Awareness and Perception of Green Job Production for Safety Food Preparation among Street Kitchen Owners in Lagos State, Nigeria
Abstract

The study explored the awareness and perception of green job production for safe food preparation among street kitchen owners in Lagos State, Nigeria arising form the dearth of research on how street kitchen businesses in Nigeria engaged in production processes conforms to the standard of good green food production globally. The study adopted a mixed-method research design by combining two research instruments to generate robust findings. The population of the study comprised street kitchen owners within the informal sector in Lagos state, Nigeria 50 respondents were selected using simple random sampling technique. Awareness and Perception of Green Job Production for Safety Food Preparation among Street Kitchen Owners Questionnaire (r=088) and a key informant
interview (KII) guide were used to obtain data. Four research questions and one hypothesis were raised and answered. The quantitative data on research questions were analysed using frequency distribution tables, percentages, mean, and standard deviation while the hypothesis was analysed using simple linear regression at 0.05 significance level. The qualitative data was analysed using thematic analysis. Findings showed, among others, that street kitchen owners, even though followed regular safety and healthy food preparation guidelines, they did not specifically adopt green food production practices; similarly, they did not change their daily business routines based on their awareness of green job production. Based on the findings, the paper recommended that street kitchen
owners should be empowered to adopt innovative and creative methods/skills for food preparation safety practices including the use of eco-friendly packaging materials in their day-to-day operations.

Citation
Ojeomogha, T. O. and Yinusa Oyekunle. Awareness and Perception of Green Job Production for Safety Food Preparation among Street Kitchen Owners in Lagos State, Nigeria. International Journal of Continuing and Non-Formal Education (IJCNFE), 11, 315-334