The Role of Traditional Food Systems in Rapid Urbanization: Scope, methods and high-level findings

tim  hart; Henrice Altink; Katherine Denby; alexandra hughes; blessing masamha; fuba alubafi; precious tirivanhu; tholang mokhele; emmanuel fundisi

The Role of Traditional Food Systems in Rapid Urbanization: Scope, methods and high-level findings

tim hart ^*, Henrice Altink, Katherine Denby, alexandra hughes , blessing masamha , fuba alubafi , precious tirivanhu , tholang mokhele , emmanuel fundisi

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Other contribution

Abstract

This Briefing Note is the first in a series of four. It discusses the purpose of the project, its methodology and some of the high-level findings from the study, specifically the fieldwork conducted between May and July 2023 in two field sites in the City of Johannesburg Metropole (CoJ), South Africa. Based on these high-level findings, we propose the following policy recommendations: 1) Deeper interdisciplinary research on the contribution of traditional fruits and vegetables (TFVs) to food and nutrition security and how nutritional properties can be enhanced; 2) Greater collaboration amongst various actors and stakeholders to enhance public awareness of the various benefits of TFVs; and 3) Reworking parallel systems of production and trade.

Original language	English
Type	policy brief
Media of output	electronic
Publisher	Newcastle University
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 19 Feb 2024

Keywords

Food systems
migration
subsaharan africa
urban
nutrition

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https://eprints.ncl.ac.uk/296373Licence: CC BY

Urban Food
Denby, K. & Altink, H.
THE BRITISH ACADEMY
30/04/22 → 29/04/24
Project: Research project (funded) › Research

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The Role of Traditional Food Systems in Rapid Urbanization: Scope, methods and high-level findings

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