ruiqi Ren, Wenqing Bai, Zhaohe Li, Jiayi Zhang, Yao Liu, Rui Sun, Fei Wang, Dan Li, Chao Li, Guoqing Shi, Lei Zhou   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Live poultry market closure and avian influenza A (H7N9) infection in cities of China, 2013-2017: an ecological study. [PDF]

BMC Infect Dis, 2020
Chen Y, Cheng J, Xu Z, Hu W, Lu J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Bushmeat consumption frequency and preferences among rural households in a West African savanna landscape: Implications for food security and conservation

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources.
Hannah N. K. Sackey, James McNamara, E. J. Milner‐Gulland, Yaa Ntiamoa‐Baidu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying knowledge barriers to agroforestry adoption and co‐designing solutions to them

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Compared to monocultures, agroforestry can promote biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and climate resilience, whilst maintaining or enhancing production and profits. Despite this, uptake in temperate regions remains low. Knowledge gaps amongst land managers are a primary barrier to uptake, but little is known about which aspects of ...
Amelia S. C. Hood, Verena Scherfranz, Rosy E. Scholes, Erika Degani, Tom Staton, Alexa Varah, Lena Schaller, Alice L. Mauchline   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of exotic poultry breeds adoption by smallholder farmers in Gibe district, Hadiya zone, Ethiopia

Heliyon
This study aimed to analyze farmers' opinions, its role to household welfare, and the factors that influence the likelihood and intensity of exotic poultry adoption among rural chicken producers. To attain this, 155 households were targeted for interview.
Dessalegn Shiferaw Yesuph, Muluken Gezahegn Wordofa, Tesfaye Lemma Tefera   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The dynamics of wild and alternative meat consumption across Gabon, Central Africa

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Long‐term overharvesting of wild animals for their meat threatens wildlife and the people dependent on wild animal meat for their diets and incomes. Interventions to reduce wild meat consumption must be built upon a complete understanding of the roles of wild meat and its alternatives within food systems.
Joshua Bauld, Lauren Coad, Robin C. Whytock, Donald Midoko Iponga, Margeorie Babicka, Sophie Pambo, Paul Loundou, Daniel J. Ingram, Kathryn Jeffery, Mattia Bessone, David S. Wilkie, Malcolm Starkey, Steeve Ngama, Daniel Cornelis, Katharine A. Abernethy   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

The magnitude and economic replacement value of wild meat obtained from ‘recreational’ big game hunting in the United States

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Meat production has notable benefits for food security, nutrition and various production economies, but has elicited substantial negative environmental impacts. Recreational hunting provides an alternative to agricultural meat production for over 24 million hunters worldwide.
Shane P. Mahoney, Richard D. Honor
wiley   +1 more source