Urban poverty and nutrition challenges associated with accessibility to a healthy diet: a global systematic literature review

M Vilar-Compte, S Burrola-Méndez… - International journal for …, 2021 - Springer
Background There is an increasing global trend towards urbanization. In general, there are
less food access issues in urban than rural areas, but this “urban advantage” does not …

Linking small-scale fisheries and aquaculture to household nutritional security: an overview

N Kawarazuka, C Béné - Food Security, 2010 - Springer
Small-scale fisheries and aquaculture have been recognized as important opportunities to
enhance household food security in develo** countries. While interventions aiming at …

[BOOK][B] For the city yet to come: Changing African life in four cities

AM Simone - 2004 - books.google.com
Among government officials, urban planners, and development workers, Africa's burgeoning
metropolises are frequently understood as failed cities, unable to provide even basic …

[BOOK][B] Cities transformed: demographic change and its implications in the develo** world

MR Montgomery, R Stren, B Cohen, HE Reed - 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
Over the next 20 years, most low-income countries will, for the first time, become more urban
than rural. Understanding demographic trends in the cities of the develo** world is critical …

[BOOK][B] Urban livelihoods and food and nutrition security in Greater Accra, Ghana

D Maxwell - 2000 - books.google.com
Urban Livelihoods and Food and Nutrition Security in Greater Accra, Ghana, Research
Report 112, offers a compelling case study of the impact of urban life on the livelihoods, food …

Nutritional contribution of street foods to the diet of people in develo** countries: a systematic review

NP Steyn, Z Mchiza, J Hill, YD Davids, I Venter… - Public health …, 2014 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo review studies examining the nutritional value of street foods and their
contribution to the diet of consumers in develo** countries. DesignThe electronic …

[HTML][HTML] Fuelling women's empowerment? An exploration of the linkages between gender, entrepreneurship and access to energy in the informal food sector

J de Groot, N Mohlakoana, A Knox… - Energy Research & Social …, 2017 - Elsevier
This interdisciplinary review paper explores linkages between access to energy, women's
empowerment and entrepreneurship. This will be discussed in the context of the informal …

Urban food insecurity in Cape Town, South Africa: An alternative approach to food access

J Battersby - Development Southern Africa, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents data from the African Food Security Urban Network's 2008 baseline
survey of Cape Town. This survey found that 80% of the sampled households could be …

Assessing gender inequality in food security among small-holder farm households in urban and rural South Africa

B Tibesigwa, M Visser - World development, 2016 - Elsevier
With the ongoing changes in climate, household food insecurity is likely to be more
widespread in most small-holder and subsistence farm households in sub-Saharan Africa …

The health equity dimensions of urban food systems

J Dixon, AM Omwega, S Friel, C Burns, K Donati… - Journal of Urban …, 2007 - Springer
There is increasing recognition that the nutrition transition swee** the world's cities is
multifaceted. Urban food and nutrition systems are beginning to share similar features …