Strategic simplification to create healthy and sustainable food systems in an urbanizing world

From
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Published on
21.11.18
Challenges
Nutrition, Securing PUBLIC HEALTH, Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY

A vendor at a city market in Lilongwe, Malawi. The complexity of urbanizing food systems presents challenges for policy makers working to alleviate hunger and malnutrition, but can be broken down into manageable elements. Photo by Melissa Cooperman/IFPRI

Food systems are shaped by consumption and demand—we need to always keep this in mind. This truth is increasingly obvious in middle and lower-middle income countries, with their dynamic economies and rapidly growing megacities.

Photo credit: Melissa Cooperman/IFPRI

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Strategic simplification to create healthy and sustainable food systems in an urbanizing world

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