What are some of the key, but often overlooked, factors that shape the urban food environment and unequal access to food? How should multi-stakeholder governance be approached if we want to build a more resilient urban food system? These are among the questions the AfriFOODLinks project has explored over the past few years.
In FOODChronicles – one of the project’s creative outputs – the team presents short, engaging reads on the urban food systems of Cape Town, Tunis, Kisumu, Mbale, and Ouagadougou. The FOODChronicles series explores the various factors that shaped the urban food systems of these cities, their shared histories, personal stories and recipes.
Download city editions below.
These publications are produced by the African Centre for Cities under the framework of the AfriFOODlinks project. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
AfriFOODChronicles Team
Author: Alison Pulker
Reviewer: Anesu Makina
Design: Robyn Park-Ross
Launched in December 2022, AfriFOODlinks is an EU funded project. Coordinated by ICLEI Africa, the project gathers 26 partners across the globe to improve food security and urban sustainability in 65+ cities in Africa and Europe. AfriFOODlinks aims to address the systemic underpinnings of food insecurity and environmental impact, to lead to real transformation. The project views urban food environments as the key area for improving nutrition and reducing environmental impact in African cities because this is where residents make the choices about the food they eat.