Urban governance and urban food systems in Africa: Examining the linkages

Urban Food Systems Governance and Poverty in African Cities

“…Given this, significant policy, planning and governance interventions are possible and required at the local government scale in order to address urban food security and poverty. The failure of the SDGs and NUA to call for specifically urban-scale policy allows for the continuation of a critical governance gap, in which food remains off the African urban planning and governance agendas (Battersby 2017b;Smit 2016).…”

Sustainable Urban Agriculture in Ghana: What Governance System Works?

“…Urban agriculture involves not only crop farming but also livestock production where animal waste is transformed as manure and used later to fertilise vegetable fields [7,8]. However, there exist certain bottlenecks which constrain urban farming in many African cities, and Tamale is not an exception [1,9]. These could be conceptualised as ambiguous institutional governance systems which exist at multiple scales and levels due to the way resource politics plays out especially in the urban sphere.…”

“…These could be conceptualised as ambiguous institutional governance systems which exist at multiple scales and levels due to the way resource politics plays out especially in the urban sphere. This paper explain everyday governance processes that shape urban agricultural practices, thereby meeting the gap described by [1]. It will further describe how the diverse interests of actors influence the functioning of…”

“…Urban agriculture is still considered a rural activity in many African cities as it does not fit in with the modern city model [1], as the case of Tamale. Urban agriculture is mostly practiced by the urban poor, but the middle class are gradually getting involved, especially to suppliment their incomes, as well a for esthetics [2].…”

“…Urban agriculture is mostly practiced by the urban poor, but the middle class are gradually getting involved, especially to suppliment their incomes, as well a for esthetics [2]. Urban agriculture in the Tamale metropolitan area in Northern Ghana could potentially contribute to food and nutritional security at the local and national level [1,3] when it is integrated into the spatial planning system of the country [4]. Urban farming is a subsistence and commercial activity which provides food for households and also generates income for urban dwellers [5,6].…”