Urban governance and urban food systems in Africa: Examining the linkages
Based on a review of the literature, this article examines what we know about urban governance and food systems in Africa
Abstract
Urban food systems have increasingly been recognised as a topic that needs to be better understood, in order to address issues of urban food security and urban poverty. This is particularly so in Africa, which has high rates of urban population growth and high levels of urban food insecurity. There has, however, been surprisingly little work on examining the existing processes through which urban food systems are governed. This article, based on a review of the relevant literature, examines what we know about urban governance and urban food systems in Africa.
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
Warren Smit, Urban governance and urban food systems in Africa: Examining the linkages, Cities, Volume 58, 2016, Pages 80-86, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2016.05.001.
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