Urbanisation is changing food systems globally, and in particular in sub-Saharan Africa and
South Asia. This transformation can affect rural livelihoods in multiple ways. Evidence on …

In developing countries, urbanisation and associated demographic changes pose
unprecedented challenges in terms of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. A systematic …

The global food system is coming under increasing strain in the face of urban population
growth. The recent spike in global food prices (2007–08) provoked consumer protests, and …

The article reviews evidence on African urbanization trends and consequences of these for
the smallholder sector and rural food security. Urban growth is less rapid than often …

The world continues to battle food insecurity due to persisting constraints with food
production, distribution, storage, processing, consumption and waste management. The …

Farming within African cities has become an increasingly important source of food for urban
populations. Yet little is understood about the forces behind urban farming or its impact at …

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 …

Trends in urbanization and urban food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have
stimulated critical debates around the potential benefits of urban agriculture (UA) to urban …

A growing literature under the heading of urban agriculture extols the virtues for urban food
security and poverty reduction of farming in urban areas of developing countries. This paper …

This study systematically reviews the peer-reviewed literature on livestock production and
food security in urbanizing environments of developing countries to synthesize the existing …