Multi-Channel Food Supply Systems to Francophone African Cities

Table of Contents

Philippe Hugon
(working paper)

FAO Inter-regional Programme “Food Supply and Distribution to Cities”

DT/08-97E - © FAO

Table of Contents

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 - URBANIZATION AND THE EXTROVERSION OF FOOD SUPPLY CIRCUITS

1.1 - Apparent parallels between huge urban growth and agrifood imports in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

1.1.1 - The crisis in the agrifood systems
1.1.2 - Agrifood imports
1.1.3 - Rapid urbanization

1.2 - Links between urbanization and international supply and distribution circuits
1.3 - The rejection of false evidence regarding external urban supply circuits
1.4 - Typologies

1.4.1 - The effects of membership of the Franc Zone and the devaluation of the CFAF
1.4.2 - The four effects of urbanization on external supply circuits

CHAPTER 2 - URBANIZATION AND THE DIVERSITY OF SUPPLY CIRCUITS

2.1 - The strategies of the agents, the organization and regulation of supply networks
2.2 - Supply channels

2.2.1 - Transport
2.2.2 - Storage
2.2.3 - Marketing

2.2.3.1 - Domestic circuits
2.2.3.2 - The trading circuits organized on an artisanal basis
2.2.3.3 - The public circuits
2.2.3.4 - The international capitalist circuits

2.3 -The town and the intersection of the circuits
2.4 - Conclusion: what are the prospects and what actions are needed?

2.4.1 - What are the prospects for the towns?
2.4.2 - What are the prospects for agriculture?
2.4.3 - Which supply circuits?
2.4.4 - How to manage food supplies to the towns?

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