Consumers prefer local dairy products to imported dairy products and to dairy products that are domestically processed from imported milk powder in Ghana and Senegal. • Availability of local dairy products is very low resulting in a regular consumption of imported and domestically processed products. • Local dairy products are seen as expensive, their safety is mostly not assured, diversity in products is low, and their processing largely remains artisanal. • Imports ensure a reliable access to affordable dairy products for consumers. • Food safety standards should be enforced by the appropriate authorities to address consumers’ safety concerns.
Boimah et al. (Sun,) studied this question.