The Hungry Cities Partnership (HCP) is an international network of cities and city-based partner organizations which focuses on the relationships between rapid urbanization, informality, inclusive growth and urban food systems in the Global South.

The HCP conducts collaborative research, training and advocacy with the objective of providing innovative solutions to the challenge of building sustainable cities and policies and programs that promote food security in the cities.

The HCP currently operates in China, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, Mozambique and South Africa and is funded by the International Partnerships for Sustainable Societies (IPaSS) program of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

• HCP Researcher Zhenzhong Si is interviewed by several media outlets on Chinese wet markets and the origins of the coronavirus

  HCP Researcher Zhenzhong Si is interviewed by several media outlets on Chinese wet markets and the…

• HCP publishes Special Issue of Urban Forum on Africa’s Urban Informal Food Sector in Comparative Perspective co-edited by Jonathan Crush and Graeme Young

  HCP publishes Special Issue of Urban Forum on Africa’s Urban Informal Food Sector in Comparative Perspective…

• HCP researchers at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (iihs) comment on the implementation of the Street Vendors Act, 2014

  HCP researchers at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (iihs),  Keerthana Jagadeesh and Shriya Anand, comment…

• HCP Report No. 18: Inclusive Growth and Informal Vending in Maputo’s Food Markets

  The food markets in Maputo, Mozambique, play an integral role in the functioning of the urban…

• HCP Report No. 17: Inclusive Growth and Small-Scale Food Vending in Nanjing, China

  In cities of the Global South, the informal food economy comprises a dense network of markets,…

• HCP Report No. 16: Inclusive Growth and the Informal Food Sector in Cape Town, South Africa

  The informal food sector – comprising retail, distribution, and preparation of food – is critical to…

• HCP Discussion Paper No. 41: Migration and Food Security in Cities of the Global South

  South-South migration is an important, though poorly researched, component of the global migration regime. This discussion…

• HCP Discussion Paper No. 40: Food Retailing Transitions and New Retail Businesses in Nanjing, China

  China’s food retailing sector is transitioning towards a digitalized consumer society in the context of widespread…

• HCP Discussion Paper No. 39: Urban Food Governance Perspectives in Changing African and Southern Cities

  The key urban food governance question in African and other Southern cities is understanding the role…

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