ACoST - 2018 (Building Communities, Saving Nature)

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http://hdl.handle.net/11071/6430
Theme: Building Communities, Saving Nature
Venue: Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya
Dates: 31/10/2018 - 02/11/2018
Conference Topics
  1. Community and conservation
  2. Tourism and rural development
  3. Policy and governance on sustainable tourism
  4. Trends and innovations in sustainable tourism
  5. Tourism and human capital development
Special track: Industry best practice in conservancy management and sustainable business

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    The Role of personal and premises hygiene in the assuage of food safety in selected hotels within Eldoret town
    (Strathmore University, 2018-11) Mapelu, Isabella C.; Onyango, Dorothy
    In the last two to three years there have been reported cases of Cholera and other outbreaks related to food which necessitates the need to find out if personal hygiene may have a role to play in all these cases. Consequently, this study was carried out in order to investigate the food handlers’ practice of food safety management with respect to personal hygiene, temperature control, prevention of cross contamination, purchasing and storage, food safety training and rules, and kitchen physical features. The study adopted both descriptive and explanatory research designs. Twelve conventional hotels were purposively selected and all 106 food handlers in the hotels were recruited into the study. Data was collected by use of structured questionnaires, interviews and observation. Quantitative data was analyzed with the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 and excel. Pearson Chi-square test of independence and Pearson Correlation analysis were performed to test association between the various variables under study. Content analysis was used to analyze qualitative data and results presented in narrative form. The results of the study have been discussed as relates to personal hygiene, temperature control, cross contamination, purchase and storage, following of food safety rules and physical appearance of food safety premises. Conclusions and recommendations have been drawn as pertains to this study.
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    Subsistence fishing as a response to the management of living marine resources on public spaces in Durban, South Africa
    (Strathmore University, 2018-11-03) Cele, Nokuthula P.; Ndlovu, Joram; Chetty, Preston
    This paper sought to analyze the role of subsistence fishing in effective natural resource management. Subsistence fishers are a group of people who harvest marine resources for food at their homes and also sell some of the harvest to secure food and other basic necessity. The focus was to understand the fishers’ needs, perceptions and concerns regarding fishing as a live-hood option. To achieve effective marine resource management, the KZN substance fishing forum was established by the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA). The aim was to investigate the extent to which subsistence fishermen use environmental advocacy and environmental education in realising food security. The introduction of SDCEA was motivated by the challenges faced by fishermen particularly when fishing became prohibited in the harbor. As a result, the SDCEA membership has grown from strength to strength. Since then, the forum has registered 12 000 members across the KZN province. Using in-depth key informant interviews, twenty fishermen were interviewed. The results show that since its inception, the SDCEA forum has played a pivotal role in educating its members on sustainable natural resource management by introducing a mentorship course whereby different environmental and social stakeholders hold classes with the fishermen on marine wildlife, environmental procedures in a coastal environment, littering, water safety and law enforcement. As a result, the forum has gained back three popular fishing spots that were initially taken away from them by the harbor authority. However, a number of challenges were noted, such as the failure to understand subsistence fishing as a livelihood option due to protectionist management practices; and the failure to recognize fishermen as stakeholders in marine resource use. The paper concludes that, in order to achieve future marine resources management strategies, there is need to embrace the needs, perceptions and concerns of fishermen in Durban.