Wild Meat Handling Practices and Attitudes Survey in Cameroon, 2022

Cameroon survey data collected in October-November 2022 via structured questionnaires using Kobo Collect. The dataset, created by Ickowitz A from CIFOR, captures attitudes and practices related to wild meat handling across the food chain from hunting to consumption. It comprises two components: a survey of hunters and food preparers, and a survey of vendors in three markets.

Use Cases

• Analyze disease transmission risk factors based on wild meat handling practices mentioned in the description.
• Model behavioral patterns in wild meat value chains based on survey data from hunters, preparers, and vendors.
• Study demographic and contextual influences on food safety attitudes based on the collected survey information.
• Replicate findings on zoonotic risk mitigation in the 'forest to fork' food chain as described in the underlying project.

Strengths

• Data were collected using a structured methodology via Kobo Collect between October and November 2022.
• Data have been cleaned and reviewed for consistency, and identifying information has been removed for confidentiality.
• Covers multiple stages of the wild meat food chain, including hunting, processing, preparation, sale, and consumption.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Data reflects a specific two-month time window in 2022 and geographic focus on three markets in Cameroon.

Provenance

Source

CIFOR Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Structured surveys administered via Kobo Collect.

Time Range

October-November 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 14:53:50; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cameroon