Table of Contents
List of figures viii
List of tables ix
List of boxes x
Foreword xi
List of contributors xiv
Preface xx
Acknowledgements xxi
Introduction Jane Battersby Vanessa Watson 1
Part I Urbanisation, poverty, food and measurement 27
1 African urbanisation and poverty Muna Shifa Jacqueline Borel-Saladin 29
2 Rural bias and urban food security Jonathan Crush Liam Riley 42
3 Linking urban food security, urban food systems, poverty, and urbanisation Jane Battersby Gareth Haysom 56
4 Understanding and addressing poverty, labour force, and urbanisation data gaps in sub-Saharan Africa Jacqueline Borel-Saladin Muna Shifa Ann Donald 68
Part II Urban food governance and planning 81
5 Historical urban food governance in Africa: the case of Kenya, c. 1900 to 1950 James Duminy 83
6 Current urban food governance and planning in Africa Warren Smit 94
7 Contributing yet excluded?: informal food retail in African cities Caroline Skinner 104
8 Planning and governance of food systems in Kisumu City Patrick Odhiambo Hayombe Fredrick Omondi Owino Frankline Otiende Awuor 116
9 Planning and governance of food systems in Kitwe, Zambia: a case study of food retail space Jane Battersby Francis Muwowo 128
10 Governance of food systems in Epworth, Zimbabwe Easther Chigumira Godfrey Tawodzera Oliver Manjengwa Idah Mbengo 141
11 Urban food production in Harare, Zimbabwe Percy Toriro 154
Part III Understanding the urban food systems 167
12 Food value chains in Kisumu, Kitwe, and Epworth: environmental and social hotspots Lesley Sibanda Harro Von Blottnitz 169
13 The characteristics of the urban food system in Kisumu, Kenya Paul Otieno Opiyo Harun Okello Ogindo 182
14 The characteristics of the urban food system in Kitwe, Zambia: a focus on the retail sector Issahaka Fuseini Jane Battersby Niraj Jain 195
15 The characteristics of the urban food system in Epworth, Zimbabwe Godfrey Tawodzera Easther Chigumira Idah Mbengo Samuel Kusangaya 208
Part IV The state of urban food poverty and its connections to the food system 221
16 Food poverty in Kisumu, Kenya George Godwin Wagah Nelson Obange Harun Okello Ogindo 223
17 Food poverty in Kitwe, Zambia Issahaka Fuseini Owen Sichone 236
18 Food poverty in Epworth, Zimbabwe Godfrey Tawodzera Easther Chigumira 249
Index 261