Foodways of the poor in South Africa: How poor people get food, what they eat, and how this shapes our food system

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dc.contributor.authorKroll, Florian
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-26T13:42:28Z
dc.date.available2019-02-26T13:42:28Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractFoodways are the set of strategies shaping what food people choose as well as how and where they access and consume it. Informed by culture and social context, the foodways of the poor simultaneously respond to and influence food systems change. South African food systems are in a process of change. These changes are caused by many factors, including urbanisation, consolidation and concentration in food value chains, and changing dietary patterns. These transitions have important consequences for the nature of poverty and food insecurity. However, poor people are not simply passive victims of food systems transition. They make concrete and deliberate decisions about what foods they eat, where they get the food they want and need, and how to deal with the difficulties this involves. These strategies are often complex and are informed by local knowledge, cultural preference, economic considerations and many other factors. In addition to responding to price and convenience, foodways express peoples' aspirations, their sense of identity and belonging. These foodways play a role in influencing the strategies of ‘Big Food’ - powerful food corporations which are transforming food environments.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKroll, F. (2017). Foodways of the poor in South Africa: How poor people get food, what they eat, and how this shapes our food system. Policy Brief 48, Bellville: Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Capeen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4302
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInstitute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Capeen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Brief;48
dc.subjectFoodwaysen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectFooden_US
dc.subjectPoor peopleen_US
dc.subjectFood systemen_US
dc.titleFoodways of the poor in South Africa: How poor people get food, what they eat, and how this shapes our food systemen_US
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