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Open
B.Muralidhar
Diversification, Poverty Dynamics, Youth, Nutrition
Dryland cereals, Grain legumes
Farming Systems, Livelihood Systems
Eastern and Southern Africa, Kenya
10 Jan 20
Diet crisis in Africa’s low income urban zones but transition to nutritious foods possible
Diet crisis in Africa, Nutritious food, Malnutrition, World Agroforestry, Sustainable Food Systems, Nairobi, Rural-urban interdependency, CIAT, ICRAF, CRP GLDC, Nutritional indicators, Sub-Saharan Africa
English
Eastern & Southern Africa Program
ICRAF, CIAT, CRP-GLDC
SMCO staff
ICRISAT Happenings 1836-3, 10 January 2020
Science
https://www.icrisat.org/diet-crisis-in-africas-low-income-urban-zones/
There are two compelling reasons for this shift. First, urban dwellers in Africa often have higher rates of malnutrition than their rural counterparts and, second, urban centres are large consumers of food produced in rural areas and in the process are altering the producing areas, sometimes beyond recognition. ‘Cities are changing our landscapes in ways we could not have imagined even 15 years ago,’ said Ravi Prabhu, Deputy-Director General of World Agroforestry (ICRAF), as he opened an expert meeting, Building Sustainable Food Systems for an Urbanising Sub-Saharan Africa, on 10 December 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya.
10 Jan 20
GLDC