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Book (stand-alone)Food Supply and Distribution to Accra and Its Metropolis
AMA-FAO Workshop - Proceedings, Accra, Ghana, 13th - 16th April 1998
1998Also available in:
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No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)The Constraints on Food Supply and Distribution Systems to African Towns: The Viewpoints of FSDS Actors
Food Supply and Distribution to Cities
1997Also available in:
Despite differences in pace and sequencing of adjustment programmes, economic liberalization has had far-reaching effects on the structure and the relative importance of actors involved in the supply and distribution of food in most African cities. Market reforms called for significant changes in the role of public and private sector agencies in food supply and distribution. Most public trading and marketing organizations previously responsible for marketing local and imported goods have been el iminated or privatized, while the private sector have now taken centre stage in food supply systems in many African cities. In Guinea, for instance, traders no longer need a licence or permit to import and/or distribute foodstuffs and are only required to submit import applications to banks. In Senegal and Burkina Faso, the role of the Ministry of Trade in food supplies is limited to drawing up and applying regulations for the whole trade sector. Major problems have arisen, however, as a result of these changes largely because of capacity constraints which limit the ability of the private sector to operate an efficient food supply chain. The public sector is similarly constrained in performing its facilitating role of supporting private initiative and coordinating an effective food supply policy for cities. Many actors face a variety of problems in performing their essential functions, including financing, purchasing, storage, transport, sales, coordination and planning. -
Book (stand-alone)Globalization of food systems in developing countries: impact on food security and nutrition 2005
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No results found.Food systems are being transformed at an unprecedented rate as a result of global economic and social change. Urbanization, foreign direct investment in markets of developing countries and increasing incomes are prime facilitators for the observed changes, while social changes, such as the increased number of women in the workforce and rural to urban migration, provide added stimulus. Changes are also facilitated in concrete ways by food production based on intensive agriculture, new food proces sing and storage technologies, longer product shelf-life, the emergence of food retailers such as fast food outlets and supermarkets and the intensification of advertising and marketing of certain products. The sum of these changes has resulted in diverse foods that are available all year for those who can afford them, as well as a shift in home-prepared and home-based meals to pre-prepared or ready-to-eat meals, often consumed away from home. These food system and lifestyle changes are in turn having an impact on the health and nutritional status of people in developing countries. There is an indication of rapid increases in overweight and obesity, particularly among adults, and an increasing prevalence of diet-related non-communicable diseases. At the same time, social inequalities are increasing, particularly in urban areas. The papers appearing in this publication were first presented at the workshop "Globalization of food systems: impacts on food security and nutrition" held at FA O headquarters in Rome from 8 to 10 October 2003 . The chapters are arranged in two parts. The first contains overview chapters providing a synthesis of findings from 11 country case studies, an overview of issues related to urban food insecurity, a review of nutritional change in developing countries and some policy options to address these changes.
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