In recent decades, the confluence of different global and domestic drivers has led to
progressive and unpredictable changes in the functioning and structure of agri-food markets …

Executive summary Malnutrition in all its forms, including obesity, undernutrition, and other
dietary risks, is the leading cause of poor health globally. In the near future, the health effects …

Agri-food value chains (AVCs) intermediate the flow of products between largely rural
farmers, fisherfolk, or herders and increasingly urban consumers. The theoretical models …

Trends in urbanization and urban food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have
stimulated critical debates around the potential benefits of urban agriculture (UA) to urban …

Supermarkets have become the most important provider of food products worldwide.
However, empirical evidence about how consumers make their food purchase decisions in …

Food system transformations that are driven by climate change and urbanization have
important implications for the food retail landscape of urban sub-Saharan Africa. Urban …

Many developing countries face a rapid increase in overweight and obesity, inasmuch as
the prevalence has now nearly converged to levels observed in high-income countries …

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 …

Climate change and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are considered the 21st Century's
major health and development challenges. Both pose a disproportionate burden on low-and …

One key empirical regularity of the economic development process involves the structural
transformation from a low-income economy in which low productivity agriculture employs …