Food security and nutrition: Growing cities, new challenges

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dc.creatorRuel, Marie T.
dc.creatorGarrett, James L.
dc.creatorYosef, Sivan
dc.date2017
dc.date2024-06-21T09:23:09Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:23:09Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:44:57Z
dc.descriptionPoverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition become increasingly urban problems as urban populations expand everywhere. Persistent child undernutrition, stubborn micronutrient deficiencies, and an alarming rise in overweight and obesity in urban areas mark the shift of the burden of malnutrition from rural areas to cities: One in three stunted children now lives in an urban area. Rapid increases in overweight and obesity have been concentrated in urban areas. The urban poor face a challenging food environment. Food security in the city depends on access to cash. Extremely poor urban households in many developing countries spend more than 50 percent of their budget on food. Dependence on purchased food and employment in the informal sector—especially for women—leave the urban poor vulnerable to income and food price shocks. Formal and informal safety nets often fail to protect the poorest of the urban poor. Limited access to healthcare, safe water, and sanitation in cities leads to severe health and nutrition inequalities for the urban poor—especially slum dwellers.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/147663
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/113516
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292529
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/107124
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceRuel, Marie T.; Garrett, James. L.; and Yosef, Sivan. 2017. Food security and nutrition: Growing cities, new challenges. In 2017 Global Food Policy Report. Chapter 3. Pp 24-33. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292529_03.
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectvalue chains
dc.subjecturban population
dc.subjectprogrammes
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjectpublic sector
dc.subjecturban areas
dc.subjectdeficiencies
dc.subjectwater
dc.subjecturbanization
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjecttrace elements
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjecthygiene
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectfood prices
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectobesity
dc.subjecthealth care
dc.titleFood security and nutrition: Growing cities, new challenges
dc.typeBook Chapter

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