Food for the urban poor: safety nets and food-based social protection in Manzini, Swaziland

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dc.contributor.authorTevera, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorSimelane, Nomcebo
dc.date.accessioned13/04/2014 21:30
dc.date.available13/04/2014 21:30
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis paper aims to contribute to the urban food security debate by exploring the role of informal safety nets and formal food-based social protection in addressing food insecurity challenges facing low-income urban households in Manzini. The empirical data used in this paper came from two surveys: the first involved 500 households and was undertaken in three low-income areas of Manzini. The second involved a series of in-depth interviews with senior staff at supermarkets and spaza shops. The results reveal that food security challenges are considerable in the low-income areas of Manzini and that, at the same time, various forms of community and intra-household food sharing are an important food source for a minority of poor households in the city. In this regard, the national government needs to consider strengthening food-based social safety net programmes that assist poor and vulnerable groups.en_US
dc.description.accreditationInternational Bibliography of Social Sciencesen_US
dc.identifier.citationTevera, D. & Simelane, N. (2014). Food for the urban poor: safety nets and food-based social protection in Manzini, Swaziland. Urban Forum, January 2014en_US
dc.identifier.issn1015-3802
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/1071
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12132-014-9226-4
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.rightsCopyright Springer.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12132-014-9226-4
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectUrban food securityen_US
dc.subjectSocial protectionen_US
dc.subjectNeighbourhood care pointsen_US
dc.subjectManzinien_US
dc.subjectSwazilanden_US
dc.titleFood for the urban poor: safety nets and food-based social protection in Manzini, Swazilanden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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