This longitudinal study presents the joint effects of a COVID-19 community lockdown on
household energy and food security in an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. Randomly …

In a rapidly urbanizing sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), changing urban food systems are
expected to affect the ways in which households access food. While significant research and …

Hunger and food insecurity have held prominent positions in the framing of both the
Millennium Development Goals and the succeeding Sustainable Development Goals …

In China, traditional food is a significant element of culture that affects human behaviors. The
point of interest (POI) of traditional food restaurants' location and their volatile organic …

Globally, the adoption of COVID-19 containment measures, such as lockdowns, have been
used to curb the rapid spread of the pandemic. However, these action regulations have …

This paper contributes to the urban food security literature by presenting the results of 600
household surveys conducted in Ghana and Cameroon. In this, we show how dietary …

In Botswana, traditional diets are gradually being replaced by westernized diets high in
energy-dense and nutrient-poor, while micro nutrient deficiencies among the population …

Drawing on the evidence from an eleven-city survey of food insecurity in Southern Africa
conducted by the African Food Security Urban Network (AFSUN), this chapter reviews the …

Malawi is among the world's least urbanised countries, yet Malawian cities are growing
rapidly and most growth is in unplanned informal settlements. Conventional approaches to …

Urban household food insecurity has become a widespread dilemma in Zimbabwe. The
paper investigates the extent to which various in-kind transfer programmes in two Bulawayo …