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Lusaka City Region Food System Assessment Synthesis Report

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Lusaka, Zambia ;

Pages 100

Author Gilbert Siame, Philip Morgan, Guido Santini, Jia Ni

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-131811-9

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Lusaka CRFS assessment helped to identify gaps to be bridged and bottlenecks to be opened to create more resilient and inclusive food systems within the Lusaka City Region, and in long term to make the CRFS more sustainable and resilient, and improve the livelihoods of rural and urban dwellers in the city region. It gives special attention to the challenges of how to improve production capacities, access to inputs, sustainability of production practices and market access for the smallholder farmers in urban, peri-urban and rural areas in the city region, with a specific focus on fruit and vegetable value chains. The assessment examined current and future constraints affecting the local and regional food value chain. It used local knowledge to help analyse and prioritize these constraints and explore new ideas to strengthen the sustainability and performance of the food system.

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​FAO and RUAF. 2019. Assessing and planning the City Region Food System – Lusaka, Zambia. Rome

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