Food for the cities - Emergencies and crisis in urban areas

dc.date2023-04-27T11:52:13Z
dc.date2023-04-27T11:52:13Z
dc.date2006
dc.date2017-12-05T12:24:54.0000000Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-28T00:25:10Z
dc.descriptionThe human population is growing at an exponential rate in some African urban centres due to a large number of refugees and Internally Displaced Peoples(IDPs), fleeing violent conflict, poverty, drought and hunger. The rural population, drifting away from the land in search of safety and food security,increasingly challenges the capacity of cities’ infrastructure and economy to feed the fast growing population. Significantly, although most of these newly settled people are very young, they still mostly rely on agriculture to earn a living when settled in urban and peri-urban areas. The challenges to support the growing population are numerous and include providing a sufficient and balanced food diet, basic social services, a source of income, land andenergy. In many cases these challenges are further exacerbated by discrimination, disease, and lack of structural support.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/a0930e
dc.identifierhttp://www.fao.org/3/a-a0930e.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/308619
dc.languageEnglish
dc.rightsFAO
dc.titleFood for the cities - Emergencies and crisis in urban areas
dc.titleFood for the cities - Emergencies and crisis in urban areas
dc.typeBook (stand-alone)

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