The Influence of Quality Certification System on the Improvement of Local Consumers’ Health

Njengite, Hamidu (2023) The Influence of Quality Certification System on the Improvement of Local Consumers’ Health. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

It is clearly evident that the government and other stakeholders continue to strive to improve and ensure quality and food safety for fish consumers, but still the certification process at local markets is poor or not practiced at all. There is a reason for this study to look into the impacts of the quality certification system on the health of local fishery consumers. This study adopted a survey research design with a quantitative approach, whereby a sample size of 224 respondents (fishery stakeholders) was obtained for data collection. A questionnaire and interview instruments were used in collecting the data, while in the data analysis the researcher used descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Findings showed that there is moderate implementation of the fishery certification system at Magogoni fish International market. Further, four fishery certification system factors were found to have significant influence and are therefore good predictors of local consumer health improvement. These include quality control (t = 6.759, p = 0.001), act and regulation adherence (t = 7.182, p = 0.001), physical infrastructure (t = 4.857, p= 0.001), and service continuity (t = 4.047, p= 0.001). Conclusively, the implementation of a quality certification system for fishery products is very crucial for community health as there is a close relationship between the quality certification system and consumers’ health. The study recommends on the Government intervention especially on the part of infrastructure improvements since Magogoni ferry Fish Market management alone cannot afford for the rehabilitation of the market’s infrastructure. Government should provide endless support for sustainable development of the fishery industry. Keywords: Certification, Quality Control and Fishery Product

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