Urban Food Security Series | #3
This is part of a series of policy and research papers designed to raise the profile of the urban food security issue in Africa by presenting new research findings and policy recommendations.
The new international food security agenda places the small farmer at the centre of its efforts to resolve the growing problem of food insecurity in Africa. This agenda has very little to say about the feeding of cities and the food security of urban populations. Amongst urban populations, the main determinant of food insecurity is not production but accessibility. In urban areas, accessibility depends primarily on the individual or household’s ability to purchase foodstuffs which in turn hinges on household income, the price of food and the location of food outlets.
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- UN Habitat - Urban Response Collection
- Urban Response - Urban Crisis Preparedness and Risk Reduction
- Urban Response Collection - Community Engagement and Social Cohesion
- Urban Response Collection - Economic Recovery
- Urban Response Collection - Environment and Climate Change
- Urban Response Collection - Housing, Land and Property
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Crisis Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Resilience