Table 6 Participants perception of the outcome, impact and long-term effects of the restriction
Question | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
What has been the outcome of the restriction? | ||
No to little effect | 89 | 23.6 |
Reduction on importation | 14 | 3.7 |
Not sure | 122 | 32.4 |
Caused unemployment for importers | 16 | 4.2 |
People avoid fatty meat now | 10 | 2.7 |
Local farmers are producing more | 13 | 3.4 |
Reduced diseases/improved quality of life | 73 | 19.4 |
Poor education about the ban | 23 | 6.1 |
Unhygienic packaging of local meat | 3 | 0.8 |
Expensive local meat/high cost of living | 14 | 3.7 |
What do you think will be the longer-term effect of the restriction? | ||
It will improve health, prevent disease and/or reduce death | 138 | 59.4 |
No idea/no effect | 43 | 11.4 |
Importation will reduce | 16 | 4.2 |
Employment for local meat sellers | 13 | 3.4 |
Unemployment for importers | 15 | 4.0 |
Less tax revenue for government | 2 | 0.5 |
Affect Ghana’s export business | 1 | 0.3 |
Local meat will be expensive | 8 | 2.1 |
Policy cannot be strictly enforced | 19 | 5.1 |
Higher patronage of local meat | 21 | 5.6 |
Higher cost of living | 10 | 2.7 |