Addressing Food Security in African cities

Author(s)
Battersby, J. & Watson, V.
Publication language
English
Pages
3pp
Date published
07 May 2018
Publisher
Nature, International Journal of Science
Type
Articles
Keywords
Food security, Poverty, Urban

 

In sub-Saharan Africa, the food system impacts on a number of urban development issues such as poverty, unemployment and poor health. Informal traders meet the food needs of many poor urban households. However, supermarket chains are changing this, demanding particular policy and planning responses, writes Jane Battersby and Vanessa Watson in their latest paper for Nature, International Journal of Science.