Consumer food storage practices and methods at the household-level: a community study in Ghana

Introduction Household-level food storage can make available to consumers, and promotes security. Nevertheless, attention is mostly devoted enhancing at the farmer national levels, neglecting household level. It therefore critical assess practices of households. This study examined households, evaluated expert opinions on household-level storage, assessed effect characteristics has Methods Dzorwulu Jamestown communities in Accra, Ghana, were chosen as locations. The consisted a survey, interviews structural equation modeling. For 400 heads selected using systematic sampling method responded semi-structured questionnaire. Seventeen (17) experts also purposively sampled interviewed. Results Discussion results showed that, most households stored foodstuffs they often consumed, with generally low fruits vegetables. Perishable foods such cassava, tomato, yam, banana by 37.8, 42, 38.3 43.8% respectively, for 1–3 days. Households within period 2 weeks, due poor facilities lack knowledge. About 85.8% had never received training storage. Most used baskets, bowls, sacks polyethylene bags store home, some refrigerators deep freezers. Regarding link between security, heads’ income significant positive moderating ( p ≤ 0.01), households’ socioeconomic status effect, while size indicated negative 0.01). asserted enhances security safety, reduces expenditure wastage. limited knowledge should be basis intervention enhance proper