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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The Crisis of Food Insecurity in African Cities
Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, Volume 7, No. 2-3, Year 2012
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Description
Rapid urbanization and increasing urban poverty are shifting the historical locus of food insecurity from the rural areas to the cities of Africa. This article uses data from the African Food Security Urban Network (AFSUN) baseline survey carried out in 11 cities in 9 southern African countries in 2008-2009 to demonstrate the existence of extremely high levels of urban food insecurity. The lack of access to food is primarily the result of household poverty, high unemployment, and limited income-generating opportunities rather than any absolute food shortages. The article also shows the growing importance of supermarkets, and the relative insignificance of urban agriculture in the food sourcing strategies of the urban poor. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Crush, Jonathan S.
South Africa, Cape Town
African Food Security Urban Network Afsun
Canada, Waterloo
Balsillie School of International Affairs
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Frayne, Bruce G.
South Africa, Cape Town
African Food Security Urban Network Afsun
Canada, Waterloo
University of Waterloo
Pendleton, Wade C.
South Africa, Cape Town
African Food Security Urban Network Afsun
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Statistics
Citations: 135
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/19320248.2012.702448
ISSN:
19320248
e-ISSN:
19320256
Research Areas
Food Security
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative