Diet crisis in Africa’s low income urban zones but transition to nutritious foods possible
Resource ID
17936
Access
Open
Contributed by
B.Muralidhar
Topics
Diversification, Poverty Dynamics, Youth, Nutrition
Crops
Dryland cereals, Grain legumes
Systems
Farming Systems, Livelihood Systems
Locations
Eastern and Southern Africa, Kenya
Global Date
10 Jan 20
Title
Diet crisis in Africa’s low income urban zones but transition to nutritious foods possible
Keywords
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
Language
English
New ICRISAT Research Programs
Eastern & Southern Africa Program
Story Partners
ICRAF, CIAT, CRP-GLDC
Author/Key contact
SMCO staff
Story Source
ICRISAT Happenings 1836-3, 10 January 2020
Type
Science
URL/Link
https://www.icrisat.org/diet-crisis-in-africas-low-income-urban-zones/
Description
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.
Date (Date published/released/created if known)
10 Jan 20
CGIAR Research Program
GLDC
