During Phase I (Formative Research) of the EatSafe program in Ethiopia, EatSafe conducted three stakeholder engagement activities, including:
- A Municipal Roundtable discussion on how to improve the safety of nutritious foods in traditional markets in April 2022;
- The official launch of the program in Hawassa, Ethiopia; and
- A stakeholder mapping exercise to categorize stakeholders based on their interest in the program and their influence in food safety
In the reports, EatSafe defined a stakeholder as any person, organization or social group that has a stake or vital interest in the business of food and its safety. Stakeholders can be categorized based on the functional involvements or their motive of interest such as being customers, employees, investors, suppliers and vendors, communities, and the government. Stakeholders can be "food safety champions," having high influence to improve food safety in Ethiopia.