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OverviewThere is plenty of food in Msunduzi, in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, but the urban poor regularly go hungry. This study of Msunduzi's food security situation formed part of AFSUN's baseline survey of eleven Southern African cities. The survey results show that the urban poor in Msunduzi are significantly worse off than their counterparts in Cape Town and Johannesburg. A third of the households reported that they sometimes or often have no food to eat of any kind. Household size did not make a great deal of difference to levels of insecurity but female-headed households are more food insecure than male-headed households. Msunduzi is a classic case study of a city whose food supply system is dominated by modern supermarket supply chains. The informal food economy is relatively small, urban agriculture is not especially significant in the city and informal rural-urban food transfers are lower than in many other cities surveyed. In this respect, Msunduzi offers the other cities a picture of their own future. Supermarket expansion is occurring at an extremely rapid rate throughout southern Africa, tying urban spaces and populations into global, regional and national supply chains. While supermarkets offer greater variety and fresher produce than many other outlets, they clearly do not meet the needs of the poor. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mary Caesar , Jonathan Crush , Trevor HillPublisher: Southern African Migration Programme Imprint: Southern African Migration Programme Volume: 16 Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.086kg ISBN: 9781920597078ISBN 10: 1920597077 Pages: 40 Publication Date: 29 December 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMary Caesar is a Researcher at the Southern African Research Centre, Queen's University. Jonathan Crush is Director of the African Food Security Urban Network. Trevor Hill is Professor in the Department of Geography, University of KwaZulu-Natal. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |