Data challenges and opportunities for food systems transformation in Africa

African food systems began to transform during the last decade in response to higher agricultural productivity growth, rising per capita incomes, a growing middle class, and rapid urbanization. Africa’s emerging food systems transformation was also driven by changes in food consumption patterns (die...

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Autores principales: Matchaya, Greenwell C., Makombe, Tsitsi, Mihaylova, Neli Georgieva
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134904
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description African food systems began to transform during the last decade in response to higher agricultural productivity growth, rising per capita incomes, a growing middle class, and rapid urbanization. Africa’s emerging food systems transformation was also driven by changes in food consumption patterns (dietary transformation) and the growth of small and medium enterprises operating in downstream and midstream segments of food supply chains such as processing and distribution (Tschirley, Haggblade, and Reardon 2014; Reardon et al. 2015). These changes have contributed to greater availability and consumption of highly processed and high-calorie foods, which have been significant drivers of the growth in overweight and obesity and related noncommunicable diseases on the continent (Ecker and Fang 2016), as well as having far-reaching implications for nutrition and the sustainability of African food systems as a whole.
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spelling CGSpace1349042025-11-07T08:06:07Z Data challenges and opportunities for food systems transformation in Africa Matchaya, Greenwell C. Makombe, Tsitsi Mihaylova, Neli Georgieva food systems transformation databases policies sustainable development goals indicators stakeholders African food systems began to transform during the last decade in response to higher agricultural productivity growth, rising per capita incomes, a growing middle class, and rapid urbanization. Africa’s emerging food systems transformation was also driven by changes in food consumption patterns (dietary transformation) and the growth of small and medium enterprises operating in downstream and midstream segments of food supply chains such as processing and distribution (Tschirley, Haggblade, and Reardon 2014; Reardon et al. 2015). These changes have contributed to greater availability and consumption of highly processed and high-calorie foods, which have been significant drivers of the growth in overweight and obesity and related noncommunicable diseases on the continent (Ecker and Fang 2016), as well as having far-reaching implications for nutrition and the sustainability of African food systems as a whole. 2023-11-29 2023-11-30T23:58:10Z 2023-11-30T23:58:10Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134904 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139723 Open Access application/pdf Matchaya, Greenwell Collins; Makombe, Tsitsi; and Mihaylova, Neli Georgieva. 2023. Data challenges and opportunities for food systems transformation in Africa. In African Food Systems Transformation and the Post-Malabo Agenda, eds. John M. Ulimwengu, Ebenezer M. Kwofie, and Julia Collins. Chapter 11, Pp. 189-209. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134904
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stakeholders
Matchaya, Greenwell C.
Makombe, Tsitsi
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Data challenges and opportunities for food systems transformation in Africa
title Data challenges and opportunities for food systems transformation in Africa
title_full Data challenges and opportunities for food systems transformation in Africa
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title_short Data challenges and opportunities for food systems transformation in Africa
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transformation
databases
policies
sustainable development goals
indicators
stakeholders
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134904
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