Food Security
In partnership with Queens University, ACC supports a research project that explores urban food security in eleven Southern African cities. The project seeks to uncover new data and develop appropriate policy responses to this vexed challenge in partnership with local actors.
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Jane Battersby February 21, 2019IN THE PRESS: Experts: SONA, budget speech suggest food security low on national agenda
The latest available research indicated that about 54% of South African households still experienced either hunger or the risk of hunger, the Centre of Excellence in Food Security said via a statement on Wednesday. (more…)
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Jane Battersby April 17, 2018Jane Battersby joins Global Nutrition Report’s group experts
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March 12, 2015Hungry Cities Research Programme
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Jane Battersby November 23, 2013Integrating the social and economic benefits of urban agriculture in Cape Town
Authors: Jane Battersby-Lennard, Maya Marshak There has been growing interest in the use of urban agriculture to address food insecurity and poverty in Cape Town. This reflects debates on urban agriculture in the global south. In the North, growing food in cities has been tended to be framed in terms of its social benefits. This paper […]
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Jane Battersby November 23, 2013
Beyond the Food Desert: Finding Ways to Speak about Urban Food Security in South Africa
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Jane Battersby September 30, 2013Beyond the Food Desert: Finding Ways to Speak About Urban Food Security in South Africa
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Jane Battersby August 20, 2013Growing Communities: Integrating the Social & Economic Benefits of Urban Agriculture in Cape Town
