City Region Food Systems: A Literature Review

2015, Report for Carasso Foundation.

The aim of this report is to briefly and concisely analyse and systematise the content, definitions and delimitations of the concept of City Region Food Systems on the basis of a review of literature, ongoing experiences and analysis of scientific and policy debates.

Alison Blay-Palmer, Henk Renting & Marielle Duebbling

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, migration and urban food systems in the Global South. The HCP aims to provide solutions to the challenge of building sustainable cities, policies and programs that promote food security in cities. The HCP currently operates in Jamaica, Mexico, Ecuador, Qatar, China, India, Singapore, Kenya, Ghana, Namibia, Mozambique and South Africa.

Hungry Cities Funding Partners

The Hungry Cities Partnership is supported with a partnership grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

City Region Food Systems: A Literature Review

The Partnership

Hungry Cities Funding Partners