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 publishes research brief No.5 on COVID-19 and food security

  HCP publishes research brief No. 5 on COVID-19 and food security, reporting the diverse grassroots community…

• HCP’s Gareth Haysom comments on the relationship between COVID-19, hunger and violence in Cape Town, South Africa

  HCP's Gareth Haysom comments on the relationship between COVID-19, hunger and violence in Cape Town, South…

• HCP publishes research brief No.4 on COVID-19 and food security

  The research brief titled "From wet markets to online purchase: Food shopping patterns during COVID-19 in…

• HCP Report No. 21: Inclusive Growth and Informal Food Vending in Nairobi, Kenya

  This report presents and analyzes the findings of a city-wide informal food vendors survey conducted by…

• HCP Report No. 20: Inclusive Growth and the Informal Food Sector in Bangalore, India

  The informal food sector is critical to the food security of poor urban households in rapidly…

• HCP Report No. 19: Inclusive Growth and the Informal Food Sector in Kingston, Jamaica

  The informal food sector is critical to the food security of poor urban households in most…

• 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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