"Measurement drives diagnosis and response": Gaps in transferring food security assessment to the urban scale
Reflects on food security measurement methods,the positive components and the shortfalls applicable to the urban context
Abstract
This paper begins by highlighting the urban transition and attendant food security challenges in the Global South. It then reflects on existing food security measurement methods, detailing the positive components but also highlighting the shortfalls applicable to the urban context.
This work is part of ‘Governing Food Systems to Alleviate Poverty in Secondary Cities in Africa’ project supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the UK Department for International Development.
Citation
Gareth Haysom and Godfrey Tawodzera, (2018) “Measurement drives diagnosis and response”: Gaps in transferring food security assessment to the urban scale, Food Policy, Volume 74, 2018, Pages 117-125, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.12.001