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Street Food Dynamics in Coxs Bazar: Balancing Economic Vitality with Health Challenges |
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PP: 111-127 |
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doi:10.18576/ijye/080204
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Author(s) |
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Soeb Md. Shoayeb Noman,
Zahidul Islam,
Masuda Islam,
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Abstract |
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| Although street foods provide low-cost meals for all types of people, the health risks may outweigh their benefits. Health-conscious people try to avoid consuming these foods due to the non-use of fresh ingredients, the non-hygienic environment, and the lack of diversification. This study aims to evaluate the existing street food production and sweet corn cultivation environment in the target area and provide overall guidance in the production and marketing processes.
The sources of data incorporate household surveys of the selected stakeholders, focus group discussions in producers’ communities, key informant interviews of value chain actors, and a review of similar study documents, databases, and relevant reports. The analysis was done mostly using descriptive statistics like percentage, frequency distribution, and mean with graphical representation and tabulation. The study reveals that only eight percent of processed food vendors are selling healthy processed food, and the monthly average income of a typical street food producer is BDT 26,500. On the other hand, the average sales of corn, fish fry, pickles, and fruit juice are 2,858.4 Kg, 1,796.3 Kg, 3,932.5 Kg, and 17,973.3 Gl. per year respectively. In the studied areas, street foods are sold and food safety issues are not taken into consideration either on the producer or on the consumer side.
More attention needs to be drawn to the nutritional quality of the street foods sold and strategies developed to ensure the sale and purchase of nutritious foods.
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