Food markets and diets in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A geographical overview (2004–2005)

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dc.creatorMarivoet, Wim
dc.date2024-05
dc.date2024-03-11T18:15:34Z
dc.date2024-03-11T18:15:34Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:42:20Z
dc.descriptionTo inform policy makers concerned with food security, this paper relies on the 1–2–3 household survey (2004–2005) to provide a geographical overview of Congo’s food markets and dietary status. The results of this descriptive study point to inefficient domestic food markets, with Kinshasa being a case in point: it is deficient, poorly connected to its hinterland and highly dependent on imports. Food markets in the Kasaï provinces and the northeastern region are two minor exceptions, while the most competitive food producers are found in Équateur and North Kivu. Despite differential access, five diet types can be identified, with the most energy rich (cassava/palm oil) being consumed in Maniema, Orientale, Équateur, and rural Bas-Congo. In contrast, households in South Kivu and Kinshasa suffer from large calorie deficiencies, which is due to low purchasing power for the former and relatively higher food prices and more demanding social norms for the latter.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/139918
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/112298
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/147645
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceMarivoet, Wim. 2022. Food markets and diets in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A geographical overview (2004–2005). Journal of Asian and African Studies 59(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096221120922
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectmarkets
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectimports
dc.subjectprices
dc.subjectcassava
dc.titleFood markets and diets in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A geographical overview (2004–2005)
dc.typeJournal Article

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