Background Secondary cities tend to be better linked with local food systems than primate
cities, acting as important platforms to trade agricultural produce with rural surrounding …

The idea that food insecurity can be resolved by increasing the presence of supermarkets
has been gaining traction in African cities and has recently gained political traction in Africa …

Kenya is rapidly urbanizing at an annual rate of about 4.3%. One of the consequences of
urbanization has been the problem of food insecurity in peri-urban areas. Increased …

Access to water and sanitation remain a challenge in many developing countries, especially
in pro-poor urban informal settlements where socioeconomic livelihoods are generally low …

Analysing diet composition and food insecurity by socio-economic status in secondary African
cities Page 201 CHAPTER 10 Analysing Diet Composition and Food Insecurity by …

The global urban population is increasing in time and space and much of the urban
population increase is in the developing world. A number of social, economic, environmental …

With the substantial increase in migrant remittances to developing countries since the
1990s, there is a growing interest in migration and development among academics and …

• There is considerable variation in the experience and outcomes of urbanization and
periurbanization on food systems and food security according to regional, urban typologies …